Chapter 128 : Ignorant of the Vastness of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 128: Ignorant of the Vastness of Heaven and Earth
“Clang!”
The long sword pointed toward the heavens, its hum unceasing, killing intent boiling over.
To slay the emperor!
Whether it could be done or not,
at the very moment she heard Yu Taiyan’s words, Li Yunqing had to unleash this strike.
A strike aimed at authority!
A strike to carve out the future!
A strike to display her sharpness to all under heaven!
A strike to sever every thought of coercion, temptation, and plunder directed at her!
Respect had never been obtained through tolerance, virtue, or temperament.
It required strength, belief, courage—
and the resolve to draw one’s sword against those stronger.
It was forged through struggle and slaughter—through flesh and blood, through unyielding will, through faith and conviction—cutting forward one sword at a time.
If this strike were not unleashed,
then everything she had gone through on this path, including these three days of battle, would lose all meaning.
If this strike were not unleashed,
then all her sleepless cultivation, all her struggles, her endurance in weakness—everything she had experienced—would become meaningless.
This strike had to be made.
No matter what kind of emperor stood before her!
No matter what kind of powerful expert stood before her!
Even if it were a Divine Realm expert, or someone even stronger—this strike must still be made.
No matter the outcome!
Even if the King of Heaven himself descended, he could not stop her from drawing her sword before the world, before all living beings!
At the moment she stood here, facing the Emperor of Great Yu—
there was no longer any path of retreat.
If she retreated, then everything she had been would become a joke.
If she retreated, she might as well wash herself clean, lie upon a bed, and allow men to bully, defile, and take from her as they pleased.
“This sword… slays the emperor!”
“Buzz!”
Killing intent and conviction within her chest converged.
Her Sword Heart shone brilliantly, radiating seven-colored light that washed through her entire body.
Her sword bones and sword body trembled and hummed, faintly merging into one under the radiance of that Sword Heart.
“Boom!”
Her blood surged wildly, True Qi and magical power boiling, as if everything within her was being poured into this single strike.
The Yin Spirit Power at her brow and the Immortal-Martial Power within her chest surged like a tide, all pouring madly into the long sword.
Pure Yin True Intent erupted, and along with it, Frost Sword Intent and Five Elements True Intent were drawn forth.
The three intents fused seamlessly, like a unified whole—growth and transformation of all things, the cycle of seasons, the alternation of cold and heat.
It was as if everything between heaven and earth was contained within it.
“Clang!”
The sword cry shook the world, like the roar of a dragon and the cry of a phoenix, echoing through the void.
At this moment, all eyes were drawn toward it.
“She wants to slay the emperor?”
“That is the Heaven of Great Yu!”
“He governs the twenty-two provinces of Great Yu, commands endless armies, and rules over the people!”
Whether Jianghu figures or common citizens, all fell into dead silence.
Pairs of eyes filled with disbelief stared at that sword, blazing with terrifying sharpness.
If it had been a man, they could have understood.
This was the innate bloodiness of men—“Are kings and nobles born such?”—the courage to rebel against all, to risk one’s head without hesitation.
That was the unbroken bloodline passed down through countless ages—struggling against heaven, earth, beasts, and demons, defending home and nation.
It was the backbone of men in this world!
But for a gentle-natured woman to display such a reaction—this was beyond the ordinary.
Every woman born in this era, from the moment she gained awareness, was taught the rules of womanhood.
Chastity, supporting husband and raising children, lifelong fidelity, never being wanton.
Once seen unclothed by a man, she must either kill or kill herself—or marry him to preserve her and her family’s honor.
At home, obey the father; when married, obey the husband; when the husband died, obey the son.
Men guarded home and nation; women guarded bloodline, inheritance, and descendants.
That was what a woman was meant to be.
Yet now, this fifteen-year-old girl dared to draw her sword against the emperor—the very Heaven of Great Yu.
The hum of that sword was deafening.
Sword Qi crisscrossed wildly.
Like a blazing sun, even more dazzling and vivid than the setting sun itself.
It seemed to declare to the world—
that when a woman wielded a sword, she too could kill!
“This sword…?”
The Sword Saint’s brows twitched wildly, disbelief filling his face.
Even the Sword God across from him widened his eyes slightly, staring at Li Yunqing and the sword in her hand.
“What has she experienced?”
“How could she possess such will and conviction?”
Feeling the aura of Li Yunqing’s sword, the Sword Saint and Sword God exchanged glances, both seeing shock in each other’s eyes.
She was only fifteen, a noble young lady who had never suffered hardship, raised delicately and beautifully.
