Chapter 1422: Butterfly Loves Flower, Flower Is Heartless (First Update)
The blood-colored baleful aura of the Execution Platform was refined by Qin Mu, the Butcher, and the other three, stored within their bodies. Their cultivation and strength grew increasingly formidable, and their comprehension of the Execution Platform realm deepened.
Their attainments in the Dao of the Blade also rose accordingly.
The Dao contained within the Execution Platform was not the Dao of the Blade, but the Dao of Baleful Aura within the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, while also encompassing the tempering of the Dao Heart.
Refining the baleful aura and forcibly seizing the power of the Blood Baleful Divine Blades could only enhance their cultivation and grant them a deeper understanding of the Dao of Baleful Aura; it did not improve their mastery of the Dao of the Blade.
The reason they achieved such a tremendous improvement in the Dao of the Blade was actually due to the elevation of their Dao Hearts and the process of comprehending and creating their own blade techniques and Dao of the Blade while resisting the Baleful Divine Blades.
Among the five of them, aside from Qin Mu, each had deficiencies in the tempering of their Dao Heart. Under normal circumstances, they would be unable to enter the Execution Platform. Even the trial of the Dao Heart alone would be enough to prevent them from withstanding the execution of the platform.
However, Qin Mu's Dao Heart was sufficiently formidable. Through the enlightenment at Yong River, the essence, energy, and spirit of the five were fused into one. With the Dao of the Blade imprinting the twenty-fifth layer of the void, and with Qin Mu's Dao Heart as the dominant force, it forcibly elevated the Dao Heart attainments of the Butcher, Zhe Huali, and the others.
The Butcher and the others were able to stand on the Execution Platform precisely because of the enlightenment at Yong River and the Dao of the Blade imprinting the twenty-fifth layer of the heavens.
If it were Qin Mu alone, he would not be able to gain a foothold on the Execution Platform. The power of the two Blood Baleful Execution Blades was simply too great. Although his Dao Heart could withstand it, his physical body and primordial spirit could not be preserved, and his Great Dao would be severed.
Standing alone on the platform, he would only be executed time and again, unable to comprehend anything.
His Dao Heart was strong, but his attainments in the Dao of the Blade were still somewhat lacking. During the enlightenment at Yong River, his ability to imprint the Dao of the Blade onto the twenty-fifth layer of the heavens relied on the combined efforts of the other four Patriarchs of the Dao of the Blade; it was not his sole achievement.
Only by joining forces could the five of them reach such a height and possess the capital to contend with the Execution Platform.
Now, their Dao of the Blade imprinting the twenty-seventh layer of the void also depended on their combined strength. By leveraging the power of the Execution Platform and pooling the wisdom of the five, they elevated the Dao of the Blade to the height of the twenty-seventh layer of the heavens!
They needed to join forces to unleash the power of the Dao of the Blade at the twenty-seventh layer of the heavens.
Five cobblers, even working together, were still no match for one Kai Huang.
Kai Huang, by his own strength, had deduced the Dao of the Sword to the thirty-fifth layer of the heavens, imprinting it onto the thirty-fifth layer of the void—far surpassing them.
However, their Dao of the Blade was still progressing, on the verge of breaking through to the twenty-eighth layer of the heavens, imprinting the Dao of the Blade onto the twenty-eighth layer of the void!
But the further they went, the more difficult it became. Elevating it to the twenty-eighth layer of the heavens was no easy feat.
The power of the two Blood Baleful Execution Blades on the Execution Platform remained extremely formidable, posing a great threat to them. The Butcher and the others still had to exert all their strength to resist the two divine blades, and even so, they were constantly being injured.
Fortunately, Qin Mu's divine storage domain contained the Unmoving Divine Art, which always allowed them to return to their peak state before the Execution Platform could drain all their blood and energy.
Meanwhile, in the distant Divine City, the Medicine Master carefully regulated Fang Ziyan's body, expelling the baleful aura within her. He also took her to some treasured locations in the Ancestral Court to gather medicinal herbs, preparing to refine miraculous pills and elixirs to treat her eye ailment.
With this handsome Medicine Master by her side, Fang Ziyan felt that time flew by. By the time they had gathered the herbs and returned, they saw that beside the Great Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge, a multitude of Rain Masters, Water Gods, River Gods, and Dragon Kings from various heavens had gathered. Thousands of deities manipulated vast amounts of water to cool down the Great Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge.
