All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 407 - 50 Hey, where did this come from?

Chapter 407: Chapter 50 Hey, where did this come from?

An Jing’s primary purpose in heading to the Tianyuan Realm was to expedite the maturation of spiritual medicines using fertilizers.

There should be a considerable amount of this fertilizer, though it does have some side effects. However, according to An Jing’s understanding of the Earth Pulse Qi, as long as he could control the Earth Pulse energy of Linjiang City to counteract Broken Blade Mountain, he should be able to mitigate some of the side effects, so there was no need to worry about any residual consequences—just use the fertilizer aggressively according to its effects.

Next, were the unmanned drones equipped with high-level poison-resistant protective coatings and suits.

Since the Subdue Evil fragment was likely within the Primordial Spirit Cave, he inevitably had to enter quickly and retrieve it... disregarding the potential return of Shuo Yueying at any moment, as well as the possibility of the True Demon Sect and Da Chen’s side arriving anytime.

Lastly, better unmanned drones were needed.

The drones An Jing currently purchased were very cheap, ordinary surveillance drones costing only twenty to thirty Good Deeds each. These weren’t as expensive as self-destructing drones, let alone possessing various functions like the quietly infiltrating "Six Qi Lotus Platform." This indeed allowed An Jing to use and discard them at will without any heartache, but they also couldn’t be used to explore high-risk areas such as Broken Blade Mountain.

If possible, An Jing wanted to spend a substantial amount of money to buy some durable high-level drones.

These were An Jing’s objectives for this operation. As for the materials for the Dragon Storing Bottle, An Jing believed that Huo Qing would manage it for him, and even if they weren’t completely obtained, it didn’t matter. Puppetry had cleared out Linjiang City’s warehouse of spiritual objects. Although not many good items were there, spiritual objects were usually counted by the box. Not only could these be used as trade goods while An Jing was in the Tianyuan Realm, but filling the gaps would also be effortlessly easy.

An Jing’s plan was solid; he even hummed a tune, pondering over how he should make his purchases shortly.

But, unsurprisingly, something unexpected happened.

Boom!

Just after arriving in the Tianyuan Realm, An Jing heard a thunderous roar. The Purple Mansion Great Formation "Magnetic Rainbow Flame Abyss" of Chonggang Town was being activated with full force. Visibly, golden-red thunder light burst violently from the ground, resembling a blooming thunder flower. Even after it had subsided, the lingering flares and black marks still hung in the air for a long time.

Thick clouds churned back and forth across the sky like the tide, with streaks of purple lightning crisscrossing among them, resembling fish darting through the ocean. Half-boiling, the droplets of water—or perhaps mist—fell from the sky, enveloping the world and shrouding everything in a gray-white acidic fog.

"Ah?"

As soon as An Jing stepped out of the Great Void Passage, he witnessed this overly dramatic scene and watched, almost dumbfounded, as a clump of dark clouds abruptly appeared over Chonggang Town. The clouds, like ink dripping into water, churned and spread, and were ignited shortly thereafter, adorned with gold and red, merging into a tri-color blend of black, red, and gold, turning into an exceptionally hot carbon meteor shower that ignited the air and earth.

The entirety of Chonggang Town had turned into a sea of fire, with the burning charred meteors and buildings amidst the corrosive fog forming a brilliantly luminous city of torches, illuminating An Jing’s face red and causing him to widen his eyes: "What happened here?"

"Eh, what is this about? Is this still Chonggang Town?!"

Although An Jing was shocked, it was only for a moment. He quickly gathered himself, held his breath, and climbed to the top of a small hill to observe the situation in Chonggang Town.

The situation was actually not hard to understand—it was nothing more than another demon beast siege.

The only difference this time was that the momentum of the demon beast siege was much larger than before!

An Jing could confirm that the ring of dark clouds surrounding Chonggang Town was not clouds at all but a Battle Formation formed by countless Fire Crows and Ash Crows, and Spiritual Fiend Qi attacking Chonggang Town. They had already breached several gaps but had not completely penetrated the town yet.

