Chapter 1715: Entering the Coffin, Sinking into the River
The Heavenly Emperor Hao looked fiercely at Qin Mu in the distance, then suddenly turned around and came before the Lingxiao Hall. He saw that the hall's doors were sealed by a net of red ropes, making it impossible to enter.
From within the hall came waves of terrifying fluctuations, as if someone was fighting inside.
It should be the consciousness of the Third Young Master, wielding the power of the Lingxiao Hall, struggling against Qin Mu's red rope knot technique, trying to break it!
The Heavenly Emperor Hao bowed and said, "Young Master Lingxiao, the Celestial Venerable Mu has lost all signs of life. Has he perished?"
The commotion inside the hall suddenly subsided, and the Third Young Master's voice came through: "The Seventh Young Master of the Miluo Palace has always been in the past universe. How could he possibly die? In the past cosmic epochs, countless people wanted to kill him, yet he still lives well. Even the great destruction tribulation or the creation tribulation might not be able to kill him. Right now, he is merely heavily injured, using this opportunity to enter cessation and feign death."
The Heavenly Emperor Hao's heart tightened: "Good thing I didn't fall for the trap!"
The Third Young Master continued, "However, his injuries are extremely severe. He likely has little power left, otherwise he wouldn't have spent half a month contracting his divine treasury to enter cessation and feign death. If he were at his peak, a single thought could destroy the world or open the heavens, healing his wounds. That move of mine was a divine ability created by the teacher to break through the Lord of the Heavenly Capital. After taking that hit, entering cessation is incredibly difficult for him! And after entering cessation, opening the heavens to be reborn becomes exceptionally hard! Right now, his state is neither alive nor dead. He is trying to use cessation to break the Dao wounds I left him, but he cannot succeed!"
The Heavenly Emperor Hao looked up and said in a lost voice, "What does the Young Master mean?"
"Right now, his combat power is nearly gone. He has little strength left and poses no great threat. You can easily capture him and send him to the ancestral court to sink into the river."
The Third Young Master said in a deep voice, "Throw him back into the Chaotic Long River of the Jade Capital City, and he won't be able to return here unless he also performs a blood sacrifice! However, the blood sacrifice was presided over by me, laid out over six billion years. I won't give him a chance to come back. As long as you send him back to the past, you no longer need to worry about him, and the Yankang will be easily broken."
The Heavenly Emperor Hao's heart pounded wildly. After bowing in thanks, he stood up and looked at Qin Mu in the distance.
"This divine ability was created by my teacher to trap the Second Young Master, Wuji. Although the Seventh only learned the surface, if I want to break it, I'm afraid it will take me five or six years to unravel this one technique."
The Third Young Master's voice came again: "In these days, just do your own work. Don't disturb me. I am fully focused on breaking the red rope knot. If I get distracted, I can easily suffer backlash. And don't touch the red rope knot, understand?"
The Heavenly Emperor Hao had only one thought in his mind and didn't hear him clearly.
His gaze fell on Qin Mu, who was sitting withered under the World Tree. The two Taiji ancient gods sent people to investigate. Before those Tianting scouts could get close, they suddenly exploded with a bang, turning into wisps of chaotic qi!
The two ancient gods were startled and quickly activated the Taiji sand table to assume a defensive posture, but Qin Mu remained completely lifeless, still sitting there.
Only the chaotic qi from the few Tianting scouts was drawn in, flowing into the chaotic blood pool beneath Qin Mu.
Everything was calm there.
Suddenly, the Grand Yin Consort's eyes flickered. She activated a divine ability, which turned into a thousand-mile-long river, roaring and rushing straight toward Qin Mu!
As the river surged, it rapidly transformed. By the time it reached Qin Mu, it had become a flesh-and-blood body, like a thousand-mile-long dragon, baring its fangs and claws, ferocious and vicious!
The divine abilities of the Taiji ancient gods were truly mysterious and unpredictable. This strike was extremely powerful, unleashed with her full strength. Even a Celestial Venerable would have to rise to defend against it.
At the same time, the Grand Sun Celestial Venerable also activated his divine ability. The two abilities perfectly complemented each other. The two dragons, one black and one white, locked head to tail, forming a great Taiji divine ability!
However, before the great Taiji divine ability could reach Qin Mu, the branches of the World Tree behind him danced wildly, piercing through the ability and strangling the two black-and-white dragons!
After the two dragons died, they also turned into wisps of chaotic qi, flowing into the chaotic blood pool beneath Qin Mu.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Emperor Hao hesitated. Although Qin Mu's physical body was incredibly powerful and still retained residual might after death, it shouldn't be this strong.
