Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1111 The Chosen One of the Previous Generation

Three imposing figures stand tall amidst the passage of time. They are the shadows left behind by the Dao Venerables who have already attained the Dao, or perhaps, their shadows have become the Dao itself.

In the past, it would have taken An Jing a long time to understand the Daoist principles contained in these majestic figures. It wasn't that he lacked comprehension, but rather that some things were simply invisible, let alone understandable.

But now, after An Jing truly became a True Person and cultivated the Cave Heaven Method and the Eternal Battle Body, his comprehension ability leaped rapidly along with the improvement of his life essence. Even the Daoist rhymes that ordinary cultivators could not understand even a fraction of in their entire lives became clear to him.

“The symbol represents sharing and exchange; it is the earliest form of sacrifice and ritual.”

"Dan is enlightenment, perfection, the initial withering and flourishing."

"The formation is one, the convergence of forces, the original unity of all."

An Jing closed his eyes slightly. He could now fully understand the essence of the Three Emperors' Method... The Five Emperors, the Five Emperors, were not merely 'the cultivation methods of five emperors,' but rather 'the source of five methods, the Great Dao, beliefs, enlightenment, and actions represented by the five emperors.'

It could even be said that the Five Emperors' Method is not merely the enlightenment of the five emperors of the past, but rather the collective understanding of all those who practice the Five Emperors' Method—all the cultivators who created new talismans and supernatural powers for the Flame Emperor, all the cultivators who contributed to the Dao of Alchemy alongside the Green Emperor, all the cultivators who transformed the power of all living beings and things into arrays to change the world alongside the Yellow Emperor… Everyone is a ‘Five Emperors’.

Because the Emperor is a god, a human thought, and the Ruler is a decree, a human word. As long as one's words and actions are consistent, everyone can be their own 'Emperor'!
And next.

Anjing saw it.

He saw two other figures.

One of them was someone An Jing was extremely familiar with.

It was a somber, pure white, and solemn figure. The light was so condensed that it seemed almost tangible, and the sharp aura was like a blade, or like a school of fish and cause and effect, flowing and entangled endlessly. But this sharp aura was too sharp, so much so that even the calamities surrounding him were cut through.

He possesses unparalleled killing skills, yet he desires to avert calamities and disasters for all living beings... His name is Taibai.

It is also a vessel.

The so-called instrument is about shaping and destroying. Its essence is reconstruction, transforming the natural into the artificial, converting the existing into the new, conquering and pioneering, steel and death, originating from the Tao but ultimately returning to man. The practitioner reshapes, recreates, and transforms everything that exists in the world into what he wants with his own will. This is a forging, a battle, an innovation, and a creation.

But can a real tool truly only create external objects? The answer is clearly no.

All intelligent beings, upon first encountering natural and entirely man-made things, do not encounter anything else but 'themselves'.

Humans are unique in that they are both natural and man-made, and therefore the original prototypes, the first things that humans can shape, transform, and forge themselves.

Therefore, a cultivator who survived countless battles found the true meaning.

Before forging steel, one must first forge one's muscles; before reshaping clay into porcelain, one must first temper one's will.

It is precisely because humans walk, experience, and seek more materials to make themselves stronger in this furnace of heaven and earth, using life as the furnace coals, tempering as the blowing wind, and everything seen, known, done, and denied as the water, oil, and whetstone for refining, that humans can sculpt their own souls.

Love and hate are the marks, time is the knife; by cutting away disasters and breaking through calamities, one achieves self-realization.

The so-called whiteness is the 'pure whiteness' of a newborn person before the vessel is formed, and also the 'great whiteness' after 'dispelling disasters and breaking calamities' and achieving everything. Those who understand all of this created the inheritance in order to share their mold with everyone. The inheritance is the greatest 'vessel', which is a creation that originates entirely from man and has no natural elements.

If even one cannot forge oneself into a sharp edge, one is destined to be unable to forge a blade capable of breaking through calamities. This self-imposed constraint and tempering is the initial 'forbidden'.

