Chapter 210 - 70: Heaven and Earth Core (Thanks to the leader of Howling Wind and Moon!)

Chapter 210: Chapter 70: Heaven and Earth Core (Thanks to the leader of Howling Wind and Moon!)Just as Magic Artifacts have ranks, cultivation techniques naturally have their ranks as well. The lowest are called ’Skills’, which involve only one type of Skill, a simple Verse of Instruction for cultivation. These correspond to the lower class of the Embracing the Void Realm. Better ones are termed ’Art’, which are collections of various Skills that can construct a complex system to aid each other in cultivation, increasing speed and efficiency, enhancing strength. These correspond to the middle class of the Embracing the Void Realm. The majority of inherited cultivation techniques in the Tianyuan Realm are of this level, like Nian Quan’s ’True Spirit Eye’, which has an entire set of Pupil Skills for cultivation and skill application, including ’Clairvoyance Skills’, ’Eagle Vision Skills’, ’Slow Vision Skills’, ’Spiritual Light Vision’, etc., to build a complete system of Pupil Skill Art. The level above is known as ’Secret Transmission’. Although still categorized under ’Art’, the efficiency and effect are much higher, like Nian Quan’s Spiritual Pupil, which spontaneously evolved due to the Spirit Root, is at this level. This corresponds to the upper class of the Embracing the Void Realm. This is something only long-standing major families and various enterprises possess as their core Cultivation Technique, which can cultivate ’Divine Skills’. This point marks the pinnacle most people within the Tianyuan Realm can reach. Beyond this are the ancient sects’ Secret Transmissions and even the sect-defining ’Dao Scriptures’, not to mention ordinary people like Huo Qing, even the mid-high tiers of Xuanye City can’t access them, and even a True Person of the Purple Mansion might have cultivated only one or two of them, corresponding to the extraordinary class of the Embracing the Void Realm. The Imperial Heaven Art, if taken alone in the Embracing the Void Realm, is considered quite a superior secret technique, and if one can grasp the key points, it might even be considered extraordinary. In a place like the Tianyuan Realm, where Martial Cultivators are not prevalent, it naturally ranks as the highest, truly a first-rate Body Refinement Secret Transmission. However, looking at it from another angle, the common Dao Arts of the Tianyuan Realm are also considered top-tier in the Embracing the Void Realm. "I will definitely not use it lightly, you must hide it well!" Huo Qing also reminded An Jing based on this, not to expose it: "Otherwise, heaven knows how many people would spy on your secret technique... and perhaps even kill you in secret!" At this point, Huo Qing also became concerned: "Alas, I have already achieved some success in my cultivation; no matter how much I try to hide, I can’t hide it from Iron Hand... It’s probably going to be exposed." "I don’t mind if Iron Hand knows." Yet, An Jing understood that Iron Hand was likely a collaborator with the Guiyi Army, who would prefer to keep himself hidden, so why would he casually propagate these miscellaneous things and trouble himself? He spoke lightly: "This secret technique is only a part, once you have well cultivated the first part, I will pass on the latter half to you." This was now possible because An Jing’s strength wasn’t sufficient; otherwise, he would have been quite keen to make contact with the other party and see what this large rebel group was all about. Seeing whether they were the Tianyuan’s Demon Sect or truly a Rebel Army. "Alright." Raising his hand, An Jing stopped the still interested Huo Qing: "If you can achieve success in your cultivation and enter a first-class academy or even a Daoist Academy, wouldn’t that be beneficial for both of us? Don’t take me lightly because I am from the Wilderness; I understand very well that learning is most important. Do not hesitate, consider this my investment in you." Truth be told, if it weren’t for An Jing not yet confirming the safety of the ’Emperor You Great Obscurity God Venerable’s Bind Spirit Control Divine Mantra Wonderful Scripture’ (abbreviated as the Great Abyss Capturing Spirits Scripture), he would have already handed over this cultivation technique for Huo Qing to study. If Huo Qing could thus possess two ’Extremely Superior’ qualities, then he might even stand a chance to be admitted into one of the Tianyuan Realm’s peak institutions, the ’Four Great Dao Academies’! This could be considered an achievement that defies the heavens and alters one’s fate! "...I will definitely not disappoint you!" Huo Qing took a deep breath, his gaze resolute as he promised, extending his hand, while An Jing smiled and high-fived him: "Then it’s settled. I’m off to rest." Huo Qing continued to study Formation, as cultivators only need to sleep for one or two hours to guarantee ample energy, making reading naturally as energizing as chicken wrapped in Sichuan pepper—spicy and tantalizing. While An Jing said he was resting, he actually returned to the back house. Granny Huai had really gone to sleep by now, the old lady had been tired out these days and had used up her Essence Qi, naturally needing recovery. It was only You Ruhui, sitting on a sofa to the side, who silently watched An Jing. An Jing sat across from her, directly speaking: "Xuan Mingjing?" "Don’t mention that name... it might be..." You Ruhui, or rather, Xuan Mingjing, hearing this name instinctively shrank, but upon recalling she might have already arrived at another world, she relaxed: "Alright, it indeed is me. But it’s better to not mention that name, just call me You Ruhui." "You Ruhui, Xuan Mingjing." After An Jing repeated it, he shook his head with a restrained smile: "Your ability to pick an alias really isn’t very good—Xuan and You imply the same; Mingjing as obscured as Ruhui, you don’t really think such names could hide anything, do you?" "It’s not your place to say!" Questioned about her cultural level, especially by ’Jing Xuan’, You Ruhui suddenly got irritated: "An Jing, Jing Xuan—your alias isn’t any better! What’s the difference!" After