Chapter 1778: The Shepherd's Child

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# Chapter 1778: The Shepherd's Child

Third Brother Lingxiao found it difficult to make a decision for a long time. Pulling the sixth red rope would release Second Brother Wuji.

In the past, he had known little about the Mirage Palace Master's red rope knot seal. But ever since Qin Mu used the red rope knot seal against him, sealing part of his power and consciousness for eight full years, he had come to understand this sealing technique very deeply.

Eight years. He had thoroughly comprehended every change in the red rope knot seal that Qin Mu had used.

After all, he too was a disciple of the Mirage Palace Master. Once he understood the variations of the red rope knot seal that Qin Mu had mastered, he could extrapolate and see more mysteries and secrets within the Mirage Palace Master's original red rope knot seal.

The greatest mystery left by the Mirage Palace Master was the sixth red rope.

Second Brother Wuji might not understand the secret of the sixth red rope. She had abandoned the Mirage Palace's Dao techniques and divine abilities long ago, turning instead to study the Guixu Dao techniques.

But Third Brother could see the secret of the sixth red rope.

It was a thread of life that the Mirage Palace Master had left for Second Brother.

The Mirage Palace Master was merciful. Even when facing his most powerful enemies, he would leave them a thread of life, let alone his own disciple.

"As long as I pull the sixth red rope, the red rope knot seal will turn to ashes, and Wuji will be released. Old Seventh is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with. The only one who can restrain him is Senior Sister Wuji. However, releasing Senior Sister Wuji..."

He suddenly shuddered. Releasing Second Brother Wuji might be even more dangerous than dealing with Qin Mu!

Qin Mu only wanted to prevent the Mirage Palace from descending into the Seventeenth Epoch. If the Mirage Palace didn't descend, he wouldn't bother provoking it.

But Second Brother Wuji was different.

Once released, she would likely destroy the world, annihilate everything—whether the Mirage Palace, the World Tree, or the Seventeenth Epoch—all of it!

Wuji was extreme in her actions. During the Sixteenth Epoch, she had already begun targeting the Mirage Palace's Dao Achievers and other Dao Achievers!

Outsiders, and even some Hall Masters, thought that Shangjun was the one slaughtering Dao Achievers. But no one had expected that the true culprit was Second Brother. The number of Dao Achievers who died at Shangjun's hands was less than a fraction of those who died at Second Brother's!

However, allowing Qin Mu's child to be born would likely add a powerful opponent to the Mirage Palace—one capable of destroying it!

Third Brother landed on the red rope knot seal, his voice transmitting into the Guixu: "Senior Sister, your junior brother has come to pay his respects."

The Guixu was silent for a long time. After a while, Second Brother Wuji's voice came through, giggling: "So it's Old Third. Lingxiao, what business do you have with me? Ah, I see. You haven't descended to the Seventeenth Epoch yet. You've been blocked by Old Seventh, so you've come to see me, hoping to use my passage to enter the Seventeenth Epoch, right? Come on down—"

Her voice turned eerie and unpredictable: "You should know that there are only two indestructible substances in this world: the World Tree and the Guixu. Foolish people only think about sneaking through the World Tree, never realizing that sneaking through the Guixu is the simplest. Old Third, you can follow the Guixu Lotus down, and I'll point out which lotus stem leads to the Seventeenth Epoch."

Third Brother remained unmoved.

Entering the Guixu meant risking the destruction of one's own Dao cultivation.

With Second Brother Wuji, that old monster, inside, who would dare enter the Guixu?

The Mirage Palace Master had precisely suppressed her in the Guixu Abyss of the Sixteenth Epoch!

"I came to tell you that Old Seventh's child is about to be born."

Third Brother said: "Old Seventh's child is still in the mother's womb. Old Seventh is taking his wife through the sixteen Chaos Long Rivers, planning to go to the Mirage Palace to see the Master. Along the way, he is using the power of the Guixu Lotus and the World Tree Lotus to absorb the power of the Destruction Tribulation to nourish the child in the mother's body."

The Guixu Abyss fell silent.

