During the time he awaited an opportunity, An Jing stayed in the Primordial Spirit Cave and delved deeply into studying the "Void and Self Traveling Spirit Chapter" of the Bright Mirror Sect.
This true transmission of the Martial Meridian of the Bright Mirror Sect could only be learned by true disciples. It allowed one to transform Qi into numerous energies, to control the transformations of the Spirit Fiend’s nature, and was a prerequisite for the sect-suppressing grand divine power "Dutian Creation Divine Mirror" in the future.
When An Jing first saw it, he mastered the "One Instant Three Changes" at a glance, reaching a state of seeming likeness. Now, with meticulous research, and with the five Divine Abnormalities in his body nearly reaching perfection, supplemented by the "Heaven’s Virtue" and "Heaven and Earth Root" which focus on the transformation of Essence Qi to strengthen the body, his understanding rapidly approached the sixth transformation, nearly reaching grand accomplishment.
And within the Primordial Spirit Cave, practicing within this Metal Attribute Earth Vein, An Jing’s progression with the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban also increased rapidly day by day. Moreover, resonating with Bai Qinghan, fusing the Moon Fiend and Gold Fiend energies, he completed the progression of the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban to the "Kidney Sparrow Yin" and nearly finished the Seventh Prohibition "Spleen Non-toxic."
The kidneys are the source of one’s vital essence, while the spleen is the source of blood refinement. Combined with An Jing’s "Heaven and Earth Root," Jianmu, Fusang, and the Undying Tree which serve as the Three Spirit Roots with the spine as the Heavenly Pillar tree trunk, it spreads many "Heaven’s Virtue" meridians, entwining around the five viscera and six bowels, melting the interior and exterior into one.
What follows is the final "Will Subdue Arrow," which signifies the most crucial "willpower." The gallbladder is the root of human spirit. Without courage, one is mediocre. Constructing this prohibition can unify the Seven Souls and concentrate the Life Soul into a single Taibai Star, suspended above the souls, piercing through the mysterious gate of life and death between heaven and earth, resulting in the fusion of Spirit and Life Qi.
"The Taibai Luminous Godly Ban has also reached the higher stage of Qi Refinement."
Digesting the insights gained through enlightenment, An Jing had Jade Cutting Steel and a large amount of Weapon Fiend and Gold Fiend extracted, now turned into a pile of scrap iron weapons, lying beside him.
Opening his eyes, An Jing’s physical condition was ordinary; after all, his body itself had already reached the third realm of Martial Meridians, and the second realm’s Inner Strength techniques, no matter how mystical, could not be improved by much.
However, his Essence Qi recovery, Blood Qi circulation, bodily regeneration, and mental resolve were all improving in all areas.
As a transmission of the White Emperor, the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban is not simply a Body Refinement Technique, but uses Body Refinement as a means, the Art of Refinement as its foundation, and indestructibility as its True Intent - an Emperor Level Cultivation Technique. It increases combat power rapidly, but its foundation is also very stable. As long as the Cultivator does not intend to walk the path of evil, they will naturally develop in all aspects in the end.
Recently, there have been some changes in the situation around Linjiang City and Broken Blade Mountain.
Firstly, An Qianshan, along with Iron Li, were bought back by King Ju Guang with Spirit Stones and Spirit Iron and returned to the Martial Army—An Jing left them a batch of drones, a batch of construction equipment, a small Great Void Magical Instrument, and two Puppetry machines along with the corresponding Spirit Stones.
For the current An Jing, these resources were not a big deal, but for An Qianshan, these machines from the Tianyuan Realm, used to build fortifications in the dangerous wilderness of Monsters/Demons, were an overwhelming advantage for the surrounding Iron Li tribes.
For Da Chen, these might not count for much, but in Dust Li, even An Qianshan alone could easily start afresh leveraging these machines and build a medium-large tribe.
The only problem is that his own strength is too weak. An Jing had no choice in this matter; even if he taught his father the Emperor Heaven Method Houtu Skills, the other party was quite slow in learning it. To be honest, his talent really puzzled An Jing, considering all the people he had encountered along the way, even the worst-talented Children of Calamity seemed much better than An Qianshan.
Even Shen Mubai thought that An Qianshan had exhausted all his Martial Arts talents, transferring them to An Jing.
Apart from these redeemed prisoners, none of the Iron Cavalry who fled into Yujiang City managed to come out.
This is the outcome for those who believed in the Heavenly Demon—An Jing did not believe that these Iron Cavalry could not see the aid of the Heavenly Demon within their forces, but after their defeat, they still refused to surrender, naively thinking they could escape to a place of safety.
Little did they know that the safest place was An Jing’s army camp which did not kill prisoners.
And just as An Jing made a breakthrough with the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban, the center of the Primordial Spirit Cave where the Immaculate Wood previously lay dormant and was recovering, awoke.
The moment it awoke, it conveyed a feeling of ’now is the time!’ to An Jing. After several months of recuperation, it had initially recovered from the deficit caused by nurturing the Sword Lotus.
"The time has finally arrived!"
The always-awaiting An Jing’s eyes brightened—at this moment, he had been cultivating in seclusion in the Primordial Spirit Cave not only because this place indeed facilitated the cultivation of metallic techniques but also to enter the Earth Vein Seal beneath the cave to seek fragments of Subdue Evil at the earliest opportunity.
To be frank, Linjiang City, Broken Blade Mountain, and all other things, were disposable to An Jing. As a bearer of the Seven Fiend Heavenly Mandate, An Jing knew that his greatest asset was his talent and Fate Pattern, and what he needed most was time and space.
Locking himself in Linjiang City was merely a disguise of the "Jiuli Commanding General" fate pattern. As long as he could obtain fragments of Subdue Evil, to increase the speed and frequency of his travels through another world, and extend his stay, then even if he faced the whole world as his enemy in the Huai Xu Realm, An Jing would not be afraid.
Naturally, An Jing did not have the intention to make the entire world his enemy, nor does he need to compel his subordinates and allies to be against the whole world, so it was good to seize more resources from Huai Xu.