Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?-Chapter 316 - 318: Yan Country’s Countermove, The Ji Familys Three Changes

Chapter 316: Chapter 318: Yan Country’s Countermove, The Ji Family’s Three Changes

“Huff~ I’ve seen plenty of people who betray their peers, but this is the first time I’ve seen one betray his own son,” Ji Shan gasped heavily. After witnessing the strength of his own father, he dared not bluster anymore, afraid of being overheard and then getting a thrashing.

Seeing that the Jiao Dragon didn’t chase after him, his dad must still love him. Otherwise, given Qin Muye’s personality, it’s likely the Jiao Dragon would have targeted him exclusively to wreak havoc.

“How do you even fight this thing? The strongest chief instructor of the Special Combat Team is gone, and ninety percent of the Xuanqing College students are wiped out. This is a huge blow to Yan Country, internal strife and external threats are inevitable.”

“Unless Yan Country has some kind of backup plan, its position is precarious.”

Ji Shan hid in an abandoned unfinished building, still feeling the aftershock.

That Jiao Dragon was strong, and it hadn’t yet shown its full strength. Most likely, because it had lost intelligence, Ji Shan could sense that the Jiao Dragon was acting purely on physical instinct. And because of the lotus on its head, those instincts were quite scattered.

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It was as if every part of its body had its own mind.

But this was not something he could confront. It simply wasn’t in the same league.

A tiger, when fallen into the plains, is bullied by dogs, that’s true, but the prerequisite is that you have to be a grown dog, not a puppy that has yet to open its eyes.

“This is Mirror City, the capital of Yan Country. They would never allow the Jiao Dragon to enter the city area. Otherwise, it would cause an uproar. The top brass must already know about the Special Combat Team and Xuanqing College getting wiped out.”

“But why is there no movement at all?”

In Ji Shan’s opinion, this would be the time to launch missiles and level everything. Modern thermal weapons imbued with Spiritual Energy are incredibly powerful. Even if they couldn’t kill the Jiao Dragon, they should have some effect, right?

Instead of the current calmness.

“Unless… Yan Country has a Cultivator capable of dealing with the Jiao Dragon!” Ji Shan instantly understood the cause and effect.

He was very clever, naturally able to guess.

About ten minutes after hiding, a violent noise erupted.

Then came the roar of an injured Jiao Dragon, clearly, a fight had broken out.

For this reason, he could only pray that the person fighting the Jiao Dragon could withstand his dad’s underhanded tactics because that indescribable contamination was just too horrifying. Just seeing it was as terrifying as bone-penetrating maggots.

If it weren’t for the fact that his Profession was created by Qin Muye, he probably couldn’t have escaped either.

The Primordial Spirit left the body, Mana leveraged to move the various magnetic and force fields forming the Qi Mechanism of the world, and then his gaze settled on the Liu Family estate in the distance.

A figure, clothed in a Robe, was casting all sorts of Spells, fighting against the massive Jiao Dragon.

“This is… Divination???”

Ji Shan’s expression shook, the Spells being cast by the other person were not the ones he learned at Xuanqing College. Instead, they were Spells combined with Divination, not only powerful but also extremely profound. It was precisely because of this that the other person could suppress the Jiao Dragon in battle.

But there’s a drawback, this thing is somewhat life-consuming.

Ji Shan watched, utterly captivated, “I didn’t expect there to be such a Dharma Door. It seems one really mustn’t underestimate the people of the world.”

The other’s actions opened a brand-new door for Ji Shan. He knew Divination; it was included in his Professional Talent as the “The Book of Changes” Divination Talent. Clearly, when Qin Muye developed the Qi Refiner, he also incorporated this aspect.

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As for the life span usage… that’s not a concern at all, Qin Muye had mentioned that he no longer had the restrictions of a life span.

His eyes observed the figure in the distance while a multitude of Spells and ideas collided in his mind.

“Heavenly Killing Mechanism!”

Ji Shan pointed with his hand, Mana flowed as Divination guided the Qi Mechanism to summon thunder.

In an instant, a bolt of dry thunder appeared in the clear sky that had been cloudless for miles.

This was just one application of the Heavenly Killing Mechanism with thunder. It could also manipulate clouds, Wind, Fire, and other elements. It was as if this one Spell equated to multiple Spells.

“Heavenly Killing Mechanism, moves stars and shifts constellations; Earth’s Killing Mechanism, dragons and snakes rise from the land; Man’s Killing Mechanism, heaven and earth turn inside out.”

Halfway through the execution of his top-level move, Ji Shan immediately stopped, not because the move wasn’t effective, but because he wasn’t capable.

“Mana is too scarce; the Primordial Spirit is too weak to withstand this technique,” Ji Shan also felt some helplessness, his strength could not keep up with his insight.

