All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 250 - 111: A Lofty Perspective

Chapter 250: Chapter 111: A Lofty Perspective

"Young Hero Jing Xuan, you really are..."

As the great bell rang, resonating in all directions, An Jing and Zheng Mo were walking out from the Earth Pulse Hub.

Zheng Mo truly admired An Jing wholeheartedly.

No matter what the reason was, or how profound the accumulated essence of the Kanming Bell originally was, the fact that An Jing could resonate with the Divine Weapon and enable it to advance was an achievement that was truly commendable, no matter how you looked at it!

Even if it were purely by luck, having such fortune in a world dominated by fate patterns and destiny like Embracing the Void was a top-notch talent!

"Hmm, it’s nothing, I just did what I should have done."

As for Zheng Mo’s various exaggerated flatteries—such as unbelievable martial arts foundation and being a true genius—these did not affect An Jing much.

Because he indeed was!

Mentioning facts naturally wouldn’t excite him much; An Jing was merely contemplating the plans ahead, carefully choosing his words, ready to say, "Magistrate Zheng, considering I have gained some insights, I might need to stay in Kanming City a bit longer... During this period, my family’s business might conduct some trade in Kanming City, and this tax and toll fee..."

Before An Jing could finish, Zheng Mo immediately agreed without hesitation, "Hey, I couldn’t ask for more, Young Hero Jing! You can stay in Kanming City as long as you like!"

"As for your family’s trade? Besides the basic toll fee, I have the authority to waive all other market taxes!"

"Oh... Thank you so much..." Originally, An Jing only intended to secure some benefits and lay the groundwork for future bi-regional trade, but now he felt a bit puzzled: Was it really that exaggerated?

In fact, it was.

As nurturing Divine Weapons through the Earth Vein was a core policy of the Da Chen Dynasty, it was always a major benchmark in evaluations. In fact, if a city’s Guardian Grandmaster wasn’t skilled in commerce or public welfare, or even if he was mediocre in military aspects, it didn’t matter as long as he could ensure the Earth Vein thrived and the Divine Weapon smoothly advanced. Then, he could look forward to a glowing performance review followed by promotions and wealth.

Zheng Mo, as a former official of Da Chen, was undoubtedly unqualified. He had never really managed anything significant in the past, and the maintenance of the Kanming Bell was just a routine annual affair, all of which was handled by Shu Zheng’s side.

If it weren’t for Shu Zheng’s sudden death, he would most likely have continued this way, either retiring or dying an ’accidental’ death, to be replaced by another official from the Demon Sect.

But this time, not to mention his decent performance in the turmoil of the True Demon Sect, just the advancement of the Kanming Bell alone was enough for Zheng Mo to receive commendations from the Prefecture Government of Wild State!

Even... not just that.

Ding—

"Eh? The Kanming Bell advanced?"

At the Provincial Government Office of Wild State, Inspector Cao and the Governor, while having tea, both paused and showed signs of surprise, "At this time?"

"Indeed, it’s quite impressive, the Kanming Bell has advanced!"

Both being officials from Divine Repository of Da Chen, the two were extremely sensitive to fluctuations in the Earth Vein. The Governor of Chenzhou, with his abundant beard, laughed heartily, "That boy Shu Zheng did quite well back then. I had anticipated that the Kanming Bell would advance under his care."

"Unexpected incidents occurred frequently, with both the Heavenly Demon and the Frost Calamity, leading to his untimely death. I thought the advancement would be delayed by more than a decade."

"It turns out, there was still some destiny left in that place!"

"It’s all your merit, Brother Chen," Inspector Cao complimented. Although he was a central inspector, he could act haughty in front of minor officials but had no mystique before a Provincial Governor like this, a real power broker of the region.

Everyone belongs to the Divine Repository; all are colleagues who report their work together at meetings in Shenjing, merely having different responsibilities. Why put on airs with one another? Naturally, it’s all about giving face and lifting each other up.

This was also a peculiarity of Da Chen’s officialdom: although their responsibilities might differ in weight and their positions might be more critical, the power bestowed by the Talisman Granting of Heaven and Earth was the same.

Among officials of the same talisman, even if their ranks differed by two or three grades, they were essentially equal, making their interactions very ’friendly and equal’.

"Inspector Cao, this is also your achievement. If it weren’t for you taking action to protect Kanming City, how could we have this result today? We are not going home sober tonight!"

