Chapter 814 Party (4200)

The earth slowly sank into the night, as if being swallowed by a dark tide.

But there is a bright mountain standing in the plain. It is the city named Xuan Ye that has never truly blended into the night.

Compared to the safe zone which has fallen into darkness and curfew and only has a few lights, Xuanye City always has a large number of people walking on the streets. The outer city area is full of gang members, and the inner city area is full of monks enjoying the nightlife.

Surrounded by gorgeous neon lights, an exceptionally tall building is brightly lit. A golden coiled dragon exterior is wrapped around the building’s surface, flowing to display the prosthetics advertisement of Fanluo Biotechnology Group. On the 125-story building, every window is a projection device, echoing the light and shadow on the golden dragon’s body, as if a real dragon is hovering.

There are more than ten time-honored restaurants in Junxia Building. Huo Qing chose a relatively simple restaurant for the banquet, which might be more suitable for Anjing’s taste. But after all, they were all acquaintances, so some things didn’t need to be so particular.

“It looks like everything is here.”

Under the light of pale golden colour, An Jing had already greeted everyone who came to the party.

Needless to say, Huo Qing and Nian Quan were chatting about some topics related to martial arts practice.

Tie Shou and Xiu Yu also arrived. They noticed An Jing’s gaze and nodded with a smile.

On the other side, Gang Hai and Qu Tong also returned to Xuan Ye City briefly from the Ancient Immortal Ruins. The mercenaries under Gang Hai had already built a small-scale operation base in the Ancient Immortal Ruins. As the leader, he was not that busy and did not need to do anything himself unless he encountered trouble.

In theory, Gang Hai was not that familiar with Tie Shou Xiu Yu, so he simply greeted him and continued to sit at the same table with Qu Tong.

In addition to these old acquaintances, three people from No. 3 Middle School were also invited.

Naturally, it was not Principal He and Director Chen, but the two classmates Zhang Zhuo and Xu Yue and Teacher Guang Yueqin from the Academic Affairs Office. As three people who had shared hardships with An Jing and experienced adventures in the Beihu Ze area, they often helped An Jing during the time when An Jing was studying in the No. 3 Middle School. And if nothing unexpected happens, in the five-member Xian Gu Ruins Exploration Team formed by An Jing, except for Huo Qing and Nian Quan, the other two are An Jing’s old teammates.

This is Principal He’s judgment: the real core of this team is An Xuan, his deputy is Nian Quan, Huo Qing and Zhang Zhuo and Xu Yue only need to take care of themselves, and the most important thing is that the teammates must cooperate with An Xuan. In this case, compared to hard power, Zhang Zhuo and Xu Yue, who have really seen An Xuan’s actions and combat effectiveness, are the most suitable.

At least, they completely trust An Jing’s every judgment and will never doubt any of An Jing’s plans.

Before the party started, Tieshou Xiuyu, Ganghai and others discussed with An Jing about their recent actions and next plans.

“Next, I will purchase a large amount of materials related to Evergreen Wood, Yan Kui, and low- and medium-level talismans. This large amount means that the budget funds exceed 15 million merits.”

This is what An Jing said to Tie Shou Xiu Yu. After hearing this, even the old veteran Tie Shou’s eyelids trembled. Xiu Yu subconsciously adjusted his hair and said, “Fifteen million? As far as I know, you just bought one million from the forestry company the day before yesterday…”

“not enough.”

An Jing said calmly. With the old ancestor Xi Yi by his side, he was too lazy to pretend now: “There is a great demand in my hometown. You can basically regard it as rebuilding a spiritual land… As for Yan Kui, it is also for the purpose of opening up wasteland. Manpower is precious, so we can use Yan Kui as a substitute.”

“If possible, I would like a production line, and the same goes for talismans. The talismans in Xuanye City are indeed easy to use. Although they are not as good as those in Xuandu, the price-performance ratio is very high. If possible, I also want some technology related to the production line.”

With An Jing’s personality, he would have spoken like this originally, but An Jing was not an idiot. When he was weak and had no confidence, he would be courting death if he insisted on being honest. Naturally, he had to act, tell lies, and mix truth and falsehood.

But now, rather than saying that An Jing has become arrogant, it is better to say that this is his nature: “Do you have any channels?”

“This… can be said to be none.”

Tie Shou hesitated for a moment. What he meant by ‘it can be said that there is’ was actually the technology from the Guiyi Army, but that should be the technology from the Guiyi Army instead of the group. And with their capabilities, it would be extremely difficult to get the production line from the Guiyi Army.

“This is actually basically impossible.”