mocking each other’s aliases, they quickly moved on to the main topic. "You... actually have the ability of Great Void Shuttle, that’s unbelievable!" Glancing around the back house that Huo Qing had tidied into a clean and orderly state, exuding a kind of Xuanye City cyber-cultivator artistic vibe, even You Ruhui, who grew up in the luxurious Royal Residence, couldn’t help but want to praise: "The level of skill in this world isn’t inferior to the Embracing the Void, it might even be better!" "No wonder, no wonder you could escape from the Hanging Fate Manor, becoming so powerful in such a short time." "This is my Divine Skill." And An Jing wouldn’t reveal the real key to the shuttle, which was the Subdue Evil Sword Spirit, he calmly stated: "Anyway, we can stay in this world for three days." "Although it’s only three days, it can block Da Chen and the Heavenly Demon’s search for you, even a True Person of the Purple Mansion couldn’t possibly keep their search Divine Skill active at all times, your situation should now be much safer." "Hmm." You Ruhui bowed her head, earnestly saying: "I can’t thank you enough... you were dragged into this by me, yet you are willing to help me to this extent, I don’t know how to thank you." An Jing shook his head slightly: "If it weren’t for your help in suppressing the Earth Vein, I would have been exposed to the Heavenly Demon—compared to that outcome, being exposed to you isn’t much." "Rather than that, I actually want to speak the truth," said An Jing, turning his head towards Granny Huai, who was already asleep. "Granny is indeed about to run out of life— not due to injury, but natural causes." "Her life has been full of hardships, and even the Fate Pattern cannot make up for the near-fatal injuries she suffered as a child. So, don’t be too sad, thinking that you caused her death. It was all her choice, wanting to do more before her life ended." "...If it were before, I would have blamed myself and felt sad, but not anymore," replied You Ruhui. Looking at Granny Huai, her expression was firm: "Father, Mother, Uncle Qiong, Aunt Gu... and now Granny Huai." "So many people want me to survive, even you are helping me, so I will definitely not let these meaningless emotions make me hesitate or retreat." "I will survive... go..." Suddenly, You Ruhui lowered her head and clutched at it, a kind of invisible pain piercing through her thoughts. But this time, even as she gritted her teeth and her hands trembled, she slowly let go and lifted her head. You Ruhui, with somewhat scattered eyes, stared intently at An Jing and uttered two words. "Seek... revenge." An Jing fell silent. He didn’t know exactly what the person before him had experienced, but considering she was an Imperial Court Princess, a Da Chen Commandery Princess, and a bearer of Emperor’s Blood who had been forced into such a plight, he could guess what she must have faced. Revenge, huh... Haha, it seemed that those who gathered around him were always such people. Whether it was Bai Qinghan, Nian Quan, or now You Ruhui... these people were all hating something, all disappointed about something. Therefore, they wanted revenge, wanted to destroy, wanted to break free from all fetters, wanted to... Change this world. Just like himself. But not quite like him. Because he didn’t hate, he just... Just arrogantly believed that this world was wrong. Thus, An Jing broke the silence. "I don’t hate anything; I just think this world doesn’t suit me. Xuan Mingjing, or You Ruhui, my biggest interest in you is because you have the Emperor’s Blood, you’re a central member of the Da Chen dynasty." An Jing calmly said to the girl who had closed her eyes: "The true reason why you fled the Imperial Court, the reason why everyone is chasing you, openly and secretly, is definitely something that can shake the whole Imperial Court. This, I want to know." "...It will be lethal," the girl with the Mysterious Pupil Golden Eye said softly, opening her eyes. "As long as they know you also know, no matter where in the world, they will absolutely tear you to pieces and throw you into the Nine Netherworlds." "Ha." An Jing laughed: "Then I really am a reserve for the Demon Sect Divine Generals—although I’ve escaped, I despise them, yet in some way, I need to do the same thing as them." "I was meant to be treated this way." You Ruhui lifted her eyes, gazing at An Jing. She wanted to find a trace of fear, but she could only see curiosity, anticipation, and a calm waiting. —Escaped from Heaven’s Will Demon Sect, slaughtered Heavenly Demon Followers, and now tells me, he wants to oppose Da Chen... Arrogant and presumptuous madman, how can there be such a person in this world who naturally speaks such words? And yet, it’s such a madman who really possesses divinely powerful skills that support his arrogance! Great Void Shuttle, another world as his backing... Perhaps, he really could... "...Since you’ve told me your true powerful divine skills, I will naturally not hide anything from you," said You Ruhui, breathing out and holding a ’Quiet Voice Seal’. Then, she calmly unbuttoned the top half of her robe: "The source of everything, is this item." A jade. A Divine Jade embedded in the center of the young girl’s collarbone. The Divine Jade was colorless, like a rainbow, with a light in its center, illuminating all things, winding and turning, not quite like a snake, not quite like a dragon. The light gleamed with shades of blue and purple, constantly transforming, and as An Jing stared at the jade, the ’Heavenly Mandate’ within him suddenly quivered for a moment. Followed by the incredulous cry of the Subdue Evil Sword Spirit. "Heavenly Dao Divine Jade, the pivot of all things!? How is it possible, how can such a thing have a physical form, and moreover be fractured..." "What exactly is it?" An Jing asked in his heart, and the Sword Spirit quickly responded: "This is the manifestation of the core principles of Heaven and Earth from the Great Dao, which should not have any physical form, only an existing concept, so it doesn’t have a specific name." "But in our era, the Immortal Gods who knew of its existence, they would call it..." "[Heaven and Earth Core]."