Song Ningran drove away, leaving Qin Heng alone to walk on this rather bustling street, gazing at the scene before him. The setting sun gradually sank, and the afterglow painted the sky red, a splendor akin to a burning cloud, as if the heavens and earth were exuberantly showcasing their radiance, uplifting and pleasing to the soul. The neon lights lining the street began to light up one after another, a variety of colors creating a bustling nightlife—a bright glow of civilization competing with nature's magnificence, dazzling and captivating.
"A parallel world, so very real," Qin Heng murmured to himself. From the moment he awoke on the airplane until now, events had unfolded rapidly. It was only now that he finally had the leisure to truly feel the reality of this world.
In my past life, I walked the Martial Dao alone, attaining the Eternal Realm, known as the Immortal Emperor, dominating all under the heavens, yet I still couldn't revive my deceased parents and sister. Qin Heng stopped in his tracks and closed his eyes, thinking to himself, In this world, they are all still alive and well.
His eyes abruptly sprang open, faintly flashing with divine light.
I will absolutely not allow any harm to come to them again—should anyone dare to hurt them, they would be courting death!! To enjoy life, safe and stable, with family and friends. This is all I seek in this life.
With his conviction set, his mind and spirit became tranquil.
And in that moment of tranquility, he entered a profoundly mysterious state as a strand of Eternal-level Divine Sense automatically spread out. In a trance, he beheld a myriad of stars, boundless voids, numerous Dao essences, the flow of time, and the mysteries of the Starry Sky—all within his perception. Amidst this endless stream of Dao, Qin Heng felt as if his Divine Sense had transcended to an infinite height in an instant, touching upon the initial moment of Pave the World and the very source of the Dao! This was a sight he had never experienced, even when he was in the Eternal Realm in his former life!
However, it lasted only a moment before he returned from that state.
His eyes glimmered with excitement!
The Highest Realm!! So it turns out that only at the most fundamental Realm is there hope to sense the highest truth! Qin Heng's heart was filled with excitement.
Though my power hasn't increased, I've now seen the path to the Highest Realm! If I can maintain a more fundamental Realm, there might be a chance to use my Eternal-level Divine Sense to catch a glimpse of the Supreme Law, thereby comprehending it! Once I fully understand all the Supreme Principles, and once again ascend to the Eternal Realm, I can truly step into the Highest Realm! In this process, whether it be the fundamental Realm or the Eternal-level Divine Sense, neither can be absent! Only someone like me, an Eternal-level Immortal Emperor reborn after calamity, could have this hope!
However, such moments of enlightenment depend on chance and luck, and for now, I cannot enter this state of perception at will. What just occurred was a sudden epiphany while my spirit was at peace.
「At this time.」
In a coffee shop not far away, a young couple was looking curiously at Qin Heng. Then, the two of them left the coffee shop.
The young man gently nudged Qin Heng and asked in confusion, "Hey man, are you alright? You've been standing here for over an hour without moving an inch."
"Could it be that he's heartbroken?" the girl beside him whispered quietly.
"..." Qin Heng snapped back to reality. I only contemplated for a moment, but more than an hour has actually passed in reality. He looked at the two of them and smiled. "It's nothing. I was just thinking about some things and got a bit distracted. Thanks for waking me up."
Although I've reincarnated as my parallel world self, my mindset hasn't completely shifted from that of the Immortal Emperor. I was contemplating the Supreme Law and didn't pay attention to time. If nobody had woken me, I might have stood there for ten days or even half a month.
Seeing that Qin Heng had woken up, the young man sized him up. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly, "Dude, you've been standing here for more than an hour, and you don't seem tired at all. You still look fresh. Have you trained before?"
Ordinary people would feel stiff and fatigued if they stood in one place without moving for ten or twenty minutes. Standing for more than an hour and still looking as if nothing happened, full of vitality, was indeed out of the ordinary.
