Destiny is ashes

Chapter 539 Disaster
"Heavenly Tribulation? Me?"

I have to say, this is a very unfamiliar word to An Jing.

Not to mention that martial arts are basically human tribulations, the manifestation of heavenly tribulations is most likely to be sending a god like yourself or other life-holders to beat the person undergoing the tribulation to his knees, and drag him back to make him fat for heaven and earth.

Even if it is the immortal way of refining qi, wouldn't the heavenly tribulation be at least around the Purple Palace Golden Elixir?

Why did I, a mere Qi Refiner, at most half a step into the foundation building stage, have to encounter such a thing? You can't use a net to catch fish fry!

"Different heavenly laws have different rules."

Fu Xie did have an explanation for this: "The warriors in Huaixu Realm are essentially trees planted by Heaven. It is one thing to harvest them during a catastrophe, but they will definitely not embarrass you personally during normal times. Instead, they will compete internally and select the best from the best."

"But the Tianyuan Realm is different from the Huaixu of the past. It mainly serves to constrain and spur the immortal path. The heavenly tribulation is essentially a test to determine whether you have truly mastered your own power and are not controlled by it. You are not a 'defective product' who relies on the help of others to take shortcuts."

At this point, Fu Xie felt a little guilty: "Alas, I should have thought of this a long time ago. Many people were unwilling to practice advanced classics. Besides the difficulty, it was also because the heavenly tribulation of these advanced classics would come very early. If mediocre people studied casually, it was not certain whether they could succeed or not. Even if they could succeed, they might not be able to survive the heavenly tribulation."

——Ha, there is actually such a restriction. I was wondering why the ancient sages didn't just randomly distribute the super-advanced classics and allow the entire population to practice the seventh-level Taoist secrets. It seems that this is a manifestation of valuing life and having the virtue of loving life.

An Jing thought about it. If everyone would face the heavenly tribulation at the Qi Refining Stage, then the number of practitioners would be reduced by at least 0.1%. It would be normal for less than one in a hundred or a thousand to survive, and one in ten thousand would probably be the norm.

And this is not even one ten-thousandth of the total population, but one ten-thousandth based on the fact that practitioners are already scarce. Even so, An Jing felt that it might be a bit overestimated.

"But what about the Ancestral Dragon Palace? They seem to have suffered a lot of heavenly tribulations as well."

At this time, An Jing stood up and prepared to go out and find a place away from Chonggang Town to survive the tribulation. At the same time, he took out the secret method of "Nine Tribulations Ascension to Heaven" given to him by Jin Yanhua and directly read and studied it. Although this thing came at the right time, it was not really a coincidence, because if An Jing did not have the Ancestral Dragon Seed, he would not be curious about the Nine Tribulations Ascension to Heaven related to the Ancestral Dragon technique, and if he did not ask, Jin Yanhua naturally would not give it to him.

And he did indeed encounter a heavenly calamity in the Tianyuan Realm because of the Ancestral Dragon Seed. This was truly a matter of destiny, and it was a real act of heaven.

Learn! Learn now!

"Over at the Ancestral Dragon Palace, I'm afraid the main focus is still on demon spirit magic."

Fu Xie was able to confirm: "The original name of the Demon Spirit Method is the True Spirit Method. It has the same origin as the Martial Arts and is also closely related to the Immortal Way. In fact, it does not particularly require the permission of the Heavenly Dao, so some practitioners of high-level True Spirit Methods also have to suffer heavenly tribulations. Your master's friend happens to be the daughter of the Dragon King, so it is normal for her to suffer tribulations."

"Also, don't think that heavenly tribulation is necessarily a bad thing. Spring thunder shakes the sky and brings vitality. The way of heaven is hazy and unpredictable. There is no direct means to help or destroy you. You can only rely on natural means such as heavenly tribulation to interfere and influence you. I think that this time, it is very likely that you will not be punished or destroyed, but a trial to help you."

An Jing also believed this, but no matter what, this disaster could not be overcome in the city.

"Anjing, Anjing, take me with you. I know some safe places in the wilderness!"

At this moment, Huo Qing also realized that something was wrong. The thunder and lightning aura surrounding An Jing looked a bit like the "phenomenon before the catastrophe" in ancient books. He was very clear-minded and thought of the natural formation and the scene of aura surging when An Jing broke through in his secret practice. He could guess with his toes that the inheritance An Jing cultivated was not only extraordinary, but also the top-notch inheritance of the soul.

