Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

Chapter 656 656: The Past from 2000 Years Ago!

The sword light arced across the sky, like a blue Heavenly River inverted—incredibly brilliant, unbelievably dazzling! At that moment, everyone in Beijing's Yangming District witnessed this river of blue light, a stunningly beautiful and dreamlike spectacle. Many young people instinctively pulled out their phones to capture the scene, and couples posed for photos under the Heavenly River-like radiance, all thrilled by the sight. Although no one understood the phenomenon's true meaning, it didn't stop them from appreciating its beauty and wonder. Sometimes, ignorance truly is bliss.

However, the Capital's national defense department was now plunged into panic. Countless instruments blared erratically, and staff monitoring Beijing's anomalous activities rushed about in a frenzy. It was too sudden, far too sudden! Moreover, the power contained within that Heavenly River-like blue light was terrifyingly strong!

"Damn it! What's going on!?"

"This is Beijing, the Capital! How could such a terrifying attack appear without warning!?"

"Have we estimated the destructive power yet!?"

"Yes, but… can this be accurate? It's simply too horrifying!"

"Speak!"

"Conservatively, this single beam of light could destroy the entire Chang'an Street!"

"What!?"

"This isn't a technological weapon! Transfer it to the Special Operations Department!"

"Report to the Forbidden City Myth Organization!"

A torrent of orders and messages issued forth from Beijing's secret military base. This sudden sword light had set off a veritable storm in the Capital!

「At the same time!」

Ten thousand meters above Beijing, Qin Heng and Nie Rongrong hovered, suspended in mid-air.

Ahead of them stretched a blue sword light, over two thousand meters long. Above this sword light floated a young woman in a white dress, wielding a pale blue Longsword. Her face was veiled, her features obscured, but her Linglong physique was simply perfect. The sliver of her brows visible above the veil was as if painted, and her entire demeanor was transcendent, like an Immortal descended from the Heavenly Realm to the Mortal World.

Eyes like a Star Sea, brows like distant mountains, skin as pure as ice, bones as fine as jade, a complexion like polished ivory—such descriptions were no exaggeration for her; indeed, they barely captured her beauty! This was the impression she gave even without revealing her full face. If she were to remove the white veil, all of creation would likely lose its luster in comparison. She was truly worthy of her legendary status as the foremost of the four great beauties of ancient tales, a woman whose looks could make fish sink and geese fall, whose beauty could make the moon hide and flowers blush with shame!

In this Mortal World, anyone who saw her, even her veiled visage, would be utterly captivated, their hearts stirred, and moved to the deepest admiration. Beautiful! She was truly beautiful to the extreme! Her beauty was so transcendent, so ethereal, it surpassed the very limits of the Mortal World.

It was no exaggeration to say that this was absolutely the most beautiful woman Qin Heng had seen since his rebirth. There was no other.

However, Qin Heng's gaze remained calm. His look towards the woman was normal, holding a hint of appreciation but far from astonishment. He had seen far, far too many beautiful women. The Fox Clan of Mount Tu was indeed renowned for its beauty, but even at its peak, it was still the beauty of the Mortal World. Qin Heng, in his previous life, had achieved the Eternal realm and was known as the Immortal Emperor. In the Immortal Realm, he was a supreme existence and had encountered countless beautiful goddesses and female immortals. Even Goddesses like Nuwa, the West Emperor, and Houtu, who had long since attained the Dao for their respective reasons, had once sat beneath him to listen to his teachings. Their beauty was beyond words, approaching the very level of the Dao itself! Though the Fox Clan of Mount Tu was beautiful, it wasn't enough to astonish Qin Heng.

"You pretentious man, you deserve to die!" Mount Tu Yiguang declared sternly, looking down from above at Qin Heng and Nie Rongrong. "Rongrong, what are you waiting for? Have you forgotten what I told you?"

Earlier, seeing Qin Heng's lack of overt astonishment, Mount Tu Yiguang had sneered inwardly, her disdain for him deepening. In her eyes, Qin Heng's deliberate lack of awe at her beauty was merely a ploy to attract her attention. She had seen many such men two thousand years ago. To Mount Tu Yiguang, such men were among the most despicable.

"Sister!" Nie Rongrong clenched her small fists, looking up at Mount Tu Yiguang in the sky. "You can't do this! There's nothing between Qin Heng and me! He's just my friend!"

"Friend!?" Mount Tu Yiguang sneered. "If he were just a friend, why would you hold his hand? Two thousand years ago, when I was in the Palace of the Wu Kingdom, I never let any man touch me, not even in the slightest! Even later with Fan Li, he never held my hand! Such an act is reserved only for the closest of lovers. Since you've held his hand, it's clear you regard him as your beloved!"

What the hell!? What kind of nonsense is this?!?

Startled by her words, Qin Heng looked at Nie Rongrong and said, "So, your sister here seduced monarchs in the Palace of the Wu Kingdom using beauty ploys and went boating on West Lake with Fan Li, yet she never even let anyone hold her hand?"

"...Yes, that's right," Nie Rongrong replied, somewhat speechless. "She captivated the monarch using the secret Illusion Technique of Mount Tu. As for Fan Li, my sister originally planned to let him hold her hand after they were truly married, but who could have anticipated…"

"Shut up!" Mount Tu Yiguang commanded in a low, sharp voice. "You don't need to say it! That damned Fan Li! He said he wanted to take me boating on West Lake, marry me in its center, and cherish me for a lifetime!

"But, when we reached the middle of West Lake, he produced a Soul Stealing Knife he'd obtained from Qihuang Temple! He intended to kill me, to take my heart's blood and my Innate inner elixir to concoct an Elixir of rebirth! I treasured Fan Li, saw him as a guiding light in my darkness, a lover I could entrust my life to for a hundred years. Yet he saw me merely as Spiritual Medicine to be obtained through murder! All men in this world are fickle, cruel, heartless, and unrighteous! I don't care about others, Rongrong, but I cannot let you be harmed by a man too! Today, this man must die!!!"

"Sister!" Nie Rongrong tried to explain again, but Qin Heng stopped her.

"You, come here," Qin Heng said, beckoning to Mount Tu Yiguang with a finger, a light chuckle in his voice. "Ordinarily, I could crush a little fox like you with a single finger. But since you're so extreme, I feel it's necessary to educate you a little."

"Audacious scoundrel, you're courting death!" Mount Tu Yiguang roared in fury.

The pale blue Longsword in her palm flared with intense light. Instantly, phantom images of colossal waves surged across the sky, as if a tsunami were about to crash down!

HUM!!

Just then, the higher sky trembled. Suddenly, a bright moon appeared, hanging high, its clear moonlight cascading down. Astonishingly, it stilled the raging phantom waves, preventing them from surging further!

"Please, Senior, show mercy!" A cool, clear female voice sounded. Then, an exquisitely beautiful woman in a moon-white dress descended gracefully, like a fairy from the moon palace.

It was an old acquaintance of Qin Heng, a Semi-Saint from the Myth Organization, codenamed "Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven."