All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 180 - 40: Jade Token

Chapter 180: Chapter 40: Jade Token

On the way back to the tea shop, it was nearing noon, and the streets were becoming increasingly crowded.

It was only thanks to the miraculous Earth Escape Art that people couldn’t see the boy and girl walking with great swings on the rooftops.

Upon returning to the tea shop, however, An Jing requested that You Ruohui actively dispel her remaining time of the Earth Escape Divine Skill.

"Why would you..."

The girl had some doubts about An Jing’s state of mind, but An Jing himself was very rational, "Don’t forget, those from the True Demon Sect have always wanted to strike at the tea shop. The reason they haven’t launched a major attack yet is simply because Granny Huai has no real power. If they wanted, they could have violently expelled her on the same day, so they are not in a rush."

"Now that I’m here, not to mention their original plan to capture me for a living sacrifice, they must find me a great nuisance and will look for every opportunity to catch me and get rid of me."

"The more that is the case, the more I need to show up in front of them and make them complacent."

"This could also give me the opportunity I need."

To An Jing’s plan, which was daring yet logical upon careful consideration, You Ruohui couldn’t raise any objections. Being totally led by An Jing, all she could do was nod, "If you need me to strengthen you with... an Invisibility Technique, you can come find me."

She still wanted to hide the fact that her Earth Escape was a Divine Skill, but An Jing, who already knew the truth, was rather dismissive, "Yes, the Invisibility Technique, I know, I’ll come to you."

"Sigh... Anyway, let me help you out."

After much thought, You Ruohui felt that An Jing’s plan was a bit too ’impulsive’.

With a sigh, she clenched her right hand, and when she opened it again, a jade token shimmering with strange rainbow light appeared: "This jade token can be used to contact me. When needed, I can take action to help you."

"How would you help?"

Since she had offered to such an extent, An Jing couldn’t well refuse. He accepted the jade token, only to find that it was so light and thin it would disappear if merely placed on his body, but could easily be peeled off when needed, "Quite convenient."

[I can construct a Law Altar and bestow upon you the Invisibility Technique from afar!]

Without speaking aloud, You Ruohui’s voice rang straight into An Jing’s mind. The medium of this communication was the jade token. An Jing looked at her thoughtfully and then nodded, "Then I thank you very much."

After speaking, An Jing, having dispelled the Earth Escape Divine Skill, turned and walked towards the main street.

You Ruohui stood in front of the tea shop in a daze for quite a while, and only after An Jing had walked far away did she finally shake her head, not knowing whether to laugh or sigh, and returned to the shop.

"This jade token... is quite impressive."

After leaving, An Jing pondered in his mind, "Comparable to the information warfare systems from my previous life, enabling anytime, anywhere communication, mutual reinforcement of Arts of Magic... If this were applied within a Military Formation, it would be invincible."

"Is this a part of the power of the Emperor’s Blood? Or should I say... does it also have something to do with the Granting Talisman?"

With An Jing’s knowledge and Innate Wisdom, he could naturally analyze that the seemingly simple ability of the jade token was in fact a simplified version of some extremely vast and complex Ritual Tracks.

Not having experienced it would have been one thing, but having actually felt it... it was indeed tantalizing!

"It’s rare to have a helper.

Even the Subdue Evil Sword Spirit approved of You Ruohui’s good intentions, but An Jing shook his head, "It’s better if there are no chances for her to help me. You must realize, in the open, her troubles are much bigger than mine, the holder of a Strange Mandate. If a problem can be dealt with by myself, I would not let her have the chance to intervene and attract even greater trouble."

Having arrived at the long street once again, An Jing did not see many people.

The snow kept getting heavier, and the roaming vendors had all disappeared. Most shops had closed their doors against the snow, and even the few large businesses that remained open were deserted.

The streets, which had been dry and clean, were now covered in layers of grayish-white snow. An Jing, who had personally experienced the Frost Calamity, knew that what seemed to be the peak snowfall of previous winters was just a prelude. Soon, snow would fall that could bury half a doorway in one night.

