All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 344 - 201 Entering the Field of Vision (4/3)

Chapter 344: Chapter 201 Entering the Field of Vision (4/3)

An Jing was very aware that it was because Nian Quan was quite young, having received his own legacy, he could not keep his feelings to himself, was unable to stay calm, and thus wanted to repay something right away.

It made sense, too, given Nian Quan’s inherent talents and personality, after years of silence and although he could endure, he must have been feeling extremely stifled.

After obtaining the Heavenly River Life and Death Sword, he had certainly shown off his skills and had his moment of glory, and now he had even become the team captain at the school, able to directly communicate with the Principal, presenting himself as a campus leader—how could he not feel grateful to An Jing, who had changed his fate?

Not to mention a Great Void Magical Instrument, even if An Jing asked him for something even more precious or all of his possessions, Nian Quan would have undoubtedly agreed without hesitation.

Only... to outsiders, Nian Quan’s actions might seem a bit unbelievable—at this moment, Huo Qing was already bewildered, unsure of when An Jing had made such a staunch friend.

"This is what the school awarded me, it’s the prize I got from the last tournament among ten schools."

Yet Nian Quan seemed oblivious to this, somewhat embarrassedly smiling as he showed off, "It’s just that I don’t really have any use for it. When I go out, a sword is enough for me."

This wrist guard style Great Void Magical Instrument was silver-white all over, with faint light grey patterns etched on it, shimmering continuously as Spirit Qi flowed. On the upper and lower ends of the wrist guard, there were twelve semi-transparent lead-colored gems embedded, which were the very Void Nether Stones An Jing was familiar with.

"Indeed, it is a very high-quality Great Void Magical Instrument."

Subdue Evil took one look and concluded, "This Magical Instrument not only stores items in the Great Void but also offers Protective Body—see those Void Nether Stones? Only the six stones on top serve the purpose of storage, holding items in twelve different compartments, while the six stones below are infused with Armor Talismans, allowing for six uses of Protective Body Armor, although it will need recharging after that."

"Only..." Subdue Evil was a bit puzzled, "With such good material and craftsmanship, why can’t the Protective Body Armor recharge automatically? If it were me, I’d probably modify the circuitry, allowing it to be used once or twice a day for Protective Body Armor, but it could recharge automatically every day."

"In a real emergency, there’s no difference between having one Protective Body Armor and six, what matters is that instant automatic defense."

——Of course, they want you to pay for recharging, there’s not that many self-recharging good things in the Tianyuan Realm.

An Jing thought to himself, but in reality, he raised his hand and pushed the Great Void Magical Instrument back, "Wait a minute."

"This..."

Nian Quan was somewhat at a loss, thinking that An Jing did not want it, he proceeded to remove his own sword from his side, "Then this sword..."

An Jing glanced at Huo Qing, conveying a message of ’how can this person be even simpler than you were back then?’ while Huo Qing shook his head slightly as if to say ’maybe that’s how city folks are.’

But this was not simplicity, An Jing could see that Nian Quan was just confused due to his concern, he had probably been lonely for too long, enduring too much solitary time. The Heavenly River Sword Skills had allowed him to shine on his own, but none of his teammates or classmates could really understand him, and Nian Quan didn’t dare to share many of his truths with them.

People have a need to confide, especially young people in their youth. Being lonely for too long, even if Nian Quan could endure it, upon meeting An Jing who he could tell everything, he naturally couldn’t help but want to show his goodwill.

An Jing took Nian Quan’s sword, admired it in its sheath for a bit, drew the blade, then handed it back, "It is indeed a good sword. But calm down a little."

While passing back the sword and their bodies touched, An Jing silently channeled Inner Strength, communicating through bone conduction, "There are some things I never intended for you to repay in the first place. What you need to do is to become as strong as possible... that’s enough."

"... I understand," An Jing’s words also made Nian Quan gradually calm down, "Okay."

Then, An Jing invited, "Let’s walk around together. There’s plenty of time to talk about anything you want to say."

On the other side, Principal He, who had already turned to leave, suddenly turned back his head, looking towards An Jing.

"Sword Intent?"

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s, staring intently in the direction of An Jing: "This boy from the wilderness, he has Sword Intent too?"

Principal He himself was a master of the Sword Dao. He was one of the five individuals from Third Middle School who had comprehended Sword Intent during his school years; including Nian Quan, that made it six.

Back in the year when all the middle schools in Xuanye City participated in the city-wide contest before the Tianyuan Realm exam, he took second place, second only to the descendant of a Golden Core True Person from First Middle School.

Although his cultivation had somewhat lagged due to his work and he had yet to reach the Purple Mansion stage, his dedication to the Sword Dao remained steadfast.

Just now, the moment An Jing held the sword, Principal He sensed a flicker of Spirit Mechanism, which was on the verge of a sword’s hum. It was extremely faint, but any practitioner of the Sword Dao could keenly perceive it, understanding that another swordsman had made contact with his weapon.

As a true representative of being well-versed in the Sword Dao, someone who possesses Sword Intent can condense the true Qi of the Sword Dao with their Divine Sense without needing any other Cultivation Techniques. It can be said that they can resolve the biggest issue of advancing to Foundation Establishment with their own power alone.

If it was an Enlightenment Sword Intent Seed from someone with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, then reaching the Purple Mansion stage could be anticipated, which was one of the reasons why Principal He wanted to cultivate Nian Quan. Although Third Middle School had many backers, having one more Purple Mansion Sword Immortal was indeed a good thing.

But such a rare Sword Intent... How could it suddenly emerge like cabbages?

No. Perhaps it’s not cabbages.

"...A mutual recognition among Sword Dao geniuses?"

Principal He fell into contemplation, knowing that with Nian Quan’s personality, he would certainly not make friends with someone he didn’t respect—and Nian Quan’s current enthusiasm clearly showed that he considered the other party to be on par with himself or even having aspects he could learn from.

Moreover, people from the wilderness and gang talents... Also, Nian Quan’s family was so poor before, they only had the chance to come into contact with these non-noble civilian geniuses.

"We should keep an eye on him."

He hadn’t planned on it before, but now, Principal He changed his mind: "That Huo Qing is getting older, it might be inconvenient for him... but this An Xuan, let’s see when he is willing to apply for Xuanye City citizenship, and then give him a hand."

"Principal..."

The secretary was a bit troubled: "Although it can be done, it would require greasing a lot of palms... I can’t decide on my own, it needs your signature..."

"Wait until we get back to school, I’ll stamp it for you, take my letter of introduction over."

Principal He nodded slightly: "You also know about the recent moves by those at the top... The more promising talents, the better. Whether or not An Xuan is willing, at least it’ll make Nian Quan trust us more."

"Yes."

The secretary nodded in agreement and then set off, with eyes shining, to handle the matters through the Spiritual Network.

"People from the wilderness, gang members, civilians in the city... What an extraordinary combination."

In the end, Principal He took one last glance at the backs of An Jing, Nian Quan, and Huo Qing happily conversing, and couldn’t help but smile silently before turning and continuing to lead his team away.

This is probably what youth is all about.