Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1120 Dao He An Jing (4400)

The world changed as a result.

At this moment, An Jing can see the entire Tianyuan Realm.

His vision was rising, ascending, reaching the heavens, yet also diving deep, penetrating to the minute, reaching the profound darkness, as if his eyes had become the sun and moon, yin and yang, simultaneously gazing upon the grandest clouds and mountains, and also observing the subtlest magnetic disturbances in matter.

He could sense it, sense the incompleteness of the entire Tianyuan Realm, just as he could sense the pain in his own body.

The Heavenly Origin Realm is devoid of water and wood, Yin and Yang are hidden, and fire, earth, and metal flourish. This is because Fu Xie shattered the Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Origin with a single sword strike to prevent the Holy Demon from continuing to erode it. As a result, the world split into two halves, one half being the Demon Realm and the other half being invaded by the Demon Realm.

Humanity appears to have won, but in reality, it suffered a minor defeat. Although it still retains some vitality, the world itself has been occupied, and the Heavenly Dao can no longer cycle on its own. Therefore, the rotation of Yin and Yang has ceased. The vitality represented by water and wood has been seized by the Demon Kingdom. Fire, earth, and metal remain, but due to imbalance, they have turned into rampant disasters, namely the endless minerals and raging fires deep in the abyss and the endless evil clouds rising in the sky.

Although this can be considered a resource, it is also controlled by the Kun demon.

Anjing also freed the Kun Demon Central Hub 'Qianfeng', cutting off the Holy Demon's erosion and allowing the Tianyuan Realm to restore its self-circulation.

Now, as he uses the Five Emperors Method and the Cave Heaven Method, which are in the initial stages of completion, to unify the Immortal Martial Path and achieve the "manifestation of supernatural powers," and establishes his complete supernatural body as the "Heavenly Punishment Emperor who brings down calamities," a "prototype of the Dao" with no missing elements of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements is manifested in this world.

The so-called "Tao becoming flesh" means that the body contains the foundation of all the principles of the Great Tao; the body is the Tao, and the mind is the spirit!
Therefore, the Heavenly Dao of the Tianyuan Realm seized this once-in-a-millennium opportunity without hesitation.

He intervened.

Based on the essence of the cave heaven manifested by Anjing, guided by the perfect laws governing its rotation, and grounded in the complete destiny of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, Tianyuan Heavenly Dao began to use the 'Mysterious Origin Qi' stored in the Demon Kingdom after the first slaying of the Holy Demon, and began to repair the entire Tianyuan Realm!

It sounds like they got ripped off.

But in reality, An Jing was the one who profited the most.

At this moment, centered on the Ping An Insurance Building, a wind sweeping across the world begins to howl.

The seven luminaries and five colors, the light of the five colors, rotate, transforming into tides, into rings, into endless concentric circles, layer upon layer, spreading in all directions.

Wherever the light passed, countless dark blue patterns appeared on the dry, gloomy, cold, barren, and lifeless surfaces of the earth, sky, city buildings, streets, and wilderness.

They intertwine and permeate everything in the world, like a giant net that gently embraces everything.

Within this embrace, light shines, piercing through all the gloom.

The Mysterious Net, the Spiritual Net... that is a network of laws and regulations set up by the Four Sages of Heavenly Origin with the 'Heavenly Origin Beginning Mysterious Spiritual Orthodox Law' as its core, both inside and outside the world, to transmit information and mobilize spiritual veins.

Originally, these were the infrastructure that assisted the True Lords and Heavenly Lords in fighting against the Demon Kingdom. Now, with the blessing of the power of Heaven, this man-made network is being transformed into a true spiritual vein of heaven and earth, spreading new and perfect laws to every corner of the world, and beginning to restore this world that has been invaded by demons for so long from the root.

At the very center of the light, An Jing stood atop the spire, raising his hand thoughtfully.

