Chapter 138 - 137: Why Does the Sky Suffer this Questioning?

Chapter 138: Chapter 137: Why Does the Sky Suffer this Questioning?"Snow?" An Jing raised his head, reached out his hand, and caught a snowflake, feeling the chill melt in his palm: "Indeed, we are in the northwest... Perhaps it’s the influence of the Frost Calvary? But can the impact reach this far?" Perhaps, the heavens were about to change. At this moment, all the demonic qi had dissipated, and a golden, damaged knuckle duster, located at the center of the Evil Born Demon’s corpse, was revealed. "Is this..." An Jing’s heart stirred, and he walked forward to pick it up: "The relic of the Demon Sect Grandmaster who grievously wounded the Evil Born Demon?" "Master Shu..." Strong yang qi lingered and gathered in this knuckle duster, burning away all demonic qi. Once the demonic qi had dissipated, it calmed and became subdued, the gold dimming to a luster similar to matte brass. An Jing fell silent for a moment, then put it away. "This man ultimately died fighting against the Heavenly Demon, protecting the local populace and followers. Even if his aim included me, it doesn’t matter." "And now... it’s time to set off." With this thought, An Jing turned his head, looking forward. He walked towards the distant great city. The sky was dim, the lights within the city twinkled like drifting fireflies, and it had been a very long time since he had been close to the human world. He could finally stop making do with sleeping outdoors, wandering in the wilderness, battling bears and snakes for shelter in caves and hollow trees. He no longer needed to endure the relentless threat of unrestful sleep, playing a deadly game of hide-and-seek with the Demon Sect and Heavenly Demon. But An Jing knew all too well, returning to the territory of Da Chen did not mean peace. Da Chen’s interest in him was likely only second to that of the Demon Sect, not to mention that behind Little Gu and other Children of Calamity, there clearly lay many dark clouds, and the family of Gu Yeqi was itself a huge vortex within the imperial court of Da Chen. Moreover, he needed to search for the whereabouts of his mother. As long as An Jing wished to live openly using his own name, he was bound to never find peace. The Heavenly Mandate of the >, thus mysterious, would pull its holder into the very center of countless disputes... An Jing was destined to affect the lives of countless people, leading to the death of many. Just like the numerous affairs in the Tianyuan Realm that arose because of the "True Talisman", were bound to cause countless waves once An Jing took the True Talisman away from the Tianyuan Realm. Similarly, as An Jing fled from the Hanging Fate Manor, he inevitably sparked a dispute between the Demon Sect, Heavenly Demon, and Da Chen. As long as An Jing planned to move forward, events like these would keep occurring, repeatedly becoming fodder for the >, leading him into one perilous crossroad of fate after another. Step. The youth stepped forward, treading on the increasingly snow-covered mountain path. Without any hesitation, An Jing advanced, not mixing a sliver of doubt or pause. Because this was the path he had already chosen... uniquely belonging to him. Some time later. Embracing the Void, North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent. Beyond the Western Sea. At the center of the Tiantan Grand Hall, surrounded by ten magnificent jade pillars of five colors and directions, lay a lake as smooth as mercury, mirroring the endless stars at the zenith of the heavens. Shallow blue connecting patterns turned into solemn and mysterious Star Life runes, making Tiantan Star Lake appear dreamlike and fantastical, reminiscent of the celestial pavilions of the Dao Courtyard from days past. A figure, holding a dried wooden fishing rod, sat before Star Lake, contentedly fishing. The lake’s surface rippled slightly, and the figure, sensing something, lifted the fishing rod, yet it came up empty. Plainly visible, there was no hook on the silken fishing line. "Still a failure, huh." The figure sighed lightly, his voice unusually young, yet his tone carried an undeniable weight of world-weariness: "Destiny, destiny, the favor of the heavens, matters of the Divine Mandate, truly are immeasurable, unclear." "But no matter, in the end... he obtained the ’Imperial Heaven Earth Mother’. It doesn’t matter whether his heart is with the Divine Sect, as long as he cultivates it. One who can naturally comprehend the ’Great Freedom Heaven Method’ is not to be easily let go..." "Speaking of which, Embracing the Void had gradually revealed various Divine Mandates. Indeed, this Era too was destined to approach a great Cataclysm." "Who knows how many people this ’Dao Calamity’ will bring to fruition and how many it will claim." Looking up, the figure gazed into the distant high heavens, at the vault embracing infinite Stars, and then respectfully performed a profound