All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 575 - 176: Everyone’s Goal

Chapter 575: Chapter 176: Everyone’s Goal

It sounds simple enough, but the situation is actually very complex.

The Heavenly Demons and the human clan’s powerhouses fought all the way from the present world to the Netherworld, the Great Dao is not erased, but all natural scenery and man-made objects along the way are thoroughly ground away.

Nowadays, both inside and outside Broken Blade Mountain, the terrain has been beaten into a complete mess, the original mountains and forests have all collapsed and dissipated, but new peaks, hills, and river courses have been reconstructed.

Currently, in the deepest part of Broken Blade Mountain’s Earth Vein, the sealed Immortal Palace has set up a defense line, supported by the Kanming Bell, which is extremely solid, and the Great Heavenly Demons can’t break in. However, outside the defense line, many Great Heavenly Demons have already sealed off the Immortal Palace, allowing neither those inside to get out nor those outside to get in.

Originally, this was a huge disadvantage for the Heavenly Demons, because the Immortal Palace still has a strong force, and with the assistance of the Divine Weapon Kanming Bell, it was enough to threaten the avatars of the Great Heavenly Demons, plus Chenyinzi, one person with one weapon was enough to break through the Heavenly Demon’s blockade.

The problem is, they also have Da Chen and the ’comrades-in-arms’ from other nearby Sects!

One Chenyinzi with a Divine Weapon can have an even fight with the Heavenly Demons, and with this group of comrades-in-arms, not only is it still an even fight, it may even be at a slight disadvantage.

"Are all these people aiming for me?"

An Jing, using the perspective of the Kanming Bell, took a look and immediately realized something was amiss: "Da Chen is skimping on effort, and so are the other Five Sects, Taiyuan, and those from YuanLong Sea—they seem to be waiting for the Heavenly Demons to pry open the seal and then snatch me from the hands of the Heavenly Demons?"

"Am I really the Heaven and Earth Core?"

While making these sarcastic remarks, An Jing did not find it odd.

Divine Mandate, the first Divine Mandate, Jiuli Commanding General, plus a Great Sect which probably knows some rumors of the ancient Immortal Sword Subdue Evil... every force wants to get him, or to stifle him.

He didn’t have to worry about his parents and friends; as long as he lived, they were of the utmost value. This time, it was quite clear that he had shown his value in uniting the forces. The only problem was...

How was he going to gain his freedom?

"What should we do now?"

An Jing stroked his chin and said, "Could we hide in the Tianyuan Realm for a while?"

"It doesn’t seem very useful."

Subdue Evil said rationally: "Even if the Heavenly Demons are driven away, you are still within Da Chen territory; it would be difficult for Chenyinzi to take you back, not to mention the interference from other Sects... Your enemies aren’t just the Heavenly Demons, but everyone excluding Chenyinzi and the Virtuous King."

"Moreover, whether you ultimately disappear or unfortunately perish, they can all pin the blame on the Heavenly Demons... Sigh, it was the same in the past; the Heavenly Demons are indeed too convenient a reason and excuse to use."

"We can’t go out."

An Jing immediately made up his mind: "And we definitely can’t let them ’rescue’ me out—These people’s ’rescues’ are dubious at best, and I don’t feel any of them are good."

In this way, even if going to the Tianyuan Realm to buy time was useless—the Heavenly Demons could be driven away, but Da Chen couldn’t. Although An Jing did not dare to trust the Virtuous King’s schemes here, he also had little faith in that aspect.

So, should he use Subdue Evil’s spacetime Escape Skill to flee?

That won’t do. To these powerhouses, a distance of five or ten li is no different from a step away; if I want to escape, I can only flee underground... hmm, in that case, it might be worth a try to slowly make my escape underground? Although the risk is a bit high, with good luck...

No, that’s not right. An Jing thought of the ’Bitter Silence Relics’ beneath Broken Blade Mountain. With such a huge dragon skeleton in this place, not to mention escaping ten li underground, a hundred li would likely give him away.

"It’s not a solution to keep dragging it out; I am the center of attention now. No matter which side ’helps’ me, the result won’t be good; I must return to the Bright Mirror Sect."

Taking a deep breath, An Jing calmed down: "I need to find a way to contact the Grandmaster... Yes."

