All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 598 - 199: Reunion with an Old Friend

Chapter 598: Chapter 199: Reunion with an Old Friend

——The outside environment of this country is so harsh, everywhere is filled with Demonic Qi, it’s exactly like when we fought the Great Heavenly Demon!

"Don’t worry, we’ve arrived at a secret realm." An Jing might feel a bit conflicted about lying to people, but he feels no guilt about deceiving the Kanming Bell: "You can report this to the Virtuous King if you want, but it’s also fine if you don’t, it’s up to you."

Although it hasn’t received an education, the Kanming Bell still knows right from wrong and immediately dings in agreement, promising that it will absolutely not speak—Subdue Evil has awakened its Spiritual Wisdom, and it’s very aware of how powerful the ancient predecessors associated with An Jing are.

"Just protect me, you don’t need to worry about anything else."

After soothing the Kanming Bell, An Jing and Huo Qing returned to their base at Nian Quan’s home.

The news of the Heavenly Tribulation had already spread, and the company had finished taking samples, but the large amount of pure Spirit Qi had yet to dissipate and would take at least a few more days to vanish. Now the Wilderness to the west of Chonggang Town was filled with Loose Cultivators; the soil was dug clean, and the Spiritual Network was flooded with related messages, which made An Jing a bit troubled to maintain composure.

But considering that these people were merely seeking the Dao, An Jing couldn’t help but sigh: "The life of Cultivators in the Tianyuan Realm is tough indeed."

Compared to the Huai Xu Realm, the average level of Cultivators in the Tianyuan Realm is not poor at all, but even for a layer of Spiritual Fiend, they have to compete for it. Life is just too restrained.

"What can we do about this?"

Huo Qing was also quite helpless: "The safe zone is only so big, Spirit Stones are limited in number, and the Wilderness is actually home to quite a few powers, but there are only so many wild Spirit Lands. They fight each other more fiercely than they fight Demon Beasts... Too many people, too little land."

"We still need to come up with a solution."

An Jing felt a great sense of responsibility. Affected by the tribulations of the Tianyuan Realm and having benefited from it, he felt obliged to think about the Tianyuan Realm as well.

However, this was a matter for later, because soon after, Nian Quan, who was informed of An Jing and Huo Qing’s arrival, also came back.

"Did you guys know, a Heavenly Tribulation appeared in the western Wilderness! I wonder which senior it was!"

Nian Quan had been practicing with others in the school’s training room, and browsing the Spiritual Network during his break. Now he excitedly shared the news: "Did you know? You guys..."

He saw An Jing in tattered clothes, clearly showing signs of being struck by lightning, and he fell silent for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Could it be that..."

"It was me, no mistake."

An Jing simply admitted—Huo Qing had already run off to the side to browse and study natural Formations. Although Nian Quan was surprised upon hearing it, it wasn’t that shocking to him, just a sense of realization: "I was wondering who this mysterious genius was that could survive the tribulation, if it’s you, that’s not strange."

——It’s still a bit strange though, right?

An Jing began to doubt what image he had in the eyes of his friends, but that was something that could be explained later.

He took a shower and changed into the new clothes provided by Nian Quan, and then he brought up something he should have done long ago: "This time I’m here mainly because my family has discussed it, and I can join Xuanye City to study at school."

"Nian Quan, I might need to trouble you to speak to Principal He."

"Are you sure?"

Upon hearing this, Nian Quan visibly brightened with joy, he stood up excitedly and confirmed again: "An Jing, are you really going to join Third Middle School?"

"Absolutely."

An Jing waved his hand and reminded, "But as we agreed before, I won’t formally attend classes with you. I’m just an auditing student. Let me know if there’s any activity I can join."

"That’s a minor issue. I’m not attending normal classes anymore either. The principal is personally guiding my cultivation and has granted me access to the Spiritual Network, allowing me to read some materials in the big library section that aren’t available in the normal library."

Nian Quan didn’t mind either. For outstanding students like them, the school had always allowed them to grow freely. He now only attended a few classes he liked and studied on his own the rest of the time. He would just show up for the exams, as his scores were always more than enough.

