Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

Chapter 716 716: Mastering the "Heavenly Dao"!

What kind of sword strike was this!

In the eyes of Lu Ziyi and others, it was almost indescribable with words. Even the various scenes they witnessed were merely the external aftermath of that sword strike!!

The true radiance of this sword strike had thoroughly embedded itself into the very origin of the world!!!

The blood-entwined sword light!

Upon its release from Qin Heng's hands, it seemed to lift the entire land in an instant, causing the soil of the Nine Provinces to tremble endlessly, and tens of millions of common people couldn't help but look up to the sky!

They looked toward this supremely brilliant sword strike!!

The heavens and earth were overshadowed, the Nine Provinces enveloped, and all people shaken by it!!

The vast landscapes trembled, rivers ran wildly, mountains shook, and the vault of heaven suddenly sank downward. Clouds churned, and the already unstable sun, moon, and stars truly began to fall!!

The very sky was tilting!

The great sun blazed, the moonlight shone pure and bright, yet neither was in the sky. They all plummeted downward, toward the rising ground below. Those billions of stars turned into streaks of light, tearing through the sky and falling downwards!!

Heavens! What is this? Qin Heng's sword strike, is he trying to destroy heaven and earth!? Lu Ziyi watched the sky in disbelief. She was from the Jade Pool Holy Sect and had read many ancient texts. In her memory, she seemed to recall reading similar records!!

The destruction of heaven and earth! Returning to Chaos!? How is it possible? How can this be? He is still just at the Innate level!! He hasn't even stepped into the Semi-Saint domain!!

Ning Shuying and Xue Qinan were also stunned, watching Qin Heng in disbelief. They stared at the longsword in his hands and the various phenomena produced by the sword light, shocked beyond measure!!

With one sword strike!

The stars fell like rain!

The heavens and earth crumbled!!

Terrifying! This is too terrifying!!!

In fact, what they saw was only the surface. The sword strike unleashed by Qin Heng was not meant to destroy the heavens and earth, as that would be of no use to him.

At this moment, the sword light he slashed with, using the personal sword of Lord Wu An, Bai Qi, had, in some sense, already transcended the concept of a 'sword'.

From the perspective of the world's rules, this sword strike should be regarded as a way to open a gate—just a bit more domineering.

The existence of Bai Qi was the foundation for the existence of the Secret Realm of Time-Space Seal. Bai Qi's personal sword could be said to be the original source of this secret realm. The combination of the two was actually the way to open the place where the Heavenly Dao resided.

The sword strike Qin Heng executed directly penetrated the external appearance of the world, reaching the deepest origin.

Using a common description, it was actually reaching the location where the Heavenly Dao rules of this secret realm resided.

However, just having the 'way to open the gate' was not enough to achieve something of this magnitude. There also needed to be a clear 'gate,' especially since Qin Heng was still only at the peak of Qi Refinement.

The Nine Cauldrons served as this 'gate'.

The Nine Cauldrons of National Destiny were essentially the convergence of the fortune of the Nine Provinces. The eight-hundred-year national destiny of Great Zhou also relied upon them. The very concepts of the nation, its sovereign power, and its people were all tied to these Nine Cauldrons.

One could say that the Nine Cauldrons were actually the external manifestation of the origin of this secret realm.

Once the Nine Cauldrons were gathered, a gate directly communicating with the world's origin could naturally be established—this was the same principle as the ancient emperors' Heaven Sacrifice ritual.

To communicate with the source of heaven and earth through this means, one had to possess the emperor's noble status.

In layman's terms, Heaven would only acknowledge the Son of Heaven; others shouldn't even think about it.

Now, Qin Heng belonged to those who brandished their sword to forcefully break into the Origin Heavenly Dao and 'communicate' with 'Heaven'.

It was precisely because of this that such terrifying and unheard-of phenomena emerged.

BOOM!!

The ground shook violently, as if it was about to split apart!

At the horizon, an incredibly dazzling light appeared, as though it wanted to illuminate the whole world—the sun had fallen!!

Lu Ziyi and the others had completely frozen, staring at Qin Heng in disbelief, unable to utter a sound. They were shocked to the extreme.

How could such events be accomplished by someone at the Innate level!! It was as if Immortal Gods had descended!! Qin Heng, just how powerful was he? How could it seem as if he never had any limits!!

At this moment, a strand of Qin Heng's divine soul will had already passed through the gaps carved by the sword light and truly entered the chaotic void where the 'Heavenly Dao' resided.

This place was boundless and contained nothing at all—no light, no shadow, no sound, no breath, no beginning, no end. It was an enigmatic place, infinitely high up!

Anyone below the Returning to Empty Realm who came here would be akin to nothingness, ceasing to exist.

Even the thoughts of a Primordial Spirit at the Returning to Empty Realm could only forcibly enter this place. They would instantly fall into a state of silent, meditative stillness, unable to control when they would awaken, let alone communicate with the Heavenly Dao.

But Qin Heng was different.

The essence of his divine soul had, in fact, already surpassed the Eternal Realm, reaching an indescribable state.

Upon entering this chaotic void, he immediately sensed that strand of 'Heavenly Dao' floating at an infinite height—its light flickering, extremely clear, immensely vast, yet somewhat illusory.

Clearly, the Heavenly Dao within the Secret Realm of Time-Space Seal was but a phantom projection, far from comparable to the true Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao was void of intelligence, possessing only instinct.

Sensing the arrival of Qin Heng's will, and perceiving his lack of the Son of Heaven's noble status, it immediately unleashed an incomparably terrifying Destructive Power!!

It was trying to completely annihilate Qin Heng!!

The power of the Heavenly Dao!!

Even if it was just an illusory projection, this was akin to the full-strength strike of an Earth Immortal at the Dao Integration stage—an attack at the Great Emperor Level on Earth!!

Enough to obliterate a major world in an instant and shatter a region a hundred billion light-years across!!

But this power, upon contact with Qin Heng's will, dissipated like a clay ox entering the sea. It melted away instantly, without even stirring the faintest ripple before vanishing.

"Seeking death." Qin Heng sneered. "The sum of all Heavenly Daos in one universe is merely equivalent to a True Immortal. A mere projection dares to attack my divine soul's will!"

Without a doubt, without any suspense, Qin Heng instantly took control of this strand of Heavenly Dao projection within the Secret Realm of the Battle of Changping. This was no ordinary Heavenly Dao projection; it originated from the Heavenly Dao of Earth!!

Originating from—the Heavenly Dao of the Central Heavenly Domain!!

Upon taking control of this strand of the Heavenly Dao, Qin Heng immediately sensed numerous informational imprints concerning Earth's ancient period. These included the histories of various nations, the legacies of Immortal Gods, and even—deeper and higher levels of the Supreme Law!!!

A moment later, the cataclysmic scene of the world breaking apart suddenly ceased. Lu Ziyi and the others watched in utter shock as the sun, which had fallen to the earth, was actually restored. It rose up again and hung high in the sky!!

The moon that had fallen mid-air also rose back into the sky, disappearing behind the clouds. The oppressive sky lifted, returning to its original height. The tilting was righted, and the stars all returned to their proper orbits—

It was as if time had reversed! All things were returning to their original state!!

"What's going on? What happened!?"

"Incredible! How is this possible? Could some great power have manipulated time??"

"What incredible power!"

Lu Ziyi and the others exclaimed repeatedly in astonishment. This was completely beyond their scope of imagination. They almost doubted if they were hallucinating!!

But what was happening with Qin Heng?

They all looked towards the youth by their side who stood with his sword pointed at the sky. He had not yet awakened...