All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 583 - 184 Seventh-order Daoist Scripture

Chapter 583: Chapter 184 Seventh-order Daoist Scripture

"Righteous Heaven and Righteous Law..."

An Jing pondered in his heart, not surprised at all. Although the Seven Fiend Tribulation is called a calamity, it is only so for humans. Without it, would human society really be without wars? Without the Seven Fiend Tribulation, would there really be no self-destructive conflicts?

In essence, the Seven Fiend Tribulation is not about inciting warfare, but rather because many contradictions in human society can only be resolved through mutual slaughter.

As such, to resolve these disputes, to prevent errors and contradictions from accumulating and ultimately destroying heaven and earth, the emergence of the Seven Fiend Tribulation, burning all hidden dangers, is naturally necessary.

The essence of Divine Mandate is the Innate Divine Ability, along with the corresponding Lingxiao cultivation method. Thus, it makes sense that Heavenly Mandate, being a higher Fate Pattern than Divine Mandate, possesses its own cultivation method surpassing that of Lingxiao.

As for the "Supreme Celestial True Solution" and "Taibai Luminous Godly Ban," being seventh-tier Techniques above Lingxiao, it truly surprised An Jing.

The "Taibai Luminous Godly Ban" could be understood; if it really was an ancient Technique from the ’source’ where the Great Immortal of Huai Xu originated, left by a Heavenly Emperor, then indeed, it should be that powerful.

But what Subdue Evil had explained, reached only up to the Primordial Spirit realm – the Martial Arts Lingxiao.

Above Lingxiao, there was no description.

Could it be that what Subdue Evil cultivated was not the original version?

"No, that’s not right. I remember it was only up to the Primordial Spirit realm... But it might indeed not be the complete version."

On this matter, Subdue Evil also felt puzzled, "In our era, there were many cultivation techniques and choices. Because every technique was very high-level, and there was too much freedom of choice, some techniques were used for Foundation Establishment, some for Purple Mansion, some for Forged Divine Body... The Taibai Luminous Godly Ban was used for Body Refinement. If there were other needs, naturally there would be other techniques."

"Was there no conflict?" An Jing was somewhat surprised, but Subdue Evil didn’t think so, "There were definitely conflicts, but there were also non-conflicting ones; retracing the old path of ancient sages might not reach their heights, and to innovate, one had to stand on the shoulders of giants. The Dao Courtyard back then encouraged mutual learning."

"I think, if the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban really contains parts beyond Lingxiao, they should be in the ancient Dao Courtyard library, lost along with the Dao Courtyard... Can the Endless Heavens really have the complete version?"

An Jing checked, and the response from the Endless Heavens was subtle: [You do not have permission to query; to understand the full version of "Taibai Luminous Godly Ban of Disaster Breaking and Evil Expelling," the prerequisite task ’Changgeng Haoming’ must be completed.]

"A task just to make a query?"

An Jing looked in surprise because he noticed that all valuable Daoist Scriptures required more than just merit contributions to acquire; they required completing specific tasks from Endless Heavens—tasks which seemed unique to each person, unpredictable fate paths that couldn’t be replicated or used as guides.

But he wasn’t too bothered: "Even exchangeable, ninety thousand merits, that number looks like it’s not something I can afford."

"For now, it’s enough."

Subdue Evil nonchalantly said, "Given our current situation, let alone cultivating to the Primordial Spirit Lingxiao, just reaching Dao Embryo Pure Yang is enough— we can think about other things later."

"Mm."

An Jing didn’t mind too much, he turned his head to look at the description of the "Supreme Celestial True Solution" on the side.

"Does the Heaven’s Will Cult really have such profound resources?"

An Jing was quite curious as he muttered softly, "So that means, as a main branch of the Heaven’s Will Cult, the Shangxuan Sect in the Central Continent..."

"The Shangxuan Sect was established by the remnants of the Dao Courtyard directly passed down by the Great Immortal of Embracing the Void."

