All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 483 - 104: Reunion (2/3)

Chapter 483: Chapter 104: Reunion (2/3)

"The Star Suppressing is shining!"

An Jing had never felt this so clearly before, and could even say that he distinctly sensed that one of his Seven Fiends, the Star Suppressing Tremor, had been partially activated!

Though the immediate cause was Cang Linzu, the fundamental reason was Heavenly Mandate Feedback, which was because...

he had conquered and governed Linjiang City?

Realizing this, An Jing was slightly startled, yet also found it reasonable.

The holders of Star Suppressing are said to be from the Central Summer Land because they circle the Complete Circuit of the Twenty-Eight Mansions every twenty-eight years, residing in one Lodge each year, thus establishing stability.

Its essence is the ’trust’ among benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith, and the ’thought’ in looks, words, views, listening, and thinking.

Stability in Star Suppressing represents firm public confidence and clear thought, while if Star Suppressing trembles as a Fiend, it signifies a loss of public trust and chaotic public sentiment.

Manifesting regionally, it positively indicates good governance, and negatively, the loss of public support and native land. In terms of disasters, it signifies ruptures in heaven and earth.

From this perspective, it indeed aligns with his conquest and governing of Linjiang City and the pacification of the populace previously stirred up by the Linlang Commerce Chamber — and the arrival of Cang Linzu signifies the return of a part of his original base under his command, serving as a primer!

"In that case, it indeed makes sense for me to awaken the Star Suppressing..."

Thinking this, An Jing couldn’t help but ponder about the two stars he had already awakened and the two that had yet to stir: "Mars Guarding Heart is the Southern Summer Fire, embodying propriety and vision."

"Mars Guarding Heart is not a chaotic star, but a sentinel star of the Heavenly Emperor, enforcing law and reasoning. Thus, if the Imperial Son of Heaven neglects propriety and law, it invites disaster. And such calamities, unrelated to heaven and earth, are about burning cities, riots, lost lands, robbery, calamity, epidemics, and other man-made disasters."

A warning when correct, chaos when adversarial. The root cause is a nation’s neglect of propriety and failure to address issues openly, naturally leading to great disasters.

His awakening of Mars Guarding Heart was ultimately due to the calamities and the Frost Calamity caused by the death of King Jing of the Northern Border, a sign of the internal chaos and ignored issues within Da Chen.

The advancement of his divine skill Mars Guarding Heart was also due to the incidents with the Heavenly Demon and You Ruhui, similarly a result of internal turmoil within Da Chen.

Taibai represents the Western Autumn Metal, embodying righteousness and speech. It is also symbolic of war and discord. Due to the absence of righteousness and vocalizations, no one raises issues or exposes problems, leading to chaotic cosmic cycles and conflict.

"Taibai Erosion and Soaring," tumultuous warfares, indeed through the Heavenly Profound True Talisman, he triggered unjust conflicts among the Tianyuan Realm’s groups, and in Linjiang City, the unrighteous crowd of Linlang Commerce Chamber also kept silent, not to mention that Primordial Spirit Cave also counts as one such calamity.

"It all matches. Solid governance is Star Suppressing. Law enforcement gone awry is Mars Guarding Heart. Chaotic warfare is Taibai."

Upon review, An Jing found they all matched, and his currently unawakened Regulus and Morning Star also seemed particularly special.

Regulus, representing the Eastern Spring Wood, embodies benevolence and appearances. It traverses the Complete Circuit of the twelve Zodiacs in twelve years, thus named Regulus. If positive, it signals good fortune and prosperity; if negative, it becomes the Regulus Retrograde, a grand calamity signifying ’celestial changes’ like severe droughts and cold, floods and hail, violent winds, and heavy snows, correlating respectively with the man-made disasters of Mars, the ’earthly’ element of Star Suppressing.

The Morning Star, representing the Northern Winter Water, embodies wisdom and hearing, also signifying an aura of killing and battle. Both it and Taibai herald from the east.

The chaotic weapons and wars of Taibai are about organized military conflicts, warfare, while the disarray brought by the Morning Star tends more towards chaos-induced violence, as its seasonal absence signifies disharmony, and if absent throughout the four seasons—Morning Star Eclipse—worldwide famine is inevitable. And if there’s a Battle Upon Meeting Stars, encountering the other four stars, great chaos will surely descend, particularly manifesting in specific locations, potentially causing seismic activities.

Star Suppressing correlates with the Jidu in the "Seven Governing Stars and Four Surplus," which is now aligned with Cang Linzu.

