All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 346 - 203: Tengshuang White (2/3)

Chapter 346: Chapter 203: Tengshuang White (2/3)

Of course, scarcity holds its own value.

If Water Element cultivators succeed in Qi Refinement, whether they join an adventure team in the Wilderness or a company in the city, they are highly sought after. They could easily choose either hydroponic agriculture or water purification systems to live a stable life.

And for someone like Nian Quan, with a Heavenly Water Spiritual Root, and also a Sword Immortal, the things he could do were plentiful, which was exactly why Principal He cultivated him.

All in all, these six elixirs were absolutely more valuable for Nian Quan than a mere Great Void Magical Instrument.

But the same could be said in reverse—for An Jing, who already possessed the Son of Heaven Method, what need did he have for such elixirs that cleanse internal impurities? As for cultivation, his pace was fast enough; any faster and he would be at risk of an unstable foundation.

As for Spirit Stones, Nian Quan wasn’t overly concerned, because Principal He had promised to provide him with a superior quality Water Spirit Stone if Nian Quan followed through with his cultivation to the sixth level of Qi Refinement and did not breach the contract.

Such tailored resources, while tremendously appreciated by Nian Quan, also felt a bit too coincidental.

However, An Jing had a different perspective—among the people he knew, attributes varied widely: Huo Qing’s Earth Wood Fire, his own Earth Wood Gold, Xiaobai’s Xuan Yin resembling Water, You Ruhui’s Earth Gold, his master Mingguang Dust’s Yin Yang, Jin Yanhua’s Thunder Gold... An Jing always found a way to gift things away, making the receiver feel as though it was a match made in heaven.

"Put it away, let’s go buy a vehicle!"

Before Nian Quan could mull over some ordinary words of thanks, An Jing, feeling he had made a huge profit, happily arrived at the vehicle store, only to be nearly kicked out by the shopkeeper.

"A minor? Get out, get out, minors can’t drive, understand?"

The shopkeeper was most likely a gang member turned legit. Although his hairstyle was an ordinary buzz cut, the tattoo on his neck was quite conspicuous.

For the first time facing eviction due to his age, An Jing was stunned—although he didn’t quite inherit Innate Wisdom’s mindset, his mental age was slightly older; he had never anticipated this kind of issue arising from being just over twelve years old.

Having no choice, An Jing had to demonstrate his Qi Refinement cultivation—this time, it was the shopkeeper’s turn to blink in surprise, scrutinizing An Jing as if doubting his own eyes.

After several confirmations, the shopkeeper grudgingly made way, "Come in, fellow Daoist."

"I need a portable transport that can be loaded into a Great Void Magical Instrument. I don’t care about passenger or cargo capacity, I just need it to be fast, durable, and able to operate in various environments."

An Jing straightforwardly stated his needs, his words standard and requirements clear and specific, exactly the type of customer the vehicle shop owner liked. The owner nodded, "What about protection against extreme conditions?"

"Acid rain, sandstorms, heavy snow, torrents. Can it handle extreme heat as well?"

"All coverable, no problem. It just needs to integrate a Protective Formation Disk, which will cost some additional Good Deeds."

"Show me the basic model first."

The entire process didn’t take more than five minutes, and soon An Jing saw the vehicle the shopkeeper had put forward.

A hovering motorbike.

The body of the motorbike was silver-white, made up of thickened alloy armor, and it featured four hovering rotors on each side, enhanced with Wind Elemental Art of Magic, powered by a large-capacity Spirit Qi Furnace, capable of flying three zhang above the ground, cruising up to forty-five thousand li per day, and capable of continuous operation for eighteen hours.

"Tengshuang White Type C."

The shopkeeper explained, "The best solo vehicle you can buy on the market. Though it’s not as fast as an actual flying shuttle or high-class flying vehicle, and its defense capacity is a bit lower, it definitely meets all your requirements."

"Original price five thousand five hundred, Special City opening, taking advantage of the grand Yan 49 celebration, giving it to you for four thousand nine hundred Good Deeds, a real bargain."

The moment An Jing saw the hovering motorbike, he knew it was exactly the vehicle he needed.

However, not being a professional, it was typical for him to be deceived by outward appearances—at this moment, Huo Qing stepped forward, asked politely if he could inspect it.

