All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 196 - 56 Immortal Candle Shining Immortal Tree

Chapter 196: Chapter 56 Immortal Candle Shining Immortal Tree

From the Western Mountain region southeastward, crossing the entire Extension Path Region, lies the Da Chen Dynasty, even at the heart of the North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent—the North Mysterious Divine Capital.

The entire continent is named after a major region, this region is named after a city, and this city is named after one person and one blood.

This city lies between the human realm and the clouds, and even beneath the Nine Netherworlds.

The first generation Holy Ancestor of Da Chen, the Dark Mysterious True Martial Emperor, held the Mysterious Heaven Ceremony here, passing through the cycle of Formation, Existence, Decay, and Destruction. He framed moral principles and ruled under the heavens, governed the divine laws and managed the mortal world. His Divine Intention was branded and spanned the Three Realms, accomplishing the largest and most inconceivable Cave Heaven and Blessed Land of the North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent.

Netherworld Divine Capital · On the outskirts of the city, by the Youli Sea.

The pitch-black rain beat against the Mystery Armor cloak, the muddled strands of rain piercing through the lantern light, making the ghostly blue flame flicker uncertainly.

The eternal rain of the Netherworld gathers to form a sea, hence the name Netherworld.

Unlike the human realm, this rain carries scalding obsessions, full of grief and mourning, the tears of countless beings who never cease to regret through millions of years.

A ’Mystery Armor Secret Guard’ stood on the deserted hill in the Netherworld, thoughtfully staring at the silk scroll in his hand.

A stripe, outlined by dark-golden blood, runs straight out of the Divine Capital, windingly crossing the Hongjiang region, and reaches the Hanhai.

Here, it pauses briefly, then continues downstream, arriving at the Western Mountain.

This dark golden bloodline ultimately stops heavily at a point, releasing an aura that makes all demon monsters and strange ghosts lurking in the Netherworld retreat by a hundred miles. Under the glow of the ghostly blue lantern, it appears immensely majestic and sacred.

The ’Mystery Armor Secret Guard’ gazed at that point, his eyes seemingly piercing through the scroll and endless void, seeing the northern frontier of Da Chen, viewing the five Divine Mountains standing tall in the extreme north wilderness, looking distantly towards the Divine Capital.

Dust Li Five Sects... Is this the place of breakthrough she found? It is indeed worthy of the same blood, whether by thought or instinct, she found the right answer.

But because it is the right answer, it can be predicted and deduced.

The ’Mystery Armor Secret Guard’ set down the scroll in his hand and softly spoke to the void, "You created such commotion in Kanming City and still have not succeeded, the stronghold has been broken by others?"

"If so, then our deal is off. Kanming City still has some value, it can’t be just fed to you so carelessly."

"Suit yourself, this time indeed was our error, but the fee we have received, we will not refund."

The wind condensed into black mist-like living creatures, a voice emerged from within: "Is there any other deal? The price is the same as last time."

"Don’t be too greedy," the ’Mystery Armor Secret Guard’ lifted his head with a cold gaze, "The rate from last time might not happen once in a thousand years unless..."

He did not continue speaking but snorted coldly: "Three days."

He extracted a lacquered black talisman of demonic marks from his bosom and ordered, "Although you have already failed, you still possess some power... Mobilize your last forces, whether it’s a Blood Sacrifice or some other method, contaminate the Earth Veins of Kanming City, and seal all Spirit Vein Divine Skills!"

"Let that runaway girl know... hiding is useless, even if you burn the entire Earth Veins of Kanming City, we can still find her!"

The Tiger Talisman slightly emitted light, dispersing ripples imbued with a silent intent, silencing the sound of wind and rain, turning everything into pure silence.

"Your command is honored."

Seeing this Tiger Talisman, the black mist trembled slightly, showing extreme respect - but this respect was directed only towards the Tiger Talisman, not the ’Mystery Armor Secret Guard’.

