Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1093 The Wind Rises and the Clouds Disperse
"Tianyuan and Dahuang?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was slightly taken aback, and then greatly surprised. Zhao Guanghua, the chief of the Cangyu Sect, spoke somewhat uncertainly: "Although Jinyuantian has opened up new functions, will Huaixutiandao release people? We also have no way to freely travel to other great realms."

As travelers of the farthest reaches of the heavens, they knew the boundaries of the Huai Xu Realm better than anyone else. Exploring the nameless small grotto-heavens and small worlds surrounding Huai Xu was no problem. With a little more courage, they could even find remnants of ancient rituals and damaged large grotto-heavens along the old celestial river channels left by the former Daoist court, from which they could obtain precious resources.

But that is the limit.

Once a warrior crosses the boundaries of the ancient Milky Way, the Heavenly Dao of the Void will punish them, forcing them to fall from grace. This constraint has been an ironclad rule since the Demonic Tribulation, applicable to everyone from mortals and insects to the Supreme Celestial Venerable of the Nine Heavens of Refining the Dao.

Although this ironclad rule seems to have loosened somewhat recently—Ming Guangchen was able to travel safely to the Great Wilderness Realm, and An Jing even treated the boundary wall as nothing, shuttling back and forth between Tianyuan and Huaixu—everyone knows that these are special cases. They don't consider themselves to be Destiny, much less Destiny's master.

"An elder?"

"It seems... Huai Xu Heavenly Dao does not intend to continue letting the Heavenly Venerables fight amongst themselves."

However, after the initial surprise, Xie Mingfei and Jin Yanhua, the founders of the Heavenly Palace Squad, exchanged a glance. Compared to their teammates, who were less experienced, they immediately understood the 'divine will' represented by An Jing's words.

"no problem."

An Jing was full of confidence. After communicating with Zu Long, he had an understanding of Huai Xu Tian Dao's attitude and thinking: "To be honest, an unprecedented era is coming, and inter-realm communication is inevitable. The current situation of Tian Yuan Realm and Da Huang Realm is also unable to produce true Dao-mergering beings, and will not fundamentally interfere with the war between Huai Xu and Tian Mo. Since the worst outcome cannot be worse, why not try to seek some new opportunities?"

"To witness the Great Dao of another world with one's own eyes, even if one cannot attain the Dao, I think that such a once-in-a-millennium opportunity would be too much for your elders, and even for the long-dormant Dao soldiers in your sects, to sit still, right?"

"Everyone can go back and take care of their business first, and then inform the elders of this news. After that, come to my Mingjing Sect for a banquet, and we will discuss this further."

"of course?"

Xie Mingfei laughed out loud, shaking his head and sighing, "I say I'm the young master of the Taishan Qianyuan Sect, but in reality, I've already been in charge of the sect for a long time. Why? It's because my ancestor, in order to wait for an era where one could achieve Dao integration, forcibly slept deep in the Great Abyss!"

“Other matters may not be able to alarm Him, but this important matter concerning ‘another path’ can absolutely, surely!”

"Then you're very patient."

Upon hearing this, An Jing couldn't help but sigh, realizing that this line of thinking was probably the right one.

Every attempt to integrate the Five Methods of Dao may trigger a great calamity, be devoured by the Heavenly Dao, or even be severely punished by one's own Seven Fiends Tribulation. The outcome is almost certain death. Many times, the Heavenly Venerable did not live to the end of his lifespan before he perished.

Since that's the case, the true spirits, whose lifespans far exceed those of humans, might as well abandon all dangerous attempts and simply wait for a 'miracle' with their lifespans... that way they could at least survive an era! This is undoubtedly a great wisdom.

"The dragon gods will definitely go too."

Jin Yanhua stretched, her figure even more agile after her divine manifestation. She casually smiled and said, "The Ancestral Dragon Palace is just moving to the Northern Xuan Sacrifice Continent. I'll take the opportunity to visit our new neighbors; they'll definitely be interested."

"I'm not so lucky here," Yun Yanxia sighed. "The Demon Kingdom is very busy. His Majesty the Phoenix Emperor may be interested, but he definitely won't be able to get away."