Having a Divine Weapon advance in one’s jurisdiction was something Governor of Chenzhou was very excited about; it was worthy of a separate entry in his record of achievements, and by the practice of all involved sharing the spoils, Inspector Cao could also partake in some of the benefits.

"Thank you very much, Chen." Inspector Cao smiled as he sipped his tea, and he couldn’t help but think of the ’Jing Xuan’ he had recommended that morning.

"Could it be," he wondered, "that the advancement of the Divine Weapons is related to that young man?"

However, immediately afterwards, Inspector Cao shook his head mentally: "Forget it, it doesn’t matter anymore, I’m not going to go looking for the Commandery Princess. Let someone else do it."

Just now, he had reported the failure of his mission to the headquarters of the Mystery Armor Guard. As Inspector Cao had thought, the higher-ups didn’t blame him too harshly, only criticizing him as a matter of routine.

After all, it wasn’t easy for Da Chen to train a Divine Repository official, and they couldn’t really be too harsh.

Not to mention that Inspector Cao, though without merit, still had his hardships, so it wasn’t appropriate to punish him.

Starting from Zheng Mo, information about the advancement of the Divine Weapons was reported level by level, and Jing Xuan’s name was also occasionally mentioned.

Although apart from the initial document from Zheng Mo, no one thought that Jing Xuan was the hero who facilitated the advancement of the Kanming Bell—even An Jing knew that it was largely due to the accumulation of the bell itself, and all he had done was give a little stimulus—the most important thing was this ’familiarity’.

Throughout the Wild State, everyone now knew that there was a Dust Li young man, extremely lucky, who just happened to witness the Divine Weapon’s advancement.

And if one were to investigate further, one would learn that this young man named Jing Xuan, whose master was a Divine Repository True Person of the Five Mountains of Dust Li, had also taken action during the chaos in Kanming City and made no small contribution.

Further investigation... was unnecessary.

Click.

As Inspector Cao finished his report about his inspection trip to the northwest and submitted it, this identity of "Dust Li Jing Xuan" was also categorized into the "Friendly" section under the folder of "Visible Empty Mountain—True Master Mysterious Mirror."

"Interesting, Zheng Mo... I remember, this guy was a complete waste under Shu’s command. It seems like a crisis can indeed train people; those who pass the imperial examinations aren’t truly useless."

When Inspector Cao left the Wild State and returned to Shenjing to report his work, the Governor of Chenzhou resumed his seat of power.

"This bunch of bastards from the True Demon Sect, they almost caused a big trouble without paying attention."

The solemn-faced and burly Provincial Governor pondered for a moment, then picked up a talisman: "Hello? Patrol Envoy Lin, the Kanming Bell has advanced, our deal is off."

"This isn’t good, Lord Chen,"

From the other end of the talisman, a somewhat surprised female voice came through: "We’re the ones who maintain the bell on a regular basis, and it was us who nurtured it to almost the point of advancement..."

"Although Shu died, according to the agreement, we should send another Grandmaster to take over this merit, right?"

"Plans cannot keep up with changes, Shu died, and I’m also very upset, I really had high hopes for him."

The Governor of Chenzhou laughed, reminiscent of an old lion, more ferocious and fierce than pleased: "You, Heaven’s Will, plan everything so perfectly, always winning, winning, winning, now you have to lose with me for a while."

"Of course, we’ve cooperated for many years, I won’t really let you suffer a loss... Patrol Envoy Lin, lately, the True Demon Sect’s erosion in the Bai Bu area of Dust Li is a bit severe, and this isn’t good for us either."

"I know, your influence is mostly on the side of the Northern Barbarians... so I wonder if you’re interested, in helping to rebuild the trade routes in the northwest frontier region?"

"Oh? That’s quite generous," the voice behind the talisman sounded surprised, she pondered: "Could it be... congratulations, my lord?"

’Haha, not yet, not yet.’ To this, the Governor of Chenzhou shook his head and laughed: "The situation in Hanhai is not going well, old Gu can’t support it alone, and this old soldier of the Northern Border... will soon have to go and lend a hand."

’That time, it’ll be a matter of convenience.’

’Lord has always been trustworthy,’ hearing this, the female voice also laughed: ’We will naturally reciprocate.’

"Now that you shift from civil to military and end the inspection, let me congratulate you first on your prosperous martial destiny, may you be honored in Shenjing!"

These lofty perspectives, for the time being, shifted away from Kanming City.

In Kanming City, An Jing and his companions were also greeted by a relatively peaceful time.