Upon receiving the order, the mist whirled into a vortex, dissipating into the constant heavy rain of the Netherworld, its voice gradually distancing: "This concludes our last transaction. Call me next time with the same rates..."

The ’Mystery Armor Secret Guard’ silently watched the direction in which the black mist disappeared, his eyes hidden behind the helmet seemingly narrowing, pondering something.

Then, he turned his head, looking towards the reflection of the Divine Capital in the Netherworld.

Unlike the present world, the river-like Spirit Vein Earth Qi, nearly infinite human Dragon Qi, and True Martial Evil Qi have constructed a resplendent, majestic great city in the continuously dark, rainy Youli Sea.

Yet, at the center of this great city, not like in the real world Divine Capital where the Mysterious Heavenly Palace reaches the dome, but instead a massive unparalleled tree reaching from the ground to the sky.

The giant tree’s gray-brown mottled surface is rugged. Its bark is crisscrossed like cleaved by knife and ax, its dragon-like roots spreading in all directions covering the extremes.

Endless golden-red dragon patterned leaves and purple-blue fruits look like flames at the peak of burning, its rainbow-colored firelight illuminating the Netherworld, shielding the projection of this Divine Capital.

"Immortal Candle Shining Immortal Tree"

The sky is mysteriously dark, the divine tree’s shadow hazy, standing at the center of heaven and earth.

In the Netherworld, the Immortal Candle Shining Immortal Tree guarded the destiny, and in this world, the officials and generals of the Mysterious Heavenly Palace led the eight directions. In the Nine Heavens, the Heavenly Sea Nine Veins Formation sorted through the Mysterious True Evil Spirits.

It was the prime time of Da Chen, the Council Hall was full of officials, the Saint ruled by doing nothing, and even occasional demon disasters of Hanhai or minor troubles like the Frost Calamity of the wild north could not hinder the music and dancing in Shenjing.

Only then could it be called the "Heavenly Ancestor Dynasty"!

Standing at the edge of Shenjing, a ’Mystery Armor Secret Guard’ suddenly laughed, "So, no matter who it is, everyone wants to become the master of all this..."

"Fourth Brother, you and your daughter... can you be an exception?"

At the frontier of Western Mountain, Kanming City.

You Ruhui had a dream.

She dreamed of a choice, a divine decree, a conflict, a battle, and a massacre.

She... fled from that battlefield.

Alone, carrying all the hope.

She had to escape. Carrying the secret she herself didn’t even know, carrying the fervent, final hope of her parents, carrying...

An unknown truth.

She had to survive.

Like a brand seared into her thoughts, the blessing her mother left was not actually a blessing, but almost a cursed imprint: run, survive.

It didn’t matter if she didn’t seek revenge, as long as she (my child) could survive.

But...

You Ruhui wanted to resist.

Survive?

And what then?

No one would praise her anymore, and no one would embrace her anymore.

Success, hidden, alone finding an unknown city or village, and then just continue to live, leaving everything to be taken away by the judge named death...

Is that really... what she wanted to do?

No.

She wanted to... wanted to...

"Revenge..."

Murmuring to herself, You Ruhui woke up from her dream, feeling an intense, tearing pain in her head—she could not think of revenge; she could only run.

Only survive.

"It hurts, it hurts..." the girl moaned softly, not daring to cry out even though the pain penetrated to the marrow.

But soon, a wave of ’Qi’ arrived, soothing the pain.

Feeling much better, You Ruhui realized she was in a warm embrace,

Granny Huai’s head haloed with a dim halo of light.

A warm Qi transferred from the old woman to her body, making the girl feel warm all over. The backlash from forcibly commanding the Earth Vein that had occurred before was now completely healed, and the severe pain from trying to break through the Soul and Spirit branding also dissipated, as if it had never existed.

"Wait, Granny Huai!"

But You Ruhui was not at all pleased but was instead extremely panicked as she rose up, struggled out of Granny Huai’s embrace, and stood up: "What are you doing?! Soul-Reviving Skills..."

"Why did you transfer your stored ’Qi’ to me?!"