Destiny is ashes

Chapter 34 Seven Lives
The seven destinies are evil, strange, mixed, original, odd, divine and heaven.

The destiny of heaven and the will of gods cannot exist without the reincarnation of immortals or gods and the protection of heaven.

Therefore, the most precious fate in the world is [strange fate].

Among the strange fates, there are also the distinctions of "Tian Gang Di Sha, Shan Hai Xing Tian".

The fate that Bai Qinghan obtained was the most noble [Xuan Yin Star Fate] among the many strange fates!
——As soon as the ritual begins, you will be given the fate of Xuanyin Star. It will be worth it even if all the people who come after you die!

Although the owner of Medicine Shop was filled with emotion over this sentence, he did not speak it out loud.

Because he knew very well that the quality of this batch of materials was beyond imagination. Just because he released the most precious [Life of the Star] now did not mean that there would not be a second one in the future!

It should be known that the [Grand Ceremony of the Emperor's Stars and Demons] borrows the power of the outer demons and the Emperor's God to make the recipients fall into the calamity of demon invasion, and then break it with the power of the Immortal God, using the chaotic and unclear mysterious energy to connect fate. It is a secret ceremony of seeking the truth through demons, saving life through death, and preserving the soul through disaster.

This 'Xuan Ming Valley' was the place where a sword fairy conquered demons and evil spirits during the Huai Xu catastrophe. It is naturally a place where gods, demons, stars and evil spirits reside, and it is the place that can best enhance the power of rituals!

With the interweaving of yin and yang, and the cycle of life and death, the person receiving the ritual will have a certain possibility of entering a different state of enlightenment. If he can get through it, he will be able to awaken his destiny!

"Bai Qinghan..."

After looking at the list and confirming the name of the person who had awakened his fate, the owner of the Medicine Manor nodded with satisfaction: "As expected of an orphan rescued from the vast ocean, he has survived the demonic calamity ten years ago until now. He is indeed extraordinary."

"Continue!" He was in high spirits at the moment, and slashed his hand with the jade dagger, spilling a stream of blood: "Respect the Emperor of Heaven, and understand the will of Heaven!"

The other worshippers also continued the ritual: "Respect the Emperor of Heaven and understand His will!"

The light of the great formation flickered throughout the entire white sand ground, like mountain, sea and cloud patterns outlined by green ink. All people's qi was completely connected to the rituals, and the successful ones among them would help them maintain the rituals and reduce consumption.

The souls, blood, and everything else of the 'consumables' who died in failure will be transformed into blood elixir after the ritual and returned to the bodies of these hosts, which will increase their cultivation and extend their lifespan.

This is also the reason why they will train these young boys and girls seriously and unselfishly - the successful ones and those who are lucky enough to survive will become one of them, and the failures will also become a part of them.

——The will of heaven is close to the way, using all things as sacrifice, reducing the surplus and making up for the deficiency.

The blood they spilled now was the 'loss of the sacrifice', and the feedback after the ceremony was the 'replenishment of the sacrifice'!
And so, the ceremony continued.

at the same time.

During the grand sacrificial ceremony, An Jing fell into memories.

He recalled his life.

When An Jing was born, his father was taking the imperial examination for the third time. When he failed again and gave up completely, preparing to return to his hometown to inherit the family business, a disaster happened in the vast sea, cutting off the North Straight Road.

Father An had to travel all the way back from the capital, and the journey was extremely difficult. His son An Jing was already two years old, very alert and intelligent. When he saw a tall, bearded man he didn't recognize appear in his home, he immediately called on the neighbors to pin him to the ground.

After the villagers let go of the talented man from Gufeng County who they thought had died in the disaster, the dusty father An did not take it seriously. Instead, he laughed out loud. With one hand, he held his wife An Shen, who was pinching his waist hard, and with the other hand, he held his son, who was conceived before he set out but whom he had not been able to meet because of the disaster, and shouted, "This child is like me."

He thought too much because An Jing was much smarter than him.

Gu Fengan's family was originally a martial arts family. Their ancestors were warriors who responded to the order of Emperor Dachen to expand the border and expand the north. The family had hundreds of acres of fertile land and gardens made of dry land. They also had industries in the city. Otherwise, they could not afford the expenses of An's father's repeated imperial examinations.

Although An's father, who gave up literature to pursue martial arts and returned to inherit the family business, was busy, he would still take time to read ancient books. An Jing would also sit by his side, nodding his head and repeating along with his father.

At first, he thought it was just a child joining in the fun, but An's father soon discovered that An Jing seemed to understand, and not only could he understand, he could also understand what was being said.

Father An was very surprised. He casually pulled out a book called "Honglie Astronomy", opened it and pointed at it, saying, "Do you understand this?"

An Jing scanned the text, and a lot of information emerged in his mind. He seemed to have read these words before. Although some characters were slightly different, he could recognize them completely. He recited the text: "The sky has not yet taken shape, Fengfeng Yiyi, the caves are bright, so it is called Tai Zhao..."

The more he read, the smoother it became, and he even shook his head at the end.

Father An suddenly fell into a state of happy distress - his child seemed like a star from heaven who was born with knowledge and was much smarter than him.

