Chapter 1769: The Chaos Sea of Guixu
In front of the Guixu Abyss, Qin Mu quietly watched this scene.
Guixu was behind him. For the people below, Guixu was inverted above the Ancestral Court, a world turned upside down.
But for Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu, the Ancestral Court was the inverted world.
—Of course, under Qin Mu’s deliberate concealment, no one could see Guixu, nor did they realize they were charging toward it.
Beside Qin Mu, Ling Yuxiu curiously examined the lotus platform beneath him.
According to Qin Mu, this lotus platform was at the second-grade Dao Realm, about to become third-grade.
The lotus seed pod connected to the Chaos Sea, from which Chaos Qi continuously surged, transforming into Primordial Qi around Qin Mu.
This Primordial Qi, through his breathing and a series of changes like the Five Tai, converted into Qin Mu’s cultivation.
Ling Yuxiu marveled.
She knew little about achieving Dao through Guixu. Guixu’s path to Dao was extremely mysterious—not only were there few who achieved it, but even those with profound mastery of the Guixu path were scarce.
In the Ancestral Court Dao Realm system of Lan Yutian and Xu Shenghua, although the Guixu path was discussed, it hadn’t reached deep levels. Lan Yutian once said that the Ancestral Court Dao Realm system was built on the World Tree, and the Guixu path conflicted with it, so he and Xu Shenghua hadn’t achieved much in the Guixu path.
Qin Mu could be said to be the only one who excelled in both.
The Ferry of the Ages, along with the Joy Union Hall Master and the Phoenix Hall Master, drew closer to Guixu. On the ship, Moon Venerable’s zither music played, spreading out spaces one after another, forming a realm of Ultimate Void Space around the Ferry of the Ages. The Ancestral Court, Xu Shenghua, and others stood on the ship, sword light crisscrossing, various divine abilities erupting as they attacked the two Hall Masters while fending off the Zengcheng Hall Master and others pursuing from behind.
Moon Venerable’s Ultimate Void Space realm was peculiar, allowing everyone on the ship to face divine abilities and Dao weapons attacking from any direction at any time.
Although the Ferry of the Ages was in the center, they responded without any panic.
Moreover, with the ship’s speed, catching up to the two Hall Masters was more than enough.
However, with the Zengcheng Hall Master and others delaying them, the Ancestral Court was forced to turn around and deal with Zengcheng Hall Master and the other Dao Achievers, leaving Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian to handle the two Hall Masters, making it impossible to keep them pinned down.
The three factions drew closer and closer to the Guixu Abyss.
The Joy Union Hall Master and the Phoenix Hall Master felt a stir: “It seems we overestimated the Ancestral Court Qin Ye. His strength isn’t that great—just a bluff. Perhaps we can take this chance to kill them first!”
Just as the two Hall Masters were about to stop and attack the golden ship, suddenly several figures flew from beneath the World Tree, led by Huang Tang of the Three Elders of Fengshu!
As the saying goes, enemies meet face to face with burning eyes. Two of the Five Elders of Fengshu had died, leaving only three. Huang Tang, now the leader of the three, saw the two Hall Masters also charging toward the heavens and immediately attacked!
Meanwhile, the prehistoric powerhouses under Huang Tang charged at the Dao Achievers under Zengcheng Hall Master, and both sides immediately clashed.
Zengcheng Hall Master was focused on delaying the golden ship and paid no attention. Suddenly, he activated his Dao Tree, sending out a thousand rays of light that coiled around the ship. The tree’s roots burrowed into the golden ship, pulling his form toward it!
Before he could land on the ship, the golden ship suddenly expanded immensely. The one called Lan Yutian guided his Dao Tree’s roots into the ship’s golden halls, while others used their divine abilities to suppress the roots.
Zengcheng Hall Master was taken aback: “These fellows are so adept—this isn’t their first time doing this!”
His strength was formidable, so he was unafraid. The next moment, he landed on the golden ship, raised his hand, and the Zengcheng Treasure Hall appeared in his palm, pressing the ship down slightly.
On the other side, Huang Tang took the opportunity to charge at the Joy Union Hall Master and the Phoenix Hall Master. From afar, his divine abilities erupted, joining those on the golden ship to besiege the two Hall Masters.
“This old fool doesn’t know when to die!”
The two Hall Masters were furious but had to be cautious.
Though the Five Elders of Fengshu weren’t famous, they were extremely ancient and had lived long enough that their cultivation wasn’t much inferior to the Hall Masters of Miluo Palace.
The Joy Union and Phoenix Hall Masters, having descended hastily without time to entrust their Great Dao to the void, didn’t have an advantage one-on-one against Huang Tang. Even if they could win, they might be severely wounded by his deathbed counterattack.
“I’ll hold off Huang Tang!”
The Phoenix Hall Master halted, facing Huang Tang and the approaching Ferry of the Ages alone, without looking back: “Daoist Joy Union, leave the Ancestral Court immediately!”
The Joy Union Hall Master knew his mission was critical and couldn’t afford failure. Without hesitation, he rushed upward!
The Phoenix Hall Master activated her Dao Fruit, raised her Dao Tree, and stood before the Phoenix Hall, casually fending off divine abilities from Xu Shenghua, Lan Yutian, and Moon Venerable, but her gaze was fixed on Huang Tang.
Huang Tang charged, and suddenly his Great Luo Heaven appeared. His Dao Tree rose within it, elevating his cultivation and strength to the peak.
Boom!
The Great Luo Heaven collided with the Phoenix Hall. The Phoenix Hall Master breathed a sigh of relief: “Huang Tang is too reckless, using his Great Luo Heaven to oppose my Phoenix Hall—he underestimates me!”