Hearing An Jing’s mutter, Jin Yanhua knew that An Jing had likely seen a secret scripture related to how the Heaven’s Will Cult taught the Shangxuan Sect and explained, "The Great Immortal of Embracing the Void once preached in the Immortal Heaven, widely dispersing the Immortal Laws. Although he did not officially accept disciples, twelve individuals who carried the destiny of the heavens and earth became his titular disciples, five of whom became Dao Masters of the Dao Courtyard."

"The founding patriarch of the Shangxuan Sect was one of them, possessing the most orthodox Dao Law veins of the Embracing the Void Realm and also holding the most Dao Courtyard legacies, making it the strongest Heavenly Ancestor in the current Embracing the Void’s ten regions."

"Did you see the ’Supreme Huai Xu Three Thousand Great Dao True Words Record’ from the Shangxuan Sect? It indeed is a very rare seventh-order Daoist Scripture, and the fascinating thing is, all of us can find it, and it’s widely known—the first Daoist Scripture beyond Lingxiao in our Embracing the Void Realm."

At this point, Jin Yanhua’s tone was very emotional, "Since my youth, I have known the might of Lingxiao, and I know that if there is no foundation in Lingxiao, no matter how prosperous a sect might be, it is merely a transient figure in time, a passerby in the annals of history."

"The true foundation of an Upper Gate is the way of Lingxiao, just like Dust Li, Guangchen, and your Bright Mirror Sect might be strong, but they are not Upper Gates. The Taiming Sect has had its ups and downs, its glorious and weak moments, but it is truly the foundational cornerstone of Dust Li because they possess Lingxiao Daoist Weapons, Spirit Communication Treasures, with the capital to lose and start over."

"The pinnacle of Martial Arts is currently Lingxiao, but the ancient Immortal Path had realms beyond Lingxiao. Today’s Martial Arts are not yet complete, and the strong from various sects and states are contemplating how to reach beyond Lingxiao."

"But the Shangxuan Sect has several seventh-order Daoist Scriptures beyond Lingxiao, and as a branch, even Heaven’s Will Cult has one. Even though they still cannot break through beyond Lingxiao, their power far surpasses other sects."

"This is the foundation that allows them to dominate the Central Continent and command awe from all directions."

"Is that so..."

An Jing stroked his chin, appearing quite surprised, but he thought to himself, "But I already have three seventh-tier Cultivation Techniques on me... It seems the resources I possess might allow me to challenge the strongest Heavenly Ancestor?"

"No, there’s no need for ’might.’ The Heavenly Destiny Cultivation Method is definitely the most suitable for me, in other words, it might be even stronger than the Heavenly Ancestor!"

Is this what Heavenly Mandate is? Born with a seventh-tier Cultivation Technique, in this way, a typical Heavenly Ancestor might indeed not withstand a grown Heavenly Mandate; no wonder all the great sects try to suppress the emergence of the Seven Fiend Tribulation, because once the Seven Fiend Tribulation matures, probably only a top-tier Heavenly Ancestor like the Shangxuan Sect could suppress it with brute force, but it would definitely be severely damaged or even forced to reorganize.

In this way, the mission of the Seven Fiend Tribulation, which is also the [Heavenly Mandate], is completed.

As for whether the holder of the Heavenly Mandate is a Heaven Fiend Lone Star, whether they are full of indignation, how they live, whether they are well-fed, can dress warmly and live comfortably, have dreams and hopes, the Heavenly Dao does not care.

"I can’t live like that."

With this warning in mind, An Jing knew that he could actually ’make mistakes.’ He would not die directly because of some poor decisions, but every failure would push him more towards becoming a ’executor of Heavenly Mandate.’

He shouldn’t be like that. He should be the wielder of the Heavenly Mandate, not controlled by it.

Therefore, he must do better than what the Heavenly Mandate has arranged, so as to take control of his own destiny.

Gathering his thoughts, An Jing looked up at Jin Yanhua.

Since he now possessed the Sixth Divine Ability, the [True Spirit Blood], and it was related to the former Heavenly Mandate [Ex Nihilo] Ancestral Dragon, he tentatively asked, "The Ancestral Dragon Hall definitely has seventh-tier Techniques too, right?"