Indra and Dishi

Yesterday, Tongan apparently had an early power outage because the power lines were being replaced. Sorry! I'll post a chapter first this morning to make up for it...

The Golden Hall, Forbidden Palace, Xianyang, imperial capital of the Great Qin Empire.

On this day, the turmoil-stricken Great Qin Empire ceremoniously welcomed a formidable delegation of "honored guests" with a distinctly foreign air.

These "honored guests" numbered roughly five hundred, led by three demigods (Loose Immortals), while the remaining five hundred were all Spirit Communion experts (Innate Realm).

Most notable among their leaders was Imperial Consort Dishi, consort of Ashoka, whose status, cultivation, and achievements rivaled those of Qin Shi Huang, the Great Qin Empire's unparalleled emperor. She was not only the first lady of the Peacock Empire, but also the current leader of Brahmanism, its oldest, most deeply rooted, and most influential religion.

Her exalted status alone would have been one thing, but this woman also possessed kingdom-toppling beauty and peerless allure. Moreover, she was the supreme expert in the Peacock Empire most likely to attain the True God Realm, a terrifying figure whose cultivation and strength rivaled a seventh- or eighth-rank Loose Immortal. She was reverently known as "Indra," meaning the being closest to a god.

Imperial Consort Dishi wore a dazzling golden silk robe resembling a kasaya, yet its loose, revealing cut accentuated a devilish figure that set hearts fluttering and souls reeling. With thick willow-leaf brows, large, bright eyes like pearls, a vertical eye between her brows, and wild features, she carried herself with noble dignity while radiating incomparable beauty. A single glance stirred an irresistible impulse from the depths of one's heart. Her beauty and allure rivaled Zhao Ji, first lady of the Great Qin Empire, but she was wilder and more uninhibited.

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