Even though he was currently confined within the Fairy Palace, immobile, that did not mean he was without means of communication.

Just as You Ruhui was able to contact An Jing through the Emperor’s Blood, An Jing could also use the resonance of the Fate Pattern to communicate with Cang Linzu!

"Cang, there’s a critical mission I need to entrust to you!"

"No problem, Eldest Senior."

The sound of Cang Linzu’s voice was mixed with the howling wind and the shouts of battle, suggesting he was on the road retreating from the Broken Blade Mountain Range, and possibly still fighting: "Xiaobai and I are close to reaching the nearby towns. There were quite a few robbers on the road, but we’re about to deal with them!"

"Good."

An Jing did not hesitate: "What you need to do now is to return to the vicinity of Broken Blade Mountain and do everything in your power to make contact with my Grandmaster, Chenyinzi. He has heard about you from me. If you catch his attention, he will understand!"

"I hope you can accomplish the mission, but you must preserve your own safety as much as possible. Can you do it?"

Indeed, it was a daunting task — Cang Linzu had just escaped alive from the periphery of Broken Blade Mountain, and now he had to return, meaning he would give up the progress and effort of this period, risking himself in danger again.

But Cang Linzu did not hesitate at all, even smiling confidently in response to the latter part of the instruction, "Okay, big brother. When the time comes, I’ll use the rocket flare you gave me as the signal. The old man will definitely notice it!"

After ending the communication, Cang Linzu showed a happy expression: "Although it’s dangerous, I can finally do something that others can’t!"

Even if there are other people who can contact big brother, I have the Ghost Communication Divine Ability and can quickly travel back and forth through dangerous areas. At this point, only I can help big brother!

On the retreat path.

The withdrawing troops from Linjiang City had just defeated an armed group of Horse Bandits of unknown origin, who sought neither wealth nor hostages but seemed intent on a relentless assault just to find someone.

When they saw Madam An, Shen Mubai, the bandits smoothly concentrated their forces in an attempt to charge and kidnap this woman — but what they did not expect was that beside Shen Mubai, there were several exceedingly troublesome Martial Artists.

When Bai Qinghan raised her hand, a cold wind spontaneously formed, and her Divine Skill, "Mind Skills Adept," allowed her to control the power of the Dark Yin to create the Art of Magic to slay enemies without any preparation, gestures, or incantations — mere thought was enough. Successive silent Ice Blades and ice picks, along with Frozen Blood Cold Qi, brought forth obscure arcs of light, instantly taking the lives of a dozen people.

And Xu Tai, the vanguard of the troops and a peak Inner Strength Martial Artist from the Martial Arts Academy, showcased his strength when he shouldered his long saber and spear to charge, as if cleaving through a hundred-zhang-high mountain. He was like a chariot breaking through, collapsing the center formation of these ’robbers,’ making this elite force change color in fear, regretting not calling for a Grandmaster.

However, no Grandmaster would join such a task: Within the Da Chen region, there was still a semblance of order, and even disputes had to abide by the unspoken rules. Since the target was a commoner without Inner Strength, involvment of a Grandmaster would be breaking the rules; those who abuse their power to act recklessly would ultimately be punished by everyone.

The most crucial thing was — the intelligence was wrong! Madam An, Shen Mubai, turned out to be a Martial Artist, her crossbow shooting with extreme precision, each shot lethal and able to claim a life.

After all, she was born into the Martial Family and, coupled with years of fleeing hardship, Shen Mubai was no mere civilian who couldn’t fight!

And once someone broke through to the inner circle, a silver-gray squirrel would suddenly leap out from her, and this creature was actually a Demon Spirit of Inner Strength, which ordinary Martial Artists couldn’t defeat at all. It would simply gnaw through weapons and shatter bones with ease!

This was the main battlefield, and on the side fields, unnoticed by all, figures hidden in shadows with bows and crossbows — one Horse Bandit after another — vanished from the fray.

"Big brother has given me a task!"

After dealing with this group of bandits, Cang Linzu planned to leave after informing Bai Qinghan and the others, but Bai Qinghan stopped him to ask about An Jing’s instructions. After learning of them, she sighed: "Have you two really forgotten?"

"Forgotten where the Divine Thought Mirror of Grandmaster Chenyinzi is?"