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Chapter 211 - 71: The Foundation of the Heavenly Ancestor (1/3)

Chapter 211: Chapter 71: The Foundation of the Heavenly Ancestor (1/3)

"Heaven and Earth Core..."

The instant An Jing heard this term, he seemed to experience an extremely profound sensation.

It was like falling into a vast and boundless ocean, yet this ocean also appeared empty and overflowing, as real as he was, like the air that needs no breath, like time and space that need not exist, bearing him and being him, above as it is below, within as it is without.

The heart of heaven and earth was both the heart of heaven and earth and his own heart.

If it existed, then so did he.

An Jing shook his head slightly, bringing himself to a clearer state of mind, detaching from that overly grand enlightenment, "Then what use is it?"

"I don’t know."

Subdue Evil said it as if it were to be expected, shocking An Jing, "You don’t know?"

In response to An Jing’s disbelief, Sword Spirit explained, "It’s not the kind of ’I don’t know’ that indicates complete ignorance, but the kind that’s difficult to summarize in words."

"An Jing, that is the Heart of Heaven and Earth, the hub of the Great Dao. In theory, it can do anything. Everything in the Embracing the Void realm, from Immortal Heaven down to Nether Sea, encompassing spirits in all four directions, does not measure up to its grandeur; everything you can or cannot comprehend can be contained and explained by it."

"You ask yourself, what is the meaning of life? Even if you can provide an answer, is that an eternal answer? Surely it changes, doesn’t it?"

"The Heart of Heaven and Earth is that ’question’ to the cosmos."

"It has no answer, ever-changing, the only constant is change itself, how could I know what the Great Dao can do?"

"It... simply cannot be described!"

——The Dao that can be told, is not the eternal Dao... Is that so, it’s this kind of setting, ah.

An Jing seemed to gain some understanding, "So it’s this kind of thing? No wonder it should not have a physical form, nor is its use easily articulated."

"But now, it has taken physical form, and that can only prove one thing." Subdue Evil Sword Spirit spoke solemnly, "That is, the Heavenly Dao of Embracing the Void realm has truly encountered a serious issue."

"It not only has a physical form, but also..."

"It can shatter."

All was but a moment in the sea of the heart, as An Jing focused his gaze on the ’Dragon Jade’ at the center of You Ruhui’s collarbone.

This Divine Jade was a fragment of the ’Heart of Heaven and Earth’.

Without a doubt, it was leveraging this treasure that You Ruhui was able to perform various inconceivable Divine Skills.

The Earth Escape Divine Skill was probably just a small part of its hidden capabilities, and its very existence was likely a part of some vast ritual formation.

Highest goodness is like water. Water benefits all things without contention. It stays in places people despise. Therefore, it is close to the Dao.

Water has no shape, and the Dao likewise has no form. Water would never have a fixed shape, and the same goes for the Dao.

If one had to make a comparison, not only has the Heavenly Dao of the Embracing the Void realm turned from water to ice, but it has also shattered, its condition unimaginably poor.

Yet, many Dao principles of the Embracing the Void Heavenly Dao are still being carried out, with the Devouring Evil and Manifesting True Dao principle being one of them.

"It is the ’Dragon Jade’."

Facing An Jing, You Ruhui was not shy, and she said frankly, "It is a Divine Object entrusted to me by my father, who is also the former Eight Directions King of Da Chen, King Jing."

"According to my father, it is a fragment of the ’Source of Dragon Qi’ and a crucial part of Da Chen’s nation-protecting grand ritual formation ’North Pole Mystical Heaven Nation-Guarding Grand Formation,’ as well as the core of the ’Talisman Granting of Heaven and Earth’, a Great Dao ritual track."

"It is said that there are other secrets behind it... but those are things that even I do not know."

At this moment, An Jing sighed, leaving You Ruhui somewhat puzzled, "Why are you sighing? Whether it’s excitement or fear, I can understand... but why sigh?"

And An Jing shook his head, "First, pull up your clothing."

"I sighed just because I felt the presence of fate once again."

Although I had suspected it, indeed, the importance of this thing is inconceivable.

Da Chen Dynasty is one of the Ten Heavenly Sects, and, in some sense, the North Pole Mystical Heaven Nation-Guarding Grand Formation is the highest-level protective mechanism for the state and sects in this world. Its power is hard to imagine, at least for An Jing now.

But the upcoming ’Talisman Granting of Heaven and Earth’ is the real priority.

If one could say that the Great Formation is tangible, a physical embodiment of nation protection—like the Great Wall, like martial force, like defense, like tangible authority—

Then the system of the ’Talisman Granting of Heaven and Earth’ is the symbol of the ’order and law’ that Da Chen represents.

It is the true heart of Da Chen.

And now, fragments of this heart lie before him, a holder of ’Heavenly Mandate of the Seven Fiend’.

An Jing could imagine.

If, like all other holders of the Heavenly Mandate of the Seven Fiend before him, he was solely focused on overthrowing the Da Chen Dynasty, then the object and the person before him, Dragon Jade and Ruohui, would be the key to defeating the Da Chen Dynasty in the future.

Even, it could be said to be the only opportunity.

A future without choice is ’fate’.

But now... An Jing believed he still had other choices.

"Source of Dragon Qi..."

An Jing murmured to himself, "The Imperial Court relies on the Dragon Qi of Ten Thousand Spirits to command the Heavenly Sea and stabilize the Earth Veins, granting control over the Earth Veins to its officials. It seems that this is accomplished by the mysterious powers of the ’Heaven and Earth Core’."

"No wonder you could bestow me with Divine Skill through the Jade Token across the void! Perhaps, this is also the essence of Talisman Granting of Heaven and Earth!"

—Perhaps, the reason why the Ten Heavenly Sects are known as such is that each of them controls a part of the ’Heaven and Earth Core’?

Each Heavenly Sect is able to set up an extra system of power like ’Talisman Granting of Heaven and Earth’ for themselves?

An Jing originally wanted to further contemplate the matter of Talisman Granting of Heaven and Earth and the essence of the Heavenly Sects, as he also realized that while this system might not become an independent cultivation system, it would be perfect as a supplement to Martial Arts or Spirit Qi cultivation.

If he were to build a force in the future, having something similar would be excellent; this is the true foundation of a ’Heavenly Sect’.

While An Jing was pondering, he saw Ruohui make a move that caused him to widen his eyes in disbelief.

"An Jing, this is for you."

As she said this, Ruohui extended her hand and pressed a finger against her chest—when she frowned and pulled her finger out, a drop of dark red, faintly gold ’blood’ was drawn out, floating in front of the Dragon Jade.

This blood was vastly different from Ruohui’s own blood. On the girl’s finger was still the presence of ’Mortal Blood’, but it quickly dried up, sublimated, and disappeared without a trace.

Only this one drop of blood was round and flawless, like mercury or gold, its aura heavy as mountains, as if it held the majesty to subjugate the world.

Hum.

In the Divine Sea of An Jing, the Heavenly Profound True Talisman suddenly trembled. This Great Daoist Talisman, deeply connected with the Path of Life, had always been silent in the past, only moving slightly when encountering Mysterious Primordial Qi.

But now, it was trembling wildly, as if it sensed something it immensely desired.

It was quickly suppressed by Subdue Evil.

And at that moment, that drop of blood also took on the rainbow hue of the Dragon Jade, the colors of cyan and purple.

Then, it floated in midair, slowly drifting towards An Jing under the will of Ruohui.

"This is ’Emperor’s Blood’."