Destiny is ashes

Chapter 980 The Unique Path, Tolerating No Others' Methods

Guided by You Ruhui, An Jing arrived at the location of the dragon-human remains.

The dragon skeleton, nine zhang long and entirely dark gold, has stood amidst the wind and sand for ten thousand years, and may stand for another ten thousand years.

On the skeleton, thousands of Dao patterns flickered uncertainly as You Ruhui approached.

"Look, Anjing, this is it."

On the back of the roc, You Ruhui pointed at the dragon skeleton and was about to leap down, but An Jing reached out to stop him, narrowing his eyes: "Interesting, the light starts to shine as you get closer?"

"What if we don't get close?"

"what?"

You Ruhui was stunned for a moment, while An Jing turned his head and smiled, saying, "It's okay, I'll do an experiment—Dapeng, you carry Ruhui and fly a little further away, then come back after half an hour."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Dapeng was speaking more and more fluently, and when You Ruhui heard this, she knew what An Jing wanted to do. She was quite curious, so she obediently stayed on Dapeng's back.

An Jing, on the other hand, headed alone towards the dragon-man skeleton.

As expected, as You Ruhui left, the inscriptions on the skeleton began to dim, and after he went far away, they completely disappeared, and even the dark gold color faded. The dragon skeleton became just one of the countless nameless skeletons on the edge of the Gobi Desert.

"It really is specifically designed for the inheritance of imperial blood."

Touching his chin, An Jing, with his keen observation skills, couldn't see anything amiss even with his 'Fate-Observing Eyes' activated. Fu Xie's 'Sword Eyes', while vaguely sensing something was wrong, could only notice that the skeleton was somewhat extraordinary.

But here's the problem—in the Realm of Scales, which one of those that can remain in their skeletal form without being digested by heaven and earth isn't extraordinary?
Half an hour passed quickly. You Ruhui leaped down, landing beside An Jing, who was deep in thought, along with the roc that had also descended. "Well, An Jing, did you discover anything?"

"We didn't find anything, so we felt like we had indeed found something."

An Jing crossed his arms, his brows furrowed, his face illuminated by the golden light of the skeleton: "Look, as you get closer, it turns golden and brighter again... What have you learned from this?"

"it's actually really easy."

You Ruhui also noticed that An Jing had noticed something amiss, and she herself had some doubts about this mysterious skeleton. Therefore, she pondered carefully and recalled, "From these runes, I comprehended a cultivation method that is of the same origin as the cultivation methods of our Great Chen Imperial Court, but is even more ancient and subtle."

"The core issue is that if the 'Imperial Court' is to be stable, it needs a 'suppressing object'... The Great Chen Imperial Court chose the Yingtian Immortal Tree, while we are a grotto-heaven rather than an imperial court, so we are free to choose."

"Ordinary cultivators seek out rare treasures of heaven and earth as objects to suppress evil."

At this point, You Ruhui laughed, extending her slender finger to her heart, quite confident in her understanding: "We possess the grotto-heaven, and we ourselves are the will of the grotto-heaven world."

"Therefore, we can do the opposite, creating something from nothing, and fabricating that 'object that suppresses destiny'!"

"This is 'Creation from Nothingness' and 'Lord of the World'—although it is almost identical to the current Imperial Court, it is not like the Imperial Court, which is countered by the Immortal Tree and cannot control Creation from Nothingness, nor become the Lord of the World!"

Although it was somewhat harsh to say something about his hometown, You Ruhui's understanding was indeed very profound. An Jing couldn't help but nod slightly and praise, "That's right, this is the true Cave Heaven Method."

"However, this is already a branch of the Cave Heaven Method... a spirit born before heaven and earth, creating the world, creating its own avatar, and then ascending to the throne of the Heavenly Court as the Heavenly Emperor Ancestral Dragon."

"This is... the 'Heavenly Emperor's Law'!"

At this point, An Jing turned his head to look at the dragon-human remains. Because of You Ruhui's presence, he could easily read these Dao patterns and identify and analyze them one by one: "I think this is more like the 'Emperor's Throne Technique' than the Great Chen Dynasty's cultivation method."

"Or rather, that's what Xuan Tianji was thinking back then, but he failed to successfully strip away the status of the Yingtian Immortal Tree and could only use it, so he didn't achieve his goal completely."

