Blind Spot
Chapter 449 - 410 determined four

Chapter 449: 410 determined four

In Xinmeng Town, people only knew that the Town General was replaced, but very few knew why.

Another Vice County Master of Blood Body from the Blood Guard Bureau had been assigned here to serve as the new Town General.

Being able to serve as a local chief official was a significant boon for his future promotion, akin to a promotion in rank.

And with a position now vacant at the Blood Guard Bureau, opportunities arose for those below to be promoted, to the delight of everyone involved.

Everything was thus settled.

Time also inched forward according to Li Chengyi’s plan.

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed.

His Pine Pattern Energy allowed him to refine the power of twenty pine patterns each month, which was equivalent to an ordinary person’s twenty years of cultivation.

With his previous foundation, his True Qi had now reached the horrifying extent of one hundred and twenty years’ worth of cultivation.

Inside the small courtyard where Li Chengyi lived in Cangshi County.

He slowly stood in the courtyard, practicing the Pine Deer Blade Technique. Through his martial arts proficiency, he had slightly modified the Pine Deer Blade Technique and the True Qi refining method, making them more suited to his own cultivation.

Especially in terms of swordsmanship moves, his practical combat experience was far superior to Wang Yifeng’s, and after the modifications, the power of the blade technique was significantly enhanced.

At the very least, it was no longer just slightly better than randomly chopping around.

The new moves could significantly enhance the strength, burst power, and concealment after execution.

Another more important point was.

Li Chengyi vaguely discovered that when he operated his True Qi, it had begun to subtly influence his spiritual intentions.

True Qi affecting consciousness was something he had never anticipated before.

At noon, the boy he had taken in, Liu Mingyang, was inside the room tidying the house, preparing the meal.

Li Chengyi, in the courtyard, moved slowly, enveloped in white True Qi like mist, like vapor.

One hundred and twenty pine patterns, like special growth rings, naturally emerged on the True Qi.

Though this ungraded True Qi was only equivalent to one-tenth of the ordinary Blood Essence.

This was after Li Chengyi had compressed it to three times its density.

If it were before, the disparity would have been even greater.

The roll of True Qi was now like white clouds, surrounding Li Chengyi and beginning to envelop his entire body.

For a moment, within a few meters of the courtyard, there was white True Qi diffusing and tumbling everywhere.

It almost completely concealed him.

As he stood within the True Qi, his mind envisioned himself as a stag, using antlers to defeat his enemies.

This was the fundamental method for attracting mysterious substances, namely the Essence of the True Seal.

On a normal day, such a mental approach would simply follow the process, integrating blood, energy, and consciousness.

But... this time it seemed a bit different.

As Li Chengyi imagined himself to be a stag, he suddenly felt the Essence of the True Seal permeating into his body increase.

Not only did the amount increase, but even the quality seemed to have some subtle changes.

Its color seemed to gradually deepen, transforming towards an ashy white.

As he gradually ended the exercise, Li Chengyi did not know what this signified. He lacked the follow-up Grade Black martial arts necessary to merge with the True Seal, having no reference, hence he could only halt his progress.

’I must get hold of Grade Black martial arts quickly, to observe the merging part of the True Seal...’

Now his power was continuously growing, yet his realm remained the same, stuck at the minor achievement stage of Pine Pattern Energy.

For him to reach the major achievement stage of full saturation, it would probably take a long time.

’Thinking about it, the officials I reported to at the prefecture should have returned by now, so my merits should also be exchanged for a promotion...’

Li Chengyi had lost interest in Cangshi County; the place was too impoverished. He needed an affluent region like the prefect city, to gain access to more martial arts texts for reference.

Standing in place, he gathered his True Qi, enveloping his whole body, and suddenly dashed forward.

He was testing his explosive power and speed.

True Qi and Blood Essence had a rather peculiar property, that is, they would not create any sound barriers when breaking the sound speed.

With one hundred and twenty years of cultivation bursting out at full speed, Li Chengyi instantly broke his previous record of 240 meters per second, reaching 300 meters per second.

In a matter of seconds, he reached the outskirts of the county.

Then, before others could react, he instantly returned to the courtyard.

There must have been many in the city who saw and noticed it, but he did not care.

It was essential to establish his persona as a genius True Qi martial artist; otherwise, how could he quickly be promoted?

Sure enough, after his sudden show, the county guard quickly sent notification.

A member of the Divine Martial Prefect’s forces came to inform him that the transfer order from the prefect city had arrived.

The Divine Martial Prefect Master of Quling Mansion agreed to Li Chengyi’s request and decided to transfer him to take up the post of Deputy Camp Commander there.

The Divine Martial Bureau in the prefecture was much larger than the county’s, as the area it was responsible for was too vast, so a camp level was constructed above the team level.

The company-grade unit is also jointly managed by a company commander and deputy company commander.

Li Chengyi was appointed to serve as one of the two deputy company commanders for the Sixth Company, primarily responsible for the management of military armaments and equipment.

And this was exactly to his liking.

The True Qi, which seems to have already begun to change, was missing a method to combine with the True Seal, to open the next step on the path of Imprinting.

Creating subsequent techniques and searching for all kinds of Illusory Color Dragon intelligence are all endeavors that require time.

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Reality.

The Capital of Yi Country.

Inside Taiyi Palace, Emperor Yi, clad in golden armor, quietly watched a holographic map of the Earth-Moon emerge in the space before him.

Members of Jiu Yi, heads and deputy heads of various departments, and the chairmen and vice-chairmen of the Great Alliance were all present.

