Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 393 Another World
Due to the difference in their spiritual attributes, Ji Fuyou's Mind's Eye could see the team, but the observer in the team, a spiritual master, could not sense Ji Fuyou's location.

Ji Fuyou followed the group and observed for a while, only to find that they seemed to regard the appearance of the fog as an ordinary fog event.

"On another note, the nature of me, and the future Red Star people, emerging from the mist and invading this civilization... is remarkably similar to how alien beasts and monsters emerged from the mist and invaded the major cities of the Great Shang Dynasty?"

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

To some extent, they might also be regarded as alien beasts or monsters by this civilization.

He even had a peculiar idea in his mind...

"Could it be that this great being is a 'looks-matter' person, and that only those civilizations whose evolutionary appearance is similar to 'His' are granted the Heavenly Ranking and selected to enter the Heavenly Ranking War, possessing a slight qualification to receive His inheritance, while those creatures that look strange, have low intelligence, and are like monsters are directly classified as 'demons,' and can only passively invade one civilization after another to prove their worth?"

He was pondering something strange.

Given that there were readily available sources of information, he didn't waste any time.

With a swift movement, he burst into the ranks of this elite squad.

Before the most perceptive spiritual master could even issue a warning, an attack imbued with the power of heaven and earth had already descended upon the six members of the team.

Including that martial saint, they had no chance to resist and were directly defeated on the spot, then knocked unconscious by the skillful force.

After stunning six people, Ji Fuyou chose one of them, whose mental strength was relatively weak, and stimulated his mind.

As his consciousness returned slightly, he had already begun to employ mental manipulation techniques.

At that moment, he seemed to transform into the most authoritative and noble person in this civilization.

The dazed foreigner immediately bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"What's the situation now?"

Ji Fuyou asked this ambiguous question.

As he asked the question, the alien naturally began to think, and during this thinking process, a great deal of mental fluctuation emanated from his mind.

Under Ji Fuyou's control, these spiritual energies were quickly transmitted through the Void God Realm, constructing countless images and scenes, gradually shaping the civilization as perceived by the alien races.

"Since the Empire's most elite Holy Sword Legion was completely wiped out in the war, kings and dukes in various regions are already restless. Fortunately, they are unaware of the specific situation yet, and currently only a very small number of people are rebelling..."

The alien responded to Ji Fuyou's question.

Every thought he had provided Ji Fuyou with a wealth of information about this civilization.

This information was also used to construct a detailed blueprint for this civilization using the computing power of the virtual god realm.

During this question-and-answer session, Ji Fuyou gradually fell silent.

this world……

Before the fog descended, the Dawn Empire reigned supreme, with a territory of over 3000 million square kilometers and a population of over 3 million.

They make up 30% of the world's total population!

As the Age of Mist descended, the emperor of the Dawn Empire, a man of great talent and ambition, not only amassed a vast amount of resources but also recruited skilled warriors from the common people to form the Holy Sword Legion.

Two years ago, thanks to the strength of the Holy Sword Legion, the Dawn Empire completed global unification and established numerous kingdoms and duchies.

After the Heavenly Ranking War began, the Holy Sword Legion's commander—a sixth-tier sword god—led his entire force, including eight national-level sword saints and dozens of great swordsmen, out in full force. The result…

Only one sword saint and six great swordsmen returned alive.

Before the Holy Sword Legion set out, everyone was full of confidence, believing that they could conquer all the worlds with the power of the Sword God. As a result, they did not set out in secret, but in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

As a result, the tragic state of their return was witnessed by hundreds of thousands of people.

This caused an uproar across the country.

The death of the legion commander, who was known as the Sword God, and the loss of seven of the twelve national sword saints naturally stirred up the conquered nations and forces.

In just over ten days, the Dawn Empire not only failed to prepare for the invaders, but was also overwhelmed by its own problems and showed signs of internal collapse.

"This civilization... let's call it the Dawn Civilization for now... a true cultivation civilization."

Ji Fuyou captures the cultivation process of this civilization.

Traces of spiritual practice have permeated the history of this civilization since ancient times.

Just as human civilization has had terms like Ming Jin (manifest strength), An Jin (hidden strength), Hua Jin (transformation strength), Dan Jin (elixir strength), and Gang Jin (fierce strength) since ancient times, this civilization is no different.

Due to years of war, everyone practiced martial arts and swordsmanship in order to protect themselves.

Furthermore, starting as a swordsman apprentice, once they become swordsmen and officially enter the first rank, they can break free from their class and change their destiny.

Once you reach the second tier of Greatsword Master, you'll be clad in iron armor, wielding a greatsword, and ready to fight. You'll be unstoppable by a hundred men, easily earning titles and fiefdoms, and becoming the ruler of a region.

As for third-tier swordsmen, they are even more formidable, possessing the ability to command an entire army single-handedly, and can be considered the nation-defending powerhouses of many small and medium-sized countries.

A Grand Swordsman of the fourth rank would only appear in a great empire, and would also be a pillar of strength for a nation.

Furthermore, throughout the history of the Dawn Civilization, there has never been a break in the lineage of fourth-tier Grand Swordsmen.

