Destiny is ashes

Chapter 717 Strength improvement
In the private room, there was a middle-aged monk who was drinking with his head tilted back.

He had known that An Jing was coming, and a chair appeared silently behind An Jing. An Jing shook his head, sat down with a smile, and then let the chair take him to the table.

"Eat some food, eat some food." Ming Heguang urged, "Practicing martial arts requires the most food, don't go hungry."

An Jing didn't hesitate and started eating right away. After a hearty meal, both of them were very satisfied.

"This information is still top secret. Please make the trip."

After they finished eating, Ming Heguang quietly handed a Taixu magic weapon to An Jing: "After learning about this, everyone was shocked. All the spies and ghosts in the sect have behaved much more calmly. It seems that they are all afraid."

Although it sounds like a privilege, it is actually like this. With An Jing's status, how could he have to come to the market to buy things by himself? It would be normal to let Gu Yeqi or someone else run errands.

He came here in person this time, ostensibly to purchase spiritual objects and collect spells, but more importantly to meet with his uncle Ming Heguang and exchange feelings.

In fact, the reason why An Jing came here was the same as the reason why he had so many sect contribution points.

That was the [Yan Gui Zhen Jun's Demonic Possession Incident].

In recent times, many major events have happened to ordinary disciples of Mingjing Sect.

Mingguangchen became a true lord, Mingguang Peak was established, Shenming Anjing entered the sect… these were all too new, too far away, too strange, and not familiar enough.

Therefore, in their eyes, the biggest thing is that [True Lord Yan Gui is sick].

As the production place of 90% of the talismans in the sect, the master of Chuyao Peak and one of the pillars of Mingjing Sect, Zhenjun Yangui was said to be too anxious during his practice and went astray, thus suffering from a serious illness.

For this reason, most of the disciples in Chu Yao Peak began to retreat and restrain themselves. The production of talismans in the sect dropped sharply and the price soared, making all the disciples truly feel what it felt like "the sky was falling".

This was the official statement, but in reality, after An Jing's notification, Chen Yinzi led the team to raid Chu Yao Peak, suppressed Zhenjun Yan Gui who was about to lose control, and fiercely drew the power of the Haotian Mirror to cleanse him.

If it weren't for Chen Yinzi's superb skills, Zhenjun Yan Gui might not have been able to maintain his sanity.

This news shocked the entire Mingjing Sect's top leaders - a True Lord was on the verge of becoming a demon, but no one could discover it! For this reason, the entire Chuyao Peak was isolated and investigated, resulting in a significant reduction in the sect's talismans.

The talisman in the mirror in An Jing's hand was naturally purified as well. Zhenjun Yangui, who had regained his consciousness, was very grateful to An Jing and Chen Yinzi. He transferred a large sum of sect contribution to An Jing that Zhenjun could not spend, and also gave An Jing a complete set of Five Spirits God Communication Items, which were those contained in the Taixu magic weapon.

This token can be used as a reference for magical powers, and can also be used as a template for smelting magical weapons.

If not for this, An Jing would not have purchased those five elements spiritual objects - with the talismans of True Lord Yan Gui and the embryo given by True Lord Ye Po, he could really find someone to create a top-grade magic weapon!

The threat of Master Yangui becoming possessed by a demon was eliminated.

Although he is indeed a "loyal minister", he is too weak to play a role.

All he could do now was to recuperate and heal his wounds. The truth that he was corrupted by the devil was strictly kept secret to avoid chaos within the sect.

Even though many True Lords seem to have ulterior motives and are traitors from all sides, even True Lord Fujing, who is suspected of cooperating with the devil to prolong his life, will never tolerate such a thing - at most, he would sell out some of the sect's interests to prolong his life, but he has no intention of turning himself into a devil!
"That's about it. An Jing, you should be careful too."

After delivering the reward from Master Yangui, Ming and Guang completed their mission. He stood up and prepared to leave, but after thinking for a moment, he reminded them, "The New Year is approaching, and the True Transmission Competition is about to begin. Your strength is unquestionable, and you are recognized as the best among the younger generation. Even some of the True Transmission Masters of the older generation may not be your opponents."

