All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 639 - 14: The Four Great Factions, Seven Legacies

Chapter 639: Chapter 14: The Four Great Factions, Seven Legacies

"Heaven and Earth Core?"

Such an abrupt and disjointed statement might confuse anyone else who saw it. They would most likely interpret it as a description of the Demon Calamity, even the conversation that followed. They might understand it as referring to the current situation where the human race of the Tianyuan Realm has retreated to the southeast corner, confronting Monsters/Demons and leaving their ancestral lands.

But An Jing was different.

"Heaven and Earth Core shattered?"

He focused intently: "The Heaven and Earth Core of Tianyuan... also shattered? Is this the inherent process every world goes through after an invasion by Heavenly Demons?"

The shattering of the Heaven and Earth Core itself wasn’t strange. Considering the situation in the Tianyuan Realm, the state of the Heavenly Dao could hardly be described as ’good.’ There must have been some kind of accident.

But that’s not right.

The Heaven and Earth Core of the Tianyuan Realm... who shattered it?

If it were a typical answer, it would certainly have been the local Primordial Spirit cultivators of the Tianyuan Realm who did it.

But An Jing still remembered that there was a fragment of Subdue Evil in the Tianyuan Realm.

The reason he was able to come to the Tianyuan Realm was that this world had a significant cause-and-effect relationship with Subdue Evil.

"Subdue Evil."

So An Jing asked earnestly: "Do you remember when you slashed the Huai Xu Heaven and Earth Core, did you slash something from other worlds too?"

Subdue Evil heard him.

Subdue Evil fell silent.

Subdue Evil pondered.

Subdue Evil gave an answer.

"I’ve forgotten."

The clear ringing of the Breath of Pure sword sounded, resembling hearty laughter. Subdue Evil gave An Jing the response he was accustomed to; even He seemed to find it a bit amusing: "I only received the memory of slashing the Huai Xu Heaven and Earth Core recently from Bitter Silence. I definitely don’t remember if I slashed the Heaven and Earth Core of other worlds."

"Then I guess it’s highly likely you did."

Since Subdue Evil didn’t remember, An Jing dared to make a judgment: "Your fragment is in the Tianyuan Realm, probably left behind from slashing the local Heaven and Earth Core—so it seems, could it be that you also slashed the Heaven and Earth Core of the Great Wilderness Realm?"

"That’s unlikely. I can sense that the Great Wilderness Realm is a very powerful world, probably not inferior to the Huai Xu."

Subdue Evil expressed some doubt and murmured: "However, if you ask me, the Tianyuan Realm indeed deserved to be slashed! With the Heavenly Demons corruption reaching this extent, the Heavenly Dao is likely already terminally ill. To slash off a part of the corrupted Heaven and Earth Core might actually allow heaven and earth to continue surviving."

"I think the Tianyuan Realm’s current half-dead state is just as I imagined, cutting off the corrupted Heaven and Earth Core, leaving behind the healthy part."

Finding a bit of information related to the ’Subdue Evil Fragment’ already counted as a significant gain for both An Jing and Subdue Evil.

"As long as we slowly seek out ancient histories, we should be able to find even more."

At this moment, An Jing already felt quite satisfied: "This high-level access is indeed useful; I’ve found a lot of valuable intelligence."

By now, An Jing had also finished going through the seven great Primordial Spirit inheritances from the ancient times of the Tianyuan Realm.

First comes the [Shouyang Mountain Feng Clan]. This is an extremely ancient surname, passed down from Sui Ren and Taihao Fu Xi, with emperors like Fenghuang Nuwa hailing from its line. The Feng Clan of Tianyuan Realm’s Shouyang Mountain is likely a legitimate branch of its ancestral lineage, just as the Great Immortal of Huai Xu brought with him the Five Cities Twelve Towers, as well as Heavenly Emperor inheritances like the ’Taibai Luminous Godly Ban’ and Soldier Master’s Jiuli bloodline.

The Spiritual Vein City of Shouyang Mountain is known as ’Xi Mountain City’, located in the southeastern coastal area where the morning light ascends. It ranks first among the four major groups, and the nominal group meetings are held in Xi Mountain City.

The lineage of Shouyang Mountain leans towards ’metal’ and ’yang’, with its main business being Artifact Refining and mining.