"We can't spare any manpower here at Tianji Mountain," Jiang Ziji thought for a moment and said, "But the Dao soldiers are no problem... Our ancestor always complains that we younger generations are too boring. He'll definitely be interested in witnessing such a grand event in another world and will personally descend upon us." The others also chimed in. They might not have ancestral masters at the Heavenly Venerable level, but as the core members of their respective sects, returning to report the situation and mobilizing some forces shouldn't be a problem.

Especially for Wei Zhushan, the sect leader of Qingyue Sect, as the head of a sect, he needs to make proper arrangements for all matters, big and small, of the sect before he can set off on his journey to another world.

But from beginning to end, not a single person said 'I won't go'.

Because that's the nature of the Skywalker. Given any exciting choice, they will absolutely choose the exciting one. They will never back down and they will never back down!
"That's more than enough!"

An Jing silently pondered in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe at the power that was about to be gathered.

One patriarch from the Taishan Qianyuan Sect, one Dao soldier from Tianji Mountain, even if only one or two of the Four Seasons Dragon Gods come, plus the Cheng Guang Patriarch from the Mingjing Sect and the entire cave heaven... this is at least four Heavenly Venerable-level combat forces! Such a force, whether deployed to the Tianyuan Realm or the Great Wilderness Realm, is enough to change the situation in one region and possess absolute say.

Moreover, this is not just a case of using someone else's name to make a big deal out of nothing—his peace is divine mandate, the core of all events, and he also has the support of a celestial being.

Without his guidance, these powerful beings would not be able to unite as one, and many things would truly be impossible to accomplish!
In an instant, the storm subsided.

The Heavenly Palace team, which rarely gathered together, immediately dispersed after finalizing their plans, each returning to their respective factions to inform their elders, explain matters, and prepare for the upcoming unprecedented cross-realm journey.

On the Jinyuantian platform, in an instant, only An Jing and You Ruhui remained.

"I'm going to die..."

The tense atmosphere finally dissipated after everyone left. You Ruhui let out a long breath and slumped down. She casually exchanged a comfortable recliner from Jin Yuantian and sprawled on it without any regard for appearances, like a soft blanket.

"Although I had thought that the members of the Heavenly Palace Squad would all be acquaintances, every single one of them had held me when I was a child. What's going on?!" she complained weakly, her face full of despair. "So many uncles, aunts, and uncles, it's like hell!"

"I'm sorry." Xuan Guangyun's blood shadow clone tried to suppress a laugh, but a helpless expression still appeared on his face: "Jin Yuantian's teammates, though not family, are closer than family. To me, they are much closer than those so-called 'brothers and sisters' in the Imperial Court. Back then, when someone had a child, the others would basically go over and make a fuss."

"Isn't this nice?"

An Jing walked over to You Ruhui's side, patted her head with a smile, and comforted her, "I was wondering if the people in the Heavenly Palace team would be a bit difficult to get along with. Now you see, aren't they all very nice people?"

That makes sense, but the psychological trauma You Ruhui suffered cannot be healed with just a few words.

After exchanging a few more casual words, Xuan Guangyun's figure returned to the dark and secluded cave. An Jing sat cross-legged in place, quietly waiting for everyone to return while beginning his focused cultivation.

In reality, as long as An Jing is not fighting to the death with others, he is cultivating at all times. After all, communicating with others only takes up a small part of his mind, and the vast majority of his mental energy is used to operate the 'Eternal Battle Body'.

Now, he is trying to integrate the 'Western Extreme True Body' into the Eternal Battle Body, making it a part of the Eternal Battle Body, corresponding to the 'Tai Bai Divine Restriction' that had already been integrated with the Eternal Battle Body.

After learning about the origins of these two Dao-integrating techniques, An Jing realized that there must be some connection between them—the Five Emperors Technique is a cultivation technique, while the Five Punishments Technique is a killing technique. They can definitely be used independently without any problems, and if they are combined, they will surely have miraculous effects.

(End of this chapter)