bow: "By then, countless objections and resentments will be forcefully directed at you, questioning you, cursing something like ’old thieving heaven’... Haha!" "How ignorant the world is, how utterly foolish they are!" "Why should the heavens be blamed, subjected to this questioning!" Embracing the Void Realm, Da Chen. Western Mountain Region, Wild State, frontier mountains. As a rift leading directly to the Netherworld split open around Hanging Fate Valley, a true person clad in a black robe with golden patterns stepped out from the Great Void. "To think not a single trace could be totally tracked, where exactly did those two Great Heavenly Demons come from, and where did they go?" True Master Mysterious Mirror from the Visible Empty Mountain’s Bright Mirror Sect, holding the Six Yang Mystic Mirror frowned in deep thought. Although blind, his Dharma Eye was sharper than ordinary spiritual eyes. Logically speaking, even the Art of Stealth by a Great Heavenly Demon shouldn’t escape his tracking. But he had come up empty, which made the Mysterious Mirror quite anxious: "Could it be... that someone is aiding these Heavenly Demons?" "Most Netherworld deities and demons are inherently opposed to Heavenly Demons, even the Evil Ghosts are the same. Who could be assisting them, could it possibly be..." He glanced subconsciously toward the vicinity of Hanging Fate Valley, in the direction of the encampments of the Red Armored Guards and the Demon-Warding Guards. True Master Mysterious Mirror had not forgotten that the Heavenly Demon Decay had indeed emerged from among the Red Armored Guards—although it’s not strange for Heavenly Demons to corrupt anyone, to say there was only one among the Red Armored Guards was certainly not possible. However, even as a descendant of the illustrious Visible Empty Mountain, it’s best not to publicly question the Da Chen imperial court. Embracing the Void features one hundred and eight Upper Gates, eight hundred Middle Gates, and three thousand Left Paths... yet, above all these stood the Ten Heavenly Sects. And the Da Chen Dynasty, being one of the Ten Heavenly Sects, was undoubtedly the ruler of North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent! Mysterious Mirror slightly shook his head and suppressed the thoughts in his mind. He originally thought that with the matters here concluded, he should return to the city to report his assignment to his home mountain, and explain the situation to the employers from the Da Chen side. Then seize an opportunity to complete his real objective... that is, the task given to him by the Endless Heavens, which he could only achieve by taking advantage of his employed status to enter Da Chen. "Hmm?" However, a sweep of his Divine Sense, which could traverse the Great Void, revealed a clue, eliciting a light exclamation from him: "Demonic Qi soaring to the sky?" "Although it has dissipated for a long while now... but how come? Are there so many Heavenly Demons in this northwestern wilderness?" Filled with curiosity and vigilance, light emerged beneath Mysterious Mirror’s feet, activating his Divine Skill "Controlling Streaming Light," allowing him to traverse a hundred miles in a single breath. Soon, he arrived above the ruins of the ravaged village, seeing the black mud left behind from the disintegrating body of the Evil Born Demon. Under natural purification, as long as the Heavenly Demon truly dies, its body would quickly turn to mud and dust, enriching the earth. Yet, despite this, some toxins would still linger for decades. A moment in the life of the cosmos, but a significant inconvenience for humans and other creatures. "... The deceased are gone." Sighing softly, Mysterious Mirror frowned. If it were not for his mission to track the trail of the escaped Great Heavenly Demon, such a split demon would not have caused much trouble. But since the incident had occurred, he would not wallow in self-pity or vex himself uselessly, but continue to observe the details: "To think that the Demon Sect and the Red Armored Guards had teamed up to intercept and severely wound the Heavenly Demon, only to fall short against this demon... Wait?" "These traces, could they really be Shu Zheng’s ’Wei Yang Fist’ from Kanming City? He died here?!" Widening his eyes, Mysterious Mirror was quite astonished. The Wei Yang Fist was quite a famous new martial master in the Wild State, a young talent awarded by the Wild State government, serving as the garrison commander of Kanming City, with a promising future ahead. Unexpectedly, a young genius who should have progressively reached the pinnacle of life had died here. "Not right!" His eyes full of the full power of the Sun Brilliance Dharma Eye, True Master Mysterious Mirror sensed an incredibly unbelievable truth: "How could the final life-risking moves of Wei Yang’s Qi align with the Demon Sect’s ’Great Open Yang Heart Technique’?" "The Wei Yang Fist... was actually an undercover agent?!"