Chapter 65 - 65 65 Purifying Demons with Heavenly Mandate

65: Chapter 65: Purifying Demons with Heavenly Mandate 65: Chapter 65: Purifying Demons with Heavenly Mandate Just as An Jing was entering meditation, a sword pattern on the forehead of the young man also faintly lit up. The Sword Spirit, borrowing An Jing’s perception, observed the state of spiritual energy in the Embracing the Void realm together with him. Not much time had passed. Suddenly, An Jing’s expression changed dramatically, and he opened his eyes in shock as the sword pattern on his forehead also blinked with a silver brilliance, enough to prove that the Sword Spirit’s mood was also greatly fluctuating. “Demonic Qi!” An Jing abruptly stood up, stared at his own hands, and then with an incredulous look scanned the entire world around him, “Could it be, it’s all Demonic Qi?!” “How is it possible… The spiritual energy of the whole Embracing the Void realm has been completely contaminated by Demonic Qi?!” In the otherworldly realm, as An Jing meditated and practiced Qi Refinement, he could sense that the world’s spiritual energy was somewhat turbid, like a city engulfed in a thick fog or a grayish-white haze. One could breathe, but there were many impurities in the air, and breathing it in for long would harm the body. This was the aftermath of the ‘Demon Calamity,’ where the entire world had been eroded by the Heavenly Demon, causing semi-permanent damage that was extremely difficult to heal. The wilderness and acid rain were only the most superficial manifestations, while the deeper effect was the turbidity of spiritual energy making cultivators extremely susceptible to demonic influence. So, when the Sword Spirit discovered that the otherworldly realm still utilized the ‘Spirit Root Qi Refinement’ system, it actually felt quite strange. ——The contamination was so severe, and yet the otherworldly realm could still practice Qi Refinement, akin to bathing in a river full of heavy metal pollution. How corrupted, then, was the Embracing the Void realm, which looked sunny and bright with an unspoiled environment, and yet had to adopt the ‘Fate Pattern Martial Arts’? The answer was a black sandstorm! If the pollution level of spiritual energy in the otherworldly realm was merely a grayish-white haze, then the pollution of spiritual energy in the Embracing the Void realm was akin to a sandstorm where one couldn’t see their own hand before their face! The whole world was covered and soaked in pitch-black spiritual energy, like swimming in an unfathomably dirty pool of water! “Goodness, Imperial Heaven, I’m lucky I held back and didn’t truly attempt Qi Refinement, otherwise my Spirit Root would have been contaminated!” Out of caution, An Jing had never truly considered using his Spirit Root to cultivate in the Embracing the Void realm. If he had even the slightest thought of absorbing spiritual energy, he would have definitely been afflicted by the Demonic Qi entering his body just now. “How can this be!” And the Sword Spirit incredulously said, “If the spiritual energy of the Embracing the Void realm was contaminated to this extent, then it would be impossible for it to be lush and verdant as it is now, it would be like hell on earth, with barren lands, polluted rivers, and blood rain from the sky!” “The previous Heavenly Demons would also have been strengthened, and they would have no need to retreat to the Nether Sea in the Dark Realm, because the Embracing the Void realm would be their second home!” “I assumed that since the environment of Embracing the Void realm was decent, the pollution by Demonic Qi was not very serious… This completely defies logic!” The Sword Spirit found it hard to imagine all these anomalies. seaʀᴄh thё Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. It’s like no one could expect that a forest full of clear streams, sweet waters, and vibrant life is actually filled with poisonous pollution, where a single breath could poison and kill you. It made no sense at all. “That said, the choice to use ‘Fate Pattern Martial Arts’ as the path of cultivation in the Embracing the Void realm must have a reason behind it…” At this moment, An Jing thought of something. He furrowed his brows deeply, stimulated his Fate Pattern, and a red totemic halo lit up behind his head. Stimulating his own ‘Fate