Chapter 1174: Chapter 21: Dragon Palace Inquiry, Zhaolin Ye Zhen Banquet

An Jing’s thoughts flowed in his mind, while on the other side, Jin Yanhua sighed: “Speaking of which, I do bear some responsibility for Guangyun’s death.”

“If I hadn’t taught him [Nine Tribulations Ascension], with his talent, he might have already been able to leverage the power of the Heaven and Earth Core to break free from the control of the Imperial Court, moving freely with a Pure Yang body.”

An Jing wasn’t surprised by this.

In fact, ever since he arrived at the Endless Heavens, An Jing had been curious about how King Jing had managed to exchange for the ‘Heaven and Earth Core’, a seventh-tier Divine Object, even a small one, of the Great Dao Origin Level.

But now it seems that King Jing clearly suppressed his strength with the Nine Tribulations Ascension Technique, then tackled high-level tasks from lower levels, obtaining high merit evaluations that exceeded the limits in the Endless Heavens.

Because King Jing had all the resources he needed from the Imperial Court for cultivation, like Cultivation Techniques, Divine Skills, Heavenly Martial Divine Weapons, he could completely save all the meritorious deeds to exchange for the Heaven and Earth Core!

But as a result, because he suppressed his level too much, he was caught off guard… creating a series of tragic disasters in later generations.

This was the warning King Jing gave to An Jing: Do not suppress your level!

Advance when you need to, ascend when it’s necessary, the perfect foundation can be made up later, but life cannot be restored if lost!

Jin Yanhua was the same, much of the meritorious deeds she lent out were brushed out from higher levels, hence this realization.

Seeing Little Qi, knowing the abnormal movements of the Undying Tree, Jin Yanhua couldn’t help but sigh at the past, but she quickly adjusted her mindset and solemnly said to An Jing: “Just as Yanxia mentioned to you earlier, among Demon Spirits, there’s the distinction of Wet Egg Embryonic Transformation.”

“I am not the True Spirit of Transformation, just a Fetus Dragon Clan, so in the Ancestral Dragon Hall, my rank is not high… the Four Seasons Dragon Hall, even among my brothers and sisters, there are Transformed Dragons.”

“And my current strength is merely that of a Divine Repository.”

At this point, Jin Yanhua smiled: “You’ve caught up with me. It goes without saying that my position in the Ancestral Dragon Hall, although a daughter of the Dragon King, is indeed quite awkward.”

“No.”

In response to Jin Yanhua’s self-deprecation, An Jing shook his head and solemnly said: “Jin, you are not an ordinary Divine Repository, I couldn’t see it before, but now that I have achieved Purple Mansion, I can see it very clearly!”

Only by reaching the same realm can one clearly understand the other’s strength.

In An Jing’s eyes, Jin Yanhua’s current state could hardly be described as ‘Divine Repository’… rather, it is ‘Compressed Manifestation’!

The Martial Dao Void Divine Treasure Realm is divided into four stages, the Three Divine Treasures, and the final ‘Unity’.

The First Divine Treasure, [Whole Body No Leakage], is the Essence Blood Divine Treasure, achieving ‘Essence No Leakage’, with a lifespan of sixty years, its essence blood having spirit, recovering from any damage, is the manifestation of Divine Skill and Domain. The Yuan Qi in the Inner Array Realm does not dissipate, can condense into a real Law Domain, which, when expanded, does not lose Essence Qi, and even if broken, it does not get injured, allowing the residual Essence Qi left outside to condense into Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object and recover over time.

The Second Divine Treasure, [Circulation Purity], the Primordial Qi Divine Treasure, achieves ‘Qi Purity’, purifying all Spiritual Fiends in the Inner Array Realm, becoming the absolute Heaven’s Will, absolute control, absolute creation of the Inner World, capable of freely manipulating and shaping the Array Realm. It’s also a crucial enhancement of Divine Repository strength, forming the Inner Heaven and Earth Formation, capable of displaying ‘Divine Power Manifestation’, spiritual cultivation becomes exceptionally resilient, without any doubt about the future world to be created.

The Third Divine Treasure, [All Actions Unimpeded], the Heart and Spirit Divine Treasure, achieving ‘Divine Unobstructed’, with all Divine Skill transformations satisfactorily self-sufficient. The combination of the Heart, Spirit, and Array Realm forms the ‘Original Venerable Form’ and ‘Dharma Body’, easily traversing the Great Void, entering the Netherworld Heavenly Sea. It can cross the Three Realms, and when fully exerting Divine Power Manifestation, it can condense Fate Pattern Phenomena comparable to a Heavenly God, or a towering Divine Body, with three heads and six arms, or endlessly changing battle patterns.

After opening the Three Divine Treasures of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, the last step is [Divine Treasure Unification], achieving the final [My Heart is Boundless].

At this point, a Peak Divine Treasure expert will begin the final step of the Manifesting Holy in the Divine Altar, merging the Small World with the Great Heaven and Earth; without enlightenment, they risk being assimilated by Heaven and Earth, becoming a part of it.

