Chapter 1777: When I Achieve the Dao
Third Young Master Lingxiao’s expression was indifferent as he stretched his right arm. His right arm had been pierced by Qin Mu’s Execution Dao Divine Nail and pinned inside the Burial Dao Divine Coffin, forcing him to sever it himself. But now, his right arm had regrown.
Qin Mu smiled faintly. He naturally didn’t believe that severing Lingxiao’s right arm would leave him crippled. He had said it only to undermine Third Young Master Lingxiao’s confidence.
Third Young Master looked around and saw that Qin Mu’s Return to Ruins Lotus and World Tree had taken root in the Chaotic Long River, guarding both sides of the Golden Ship. These two treasures had grown even more wondrous now. The third layer of the Return to Ruins Lotus platform had formed, and the World Tree had become even more majestic, its branches lush and leaves dense.
He furrowed his brow slightly.
The change in the Return to Ruins Lotus was predictable. Since Qin Mu had made it bloom, he had never set foot in the Chaotic Long River. It wasn’t until Wuyan the Elder, beneath the World Tree, forced him to let the Return to Ruins Lotus take root in the destruction tribulation of the Sixteenth Epoch that the lotus transformed into a platform and instantly became a second-grade lotus platform.
It was Wuyan the Elder who had made Qin Mu discover the cultivation method of the Return to Ruins Dao, allowing him to advance by leaps and bounds. Not only that, but Wuyan the Elder had also “taught” Qin Mu how to harness the power and might of the World Tree, how to cultivate it!
Thus, Qin Mu had progressed rapidly in such a short time!
In the past, Qin Mu was merely unkillable, but now he could contend with the Young Masters. And all of this was thanks to Wuyan the Elder!
“Wuyan is too arrogant,” Third Young Master Lingxiao said calmly. “He once thought he could control the teacher, and later thought he could control the Young Masters of Miluo Palace, but he hit walls every time. Now he tries to control you, and he suffers a great loss. He probably still doesn’t realize how well he has taught you.”
There was a hint of envy in his words.
Qin Mu, hearing this, felt as if a spring breeze had brushed his face, and he was quite pleased.
Third Young Master Lingxiao changed the subject. “So, Seventh Brother, you’ve already refined Wuyan the Elder’s small World Tree, haven’t you?”
Qin Mu shook his head, puzzled. “Third Brother, why do you say that? You know my Chaos Hall is extremely dangerous. If I set foot in it, I’d surely fall into the destruction tribulation! How would I dare enter?”
“Enough, Seventh Brother. You usually call me ‘Third,’ but suddenly you call me ‘Third Brother.’ I know you’re lying. Only those with ill intentions in their hearts speak kindly to their enemies.” Third Young Master Lingxiao said calmly, “You have the Return to Ruins Lotus Platform, which can float on the Chaotic Long River without fear of falling in. Retrieving the small World Tree suppressed in the Chaos Hall is as easy as turning your hand. With your strength, refining his small World Tree is no trouble at all.”
He smiled proudly, clasping his hands behind his back. “Even if you refined Wuyan the Elder himself and took him for your own, you still wouldn’t be my match. Threatening Fourth Brother with the qin strings won’t work on me. What do I care about Hao’s life or death?”
Qin Mu laughed heartily, and his third eye opened, its gaze falling on him. He said calmly, “So I didn’t use Hao’s life to threaten you.”
Their eyes met, both showing undisguised disgust. At that moment, they both found the other’s arrogance and self-importance utterly detestable.
“Coming to see the teacher, I shouldn’t stop you. But Seventh Brother, you shouldn’t have brought your child here.” Third Young Master Lingxiao averted his gaze, watching strands of Dao light from the Return to Ruins Lotus and the World Tree drift toward the golden hall on the Golden Ship. The corner of his eye twitched. “Your child cannot bear such great blessings. You’ve already gained many benefits. If you return now, I’ll let you go—we are still fellow disciples. But if you persist, this Chaotic Long River will be where your wife and child fall, and where you return to the past.”
“Haha.” Qin Mu opened his mouth to laugh, but his face was expressionless.
Third Young Master frowned and said patiently, “Your child can live well in the Seventeenth Epoch. There’s no need to drag him into this muddy water. Do you know how many people on this Chaotic Long River are coveting him, spying on his power, and trying to take him for themselves?”
“Haha.” Qin Mu laughed coldly.
Third Young Master’s brow tightened. “Wuyan the Elder from the past, the Heavenly Capital’s Heaven-Opening Assembly, and various other forces will not tolerate this child’s birth. As your senior brother, I can tell you that the birth of a child who gathers the destruction tribulation energy of sixteen cosmic epochs is by no means a good thing. To prevent this child from falling into others’ hands and causing great disaster in the future, Miluo Palace will have no choice but to destroy him!”
Qin Mu said, “Haha.”
“You don’t know when to give up.”
Third Young Master Lingxiao’s face turned cold. Suddenly, a Dao Tree rose mightily from the Chaotic Long River, lifting the Ferry World Golden Ship into midair! On Third Young Master Lingxiao’s Dao Tree, Dao fruits spun, positioned beneath the ship, but the Dao realms hidden within each Dao fruit suddenly erupted!
Each of Third Young Master’s Dao fruits contained forty layers of heavens. He had eight Dao fruits, each containing a different Dao, all cultivated to the pinnacle! These heavens expanded, and in an instant, countless gods stood above the Golden Ship, countless deities standing within these heavens. Three hundred and twenty heavens, countless gods, all pressed down together!
Qin Mu activated the World Tree and the Return to Ruins Lotus. Countless roots took hold in the Chaotic Long River, forming a Return to Ruins Abyss around the lotus that devoured everything, while the World Tree propped up a world above the destruction tribulation!
