All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 303 - 164: The Land of No Return (1/3)

Chapter 303: Chapter 164: The Land of No Return (1/3)

Within mere moments, all the martial artists from Zuohuan Sect and Huangyang Sect were slain.

By the time the officials’ martial artists arrived and found that Jing Xuan had killed this group of people and located Jing Xuan, An Jing had already started checking his sword box and spears, donned a bulletproof poncho with Thunder Beads, and had a shield hung on his back, clearly fully armed.

When the governmental agents arrived, An Jing was moving a box containing somewhat strange-looking items—he was organizing a large stockpile of firepower he had bought in the Tianyuan Realm, part of which was still in the warehouse in Chonggang Town, but he also had a whole house full of bombs and landmines in the Embracing the Void realm.

After Jing Xuan became famous, he couldn’t blatantly use the sword box under the identity of An Jing; if possible, it was best not to use Thunder Beads, landmines, or explosives either.

But when it really came down to critical times, An Jing would not be soft-hearted, letting them know the true worth of his previous life’s title "Warrior King of Unified War"!

"Jing, Young Hero Jing!"

The visitor was an acquaintance, none other than Head Constable Wang, who had initially wanted to examine Jing Xuan’s pass permit. An Jing held no ill feelings toward him, and even understood his actions quite well, but the other party was clearly somewhat embarrassed.

However, the situation was urgent, and this old constable quickly made An Jing aware of the current situation in Kanming City.

Yesterday, due to Zheng Mo’s merits in guarding the Divine Weapon during its progression, surviving the Frost Calamity, and assisting neighboring friendly cities, he went to Province City to report his work and was prepared to be transferred to Shenjing for an assessment and training.

During his transfer, a Martial Meridian military official from nearby Tianyou City was supposed to come to Kanming City to take over the Great Seal. With the endorsement of the Great Seal, this military official’s strength was invincible under Divine Repository, and with the power of the Divine Weapon, even the Divine Repository could pass down orders. He was more than capable of maintaining the safety of Kanming City and ensuring order.

Who could have known that during this slight gap in the changing of the guard, an accident occurred!

"The Grandmaster from Tianyou City is dead! He was ambushed and killed on the road by a group of martial artists of unknown origin, led by two Grandmasters!"

Head Constable Wang, when expressing these words, could hardly conceal his disbelief and absurdity.

Although it was a border region, the idea that a martial official with a Granting Talisman from Da Chen could be ambushed and killed seemed almost ludicrous. Well, actually, this kind of thing isn’t so uncommon, even outside the border regions; it usually involves old grudges and new hatreds, a dead official might just mean a refreshing of the local bureaucracy.

But this time was different. This was clearly a group of people conspiring against Kanming City; currently, there wasn’t a single Talisman Holder inside or outside Kanming City who could connect Earth Vein Divine Weapons and Great Formations, which in some sense, meant that Kanming City was now a "lawless land"!

It was then that the forces from Zuohuan Sect and Huangyang Sect arrived, and their target was precisely "Jing Xuan"!

"Let’s go quickly, here are ’Godspeed Talismans’ and ’Invisibility Talismans’... whatever else you need, just say!"

Head Constable Wang handed over two talismans to An Jing, seeming a bit ashamed, "After you leave, we’ll announce that you’ve departed..."

An Jing took the two talismans.

He very well understood Head Constable Wang’s implications—everyone was no fool; it was completely apparent that the true targets of the unknown forces and the two sects, Zuohuan and Huangyang, were "Jing Xuan" and his mentor "Mingguang Dust."

In the absence of a Guardian Grandmaster, if they were to start a battle in Kanming City, it would truly result in a massacre with no one able to stop it!

Given this, for Kanming City, it was obviously better for Jing Xuan to leave Kanming City, allowing these people to fight outside. However, to just drive Jing Xuan away like this felt a bit too much like ’good people get knifed’ so Head Constable Wang utilized the official talisman stock and handed them to An Jing, both in hopes that Jing Xuan could get further away and also in hopes that Jing Xuan could survive.

"I understand you, no need to feel ashamed, if it were me, I would also prioritize saving more lives."

