"Perhaps." At this mont, An Jing fell into deep thought.
He was still contemplating another matter.
—Ultimately, whether it was the death of the Late Emperor or the death of King Jing, they all stemd from the Heavenly Undying Tree.
And the reason the Heavenly Undying Tree manifested in this form in the present world, rather than another classic Heaven and Earth Heart form, is quite simple.
Because the Divine Court wanted to rule over all things and seize all Heavenly Dao Authority, which made the Huai Xu Heavenly Dao feel threatened.
If it were soone else, they might not think deeply, but An Jing, having just returned from Tianyuan and defeated the Holy Demon, keenly sensed this detail.
He recalled the words of the Holy Demon Illusion.
—Martial Artists are man-made Holy Demons.
And the actions of the Divine Court, as seen now, are exactly like the Tianyuan Four Saints who usurped the Authority of Heaven, and regardless of the reasons, seizing the authority of the Heavenly Dao would surely invite Heavenly Punishnt!
And after the Heavenly Punishnt, Heaven and Earth would inevitably change, inherently seeking to stop the next usurper, those Martial Artists, those Holy Demons who are not Holy Demons.
That, perhaps, is the reason for the birth of the ’Undying Tree’ and ’Little Qi’!
"So it is... The Divine Court was almost transforming into Holy Demons, thus they faced Heavenly Punishnt. The Heaven and Earth Heart reversed, transforming into a living being, akin to the Huai Xu Divine Wood that once split heaven and earth, or the Ancestor Dragon Born from Nothing."
An Jing’s thoughts flickered rapidly as he quickly connected all the clues.
The Divine Court severed causality and future, ruling Heaven and Earth, what grandeur and majesty, yet in the end, it fell to the collapse of the Court and the scattering of its legacy, all the consequence of its own karma.
He understood everything: "Five consecutive Seven Fiend Tribulations destroyed the Divine Court, this is an unmistakable ’sign of termination’, the Huai Xu Heavenly Dao has beco utterly disappointed, wanting to restart everything!"
"North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent, perhaps it is destined to reopen heaven and earth, with no more people, or rather, redefine what it ans to be human!"
—The Myriad Tribes vie for the ’position of primacy’, for the ’na of man’.
—That is the Great Wilderness Realm!
At this mont, An Jing was utterly clear within, he suddenly understood, why the Huai Xu Heavenly Dao would support his Bright Mirror Sect’s Feather Transformation Dao, as well as the Taiming Sect’s Martial Arts Seed People!
Everything is because this heaven and earth is destined to reopen, to birth a ’new kind of human’!
The Divine Court had indeed reached the end of the Martial Arts, which is the realm of the fully realized [Holy Demon].
They wanted to ascend above Lingxiao, which is to devour heaven and earth, transforming into Martial Arts Holy Demons.
The Huai Xu Heavenly Dao could no longer gradually restrain those Martial Artists eager to ascend above Lingxiao, hence, many new things erged in the North Mysterious region, needing Creation from Nothing, to start anew!
But.
"The Great Chen Saint Ancestor of old, relied on so thod to control that Heavenly Undying Tree, transforming it into the foundation of Great Chen!"
"The new birth is yet unborn, still slumbering!"
An Jing’s heart was crystal clear: "Great Chen is the continuation of the ’old order’, an optimized version of the Divine Court, stuck between destruction and rebirth in its order."
"Thus..."
—It needed him, the Seven Fiend Tribulation!
"An Jing!"
At this mont, You Ruhui looked at An Jing, noticing his solemn expression, and thought An Jing was also on guard, so she reminded him: "Shenjing is perilous, the death of Grandfather is certainly related to those officials and the Town King behind them!"
"They dare to secretly conspire, regicide and kill kings, even though you are the Heavenly Mandate... I’m afraid you can’t stop their ambitions!"
Biting her lip, although You Ruhui knew An Jing would likely not heed her, she still wanted to remind: "This ti they specially invited you over, they definitely don’t have good intentions."
"Even you could easily fall into danger!"
"Hard to say."
Yet An Jing narrowed his eyes, and sneered: "Their ambitions and trump cards might indeed be extraordinary."
"But my trump card..."
He closed his eyes.
Heaven and Earth Spirit·Little Qi.
Heaven and Earth Heart·Candlelight Shining into the Dark and Mysterious Sky.
You Ruhui, who also holds the Heaven and Earth Heart.
King Jing’s plan, creating the entire Haihai Demon Disaster, and subsequently the Frost Calamity.
The dark tides surging in Shenjing.
The Heavenly Punishnt encountered by the Divine Court.
Similar circumstances in the Tianyuan Realm and Great Wilderness Realm.
And himself, the one who breaks all situations, the Seven Fiend Tribulation.
Everything, all converges at one point.
Heaven’s Will.
At this mont, An Jing knew, he felt it, Heaven’s Will was guiding.
But this Heaven’s Will, how is it not the inevitable outco of countless causes and effects converging, his own character and abilities, and everyone’s choices?
An Jing’s thoughts flowed, and at the sa ti, within the Great Void, An Jing’s Cave Heaven faintly connected to another, even larger Cave Heaven Realm, maintained by countless Thousand chanism Wonderous Machines.