"But what I want to say is that the bigger the scene, the more actions the enemy will take. With Master Yangui down, the power of the sect has been weakened. Although Master believes in your analysis, he seems to have other plans and is hesitating whether to tell you or not. I have no choice but to take care of your Mingguang Peak to prevent the enemy from doing nothing and destroying your hometown first."

"Thank you very much, Master." An Jing sighed. He knew very well that the lifeblood of the Mingjing Sect was no longer its foundation and the fragments of the Haotian Mirror, but himself.

If they could destroy themselves, the Mingjing Sect would naturally decline in the future, and all that would be needed would be to wait.

But it was impossible for An Jing to do nothing, so he had been practicing magic and preparing to refine magical weapons recently, just to be ready for that day.

Ming and Guang left, and An Jing also stood up and prepared to return to the peak.

Before leaving, he saw a mirror.

The Mingjing Sect naturally has many mirrors. There are even some mirror houses with mirrors on all four walls for sale. They are sold to warriors who want to experience the mysteries of the Mingjing Sect and assist in their practice.

The young warrior in the mirror had a stern look, but that pure vicious aura had been reduced a lot. At first glance, he was just a handsome young man wearing the sect's white robe.

Compared to the time when he was wandering outside, An Jing has grown a lot, and the sword-like pattern on his forehead makes him more majestic.

After a calculation, An Jing found that he was almost sixteen. As the youngest martial vein master in the world, his cultivation level continued to improve after returning to the Mingjing Sect. Taibai Haoling Divine Forbidden and Taishi Yuantian Tiandisheng grew together. The immortal way focused on physical training while the martial way focused on Qi training. The main focus was on the fusion of yin and yang, which cooperated with each other, allowing him to naturally reach the realm of [Bai Bi Qian Lian Ying Di Vein].

This state is when the evil energy in An Jing's body is integrated and extended outward, transforming into new meridians in An Jing's body. It forms a natural array like the earth veins, just like the roots of heaven and earth, extending roots from the small world in the body and beginning to merge with the big world.

At this point, An Jing will be able to unleash the power that is why the martial arts master is respected as the master - he can initially borrow the power of heaven and earth, display all kinds of magical powers and skills, and unleash destructive power far beyond the inner strength realm.

An Jing's cultivation level could improve so quickly, so naturally, he had to practice with others.

The true disciples of each peak in Mingjing Sect will come to try to challenge An Jing after getting permission. This is of great benefit to them, but the same is true in reverse.

Through sparring with them, An Jing initially mastered the ability of clones brought by his "Life-Observing Eyes".

An Jing's mind moved, and a golden evil clone appeared behind him.

No orders are needed, this Golden Evil clone is an extension of An Jing's own limbs. He only needs to think about 'I have to buy some food for the peak later', and the Golden Evil clone will go to buy the meat of the spirit beast just like his hands and feet.

During this process, the Golden Evil clone can also activate the Taibai Haoling Divine Prohibition and accumulate experience in cultivation!
More than that.

An Jing's mind moved twice, then three times, and Gui Yantu's Flame Evil clone and the Water Evil clone wielding the Snow Blade suddenly appeared around him.

These two clones are the same as the Jinsha clone. Once they appear, they follow An Jing's will to buy some spiritual plants and spiritual water. They have extremely strong identification abilities in this area and can pick out the best spiritual objects.

Although it looks like myself in the mirror, it is not actually me, or rather, it is just the most basic form of my expression.

There are three levels of me in the mirror: [Reverberation], [Echo], [Mirror], and the final pinnacle [All for Me].

In a sense, An Jing's spiritual clone is the 'self in the mirror' at the same level as Zan Xiang.

And when the spiritual evil clone can fully bear a magical power, it will be considered an 'echo'.

An Jing had a premonition that if he could gather all of his future spiritual clones that could practice independently into one, then he would be able to comprehend the [Mirror] and completely master the self in the mirror. Moreover, the self in the mirror would have special abilities like his master Ming Guangchen!

(End of this chapter)