Soon after receiving the news, Principal He directly sent over a holographic projection.

"An Xuan, are you guys ready on your end?"

Hearing An Jing’s request, Principal He breathed a sigh of relief - bringing such a wilderness prodigy into his system was a significant accomplishment. Not to mention, as long as Nian Quan and An Jing were there, First Middle School couldn’t possibly surpass Third Middle School.

Compared to this, An Jing’s request for ’free study time’ was trivial. It was as if the prodigies from other schools actually attended classes diligently every day. He immediately agreed and then asked some detailed questions, such as An Jing’s current Xuanye City household registration.

For most wilderness safe zone residents and gang members, household registration was a big issue – they had to offer both military merit and a large amount of good deeds to have a chance to own a registered name within the city.

But An Jing was different. To avoid the people behind An Jing changing their minds over time, Principal He thought for a moment and decided to take matters into his own hands: "Forget it, I’ll personally take you to the Sky Surveillance Bureau for registration."

Quickly, five minutes later, Principal He personally drove a flying vehicle and arrived outside Nian Quan’s residence. After picking up the three, they headed to the Sky Surveillance Bureau.

"Sky Surveillance Bureau..."

At this moment, Huo Qing, who had been analyzing the natural array plate, finally snapped back to reality. He subconsciously shrank his head - which was a common reaction for most safe zone residents and gang members upon hearing these three words. Nian Quan seemed to recall something from the past and muttered, "Sky Surveillance Bureau..."

An Jing had no particular feelings, but hearing both brothers say the same thing, he also repeated meaningfully, "Sky Surveillance Bureau..."

"The Sky Surveillance Bureau isn’t that terrifying."

Principal He was an old hand in the game and could tell that An Jing was merely parroting without any genuine sentiment, while Huo Qing and Nian Quan both showed subtle hostility: "The Fengdu Guards and Defense Mobilization Team are indeed widely known for sweeping up Tribulation Cultivators and dangerous gang members, but the Sky Surveillance Bureau also has other regular non-violent departments. This time we’re just registering An Xuan’s Spirit Qi information."

"If the Spirit Root data is good, I can apply for a sixth-generation chip for An Jing."

"The sixth-generation chip is indeed good." Nian Quan wasn’t very familiar with these matters, but Huo Qing, as an Array Master, knew much more: "In the safe zones, the old generation commonly uses the third generation, and the city commonly uses the fourth. The sixth is already quite advanced technology; even fifth-generation chips are rare."

"Fifth-generation chips have already started to become popular. Since last year, newborns have been implanted with fifth-generation chips." Although An Jing was the main target, Huo Qing’s data also indicated that he was a seedling with potential, so Principal He patiently explained, "Such things can be replaced later in life, so it’s not particularly valuable. Ultimately, it’s just an aid, and its effectiveness still depends on the user’s own strength."

As much as he said so, anyone who had been through the gangs knew that having a good chip was equivalent to having a few extra automatically maintained Protective Body Spells in actual combat, which could be life-saving in critical periods.

Soon, they arrived at the Sky Surveillance Bureau’s adjacent flying vehicle parking area and, with the help of ground staff and under Principal He’s lead, An Jing and the others reached the Sky Surveillance Bureau.

However, before entering the Sky Surveillance Bureau, An Jing unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance on one side.

"Eh, Brother He? What brings you here today?"

It was a Purple Mansion True Man draped in a silver robe, with reddish eyes and golden pupils. He was originally at the entrance, communicating with a Sky Surveillance Bureau official. Surprised to see Principal He arriving, he greeted him warmly: "It’s been so many years since we parted at the northwest battlefield. How come you haven’t reached Purple Mansion rank? I still clearly remember your divine Sword Light!"

"I’ve been waiting for you to ascend so we could call the old comrades together and have a good drink."

An Jing recognized this True Man and even knew his title and name.

Because he was Purple Mansion True Man Chen Jingguang, the Floating Yang True Person who had confronted a Mysterious Dark Palace True Person from Xuandu in the Xuanye City Black Market incident.