Could it be that he still had consciousness, able to control the World Tree and the chaotic blood pool to attack nearby gods and demons?
"Young Master Lingxiao, ordinary people simply cannot get close to the Celestial Venerable Mu's physical body. How can I send him to the ancestral court's Jade Capital City to sink into the river?" The Heavenly Emperor Hao knelt and bowed.
Inside the hall, the Third Young Master grunted, took a moment to catch his breath, and said coldly, "I just told you not to disturb me, and you nearly got me killed by the red rope knot! You're so stupid. Fine, I'll teach you how to forge a Burial Dao Divine Coffin. Once you make this coffin, put the Seventh inside, carry it to the ancestral court, and throw it into the Chaotic Long River!"
In the Lingxiao Hall, the red rope knot shook incessantly. A wisp of the Third Young Master's divine consciousness barely managed to pass through the knot's seal and drill into the Heavenly Emperor Hao's mind. "This Burial Dao Divine Coffin, once someone is put inside, they can never escape. It is a coffin for burying those who have achieved the Dao. Forge it as quickly as possible, put him inside, and use the Execution Dao Divine Nails I'll teach you to nail down the coffin lid. Then you can send him to the Jade Capital City to sink into the river!"
The Heavenly Emperor Hao was overjoyed. He immersed himself in comprehending the forging method of the Burial Dao Divine Coffin that the Third Young Master had taught him. However, this was a matter of artifact forging, and his achievements in this area were limited.
"Summon the Zaofu Heavenly Palace's Celestial Venerable Star Han!"
After a while, Star Han arrived late. The Heavenly Emperor Hao taught him the forging method of the Burial Dao Divine Coffin and said, "Dao friend, as a Celestial Venerable and the master of the Zaofu Palace, how long will it take you to forge this coffin?"
Star Han carefully comprehended. Countless brains floated in the air, helping him think and calculate. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said, "The army has treasures forged from the ancestral court's sacred lands. The materials are sufficient. Half a year will be enough to forge it. However, I need the help of all the Dizuo-level experts in the Tianting, as well as a few Celestial Venerables and Dao achievers."
The Heavenly Emperor Hao frowned and said, "Half a year is too long. If that old thief Mu wakes up, it will be too late! I'll give you three months!"
Star Han thought carefully and said, "Three months, I'm afraid there will be some minor flaws."
The Heavenly Emperor Hao asked, "How big of a flaw?"
Star Han calculated again and said, "One percent flaw. If you give me another three months, I can forge the most perfect coffin. Once someone is inside, they can never escape."
The Heavenly Emperor Hao was overjoyed and laughed, "A flaw of one percent is nothing to worry about. Go ahead and do it. I allow you to use any of the army's treasures!"
Star Han bowed and immediately began preparations.
Among the various armies of the Tianting, there were many treasures forged from the ancestral court's sacred mountains, mines, lakes, rivers, and oceans, as well as various divine materials. Although they were not as good as the World Tree or the Primordial Tree, they were still extraordinary.
Star Han held the Heavenly Emperor Hao's decree and requisitioned them. The various armies dared not speak out in anger.
The Zaofu Heavenly Palace, from top to bottom, had tens of thousands of divine craftsmen firing up their furnaces, smelting various divine weapons. Star Han designed the components of the Burial Dao Divine Coffin. After two months, the coffin had taken its initial shape.
The Heavenly Emperor Hao personally led the civil and military officials, under Star Han's command, to refine this divine coffin. The Empress Dowager and the two Dao achievers, Taichu, were also called upon.
Another month passed, and the Burial Dao Divine Coffin was completed.
Star Han took out the ninety-nine forged Execution Dao Divine Nails and said, "Half of these nails are to be driven into the Celestial Venerable Mu's body, and half into the coffin. Then they will merge with the coffin, and he will never be able to escape."
After handing over the task, he thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have always wanted to get a piece of the Celestial Venerable Mu's brain. I would like to go personally and see if I can cut off his head."
The Heavenly Emperor Hao laughed and said, "Your loyalty is commendable. However, the residual might of that thief Mu is extremely terrifying. With your strength, you cannot get close. Let the Emperor Father and the Empress Mother handle this."
Star Han had no choice but to give up.
Taichu and the Empress Dowager immediately took the Burial Dao Divine Coffin and the ninety-nine Execution Dao Divine Nails and headed to Qin Mu's "burial site." When they arrived there, Taichu immediately felt his own great Dao stirring, almost being ground down into chaos. He couldn't help but exclaim, "What formidable residual might!"