After a long time, Second Brother Wuji's voice came: "Old Seventh is playing with fire! Is he trying to cultivate his child into the Epoch Son of all cosmic epochs? How reckless!"

Third Brother said: "Senior Sister, if this child is born, it will inevitably gather the fortune of the first sixteen universes onto the Seventeenth Epoch. Our Mirage Palace will bear the brunt. You won't escape either!"

"What do you want me to do?" Second Brother asked.

Third Brother said decisively: "Kill this child, or take this child! He cannot fall into anyone else's hands!"

Second Brother sneered: "I'm suppressed here. How can I kill him? Old Third, undo the Master's seal, and I'll go kill him!"

Third Brother shook his head: "This concerns the life and death of the Mirage Palace..."

"None of my damn business!" Second Brother said coldly.

Third Brother Lingxiao's expression changed slightly. He said patiently: "This also concerns the fortune of the Guixu. This child is born by seizing the essence of the Destruction Tribulation. As he grows, he will continuously absorb the power of the Guixu, eventually evaporating it completely..."

"None of your damn business!" Second Brother giggled.

Third Brother's expression changed drastically. He said in a deep voice: "What Senior Sister needs to do is very simple: activate the power of the Guixu so that Old Seventh cannot mobilize the Chaos Long River. I will intercept him in the later Chaos Long Rivers and make sure to erase that child! As compensation..."

He hesitated, then gritted his teeth: "I will help you undo one rune in the Master's seal, allowing your power to leak out."

The Guixu Abyss was silent.

After a long time, Second Brother Wuji's voice came, laughing: "Then, one rune it is. As long as you undo one rune, I will help you, making it so Old Seventh cannot borrow any power from the Chaos Long River! But Old Third, you need to think clearly. When you go back to the Destruction Tribulation of past universes, you will become weaker and weaker. You are not Chaos. When you go back to the past, the cultivation you possess will be that of your past life. I'm afraid you won't be a match for Old Seventh."

Lingxiao carefully examined the red rope knot seal, painstakingly erasing one rune mark, and said in a deep voice: "As long as Old Seventh cannot borrow any power from the Chaos Long River, he will not be my match. Senior Sister, I have done what I promised. Now it's your turn to fulfill your promise!"

"Go ahead to the Fifteenth Epoch. There, he won't be able to borrow any power."

Upon hearing this, Third Brother Lingxiao's spirits lifted greatly, and he immediately rose and left.

Not long after he left, within the red rope knot seal, a strand of Guixu power seeped out from where the Hongmeng rune was missing, forming a tiny Guixu rune to fill the gap.

"A thousand-mile dike collapses from an ant hole. This one rune is the beginning of my escape!"

When Third Brother Lingxiao entered the Destruction Tribulation of the Fifteenth Epoch, he immediately felt his cultivation plummet.

There was another version of him in the Destruction Tribulation of the Fifteenth Epoch. When he entered the tribulation, the other him disappeared, but his cultivation remained at the level of that other him.

This was very disadvantageous for him.

But if Qin Mu couldn't borrow any power from the Destruction Tribulation, then Qin Mu would be far from his match!

Third Brother was full of energy as he chased after the World-Crossing Golden Ship. The golden ship was in sight ahead, and Qin Mu was still using the Guixu Lotus and World Tree to absorb the power of the Destruction Tribulation, strengthening himself while nourishing his unborn child.

Just as Third Brother was about to catch up, he suddenly stopped.

He saw a burly man standing in the Destruction Tribulation, his clothes tattered and his demeanor unrestrained. He stood before a treasure hall, beating a war drum and singing generously: "Taiwei condenses the imperial universe, Yaoguang aligns with the divine county. Measuring the sun brightens history books, comparing capitals beautifies what is seen. Building immortal palaces in the heavens, opening treasured halls by imperial decree!"

"Heavenly Capital's Thirty-Five Heaven-Opening Ones!"

Third Brother Lingxiao was startled, but then he saw a red forest appear in the Destruction Tribulation in the distance. The great tribulation raged, destroying everything, but that red forest was lush and green, each red leaf brighter than fire, very prosperous.