"The previous 'Divine Court' of the Great Chen Imperial Court probably wanted to do something similar, but the Great Chen Imperial Court is more optimized. If they really control Wu Zhong Sheng, then the ruler of the Imperial Court will be the eternal 'Wu Zhong Sheng' and 'Lord of the World,' holding two mandates at the same time, and this will continue for generations!"

"With two great destinys forever in the hands of the Imperial Court, this is practically a celestial emperor on earth. It's not impossible that they might even conquer other continents in the future... At that time, there might truly be a chance to become the 'Lord of Heaven and Earth'!"

"Yes, but even the Holy Ancestor and the geniuses of all ages are ultimately no match for you, An Jing."

You Ruhui smiled, extremely confident, and with a hint of admiration and emotion, as he looked at An Jing: "This mortal emperor's throne law is ultimately just a throne bound by the mortal world. But if it is combined with the cave heaven law, then it is the true 'Heavenly Emperor'!"

But at this moment, An Jing's expression was somewhat strange. He was carefully examining the Dao patterns on the dragon-man's skeleton, his eyes closed in deep thought, when he realized something was amiss.

"Strange, why am I encountering resistance when I practice this method?"

He found it strange.

After achieving the status of a True Person, because of the "Way of Law," An Jing could basically master any cultivation method he saw on the spot. Even if it was an incomplete version, he could easily create a similar one.

The cultivation methods in the human world, those are just techniques and skills that simply require technique and skill. An Jing can easily compile an entire bookshelf with just a few words. No wonder the collections of those major sects and forces are always as vast as mountains and seas, encompassing thousands of books.

No matter how difficult the cultivation method is, even if it is a Taoist scripture, with An Jing's ability, he can master the knack by reading it a few times. Just like when he cultivated the Tai Bai Hao Ling Shen Jin, he really only needed one day to get started, three days to master it, and seven days to use it in battle.

But this one is different.

An Jing closed his eyes, his brows furrowed.

In his mind and body, whenever An Jing tried to memorize, understand, and practice the 'primitive technique' he learned from the dragon-man skeleton, he would feel an extremely mysterious and powerful force preventing him from remembering, learning, and using it... It was erasing memories, degrading perception, and causing the circulating energy to dissipate.

"Interesting. Is it the techniques and knowledge themselves that are fighting against me?"

Completely unaware of why this was happening, An Jing encountered this kind of 'living cultivation technique' for the first time, and he became quite interested. His aura grew stronger and stronger, and the pressure he exerted even pushed aside the surrounding sand and dust, turning it into one giant wave after another.

"An Jing, are you... about to succeed?"

You Ruhui raised her hand to block the aftershocks of An Jing's cultivation. She hadn't expected that something like 'not being able to remember the cultivation technique' would happen. She thought that An Jing was about to master the 'Heavenly Emperor Technique' in just a few breaths. Surprised and incredulous, she didn't doubt it at all, but felt that it was only natural.

—An Jing is indeed that strong!
But in reality, An Jing was fighting a bitter battle.

If it were an ordinary Purple Mansion True Person, it would be impossible to fight and win against this mysterious technique. Fortunately, An Jing is a dual immortal, and he won this battle between man and technique, which is extremely rare in history!

"I refuse to believe that you can come to my cave and steal the memories of these Dao patterns!"

boom!
As An Jing memorized one Dao pattern after another and engraved it in his own cave, the Candle Star suddenly shone brightly within the Heavenly Punishment Bitter Realm, and then shone fiercely on those Dao patterns.

Then, wisps of black energy dissipated and disappeared amidst wails and screams, transforming into profound energy!

In that instant, An Jing completely understood everything.

Why is there a mysterious force preventing An Jing from learning this technique that seems to be accessible only to those with 'imperial blood'?

the reason is simple.

because……

Because only one person can walk on a single path.

Because only one bloodline can inherit this power.

Because the most profound and exquisite knowledge and skills can only be possessed exclusively forever.

because……

Anjing is an outsider!

The essence of this force is isolation, monopoly, and absolute selfishness and depravity, the idea that "this belongs to me and no one else may touch it!"
This is……

"Devil!"

An Jing suddenly opened his eyes, let out an angry roar, and a scarlet light surged in his eyes, like blood-red stars.

Before he finished speaking, he clenched his right fist, took a step forward, and threw a full-force punch at the golden skeleton of the dragonman!
"Get out of here!"

(End of this chapter)