Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1097 As the sect leader, my power is limitless!
"That will be soon."

The shock in Xie Mingfei's eyes lasted only a moment before it was replaced by the thought, "Wow, he really is worthy of being the legendary Nature Master."

He simply laughed heartily and handed the scale slip given to him by the ancestor to An Jing: "It seems that this is truly the will of Heaven... Although my 'Fei' clan's understanding of 'calamity' differs slightly from the lineage of the Queen Mother of the West in its origin, all laws share the same source. The details recorded within, the experience in dealing with them, and even the lessons learned by countless ancestors at the cost of their lives will definitely be of great benefit to you."

"Especially the various secret techniques and sealing methods within them, they will definitely be useful to you!"

"indeed so."

An Jing didn't stand on ceremony. After taking the scale and scanning it with his divine sense, he immediately showed a delighted expression: "This is indeed what I need!"

If we use a computer program as an analogy, Anjing's Eternal Battle Body is a perfect platform equipped with top-of-the-line hardware that can be infinitely expanded, while the Dao Integration Technique is the highest-level operating system that can carry numerous supernatural software programs and even add various new functional hardware to itself. The Cave Heaven Law is a completely independent private cloud server hub, the kind that comes with its own energy, safe, stable, and under absolute control.

With An Jing's abilities, he can easily create numerous well-functioning and powerful "techniques" and even "supernatural powers." He can even create a large number of temporary techniques in an instant according to the needs of battle, to dynamically patch and optimize his overall cultivation system.

However, the ideal operating environment for these techniques is on his perfect platform. Many of the designs that he sees as not flaws, but rather as 'characteristics' created to pursue ultimate efficiency, would easily exceed the limits if used on other people's physical platforms—the bodies of ordinary martial artists with various limitations and bottlenecks. They would easily exceed the limits due to compatibility issues, leading to the collapse of the techniques, qi deviation, or even complete inability to operate.

This is why many founders of a doctrine were not necessarily able to propagate their doctrine.

The operating systems and software they created were too personalized, lacking universal improvements and innovations, and failing to optimize for compatibility with different physical configurations.

The many top-tier Dao-harmonizing techniques that have been passed down to this day are all mature products that have undergone countless refinements and optimizations by generations of descendants.

Not only are their core techniques powerful, but more importantly, they also integrate many practical tools and techniques that can be used to treat various common or rare difficult diseases.

Although Anjing can create things on the spot, he will definitely not be comfortable to use when he needs them, especially for some functions designed for specific scenarios. Those specially designed, summarized, and highly integrated functional modules are definitely much better to use and more stable than his impromptu creations.

The scale slip given to An Jing by Xie Mingfei gave him this feeling. His Eternal Battle Body could operate multiple different Dao Integration Techniques at the same time, and even fuse them to create new functions. Exploring this alone would take up enough time. Some additional, auxiliary functions simply did not have time to complete them one by one for the time being. What Xie Mingfei provided was exactly what he needed most.

"Our ancestor has probably already set off for the Northern Xuan Sacrifice Continent."

At this moment, seeing An Jing simply scan with his divine sense, close his eyes and concentrate, and begin to analyze the knowledge in the cultivation scale, his aura instantly began to optimize, Xie Mingfei was also filled with emotion.

He smiled and said, "When I left the Great Abyss just now, I vaguely sensed starlight flickering in the direction of the Ancestral Dragon Palace. I'm afraid the Dragon God has already set off for the Northern Profound Sacrifice Continent to conduct preliminary exploration."

"Anjing, Anjing, you truly live up to your destiny. With just one word from you, you have stirred up five, or even six, Celestial Venerables. And this is only the beginning. With the subsequent chain reaction, nine, or even ten Celestial Venerables will likely be mobilized directly!"

"I understand, those five or six are the ancestors behind our Heavenly Palace team."

You Ruhui, who was standing to the side, asked curiously, "But where did these nine and ten come from?"

"I'm afraid my ancestor will invite the Qingdu Taoist to come and keep an eye on Dayuan."

Xie Mingfei shrugged and explained, "After all, the Great Abyss is of great importance and cannot be lost. Even if Daoist Qingdu doesn't come, Celestial Venerable Xuanxiao will definitely come. And if the Shangxuan Sect makes a move, the Lianzhen Sect will definitely have to react as well, at least sending a Celestial Venerable of the same level to monitor and confront them."

“With this back-and-forth exchange, at least two more Celestial Venerables have been added, making a total of nine or even ten?”

"The number I mentioned is actually quite small. You must understand, when the patriarchs of all our families act together, such a major event would shake the top powers of at least several continents. For example, wouldn't the civil and military emperors of the Great Chen Dynasty, who sit in the capital, be shocked?"

At this point, Xie Mingfei couldn't help but sigh. In this world, there are some people whose fate is heavier than others. Every move they make and every word they say can easily stir up the winds and clouds of heaven and earth. The so-called destiny is not because of divine blessing that they have this quality, but because they have this ability, which is why they are chosen as destiny.

"The Refining Truth Path... will it really not lead to a direct conflict with the Upper Profound Sect?"

