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Chapter 706 706: 706
The entrance to the Secret Realm of Time-Space Seal consisted of countless folded layers of space-time.
Even though it was the same secret realm, people stepping into the entrance at the same time might not end up together.
The members of the Myth Organization had naturally been scattered as well.
However, they had their unique ways of contacting each other, and it didn't take much time before Xue Qinan and Ning Shuying found each other, while the others, being too far away, had yet to gather.
"Where shall we go first?" Ning Shuying looked at Xue Qinan, somewhat uncertain.
For them, this Warring States era was filled with treasures everywhere, yet dangers lurked everywhere too. Saintly Arms were plentiful, but they were all in the hands of top-tier countries, and the treasures of heaven and earth were also controlled by these nations.
They could only try to get by unnoticed. Only by finding the right targets could they obtain something useful.
"To Anyi," Xue Qinan said, looking towards the direction of Wei Country.
"Anyi City, the former capital of Wei Country?" Ning Shuying was slightly startled and looked toward the south. "As the former capital of Wei Country, it should hold many treasures. But how would we acquire them?"
Why go to Anyi? Ning Shuying was puzzled and extremely astonished.
The people of this era were incredibly strong. Any renowned general possessed cultivation at least at the First Heaven of the Great Saint. The mightier among them had even transcended the first heavenly ladder, reaching the Fourth Heaven of the Great Saint, or even higher!
True, because this world was merely a Time-Space Seal, its inhabitants were weaker than their real-world counterparts. However, a First Heaven Great Saint here was at least equivalent to an accomplished Saint in reality!
Although Anyi was no longer Wei Country's capital, as the former capital, its defenses were undoubtedly formidable. It wouldn't be surprising to find a Great Saint stationed there.
Ning Shuying had barely stepped into the Semi-Saint level. Although Xue Qinan was already at the realm of a pseudo-Saint, only a step away from a true Saint, this was still far from sufficient.
Facing a Wei general equivalent to at least an accomplished Saint, with her current strength, even going all out, she could only hope to escape. Competing with them was impossible, let alone stealing from such powerful individuals.
Going to Anyi was simply courting death.
"We're not going to the current Anyi," Xue Qinan shook her head gently, smiling. "What we're after are the ancient ruins of the Xia Dynasty's Anyi; the treasures there hold even greater value!"
"Xia Dynasty's Anyi!?" Ning Shuying almost shouted with excitement. "You mean Anyi, the capital city of the Xia Dynasty! Yes, that's right! That was the capital during the Xia Dynasty! Even if it is now just ruins, it must possess extremely valuable treasures!!"
Compared to the present Warring States era, the Xia Dynasty was undoubtedly more filled with divine wonders, an era where great sorcerers resided and remnants of mysterious primeval species existed!
Over three thousand years ago, after the War of Gods, there were no more Saint Kings in the mortal realm. Even the Son of Heaven of Zhou, blessed by the providence of the Nine Tripods, could at most reach the Ninth Heaven of the Great Saint.
But it was not so during the Xia Dynasty.
Every Xia king was an awe-inspiring Saint King, with Great Saints as numerous as clouds under their command, and powerhouses emerging in droves. It was an era starkly different from the Warring States!
"The current Wei Country's Anyi, although close to the Xia Dynasty's Anyi, is not the same place," Xue Qinan casually raised her hand, her slender, fair fingers divining the profound secrets, and said with a smile, "Before entering the secret realm, I had already calculated the location of Anyi's ruins. After arriving in the secret realm, I cross-referenced it again, and the discrepancy was small. Those are the ruins of Da Xia's capital city—definitely worth investigating!"
"Qi Nan, you really are too amazing!!" Ning Shuying's eyes sparkled with excitement. The Xia Dynasty's capital, Anyi, was now ruins, perhaps even buried deep underground, but the potential rewards were undoubtedly substantial!
Moreover, if they only explored the outskirts without venturing too deep, the danger would surely be less than in Wei Country's Anyi, a living city. Of this, there was no doubt.
After all, the periphery of a dead city, thousands of years old, couldn't possibly be as dangerous as a living city guarded by Great Saint-level powerhouses.
Xue Qinan and Ning Shuying were swift on their feet. Since their original position was already relatively close to Anyi, it didn't take them long to reach the calculated location.