Because the endless struggle against heaven and earth and against oneself is itself an eternal and immortal innovation, it can reach infinity.

This is the essence and origin of the 'vessel'.

【——Taibai Dispels Calamity and Breaks the Heavenly Barrier of the Bright Spirit——】

And in the very end... that dark light split into two figures.

One is deeper and more obvious. It is as deep as darkness, yet not as obscure as an abyss. It is like black in a bright spot, or mystery in a clear spot. It emerged from the Netherworld, but took it as its great vow to purify the world and subdue demons. The endless darkness turned into a river and became its hand.

The other figure was clearer; it was an emperor. Without a doubt, it was a person, and without a doubt, it was like a tree, and without a doubt, it was also an endless shadow, rising from the mystery of everything, to cover all things.

An Jing narrowed his eyes.

he knows.

He knew that one of the two figures was the 'Black Emperor,' and the other was an 'Emperor' who had completely understood the Black Emperor's lineage and then cultivated it in reverse...

Great Chen Holy Ancestor, Xuan Tian Sacrifice!

The aura of the Xuan Tian Sacrifice contained not only that of the Black Emperor, but also that of the Green Emperor and the Yellow Emperor, and perhaps even more... perhaps only a little, not all of them, but without a doubt, the Xuan Tian Emperor had indeed obtained the opportunity of the Five Emperors' Method.

"Why would someone who once practiced the Five Emperors' Dharma become like that in later generations?"

An Jing muttered to himself, this was also his purpose. Ever since he sensed the shadow of the Five Emperors' Law in the Imperial Book, he had been quite curious about it.

Xuan Tianji is indeed very strong. Rather, when An Jing fought against all the divine treasures of the past and present, he felt that there were only a handful of Heavenly Venerable imprints that he could not defeat in one move, and among them, apart from the imprint of the Supreme Heavenly Demon, the strongest was Xuan Tianji.

Yes... An Jing had a premonition.

The Xuan Tian Sacrifice was the precursor to the previous generation's 'Chosen One,' or rather, the 'Chosen One' that Huai Xu envisioned.

He nurtured "Sheng from Nothingness," obtained the opportunity of "Five Emperors' Law," and possessed two immortal achievements. He swept across the world and was almost about to unify the Northern Xuan Sacrifice Continent, establish an imperial dynasty of the continent, and become the true "Lord of the World."

Such an achievement is considered strong even within 'Anjing', though it cannot compare to 'the current Anjing'.

If... if Xuan Tianji hadn't tried to concentrate all his power on himself, allowing the [Second Generation of Nothingness - Yingtian Immortal Tree] to be born smoothly, then 30,000 years ago, the Northern Xuanji Continent would have had its own Nothingness, the Way of Life would have flourished, and the environment of the entire world would have been countless times better.

In this way, the progress might be a little slower. For example, after Xuan Tianji's death, the Yingtian Immortal Tree will grow to the point where it can cover the entire continent. Although He, as the Holy Ancestor, did not accomplish everything, He never said that He had to do everything by himself.

At that time, the immortal tree that protects the descendants of Xuan Tianji will join forces with the natural ruler of the world to govern together.

If the destiny of this young emperor as the 'Natural Master' were to descend upon the Northern Profound Sacrifice Continent at that time... then the unprecedented convergence of the three destiny masters would unleash incredible changes.

At that time, perhaps a completely new reform will naturally emerge from the Great Chen Dynasty, and a counterattack against the 'demon' will probably come sooner than expected.

Ah. Speaking of this, even Fu Xie would have been exposed much earlier.

Thinking about this, An Jing became even more curious about Xuan Tianji's mentality—could it be that He was really unwilling to complete everything only after His death, so He was willing to collude with the Heavenly Demon, suppress Wu Zhong Sheng, completely destroy Huai Xu Tian Dao's plan, shatter the originally planned counterattack, and take control of everything himself?

Anjing was curious about His thoughts.

So Anjing went to make contact.

He raised his hand and pointed to the shadowy darkness: "Tell me everything about yourself."

And so, in that instant.

An Jing saw two beams of light.

(End of this chapter)