Xiu Yu’s words were even more certain: “Seventy or eighty years ago, the group eliminated a number of old production lines. Originally, they wanted to upgrade the industry in the safe zone, but somehow they ended up in the hands of the Guiyi Army. Since then, the group has tightened its control over this technology.”

“You can have the information, but don’t even think about the real thing.”

“That’s enough information.”

An Jing discussed with Xi Tianjun in his mind, and after getting the answer of “It doesn’t matter, I can rub it by hand”, he shook his head and said: “The most important thing is speed. In short, there is no need to worry about the funding problem.”

“I am now.” The two men opposite him, Tie Shou Xiu Yu, showed meaningful expressions, “There is an entire force behind me supporting me.”

“Don’t even mention money. Even some other more precious things can be negotiated.”

It sounded like just ordinary boasting, but both of them understood that it meant ‘if possible, then the forces behind them, that is, the Guiyi Army can also make demands – as long as there is a production line.’

Compared to the group that has everything, the Guiyi Army is relatively soft-handed, so it shouldn’t be difficult for them to obtain technology.

Apart from this topic, An Jing also talked with Tie Shou and the others about the previous sales channels for spiritual objects – although this is a small amount of money for An Jing who has the support of the entire Mingjing Sect, the many people and relationships connected by this channel itself are what An Jing needs most.

According to Tie Shou, there are talismans for first aid and healing on the market, and the prices of detection drones are still rising. This is the demand brought about by the whole people’s exploration of the ancient immortal ruins.

At this point, it is difficult for real retail investors to purchase a set of equipment to go on adventures. The most they can do is to absorb as much spiritual energy as possible and practice outside the ancient ruins. However, as more people like this appear, the concentration of spiritual energy in the periphery decreases, forcing a large number of Tianyuan practitioners to go deep into the ruins.

【It is said】

At this moment, Gang Hai interrupted: [In the depths of the ancient ruins, a real dragon appeared. I also observed an extremely huge Taixu reaction in the depths of the ruins. It should be the power of a True Lord.]

[There is something there, that is for sure. The reason why it is said is because there are very few complete people who can seriously identify the existence and come out alive. He, they can only be sure that the guy is crazy, and any experience and strategy are useless. It is probably a combat weapon thrown by the people of the Pure Land.]

——Actually, it was lost by our Mingjing Sect.

An Jing thought to himself as he continued to listen to Gang Hai’s report on the discoveries made by their mercenary group in the ancient ruins during their recent exploration: [We have currently cleared out several shipping and transfer points that are probably from the Dao Court era. There are quite a few ancient puppets in them. Although their technology is not much better than today’s, they are still somewhat useful. I heard the news and have asked the people in the group to pack them up and send them over.]

“Thank you very much.”

Upon hearing this, An Jing thanked him earnestly, and Gang Hai waved his hand, with his prosthetic body projecting a smiling emoticon: [Nothing, you are theoretically our employer, and we are just handing over the mission materials to the employer] [However, during recent exploration, Qu Tong accidentally discovered a Taixu rift deep into the ruins – this guy is really lucky, but unfortunately our strength and equipment are not enough to explore it]

An Jing turned his head to Qu Tong. This former social animal robber cultivator, now an exploration cultivator from Zhao’an, sat up straight and reported to An Jing: “This is probably the influence of the real dragon. I was just lucky to discover it.”

“Generally speaking, only the Purple Mansion or the protection of the Purple Mansion magic weapon can pass through the Taixu Rift. The professional equipment Taixu Ferry is not impossible, but it requires too much energy. We don’t have that level of spiritual energy furnace at all.”

At this point, he was a little embarrassed: “Generally speaking, this kind of information is sold as an intelligence commodity to those corporate groups. They have the ability, equipment and energy, but I think… if it’s you, Lord An, maybe there are other ways?”

“I do.”

An Jing nodded slightly, as if he was thinking about something – the Taixu Stardust Dragon transformed by Miao Yunying did cause many strange changes in the ancient ruins of the immortals. This Taixu rift was probably one of them, and the place it led to should also be related to the location where Miao Yunying is now.

He instructed, “Don’t sell this news. I may have a way to explore it. However, I have to prepare for the Four Cities Competition, so I can’t come for the time being. You may have to wait for a while.”

When he said this, An Jing’s mind moved: “Eh, Gang Hai and Qu Tong are not strong enough, so they can’t explore?”

“In that case, if I use divine power to bless them…”

This idea is just an idea. An Jing’s divine blessing can indeed improve a person’s strength, but it is not enough to improve a foundation-building person to the Purple Palace, unless he directly blesses the other person with his Taibai Battle Armor. But Taibai Battle Armor is also An Jing’s own trump card, a mixture of me in the mirror and his Yuhua Dao true body, which is the majority of An Jing’s strength, and cannot be easily sent out.

