Chapter 1737: Intruders Shall Die
Qin Mu walked into the Sword Path Jungle. His form actually passed through the broken swords one after another, as if he had no physical body. He said calmly, "Go back. Return to the Miluo Palace, and I will grant you a path to survival."
The transformation of Taishi's nature was manifested on him to the fullest extent.
The Mirror Man suddenly burst into loud laughter. At the same time, the mirror-like surfaces of all the divine swords in the Sword Path Jungle reflected his wild and unrestrained figure. He laughed, "Seventh Young Master, since I have already come, I will not go back. This is my only chance to survive, and I cannot abandon it no matter what. You have not yet attained the Dao, and are not yet the Seventh Young Master. You may not necessarily be my match."
Qin Mu raised his hand, and suddenly all the divine swords in the entire Sword Path Jungle shattered!
The fragments of the divine swords numbered in the billions, yet on every mirror-like surface, the figure of Palace Lord Chu Ge appeared. Countless Palace Lords Chu Ge spoke in unison: "Seventh Young Master, you have not yet attained the Dao, and do not know how vast and profound my Dao techniques and divine powers are. My inheritance is extremely ancient. I had already attained the Dao as early as the Eleventh Epoch, during the reign of Prison Emperor. However, even someone as invincible as the Prison Emperor died in the Epochal Cataclysm, while I survived. My Dao Tree bears five Dao Fruits and one Dao Flower. Although I am not a young master of the Miluo Palace, my abilities should not be far inferior to a young master's."
Qin Mu looked at the countless mirror surfaces on the ground and laughed, "It seems you attained the Dao through escaping. If that old acquaintance of mine were still alive, he would be overjoyed to see you and would treat you as his Dao companion."
Within the countless mirror surfaces, the figure of Palace Lord Chu Ge disappeared, leaving only the last figure. He walked from one mirror surface into another and said, "The Seventh Young Master is joking. My abilities are not meant for escaping; rather, you simply cannot comprehend my abilities. After all, you have not yet attained the Dao. Of course, once the young master attains the Dao in the future, even the teacher will praise you highly. At that time, I will be far from your match."
His figure suddenly split into two, appearing in two different mirror surfaces, each making different movements. He laughed, "In that case, why doesn't the young master return to the past and become the Seventh Young Master there? This Seventeenth Epoch has too many troubles that interfere with the young master's intelligence and wisdom. Returning to the past, everything will have nothing to do with the young master, and you can peacefully attain the Dao."
Qin Mu laughed heartily. Suddenly his figure vanished and reappeared inside a mirror surface, facing Palace Lord Chu Ge directly. He laughed, "I will return to the past and become the Seventh Young Master of the Miluo Palace. But before that, I need to deal with the Miluo Palace first."
Palace Lord Chu Ge's expression changed slightly. Suddenly his figure flickered, stepped out of this mirror surface, and disappeared.
He arrived at another mirror surface, only to find that there was also a Qin Mu waiting for him there.
"I always thought that I would attain the Dao in the Seventeenth Epoch."
Qin Mu said to him, "But not long ago, I discovered that the teacher was right. Without experiencing the Epochal Cataclysms one by one, my attainment of the Dao would inevitably be incomplete. If I want to attain the Dao, I must return to the past and personally experience the Chaos Epochal Cataclysm."
Palace Lord Chu Ge's figure flickered continuously, flashing through countless mirror surfaces in an instant. To his astonishment, in every single mirror surface, there was a Qin Mu standing there leisurely, waiting for his arrival.
"Therefore, I made a decision: to take advantage of the fact that I am not yet the Seventh Young Master of the Miluo Palace, and crush the Miluo Palace!"
Cold sweat broke out on Palace Lord Chu Ge's forehead. Suddenly he transformed into countless forms, appearing in all the mirror surfaces simultaneously. Yet to his surprise, there was a Qin Mu in every single mirror surface!
"Crush the Miluo Palace?"
Palace Lord Chu Ge steadied his mind and laughed heartily: "Seventh Young Master, you are a young master of the Miluo Palace, yet you want to crush it? Are you not betraying the teacher?"
"I am not yet a young master of the Miluo Palace. Crushing it carries no moral burden for me."
Qin Mu's expression was serious and earnest. "Attacking my Dao heart psychologically will have no effect on me. Moreover, when the teacher founded the Miluo Palace, he would not have wanted to see it become what it is today. If I destroy it for him, he will surely be very pleased. After I destroy the Miluo Palace and return to the past, the teacher will take me as his disciple and treat me with great care."
Palace Lord Chu Ge's eyelids twitched. Indeed, as Qin Mu had said, the master of the Miluo Palace did treat this Seventh Young Master with great care, even to the point of being somewhat doting!
