novelraw Chapter 672 672: Number One in the Heavenly List, Lin Sanfa
Chapter 672 672: Number One in the Heavenly List, Lin Sanfa
At the summit of Mount Hua's North Peak, the ancient pavilion was bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, painting the clouds in the sky with a golden hue.
On the cloud platform inside the pavilion, a Taoist sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed. He faced the golden sun as it gradually sank into the sea of clouds and took a deep breath.
In an instant, wind stirred between heaven and earth, clouds surged as if roaring, and the boundless sea of clouds before him began to churn violently!
RUMBLE!!
The sea of clouds, drenched in a golden glow, seemed to have been cleaved in two by an Immortal. This created a vacuum zone more than ten kilometers long amid the tremendous upheaval!
The sea of clouds roiled. As the brilliant glow scattered, the pure light of the setting sun was refined, condensing into a beam of the purest gold. It shot forth suddenly, landing before the Taoist and entering his mouth.
At that instant, everything in the world dimmed, as if he had swallowed the sun's brilliance and smelted it into his own strength!
"HUFF!"
The Taoist exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes, which twinkled with golden light.
He was handsome, looking to be eighteen or nineteen years old, with pitch-black hair, though his temples were streaked with white. The golden light in his pupils gradually dissipated, replaced by a calmness as profound as the ancient, unchanging sea.
Just then, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties ascended Mount Hua's North Peak. He looked at the Taoist sitting cross-legged in the ancient pavilion, his gaze respectful, and bowed deeply. "I pay my respects to Taoist Lin Sanfa."
"Little Peng, thirty years ago, I told you not to seek me out unless something earth-shattering occurred in the mortal realm," the Taoist said calmly, still facing the sea of clouds. "Two years ago, it was a change in the third position on the Heavenly Ranking. What brings you this time?"
"Zhao Yuyang, third on the Heavenly Ranking, is dead," the middle-aged man said with utmost respect. He was a powerful figure in Huayin City, yet he dared not show the slightest disrespect before this Taoist.
This was Lin Sanfa, a terrifying figure. A Semi-Saint who had lived for five hundred years, he was first on the Heavenly Ranking. With a flick of his fingers, he could obliterate mountains and rivers. He had overseen the vicissitudes of human affairs, the transformation of seas into mulberry fields, and the rise and fall of dynasties!
Indeed, in the eyes of many, he was an Immortal—the Immortal seated at the summit of Mount Hua!
"Zhao Yuyang is dead?" Lin Sanfa stood up. His cool gaze fell upon the middle-aged man as he continued, "He held many secrets, some even I could not fathom. Who is the new third on the Heavenly Ranking?"
"Qin Xuantian, known as 'The First Through the Ages'!" the middle-aged man said, his expression grave. "It is said that he fought Zhao Yuyang, summoned Divine Fire to incinerate him to ash, and even evaporated the waters of Ting Lake, which spanned a hundred kilometers!"
"'The First Through the Ages'?" Lin Sanfa chuckled. "Has the Tianshi Sect become so reckless nowadays? To dare call someone 'The First Through the Ages'—how absurd."
"With a single finger, he broke the Mountain Protection Array of the Boundless Vajra Sect! He shattered the Golden Mountain Range, crushed their Saintly Arms, and forced Watanabe to bow in submission, compelling the entire sect to obey his commands for five hundred years!" The middle-aged man recounted more of Qin Heng's astonishing achievements.
"The Mountain Protection Array of the Boundless Vajra Sect?!"
Lin Sanfa's eyebrows creased slightly, his expression a touch astounded. Then, he shook his head. "The Formation of the Boundless Vajra Sect is the work of a Deity. It's impossible for him to break it. However, one thing is certain: he must possess a powerful secret treasure capable of breaking Formations, or perhaps…"
"Or perhaps he has a secret treasure that strongly counters the Buddha Gate," the middle-aged man said with a smile. "Taoist Lin Sanfa, are you planning to leave the mountain?"