If that is the case, is there a powerful enough divine will?

The Sun is infinite…

Thinking of this, An Jing suddenly realized that he seemed to have never tried to condense the divine power of [Sun Infinity]?

Because this magical power was too dangerous for An Jing himself, An Jing actually didn’t think that he had mastered this magical power, so he had never thought about it before. He just regarded it as the final combat form of the Taibai Battle Armor.

However, if you think about it carefully, this magical power seems to be a limited magical power that can only be used by Huaixu.

As the connecting vessel of the ‘source of the great catastrophe’, let’s not talk about whether Sun Wuji can be used in the alien world of Tianyuan. Even if it can, is there a source of the great catastrophe in the Tianyuan world?
Hard to say.

With speculation about the relevant ideas in mind, An Jing talked with Zhang Zhuo and Xu Yue again – they were just supporters and admirers of An Jing, and they were extremely excited to be able to come here to attend the party.

“I heard that even the descendants of the Dongtian bloodline from the Dongtian academy’s secondary school will take part in this four-city competition!”

Zhang Zhuo said excitedly, “I have never met anyone from the academy’s affiliated high school! I heard that they are outstanding even among the descendants of Dongtian. Once they complete their studies, they can directly enter the four major academies!”

The middle school affiliated to the college is naturally the affiliated middle school of the four major colleges. If nothing unexpected happens, only the best among the descendants of Dongtian can enter. It is a top school that wins at the starting line from birth and can invite Jindan Zhenjun to give a speech at the opening ceremony.

It can even be said that the middle schools in Xuanye City, even the No. 1 Middle School, are just schools thrown in the “mortal world” for low-class families and ordinary people to play with. Although some of the best among them can indeed enter the four major colleges, it is difficult for them to compete with the descendants of the Dongtian bloodline who have been practicing since birth and truly mastered the core of this world.

“This time, our mission at No. 3 Middle School is to ensure safety.”

Teacher Guang sat aside with dignity. She had more information, so she was more cautious: “Student An, you should have learned some inside information from the principal and the directors, so you also know that this operation… is actually quite dangerous.”

“Although you are strong, you are still very young and your experience may not be enough. Compared with taking risks, you should put safety first and wait until the next Four Cities Competition…”

Teacher Guang’s speech was quite steady, after all, she was an earth-type cultivator, but more importantly, she was very concerned about An Jing’s future. Although she naggled a bit like an old mother, it was also for An Jing’s own good.

But halfway through her speech, she realized that with An Jing’s strength, he would not be able to wait until the next Four Cities Competition and would have already rushed to the Taoist Academy, so she smiled awkwardly.

“You always have to try, otherwise you will always worry about it.”

An Jing smiled. He also knew what Teacher Guang was really worried about: “Don’t worry, Teacher Guang. I was able to bring everyone out safely last time, and I’m sure I can do it this time. Zhang and Xu, don’t worry. The four-city competition this time may be bigger, but as long as you follow me, there will be no problem.”

If it were anyone else, it would seem a bit exaggerated, but for Zhang Zhuo, Xu Yue, and even everyone present who had really worked with An Jing, nodded in conviction.

Everyone is here, things have been discussed, and the next thing to do is, of course, serve the food.

As the waiter served the dishes one by one, the rich aroma filled the air. An Jing’s eyes lit up: “It’s really a time-honored brand. I haven’t eaten these dishes for a long time.”

Although he didn’t know the names, An Jing could tell that all the dishes in front of him were stewed with spiritual beasts and plants.

When Kang Hoof Flower, Stir-fried Spirit Beast Meat, Braised Spirit Lamb, Braised Pork with Earth Spirit Beans, Stewed Mountain Dragon Meat… one dish after another that An Jing had never tasted even in Huaixu Realm appeared, An Jing couldn’t help but have the illusion that “Tianyuan is not the end of the world at all?”

His appetite increased and An Jing was really hungry now.

But unfortunately, there are always some people who are unwilling to let others have enough food.

“Spot checks!”

As An Jing frowned, he looked up at the door. With a loud bang, an armed patrolman in armor kicked open the door of the private room and shouted, “Arrest the Guiyi Army spies!”

He kicked the door with such force that the entire wall shook slightly and the chandelier above his head shook off fragments that were about to fall onto the dishes on the table.

An Jing narrowed his eyes, and a shadow vaguely appeared behind him, catching all the fragments.

Then, he raised his head and looked coldly at the armed patrolman and the Fengdu guards who came out from behind and surrounded everyone in the private room.

An Jing: There are many things that we hate in this world, but there are only a few alternatives to the things that we hate the most.

——Not letting people eat properly is one of them.

(End of this chapter)