If such weather were to continue for a few more days, then entire houses would be blanketed, and a town would silently vanish into the vast expanse of white.

However, Kanming City would not be reduced to such a state; this was just the aftermath. If the heavy snow lasted for half a month, it would at most cover one or two stories of a building.

But that was enough to kill most of the people in Kanming City.

"The City Magistrate must survive, the Earth Veins must not be disturbed, and the True Demon Sect must die."

These were the three main goals An Jing had set for himself.

Only if the City Magistrate stayed alive could he use Divine Skills to drive away the snow and protect Kanming City, safeguarding the lives of nearly a million people.

The Earth Veins must not be disturbed, for once they were, the Divine Skills Ruohui used to conceal his tracks would be broken, and he could be discovered by the True Demon Sect and Da Chen. By that time, there would certainly be a host of powerful beings around this guy, and An Jing would have no chance of evasion. He had run enough; he really did not want to have to go through another tense and thrilling escape from two worlds.

As for the True Demon Sect...

"Ha... Ha... Haha!"

Walking alone on the snowy road, An Jing suddenly started to laugh.

His laughter was incredibly hearty and optimistic. Even the sparse number of pedestrians on the street turned their heads upon hearing his laughter and seemed to catch the cheerful mood, unwittingly smiling to themselves.

But in An Jing’s mind, he was thinking about how to kill all the True Demon Sect Disciples.

At that moment, An Jing ’just happened’ to arrive near Li Zhen Pawnshop. Hearing this familiar laughter, the Li Zhen Shopkeeper poked his head out to look and hurried out to greet him: "Oh, Young Master Jing, such an esteemed guest..."

"Shopkeeper, you’re looking quite rosy these days, haven’t seen you for a while," said An Jing.

He looked at the shopkeeper, who was wearing a woolen hat to brave the suddenly chilly weather, covering his conspicuous bald head, so much so that An Jing didn’t recognize him straight away.

Especially since the Li Zhen Shopkeeper had a radiant glow and seemed more vigorous, his face having gained an additional layer of vitality.

"Hehe, to tell you the truth, that talisman you left with us, was soon bought by another esteemed customer who was in urgent need of calming Talismans and was quite generous."

The Li Zhen Shopkeeper grinned, puffing out his belly as he invited An Jing into the shop, calling for his shop assistant to pour tea. "I’ve heard recently that you stepped in to help and ran into some trouble with the local constables... those ungrateful wretches! It’s a shame I wasn’t there at the time, otherwise, I would have guaranteed for you, Young Master Jing!"

He appeared righteously indignant, while An Jing just smiled, "It doesn’t matter; the constables are just trying to maintain city safety, after all. But..."

The young man casually asked, "I had a whole set of those talismans, and that hunting team surely couldn’t have exchanged for all of them. Who else did you sell them to?"

Normally, shopkeepers aren’t supposed to reveal such information to customers. But since the Li Zhen Shopkeeper was about to be promoted to headquarters, he didn’t care about whether An Jing was trying to bypass the pawnshop as an intermediary for direct dealings. Instead, he opened up out of private goodwill towards An Jing: "Who else could it be but Chongyi Building, of course."

"That hunting team is also one of their backed estates. I’ve heard that Boss Lu, who is up in years, wants to break through the peak of Inner Strength before his Blood Qi completely declines, and give the ’Ascension Ladder’ a try. He’s quite generous in his spending these days."

An Jing’s brows raised slightly; knowing this already, he feigned surprise, "It’s Boss Lu from Chongyi Building..."

Thinking it over, it made sense; whether it was substandard Blood Pills or demon sect sacrifices, both could affect the Soul and Spirit. For these Demon Disciples, the Heart-cohering Talisman must be quite important!

Perhaps in the future, he could bring a large batch of Heart-cohering Talismans to sell and then track where they were used. That way, he could use them as bait to catch the lurking Demon Disciples.