And without surprises, the Morning Star should correlate with the Comet, also known as Nian Quan.

Indeed, if the otherworldly Nian Quan did encounter other stars, wouldn’t it bring great chaos to the world?

More so, he indeed experienced a massive earthquake in the Tianyuan Realm, which also led him to an ancient relic of the Immortal Path.

"Following the star signs, one is considered the blessing and the other, the Morning Star, embodies chaos and killing."

"So you mean, all I need to do is study diligently with Nian Quan, and occasionally venture out to fight adventures, slaying the foolish, which would make the situation chaotic, which in turn would naturally awaken the Morning Star."

With this guiding principle, An Jing felt more confident about awakening the other two Star Lives.

Thinking of this, he laughed heartily, patting Cang Linzu on the shoulder, "You really are my lucky star, Cang. Thanks to you, I’ve come to understand a lot more!"

"Ah? Me?"

Cang Linzu was somewhat confused, but An Jing had indeed often had sudden insights into martial arts, so he had grown accustomed to it, "Then, big brother, don’t be stingy. Everyone knows you’ve learned powerful martial arts and possess great skills. This time everyone specially came over to help you, so don’t hold back, teach us too!"

"No problem!"

An Jing boastfully said, "I’ve learned so many things, chaotic and varied. Whatever you want, I can teach—of course, except for the Art of Magic. I’m only talking about martial arts!"

"Yay!"

Amidst laughter and conversation, An Jing and Cang Linzu returned to Linjiang city with the captives from the True Demon Sect. These captives would be thrown into the dungeons, handed over to Xu Tai’s subordinates for interrogation, and then properly executed.

The people of Linjiang City loved watching this. Now that the weather was cold and there were no entertainments, they enjoyed watching the executions of spies in the city center, drawing crowds each time someone was killed.

After that, An Jing also met with the Children of Calamity who had chosen to stay in Da Chen and join the military.

"Oh, you’re here too."

Along with Cang Linzu, there were a total of eleven Children of Calamity, making twelve in all. Among them, An Jing saw several junior brothers and sisters he knew even better, "Xiao Yun, you’ve enlisted too?"

The short girl named pointedly twitched her lips, "Eldest Senior, I’ve told you before, my name is Qin Yunye, not Xiao Yun. If it really doesn’t work, you can call me Yunye. Xiao Yun doesn’t sound like a person’s name."

Qin Yunye was a member of the first group at Hanging Fate Manor where An Jing started. She awakened her Lifebound Destiny Pattern "Grow With the Day" after Cang Linzu while on a scouting mission. Her strength, the power of her Art of Magic, and her cultivation speed increased with the movement of the sun and decreased as the sun set, but even at her weakest in the evening, she was at normal level, which was quite a timely Destiny Pattern.

Her use of Illusionary Light at noon could deceive the Martial Meridians if one did not look carefully, and by evening, a martial artist with trained eyes could clearly distinguish it.

Qin Yunye and Cang Linzu were partners. Cang Linzu’s "Jidu Star Destiny" reversed the sun and moon, hid heavenly light, controlled the shadow virtue, perfectly complementing her daylight abilities. One acted during the day and the other at night, making all their undertakings advantageous.

Her parents had been killed by bandits during the Frost Calamity, leaving her alone. For revenge, she sold herself to Hanging Fate Manor and chose after leaving with An Jing to join Gu Yunzhi to eradicate the bandits at Northern Border. Although she did not find the bandits from back then, she indeed managed to exterminate numerous evil bandits with her martial arts and Destiny Pattern; it was no wonder she chose to stay in the military.

Of the seventy-seven Children of Calamity who survived their time at Hanging Fate Manor, fourteen who awakened Destiny Patterns followed Bai Qinghan and now are in the Heaven’s Will Demon Sect.

Eleven of the remaining sixty-two followed Cang Linzu and stayed in the Da Chen Martial Army.

The remaining forty-nine went with Gu Yeqi to Bright Mirror Sect’s Mingguang Peak, as the newest members of this emerging peak, forming An Jing’s foundation in Bright Mirror Sect.

It seems, An Jing’s junior brothers and sisters were scattered across Da Chen, in sects and demon sects alike, truly making him a teacher with students everywhere.

Just as An Jing was planning to assess these junior brothers’ and sisters’ martial arts to consider how to instruct them, an unexpected visitor arrived.

Bai Qinghan, with Xiao Cang, came.

"Eldest Senior, Xiao Cang has been intermittently shrieking with excitement since a while ago. I feel something might be a bit off with it... Huh? Cang Linzu?"

"Oh, Bai Qinghan?"