An Jing had already transmitted the core information from the scale back to his cave heaven. He then spared a thought and said, "If the two great sects really go to war in the Southern Wilderness Hongzhou, it probably won't be good for the overall situation in the Southern Wilderness."

"They won't actually fight."

Xie Mingfei shook his head and said, "Because the Heavenly Supervisor's authority of the Refining True Path is damaged."

--what?

Even An Jing couldn't help but open his eyes in surprise, saying, "The Heavenly Supervisor's authority is damaged? Does that mean that the Refining True Path is no longer the Heavenly Sect?"

"It's not that simple." Xie Mingfei's expression turned serious: "This is a well-known secret among the higher-ups. Back then, the Immortal Fallen Venerable of the Refining True Path who fell into evil ways was plotting to use the portion of the Heavenly Supervisor's authority held by the Refining True Path to erode the Heavenly Dao in turn, which was another kind of devouring of the heavens and the earth. That's why the Upper Profound Sect took action to stop it—this is a well-known secret."

"In short, the reason why the Refining Truth Path is only angry now, rather than truly fighting the Upper Profound Sect to the death, is not only because they are in the wrong, but also because after the fall of the Heavenly Venerable Immortal, their Heavenly Supervisory Authority has been damaged, and they have lost the confidence to wage a full-scale war against the Upper Profound Sect."

"I never imagined that the Shangxuan Sect's actions were truly for the purpose of maintaining peace and tranquility." Upon hearing this secret, An Jing couldn't help but sigh, "Being controlled is certainly not something people like, but not being controlled is also not an option."

Xie Mingfei shook his head: "Hmph. Not exactly. The Shangxuan Sect holds the greatest authority over the Heavenly Supervisor. They are constantly collecting various Dao soldiers, Dao principles, and the inheritance of the ancient Dao Court, just like the ancient Dao Court, to gather all the authority, ascend to the heavens in one step, and achieve the true position of 'Dao Lord'."

"So, while their actions certainly had personal motives, they also had a public-spirited side. As for how to distinguish between public and private interests, that's beyond our knowledge."

Just then, ripples appeared on the Jinyuantian platform, turning into vortexes, and the others returned one after another.

"It's done!"

Jin Yanhua was the first to appear. As soon as she returned, she made a crisp gesture to An Jing: "The Dragon Gods have already set off. They will first go to Beixuan Sacrifice Continent to conduct on-site surveys, which can also be considered as selecting an area for the future relocation of the entire Ancestral Dragon Palace."

Immediately afterward, Jiang Ziji also said, "I have also taken care of things on my side. I have reported it through the sect's secret method. My ancestor of Tianji Mountain, the 'Tai Su Wan Bian Shen Shu Bao Xia' (Great Simplicity Myriad Transformations Divine Pivot Treasure Box), is also applying for approval. The official reason is that it is a strategic-level technical cooperation and on-site inspection related to the Ascension Path, which is perfectly reasonable."

"That's good."

An Jing also smiled. He stood up and looked around at his teammates in the Heavenly Palace team, and said loudly, "Thank you for your hard work, seniors. Next, I will go back to Mingjing Mountain to make preparations to welcome the arrival of the ancestors."

"Will you all come with me, or will you rest here for a while?"

"of course?"

"Of course we'll go together!"

"I heard you have a Taixu Altar that can contact the Great Wilderness. I want to see if Ah Ming is living a life of luxury in that other world!"

Everyone laughed, and An Jing nodded easily: "Okay, let's set off immediately."

After saying this, he chose to leave and return to the Realm of Emptiness.

They returned to Beixuan Sacrifice Continent, to the Mingjing Sect.

And just as Anjing returned, his divine sense communicated with the grotto-heaven hanging at the top of Mingjing Mountain.

The old ancestor Cheng Guang, who had been meditating deep within the cave, suddenly opened his eyes wide and stood up in astonishment: [What the hell?!]

[You brat, why didn't you tell me beforehand that you were bringing six Celestial Venerables to the sect?!]

[And we're going to the Tianyuan Realm together! This... this... you should have told me before doing something big!]

"Haha, Ancestor, you forgot."

In response, An Jing had truly forgotten that he should consult with the patriarch before undertaking any major undertaking, but his attitude was very relaxed: "I do indeed think I am the sect leader, and I do have some diplomatic power. Inviting the Celestial Venerables to the Tianyuan Realm is a decision I have carefully considered, and I believe that you, patriarch, will definitely agree!"

Of course you have this right. As the sect leader, your power is limitless.

Ancestor Cheng Guang almost laughed in anger. It wasn't that he thought An Jing was reckless; he knew very well that An Jing had indeed thought things through clearly and made the correct decision. What angered him was that An Jing hadn't lied: "[You actually forgot! My Mingjing Sect is still under reconstruction, and the mountain gate is quite rudimentary. It's fine for us to look at it ourselves normally, but with the Four Seasons Dragon Gods, the Lord of Taiyuan Town, and the Heavenly Mystery Dao Soldiers all here, you're letting them see our construction site?]"

【You don't care about face, I don't care about face, but the sect does!】

"So what?"

An Jing had a different idea: "They're all Heavenly Venerables, how could they be so superficial?"

"Don't worry, Ancestor. I'll have them help us rebuild the sect. They'll thank us in return!"

(End of this chapter)