All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 305 - 166 This is the Heavenly Mandate (3/3)

Chapter 305: Chapter 166 This is the Heavenly Mandate (3/3)

Suddenly, An Jing heard a voice.

He flashed a smile, then stepped aside, and a glowing Dharma Body also smiled and nodded at An Jing, picking up the Water Mirror, "I’m back already, you don’t need to ask my disciple to help me."

[Oh? Guangchen, your mastery of the Mirror Self Technique is truly impressive.]

From the other side of the Water Mirror, the voice of the Northern Patrol Envoy seemed surprised for a moment, but it didn’t appear to be completely unexpected, [It seems ’Huan Xin’ and ’Hun Lan’s joint siege wasn’t very effective, and with the Great Formation set by He, even True Master Mysterious Mirror still had some energy to spare.]

[But indeed, I am not with them, you can believe me on this, right?]

"Lin Yongye."

Mingguang Dust’s Mirror Self Technique body slightly shook its head, "I’ll assume for now that you didn’t make a move against me... Have you and He Wuchang started having conflicts recently? Tell me his trump card, his injury hasn’t healed yet, and this time he was just assisting, I’ve already left him behind."

"But my premonition tells me he’s doing something very dangerous."

[I cannot betray my kin.]

Lin Yongye said with a light chuckle, [So I absolutely wouldn’t tell you where He Wuchang is hiding right now because once you find out, you’d be able to locate him in no time]—(He’s nearby.)

[And since his Divine Repository of Qi is damaged, he can only possess others with his blood and spirit, even if he possessed ’some Grandmaster’ to sneak into Kanming City, there’s no way he could pose a threat to you, so for his safety, I absolutely won’t tell you his intelligence]—(Now his Soul and Spirit have possessed a Martial Meridian Grandmaster who sneaked into Kanming City, targeting Jing Xuan.)

"Fine."

Mingguang Dust, who understood all the hints, nodded earnestly, "I owe you one."

[Guangchen, I don’t need favors.] The voice of the Northern Patrol Envoy also gradually grew colder, and only at this moment did An Jing truly grasp that the speaker was the Demon Sect’s Northern Patrol Envoy, [Promise me. Kill Hun Lan and He Wuchang. If you make me this promise, I will take action personally, even controlling a Divine Weapon to help you escape your predicament.]

"I make no promises to you."

Mingguang Dust spoke calmly, "Even if I indeed plan to do so, and I know you wouldn’t go back on your word."

"Lin Yongye, I am not a knife, you can’t control me... and don’t make a move against my disciple."

He raised a finger and pointed it towards the mirror, and behind the Water Mirror, the eyes of the Northern Patrol Envoy flickered, as if she wanted to say more, but her image dissipated.

An Jing had been quietly watching the whole time, not saying a word, until Mingguang Dust let out a long sigh of ’karmic entanglement’ and then turned to look at him, it was then that An Jing spoke, "Master, are you alright?"

"I’m sorry." Mingguang Dust apologized as gently as he did two months ago. He sighed and lifted his head, gazing toward the distant mountains with a complex expression, "I should have returned sooner, but I encountered too many unforeseen events... There shouldn’t have been so many, but it’s not strange that there were."

—That might be because of me.

The bearer of the Seven Fiend Heavenly Mandate felt a bit guilty at the moment, but An Jing knew there was no use worrying about these things, "What exactly is going on? I have no idea why Zuohuan Huangyang’s side is targeting me, I’ve just killed a number of them and returned."

"Caught up by the karma of the past."

Mingguang Dust’s Dharma Body was somewhat faint and didn’t harbor much strength. When he said this, he began to laugh, but it was rather bitter, "To put it simply... back during the tournament of the Five Sects, I offended quite a few people."

"It’s not just that."

An Jing easily detected others’ avoidance of certain topics. He confidently said, "For them to come out in full force to besiege you, sir... Tell me, did you kill their friends and relatives, or did you steal their opportunities?"

Mingguang Dust wasn’t one to deny the truth; faced with An Jing’s probing, he responded with a wry smile, "I hadn’t expected that someone who lost to me would go back and commit suicide—It was just his sword that I broke, even if it was his Lifebound Heart Sword. He was still young, why not foster a new one? I’ve broken my own Lifebound Mirror several times; the death of Huan Xin’s brother ’Yongling Sword’ can’t be blamed on me."

"As for fate and opportunity, these things don’t abide by a first-come, first-served rule. It’s all about the inheritance from the predecessors in Cave Heaven, and if I have better innate talent, what can I do if it chooses me? Although Hun Lan may have solved all the puzzles and could be smarter than me, he doesn’t have the natural talent that I possess."

