All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 574 - 175: Trapped Beast

Chapter 574: Chapter 175: Trapped Beast

The Current Dragon King’s impression of Ruohui was nothing more than a piece to be played at leisure.

Shangxuan Sect is close to unifying Central Continent. Now it begins to lay out its plans for Embracing the Void, serving as an important future member in the construction of the Heavenly Court. Though the Ancestral Dragon Hall can be said to have already stood on the side of the ’victorious’, as the once True Spirit King that stood alongside the Human Clan, They certainly still want to have greater authority, more cards to play, and deeper foundations.

If Shangxuan Sect wants chaos, They make sure it stays orderly. If Shangxuan Sect wants stability, They cause instability.

What Shangxuan Sect asks to be done, They do, but they overdo it, implement it haphazardly. When Shangxuan Sect proposes a spirit, They firmly comprehend and staunchly support, then release ten thousand pamphlets, letting those lower down understand the spirit, read the outline, fill in forms and write reports daily to share their thoughts, while work is set aside for the time being.

To create trouble, there are ten thousand ways to do so without being blamed; to actually get things done is hard, as one has to really think about the chances of success and the difficulty of implementation—that can be left to Shangxuan Sect itself.

Otherwise, if everything goes according to Shangxuan Sect’s wishes, making everything a success for them, then what’s the use of Them? To be the good subordinates, the obedient followers?

The same goes for Da Chen. Although Shangxuan Sect internally has mixed attitudes towards Da Chen, there is no need for the Ancestral Dragon Hall to consider too much; they only need to rely on the relationship between the empire and the Dragon Clan to easily lay out their plans, stirring troubled waters at critical moments.

Ruohui is just such a piece that can be thrown out at a critical time... Perhaps more important, His own daughter likes her, and He himself is willing to help, but still, she is just a piece.

Unless Ruohui can break the legend that no fugitive Emperor’s Blood from Da Chen has ever reached above the Divine Repository, the limit.

Only then will Ruohui qualify to come to the fore, to have the power to decide her own destiny.

But now...

For other abnormalities, the Current Dragon King would not care too much, but the trace of True Dragon Qi on Ruohui has caught His interest: [This feeling... I can barely sense it. Is it special Emperor’s Blood from Da Chen? Or has Da Chen developed some new technique...]

However, this feeling was only fleeting. Soon, the True Dragon Qi on Ruohui’s body dissipated, and had the Current Dragon King not been very confident in His own memory, He would have thought it was His own illusion.

[...Interesting.]

He looked deeply at Ruohui, thought for a moment, but didn’t interfere further, lest the other three Dragon Kings notice something wrong: [But her being at the main hall of the Ancestral Dragon Hall, indeed, makes it too easy for her to be discovered.]

[Hmm... Indeed, it’s better to have Yulin (Jin Yanhua’s official title as the Dragon Lady of the Ancestral Dragon Hall) take her to the Northern Sea.]

Despite the presence of the Blood Sea Demon Sect, the Tianyi Demon Sect, and countless True Spirit royal houses there, compared to the superficially calm yet crisis-ridden Central Continent with countless conspiracies surging, the Northern Sea is somewhat safer for the Ancestral Dragon Hall, the Palace of the True Spirit King.

An Jing did not know that a mere trace of his aura extended through Emperor’s Blood had made the Dragon King of Ancestral Dragon Hall pay much more attention to him.

At the moment, after finishing his chat with Ruohui, he only felt refreshed, his previous injuries, pain, and aftereffects swept away.

"Not bad, the Nine Prohibitions of Taibai Luminous Godly Ban are complete, the Divine Skill Resonating Shang Sound has also been achieved. On the Martial Arts front, the Five Alien Spirits are all in place, and the sixth Alien Spirit, True Spirit Blood, is also ready, just needing to be nourished and strengthened."

He summarized his gains: "And in the aspect of Qi Refinement Immortal Path, my Spirit Root aptitude has also improved... Now, what score is my Spirit Root?"

"Out of ten points, nine. It’s nearing Heavenly Spiritual Root."

Subdue Evil gave a clear and straightforward response: "It seems that this Divine Abnormality [Heaven and Earth Root] will gradually improve your aptitude. Once your True Spirit Blood is achieved, your existing Spirit Root will most likely be comparable to Heavenly Spiritual Root. And once your [Dao Becoming Flesh] is accomplished, it should be the Five Elements Spirit Root in Perfection."