Dachen believes in destiny, and there are sometimes sayings that stars descend to earth, so the An family did not suspect anything. However, although An's father had made some achievements in literature and had a reputation, his level was just that. He was not qualified to teach the wise stars.

As for martial arts, although An's father is not very talented and has only glimpsed the basics after practicing for twenty to thirty years, and is still at the stage of "inner breath like a river", his family has a profound collection of martial arts classics, which are said to lead directly to the "martial vein". He can lay a solid foundation for his child and then send An Jing to a martial arts academy to study.

Dachen established the country by force and governed the country by law. Both civil and military affairs are the right way in this world. He couldn't make a decision, so he planned to wait until Anjing grew up.

Before that, he will lay all the foundations for An Jing.

Gufeng County is located in the extreme north of Dachen. It was once a pioneer village under the jurisdiction of Xuanque Prefecture in Hanbei Road. Now it has become a prosperous county. Further north is the borderland and Qingyu Pass, which guards the northern border of Dachen and the gate to the wilderness.

The evil beasts around Gufeng County were killed by our ancestors and the Zhengpiwu Army two hundred years ago, so An Jing's growth was quite peaceful.

When An Jing was six years old, border trade flourished, and Gufeng County became more prosperous as a trade route relay. An's father also participated in it and became busy. An Jing was handed over to An's mother, An Shen, for training. An Shen was also a child of a military family. Although she was not talented, she had no problem with enlightenment.

Gu Feng'an's family gradually prospers, and their lives become more and more prosperous. An Jing also strengthens his physical foundation and can read classics. All the teachers around him exclaim that he is worthy of being the son of a juren, and in the future he will surely be able to set foot in the capital, pass the imperial examination, and then be granted immortality.

But the good times did not last long. One summer day when An Jing was nine years old, the border trade market was suddenly closed.

Since the easy business could not be done, An's father had to lead the team to Qingyu Pass to do business.

But not long after he set out, news of war came from the north.

The Thirteen Kings of the Northern Barbarians gathered an army of 300,000 to invade, with flags flying high, and dark clouds pressing towards the border.

Following the emperor's order, General Dachen Dingbei led his army to fight, and the sound of the army's hooves shook the earth.

From Qingyu Pass to Bailu River, from Yungu County to Mingshan City, the 120 cities north of Xuanque Mountain are battlefields everywhere.

In less than two years, the two sides had defeated the entire Beiyuan and left it devastated and exhausted, and An's father had completely disappeared.

It happened that a frost disaster that occurs once in a thousand years struck, and the people in the northern border, who were already barely holding on, suddenly became miserable.

In fact, there were early signs of frost disaster.

Not to mention the demonic disaster in the vast sea, the wild people outside the northern border have already noticed that the winter is getting colder every year, and their harvests and herds are becoming less and less, and smaller.

The previous trade was just their last struggle. The northern barbarian tribes, who had emptied all their savings and were still struggling to survive, had no choice but to unite. They had no way to retreat and would do everything they could to move south.

The An family and even the entire Gufeng County declined rapidly.

Because of the heavy wartime taxes, because of military conscription, and because of the frost that hit the south and froze the crops.

There was no rain for a long time, and heavy snow fell from the sky... plus the invasion of the northern barbarians, everyone fell into despair.

Before the stored food ran out, the entire Gufeng County had no choice but to flee.

Escape from famine.

The stored food was soon eaten up, and there were no wild vegetables due to the frost. They could only gnaw on tree bark and break the ice to find roots. Even Guanyin soil was difficult to eat.

After that...they would exchange their children for food and use bones to cook.

eat human.

It is that simple, that direct. At that time, it was "a year of great famine, people ate each other".

The An family has saved a lot over the years, so they are not so destitute, but they are not much better either.

After all, most of the properties were real estate such as land and livestock, and An's father was particularly keen on purchasing ancient books and collections, which cost him a lot of the family fortune.

In the past, this was indeed a method to improve the family status and nourish the family. If one could develop peacefully for twenty to thirty years, and if the family produced a strong martial artist or a civil servant, it would be enough to become a major family in the Northern Frontier.

But when war and famine came together, all family background and status became nothing. Livestock were conscripted into the army, crops died of drought, books and military classics were like waste paper, and land was worthless in that year.

The elderly in the family were reluctant to leave the land and property that their ancestors had reclaimed with their blood, sweat and lives, so they chose to die in their hometown.

The remaining members of the tribe were also scattered during the repeated robberies by horse bandits and the conscription by officers and soldiers.

Finally, before arriving at the Huai River, a large river in northern Xinjiang, the former Anjia had been scattered.

An Jing and his mother joined forces to fight their way out of the numerous sieges, defeating all the refugees, robbers, horse bandits and human bandits. They trekked all the way and finally arrived at Mingshan City, the center of the northern border, at the cost of his mother being seriously injured.

This was his past life.

A series of memories are like light and shadow, lingering in An Jing's heart.

In the dim light, there was complete darkness before his eyes.

Not light, not shadow, not star, not god, just emptiness, loneliness and chaos.

Complete darkness flowed before his eyes.

And then make a sound.

What is your destiny?

(End of this chapter)