Destiny is ashes

Chapter 987 The Road to Ancestral Mountain (23)

“The Imperial Court has a very strict hierarchy, and there are huge differences in authority between each level,” You Ruhui said softly, looking at her hands. Her tone was steady. “Among the Kings of the Town, there must be some who know the truth, and the one who can control the Heavenly Demon must also be a King of the Town.”

“Even… the emperor.”

“The young emperor must know about the plans of Heaven and Earth and my father back then—my father definitely told him to be wary.”

Raising his head, You Ruhui said in a deep voice, "Xuan Mingyu (the young emperor) is also a suspect, Anjing, don't overlook this."

"of course."

An Jing calmly said, "The death of King Jing, the chaos in the Vast Sea, and even the Frost Calamity Demon Disaster all originated from the chaos in the Great Chen Imperial Court. If Xuan Mingyu is truly the culprit behind all of this, then even if he is the Xuan Tian Emperor, I will take his head."

At that moment, accompanied by a series of joyful cawing sounds, the Golden-Winged Roc finally returned from the forbidden land of the underworld, carrying the true talisman.

The Xuanming Dragon Worm lives underground, as does the True Talisman. The underground of the forbidden area has long been dug into a maze by it. An Jing was too lazy to go down and get it himself, so he troubled the Golden-Winged Roc to go and dig the burrow.

"well done."

An Jing reached out and patted the tip of the Golden-Winged Roc's beak, then pushed the talisman back to it: "You can play with it yourself first, no need to rush to give it to me."

Divine treasure-level true talismans are not very important to An Jing, but Xuanming-type talismans are ones that An Jing has less experience with. The reason he doesn't study them immediately is not only because he's not in a hurry, but also because of another reason.

"My Lord, General."

Behind her, Su Xinbai approached again. This time, facing Jin Yanhua's displeased expression, she remained quite calm: "And Commander You. This has nothing to do with your invitation, sir. I am merely here as a subordinate of the Dragon God to guide my fellow allies."

Before Jin Yanhua could object, An Jing asked, "What kind of road is it exactly?"

"The path to [Ancestral Mountain] is also the path to the Ancestral Dragon Scale."

Su Xinbai spoke, revealing all the information she possessed: "Yin Yang and Five Elements, the Seven Luminaries and Heavenly Stars, the Beast Kings of the Ten Forbidden Lands and the Seven Luminaries Ancestral Spirits must all be defeated before the path to the Ancestral Mountain will open."

"Of the ten forbidden areas of Yin Yang and Five Elements, five Beast Kings have been defeated, and you have defeated two. However, the Seven Luminaries Ancestral Spirits are hidden in the Heaven and Earth Law Domain of the Zhaolin Realm and have not yet been killed, at least not yet."

"My lord, you can foresee the future, glimpse a corner of time, and see several of the most crucial positions of the Seven Luminaries—I can guide you, kill them in advance, and seize the true key to this trial."

An Jing glanced at Jin Yanhua. Although Jin Yanhua really didn't want to be with Su Xinbai, she had to admit: "My brother is indeed extraordinary from a young age. He can see the passage of time... Although he might be wrong, it's better than having no clue at all."

"Thank you very much."

Since Jin Yanhua didn't refuse, An Jing had no reason not to accept. He nodded and smiled, "Then let's travel together for a while."

Su Xinbai smiled and bowed, saying, "It's my honor."

The four temporarily teamed up, transformed into streaks of light, and followed Su Xinbai's guidance.

……

after a while.

Because An Jing's sword techniques were so powerful, they attracted several groups of sword cultivators.

Even several sword cultivators from the [First Beginning Sword Court] arrived as a group, and upon seeing the land slashed open by the killing sword intent, resembling a desert, their expressions changed drastically. "It's so powerful? All life force, even microorganisms and the activity of spiritual energy, have been killed..."

Several sword cultivators landed on the ground and, with a rather unseemly yet almost pious attitude, tried to activate the sword energy remaining at the edge of the Sword Intent Wasteland. Even though their skin and clothes were cut, they were extremely excited: "This sword energy, there's no mistake! It's the sword intent of destiny recorded in the [Myriad Transformations of the Mortal World and the Sword Pivot of All Hearts]!"

The 【Myriad Transformations Sword Pivot】 is one of the sacred weapons of the One Beginning Sword Court, recording all the sword intents in the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth.

Anyone who has unleashed their sword intent in the Huai Xu Realm will have it recorded by this sword pivot, and it can also be analyzed, pondered, and even learned by the strong members of the Sword Court.

The same applies to the Killing Sword Intent, and its wielder was identified as An Jing long ago.

"It's a three-headed otherworldly dragon, and the Beast King of the Netherworld Desert!"

The leading swordsman looked around, identified the victims, and remarked with considerable emotion, "To kill them all with a single sword strike... just how powerful is the Heavenly Mandate!"

—In my opinion, it's higher than you imagine.

On the other side, Hui Tianyu and the others were hidden in the void, their expressions solemn.

Hui Tianyu, Gu Yujing, and Yu Feng are all together with Yi Long.

It's not that they are unaffected by the light of time, but rather that Gu Yujing can observe the flow of time, Hui Tianyu is skilled in the methods of the Great Void, and Yu Feng has divine powers bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. Even if their arrival times are different, they can quickly reunite.

Now, none of the three of them actually had any intention of vying for the qualification to pay homage to the Ancestral Dragon Scale. Hui Tianyu was more inclined to record all the things he saw and heard in the Scale Realm because of the sect's teachings, while Gu Yujing was originally a Heavenly Dragon and did not have a strong fighting spirit, so he preferred to let things take their course.

As for Yu Feng... he was frightened by the actions of his hometown, the Great Wilderness Realm, and now he dares not make any rash moves.

He still remembered the 'protection' that An Jing had promised him, so he wanted to find An Jing as soon as possible. Hui Tianyu also felt that recording anyone's whereabouts was not as interesting as recording Tianming's whereabouts, so he also searched for him all the way.

Now they have actually found it, and they are deeply moved by it.

"This sword energy hasn't even reached its full potential yet. Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a vast plain of sword energy, but rather a deep and narrow sword mark, a sword valley!"

Although he wasn't a sword cultivator, Hui Tianyu's eyesight was far superior to that of ordinary cultivators from the Heavenly Sect. He shook his head slightly: "Moreover, if it were even more refined, it wouldn't even leave a sword mark."

"An Jing probably just made his move, and the aftershocks crushed those dragons and the lords of the forbidden zones."

He described it as if he were there at the time, and Gu Yujing was indeed able to use the Divine Power of the Universe to slightly materialize some phantoms to corroborate Hui Tianyu's speculation. He exclaimed in surprise, "It really is true. Look, these two dragons exploded on the spot, and the third dragon died after being glared at... I feel that I might not be able to last more than a hundred moves."

"You're bragging a bit. I feel like I'll be taken down in no more than fifty moves."

Neither Hui Tianyu nor Gu Yujing were particularly obsessed with the title of 'strongest,' so they were able to relax and joke with each other. Hui Tianyu was even more excited: "In short, this performance information, if recorded in detail, will definitely fetch a high price in the outside world!"

But Yu Feng suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and looked sharply towards the other side of the void: "Who is that?"

Hui Tianyu and Gu Yujing turned their heads curiously, and then their eyes widened.

"Yue Qingge!"

(End of this chapter)