"How are things looking?" he inquired, and Qian Feng gently reported to him: [The Heaven-Burning Divine Weapon is ready and can be used at any ti]
Opening his eyes, An Jing looked at You Ruhui and Gu Yunzhi, and smiled calmly: "Don’t worry, I will be fully prepared before going to Shenjing."
"My trump card will certainly surpass their expectations."
anwhile,
on the other side.
Shenjing, Mysterious Heavenly Palace.
The young Mysterious Heaven Imperial Lord expressionlessly surveyed below, his gaze penetrating the Netherworld to reach the resplendent flowering of the Undying Divine Tree.
——An auspicious sign! A divine blessing! The Holy Ancestor’s grace, a holy miracle descends!
An endless stream of congratulations, prayers, praises, and even claims of credit filled inside and outside of Shenjing and surrounded the palace halls.
Even during the court assembly, many Da Chen officials exchanged joyful bows, for the blossoming of the Immortal Flower from the Undying Tree had so healing and life-extending properties. Although it did not have much effect on them as high-ranking officials, it could add a few more years to their lifespan, benefiting their family greatly.
With such joyous events, even political adversaries usually seen unfavorably appeared amiable, everyone’s hearts filled with joy.
As for the consequences... the Heavenly Undying Tree was personally planted by the Holy Ancestor three thousand years ago and has been protecting Da Chen ever since. Who would worry about that?
——The Mysterious Heaven Imperial Lord would.
——The Grandmaster and Grand Governor would.
The Eight Directions Kings, so insiders, they all would.
Not only would they, but they also were incredibly vigilant, shocked, and found it incredible.
An auspicious sign?
The Mysterious Heaven Imperial Lord exhaled lightly. At that mont, even his knuckles were turning white from gripping the armrest of the imperial seat, and he felt slightly dizzy.
——The flowering of the Undying Tree is the greatest and most destabilizing bad news since Da Chen was founded!
Once the flowers bloom, they will bear fruit, nurturing the next generation... The Undying Tree is the root of Da Chen. If It wants to renew and replace, what shall beco of Da Chen?
Slightly turning his head, the Mysterious Heaven Imperial Lord looked at the Grandmaster and the Governor beside him.
Different from usual, these two high-ranking officials had at this mont assud corporeal forms and were truly present at either side of the imperial seat.
They all exchanged glances with the Little Emperor.
Despite various shady precautions and countless ulterior thoughts, the three of them reached a consensus without hesitation.
Thud. Thud.
The two high-ranking officials, at this mont, bowed deeply with their voices like a great bell: "The flowering of the Undying Tree is a divine grace conceded by the heavens, an unmatched auspicious sign! We earnestly request the Emperor to command the operation of the Heavenly Sea Stars Formation, to ’protect’ the Heavenly Divine Wood!"
The ministers present actually did not quite understand why the protection of the Divine Wood required initiating the Heavenly Sea Stars Great Formation, which was ant to monitor the world and repel external evil demons.
But since the imperial seat and the three beside it said so... naturally they did not object.
After a mont of silence, the Mysterious Heaven Imperial Lord nodded, consenting.
"Granted."
West of North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent.
Da Chen, West Mountain Realm.
Bai Qinghan had just finished her work and cultivation and stepped out of the cave sect, feeling a bit of soreness in her shoulders.
As the current person in charge of affairs related to the areas within the West Mountain close to Dust Li, the Mysterious Yin Goddess, Bai Qinghan not only had her cultivation but many matters to attend to. These included trade liaison with Heavenly Sword Mountain, reconnecting the surviving tribes of Dust Li, and a series of decisions for the continued developnt of the Heavenly Will Divine Sect under a new model within the Da Chen borders, all required her review and approval.
Skills, authority, and responsibility... While a Martial Artist could use force to directly wield their authority and throw responsibility aside, or delegate it to others, Bai Qinghan disliked this irresponsible old Martial Artist approach.
Or rather, she could not trust others.
Although Bai Qinghan also brought along a dozen companions who awoke their Fate Patterns from the Children of Calamity, those companions were scarcely enough throughout the entire Xuanyin Mountain.
Whenever she thought of this, she couldn’t help but reminisce... about when An Jing was around.
It was precisely at this mont she vaguely felt a series of changes coming from the Heaven and Earth.
"Hmm?"
Although Bai Qinghan’s Mysterious Yin Star Mandate had no connection with the Netherworld, she could keenly sense the flux of Yin and Yang within the Heaven and Earth. Just now, she sensed an enormously intense fluctuation of vitality throughout the entire Great Heaven and Earth of the North Mysterious Sacrifice Continent.
Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang reached their peak in an instant!
What is happening?
Bai Qinghan was slightly stunned as she looked up at the sky, and at that mont, a familiar, majestic voice erged from thin air: [Anomalies in Heaven and Earth, the Divine Wood has flowered. Although I can’t deduce the reason, there are very few things I can’t deduce; being unable to deduce it is equivalent to having deduced it]
[I believe this matter must be related to our Saint Heir]
"Huh?"
Upon hearing this voice, Bai Qinghan imdiately realized that this should be the Sect Hierarch of the Heavenly Will Divine Sect... but before she could pay her respects, the majestic voice continued: [Qinghan, on behalf of the elder and the Divine Sect, go and have a look at the situation]
"Eh?!"
In the next instant, Bai Qinghan’s figure disappeared without a trace.
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