The shopkeeper, realizing Huo Qing was not a Qi cultivator, initially wanted to frown and rebuke, but Huo Qing subtly clenched his fist, the sound of his muscles and bones creaking suddenly made the shopkeeper sober up, "Body Refinement? Ah, sure, go ahead, take a look."

Sure enough, Huo Qing casually found four faults—the Spirit Qi Furnace was old, obviously refurbished; the Wind Walking Skill had issues, likely causing the flying height to be low; the Activation Skills were malfunctioning, requiring a refresh of Spirit Qi compatibility.

And the final question was even simpler.

"This thing is stolen goods."

Huo Qing didn’t say this outright, but whispered into An Jing’s ear, "I was wondering how such a good car could be sold here, it’s stolen goods from who knows where!"

"An Jing, there’s no problem using it in the Wilderness, but never bring it into the city, who knows what problems could arise..."

For this, An Jing was quite open-minded—don’t be fooled by the name change to Special Market, it’s essentially still a Black Market. What’s so strange about selling stolen goods at a Black Market?"

"We need to knock the price down, selling stolen goods to us at eighty percent of the price?"

An Jing shook his head and proceeded to bargain with Huo Qing.

The boss had only intended to deceive some young people, and since he encountered ones who knew their stuff, he didn’t insist too much. He just laughingly cursed, ’You little rascals have quite sharp eyes,’ and sold it for 3,200 Good Deeds.

Huo Qing thoroughly inspected the vehicle and then discovered a problem with the high beam lights, which led to a heated discussion with the shop owner, but it ended with Huo Qing’s victory—the high beams were irreparable, but the owner agreed to install a short-range flash burst Skills generator.

"No one uses high beams in the Wilderness anyway, that’s asking for death. A short-range flash that can dazzle a Demon Beast is enough. In my opinion, you scored big time."

Reason being what it is, both of them proceeded to load the Skills and Protective Formation Disk.

In general, this shopping trip ended in Perfection.

By this time, An Jing and Huo Qing also had to part ways with Nian Quan.

"I hope the next time I come, I can hear news of your championship."

As he was leaving, in a corner of Special City, An Jing smiled and gave a word of encouragement, while Nian Quan shook his head, "Being in the top ten this time will be good enough, but..."

Speaking in this manner, Nian Quan somewhat expectantly handed his own sword to An Jing, "When you gripped the sword just now, I indeed sensed the Sword Intent... Although the Heavenly River Sword Intent is vast and profound for me, and I’m far from reaching its limit, I also want to... experience your Sword Intent."

"Hmm, my Sword Intent?"

An Jing understood the feeling of a Sword Dao cultivator being unable to resist experiencing another Sword Cultivator’s Sword Intent; in the realm of Embracing the Void, that probably meant drawing swords and starting a fight outright.

But to be honest, An Jing’s Sword Intent... he himself didn’t quite understand it.

"Do I really have Sword Intent?"

In the Divine Sea, An Jing asked Subdue Evil somewhat confusedly, and Subdue Evil was astonished, "No way, you don’t know?"

"An Jing, the essence of Sword Intent is to hold a deadly weapon, foster a deadly thought, use the killing thought to push forth the Evil Qi, gathering all of one’s spirit, turning Essence Qi into one unified force, a purest and most deadly thought, and when Divine Sense and Essence Qi unify, Sword Intent naturally arises, capable of destroying all laws!"

An Jing blinked and hesitated, "Is that it?"

—I seem to do that every time I make a move...

"Yes, that’s it. The Air-Cleaving Sword strike you unleashed when you broke through the Inner Breath as a layman, that was your Sword Qi."

Subdue Evil stated matter-of-factly, "Whenever you think about killing someone, that state is considered activating Sword Intent—that’s why I say you are a Sword Dao genius. Ordinary people, when they think about killing, are still infused with mixed emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and more, muddled with hatred and curses, making it difficult to achieve Sword Intent."

"In Qi Refinement, Sword Intent can sever Skills; in Foundation Establishment, it can destroy Spiritual Intent; in Purple Mansion, it can break the Great Void... As for the Golden Core, you need to elevate your Sword Intent to ’Dao’."

"But before Golden Core, Sword Intent is substantial!"

"And your desire to kill, so intense and pure, it’s not just about wielding a sword. Whatever weapon you hold will carry that intent—even a leaf could emit a blade’s energy, you can say you naturally near the Dao. I’ve been suspecting you might be an Immortal God from a past life who comprehended the ’Way of Laws’."