"Where is the Divine Lord? Where is Taiyi? East of heaven there is Ruomu, below it lies the Candle Dragon holding a torch!"

In the Ruomu Forest, a woman in a large red dress sang in the forest: "Who beheaded the young master? In the tribulation, heading toward Heavenly Capital?"

Third Brother Lingxiao sneered coldly. In the great tribulation, a small boat drifted over. An old fisherman with a big belly pressed the stern of the small boat high up, while the bow of the small boat was almost submerged in the tribulation.

That old fat fisherman held a fishing rod, fishing in the Chaos Long River. He pushed up his bamboo hat and laughed: "Taiyi approaches Heavenly Capital, mountains stretch to the sea's edge. White clouds merge when looking back, green mists vanish when observed closely. Willing fish take the bait, willing fish take the bait!"

In the Destruction Tribulation of the Fifteenth Epoch, one by one, strange men and women appeared, blocking Third Brother's path. There were thirty-five in total.

"The Thirty-Five Heaven-Opening Ones of Heavenly Capital are nothing but a bunch of idle good-for-nothings, a rabble."

He was not afraid at all and walked forward: "The thirty-five of you are far inferior to Taiyi, far inferior to Heavenly Capital!"

The man beating the drum laughed heartily: "Old Third of the Mirage Palace, we're just blocking you for a while, letting Old Seventh of the Mirage Palace cross the river! We've been watching the Holy Child's birth for a long time too!"

Third Brother Lingxiao charged forward to kill. The Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Ones immediately made their moves, surrounding him in fierce combat.

Third Brother was indeed exceptionally brave. He forcefully carved out a bloody path, forcing back the Heaven-Opening Ones, panting heavily. But when he broke through the encirclement, he saw that the World-Crossing Golden Ship had already disappeared.

He arrived at the Fourteenth Epoch, jumped into the river, his cultivation somewhat lower, but still striving to chase after the World-Crossing Golden Ship.

"The Heaven-Opening Ones regard Old Seventh's child as the Holy Child, so they won't attack Old Seventh on the road; instead, they will protect him. This is somewhat troublesome."

His eyes flickered: "And the Heaven-Opening Ones are not thirty-five, but thirty-six. The most powerful and most terrifying is the thirty-sixth one, the Dao Blasphemer!"

Just as he thought of this, suddenly a peach tree appeared in the Destruction Tribulation ahead, propping open the Destruction Tribulation. No matter how terrifying the power and might of the Destruction Tribulation were, they could not shake that peach tree in the slightest.

Under the peach tree, a woman looked up admiring the peach blossoms, her expression cold and detached.

"The Heavenly Capital Dao Blasphemer!"

Third Brother Lingxiao stopped, his expression solemn.

The Dao Blasphemer under the tree plucked a peach branch, lightly sniffed the peach blossom, and murmured softly: "Such a beautiful thing, yet it's just energy transformed. Isn't that strange?"

She turned around. It was Ling Tianzun, who had been sent back to a past universe by Second Brother.

"Mu's child, you cannot touch him. Old Third of the Mirage Palace, you possess the most powerful force in the world, but to me, you are nothing more than a pile of energy and mass."

Ling Tianzun flicked the peach branch lightly, and the Chaos Long River was filled with peach blossoms everywhere, blotting out the sky and covering the sun, drowning Third Brother Lingxiao!

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Third Brother Lingxiao felt an incredibly terrifying killing intent. The Heavenly Capital Dao Blasphemer's strength had always been unfathomable. Since the death of the Heavenly Capital Master, this woman had become the nightmare of the Mirage Palace!

All six young masters of the Mirage Palace had encountered her, but in their confrontations with her, they had repeatedly suffered setbacks. Even the First Brother Tai Shang had gained no advantage before her!

This Dao Blasphemer wasn't just trying to stop him from eliminating Qin Mu's child; she seemed more like she was looking for an opportunity to eliminate him!

Third Brother Lingxiao held his Dao spear, carrying the Lingxiao Treasure Hall on his back. He stepped on the Great Luo Heaven, his Dao tree lush and verdant, his Dao fruits forming various heavens. He used every means, unleashing all his learning and insights to the extreme!

