All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 709 - 82: Must Strike Hard!

Chapter 709: Chapter 82: Must Strike Hard!

Nian Quan and Huo Qing truly encountered an unexpected situation this time. As soon as they stepped out, they were immediately attacked, a scenario that even made An Jing feel a sense of familiarity.

——Guys, isn’t this what happens to me? Ah, finally, I’m not the only one encountering ghosts whenever I go out!

However, could it be that the trials set by the Heavenly Dao are converging—everybody doing well and helping each other to transcend calamities together?

Analyzing it carefully, An Jing felt that it might still be his fault that his brothers were involved.

If he went out, these people were definitely targeting him, and it was because he did not appear that these damn things went after his friends.

It seemed that he had been too calm for too long. The Heavenly Origin Heavenly Dao indeed seemed impatient, quietly letting this inexplicable karma attach to those around him, ready to strike like a thunderbolt unexpectedly.

"Did that Water Man really say that I killed your mother? How could he say such a thing? Besides, if I were really the murderer, how could I possibly not root out the problem completely?"

However, upon hearing Nian Quan relay his own interaction with the mysterious Water Man, An Jing still felt it was baffling and smacked the table in frustration.

"Isn’t it?" Nian Quan nodded, "When I first opened the door for you, I was prepared to be completely eradicated, but it didn’t happen. From then on, I knew you, An Jing, couldn’t be a villain, and you had nothing to do with my mother’s death."

"Fair enough," Huo Qing also crossed his arms in agreement: "After being questioned, I also thought I’d be silenced. Unexpectedly, An Jing sent me to Danlin Town and even dealt with Uncle Big Spear and his gang, which definitely marks him as a good person, not the bad kind."

Putting aside the subsequent friendship, both believed initially that they would have been eradicated by An Jing, yet nothing happened. This was a friendship truly proven by life and death, how could it be swayed by mere words?

At this moment, Nian Quan asked naturally, "Did you get the Heavenly Profound True Talisman, An Jing?"

"I indeed got the Heavenly Profound True Talisman. Your mother was part of the transport process, but she was likely attacked by her own people before and after getting it. She must have been shot in the back by someone she knew."

Since Nian Quan asked, An Jing was not going to hide it. He exchanged Divine Sense, recounting his experience in the underground Black Market honestly.

"So that’s how it is..."

Nian Quan suddenly realized, he of course trusted everything An Jing said—An Jing was not familiar with his mother, just taking her last request on the spot and later on realizing her special identity. It was all normal.

In contrast, with An Jing’s capabilities, teaming up with the Guiyi Army’s martial artists to defeat the Fengdu Guards and receive their dying request to obtain the Heavenly Profound True Talisman was indeed not strange.

"You actually managed to kill a Fengdu Guard at that time!"

Hearing this, Huo Qing was even more astonished. If it were the current An Jing, he felt that the latter could easily sweep through ten or even nine Fengdu Guards with one hand, but back then, An Jing was capable of that too?

Even now, he might not be able to handle a few moves against a Fengdu Guard. Was he still not catching up to An Jing back then?

"You’re overthinking it, you are much stronger than I was back then. Back then, my main output tactics were still Sword Box and self-destruct drones."

An Jing comforted Huo Qing, "You could probably hold your own against Bo Yan from the Guiyi Army now, although you might not necessarily win, he won’t easily defeat you either. For the Fengdu Guards to take you down, they’d need at least half an hour."

"That sounds about right."

Listening to this, Huo Qing was quite satisfied. Now, it takes half an hour for a Fengdu Guard to deal with him, in half a year he could likely handle a Fengdu Guard in half that time. Although his cultivation progress was somewhat lacking, his advancement in Martial Arts was indeed miraculous.

"However..." he fell into deep thought, "Bo Yan... Beiqiu. I think Uncle Iron Hand mentioned it, it should be a nearby mountain. But I can’t just go and ask; asking would blow my cover."

"That’s a minor issue, don’t worry about it. Huo Qing, I’ve checked, and your Returning Flame Soil and mine are already different. Yours, in fact, bears a resemblance to that of the Fengdu Guards."

Not caring about the internal factions of the Guiyi Army, after checking Huo Qing’s condition, An Jing shared the internal structure and techniques he discovered about the Fengdu Guards: "It’s just that you don’t have specialized armor. I think your future Magic Artifacts could start from armor, which is also the most suitable Artifact for engraving Formation Patterns."

The inner Blessed Land and Cave Heaven in that armor, the bodily structure replaced with Cyan Wood, the half Feather Transformation state, all made Huo Qing furrow his brow, or suddenly slap his thigh: "No wonder the Fengdu Guards only select those at the Peak of Qi Refining, they’re just consumables for the armor!"

"But the Martial Vein Array Diagram, indeed naturally suits armor; a good Formation Pattern armor is like having the Sixth Divine Ability!"

This train of thought was right. Many Martial Generals from the Huai Xu Realm wore armor when leading troops. Though regular armor to be called the Sixth Divine Ability might be a bit too much, it indeed could bear enough of the martial formation’s strain allowing them to display unimaginable strength.