"This state of cultivation will last for a long time, until your Martial Meridian reaches its end to be fully perfected. As for the Yin-Yang Spirit Root... Honestly speaking, it belongs to the category of ’Exotic Spiritual Root’ or even ’Immortal Spirit Root’. You are definitely capable of achieving it, but exactly how, I haven’t seen it myself, so it’s hard to say."

"At the very least, in terms of aptitude for cultivation, it seems I’m gradually catching up to my martial arts aptitude."

An Jing nodded slightly. In truth, although his progress in Qi Refinement was faster than others, it was mainly because he had sufficient resources. In actuality, it wasn’t as swift as martial arts.

Initially, Immortal Path had entered the Qi Refinement realm first, but by the time Martial Arts was nearing the Martial Meridian, Immortal Path had yet to reach Perfection in Qi Refinement. This illustrated the gap in talent between the two.

Thinking about this, An Jing recalled something considerably important.

"Subdue Evil, I believe I saw the ’Great Immortal Embracing the Void’ through a revelation from the Heavenly Dao."

An Jing didn’t feel the need to hide anything from Subdue Evil. He candidly disclosed all that he had seen in the Heavenly Revelation, as well as his speculations about ’Primordial True Spirit of Embracing the Void, Creation Nameless Tree,’ and ’Ancestral Dragon.’

"The Primordial True Spirit of Embracing the Void was a tree? A tree that resembles Ancestral Dragon closely? It seems... somewhat familiar?"

However, at this moment, Subdue Evil exhibited its characteristic forgetfulness—it couldn’t remember. The Sword Spirit pondered deeply: "Ancestral Dragon represents the Heaven and Earth Root. Given what you’ve said, it indeed seems to be the case—but the Ancestral Dragon clearly isn’t that powerful. It didn’t appear at the beginning of the creation of the heavens and earth but rather emerged during the primordial calamities... It must be a ’small tree’ that originated later, just like yours, a later-generation True Spirit born from later developments."

"As for the original Primordial Tree of Embracing the Void, it might have been suppressed by the Great Immortal."

But soon, it found its own explanation: "As for the Great Immortal, the Dao Courtyard of old did leave behind His portraits and sculptures. Those ancient Sects with the oldest lineages, such as the Shangxuan Sect and the Tianyi Demon Sect, even have Daoist Scriptures and texts left by His venerability."

"However, although they exist, don’t expect to remember them unless you’re at the Primordial Spirit level. Those Daoist texts would knock you unconscious upon a mere glance. One of my previous Sword Masters, when he was young, tried forcefully to remember the Great Immortal’s visage and ended up vomiting blood, failing to recall the color of the Great Immortal’s eyes."

"The fact that you managed to remember white hair and blue eyes can only mean that your Heavenly Mandate is truly exceptional; you must be a child of the Heavenly Dao."

Subdue Evil was quite moved. It did remember the Great Immortal, who must have been at the level of Primordial Spirit or even higher, but aside from that, it truly couldn’t recall anything else.

"What’s the situation outside?"

Though An Jing had gained strength and learned many ancient secrets, he did not know how useful this information would be. However, the Heavenly Revelation must be significant in its own time.

"Let’s ask the Kanming Bell."

Subdue Evil called the Kanming Bell, and then they received two pieces of news that left both An Jing and Subdue Evil stunned.

First: Outside, the battle was still raging, but it had moved back to Broken Blade Mountain, right above their heads. The reason for no disturbances was because the seal was relatively stable.

Second: The Great Heavenly Demon had encircled the surrounding area of Broken Blade Mountain, placing the seal in the center, while the allied forces of the Human Clan were fiercely assaulting the Heavenly Demon’s defenses. Chenyinzi was exerting all his might to break through, trying to create a path to rescue themselves.

"What? What’s going on?"

Upon hearing this news, An Jing nearly gasped in shock: "I’m being besieged? The seal is surrounded by the Great Heavenly Demon?"

For a moment, An Jing, without understanding why, recalled the scene when he witnessed Subdue Evil’s memories.

The Great Heavenly Demon was protecting the Heaven and Earth Core at the center, while Subdue Evil, with sword in hand, was charging to fight through the formation...

But no one told him that he was the Heaven and Earth Core!

—No wonder I’m recovering so quickly. Heavenly Dao, you really don’t let me take the slightest advantage!