But Ling Tianzun's attack filled him with despair.

Ling Tianzun didn't try to counter his techniques. She simply executed her own divine abilities, and his techniques and abilities disintegrated and collapsed within her divine abilities.

At this moment, he finally believed that there was a gap between people.

Even among the most supreme geniuses, the gap between them could be like a grain of rice compared to the brilliance of the sun and moon.

Just as his techniques were being broken and peach blossoms were invading his Great Luo Heaven, suddenly the peach blossoms scattered. Ling Tianzun actually withdrew her attack just as she was about to defeat or even kill him!

Third Brother Lingxiao's vision cleared. He was drenched in sweat, and the Dao spear in his hand had become tattered and broken, covered in mottled rust marks.

The corners of his eyes twitched violently. Although his current strength couldn't compare to his peak period, it was still extraordinary. Yet facing Ling Tianzun, he only felt despair!

Ling Tianzun pulled up the peach tree, which turned into a hairpin. She cautiously looked behind him, her figure slowly retreating, disappearing into the Destruction Tribulation.

Third Brother Lingxiao turned around and saw the Mirage Palace in the Destruction Tribulation of the Fourteenth Epoch.

In the Mirage Palace, a Dao tree stood tall, its canopy like an umbrella, sheltering the Dao Achievers of Jade Capital City.

Under that Dao tree, a familiar figure stood there, looking at him from afar.

Third Brother Lingxiao couldn't help the tears welling up in his eyes. He bowed deeply: "Master."

The figure under the Dao tree was the Mirage Palace Master. At the end of the Fourteenth Epoch, when the Great Destruction Tribulation erupted, he had tried to ferry people across.

Lingxiao still remembered that scene.

The Master tried to save everyone, but still failed, becoming very despondent. He and the other Mirage Palace Dao Achievers tried every means to save the sentient beings, but faced defeat again, which dealt a heavy blow to him.

Except for the Dao Achievers, the Mirage Palace couldn't save anyone.

At that time, he and the other young masters went to comfort the Master. Although the Mirage Palace Master's Dao heart was dejected, when he saw Lingxiao, he revealed a trace of relieved smile and said a meaningful sentence to him.

The Mirage Palace Master said that although he couldn't save the sentient beings, he had saved Lingxiao.

Third Brother Lingxiao didn't understand the meaning of those words at the time, but now he understood.

It was the Master's appearance that scared away the Dao Blasphemer Ling Tianzun, which allowed him to be saved.

But when he understood this, three cosmic epochs had already passed since the Mirage Palace Master saved him.

"Master, rest assured. I will inherit your ideals!"

Third Brother turned and continued to pursue Qin Mu: "I will never let your Dao tradition disappear. I will continue along your path! I will never let anyone corrupt your Dao tradition!"

In the Destruction Tribulation of the Thirteenth Epoch, within the Chaos Long River, the World Tree stood tall, covering the immeasurable great river. The Boundless Old Man appeared from who knows where, sitting in a Chaos Pool, bathing in the water of the Chaos Long River.

That old gentleman was fat, completely naked, his body pale white, soaking in the Chaos Pool, scrubbing off dirt—a very eye-straining sight.

Third Brother Lingxiao's expression darkened. He raised his hand to cover his eyes, not wanting to defile his vision.

"Old Third of the Mirage Palace, I just saw your Old Seventh."

The Boundless Old Man scrubbed his dirt while chuckling: "I let him go. The child in his wife's womb is not yet mature. I observed that this child will surely be of great use in the future, so I let him go, quietly waiting for the Holy Child to be born. Why are you so persistent, insisting on taking the Holy Child's life?"

Third Brother's heart tightened. He said in a deep voice: "Are you the Boundless Old Man of the Seventeenth Epoch?"

The Boundless Old Man stood up from the Chaos Pool. Third Brother quickly covered his eyes again and said coldly: "You are a senior. Mind your decorum!"