—Wow, quite the enemy indeed.

An Jing had made the right guess, but he felt no joy in his heart.

The death of his kin, the grudge over opportunities, coupled with the hatred for the Western Patrol Envoy He Wuchang, who seemed to be always grasping his mallet... All these seemingly noble True Persons bore personal grudges against his own teacher.

Moreover, according to An Jing’s speculation, the only people capable of stopping Mingguang Dust, who was known as the ’Endless Heavens Traveler’, were undoubtedly other Endless Heavens Travelers.

This question could be ascertained with a single inquiry. An Jing asked, and Mingguang Dust nodded: "Huan Xin and Hun Lan might have grievances against me, but with their abilities, they definitely could not stop me—I encountered problems when returning from Nanzhou. The coordinates for the Great Void Ritual Altar had been tampered with, leading me into a trap."

"Huan Xin and Hun Lan are fairly strong; they delayed me for a moment, and the Western Patrol Envoy used a secret technique from afar to tangle with me, but what truly worries me... is another ’Endless Heavens Traveler’ who has always lurked behind the scenes, exerting vague pressure on me, collecting all sorts of information about my divine skills."

"In that case," An Jing frowned deeply, "doesn’t that mean there are four Divine Repository True Masters of nearly the same level as you, Teacher, assaulting you with various methods?"

—Is his own teacher a little too strong? Ambushed by four people, falling into a trap, yet still managing to separate a fraction of his Dharma Body to help him?

"They are still battling with me, and I feel there are more than just four." Mingguang Dust also frankly revealed the truth: "An Jing, this situation is extremely dangerous. Those two sects will definitely send martial artists to deal with you. I will tell you all the information I know later, but if possible, I will try to find time to transport you to the Northern Border."

"That’s another matter."

Sensing the underlying implications in Mingguang Dust’s words and feeling a sense of foreboding, An Jing said solemnly, "Teacher, tell me the truth—what trouble have you encountered? I can feel that the real situation is much more difficult than what you’ve told me!"

"This is the border of the Western Mountain. Although the Bright Mirror Sect is located in the central-western part of Ming City, it still has influence that can reach this place... What about the other True Persons of our sect? Where is True Lord Manifesting Holy? And the True Masters from Da Chen?"

"—Sigh." Mingguang Dust furrowed his brow and said with reluctance, "As expected, I can’t hide it from you."

At this point, he formed a hand seal and spoke a truth via a secret voice transmission: "The officials of Da Chen have noticed that Mingjing has completely left Da Chen. Not long ago, they conducted negotiations with representatives from the Five Sects at White Mountain Pass, demanding to send troops into the borders to search various regions in Ming City. The true lords of the sects are all paying attention to that matter, confronting the two princes in Da Chen’s northwest borders."

"Seizing this opportunity, the Zuohuan and Huangyang sects, in order to force Yu Yuan and my Bright Mirror Sect to join the proxy war against Da Chen on behalf of the Hanhai, have resorted to desperate measures."

"They have teamed up with a faction from the Heaven’s Will Demon Sect this time, intending to also ignite conflicts in the Western Mountain, to completely drag us into the fray—if you and I die, it’s as if we were killed by Da Chen’s hands! No matter who actually kills us, we will have died in the territory of Da Chen!"

"Da Chen also lost an official in charge of Granting Talismans. Whether it’s the Northern Patrol Envoy or some Demon Sect behind it, in the end, a Talisman Granting Official has died."

"And that unknown Endless Heavens Traveler is likely a genius from some power in Nanzhou that I offended... He came this time to see through my destiny, to take the opportunity to slay me while I have no reinforcements and no aid!"

"Even, he might have deeper schemes, but I’m trapped in the situation and can’t see it clearly for now."

At this point, Mingguang Dust seemed quite ashamed as he said with a steadfast gaze, "To be honest, as your teacher, I am quite ashamed. I haven’t taught you much, and yet you are drawn into such extreme danger... Although Da Chen and Ming City are not yet in full-scale war, the northwest is no longer safe."

"So no matter what, I will activate the Great Void Altar to send you away from here, to take you back to Hanbei!"

"But this will take time... An Jing, hold on during this period!"

Upon hearing this, An Jing took a sharp breath.

No, no, no, Teacher, you’re blaming yourself unduly. How could your Fate Pattern attract so much trouble... Perhaps... it’s all my fault!

No wonder he had been able to practice in peace for nearly two months... It’s not that retribution won’t come; it’s just not time yet!

Now the Heavenly Mandate has arrived, bringing with it a massive upheaval!