Destiny is ashes

Chapter 997 The Time Has Not Yet Arrived (23)

"The world is a vast sea of ​​suffering. Man is in the sea. His physical body is his boat."

Thinking of this, An Jing couldn't help but tease, "And your Tianji Mountain can not only familiarize people with water, but also frequently replace the hull of the boat, and even reinforce the boat through various means. You truly deserve to be called the righteous path developed by the previous generation of natural masters!"

"It seems that the people of Tianji Mountain are quite difficult to kill."

"You flatter me, sir. We, the younger generation, have not yet fully mastered the abilities of our ancestor."

Master Tianji Mountain felt that An Jing, who was a natural master like the first patriarch, was joking. He shook his head with a wry smile: "As long as you can target the soul, you can kill us. Didn't that Blood Sea Ghost God almost kill us all before?"

"If you hadn't arrived in time, we would probably be inside the bellies of the demons by now, becoming nourishment for that monster."

"But then again..."

He sighed, looking around at the ravaged battlefield, utterly bewildered: "What exactly is going on with the Blood Sea Demonic Sect? Why are we being besieged by both the Blood Sea Demonic Sect and the Great Wilderness Dragon Clan at the same time?"

"Yes, why?"

An Jing also found this somewhat strange.

The Blood Sea Demonic Sect clearly had some connection with the Great Wilderness Dragon Clan, but he wasn't quite sure how they made that connection.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is probably related to Jin Yuantian.

After all, apart from that, An Jing didn't know of any other way for Huai Xu martial artists to leave the Huai Xu Realm—even though his own teacher's departure was tacitly approved by the Huai Xu Realm.

Perhaps, within the Blood Sea Demonic Cult, there are also those who can travel to the ends of the earth!
Even so, their goal should be to seize the Ancestral Dragon Scale. Why waste time and energy attacking other sects' teams?

"Ancestor, do you have any clues?"

He tried to consult the Haotian Mirror in his mind.

Almost instantly, a vast torrent of information, identical to what Ming and Guang had previously obtained, flooded into his mind.

"A blood-soaked calamity?"

An Jing's eyes widened immediately: "This generation's leader of the Divine One Sect has actually pulled off such a huge stunt?!"

After processing all the relevant information at top speed, even An Jing, with her calm demeanor and extensive knowledge, couldn't help but show a slight surprise: "Moreover, using the Ancestral Dragon Scale to prove 'Above the Heavens'? Is she serious?"

"The Ancestral Dragon Scale has been open to the Ancestral Dragon Palace for so many years, and has been explored by so many geniuses throughout the generations of the Scale-Viewing and Worshiping Banquet. If it could really be accomplished, the geniuses of all generations, the founders of the major Heavenly Sects, and even the Destiny of all generations would have already rushed to do it one after another. Does she think that only she knows and that she is the only one who is capable?"

Perhaps the time is not yet right.

The Haotian Mirror was also aware of this point of doubt, but it could only explain it this way: "After all, the Ancestral Dragon Scale has never experienced such a peculiar change before."

Needless to say, for the Celestial Venerable, failure simply meant death. Since he wouldn't succeed anyway, and wouldn't seek further advancement, he would still die of old age—so why not seize the opportunity and accomplish something truly magnificent?

“Martial artists… I now think that limiting lifespan through the Heavenly Dao of Emptiness isn’t a good strategy either.” An Jing sighed deeply upon hearing this.

If the future is one of eternal life, then everyone would probably become more cautious and treat all things in the world with greater respect, awe, and caution.
Because eternity represents infinite possibilities, anything too risky or impulsive is tantamount to giving up the infinite. The primordial spirit of the immortal path may not be afraid of death, but it is definitely not like the martial arts master Lingxiao, who always feels that his lifespan is coming to an end and feels that he would be letting down his life if he didn't do something earth-shattering.

The Four Sages of Tianyuan are a classic example. They are so steady that they almost never take any risky actions unless it is an "opportunity," that is, the Northern Sky Dock Cave falling into their faces.

As long as they can maintain the stability of the core Golden Core and Dao Embryo system, they would rather endure the slow erosion of human society by the Heavenly Demons than act rashly.

"What's wrong, Anjing?"

At this moment, You Ruhui, Jin Yanhua, and Su Xinbai had finished clearing out some local beasts affected by the Blood Sea Demon Sect on the outskirts. When they saw the rare look of surprise and solemnity on An Jing's face, they couldn't help but come over and realize the seriousness of the matter.

"It's a huge problem."

An Jing snapped out of his daze, his expression turning extremely grim, and said in a deep voice, "Outside, the Blood Sea Calamity has appeared!"

He succinctly and quickly relayed all the information he had obtained from the Haotian Mirror to everyone, including the plans of the Divine One Sect Master, the All-Spirit Method, the Heavenly Dao Saint Demon, and so on.

After hearing this, everyone was stunned and gasped.

"Celestial Venerable-level combat power... a blood sea calamity sweeping across all continents?" Su Xinbai murmured to herself, her eyes filled with disbelief: "Is this what the master was talking about... the enormous change in cause and effect?"

"Is it that terrifying?" Jin Yanhua also felt a chill run down his spine: "I thought that the Southern Wilderness Hongzhou was already hell on earth enough. With the Blood Sea Demon Sect's actions, where in the Huaixu Ten Continents is there any safe place!"

"Pure power without a corresponding level is ultimately just a castle in the air and can be easily crushed."

An Jing wasn't particularly concerned about those so-called 'pseudo-Celestial Venerable Demon Spirits'. He fell into deep thought: "But even so, the price is too high. What exactly does the Blood Sea Demon Sect, or rather, that Divine One Sect Leader, want to do?"

You Ruhui looked at her mission to reach the farthest reaches of heaven: "Didn't the mission say that she was going to cultivate the Dao of the Nine Heavens and prepare to ascend to the highest heavens?"

"What a joke! If it were so easy to prove that the Heavenly Palace is above the sky, all living beings in this world would have been slaughtered by crazed martial artists long ago, and the Ancestral Dragon Palace would have been massacred dozens of times over."

An Jing shook his head. He had no doubt about the madness of those seeking the Dao at the end of the road: the ultimate result of that 'All-Spirit Method' was to become a 'Heavenly Dao Saint Demon,' that is, the final result of a Heavenly Demon invading a world.

"We all know this, so how could the leader of the God One Cult, who did this, not know it himself?"

"Don't really underestimate the enemy. These demonic cult lords may cunningly use the Heavenly Demons, but they would never truly want the Heavenly Demons to have their way. They are definitely thinking of eating the sugar coating and then throwing the cannonball back."

"Therefore, just as the Blood Sea Celestial Venerable was merely a decoy, the slogan 'ascending to the highest heavens' is certainly not her real purpose at present. The Ancestral Dragon Scales must have other effects that we do not know about and that require direct contact to verify."

An Jing waved his hand, his expression calming down: "But it doesn't matter anymore. There's no use thinking about it. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. What we need to do now is speed things up, find the Seven Luminaries Ancestral Spirits, open the road to the Ancestral Mountain, and seize the initiative before they do."

"As for this information, I will tell everyone."

Without the slightest hesitation, An Jing cleaved the heavens with a single sword strike!
(End of this chapter)