The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

The next day, Ji Chen, who was studying the direction of the "Nine Transformations of the Cloud Dragon" in his own residence, received a unique gift.

"Your Majesty, you have already become king, yet I have not seen you have any children. I dare to ask, this time I have found a beautiful woman for you."

Lu Yi clapped his hands and ordered his subordinates to bring the beauty over.

Ji Chen smiled bitterly. He had no intention of having children in this realm, and Lu Yi's good intentions were destined to be wasted.

However, his single-minded dedication to self-cultivation is indeed not conducive to winning people's hearts.

In ancient times, if a rebel king or emperor had no heir, it often meant that power could not be passed on, and subordinates who had hoped to rise to power by following the emperor were more likely to have other ideas.

Although Ji Chen wasn't worried about this, accepting the good intentions and making it easier for his subordinates to use the equipment was a good thing.

He glanced at her and saw the woman Lu Yi had brought standing timidly in front of him, tears welling in her eyes.

Moreover, she was indeed born with a beautiful face, fair skin and bones, elegant manners, and a voluptuous figure, which could be considered top-notch even in the Federation.

For a mortal woman to have such a performance, she could definitely be considered a goddess, and Ji Chen couldn't help but become interested.

"Oh... what's your name?"

He lifted the woman's head and examined her closely.

The woman's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her almond-shaped eyes blinked, making her look pitiful.

"A commoner... a woman from the Xue family of Yingtian Prefecture, whose maiden name was Baochai."

Ji Chen felt the name was somewhat familiar, but didn't think much of it.

"Alright, then stay here and be my maid, giving me shoulder massages and serving me fruits."

A glimmer of joy welled up within Xue Baochai amidst her sorrow.

Lu Yi had promised her that if she could catch the eye of this King Wu, her mother would be spared the cruelty of being a military prostitute.

Over the next two days, after Ji Chen demonstrated his skills, those who were still observing no longer had any doubts and started a pig-tail-slaughtering craze in Yingtian Prefecture, holding up pig tails and asking Ji Chen for rewards.

Ji Chen kept his word and prepared a martial arts stone tablet in advance, on which he had written the Cloud Dragon Transformation in his own hand.

Ji Chen prepared four such stone tablets: (slightly damaged), (minorly damaged), (mediumly damaged), and (majorly damaged).

The more incomplete the cultivation, the stronger the effect; however, the more severe the backlash becomes after the second transformation of Qi and Blood.

These stone tablets are inscribed with many of his ideas and regrets that he was unable to put into practice when he was cultivating the Nine Transformations of the Cloud Dragon, which were left behind due to breakthroughs in his cultivation realm.

Each braided head can be exchanged for the opportunity to comprehend a stone tablet. Ji Chen did not interfere in this matter, leaving it entirely to everyone to decide for themselves.

However, he knew that as time went on and the effects of each stone tablet became more pronounced, more and more people would choose the heavily damaged version.

There's no need to worry about anyone suspecting something sinister involved. Most people in the world are eager for quick success and instant benefits, just like the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.

Even if it meant castrating oneself, there were plenty of people willing to take the risk.

If 30,000 copies of the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique were printed and distributed, and someone were to gain power and strength through it, people all over the world would naturally flock to practice it together.

The Cloud Dragon Transformation is an example of this.

When there are many practitioners, those who cultivate his technique will also carry the unique aura of the Cloud Dragon Transformation technique.

Ji Chen was able to use the unique aura generated by his cultivation technique to remotely observe the progress of others, summarize their gains and losses, and learn from their mistakes.

The old stele was then removed and replaced with a more refined new one, though the cost was still enormous.

This cycle repeats itself, and the practice is continuously evolved, refined, and perfected.

These techniques were all learned by Ji Chen from the Eternal Mother.

As Ji Yuanxu's cultivation became more and more profound, he began to sense the unique aura carried by Ji Qingyun.

At that time, the aura was not strong or clear enough to penetrate the world and reach beyond the realm, but if it continued to be refined, the result would be self-evident.

Ji Chen was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, after modifying the Nine Transformations of the Cloud Dragon, this aura gradually faded and became controllable by Ji Chen.

December 25th.

After a brief city-wide werewolf game in Yingtian Prefecture, no one dared to keep their braids anymore. Even without Ji Chen issuing a shaving order, everyone hurriedly shaved their heads.