During this time, the Heavenly Court's Dao Sect had once again adjusted the positions of the towering ships and great vessels towing the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court was migrating once more, its speed greatly increased.
It seemed that before long, the Heavenly Court would completely relocate to the Ancestral Court. At that point, the Heavenly River would once again change its course, recreating the grand spectacle of the Ancestral Court from the ancient era!
The Medicine Master refined the elixir and applied the medicine to Fang Ziyan's eyes, speaking softly, "Madam only needs to rest for a day or two, and you will be fully healed. I have been away from Yan Kang for some time now; I must return."
Fang Ziyan was reluctant to part with him. She took his hand and said, "Although I have been granted the title of Madam by the court, my late husband passed away long ago. If you, sir, do not find it beneath you..."
The Medicine Master gently withdrew his hand and said, "Madam, I incurred too many romantic debts in my early years. Now, I only wish to travel and practice medicine to make amends for those debts. Madam has feelings, but I find them difficult to accept."
Fang Ziyan felt a sense of loss as she watched him walk away.
Two more days passed, and the Dao injuries in Fang Ziyan's eyes completely disappeared. She opened her eyes, listlessly looking around, feeling that even the magnificent landscapes of the Ancestral Court had lost their color.
Suddenly, she noticed the Execution Platform and her beautiful face changed color. She saw that the baleful aura of the Execution Platform was far weaker than before, its scale having shrunk by nearly half!
"Damn it! I was so caught up in romantic dalliances with that Medicine Master that I forgot the real business!"
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead. From a distance, she saw that the Dao of the Blade on the Execution Platform was like a heavenly dome, imprinting the thirtieth layer of the void, layer upon layer pressing down, actually trapping the two Blood Baleful Divine Blades within, attempting to capture and refine them!
Although the two divine blades could still break through the thirtieth layer of the Dao of the Blade, they no longer possessed the terrifying power they once had and could no longer threaten the five people on the platform.
The Dao of the Blade at the thirtieth layer of the heavens was supremely powerful. The five stood on the platform, and whenever they combined their battle techniques, their power was overwhelming, beating the two divine blades until they could no longer act tyrannically.
"If I let them continue, they will likely devour and refine those two divine blades, turning them into blade energy within their bodies!"
Fang Ziyan immediately flew up and rushed towards the Great Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge.
On the Execution Platform, Qin Mu had already thoroughly understood the Great Dao contained within the Execution Platform and was reconstructing his own Execution Platform.
He had as many as nineteen Heavenly Palaces. He not only had to rebuild the Execution Platforms of the nineteen Heavenly Palaces but also reconstruct the Execution Platform within the Ancestral Court of his Spirit Embryo Divine Storage.
Once these twenty Execution Platforms were erected, he felt his cultivation rise once more, and his Dao Heart became even more perfectly smooth and round.
However, the changes brought about by the erection of the Execution Platform in the Ancestral Court exceeded his expectations. As soon as this Execution Platform was formed, it immediately began to absorb his own baleful aura!
The more slaughter one caused, the heavier the baleful aura clinging to them. For example, when Mother Earth Primordial Lord had once massacred millions of deities and demons in the Xuan Du, it led to baleful aura clinging to her, affecting her Dao Heart.
Mother Earth Primordial Lord's Dao and Virtue were completely corrupted, ultimately leading to her death at Qin Mu's hands—this was precisely the effect of the baleful aura.
Since leaving the Great Ruins and entering Yan Kang, Qin Mu had caused little slaughter and had not stained his hands with much blood.
It could be said that in these few decades, he had not caused many calamities. Although his cultivation and strength were immense, among beings of his level, his hands were the cleanest—without exception.
However, the number of living beings killed by his brother, Qin Fengqing, was incalculable. Even when Qin Fengqing was still an infant, he had devoured countless souls, and at that time, Qin Mu's consciousness had not yet been born!
Back when the two were still one, Qin Mu was plagued by baleful aura, and all these lives had to be counted against him.
Qin Mu was proficient in the Great Dao of the Netherworld, so the baleful aura could not interfere with his mind, but having so much baleful aura clinging to him was not a good thing.
Now, as soon as the Execution Platform in his divine storage Ancestral Court was formed, all the baleful aura gathered on it, transforming into two streaks of blood-colored baleful blade light, intertwining without cease!
Not only that, but the baleful aura of the Execution Platform in Qiang Tianfei's Ancestral Court was also devoured and refined by his Ancestral Court Execution Platform, strengthening itself!