Chapter 111 - 111 110 Confrontation at Purple Mansion

111: Chapter 110: Confrontation at Purple Mansion 111: Chapter 110: Confrontation at Purple Mansion The mother drone was the Lotus Platform, with its six lotus seeds being the sub-drones. The Six Qi Lotus Platform, apart from its superior endurance, had mediocre precision and control range. However, its mother drone could function as a relay enhancer, allowing the sub-drones to fly farther, explore in multiple directions, and also recharge them for prolonged cruising, which was its unique advantage. An Jing placed five sub-drones on either side of himself at the entrances on the second, third, and fourth floors, while the main drone was on the second floor, monitoring the surrounding imagery. The last sub-drone hugged the ground and quietly flew towards the top floor entrance. Still amidst the seething heatwave that steamed blood into a mist, the inconspicuous green lotus seed sub-drone silently ascended the staircase littered with corpses. From the drone’s point of view, the stairs loomed like mountains, the road winding like dragons and snakes. He was like a speck of unstable mustard dust, barely noticeable. The tiny sub-drone under his control drifted like a fleeting shadow in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Soon, he saw a half-shut massive door, the very entrance to the Black Market, reputedly as thick as twelve layers, akin to the vault doors of a bank’s treasury. It was already twisted, forcibly pried open, and the wind blew through the cracks. An Jing controlled the sub-drone to rush through the door. Peaceful. The entire Black Market square was utterly peaceful. No corpses, no bloodstains, no Patrol Officers lying in ambush, no terrifying Fengdu Guards, nothing at all. The streets and the square were eerily empty, devoid of any people or even an insect crawling around. An Jing was stunned, but in the next instant, he understood. He swallowed hard, then slowly lifted the drone’s viewpoint upwards. The perspective shook. The image blurred. Colors and details merged together, vaguely revealing… two figures standing in the sky! It was like a crimson Canyang suddenly rising amidst a sheet of silver frost and snow, like a vibrant Thunder Light suddenly hanging amidst curtains of cloudy iron. In the utter silence, above the square, the skies had already changed, with layers of clouds swirling indeterminately like vortices, and streaks of Thunder Light winding forth, marking the divide of yin and yang in the Tai Chi, clearly splitting the heavens into two distinct zones. One side displayed red amidst white, the diminishing yin and old yang; the other showed green amidst black, the chariot of the Xuanxiao. —Clearly, the Fengdu Guards and the backers of the Black Market… Luofu Group and Xuandu Group, had made their move! As layers of muffled thunder rolled out from the depths of the heavy clouds, frost, snow, and thunderstorms fell like the Heavenly River, thunderingly descending upon the world, the chilling intent of Canyang mixed with the overwhelming decisive Thunder Light, howling as it swept through all directions, causing windows of nearby high buildings to shatter simultaneously. Boom! A visible ring-shaped Spirit Qi shockwave spread outward in all directions, the swiftly expanding intangible blast wave smashing into the earth, brushing over everything, and An Jing’s controlled sub-drone was shattered in an instant. Even An Jing, located on the third underground floor, felt a slight tremor and helplessly set aside his drone glasses. With the True Person of the Purple Mansion engaging in battle, going out now was no different from seeking death. He could only wait. An Jing’s stay in the Tianyuan Realm still had “more than a day” left, and soon it would be a day, striving to find a place to hide, a day was generally manageable. After all, he could return at any time, in this respect, An Jing didn’t feel too much psychological pressure. With the weapons he now possessed, even if he couldn’t kill the Evil Born Demon, he could still severely injure it. But he also had to consider what came after. With the Black Market turned into what it was, it was absolutely impossible for it to recover in the future, and it would certainly be tightly locked down by large corporations, for no short length of time. Even though Sword Spirit could allow him to traverse five hundred meters to choose a landing spot, five hundred meters was definitely within the closed-off area. If discovered, even if he escaped, An Jing would likely be hunted by the large corporations, not to mention how difficult it was to escape. In order to safely return to Xuanye City in the Tianyuan Realm in the future, An Jing still planned to wait and see how things unfolded. After all, a trapped rabbit has three burrows; the Black Market couldn’t possibly just have one front door leading to the outside world, there were likely other supply entrances, large ventilation outlets, or underground tunnels. An Jing thought, “First, let’s see if there are any other emergency escape routes.” “However, those passageways might already be guarded by the Luofu Group, and as soon as I leave, I’d be immediately captured… Searᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. By then, finding an opportunity to crossover back to Embracing the Void would not be too late.” “This realm seems civilized and orderly, with flourishing artifacts, but it’s actually as bloody and barbaric as Embracing the Void.” With Sword Spirit borrowing An Jing’s eyes, it too had witnessed the Xiu Luo scene, its tone solemn: “The two from Purple Mansion, disregarding propriety, openly fight over mundane items, and the Fengdu Guards, clearly the public’s weapons, yet they raise the slaughter blade against their own people, vicious and merciless, without pity!” Speaking thus, Sword Spirit’s voice even carried a hint of anger in its clanging sword tone, “If it were back when Embracing the Void’s Great Dao flourished, when immortals and mortals were separated, monks traversed the Nine Heavens and Ten Continents without disturbing the mortal world, even if they entered the mortal realm to refine their hearts, there was virtue to constrain, human ethics to scrutinize, heaven’s feedback, gods patrolling, never would it have been so rampant!” Upon hearing this, An Jing was stunned, “Back then, Embracing the Void… was in such order?” He questioned subconsciously, “So you’re saying, back then, Embracing the Void didn’t have such cruel slaughters, neither would it, wouldn’t… eat people?” Subdue Evil remained silent for a while. After some time, it slowly said, “Perhaps there would be.” “Even back then, Embracing the Void was not completely peaceful and clear; it was just that the rules were strict, constrained by heavenly law, ethical gods patrolled day and night, thus seeming a lot more serene. Yet in that filthy and polluted place, there remained many brutal and bloody acts overlooked.” “But it was much better than it is now!” An Jing didn’t care, his eyes blazing, “I do not seek to eradicate all malice before it happens, but at least.” He slowly said, “At least, there should be retribution!” Sword Spirit laughed, with a bitter note in its tone, “An Jing, I know what you want to ask, you want to know if the old era of Embracing the Void could be restored. And not just in Embracing the Void, you have also set your sights on Tianyuan, indeed harboring ambitions to swallow the universe.” “But, the world has changed. Embracing the Void can no longer practice Qi Refining Cultivation, and Tianyuan has almost become barren. The laws of heaven and earth have changed.” “The former Star Mansion, wandering day and night, gods of the Lei Department, have all vanished. Past experiences are useless, and might even be an obstruction.” “An Jing, telling you now is meaningless and might even mislead you onto the wrong path. You must find a way for yourself, a path suitable for Embracing the Void and Tianyuan of today.” “When that time comes, I will tell you all about the past, and only then will you truly be able to find your own ‘Dao’.”