Only this kind of secret inheritance method will bring about a heavenly calamity during the Qi Refining Stage!
This does prove that what An Jing said is true, but the fact that it will attract a thunder disaster is definitely a big problem - it is absolutely not possible to do this around Xuan Ye City, as it will definitely be discovered and there will be no way to hide!
He immediately boarded Teng Shuangbai with An Jing, and then showed An Jing the way, inputting a secret map: "That is an abandoned safe house of the Guiyi Army, which was used by Uncle Tieshou and his men in the past. It has been abandoned for a long time now, but there are no monsters or strongholds of other wilderness forces around it. It is hidden and safe!"

"If you want to survive the tribulation, go there!"

"Brother, thank you so much, I'll treat you to a meal when you come back!" An Jing was also very touched at this moment. It was rare to find a good brother like Huo Qing, mainly because he was smart and could understand the situation - but this was also because there were too many abnormal situations with An Jing, Huo Qing had long been accustomed to it: "That's not necessary, we don't care about this... When are you going back this time? Why don't you go back to survive the tribulation?"

"There's some trouble back home, so I'll stay around Xuan Ye City a little longer this time."

An Jing can stay in Tianyuan Realm for a month at a time. If he uses it twice in a row, it will be two months. "Is it okay for us to do it in such a big way?"

He was somewhat worried that if the two of them flew out directly on Teng Shuangbai, it would be too conspicuous and might be targeted by someone with ulterior motives.

But Huo Qing was not worried at all: "No problem, you have been using the Taixu magic to travel back and forth, you don't know the situation outside, right? Now you will know."

Arriving at the take-off and landing platform above the warehouse, An Jing drove Teng Shuangbai into the air.

At this time, he discovered how bustling and lively the area around Chonggang Town was.

The streets and alleys were filled with monks who had gathered from all directions, and new spirit formation tower bases were erected at every key earth vein node, forming a huge spirit network formation that protected the entire Chonggang Town.

All the inns and hotels were full, and there were temporary tents inside and outside the city walls. The dazzling lights even dispersed the evil clouds overhead, making the entire Chonggang Town brightly lit. The common cold and gloomy chill in the Tianyuan Realm was completely driven away. The wind from the northern wilderness could not blow into the town at all, and was dispersed by the heat waves of the crowd.

In the open take-off and landing field in the suburbs of the city, a huge black floating airship was swallowing and discharging a huge amount of materials: those sent to the ancient ruins from all directions, and those sent from the ancient ruins to other places. On both sides of it, various small air shuttles and flying motorcycles like himself were almost like mosquitoes and flies surrounding a giant beast, and like a swarm of bees surrounding a beehive. They were simply countless.

"Is the exploration of the ancient immortal ruins already in full swing?"

An Jing couldn't help but feel surprised when he saw this scene. He saw that the heat waves and spiritual aftermath generated by the gathering of many flying magic weapons even formed a continuous shock wave that was almost like a small spell. If it weren't for the formation tower in the town that neutralized it, many people would probably have been injured.

Compared with such scenes, I was just driving a flying motorcycle to the wilderness. It was really a trivial matter and no one would notice it at all.

"A huge ancient technological city was discovered in the ancient ruins. It contains many supplies and residences left behind by the technical staff of the Dao Court Taixu Skyship."

Huo Qing designed a route map for Teng Shuangbai while explaining, "There are many wandering combat puppets inside, and many people have died. However, there are too many cultivators coming, so we have cleared out an area of ​​the city as a frontline base, and those precious Dao Court relics, even the waste bricks will be bought by big companies, so now we are transporting various city debris out one by one."

"Even the remains of the city?"

Hearing this, the thunderclouds hovering around An Jing flashed several arcs of electricity. He was quite surprised and asked, "Would a big company do such a loss-making business?"

"It's definitely not a loss." As the designated successor of the recycling hut, Huo Qing is very knowledgeable about this aspect: "An Jing, you don't understand. The architecture of the Dao Court also uses a lot of alloy formulas and building materials that are now lost. Even the passages on the surface take into account both the foundation of the large array and daily use. This kind of design that is close to people's livelihood cannot be developed by today's large groups."

"Some buildings require complete demolition, which means digging out a small building with its foundation and sending it back for analysis. This is very difficult, but the research value is also extremely high."

"Not to mention, the homes of those ancient Dao Court researchers also have a lot of technical information left behind by them. This is a blind box. No one knows what technology will be found inside. We casual cultivators cannot use it, but large companies can parse out many key technologies from just a few words."

"In this case, they know they can't hide it from us and buy it at a bargain price, or work together to lower the price, so they will naturally spend some good deeds to compete with other companies."

(End of this chapter)