All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 463 - 89: Legal System (5400, thanks to Ma En’s painful desire to do math problems, Silver League!)_3

Chapter 463: Chapter 89: Legal System (5400, thanks to Ma En’s painful desire to do math problems, Silver League!)_3

"As long as we find a place and use a similar method to control the Earth Vein, forge our own Divine Weapons, and lay down a Great Formation under our own coordination, we can establish our own small faction—then we can bide our time and wait for the day when Da Chen weakens!"

"When Da Chen becomes weak, people will try to choose other powers... Whoever is strong and victorious, people will ultimately cast their lot with them. Their abandonment of Da Chen will be as swift as Da Chen’s abandonment of them!"

"Indeed."

An Jing narrowed his eyes, "But there are too many people doing this. Dust Li’s Five Sects are doing it, Heaven’s Will Demon Sect is doing it, all the Sects’ powers that revolve around Da Chen think this way and act as such. Us doing the same would simply be establishing another Sect."

"But for now, this will suffice; we take it one step at a time... Qinghan, do you still feel lost?"

"Not anymore, Eldest Senior, thank you for showing me this path. I understand now." At this moment, Bai Qinghan also stood up again, grasping An Jing’s intent.

Da Chen truly was a colossal entity; it could distort the truth, conceal facts, twist the years, and smear the chronicles. Its rule was not built on the people’s livelihood but on a sufficient population and a whole system of Earth Vein governance.

Its loss of Emperor’s Blood, Divine Weapons, and strong practitioners was insignificant; the stable laws of Da Chen, the entire system of the Talisman Granting Heavenly Official, and the Emperor’s Blood allowed them to endure like an indestructible legion, where the fall of one could be replaced by another, eternally unbeatable, akin to an everlasting, regenerating, divine dragon of humanity.

To defeat it, one must either wait for its self-implosion or establish one’s own power that can, like Da Chen, endlessly regenerate and never perish—an eternal dragon.

"I have understood the Earth Veins and Dragon Qi in Da Chen’s territorial laws, but it still has a core ’Heavenly Sea’—that, we will need to slowly decipher."

An Jing raised his hand and infused the courtyard tree with Lesser Yang energy, prompting it to sprout anew: "I will seek it out on my own, and afterward, I will go to the Bright Mirror Sect, where I will unravel ’the laws of the Sect,’ and understand the foundation of the Sect’s undying presence in this world."

"Bear in mind, in this world, Da Chen is in the minority; the vast majority of continents are ruled by religious sects and factions. The depth of a Sect might well rival that of the Da Chen dynasty."

"And you, Qinghan."

Turning his head, An Jing looked at the white-haired girl, and Bai Qinghan, understanding An Jing’s meaning, calmly and resolutely said, "Sects and factions, Heaven’s Will Cult is one such faction—I will find the source of the laws that have allowed the Divine Sect to exist for so many years."

"Hmm, although the Demon Sect is rotten, its long-standing existence implies it has a complete order within, a complete set of technologies and principles for generating and distributing benefits."

An Jing smiled, "Exactly. There’s a reason for existence, a correctness for continuity. What we need to do is to discard the bad and absorb what’s correct, so we can attempt to build a better system."

"By then, waiting for an opportunity..."

An Jing didn’t finish the sentence, for he would not just be seeking laws within Embracing the Void.

In the Tianyuan Realm, the foundation of group existence, the reasoning behind the Wilderness forces’ endurance, he would seek them out too. Nian Quan and Huo Qing were his companions.

The technologies and resources from another world, that wisdom nurtured by countless people, were his prey.

Bai Qinghan said nothing further.

The two maintained silence, together watching the courtyard’s young tree burst forth with new buds, sprouting branches and leaves.

It would face the icy chill of the Frost Calamity, perhaps wither, perhaps die... but maybe, just maybe, it would survive the harsh winter and step into the next cycle of seasons.

"I’m off to work, Eldest Senior."

Some time later, after deep thought, Bai Qinghan paid his respects to An Jing with a slight bow and then left the courtyard; meanwhile, An Jing waved goodbye and continued to meditate with closed eyes.

"An Jing, you’re afraid."

Within the Divine Sea, Subdue Evil, who had been listening all along, said with certainty, "From the beginning to the end, you are like facing a formidable enemy. You never shared these views and preparations about Da Chen with me... Do you guard against Da Chen this much?"

"Of course."

An Jing responded softly, "More than guard, I am afraid."

"Subdue Evil, I’ve been forced by the Demon Sect to choose between eating human flesh or death; naturally, I fear that one day Da Chen will also force me to make another choice—I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to make the choice I want every time, so the best method is not to choose."

"But you cannot not choose." Subdue Evil pointed out the contradiction sharply, "A Martial Artist must choose."

"Yes." An Jing nodded, "Martial Artists are different from Qi Cultivators. Cultivators of immortality can sit in the Blessed Land, spending their whole lives without leaving their abodes, but Martial Artists must mingle in the human world."

"Yes, I could not care and not choose, but then my path in Martial Arts would not advance—I am left with only two choices: to change or to be changed."

"Simply put, if I do not concern myself with changing this world, this world will come to concern itself with—and change—me!"

"Then I understand."

Subdue Evil let out a long sigh, "The Heavenly Dao of Embracing the Void is really sick, producing a bunch of Martial Artists like you—I’m starting to see why the current state of Embracing the Void is so chaotic. Powerful individuals who’ve altered the course of the world want to maintain it, and every Martial Artist who doesn’t want to be changed is holding back their breath just like you."

"And those who don’t want to change are merely commoners. The Fate Pattern is only bestowed to those who wish to turn the world upside down. Commoners have opted to go with the flow of themselves; it’s no one else’s business... Haha, given that, if you could produce a large number of people with aspirations to change the world, then perhaps they too could become Martial Artists!"

"That’s natural. With the Great Era’s arrival, the number of Martial Artists increases, not only because of the confluence of karma between heaven and earth but also because of the change in people’s hearts, the desire to change the era—everyone is looking forward to it, and thus more people can become Martial Artists."

An Jing recalled the universal Cultivation and the more advanced construction level of the Tianyuan Realm, as well as the education from his previous life on Earth, and slightly nodded, "In my view, neither Da Chen nor the other Sects of the Embracing the Void Realm have tried to produce more Martial Artists through education."

"They are either afraid that more Martial Artists will cause chaos or they simply do not know how to do it. I am not clear about this, but if I can grasp this method, it could quickly grow a small force."

"That’s difficult, and there surely are many side paths."

Subdue Evil said, while An Jing was unconcerned, "These are minor issues. I am still young, I have plenty of time, and the capital to make mistakes."

Being able to make mistakes is the greatest capital.

Time passed by, and as the traffic of merchant convoys to and from Linjiang City grew, a unique merchant caravan appeared on the banks of the Linjiang River.

They flew the banners of the Dust Li tribe, alongside a Bright Mirror.

The Bright Mirror Sect’s caravan, with its multitude of provisions and goods, arrived in Linjiang City.