All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes-Chapter 971 - 249: Target Mission

In truth, besides the Evil Fragment, there were many things in the Tianyuan Realm that piqued An Jing’s interest.

For example, the ’Network Path.’ If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the body of the Tianyuan Spirit Network Xuan Net—Xuanye City and the surrounding Great Formation are essentially built by connecting the Spiritual Network. The reason why safety zones are safe is that the Earth Veins haven’t suffered large-scale contamination, and there aren’t many monsters or demons invading, all because of the existence of the Network Path.

However, all information related to the Network Path is top-secret, only revealed in snippets from people like Chairman Chen, who is among the Cave Heaven People, and Director He, who is part of the core secondary school management.

This Network Path technology should also originate from the same source as Da Chen’s ’Earth Vein Network.’ However, due to different world circumstances, they developed different technologies.

"In any case, An Xuan."

After informing An Jing about the related information of the Four Cities Competition, Chairman Chen solemnly warned: "Although the Void Star Dust Dragon should have entered the depths of the Pocket World Void and won’t return to your competition area, you must still be cautious—after all, it is a True Monarch Level Golden Core Demon Spirit. Even if you have a Purple Mansion Lifebound Treasure and can withstand the Heavenly Tribulation, you may not be able to withstand a True Monarch’s strike!"

"Mm-hmm." An Jing agreed verbally but didn’t actually care—his performance talent wasn’t good; pretending was difficult for him.

—Heh.

Principal He, observing from the side, nodded thoughtfully, thinking, "This lad isn’t afraid of a True Monarch Level Demon Beast at all... As expected of someone from a Great Sect."

He no longer doubted whether An Jing had someone backing him, even though there had been no news from the forces behind An Jing for quite some time. Cultivators are like that; an act of seclusion could last years or decades. Perhaps An Jing’s patriarch is currently in secluded cultivation?

"In my opinion."

So, Principal He took over the conversation from Chairman Chen: "Instead of worrying about the guardians of the Ancient Immortal Ruins and the Star Dust Dragon, you’d better be cautious of other forces—they are quite curious about you, especially since you possess an Immortal Spirit Root, essentially being favored by the Heavenly Dao. I know you have confidence, but many people don’t know you do, and even if they do, they will want to test you. Even if you aren’t afraid, you might encounter trouble."

"I understand." An Jing still showed an unafraid demeanor, giving Chairman Chen and Principal He a sense of assurance, so they didn’t say much more: "If that’s the case, we’ll take our leave first, so as not to delay your recovery. Should you need anything, contact us directly through the chip or with a nurse, and the academy will cover all your expenses."

"Thank you, Chairman, Principal."

An Jing raised his hand in a ’reluctant’ farewell. Although the two had already noticed in the earlier Q&A that An Jing wasn’t heavily injured after the Heavenly Tribulation, they decided not to mention it and just shook their heads with a smile as they left.

Once the two departed, An Jing fell into contemplation.

Currently, there were about half a month left before the start of the Four Cities Competition.

According to what the Chairman and Principal said, the essence of this competition is various forces remotely controlling their junior members to complete exploration tasks in the Ancient Immortal Ruins. Undoubtedly, this competition will involve ’cheating,’ that is, using their own forces to explore some information in advance and unlock some key points, thus securing the target before the competition even begins.

The reason the two hoped openly and subtly for An Jing to take first place was not only because the benefits of the first place were indeed great but also to see whether the forces behind An Jing had the capability to act on the Ancient Immortal Ruins—if not, the Third Middle Jingwei Academy would step in as well.

[Do you need me to take action? I’m currently in a Soul and Spirit state, and without Demon Taint, the Ancient Immortal Ruins shouldn’t reject me.]

At this moment, Xiyi Heavenly Monarch spoke up, eager to showcase in front of An Jing, but An Jing smiled and shook his head lightly: "No need for you to take action, Elder... The Ancient Immortal Ruins are quite mysterious and valuable, and many people in the Tianyuan Realm possess Golden Cores and Dao Embryos yet choose not to engage, leaving the exploration to lower-level cultivators and young individuals like us. There must be a reason for this."

"Not to mention, good steel should be used on the blade. It would be a waste for you to act on such small matters. Although I don’t have any deep-seated enemies in this realm, various forces are surely very interested in me. By then, if any of their seniors take action, I would need your support."

[Indeed.]

Xiyi Heavenly Monarch nodded slightly, understanding well that with An Jing’s talent, he would stand out wherever he went, attracting attention and scrutiny from others. [However, to be safe, you should still gather some information on the True Monarchs and Heavenly Lords in this realm, as well as on the group’s inheritance. I think, if they indeed share the same Dao Courtyard inheritance, there should be records within the Sect.]

Indeed. An Jing nodded in agreement. Although Elder Xi Yi’s strength is formidable, knowing oneself and the enemy well is crucial for victory. Moreover, given his current strength and status, he surely could access more of this upper-level information.

Yet, there was no rush. After all, there were still half a month before the competition began, leaving him plenty of time to prepare and gather relevant information.

Not to mention, An Jing had already planned ahead.

"Steel Skeleton, Qu Tong."

An Jing looked in the direction of the North Lake Marsh District: "So much time has passed, those two must have already gathered a lot of information on the Ancient Immortal Ruins, witnessing the chaos caused by the Star Dust Dragon into which Mou Yunying transformed."

"It’s necessary to inquire about their precise details."

As things stood now, An Jing listed the tasks he had in the Tianyuan Realm.

First, achieve first place in the Four Cities Competition, obtain that ’Ancient Heavenly Sword’ knockoff, and see if it’s related to Subdue Evil. If so, use it to locate the Subdue Evil fragment location.

Second, during the Four Cities Competition, check if there’s a chance to find Mou Yunying and bring her back to the Huai Xu Realm.

Third, explore the secrets of the Ancient Immortal Ruins as much as possible.

Fourth, purchase related technology materials about [Puppetry], [Evergreen Wood], and [Feather Transformation Dao] in the Tianyuan Realm, and if possible, buy the production lines as well.

Approximately, these are the four essential tasks, of which three need to be conducted within the Ancient Immortal Ruins.

Since this is the case, An Jing wasn’t in a hurry and first began contacting Huo Qing and Nian Quan.

[Hey? I’m back. Yes. Indeed, I encountered a Heavenly Tribulation, but it’s not a big issue; I have a Purple Mansion Treasure and didn’t suffer serious injuries.]

[We’ll chat about the details later. Anyway, I have a task to entrust to you... Yes, it’s about the company I bought Evergreen Wood seedlings from last time; I have a big business deal to discuss with them.]

Before long.

Outside Xuanye City, in the safety zone, Danlin Town.

"What?"

One of the main enterprises of Danlin Town, the business manager of Qianzhou Plant Nursery Cultivation Co., Ltd, received an order that felt ludicrous to him, and surprisingly so, leaving him dumbfounded by the huge demand: "One million?"

"He wants to order one million Evergreen Wood seedlings?"

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