“Third Brother!” Qin Mu roared, pushing the power of the Return to Ruins Lotus and the World Tree to their limits. The Dao currents of these two treasures all flowed into his body, merging into a brand-new Dao.
“My child—no one can take him away!”
His Chaos Dao took shape. This unprecedented Dao borrowed power from the Chaotic Long River. As he activated it, the turbulent long river suddenly calmed, as if frozen. The power of the Sixteenth Epoch’s destruction tribulation surged toward Qin Mu, which he mobilized into world-destroying force!
Boom!
The Chaos Hall opened. The moment its doors swung wide, it seemed to pull the entire Chaotic Long River into the hall, overlapping it with the sixteen rivers inside!
“When I achieve the Dao!” Qin Mu’s voice thundered, echoing over the destruction tribulation. “The destruction tribulations of sixteen epochs will all be my source of power! My Dao will span all sixteen epochs!”
Third Young Master Lingxiao’s face changed drastically. The three hundred and twenty heavens formed by his Dao fruits began to collapse! The gods within his heavens shattered one after another, exploding into wisps of chaotic energy!
“My World Tree will bloom Dao flowers and bear Dao fruits amidst the destruction tribulations of sixteen epochs!” Qin Mu drove his Chaos Dao, and in the long river, the destruction tribulation howled, spinning around the World Tree and the Return to Ruins Lotus.
“My Return to Ruins Lotus will absorb the power of destruction, transforming into a sixteen-grade lotus platform!” Qin Mu pointed, and the Chaotic Long River tore through the air, pressing down on Third Young Master Lingxiao like a tidal wave!
His voice exploded in the chaos: “And I will sit atop the destruction tribulation of sixteen epochs, suppressing all of you!”
The Chaotic Long River surged violently. Even before it arrived, Third Young Master Lingxiao was crushed, his robes rustling and fluttering backward. His robes were no ordinary fabric—they were manifestations of his Dao. Now, under Qin Mu’s pressure, this Dao garment began to disintegrate, dissolving into wisps of chaotic energy!
Third Young Master Lingxiao’s eyes twitched as he looked at the onrushing Chaotic Long River. Behind the river, the massive Return to Ruins Lotus spun, its petals unfolding layer by layer. Within the lotus throne, chaotic energy swirled, and the chaotic energy spurting from the lotus seed pods manifested into visions of a great universe! These visions flowed into the river, charging at him alongside it!
That was Qin Mu’s divine ability!
Above the lotus platform, the World Tree’s enormous roots extended in all directions, plunging deep into the river. These roots pierced through the visions of the great universe, charging at him together, amplifying the might of Qin Mu’s strike!
Qin Mu had not yet achieved the Dao, but Third Young Master could already see the terrifying scene of Qin Mu’s future Dao achievement!
His Lingxiao Treasure Hall leaped out of the Chaotic Long River. His hair flew as he stood before the hall, pushing its power to the limit as he met the Chaotic Long River!
Qin Mu’s strike forced him to take it seriously.
Boom!
The surging Chaotic Long River crashed into the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, constantly breaking apart. But within the river, countless chaotic divine ability worlds surged forward. Qin Mu used his Chaos divine abilities to create worlds, each ability immensely powerful.
“Wuyan the Elder taught him well!” Third Young Master Lingxiao gritted his teeth, reaching back to grab the imperial throne in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. On it rested a divine spear, forged entirely from Dao, humming with vibration. Suddenly, the spear flew up into his hand.
Third Young Master Lingxiao held the spear and met Qin Mu’s divine abilities. One by one, the divine ability worlds shattered under his spear.
Ding, ding, ding!
The spear rained down like a storm, clashing with the World Tree’s roots. Qin Mu’s assault was nearly frenzied, countless roots stabbing from all directions. Third Young Master Lingxiao, with his spear and hall, withstood the storm in the Chaotic Long River. The chaotic energy thickened around him. By the time he had completely broken through Qin Mu’s wave of attacks, the chaos was dense, and within the mist, the long river flowed endlessly.
Third Young Master Lingxiao roared in anger, thrusting his spear upright into the river. The chaotic mist settled, and clarity returned.
His face was ashen. The long river was silent. On its surface, besides his Dao Tree, there was nothing else! Qin Mu and the Ferry World Golden Ship had vanished without a trace!
Third Young Master Lingxiao swung his cape, turning around. The cape covered the Dao Tree and the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. When it fell, both were gone.
“Seventh Brother!”
His figure sank into the Chaotic Long River, walking within it. Even the destruction tribulation could not harm him. He moved away from Miluo Palace when suddenly, from within the palace, Fourth Young Master’s voice came: “Senior Brother.”
Third Young Master Lingxiao stopped and turned. He saw Fourth Young Master Zixiao sitting on the city wall of Miluo Palace’s Jade Capital, looking at him from afar.
“Senior Brother, do not let your mind and composure be disturbed,” Fourth Young Master Zixiao advised from a distance.
“I will not be disturbed.” Third Young Master turned and left, saying solemnly, “Seventh Brother acts recklessly and will surely cause great disaster. I must stop him! Fourth Brother, your Dao heart is flawed. Guard your own Dao heart!”
Fourth Young Master frowned slightly and did not persuade him further.
After a while, Third Young Master Lingxiao arrived at the deepest part of the destruction tribulation. There, a Return to Ruins Abyss spewed boundless might, intensifying the tribulation’s power. He hesitated at the entrance of the Return to Ruins. There, red ropes knotted into a net, blocking the tribulation’s force without being damaged. The sixth red rope, like an extra sixth finger, stood out awkwardly.
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