Though originating from the same technology, in the end, it evolves in different directions due to individual choices. Without saying much, An Jing could now recapture some of the technology from Huo Qing’s thoughts, which impressed him deeply: "No wonder those ancestors established Sects and sought geniuses to cultivate; it hugely benefits one’s own cultivation."

Nian Quan also shared the true effectiveness of the Heavenly Profound True Talisman, the privileges of the Ancient Immortal Ruins, and the ’Pure Land People’ inside the ruins contesting against Xuanye City and other groups.

"That also matches what the people from Ganyuan Sea were saying."

An Jing nodded slightly, through the series of operations via Xuanye City, he had long guessed the real effect of the Heavenly Profound True Talisman.

As for the Pure Land People, when exploring the Ancient Immortal Ruins in the future, perhaps I could make contact with them? I hope they don’t hold any prejudices against the Tianyuan Realm people, and if they do, I can transform into a Huai Xu person.

"That’s about it."

After gathering the information, An Jing felt the situation becoming clearer: "Supported by unseen forces, the Night Niche Gang have started hiring professional assassination organizations like Divination Ghost to take actions against us. This is no longer just an ordinary gang; we must strike hard."

"Now let’s contact the Rusty Feather platform and have them prepare for retaliation."

"No problem."

Huo Qing said, "I also have some reconnaissance data about the Night Niche Gang, which my uncle sent me after knowing I was attacked. It’s their recent findings about the real details of the Night Niche Gang. They said it’s very dangerous and advised us to be careful and not to leave the house recently—but with you back, this won’t be that troublesome anymore."

An Jing’s red eyes flickered, receiving the information from Huo Qing.

He briefly skimmed through it, then frowned and said: "What the hell is this?"

Initially, An Jing’s impression of the Night Niche Gang was merely a more arrogant version of the Day Tiger Gang, often bullying, trafficking weapons, smuggling Magic Artifacts, collaborating with big players to buy out small vendors’ materials, collecting protection fees on the streets, and managing loose cultivators by collecting safety fees. At critical moments, they acted as dogs for companies.

But now, it seems this group of bastards are truly committing all forms of evil.

The main business of the Night Niche Gang initially appeared to be spirit stone smuggling. Everyone thought they held a small vein of spirit stones and always had enemies trying to uncover the economic lifeline of the Night Niche Gang.

But in fact, everyone was mistaken.

The real core of the Night Niche Gang is human experimentation.

"Forcing people to absorb Demonic Qi contaminated spirit stones for Cultivation, using technical methods to focus the pollution in artificial bodies, and then using human bodies as raw materials to refine unpolluted spirit stones... they’re using humans for Alchemy!"

"Isn’t this a method of the Demon Dao? These bloodthirsty bastards, they devour people without spitting out the bones!"

An Jing furrowed his brows tightly. Although the Tianyi Demon Sect also did this, at least the Demon Sect’s reputation was clear, and everyone knew to strike and kill them. Yet the Night Niche Gang could still brazenly act as a gang, being part of the lower forces of Xuanye City?

Yes. They capture people from the Wilderness, Xuanye City’s homeless, the slum dwellers, those in debt in the safety zones using their lives to repay debts, and they do not affect the real upper-middle class.

Moreover, the spirit stones they produce are indeed of very high purity, providing the only channel for many lower-level cultivators in strictly controlled Xuanye City.

But could this really be accepted?

"No wonder they clashed with the Rusty Feather platform."

An Jing heaved a deep sigh; Rusty Feather platform’s spirit stone business initially was a direct competitor of the Night Niche Gang.

However, since the emergence of the Ancient Immortal Ruins, a large amount of uncontaminated spirit stones appeared on the market, eliminating the Night Niche Gang’s edge, forcing them to lower their prices. Meanwhile, Rusty Feather platform, with An Jing’s side providing a cheap and cost-free supply of spirit stones, fought a price war skillfully, completely falling out with the Night Niche Gang.

Their other businesses, such as unlicensed pills and cracking artificial bodies, also use data from human experiments, their demand for ’people’ is substantial, and there must be significant corporate support behind this.

This time, it was a particular corporation aiming to suppress the spirit of Rusty Feather platform—actually, everyone knew they wanted to suppress An Jing’s spirit.

—Don’t think you’re someone just because you’re a genius and did something, everything you have is provided by corporate groups, be humble and know your place!

"Alright. It seems this vermin must be eradicated."

Nian Quan and Huo Qing visibly saw the aura around An Jing growing colder and more terrifying. He laughed and said, "Caught another batch of Wilderness people recently? They truly don’t regard human life as anything..."

"Huo Qing, Nian Quan. Are you ready?"

An Jing asked, and both replied: "Of course, ready anytime."

They too were itching to act. Huo Qing had been attacked, Nian Quan had been summoned out listening to nonsensical words using his mother’s account. Both were very angry, but they restrained their rage through reason until now.

But now that An Jing was here, why hold back any longer?

Eagerly, they said, "When do we start?"

"Today."

An Jing was even more impatient than them, he waved his hand, radiating a murderous aura: "I’m very busy; let’s kill them all today."