Second comes the [Luofu Mountain Chen Family]. An Jing doesn’t know its origins; it might also be a branch of the main lineage. Its Spiritual Vein City is ’Xuanye City’, located on the west side of the eastern plains, with its main business involving Great Void Magical Instruments, engines of Great Void Skyships, and other cutting-edge technologies related to the Great Void—this information was new to An Jing.

Among the records, the Luofu’s expertise in the way of Cave Heaven is supreme, ensuring an absolutely secure rear guard. In the first few surges of the monstrous Demon Calamities after the World’s Tribulation, Luofu was able to withstand the strongest offensives and stand tall, all thanks to this expertise.

Third comes the [Xuandu Mountain Yin Clan]. If no surprises, they should be the legacy left by disciples of the Supreme Dao Ancestor. Its Spiritual Vein City, ’Qingyu City’, is located on the northern side of the eastern plains, specializing in ’Elixir Furnace Talismans and profound Art of Magic’. The Life-Healing Talismans that An Jing commonly uses are basically products of the Xuandu Group.

While there are overlaps in the businesses of the four major groups, essentially each one is an independent and self-sustaining society. The so-called main business means they have a technological advantage, but it does not imply that each party will use the other’s products for critical matters. However, the Elixir Talismans of Xuandu Group are an exception; even when official demands from Xuanye City stipulate the purchase of their own Elixir Talismans, many privately still stock up on top-quality products produced by the Xuandu Group.

Lastly is the [Lianshan Jiang Clan], who, just like the Shouyang Mountain Feng Clan, possess a very ancient surname, from where Shennong emerged. Its Spiritual Vein City called ’San Yuan City’ is located in the southern jungle coastal region and is the safest area within human territory. Its main business is the cultivation of Spirit Plants and various Arrays and Array Plates, serving as the major rear guard of the Human Clan in the Tianyuan Realm.

This encapsulates the four major groups that exist today in the Tianyuan Realm.

During the Demon Calamity, however, three legacies crumbled and vanished from sight.

"Danxia Mountain Zhang Family, Guzhu Mountain Zhai Family, Fengming Mountain Wei Family..."

An Jing murmured softly, "The Guiyi Army must have received the legacy of Guzhu Mountain, right? It should be related to Mechanical Techniques. Fengming Mountain and Danxia Mountain are both involved with Alchemy Talismans."

From this perspective, the original inheritances of the Tianyuan Realm were all inclined towards logistics, centered around Elixir Talismans, Formation divinations, and Artifact Refining mechanisms.

No wonder they are known as the ’All Heavens Trading Zone’ and suffered tremendous damage at the beginning of the Demon Calamity—but precisely because of this, after weathering the storm, they quickly reconstructed their bases.

But due to the change in dynamics, their main combat ability was insufficient, making it challenging to reclaim their homeland.

An Jing also realized that he had vaguely noticed something amiss—the intrinsic battle force of the Tianyuan Realm essentially relies on Array advancement coupled with firepower suppression by peak Artifact creations like Great Void Skyships. But what about their individual combat strength?

Although they have Thunderbolt Divine Powers and various terrifying warfare strategies with Arrays that seem impressive, the entire World still seems somewhat reliant on external factors.

Now, everything is clear: They lack combat-oriented inheritances.

The original inheritances of the entire Tianyuan Realm are all focused on logistics and cultivation, with not a single true combat Cultivation Technique... Shouyang Mountain may have some, which is why they are considered the strongest lead, but compared to the ’Taibai Luminous Godly Ban’ that An Jing possesses, they might still fall short.

"If one wishes to change the situation of this World, first and foremost, we must bring in some entirely new elements... Creation from Nothing, Creation from Nothing, not just referring to the ecosystem, but could it also be indicative of a ’completely new combat and cultivation system’?"

"Regardless, Martial Arts definitely has its place in this kind of World."

As An Jing was pondering what the vague attention from the Heavenly Dao of the Tianyuan Realm meant for him, he also noticed that across the Spiritual Network, a few consciousnesses were converging towards the information database.

"With people coming, it’s time to leave."

He began to prepare for withdrawal, but as he was retreating, An Jing glanced at the information database’s center.

There was a part of it, including some top-secret files, that even his access couldn’t unlock.

——Since I’m leaving anyway, might as well check out what’s going on there.

With that thought, An Jing took the last bit of time to touch upon those extremely secretive collections of information.

And then, he sensed a name.

[All Heavens Star Map]