Unlike Red Star, where technology has advanced but martial arts have declined, the strongest among them are only at the Transformation Realm, which is only the second level in the cultivation system.

The Dawn Civilization not only consistently produced fourth-tier Grand Swordsmen, but also fifth-tier Sword Saints, with one emerging every one or two hundred years, making them veritable living legends.

The Dawn Empire was able to occupy 3000 million square kilometers of territory and have a population of 3 million because the royal family produced a Dawn Sword Saint 40 years ago.

Thanks to that sword saint, the empire waged wars in the east and west over 40 years, increasing its territory and population several times over.

With the advent of the extraordinary era, the Dawn Sword Saint further cultivated into the Dawn Sword God, and with the power of the twelve great sword saints, he suppressed the world, transforming the Dawn Empire into an unprecedented empire on which the sun never sets.

"The entire civilization's population reached 10 billion at its peak. Affected by the fog, the population declined, but it should still be around 9 million. Social development... was similar to that of the 15th century. However, thanks to the relative stability of the regime, the Dawn Empire's people's quality of life was much higher than that of the 15th century..." Ji Fuyou finally concluded after digesting what he had learned.

This civilization has little value in other aspects.

The only things of value are perhaps the source crystals they've accumulated, and...

"A cultivation system that has never been interrupted."

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

This cultivation system will effectively make up for the shortcomings of the Red Star cultivation system.

Stones from other mountains can attack jade.

Having obtained the cultivation system of this world, and further perfecting and expanding it using the Void God Realm, the cultivation speed of the Crimson Star people could probably be increased by 30% to 50%.

To achieve what Hongri City did—to independently cultivate to the fourth or even fifth rank within a few decades without the aid of source crystals—is not an unrealistic expectation.

Ji Fuyou used his mental power to stimulate the others one by one, and asked them a series of questions.

The problem itself is not the point.

The key is the mental fluctuations that occur when the other person thinks after he asks his question.

Apart from specially trained individuals, most people simply cannot control the flow of their thoughts.

Especially since these people were in a dazed state after being knocked unconscious and then stimulated to wake up.

After obtaining the remaining information from the mind of the last of the nation's sword saints, Ji Fuyou sighed with emotion: "The Dawn Empire implements a policy of keeping the people ignorant, to the point that the common people have no idea what they will face after the defeat in the Heavenly Ranking War. They even took advantage of the near annihilation of the Holy Sword Legion to stir up trouble and launch a rebellion. The only ones who know the truth, the nation's sword saints, are also helpless..."

Ji Fuyou did not completely kill this national sword saint.

There is no benefit in killing it.

on the other hand……

A few months later, when a large number of super-sized alien beasts and monsters flood into this civilization, the civilization will naturally perish, and there will be no need for him to do anything extra.

"The capital city at dawn..."

After digesting the information leaked by the national sword saint, Ji Fuyou flashed out of the misty area.

Shortly after leaving the misty area, an elite army of several thousand men appeared in Ji Fuyou's sight.

This elite squad seemed to have already learned of the fog that had appeared here, and each member was fully armed and ready for battle.

Most of them were dressed in elite armor, covering their entire bodies.

Each set of armor is estimated to weigh several tens of kilograms.

The spear in his hand was three or four meters long.

A force capable of fighting while wearing armor weighing tens of kilograms...

It can no longer be considered an ordinary army.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them an extraordinary army.

After seeing the sights, Ji Fuyou ignored them and sped off towards the capital of the Dawn Emperor.

Along the way, he saw some towns and cities.

These places were not as poor and backward as Ji Fuyou had imagined.

Most of them have cobblestone or even flagstone roads. They may not be as clean and tidy as modern cities, but they are far from the scene of sewage flowing everywhere in one's imagination.

"This is an alien civilization... Although many of its architectural styles are similar to those of the ancient Red Star, and the creatures within are very similar to the humans of Red Star, we cannot view the Dawn Empire entirely through the same lens we used to view the ancient Red Star."

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

This thought became even more pronounced when they arrived in the capital of the Dawn Empire.

Towering city walls, rows of five- or six-story stone houses inside, and the imperial palace built against the mountainside...

Its style and features, even in modern times, could serve as a landmark building.

"The productivity of the Dawn Empire... is truly impressive."

Ji Fuyou sized him up.

If it weren't for the time constraint, he would have loved to explore the capital city thoroughly.

"Next time I go to another world, maybe I can bring a camera to film all these scenes and give them to Ji Qingqing. It will definitely make her gain countless fans."

He felt a sense of relief.

As his thoughts raced, he traversed the imperial capital, a city of over a million people, and, relying on the memories of that sword saint, arrived deep within the imperial palace.

There is a library here, which houses the most precious books in the entire Dawn Empire.

Considering the limited capacity of his spatial belt, he spent some time observing in the library before finally collecting all the books related to cultivation.

No one noticed him when he infiltrated.

However, when he put away these books, he inevitably made noise, which was immediately heard by a fourth-level great swordsman who was in charge of the library.

"who!?"

(End of this chapter)