"No, I just have a rough understanding of some cultivation techniques for nurturing breath," Qin Heng said with a gentle wave of his hand. He was still quite easygoing in the presence of people without malice.
"Hehe, it's not just techniques for nurturing breath, right?" The young man's smile deepened. "I saw a lot of people walk by you just now, and some even bumped into you, but you weren't affected at all; you didn't even move an inch. Instead, the people who bumped into you recoiled from the impact."
The girl beside him exclaimed, looking at Qin Heng with astonishment, "That's amazing!? I heard that a hundred years ago, the unmatched Martial Dao master of Beijing, Yang Luchan, was so skilled that he could stand in a crowd, and no matter how people bumped into him, he wouldn't be moved at all!"
"Master, your situation just now, even if not comparable to Yang Luchan, must mean your skills are profound!" The young man seemed even more certain, excitedly saying, "My name is He Yiming, and this is my girlfriend, Huo Weiwei. We're from Beijing and are here in Tianhai on vacation. Master, how should I address you?"
He Yiming seemed very outgoing and quick to familiarize himself. In fact, this stemmed from a sincere self-confidence; he had enough inner assurance to treat anyone as an equal, and his speech carried an aura of composure and equanimity.
He Yiming's identity is probably not ordinary, and since he's from Beijing... To avoid unnecessary trouble, Qin Heng didn't disclose his real name. "You can call me Qin Xuantian."
Xuantian. This was a Daoist name Qin Heng had given himself in his previous life, derived from the text *Treatise on Revealing the Secrets of the Mysterious Pass*:
"A single word, half a phrase, can lead to profound mystery; what need for myriad alchemical texts?
If one is not burdened by physical form, before their very eyes lies the Daluo Heaven."
"Qin Xuantian! Truly a master's name!" He Yiming grew even more excited. He turned to his girlfriend, Huo Weiwei, and said, "Weiwei, I never expected that after traversing famous mountains and great rivers without meeting a true master, I would encounter one here in the metropolis of Tianhai! Master, could you teach me a couple of moves?"
"...Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!"
Just then, a burst of laughter erupted nearby. A tall, sturdy young man approached, accompanied by two female companions, both with exquisite figures and beautiful faces.
"Pretty lady, is your boyfriend some kind of fool?" the young man sneered, pointing at He Yiming and Qin Heng as he spoke to Huo Weiwei. "Does he think this is a martial arts novel? All this talk about 'real kung fu'... And this Qin Xuantian? Just by hearing that name, you can tell he's a charlatan!"
His two female companions looked at Qin Heng and He Yiming with disdain, as if they were observing two idiots.
"Who are you?" He Yiming frowned, looking at the youth.
The youth ignored him and walked straight up to Qin Heng. Looking down at him with a sneer, he said, "A master, are you? I am Liu Hongsheng, a coach at the Dragon-Han Taekwondo Gym. I hear you have real skills. How about we spar a bit?"
"No need. I'm not interested," Qin Heng said indifferently, shaking his head.
This Liu Hongsheng is just an ordinary person who has practiced some minor techniques for fitness and health. He doesn't even have Inner Strength. I could kill him with a single breath. Someone as insignificant as him is completely unworthy of fighting me.
"Is that so?" Liu Hongsheng's sneer became even more pronounced. "You're not going to tell me you possess Inner Strength, and that if you use it, people will die, so you can't fight me, right? Don't worry. My Taekwondo skills are pretty good. I'm quite tough. It would be difficult for you to hurt me."
"Aren't you just bullying him?" Huo Weiwei, possessing a strong sense of justice, spoke out to defend Qin Heng. "Even boxing matches have weight classes, don't they?"
Liu Hongsheng was tall, probably close to 1.9 meters, with bulging, muscular arms and a robust frame. Qin Heng, at seventeen, was only about 1.75 meters, half a head shorter than Liu Hongsheng, and had a leaner build. To any outsider, the two clearly didn't appear to be in the same league.