Of course, this final step, in An Jing’s analysis through ‘Ice Ink Theory’, is not about ‘enlightenment of the Heaven and Earth True Intent’, but rather a Martial Artist exerting Heaven’s Will with their own Heart, reaching the pinnacle of Martial Arts Will, to the point of [Heart is Boundless, Will is Endless], transforming intention into Heaven’s Will, condensing the Ice of the Great Heaven and Earth, a pure product of battling Heaven and Earth and prevailing.

As for Jin Yanhua’s current state, it’s even more remarkable.

She has positioned herself at the critical point of the final step ‘My Heart is Boundless’, having actually embarked on Manifesting Holy, starting to freeze the Heaven and Earth, while compressing herself and the Heaven and Earth under her control with the power of Heavenly Tribulation.

In this way, the heart becomes increasingly solidified, allowing a deeper understanding of the essence of the Great Dao, and at that time, she will be able to break through to a higher realm in one go!

Seeing through this point, An Jing felt: “Jin, you’ve always been supporting the Heavenly Palace Team, accumulating power, and consolidating Divine Skills… almost like a mother to everyone.”

“What mother.” Jin Yanhua originally felt a bit gratified, appreciated An Jing’s insight and ability to perceive her struggles, but hearing this term made her slightly lose her composure. She tapped An Jing’s forehead lightly, creating a clear metallic ringing sound: “It’s just a nanny role.”

“However, now that everyone has manifested holiness, and even you have become a True Person… I think if I continue to consolidate, everyone might end up being my nanny.”

“That’s a good thing.”

Regarding Jin Yanhua’s desire to break through, An Jing naturally supported it. He also saw that the fights in the South Wilderness Hongzhou over there were becoming more intense, and if a high-level saint could emerge, it would undoubtedly be beneficial to everyone.

Yet, he also keenly noticed a hint of worry and unease in Jin Yanhua’s words and demeanor: “So, there’s still some other issue preventing Jin from being at ease to break through?”

“Yes.”

Jin Yanhua, at that moment, also made up her mind and looked at An Jing attentively: “Our Ancestral Dragon Hall has a once-in-a-millennium opportunity, broadly inviting Heaven’s Chosen from all realms below the Manifesting Holy to participate.”

“Not to mention other things, someone like me, who is not a Transformed Dragon, can also reverse their roots in that opportunity, reshape themselves, and become a true Transformed True Spirit.”

“Even further, revert their bloodline to its original source, faintly touching upon the advanced realms of Ancestor Dragon.”

At this point, Jin Yanhua took out a scale-like Magic Artifact invitation from her Great Void Magical Instrument and handed it to An Jing: “That is the once-in-a-millennium Dragon Palace Inquiry Banquet of our Ancestral Dragon Hall, [Reflected Scale Truth]!”

“Observe the scales left behind by the Ancestral Dragon and affirm our true innate spirit body!”

“This is also the last tribulation I have chosen for myself!”

At this point, Jin Yanhua calmed down.

If An Jing hadn’t reached the Divine Repository, she might have invited An Jing to go anyway, primarily for him to gain some benefit. With An Jing’s talent, he could surely gain enlightenment from observing the Ancestor Dragon Scale and obtain more opportunities.

But now that An Jing has reached the Divine Repository, he might attain even more, and she also gains a support.

Facing An Jing, Jin Yanhua had nothing to hide: “If I can gain the insights I need from it and achieve the Transformed True Spirit of the Dragon, I might rise and surpass my brother and many other siblings, becoming the Heavenly Dragon of the Ancestral Dragon Hall, the heir of the Dragon King.”

“Then, I will forge the path I desire.”

Forge.

An Jing sensed a desire and determination from Jin Yanhua’s eyes and words.

What does the naturally gifted Divine Craftsman Jin Yanhua want to forge? A Divine Weapon? Or the courage to cut through something, to open something?

Perhaps King Jing and Master Mingguang Dust could understand Jin Yanhua, which is why they are her closest friends.

An Jing didn’t need to know these; he was always willing to help, especially Jin, who had helped him many times.

“An Jing, I originally wanted to invite Mingguang Dust, but he is in another world, not to be forced…”

Jin Yanhua felt some regret as she looked at An Jing: “But now, since you want to avoid Da Chen’s search, I’d like to invite you as my companion to participate in this Reflected Scale Truth, the Inquiry Banquet.”

“Would you like to?”

“Naturally.”

An Jing’s heart was moved, and he now understood why Huo Qing, who had gone to the Great Wilderness Realm a few days ago, had handed him that mirror.

Thinking about his Master’s situation, caught in a whirlpool unknowingly, An Jing decided to add fuel to the fire: “Moreover, Jin, you don’t need to regret that Master can’t participate.”

“Look.”

As he said this, An Jing smiled and took out the Divine Power Mirror from his Cave Heaven, showing it to Jin Yanhua, who showed a look of surprise and joy: “This is the token of Divine Skill that Master specially sent across the boundless Great Void, just to lend you a hand.”

“He remembers Jin’s matters very well!”