He caught a drop of golden-stone rain falling from the evil clouds in the sky. It was a scorching dark golden-stone mixture, the essence of evil energy. Interfered with demonic energy, the excessively concentrated fire, earth, and metal power condensed in the sky, transforming into evil clouds that blocked out the light. The acid rain they formed forced everyone in the Tianyuan Realm to wear raincoats and cloaks, and also forced countless low-level cultivators to endure the burning pain in their lungs with every breath, and even forced them to replace their bodies with prosthetics.

But now, they have all come down.

The scorching rain of metal and stone fell, initially violent like sulfurous hail, but then gradually becoming gentle and cold, until finally, amidst the metal and stone, real rain seemed to fall as well.

They fell to the earth together, and the originally dry, black, and scorched earth began to be nourished. The solid metal and stone shattered their shells, and the scorching flames forced out the black demonic energy, which evaporated into nothingness. Then, raindrops fell into it, nourishing life.

And finally...

A tender green shoot begins to sprout and bloom among the stubborn rocks.

The wind began to move.

No longer succumbing to evil and corruption, a brand new wind carries moist, fresh, gentle, and nourishing moisture, along with a warm feeling, sweeping across the entire Tianyuan Realm and brushing against every living being, whether human, beast, plant, puppet... all sentient beings feel a sense of vitality.

Boom... Buzz!

The earth shook violently; an earthquake had occurred, and everyone in the Tianyuan Realm felt it, with cries of alarm rising and falling.

Although everyone present was a cultivator and not afraid of such natural disasters, for some reason, the earthquake didn't seem like a destructive force being released. Instead, it felt like a pulse, a heartbeat, as if something, some entity, was reviving...

Breathe.

boom!
The earthquake trembled, causing cracks to suddenly appear in the scorched earth, and springs gushed forth. These timid, stagnant waters, once sealed deep within the earth, were drawn by an invisible force, erupted, and surged across the land once more, converging into streams that flowed ceaselessly.

The Heavenly Origin Realm is not devoid of water or life. It's just that after the Heavenly Dao shattered, everything was frozen, everything was settled, as if still, and this stillness itself is the deepest 'abyss'.

The Holy Demon once stole a portion of the world's vitality, but today, a destiny from another world returns with another portion, or even a more complete portion, of vitality.

An Jing sensed it; the entire world radiated a sense of closeness to him, as if it were part of his own body, as if it were a celestial realm he had already completely mastered…

"I rely on!"

An Jing was still immersed in the feeling of being able to control the entire world, but after realizing that this feeling was too much like the Heavenly Punishment Realm, he suddenly woke up: "Heavenly Origin Dao, you bastard, are you trying to trap me with yourself?"

"I'm warning you, I can help you, and I have no objection to you using my laws to repair the world, because I also benefit greatly. The process of repairing the world is a verification and feedback of the Cave Heaven Law, which can help my Cave Heaven become more perfect. But if you expect me to be the master of your Cave Heaven and make me the new Heavenly Dao, I will absolutely not do it!"

In that brief moment, An Jing clearly felt his will begin to transform into rivers, a thousand winds, flowing clouds, the morning glow and the light of day. His will began to spread, to flow, to surge and roar...

This is……

[Harmony with the Way] Ah!

Tianyuan Tiandao has really gone mad; He wants Anjing to become the new Tiandao!
Human depravity is sinking into desire and forgetting dreams; it is stagnation and regression; it is choosing acceptance and submission in the face of injustice; it is giving up resistance after being oppressed. It is choosing the easy instead of the right, the difficult instead of the correct, and what others want instead of what you want.

There are countless ways to fall into depravity. For some, depravity may be seen as an awakening by others. What is right for some is wrong for others. But difference itself is neither wrong nor depravity, so depravity is difficult to eradicate, but it is also difficult to completely overcome.

But what about the Way of Heaven?

