All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes-Chapter 963 - 242 Great World Gear (2/3)

"Great, great, it’s the Ling Xiao battle!"

"What a pity we can’t see it!"

"Fool, if you really saw it, could we still be alive?"

In an instant, numerous Martial Artists looked up towards the Heavenly Dome, filled with joy and excitement—yet no one found it strange, everyone felt it was only natural for the Ling Xiao Heavenly Venerate to take action.

The major Martial Arts sects of Embracing the Void were so reactive to the Immortal Fall for a reason.

Because the Immortal Fall has always been a major hindrance preventing Embracing the Void Martial Artists from deeply exploring the Martial Path.

For Martial Artists with some heritage, it’s self-evident and unquestionable that Martial Arts originates from the Immortal Path, and thus drawing inspiration from the Immortal Path is also naturally expected.

In theory, as a derivative path, the Martial Path should have had a period of rapid development, fully absorbing the Essence of the Immortal Path, reviving various Immortal Path secret techniques, and ultimately creating its unique new road, reaching the pinnacle.

But because of the Immortal Fall, this golden era of development was almost completely destroyed.

Any Martial Artist intending to study Immortal Path scriptures, deeply explore Immortal Path mysteries, would gradually succumb to Immortal Fall during their research—because the Embracing the Void human race inherently possesses Spirit Roots, and if their talent and comprehension are adequate, just reading Immortal Path manuals would naturally activate Spirit Awakening, leading them onto the Immortal Path.

This was a talent instinct, once a source of pride for the Embracing the Void human race, proof that their race once reached the peak of the Immortal Path. But now, it has become a death sentence for Martial Artists.

Until now, despite having the vast treasure house of Ancient Immortal Dao, the Embracing the Void Martial Path has still not produced an existence ["above Ling Xiao"], that is, a level equivalent to the Immortal Path’s [Returning Void Dao Yi], entirely due to the Immortal Fall.

This was the impact of the Immortal Fall on the past, but for the current human race, its harm is even greater than imagined.

Because all Embracing the Void humans could have Spirit Roots, and some Martial Artists do as well. If their heritage is not ancient, that’s fine, but nearly every Great Sect and major sect with ancient heritage has one or two techniques originating from ancient times, traceable to the Immortal Path.

In practicing these techniques, if they run unbridled into Immortality, it’s truly possible to directly fall into Immortal Fall... Similarly, even if they succeed in practice, thereafter, this Martial Artist with ancient techniques gains a significant trump card.

That is, if they think they can’t win, or when they feel despair, they can choose Immortal Fall.

Just like the battle between Mingjing and Taiming, most observers once thought that one of Xiyi or Cheng Guang would surely Immortal Fall, using a near-self-destructive method to bring about Taiming Sect’s destruction.

In fact, Taiming Sect was also prepared to face an Immortal Fall Heavenly Lord, assuming that Bright Mirror Sect would collectively Immortal Fall, hence they simply massacred all creatures in Dust Li — better themselves than let others.

This kind of Immortal Fall for destruction is essentially no different from falling into Demonic Paths.

Immortal and Demonic powers are truly one here.

Because of An Jing, the presence of a [Nature Master], Bright Mirror Sect which had embarked on a new path had no one Immortal Fall — though some sects detected a True Monarch level Immortal Fall reaction within Bright Mirror Sect, under Bright Mirror Sect’s now Upper Gate power, it was but a small ripple.

Bright Mirror Sect peacefully crossed this hurdle, but other sects, even other continents’ Heavenly Ancestors weren’t so fortunate.

Perhaps in the past three thousand years, because the Embracing the Void Martial Path once again reached an extremity, and numerous powerful Martial Artists began re-examining ancient Immortal Path’s Daoist Soldiers and scriptures, a series of Immortal Fall events occurred.

Even, like South Wilderness Hongzhou, one Ling Xiao fell to Immortal Fall, causing the entire continent to be plunged into chaos, drowning in suffering.

Originally, this wouldn’t have been strange; at worst, one would consider themselves unlucky, but now... Damn it, it was the Shangxuan Sect’s doing for sure!

At this point, no words are necessary. Matters among Martial Artists boil down to a simple word: battle!

And not just the South Wilderness Hongzhou, the Great Chen Imperial Court as the instigator stands watchfully by, not to mention other Heavenly Ancestors and Upper Gates have old scores to settle—especially the Heavenly Ancestors, unlike Upper Gates, they has suspected signs and doubts for some time but lacked proof.

This time with the Bright Mirror Sect incident, because the Heavenly Mandate attracted too much Shangxuan Sect attention and a certain person’s Pure Land people failed to Immortal Fall immediately, coupled with the inaction of the ’Heavenly Book’, a series of coincidences allowed Bright Mirror Sect to acquire this evidence.

Now, various Heavenly Ancestors and Upper Gates are on the move, no longer focused on An Jing, with their eyes on Shangxuan Sect and Great Chen Imperial Court.

The wheel of great calamity has quietly turned due to the [Heavenly Mandate].

No one suspected this was because of An Jing, the [Nature Master], just thought Shangxuan Sect talked too much and acted too recklessly over time, inevitably leaving flaws.

The attention of Heavenly Ancestors and some Upper Gates was drawn to the [Shangxuan Sect’s capability to partially guide and control Immortal Fall].

While most Upper Gates and Middle Gates focused on the [Feather Transformation Dao].

As the Haotian Mirror returned to the realm of Lingxiao Daoist Soldiers, this holy sound of the Great Dao became known universally, and those paying attention quickly obtained the largest Candle Dragon Battle Armor’s information from the Mingjing Nirvana battle — these details widely spread by emissaries invited by Taiming Sect, spreading the name of the Feather Transformation Dao throughout Embracing the Void.

The new Martial Path route created by the Nature Master combined the ideas of artifact cultivation, Divine Soul Cultivation Method, and Martial Arts Array Realm to extend the path for near-lifespan Martial Artists — they didn’t know Xiyi’s body had perished, only that his Soul and Spirit had transitioned to the Battle Armor, thinking the Battle Armor could replace a decaying body, allowing a declining warrior one last charge.

Yet, even with that misunderstanding, it was considered an astonishing divine technique, exceptionally difficult, and likely to become Bright Mirror Sect’s future sect’s main technique, reserved for the Heaven’s Chosen.

But in reality.

In Dust Li, Tagu Tribe.

Taku Lang, excitedly wagging its tail, returned home with Little Qi, who, though not much grown, had scales smooth as jade and tremendous progress in demeanor and Divine Skills, bringing back an arduous task.

Protected by the Mysterious Person (of Bright Mirror Sect, Great Chen, and Tianyi Demon Sect), An Qianshan, who safely survived the Netherworld calamity, felt revelation rather than surprise upon learning that An Jing was actually the Heavenly Mandate.

"No wonder I didn’t die, everything went so smoothly, thanks to my son being the Heavenly Mandate!"

"No wonder you survived, had such good luck, thanks to your son being the Heavenly Mandate!"

Taku Lang thought the same but quickly became serious, pointing to the vehicles full of goods he brought: "Old An, we are going to be busy!"

"What’s the matter?"

An Qianshan stopped his emotions, watching Tagu Tribe people unload boxes from vehicles: "What are these for? Does the sect have a task?"

"Planting trees."

Taku Lang opened a box full of weighty goods, revealing black soil and many green seedlings: "This is what we, or rather the entire Dust Li tribe, must do next."

"Plant trees! Cover all of Dust Li with Evergreen Wood!"

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