Her Phoenix Hall suddenly burst into flames, unleashing the power of the Fortieth Dao Realm, suppressing Huang Tang’s Great Luo Heaven. At that moment, a tree branch suddenly lashed out like lightning, striking the Phoenix Hall Master and sending her flying with a whip-like crack!
The blow tore her flesh open, spinning her like a top. She couldn’t stabilize herself, and even her primordial spirit was nearly knocked away. She was both shocked and enraged.
“The World Tree! It’s a treasure given to him by Old Man Wuyai!”
She immediately understood the key. Old Man Wuyai, to avoid being sealed in the Ancestral Court by Qin Mu and trapped like a cornered beast, would certainly try to break the situation.
The World Tree was wondrous in countless ways, a naturally immutable substance. Old Man Wuyai, versed in all Daos past and present, would most directly break the situation by planting a World Tree avatar outside the Ancestral Court.
With the roots of two World Trees connected, they could communicate, eliminating the worry of being sealed in the Ancestral Court by Qin Mu.
“This branch must be one where Old Man Wuyai repeatedly refined the World Tree’s power, continuously purifying it into the branch. It might contain a tenth of his own power, hence such might!”
Just as she thought this, she saw the Joy Union Hall Master land behind her—she had been whipped past him!
The force of that strike was so immense that she couldn’t block Huang Tang at all!
Huang Tang charged, and the Joy Union Hall Master was startled. The Phoenix Hall Master’s voice came: “Watch out for that branch! It’s Old Man Wuyai’s treasure!”
Huang Tang had already activated the branch to strike. Without hesitation, the Joy Union Hall Master triggered the divine ability of Third Young Master Lingxiao in his brow.
At the same time, the Ferry of the Ages charged forward. On the ship, the Ancestral Court clashed head-on with Zengcheng Hall Master in close combat. In an instant, both were wounded, with dozens of injuries large and small.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
The five Dao Achievers of Miluo Palace killed the prehistoric powerhouses brought by Huang Tang, landing one by one on the golden ship.
Xu Shenghua, Lan Yutian, and others, unable to interfere with the Phoenix and Joy Union Hall Masters, stepped forward and stood behind the Ancestral Court Qin Ye.
Zengcheng Hall Master stepped back, standing with the five Miluo Palace Dao Achievers.
The two sides faced off, killing intent thick.
The golden ship’s speed was astonishing, still heading straight for the Joy Union Hall Master.
But at that moment, Third Young Master Lingxiao’s divine ability erupted, colliding with Old Man Wuyai’s branch.
When Third Young Master Lingxiao’s divine ability burst forth, the sky of the Ancestral Court collapsed, as if countless ancient gods appeared simultaneously, unleashing Primordial Great Dao. In the collapsing sky, the phantom of Lingxiao Treasure Hall emerged!
If one looked closely, the runes forming that Lingxiao Treasure Hall seemed to be gods themselves, built from divine bodies like a Pantheon!
With a finer gaze, one could see they weren’t real gods but god-like forms constructed from Primordial runes.
Throughout history, too many powerhouses had cultivated to Lingxiao’s realm. Their hard work became imprints on the Lingxiao Hall, appearing on it.
Not to mention the subtlety of Third Young Master’s divine ability, his cultivation alone could dominate seventeen cosmic epochs, with few rivals!
Meanwhile, the World Tree branch in Huang Tang’s hand erupted with tens of thousands of Great Dao divine abilities, meeting Third Young Master Lingxiao’s strike. Each Great Dao was exquisitely perfect, like the peak strike of a Dao Achiever!
The divine abilities hidden in the World Tree branch by Old Man Wuyai changed endlessly. In terms of subtlety, they were unmatched—no second could be found!
The two terrifying divine abilities collided, erupted, and their might surged wildly, sweeping everything!
At that moment, everyone forgot to kill their enemies, forced to activate all their divine abilities to desperately protect themselves!
The Ferry of the Ages, facing this terrifying impact, lit up with radiant light, shielding itself.
The waves of the two supreme divine abilities struck, and the golden ship trembled violently, swaying unsteadily.
After a long time, the collision’s fluctuations subsided. Huang Tang vomited blood profusely, while the Joy Union and Phoenix Hall Masters were also wounded, panting heavily.
The Ferry of the Ages stabilized, drifting down lightly.
Where the two divine abilities had clashed, a patch of Chaos formed, with Chaos Qi drifting everywhere. The golden ship fell into the Chaos Qi, paused slightly, and floated up.
All around brightened, no longer the dark starry sky. Vast Chaos Qi surged back and forth. The two Hall Masters descended, their aura scattering the Chaos Qi. Suddenly, their expressions changed drastically. Where the Chaos Qi dispersed, a vast Chaos Sea lay before them.
Huang Tang, forcing the World Tree branch, was about to strike them down when he too changed color. Looking around, he saw giant lotus leaves floating on the surface of this Chaos Sea.
Thick stems covered in sharp thorns pierced straight into the sky, like lotus stalks but massive and awe-inspiring.
On this Chaos Sea, a Chaos Hall floated, with a lotus flower as a platform supporting it. Before the hall sat Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu.
The Joy Union and Phoenix Hall Masters’ hearts sank.
This was Guixu.
When had they entered Guixu? Even they hadn’t noticed.
Logically, Guixu’s fluctuations were extremely peculiar, a dangerous place for Dao Achievers. Even passing by would alert them immediately.
But this time, only after entering the deepest part of Guixu and seeing the Chaos Sea did they realize they had fallen into it.
In the Ancestral Court, Heavenly Emperor Hao looked up and saw the figures of the Hall Masters and Huang Tang suddenly vanish. His heart turned icy.
“Those Hall Masters are finished…” He wiped the cold sweat from his brow and continued toward the World Tree.
In the Chaos Sea of Guixu, before the Chaos Hall, Qin Mu stood up.
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