The price was that over 100,000 people visited the stone tablet left by Ji Chen.

Especially on the 20th, a beggar in the city made a name for himself in cultivation, advancing to a higher level and undergoing a transformation in his qi and blood.

A martial artist whose qi and blood have changed is a figure of importance anywhere. He can become a martial arts instructor or a head guard for a wealthy family. The beggar boy transcends social class and escapes the state of not having enough to eat. He becomes a luxurious person who can eat a bite of pine nut cake and spit out a bite of fried rice cake.

Ji Chen went even further, spending a fortune to buy horse bones, and also adding fuel to the fire of this game by appointing the beggar as a centurion.

Encouraged by this, Yingtian Prefecture went completely mad, and nearly 100,000 people died in one night.

However, many of them cut their hair to save their lives after being assassinated, and attempted to switch sides. Coupled with the deep-seated hatred caused by this hunt, and the infighting within the same faction, the effective number of kills in this werewolf game was only over 20,000.

After the incident, the leader of the Fragrance Cult knelt before Ji Chen's door before dawn the next day, begging him to show leniency.

Yingtianfu City has a total population of just over 800,000. It would be unbearable for anyone to die so many people in one night.

If this continues, Yingtianfu City will become a city of sin, and to him, it will be worth less than one-tenth of its original value.

Ji Chen put his arm around Xue Baochai's rounded shoulder, thought for a moment, and felt that it would be easy to break down if they continued to play like this, so he agreed to the rule of not killing people in the city set by the leader of the Wang sect.

"Sure enough, no matter how strong a government order is, it can't be as effective as one driven by self-interest."

In the room filled with the strong smell of gunpowder, Ji Chen released his large hand from Xue Baochai's head and exhaled a satisfied breath.

At King Wu's command, the citizens of Yingtian Prefecture, who had tasted the sweetness of the Yunlong transformation and were now bloodthirsty, pounced on the city gates like hungry wolves.

Thus began the largest and most devastating civil uprising in history—

The calamity of "the dragon devouring people" erupted from this point onward.

December 28th.

Ji Chen's face was filled with barely suppressed excitement, happy that he had successfully pushed the Cloud Dragon Nine Transformations to version 3.0.

At least, after the first and second changes in Qi and blood, he believed he had reached a state of perfection.

As for the future, we can only wait for those guinea pigs who practice the Cloud Dragon Transformation to reach the second or third transformation of Qi and Blood before we can perfect it.

But that's at least two years from now.

With a slight thought, Ji Chen's internal energy and blood circulation spontaneously adjusted, and his bones emitted a fine, clear sound, like the resonance of gold and jade. After incorporating more of the conceived characteristics, his cultivation became even more powerful and profound.

As his gaze shifted, Ji Chen's eyes grew increasingly majestic and profound, as if he were facing the might of a dragon.

"With the year-end approaching, it's uncertain whether the world will be able to have a good New Year."

At the very least, Ji Chen doesn't intend to let Qingting have a good New Year.

Ji Chen gazed northward, his eyes gleaming.

He received news that the main force of the Qing Dynasty was currently engaged in a decisive battle with the Heavenly Principle Sect in Yongqiu, and no more than three Grandmasters remained in the capital.

The capital city is now undefended, which is the perfect opportunity for him to plunder and profit from the past.

In the past, Qingting took advantage of the conflict between Baiyang Sect and Da Chu to reap the benefits and easily seize the world.

Later, when suppressing the rebel armies from all directions, he collected martial arts techniques from all over the country, and even the legendary supreme method that originated from the Great Snow Mountain. Qingting also collected some of these techniques.

To prevent the Heavenly Principles Sect from defeating Qingting and causing it to destroy these precious collections when it retreats westward, Ji Chen decides to make Qingting's New Year more "exciting".

"Let me see the old emperor off on his final journey, so he won't catch a cold on his way west."

Ji Chen has enough confidence in his current abilities.

"After reaching level 4 of the Nine Transformations of the Cloud Dragon, I am already a de facto grandmaster. Now that the technique has been perfected, I wonder how I compare to the most skilled practitioners in the world?"

He suddenly felt that perhaps, he was already qualified to rule the world without even needing Ji Yuanxu to appear.