And the Protective Great Formation, which should have been obliterating the masses of demon beasts, was still operating but unable to inflict significant damage... because, in the middle of that mass of demon beasts, there was an exceedingly bright golden light.

A sun.

As the Magnetic Rainbow Flame Abyss operated, the golden-red Earth Flame Magnetic Thunder spread out once more, attempting to crush the beast horde. However, the dark Demon Beast Formation contracted inward, and the black clouds transformed into a pair of wings that blotted out the sky and sun. At the heart of these wings, a golden-red Three-legged Divine Bird materialized, emitting a loud cry and radiating a light as brilliant as the sun.

In that instant, the world, originally obscured by dark clouds and endless mist, was instantly illuminated, becoming clear and transparent—the Three-legged Golden Crow, encircled by a ring of the Supreme Yang Flame, brought heat intense enough to incinerate soul and spirit.

The next moment, it flapped its Ash Wings, crossed them in front of its chest, and forcefully blocked the bombardment from the Purple Mansion Great Formation. It even had strength to spare, lifting sequences of overlapping talisman arrays that condensed into dozens of neatly arranged golden Supreme Yang Flames, hurling them towards Chonggang Town.

This bombardment created several breaches in the walls of Chonggang Town, causing the entire city to shake—but this was unavoidable because, if the Great Formation wasn’t activated to counterattack, the Three-legged Divine Bird, once it had gathered enough power, could potentially destroy Chonggang Town’s defenses in a single strike.

But after being activated, the weakened defenses of the Formation left gaps, which the already-prepared Divine Bird exploited to breach.

"Squeak!"

The silver squirrel, which had been brought to the Tianyuan Realm by An Jing and was perched on his shoulder, was nearly knocked unconscious by the terrifying momentum, while An Jing raised his hand, his Protective Gang Qi surged, blocking the residual heat waves from afar.

He squinted his eyes, his expression grave, "It seems we have arrived at a major event."

"Indeed," Subdue Evil also spoke solemnly, "A Three-legged Golden Crow... with such pure bloodline? Inconceivable. Such top-tier True Spirits, even Embracing the Void rarely encountered them in the past. Most of them roam the Heavenly Sea, their traces utterly elusive."

"But in Tianyuan, it actually gathers troops to attack a city?"

"It’s the root of the abnormal disturbances among the Fire Crows around here!"

At this moment, An Jing also recalled the past incident when he first arrived in the Tianyuan Realm and Iron Hand mistook him for wanting to capture Fire Crows. He had an epiphany, "Back then, this Three-legged Golden Crow was already preparing to besiege the city. All those Fire Crows were its scouts testing the defenses of Chonggang Town."

Reflecting back, many anomalies had signs. If An Jing had decided to hunt the Fire Crows for money back then, perhaps he could have discovered the source of this ’calamity’ sooner, warned Chonggang Town of the impending attack, or taken the opportunity to stockpile some rare goods.

But, since An Jing had chosen to trade between two realms and set up a warehouse in Chonggang Town, he had to taste the flavor of the Golden Crow’s attack.

"What do we do next?"

Subdue Evil said, "Although I have guessed what you are about to do, I still must warn you, it is really dangerous."

"Ha, need you say it? I have a hunch that there must be a secret inside Chonggang Town, or else, the Golden Crow wouldn’t have planned an attack for so long."

Dangerous? Doing nothing is the most dangerous! An Jing now understood more clearly that the more he desired momentary peace, the more he would have to drink the bitter wine later. By doing nothing, he couldn’t make the impact on the world he wanted or achieve the results he desired.

Gazing at the far-off, burning Chonggang Town, with the blazing firelight reflected in his eyes, An Jing said without hesitation, "Not to mention, my brothers might still be inside the city."

"Get ready to enter the city, Subdue Evil. I want to see what treasures this Golden Crow has expended so much effort to acquire by attacking the city."