Pattern,’ An Jing entered meditation and pondered in this situation. Then, he came to a sudden realization. ——The pitch-black polluted spiritual energy of the Embracing the Void realm was absorbed by the Fate Pattern totems, then purified, and transformed back into the most pure and refined Spiritual Fiend Qi, also known as the common ‘nature’s spiritual energy’! ——These pure spiritual energies, with the Fate Pattern as a medium, enter my body, moisturizing and nourishing my limbs and bones! The Heavenly Mandate Fate Pattern is a filter for demonic qi! In the Embracing the Void realm, without the Heavenly Mandate Fate Pattern to filter the nearly omnipresent demonic qi, no one can absorb nature’s spiritual energy! “So that’s why only those with a Fate Pattern can cultivate!” At this moment, An Jing completely understood the essence of ‘Fate Pattern Martial Arts.’ In the Embracing the Void realm, only those with the Heavenly Mandate Fate Pattern can utilize nature’s spiritual energy. Even someone like him, who had simultaneously awakened both the Fate Pattern and Spirit Root, could only cultivate the Fate Pattern Martial Arts. Because the spiritual energy absorbed and transformed by the Fate Pattern disperses throughout the body, moistening the flesh and blood, thus directly reverting to Fetal Breathing. The Spirit Root is another system entirely; cultivators take in spiritual energy through their Spirit Root, storing it in the dantian, distributing it through the meridians, akin to breathing through the nose and mouth and distributing it through the lungs. Theoretically, of course, breathing through the lungs is more natural, with lower difficulty and higher efficiency. But now, An Jing’s skin has a protective film that can purify demonic qi, yet his mouth, nose, and lungs do not. As long as he breathes, he will be contaminated. So it’s best not to breathe, only to engage in Fetal Breathing. An Jing suddenly realized. No wonder, no wonder the Embracing the Void realm, despite looking much better than other worlds, had to abandon the very mature method of Spirit Root Qi Refinement and develop the entirely new Fate Pattern Martial Arts! Everything was because the environment of the Embracing the Void realm had already been polluted to the extent that Qi Refinement was utterly impossible! “That makes no sense!” In the Divine Sea, the Sword Spirit was still troubled: “Back then we… we should have won, right? Although I left the fight midway, I was still able to be worshipped afterward, and the human race prospered, so we should have won!” “But looking at the extent of the demonic qi pollution… did we actually lose? If we had lost, the Embracing the Void would have been destroyed by the Heavenly Demon long ago, and the human race would have perished!” “Also, I don’t remember anything about the outcome of the battle against the Demon Calamity… why can’t I remember at all?!” At this moment, the broken sword in An Jing’s Divine Sea was trembling continuously, evidently indicating that the Sword Spirit was in extreme distress. “Don’t worry, Subdue Evil,” An Jing pondered for a moment and then slowly said, “I think you should know.” “It’s just that those memories are your ‘lost memories.'” “Someone, possibly the Heavenly Demon or perhaps your partners from the old days, took those memories, leaving you ignorant of the current situation.” This was also a possibility. “…Indeed. Compared to the Heavenly Demon, it’s more likely that my former companions and I made that decision.” The Subdue Evil Sword Spirit fell silent for a moment, then let out a weary sigh: “If that’s really the case, should I even try to recover those memories?” “How complicated; I’m just a sword, eh, why should I be involved in this kind of thing?” But quickly, it perked up: “Nevertheless, it doesn’t matter, since the Sword Bearer is you now!” “When the time comes, whether or not I should retrieve my memories, you, An Jing, will make the decision.” After all, as a sword, Subdue Evil Sword Spirit shook off its burden of thought—it was only a sword, incapable of decision-making. It even felt quite pleased with its own decision: “Luckily I anticipated this before, so your ‘Taibai Luminous Godly Ban’ does not require drawing on external spiritual energy, it can be cultivated with just enough Five Metals Gold Fiend Qi.”