What, then, is the decline of the Way of Heaven?
An Jing knew the answer to this question: the complete degeneration of the Heavenly Way was undoubtedly the Holy Demon, who took everything upon himself, and then everything fell into silence and decay, everything became still and stagnant, all living beings tormented each other, all obeyed that one will, without boredom, without weariness, without resistance, everything continued forever and ever, until there was no end.

only……

What if they've only fallen halfway? An Jing didn't know the answer to this question before, but now he does.

The Way of Heaven has fallen halfway, so of course it abandons its responsibilities. It can't hold back anymore, and it doesn't want to keep up the tension any longer, so it just runs away!
At this moment, in the Tianyuan Realm.

Beyond the sky.

Many celestial beings were astonished when they witnessed this scene.

Is this what it means to be in harmony with the Dao?

The Four Sages of Tianyuan were momentarily flustered, their voices tinged with astonishment and bewilderment: "Back then, the Heavenly Dao of Tianyuan absolutely refused to let us merge with the Dao, saying that the world was being invaded by demons, and if we forcibly merged with the Dao, we would instantly transform into the Five Great Holy Demons. But why now… why is An Jing being allowed to merge with the Dao now?"

No, this is not in accordance with the Way.

Among all the Heavenly Venerables of Huaixu, the Haotian Mirror saw most clearly. Its mirror light flashed, reflecting Anjing's true state at this moment, and it couldn't help but exclaim in disbelief: "It is the Dao that unites Anjing!"

[The Heavenly Dao of Tianyuan is using its remaining pure essence to 'merge' with the tranquil Grotto-Heaven. This is equivalent to transforming the principles of the tranquil Grotto-Heaven into a seed and embedding it into the world. From now on, this seed will continuously absorb the nutrients of the entire world for its own use, and continue to grow!]

And when the seed grows into a towering tree, a completely new world will sprout and blossom anew from the ruins of the old!

"This is the colossal puppet god that can change the world, the pivot of the Great Dao!" the Myriad Transformations Divine Pivot exclaimed. "If that guy Sanyuan (the Three Yuan Puppet of Heavenly Evolution Divine Light, another Dao soldier from Tianji Mountain) were here, he would be overjoyed to see this scene!"

[This technique was long lost in my Huaixu Realm, but I never expected that the Tianyuan Realm would still possess it!]

If He obtains this method, He will surely advance further, and might even reach the Nine Heavens of Cultivation!

"Our Tianyuan Realm is certain to possess many techniques and traditions inherited from the Dao Court era." Upon hearing this, Immortal Yin Zheng immediately said, "Fellow Daoists, if we could gather all the resources of our respective sects to fight the Holy Demon together, and then share the fortune and study the Great Dao together, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The Dragon God nodded slightly: "Indeed. However, we'll discuss this later. Let's first assess An Jing's condition. His current state is more important than any future cooperation that is certain to succeed."

Indeed, all the Celestial Venerables agreed wholeheartedly, and then turned their gazes once again to the figure below, which was shrouded in endless radiance and Daoist patterns.

At this moment, An Jing, who was being watched and even possessed by the Heavenly Venerables and even the Heavenly Dao, felt a sense of absurdity, because his process of 'being merged with the Dao' was not over yet: "Tian Yuan Heavenly Dao, are you deaf? I said don't merge with the Dao for me. You are not complete. If I merge with the Dao and am bound to death, it will not do you any good!"

To be honest, he had a premonition about this.

Like the Heavenly Dao of Tianyuan, the Heavenly Dao of Huaixu Realm has probably wanted to flee for a long time. And the object that Huaixu Heavenly Dao chose to 'subtract and seek emptiness' is undoubtedly the Youruhui Cave Heaven.

This is not surprising. You Ruhui is a descendant of Xuan Tianji. Xuan Tianji seized the power of the second generation of the "Yingtian Immortal Tree" and the inheritance of the first generation of the Ancestral Dragon. Since the creation of nothingness is a direct manifestation of the power of the Heavenly Dao, in other words, You Ruhui is roughly equivalent to a direct descendant of the Heavenly Dao, so it is only natural that he was chosen.