In his view, Qin Mu's actions in the past cosmic epochs had not only brought shame to the Miluo Palace but could even be described as heinous. Even the other young masters had great complaints and resentment toward Qin Mu.
The others in the Miluo Palace were also full of grievances and boiling resentment against Qin Mu!
Even so, the master of the Miluo Palace still showed excessive trust in Qin Mu, never uttering a single word of reproach, but allowing him to act recklessly!
"Could what he says be true? Has my Miluo Palace really been completely destroyed by him... Damn it! He has attacked my heart!"
Palace Lord Chu Ge suddenly realized that his attempt to attack Qin Mu's heart had failed, and instead, Qin Mu had attacked his. Having cultivated to his level, even the slightest wavering of the Dao heart was enough for an opponent to seize upon!
The moment his Dao heart wavered, all the Qin Mu in every mirror surface struck simultaneously!
In all the mirror surfaces, countless Palace Lords Chu Ge spoke in unison, laughing heartily: "Seventh Young Master, shaking my Dao heart is useless! My techniques and great Dao are incredibly mysterious. If you were to fight my true body, I would have to be cautious. But fighting me within the mirror surfaces, the young master is doomed to lose!"
In countless mirror surfaces, countless Palace Lords Chu Ge unleashed their divine powers. The divine powers displayed by each Palace Lord Chu Ge in every mirror surface were all different, with not a single one repeated!
This was his signature technique!
He could transform into countless forms, each possessing different abilities and thoughts simultaneously, allowing him to fight countless enemies at once!
To achieve this required not only immense strength and an incredibly powerful Dao heart but also a formidable primordial spirit and extremely profound insights into the Dao.
Moreover, his divine consciousness needed to be strong to an unimaginable degree, and his computational abilities had to reach their peak!
The reason he could become the unique master of a hall in the Jade Capital of the Ancestral Court was precisely because he had accomplished all of this!
He could transform into infinite forms, each of his countless selves activating different techniques and mastering different Dao powers, fighting countless enemies simultaneously without any disorder!
He firmly believed that even in the future Seventeenth Epoch universe, no one could match him in this regard!
"The abilities of Netherworld Venerable?"
Qin Mu's surprised voice came: "It seems that not only are you very similar to that old acquaintance of mine in terms of escaping, but you also resemble Netherworld Venerable in some abilities. However, why should I dance to your tune and be led by you?"
In countless mirror surfaces, the divine techniques and Dao methods displayed by Palace Lord Chu Ge changed in a thousand ways, with no repetition. But all the countless Qin Mu only used one move!
His primordial energy transformed into Taiyi primordial energy, and he only executed one axe technique passed down by Taiyi—the axe technique that broke the six thousand four hundred Dao methods of the Grand Supreme Hall!
When Taiyi taught him this axe technique, he could not name it, so Qin Mu gave it the easiest name to remember.
Taiyi Fells the Tree!
He was like the Taiyi at the beginning of the Seventeenth Epoch universe, transforming into a giant without equal, raising an axe to chop down the World Tree. No matter how Palace Lord Chu Ge changed his techniques, Qin Mu paid no attention and simply swung the axe to kill!
The light of the axe fell, and blood burst forth in all the mirror surfaces. Countless Palace Lords Chu Ge were simultaneously slain by Qin Mu!
Blood flowed from the mirror surfaces.
Qin Mu dispersed the divine axe and stepped out of the mirror surface. As he exited, all the Qin Mu in the mirror surfaces merged back into one.
Crack.
All the mirror surfaces shattered into powder.
These mirror surfaces were the fragments of the divine swords from Carefree Village. Although each broken sword was extraordinary, how could they withstand his divine power?
In the powder, Palace Lord Chu Ge lay on the ground, his waist severed in two by Qin Mu's axe.
The Dao within his body was also severed at the waist by Qin Mu!
"Your inheritance also comes from the Miluo Palace. Although your Dao techniques and divine powers are peculiar, they cannot escape the framework of the Miluo Palace's Dao techniques and divine powers."
Qin Mu stood before him, looking past him, and said calmly, "Before coming here, I had already met the First Young Master. I also chopped down his Grand Supreme Hall with one axe. After chopping down his hall, I could see through your Dao techniques and divine powers with perfect clarity."
Behind Palace Lord Chu Ge, a Dao Tree slowly rose. This Dao Tree was peculiar; every leaf was like a bright mirror, as if countless mirror surfaces hung on the tree, refracting light of different colors.
Palace Lord Chu Ge pushed with both hands, and his upper body flew up, landing on the tree.
His lower body then strode swiftly to the base of the tree and stood still.
Palace Lord Chu Ge's expression was grave. The wounds on his upper and lower body left behind Dao injuries caused by Qin Mu's axe. These Dao injuries were constantly destroying his physical functions, preventing the wounds from healing or growing back together.
