Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

Chapter 646 646: Ancient Pre-Qin, Changping Massacre!

How humiliating!

It was truly humiliating!

How embarrassing to praise someone for their strength right to their face!

"You—you're Qin Xuantian! Why didn't you say so earlier?" Qu Hanyan was mortified, her pretty face flushed crimson. She pouted, her expression full of dissatisfaction. "If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have..."

I wouldn't have praised you to your face!

It's too humiliating!

However, Qu Hanyan didn't voice this last thought.

"You didn't ask my identity at first," Qin Heng said with a smile. "As for later, I was busy freeing someone from the ice seal. How could I have had time to answer you?"

"Why do I get the feeling you did that on purpose?" Qu Hanyan huffed, her beautiful eyes wide as she stared at Qin Heng. But there was nothing she could do; Qin Heng was stronger than her—much stronger.

Just moments ago, Qin Heng had freed Ning Shuying from the ice seal with a casual point of his finger. Witnessing this, Qu Hanyan felt a chill run down her spine.

This is no ordinary ice! she thought. It's the Innate Frost Dragon Spiritual Energy he painstakingly cultivated, capable of freezing even a peak Semi-Saint for a moment! Theoretically, Martial Artists who haven't reached the Semi-Saint Realm shouldn't be able to break this ice seal at all! But before Qin Xuantian, the ice formed by the Innate Frost Dragon Spiritual Energy was no more solid than a sheet of paper; a single finger could pierce it! So strong! Truly, so strong! Is he really only at the peak of the Innate Realm? He's absurdly powerful!

Ignoring Qu Hanyan, Qin Heng turned his gaze to Ning Shuying, noticing the pitch-black metal box in her hand. "Instructor Ning, who were you fighting in the clouds? Was it over this?"

"Yes!" Ning Shuying nodded. "The contents of this metal box are extremely important. They could even affect China's future standing among the nations of the world! It was lost overseas a century ago and was even displayed in a museum in Japan. I went to Japan this time specifically to retrieve it!"

"So, the one you were fighting was Japanese?" Qu Hanyan chimed in, moving closer. She looked curiously at the metal box in Ning Shuying's hand, a smile playing on her lips. "That disgusting country. This box must contain an ancient artifact related to some secret realm, right? You plan to use it as a key to get in?"

"How did you know!?" Ning Shuying looked at Qu Hanyan, her expression wary. "This matter is supposed to be..."

"Haha!" Qu Hanyan said proudly, hands on her hips. "The Nuwa Palace's heritage is incredibly ancient. It existed for countless millennia even before the Mythological Era. How could I not know something so simple?"

"Nuwa Palace!?" Ning Shuying immediately recoiled a few steps, staring at Qu Hanyan in disbelief. "The Ancient Divine Sect, Nuwa Palace of Zhonghuang Mountain? The supreme sect rumored to have existed even before the Human Clan appeared!?"

She was truly astounded. The Nuwa Palace was an incredibly ancient sect, with a lineage stretching back countless years even within the Mythological Era. The last time one of its disciples appeared in the mortal world was twelve hundred years ago. Many even speculated that Nuwa Palace had entirely departed Earth at the beginning of the End of Dharma Age a thousand years ago, either venturing far into the Starry Sky or entering some other dimension.

Yet, unexpectedly, she was now seeing a successor from Nuwa Palace!?

"You're mistaken there," Qu Hanyan corrected. "Our Nuwa Palace is the Dao lineage left by the first Innate Human Clan, who were created by Lady Nuwa. It didn't exist before the appearance of the Human Clan. Twelve hundred years ago, when great changes occurred in the world, our sect's founder sealed Nuwa Palace. It wasn't until the last decade or so that disciples began to discreetly re-enter the world."

The Dao lineage left behind by the first Innate Human Clan... Qin Heng mused. Such an ancient sect must possess knowledge of much ancient history and countless secrets! If I could obtain Nuwa Palace's records, I would definitely gain a more comprehensive understanding of Earth's mysteries, thereby enhancing my comprehension of the Supreme Law and deepening my understanding of the Dao!