Taking the talismans, An Jing smiled and extended his hand, patting the shoulder of the old constable who was too ashamed to meet his gaze, he sincerely said, "You have a kind heart, that is why you feel ashamed, that is why it pains you. Old man, trust me, you are doing the right thing."

"Just, you need to think about one thing."

"Would anyone really go so far as to kill the Grandmaster from Tianyou City just for my sake?"

"This..."

This was also a question that Head Constable Wang couldn’t figure out. Theoretically, if they really wanted to target An Jing, even with the presence of the Talisman Holder official Zheng Mo deterring them, wouldn’t sending a Grandmaster to secretly assassinate him achieve the same result? Why then would they need to make a big move and intercept the Grandmaster from Tianyou City?

"Kanming City itself must also be one of their targets."

An Jing stated confidently as he surveyed the entire city, "In my opinion, with the weather being nice, we should prepare to evacuate the city population now—there are quite a few villages around that could accommodate many people; at least the upcoming battle won’t affect the areas outside the city."

"This is just your speculation..." Head Constable Wang’s voice trembled somewhat. It’s human nature to want to deal with problems in the simplest way possible without complicating things too much.

But An Jing was certain.

Because he was the Heavenly Mandate, he was sure he would stir up a lot of big events.

"Head Constable Wang."

So, An Jing spoke to him seriously, "This all depends on your decision."

"Is it to make a big move which might end up being a busy waste, yet could also potentially save the entire city’s populace; or to hold on to a glimmer of hope, thinking letting me leave could solve all the problems?"

Head Constable Wang remained silent until he left.

But as a veteran of the Northern Border battlefields, An Jing could see that the other had already made a decision.

An Jing stood at his own doorstep, pondered for a moment, and couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

Regardless, even if everyone from the Entire Kanming City left, he could not.

Because the Great Void Passage was still here, it was the beacon that would guide the return of the Mingguang Dust... Although he didn’t understand why those people would come after him, this was actually good news for An Jing.

That is, the enemy also believed that the Mingguang Dust would return to this place in the near future.

An Jing looked towards the Illusionary Light Formation and the Great Void Altar with some annoyance, "Honestly, now that they’ve shown up in my face, being discovered is just that, but the main issue is I can’t contact my master... Why didn’t he leave me a communication magic artifact?"

"Maybe he did."

Subdue Evil hinted, "Take a look at the token the Mingguang Dust left you."

An Jing blinked and pulled out the token, a small mirror framed by stone, and discovered indeed there was an unusual phenomenon.

The mirror surface of this small mirror shimmered with strands of golden light, and this light was continuously expanding and growing.

"Hmm, this represents that the owner of the Divine Skill infused within is getting closer, hence the Divine Skill is responding," Subdue Evil, although greatly forgetful in various significant matters, could recall surprisingly cleanly in such obscure moments, confidently explained, "Looking at this trend, at most within a day, Mingguang Dust will return to Kanming City."

"Phew."

An Jing exhaled, though he had already confirmed this point through the actions of the enemy, he felt more at ease after Subdue Evil had reassured him, "Although the enemy has definitely set various traps for my master, even a thorough net of heaven and earth, I believe he should be able to deal with these issues."

"As long as the master comes back, things will start to get better!"

"Your master is indeed remarkable." Not only An Jing, but even Subdue Evil praised, "To call him a Martial Artist would be an understatement; he’s more like a Divine Skill cultivator from our era, deep-rooted in Daoist Foundation and abundant in essence qi spirit."

"He doesn’t seem to have a specialty, and he only possesses five Divine Abnormalities, but in reality, he can handle any situation—having more Divine Abnormalities isn’t necessarily better. In the hands of a true genius, even missing one, say four Divine Abnormalities, he could probably evolve them into the Four Symbols Yin Yang, encompassing everything!"

"Moreover, his cultivation of Divine Skills is extremely profound, and it already has a touch of Dao, sure to condense an Immortal Golden Core... In fact, I see it’s not just the Dao Fetus Nascent Soul, he might even attempt the realm of Primordial Spirit!"