As for the idea that once insight increases, strength will follow, it’s impossible.

Growing stronger is a process of accumulation, and Ji Shan is not Qin Muye; he needs to undergo this accumulative process of cultivation.

This process requires resources, whether it’s environmental energy or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. It’s not like the protagonist in a fantasy novel, who suddenly reaches a new level by enlightenment; leveling up also needs a sound basis—with insufficient support, how can one level up?

It’s true that Ji Shan is the Child of Destiny, but he’s not destiny’s father, unable to conjure things out of thin air.

He has only been a Qi Refiner for a short time. To attain this level of strength is already testament to his diligence. This is the strength of a fourth stage Qi Refiner, and if compared to the original inhabitants of the instance, it wouldn’t be an overstatement to call him a talent.

Consider that the Dean of Xuanqing Academy took eighteen years to reach the fourth stage. Now, Ji Shan has only taken two months, racing to the fourth stage’s actual strength like sitting on a rocket. What’s more, once he returns, he can still level up—with the growth of a mythical-level profession, it’s quite terrifying.

“The Jiao Dragon is going to lose,” Ji Shan already saw the outcome.

Indeed, the shadow struck the battered Jiao Dragon dead with a bolt of Heavenly Thunder.

The opponent’s strength was one aspect, but the other was that the Jiao Dragon was unable to exert its full strength, leading to this result.

Ji Shan also realized that the opponent’s use of Heavenly Thunder shared a similar ingenuity with his own Heavenly Killing Mechanism.

He was just about to have his Primordial Spirit return when he suddenly felt a sharp pain erupting from within it.

“Not good, I’ve been discovered,” Ji Shan cursed, and then hastily had his Primordial Spirit return.

The Primordial Spirit was too weak, which is why the opponent had detected the changes in Qi Mechanism and even tracked it down.

After returning, he immediately began to flee. The opponent was also a master of divination, skilled in forecasting, so it would be easy for the opponent to catch his trail if he didn’t escape.

But as he turned to run, he hadn’t even started when he saw a person in green clothes blocking the doorway.

He naturally recognized the person—it was the one who had just hurt him with a divination spell. He didn’t expect the other to arrive so quickly, especially considering the distance between them was dozens of kilometers.

“Your body bears traces of the Three Changes Technique. Tell me, where did you come from?” the person in green asked calmly, and Ji Shan couldn’t make much out of it.

“The Three Changes Technique? What’s that? What I practice is ‘The Book of Changes’ that my dad compiled for me,” Ji Shan said, while incessantly thinking of ways to escape.

In the end, he came to one conclusion, and that was to call for his dad.

“Your surname is Ji?” the person in green suddenly asked.

This took Ji Shan aback, “Is there a problem?”

“The Ji Family’s Three Changes Technique is famous throughout the land. Your father must be a member of the Ji Family, too. Mention his name; perhaps I know him,” the person in green said without making a move.

“Ji Wuming, what about it?” Ji Shan gave Qin Muye’s identity.

The person in green frowned upon hearing this, “So it’s that branch of the Ji Family. But that branch should only have you and your father left, right?”

“Have you ever thought about acknowledging your ancestors and returning to your family roots?” the person in green added.

At this point, how could Ji Shan not understand that this person was likely related to his father’s identity?

Ji Shan also breathed a sigh of relief; at least he didn’t need to call for his father now.

“Is there any benefit?” Ji Shan asked.

“You can see the Ji Family’s secret Three Changes Technique. The ‘Book of Changes’ you spoke of is nothing but an inferior version of the Three Changes Technique,” the person in green said with a hint of pride.

“…” Ji Shan was speechless; you probably don’t realize the value of a mythical-level profession.

‘I should mix in and take a look at the Three Changes Technique; it seems quite extraordinary,’ Qin Muye transmitted a message to Ji Shan, ‘Besides, delve into the identity issue a bit. There might be benefits, and we can split them fifty-fifty later.’

‘Why should I share half with you when I do all the work?’ Ji Shan grumbled internally.

‘Do you want to go or not, and share half?’

‘Fine, I’ll go!’

Ji Shan felt secure in his decision; he was actually curious about the Three Changes Technique as well.

“Alright, let’s do that,” Ji Shan felt that it must be his destiny as the Child of Destiny at work again for such good fortune to befall him.

The person in green was somewhat surprised. He thought Ji Shan would indignantly object, but he didn’t expect him to agree so readily. Nevertheless, he didn’t dwell on it. The Ji Family was in decline with few members left. Encountering a promising seedling naturally warranted thorough cultivation. Otherwise, the Ji Family was at risk of falling into obscurity.