However, Nuwa Palace is different from the others. They haven't committed any evil deeds, so I can't act recklessly. The Ancient Divine Sects I provoked before, whether it was the Boundless Vajra Sect, the Sun Temple, or even the Encompass Starry Pavilion, all shared a common trait. Even tracing back their origins, those sects weren't necessarily that powerful; it's doubtful they even had a founder at the Daluo level. But Nuwa Palace is different! Although it was nominally established by that first Innate Human Clan, Nuwa herself must have had a hand in it. She's an existence at the Primordial Chaos Realm! I don't want to provoke a Primordial Chaos being right now! Not that I'm afraid. But it's just not worth it! Besides, there are many ways to obtain records and information; resorting to force isn't the only option.

"Instructor Ning, what secret realm is this ancient artifact related to?" Qin Heng inquired. He was quite interested in this as well; after all, exploring the origin of secret realms would allow him to connect with Earth's higher-level Dao and give him a chance to get closer to the Supreme Law.

Ning Shuying remained silent, glancing towards Qu Hanyan.

Qu Hanyan was instantly displeased. Her pretty face flushed red with anger, and she huffed, stomped her small foot, turned her head away, and snapped, "Hmph! If you don't want me to know, fine! I won't listen then!"

With that, she flew directly back into the aircraft cabin and genuinely withdrew her five senses and six perceptions, paying no more attention to what Ning Shuying might say.

Seeing Qu Hanyan leave, Ning Shuying breathed a sigh of relief. Holding the black metal box, she said, "Mr. Xuantian, this box contains fragments of the personal sword of Lord Wu An, Bai Qi!"

Lord Wu An, Bai Qi!? Qin Heng was startled, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Bai Qi, the God of Slaughter?"

"Mm-hm!" Ning Shuying nodded. "Three days ago, Prince East observed a change in the celestial phenomena. Together with the West Emperor, they performed deductions and calculations, foreseeing that after the Spiritual Energy resurgence began, the first secret realm would appear. Its location is Changping in Jinzhou!"

"The Battle of Changping... an ancient great calamity?" Qin Heng instantly understood. "So, that's why you went to Japan to retrieve Bai Qi's sword fragments—so that once the secret realm appears, you can use the fragments as a Spirit Guide to open the Secret Realm Gate and enter?"

During the battle on Penglai Island, I already sensed how the appearance of secret realms benefited my comprehension of the Supreme Law. Afterward, I sought out Lv Chunyang to learn more about their emergence. The resurgence of Spiritual Energy isn't just about depleted spiritual energy gradually becoming abundant again. It's also accompanied by the reappearance of various divine marvels and the awakening of dormant Laws. This affects the deeper layers of spacetime, even causing intense spatiotemporal fluctuations! This kind of fluctuation contains immense energy, enough to re-manifest scenes from a location's past, forming a temporarily stable spacetime secret realm. However, not just any event will be re-manifested. Only significant events that left a deep imprint on spacetime have the potential to become secret realms.

The Battle of Changping during the ancient Pre-Qin era! It undoubtedly meets this requirement! Moreover, it wasn't merely a battle between mortals. Many powerful experts participated, including Saints, even Great Saints, and some were at the peak of the Great Saint level, approaching the Saint King Realm! If the Battle of Changping forms a secret realm, it will surely conceal many ancient Treasure Weapons, Divine Techniques, and numerous heavenly materials and earthly treasures not found in the End of Dharma Age! A treasure trove! An undoubtedly immense treasure trove! And for me, as long as I can explore this secret realm's origin and connect with the deeper Dao, my comprehension of the Supreme Law will definitely advance by leaps and bounds!

"Mr. Xuantian, you must have realized what this implies," Ning Shuying said, her expression extremely solemn. "The appearance of secret realms means intensified spatiotemporal fluctuations, the revival of marvels, the awakening of Laws, and an acceleration in the resurgence of Spiritual Energy! This will be the world's first secret realm, one located in China, and many nations will undoubtedly covet it. The Battle of Changping secret realm in Jinzhou will open on November 1st. I would like to invite you, Mr. Xuantian, to go there with us!"