She had scarcely even left her home.
How could she possess such will and conviction?
“Perhaps understanding life does not require time to temper it—but comes from certain unforgettable experiences?”
“Even if it is just a moment, an instant, a single turning point?”
They could not comprehend it.
A woman possessing a mentality comparable to men—no, surpassing ordinary men in sharpness and resolve.
Like jade hidden in darkness, now revealing its brilliance, striving to rival the sun.
“This aura…”
“This will and conviction… what has she done?”
Several Divine Realm experts observing all paused, equally stunned as they looked at Li Yunqing.
For a moment, they were all dumbfounded, unable to comprehend this sudden transformation.
Such will and conviction were not something an ordinary woman could possess.
Or rather—even across three or four hundred years… no, from the Age of Immortals and Gods until now—such women were exceedingly rare.
As rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
“You dare to strike at me?”
In midair, Yu Taiyan’s expression turned cold, his eyes wide as boundless momentum surged, all pressing down upon Li Yunqing.
A woman, once conquered, should be soft as water, full of charm.
She should lie in a man’s heart and beneath him, whispering sweetly, bearing children and continuing the lineage.
That was what a woman should be.
Yet now, he could not understand what kind of courage and conviction allowed a fifteen-year-old girl to possess such a mindset.
Such will and belief!
If not for her gentle and serene demeanor, her exquisite beauty—
if not for that alluring, perfectly curved figure that stirred the heart—
he might have believed that standing before him was not a woman, but a hot-blooded young warrior.
“Those who defy me shall be attacked by all under heaven and suffer the pain of dismemberment!”
“Have you thought this through!”
Yu Taiyan’s imperial aura surged, merging with the momentum of heaven and earth of the Profound Realm, like invisible mountains and rivers suppressing the world.
At this moment, all of it descended upon Li Yunqing.
“To slay you—so what?”
“If rivers of blood flow—so what!”
Li Yunqing raised her head.
There was no roar, no anger, no despair or fear.
Only those clear eyes, rippling like spring water.
Only that gentle and serene aura.
Only that enchanting figure that no man could ignore.
Only a heart hidden beyond all tenderness and sweetness—unshaken, unmoved, unseen by any.
“Clang!”
At the instant her soft yet piercing voice fell, her long sword suddenly slashed downward.
“Slash!”
The sword tore through the void. Endless Sword Qi gathered, condensing into a crescent-like radiance, illuminating the darkening sky.
At the moment the sword light burst forth, heaven and earth seemed to fall silent.
Only countless gazes—shocked, astonished, stunned—remained fixed upon it.
“This sword… pacifies all living beings!”
At that moment, a voice seemed to echo within Li Yunqing’s heart.
With this strike, she would pacify all the unreasonable expectations and narrow views the world held toward women.
With this strike, she would erase all desires, coercion, and greed directed at her beauty and form.
With this strike, she would let all living beings witness the brilliance that belonged solely to Li Yunqing.
A brilliance that, for the sake of her conviction, dared let heaven and earth run with blood!
Before her, even if it were mountains of blades and seas of fire—even if it were the end of all things—she would not feel fear.
“Slash!”
The crescent sword light flashed and vanished, reaching Yu Taiyan in an instant.
Carrying boundless sharpness, immense killing intent, and an unshakable conviction that nothing in the world could move.
“She truly dares to draw her sword against me!”
Yu Taiyan’s heart trembled.
He was the emperor—the Heaven of Great Yu, ruler of all people and endless armies.
In all the world, there could not be a second girl as lawless as Li Yunqing.
Moreover, he was a mid-stage Profound Realm Grandmaster, possessing imperial authority.
Ordinary mid-stage Profound Realm experts meant nothing to him—he could suppress them with a single hand.
Even high-tier Profound Realm experts could be suppressed with the help of his forces and army.
If an emperor could be humiliated at will, how could he rule the world?
Only peerless prodigies like the Sword God and Sword Saint made him wary.
Yet how could a fifteen-year-old girl, merely at the upper tier of the Qi Realm, dare to defy him?
“Insolence!”
Yu Taiyan roared. Flames surged around him—this was the momentum of heaven and earth.
At this moment, merged with his imperial authority, his thunderous shout echoed across the capital.
In the next instant, he raised his hand, and the Yu King Sword fell into his grasp.
With a single thought, boundless momentum of heaven and earth gathered, slashing toward the incoming sword light—slashing toward Li Yunqing.
“Ignorant of the vastness of heaven and earth!”
“You deserve a lesson!”