But they didn't make their move.
Instead, they gazed into the distance, toward Wei Country's former capital, Anyi, their faces etched with astonishment and disbelief.
"What... what is that?" Ning Shuying's voice trembled, her beautiful eyes wide with extreme shock. "How is this possible? Who could have done this!?"
She could see that the old capital city of Anyi of Wei Country was no more; what remained was a Sword Qi chasm, dozens of miles long, like a valley that had swallowed the former Anyi City!
If not for a surviving stone stele nearby, which indicated that the area ahead was the territory of Anyi City, she would never have believed that this was once Wei Country's former capital, Anyi!
Someone must have annihilated Anyi with a single sword strike!!
"This aura of power... It's likely... likely Mr. Xuantian." Xue Qinan was also shocked, her body trembling as she stared into the deep chasm, murmuring to herself, "Just how strong is he?!"
"Shall we still explore the Xia Dynasty's Anyi City?" Ning Shuying was uncertain; although Wei Country's Anyi had been destroyed, there were likely some treasures remaining.
"Let's go check out Wei Country's Anyi City first." Xue Qinan took a deep breath to suppress the shock in her heart and was about to lead Ning Shuying toward Anyi City in Wei Country.
BOOM!!
Just then, the earth suddenly trembled, as if distant mountains and rivers were shattering. Even from afar, they could clearly feel an incredibly terrifying power emanating from the ground beneath their feet!
"That direction... is it Da Liang, Wei Country's capital?!" Xue Qinan looked toward the distance, first stunned, then astounded. She made a quick divination with her fingers and was instantly shocked. "Da Liang City... has also been destroyed..."
"Heavens, how is that possible!?" Ning Shuying exclaimed. "That's Da Liang City! Wei Country was a powerful state during the Warring States period. There might have been Great Saints at the Fourth Heaven, or even Fifth Heaven, guarding it. It was their capital, so there must have been many powerful Treasure Weapons there! How could it... how could it..."
"The one who acted... it must have been Mr. Xuantian." Xue Qinan trembled with excitement, her beautiful eyes wide as she stared in the direction of Da Liang City. "So strong... He's truly so strong. Too strong!!!"
"Incredible! How can there be such a powerful peak Innate expert?!" Ning Shuying was also shocked to her core. As a peak Innate expert herself, she felt this even more keenly!
Too strong!!
He's really too strong!!
A single person!
Destroyed Wei Country!!
It was as if a god had descended upon the mortal world, sweeping away everything in his path with irresistible force!!!
...
A fierce wind howled, whipping up dust and sand, nearly obscuring the sun.
Nine Divine Dragons, formed from Yuan Qi, pulled Qin Heng's carriage, arriving beneath a city. Lord Wu An Bai Qi rode a steed at his side, and hundreds of thousands of black-armored skeleton soldiers followed behind!
The Emperor arrives!
The heavens themselves seemed to change; winds surged, and dense black clouds gathered, pressing down as if to crush the city walls!
Above the towering city gate were two large characters: Xianyang!!
"Lord Wu An, do you think a single sword strike from me could breach the walls of Xianyang City?" Qin Heng turned to look at Bai Qi beside him and smiled. He had never taken a detour on his journey.
If he met a mountain, he carved a path through it!
If he met a river, he parted its waters!
If he met a city, he razed it!
If he met a kingdom, he annihilated it!
Now, he had arrived here, at Xianyang City, the capital of Qin Country!
"'I do not know,' Lord Wu An replied, his head bowed and voice deep. He dared not even imagine the scene of Qin Heng taking action.
This man before him... was too strong!
"Go, summon King Zhao," Qin Heng did not make a move right away but instead said indifferently. "Acknowledge me as Emperor, and I may spare Qin Country."
"'My Lord, this...'" Bai Qi suddenly looked up.
"Otherwise, with a single sword strike from me, Xianyang itself will be reduced to dust!" Qin Heng's eyes narrowed as he looked at Bai Qi. "Go!"
"'As My Lord commands!'" Bai Qi saluted with utmost respect.
Throughout this journey, he had truly witnessed Qin Heng's incomparably terrifying strength. Though his heart still held loyalty to Qin Country, he no longer dared to defy Qin Heng in the slightest!