"I observe a change in the celestial qi in the direction of Jizhou. It is indeed time to descend the mountain." Lin Sanfa nodded slightly. "Tomorrow morning, bring me all the information you have on Qin Xuantian."
"As you command," the middle-aged man responded with reverence.
This Taoist Lin Sanfa harbored a deep and bitter grudge against a Saint of the Buddha Gate. If such a treasure capable of restraining the Buddha Gate truly existed, he was determined to obtain it!
「Early morning.」
Qin Heng, accompanied by Shi Yiguang, walked out of the hotel, ready to buy a villa.
Nie Rongrong was still sleeping in, so he didn't wake her.
However, the moment Qin Heng and Shi Yiguang stepped out of the hotel, everyone on the street who caught sight of her froze, their eyes wide with astonishment!
What did 'unearthly beauty' even mean? It was a beauty that surpassed all common understanding, beauty taken to its utmost extreme! Every person who saw Shi Yiguang, regardless of age or gender, was utterly dumbfounded, their faces etched with disbelief, shocked to their very core.
She was too beautiful! Truly, breathtakingly so! How could such a person exist in the world? Perfect! She was simply perfect beyond measure! Famous idioms describing supreme beauty—like 'causing fish to sink and birds to alight from the sky,' 'making the moon hide its face and flowers blush in shame,' or 'beauty that could topple nations and cities'—seemed to have been coined just for her. Good heavens! Her allure was overwhelming, almost suffocating!
Indeed, quite a few people, distracted while walking, collided with roadside trees. Dazed and bleeding, they still couldn't tear their eyes away from Shi Yiguang.
Even moving vehicles stopped because all drivers, male and female alike, were captivated as they gazed at Shi Yiguang's face!
Enraptured!
They completely forgot they were driving!
This resulted in a complete three-kilometer traffic jam on this stretch of road, with not a single car able to move an inch!
It was practically a weapon of mass destruction!
Shi Yiguang's beauty truly transcended the limits of what mortals could comprehend. Merely by standing there, doing nothing, she could bring traffic on the entire road to a complete standstill!
Of course, many also noticed Qin Heng beside Shi Yiguang and saw that they had just walked out of a hotel!
"Damn it! Why is there a man with such a beauty!"
"Damn it! A beauty like that should be lofty and untouchable! How could she be with a man? I'm so damn jealous!"
"If I could sleep with such a beauty just once, I'd die on the spot willingly!"
"That guy is pretty handsome, though!"
"No matter how handsome, he's not worthy of such a Goddess! There probably isn't a more beautiful woman in the entire world!"
"I wish the man beside this beauty would just die!"
Everyone who laid eyes on Qin Heng beside Shi Yiguang felt such extreme jealousy that their eyes turned bloodshot. Some, in their frenzy, even wanted to kill Qin Heng!
There was nothing to be done. Absolutely nothing!
Shi Yiguang was simply too beautiful. She hadn't concealed her appearance at all, revealing her perfectly flawless visage in its entirety. She was considered stunning even among the Fox Clan of Mount Tu; in the mortal realm, her beauty was beyond imagination!
Moreover, with the advancement of her Cultivation Realm and her maturation over time, she was even more beautiful than she had been over two thousand years ago when known as Xishi.
"You really won't wear a veil?" Qin Heng glanced at Shi Yiguang.
"If you find it troublesome, why not just let me go?" Shi Yiguang retorted, meeting Qin Heng's gaze directly. This little fox was quite headstrong; even restrained by the Golden Hoop, she refused to submit to Qin Heng in all matters.
"It's fine if you don't wear one," Qin Heng smiled. "But are you curious to hear how the Tight Hoop Curse is chanted?"
"You!?" Shi Yiguang's beautiful eyes widened as she glared angrily at Qin Heng.
TAP! TAP!
Just then, the sound of leather shoes tapping on the ground approached. A balding, middle-aged man walked over, took out a bank card, threw it at Qin Heng's feet, and said arrogantly, "Get lost! There's thirty million yuan in this card. Your girlfriend is mine from now on!"