The two came under the World Tree and were about to approach Qin Mu when suddenly the Empress Dowager's eyes twitched. She shouted and waved her hand, sending a Guixu great abyss toward Qin Mu's shadow!
Qin Mu's shadow writhed, and suddenly a blade light cut into the great abyss. With a *chi* sound, it actually split the abyss apart!
"Shang Jun!"
Taichu's heart jumped, and his wound ached again. He quickly said, "Zi Tong, you hold off Shang Jun, and I'll put the Celestial Venerable Mu into the coffin!"
The Empress Dowager snorted. Around her, countless tiny black cracks floated, engaging in a great battle with Qin Mu's shadow.
Qin Mu's shadow writhed on the ground, twisted, and grew, taking the form of a blade-wielding figure, fighting her fiercely on the ground!
Taichu hurriedly tried to move Qin Mu's "corpse." However, when he tried to lift it, the chaotic pool beneath it also moved, and the World Tree rose into the air as well, incredibly heavy!
"The Celestial Venerable Mu is still this heavy even after death!"
Taichu grunted, lifting Qin Mu along with the World Tree and the chaotic pool. He activated the Burial Dao Divine Coffin, which grew huge, and placed Qin Mu's corpse inside.
Taichu breathed a sigh of relief. He took out the Execution Dao Divine Nails and counted them. He couldn't help but hesitate: "Celestial Venerable Star Han said half of these nails should be driven into the Celestial Venerable Mu's body and half into the coffin lid. But there are only ninety-nine nails here. They can't be evenly divided!"
The battle between the Empress Dowager and Shang Jun was growing faster and faster. Taichu didn't have time to think too much. He inserted fifty divine nails into various parts of Qin Mu's body.
Qin Mu's body had many wounds, left by the Third Young Master's divine ability. There were exactly fifty wounds, corresponding to the fifty divine nails.
Taichu closed the coffin and drove the remaining forty-nine divine nails into the coffin lid, nailing it shut.
Immediately, the terrifying power emanating from Qin Mu's body dissipated, completely sealed off by the divine coffin.
Taichu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to help the Empress Dowager deal with Shang Jun. However, Shang Jun suddenly slashed open space with his blade, leaped into it, and disappeared.
"Don't chase a cornered foe!"
Taichu stopped the Empress Dowager and said, "Dealing with the Celestial Venerable Mu is the priority! Shang Jun will surely follow the Burial Dao Divine Coffin secretly. We can set up an ambush on the way and kill him!"
The Empress Dowager understood. They returned to the Tianting camp. The Heavenly Emperor Hao ordered the Right Feather Forest Army, saying, "Escort the divine coffin to the ancestral court's Jade Capital City!"
The Feather Forest Army were all half-gods with wings, extremely fast. Upon receiving the order, they immediately set off with the Burial Dao Divine Coffin, flying out of the Primordial Realm toward the ancestral court.
Taichu and the Empress Dowager hid, one in the ultimate void and the other within a Guixu divine ability, secretly following, waiting for Shang Jun to appear so they could kill him.
The Feather Forest Army traveled through the starry sky for months. Shang Jun never appeared, and the two grew anxious.
One day, suddenly, Taichu and the Empress Dowager saw the shadow of a Feather Forest soldier move strangely. Overjoyed, they immediately pounced and struck together, shattering that Feather Forest soldier into pieces!
"Not in the shadow!"
The two searched around and saw a blade light flickering in the starry sky. They immediately rushed out, chasing after Shang Jun.
The Feather Forest Army continued on. Another two months passed, and they were still halfway to the ancestral court.
On this day, as the Feather Forest Army dragged the divine coffin, flapping their wings, they were about to pass by a sun when they saw a lotus flower blooming in the starry sky, extremely gorgeous. Then another lotus flower bloomed in front of them.
The Feather Forest Army quickly halted, formed ranks, and cautiously watched the constantly appearing lotus flowers.
They looked closely and saw that the lotus flowers were not real lotuses but a kind of wondrous divine ability, footprints left by someone traveling through the starry sky.
The person traveling was a handsome, extraordinary young man, with long robes fluttering, very noble in bearing. His temperament was unforgettable, and one couldn't help but feel fond of him.
The Feather Forest Army commander stepped forward and shouted, "Tianting Feather Forest Army, under the orders of the Heavenly Emperor, escorting the Celestial Venerable Mu's corpse to the ancestral court! All idle people, step aside!"
The young man stopped, looked at the Feather Forest Army, then at the coffin protected in their midst. His expression was gentle as he said, "Is this coffin holding the Sect Master Qin?"
—The Celestial Venerable Mu has been plated... I mean, put into the coffin. The family's emotions are stable. Mm, I still want to laugh~~~