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on this transparent map floating in midair.

On the surface, the map seemed to float in midair, but in reality, it was projected directly into each attendee’s retina, ensuring absolute secrecy.

At this moment on the map, approximately one-tenth of the vast territory of the Earth-Moon Star belonging to Yi Country was dyed grey-black.

It was as if these areas were enveloped by a thick grey fog that could not be cleared away.

"The Three-headed Shadow Dragon from the Shadow Eater, on the surface, signed a contract, but after they received the hostages we handed over, they began to expand secretly, quietly swallowing and controlling various alliances. This has caused considerable instability to the Empire," Emperor Yi said in a deep voice. "Does anyone have a good strategy to cope with this?"

"Those not of our kind will certainly have different hearts. This Shadow Dragon Clan probably has other ideas in mind. They should know that we can detect their activity; their continued actions despite this clearly suggest that they are not far from their goal, or perhaps, they just don’t care about our discovery," the Director of National Security was the Deputy Minister of the National Security Department, and he took the lead in speaking.

"Wasn’t the original purpose of our appeasement to deal with the pressing steps of White Star? Since they are restless, why don’t we just deploy them to the near-Earth orbit to have a collision with White Star? Whether they are capable enough or worthy of the interests we have conceded, that’s for them to show," Ding Meng lazily propped up and admired her decorated nails while replying offhandedly.

"I’ve heard that those Three-headed Shadow Dragons seem to be hoping to use our resources and power to complete the ritual to awaken the Dragon King," Elder Zhu Tanyang from Kongtong said while picking his nose.

"Regardless of their intentions, send an order to the Shadow Eater, telling them to hurry to the war zone."

"Compared to the Shadow Eater, Mingyuan Group on the other side is also quite troublesome. The upper echelons there are quite difficult to deal with, as they collude with the various alliances across the lands, forming a community of shared interests. Among them, the members of the elite Garden of Fate possess exceptionally strong abilities.

Not long ago, a member with the codename Da Xiong from their ranks, using a newly developed Vitality Serum technology as an investment, formed a strategic partnership with Weibang Energy and established a new company... May I ask if Ding Meng is aware of this matter?" asked the Commerce Minister, a middle-aged woman with an unpleasant expression, as she stepped forward to inquire.

"Ah... There was such a matter," Ding Meng nodded with a smile. "But you can’t blame me for that; the Vitality Serum can enhance the compatibility between Feiyi Masters and their Flying Yi and can also temporarily strengthen a Feiyi Master’s Consciousness Power by one Grade – it’s useful for everyone below Grade Six."

Hiss...

Everyone present felt a chill in their hearts.

That effect...

No wonder Weibang Energy was so eager to act – in today’s world, higher-grade Feiyi Masters were scarce, and amongst the whole Feiyi Master community, those of the middle and lower grades were the most numerous.

If on the battlefield, a Feiyi Master suddenly experienced an increase in Consciousness Power by one Grade, it could make their Flying Yi faster, their power greater, their lethality stronger, and their reactions quicker.

This would greatly improve the survival rate of Feiyi Masters.

"Mingyuan Group’s member with the codename Rainbow Candy also has very strong cybersecurity technology. Yesterday, she officially passed the top-secret audit from the National Cybersecurity Department of our country, becoming one of the five most authoritative figures in cybersecurity for Yi Country. Her codename remains the same: Rainbow Candy."

"I heard she also joined the Twin Star Void Council and is now competing to be one of the nine council members," Silver Sparrow Yan Luo of Jiu Yi suddenly said coldly.

The Twin Star Void Council is the highest institution of the most powerful network hackers formed jointly by the top masters from the civilian sectors of Earth-Moon and White Star.

Its main purpose is to maintain the network stability of the Twin Star, avoiding large-scale destructive cyber-attacks.

The nine council members represent the nine highest individuals in hacking technology within the Twin Star, including, but not limited to, human beings and AI.

Rainbow Candy reaching this level...

Already implied she was moving toward the pinnacle of human civilization’s network technology.

"The Void Council..." Emperor Yi massaged his helmet with a headache.

"Is that the top-tier network institution that claims everything below Grade Nine can be controlled?"

As the head of the state, what bothered him the most was such powerful civilian organizations, yet the crux was he had no way to handle them.

"Back to Your Majesty, indeed," said the Cybersecurity Department Head, a bald woman wearing glasses dressed in a white ladies’ suit with a gentle demeanor, stepping forward to reply.

"What would happen if Rainbow Candy becomes a council member?" Emperor Yi asked helplessly.

"As a council member of the Void Council, she would have the authority to mobilize the power of the council to forcibly control the network equipment of any large area in the Twin Star. The key point is that even for electronic devices not connected to the internet, they have ways to forcibly link them up. As long as you use wireless waves for control, they have methods," the Cybersecurity Department Head said with resignation.

Seeing Emperor Yi looking somewhat bewildered, she continued to explain.

"Simply put, if they wish, they can paralyze all electronic devices in one-ninth of Yi Country’s territory in an instant, including Flying Yi, Reinforced Humans, wireless networks, household industrial appliances, and so on."

"....."

The assembly of high-ranking officials was at a loss for words.

"By the way, the reason we are only in minor conficts with White Star at the moment is partly due to the mediation by the Void Council," added the Cybersecurity Department Head.

"Looking at this, it seems that the Shadow Eater is the bigger threat, let’s deal with them first. Send them to the battlefield," Emperor Yi decided definitively.

"Yes!"

The ministers responded in unison.