"In those days, Taiyi used this axe to chop down the World Tree. Later, he was captured by the First Young Master, Grand Supreme, and suppressed in a coffin. He then improved this axe technique to break the First Young Master's techniques."
Qin Mu stepped forward, and the Taiyi Dao in his hand transformed into the Taiyi Divine Axe again. He said, "If Taiyi were to break free and encounter the First Young Master, Grand Supreme, again, he would probably be chopped down by this axe as well."
Palace Lord Chu Ge had completely lost his previous arrogance and carefree demeanor. He rapidly activated his Dao Fruits, trying to resolve the Dao injuries at the wounds.
"All the Dao Trees in the world are imitations of the World Tree. Even if you possess many Dao Fruits, facing this axe of mine, the outcome will be the same. The axe falls, the tree breaks, the body dies, and the Dao vanishes."
Qin Mu arrived before Palace Lord Chu Ge's Dao Tree, looked up at him, and said, "Earlier, you hid in the mirror surfaces without using your full strength. Now you have your Dao Tree, but it has not fully descended. Only two Dao Fruits have come, and due to your arrogance, you are severely wounded. You are no longer my match."
Qin Mu's gaze fell on the two Dao Fruits behind him, and he said slowly, "After you return to the Miluo Palace, help me deliver a message."
As soon as the word "message" was spoken, Qin Mu struck without mercy!
Palace Lord Chu Ge's lower body's legs flew up, kicking at Qin Mu in rapid succession. At the same time, the Dao Tree behind him radiated immense Dao might. Thousands of branches danced, unleashing different divine powers from all directions to attack Qin Mu!
Every single strike was perfect to the extreme!
The leaves on his Dao Tree were like mirrors, and every mirror surface stood upright simultaneously. The mirrors reflected the figure of Palace Lord Chu Ge.
Palace Lord Chu Ge's two Dao Fruits floated beside his head, spinning wildly around him. His Dao patterns, Dao chains, and Dao realms erupted simultaneously, and two thirty-six-layered Dao realms overlapped!
Those Dao patterns, Dao chains, and Dao realms, refracted by countless mirror-like leaves, instantly transformed into countless great divine powers, surging toward Qin Mu!
As Qin Mu had said, a peak Palace Lord Chu Ge was an extremely powerful existence. If his five Dao Fruits and one Dao Flower were all present, even a single strike from the mirror-like leaves of his Dao Tree could severely wound any Dao attainers!
Qin Mu's form suddenly became immensely tall. He shifted his footing, and a massive altar appeared beneath his feet!
He swung the axe with all his might, chopping toward all the divine powers!
The light of the axe fell, and the remaining divine powers pierced through the divine axe, almost simultaneously striking Qin Mu's body!
At the same time, the Taiyi Divine Axe sliced across Palace Lord Chu Ge's forehead, the blade cutting through the two Dao Fruits and the Dao Tree behind him!
Bang! Bang!
Palace Lord Chu Ge's legs kicked Qin Mu's chest in rapid succession, sending him stumbling back a few steps.
"Seventh Young Master, what message do you want me to bring back?" Palace Lord Chu Ge's upper body stood upright on the tree, motionless, his expression grim.
Qin Mu's lips were stained with blood. He dispersed the great axe and said calmly, "You are already carrying my message."
Palace Lord Chu Ge nodded, and his form, along with the Dao Tree, slowly disappeared.
Above the Sixteenth Epoch's Epochal Cataclysm, the Jade Capital of the Ancestral Court floated. Suddenly, the Dao Tree of Palace Lord Chu Ge appeared, causing a wave of exclamations.
Many Dao attainers of the Miluo Palace hurried over. Palace Lord Chu Ge, along with Palace Lord Joy and Palace Lord Long Wind, had previously gone to the Seventeenth Epoch universe and were about to fully enter it. Unexpectedly, they had returned, which could not help but cause a stir.
"Third Young Master! Fourth Young Master!"
Palace Lord Chu Ge's expression was extremely grave, devoid of any emotion. His upper body stood upright on the tree canopy, and he said in a deep voice, "The Seventh Young Master ordered me to return to the Miluo Palace and deliver a message."
Third Young Master Lingxiao frowned slightly. "What message?"
Pfft—
Palace Lord Chu Ge's skull split open. The upper half of his skull flew off, and his two Dao Fruits cracked with a crunch, their Dao severed!
The canopy of the Dao Tree beneath him flew backward with a whoosh, the crown flying out of the Miluo Palace and falling into the Epochal Cataclysm.
Palace Lord Chu Ge's corpse swayed and fell.
This was the message Qin Mu wanted him to bring back.
Intruders into the Seventeenth Epoch shall die!
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