And the Tianyuan Realm has found itself!

Every cultivation method has its own unique advantages and disadvantages, and the advantages and disadvantages of the Cave Heaven Method finally emerge at this moment.

That is, it's too easy for the Heavenly Dao to grab someone and make them take over their duties!
An Jing didn't think that Tianyuan Tiandao wanted to harm him or capture him to become the new Tiandao. It was probably just an instinctive decision made by the other party before he died. He was about to die, and just happened to encounter a perfect destiny from the neighboring Great World, a perfect small cave that could serve as a backup.

What else is there to say? Brother, Heavenly Dao, you're too kind. I'll just give you the entire Tianyuan Realm!
Since I can't hold on any longer anyway, I might as well let the other person inherit the throne of Heaven!

A program that automatically transfers divine duties. This would certainly be good news for others, such as the Four Saints of Tianyuan, but not so good for Anjing.

"quick!"

With things having come to this point, there was no more hesitation. An Jing grasped at the air, and Fu Xie appeared out of thin air in his hand. Then he made a sweeping motion in the air!
"I want to leave!"

"Where to?" Fu Xie's sword rang out with a suppressed laugh, for the first time he had seen An Jing flee in such a disheveled state: "Back to Huai Xu?"

“Hey, why go back so early?” An Jing sighed. “Anyway, the matters in Tianyuan Realm are almost settled. The Heavenly Venerables will handle the rest, and they can come with me.”

"Now, let's go to the Great Wilderness!"

The sword light pierced through the void. An Jing's figure vanished instantly from the perception of all beings in the Tianyuan Realm, leaving only the enormous Yin-Yang Five Elements halo that was still slowly rotating and repairing the world.

The Great Wilderness Realm.

Above the sky and the sea.

Liucui Island, Mingjing City.

Inside the city lord's mansion, Ming Guangchen was reclining on a deck chair, holding a cultivation manual he had seized from the Great Wilderness Realm, leisurely reading the 'Furnace Method' recorded within.

The 'mirror self' beside him kept practicing and trying, occasionally making some mistakes and going astray, then being restored and starting cultivation again.

Such a leisurely and carefree cultivation practice can only be achieved by the martial artists of the Mingjing Sect. The mirror image can completely free martial artists from the risk of going astray in the simple cultivation of techniques, so that they only need to focus on the mental techniques. It was thanks to the mirror image that Ming Guangchen was able to quickly grasp the essence of the Furnace Technique.

Now that things have come to this, in addition to the immortal career he already possessed, Ming Guangchen has found a new path to immortality... Once he completes this, he feels that everything will be smooth sailing before he reaches the highest heavens!
"If the skills of the two worlds were to be integrated, they would truly complement each other—the exchange of resources and the mutual interaction and conflict between the multiple worlds is indeed the primary method for progress."

Ming Guangchen sighed inwardly. Just then, he suddenly raised his head, as if sensing something. His golden eyes lifted and looked at the Taixu Altar connected to the gate at the top of Mingjing City.

"Huh, is someone from the sect coming?"

Setting down his book, Mingguang sat up straight, quite curious: "We haven't been in touch much lately, and Huo Qing has returned to the Tianyuan Realm. I wonder what's going on in the sect... But being able to use the altar must be good news."

In fact, it is indeed good news.

Just as he was pondering, the Taixu Altar shone brightly, and a Taixu Rift extended and unfolded like flowing water. Immediately afterwards, a figure leaped out from it and landed steadily in the center of the altar.

The moment he saw who it was, Ming Guangchen's eyes lit up, and the relaxed anticipation on his face was instantly replaced by surprise.

"Aha!"

He jumped up from his chair, a smile spreading across his face: "It's An Jing!"

The figure also noticed the gaze, turned around, met Ming Guangchen's eyes, and smiled as well.

"Master!"

(End of this chapter)