The Boundless Old Man slowly put on his clothes and chuckled: "Clothes are nothing but burdens created by you strange lifeforms. What difference does it make whether you wear them or not? Old Third of the Mirage Palace, you can go back to the past, so why can't I? My Great Dao is something you cannot understand. I can go back to any cosmic epoch in the past. The universe depends on me for its existence, not the other way around. That is the World Tree, that is me! The birth of the Holy Child is a major event. How could I not get involved?"

Third Brother waited for him to put on his clothes before lowering his hand that covered his eyes. He said indifferently: "You have returned to the Thirteenth Epoch. Your cultivation and strength are greatly diminished. You may not be able to stop me. I consider you a senior and don't want to embarrass you. Step aside, and you can still save face."

The Boundless Old Man laughed heartily. Before his laughter faded, Third Brother had already charged forward to kill, not wasting words with him.

The two fought in the Chaos Long River. After who knows how long, the Boundless Old Man suddenly fled, disappearing without a trace. His voice came from somewhere unknown: "Old Third of the Mirage Palace, my injuries haven't healed. I won't argue with you!"

Third Brother Lingxiao was exhausted. He gathered his spirits and hurried forward: "I must not let Old Seventh take the child to see the Master!"

He arrived at the Twelfth Epoch universe. All his injuries immediately disappeared, and his cultivation and strength recovered to his peak state in the Twelfth Epoch, sweeping away his previous decline. He thought to himself: "No one will stop me now, right?"

Behind him, only four Dao fruits remained on his Dao tree.

But his Dao hall was still there. As long as the Dao hall remained, he was still the Third Brother of the Mirage Palace, an existence that had achieved the highest attainment in Dao techniques and divine abilities!

On the Chaos Long River of the Twelfth Epoch, a giant holding an axe was waiting for him.

Third Brother Lingxiao's expression changed slightly.

The giant Taiyi!

This old adversary must have been found by Qin Mu when he passed through here. Qin Mu must have sought him out and asked him to come and block his path!

"Old Seventh, you are quite cunning!"

Third Brother Lingxiao laughed heartily, pointed his Dao spear at the giant Taiyi, and charged forward to kill.

When he climbed onto the opposite bank covered in wounds and jumped into the Chaos Long River again, his injuries disappeared once more. He chased forward with the body of the Eleventh Epoch.

One more Dao fruit had disappeared from his Dao tree.

His heart gradually sank. If Qin Mu entered the Destruction Long River of the Tenth Epoch, a major event would occur—the war between Heavenly Capital and the Mirage Palace that had lasted for three cosmic epochs!

If he let Qin Mu enter the Tenth Epoch, his physical body would no longer be at its peak.

The fierce battle between Heavenly Capital and the Mirage Palace had left Dao injuries clinging to him for three full cosmic epochs.

By then, it would be difficult to keep Qin Mu.

And the one who had left him with Dao injuries was the Dao Blasphemer of Heavenly Capital, Ling Tianzun!

The root of all this was the death of the Heavenly Capital Master in the Seventh Epoch.

If Qin Mu escaped to the Sixth Epoch, then his Lingxiao Treasure Hall would disappear. At that time, he would only have one Dao fruit and would be no match for Qin Mu at all.

"In this epoch, I must keep Old Seventh no matter what! Otherwise, the chances will become increasingly slim!"

He hurried forward with all his might, finally catching up to the World-Crossing Golden Ship just as it was about to land. Third Brother let out a fierce roar and charged toward the World-Crossing Golden Ship!

When Qin Mu saw him coming to kill, he immediately activated the Guixu Lotus and the World Tree, trying to mobilize the power of the Destruction Tribulation. But the Chaos Long River remained calm without a ripple!

"Damn it!"

His heart trembled slightly. He immediately leaped up, kicked out, and struck the stern of the World-Crossing Golden Ship. The golden ship rumbled forward, sailing into the vast chaotic mist.

"Old Third, others have been blocking you all along."

Qin Mu's feet landed on the Guixu Lotus platform. He mobilized all his power. Hongmeng primordial energy and runes transformed into various Great Daos, forming a Chaos sword in his hand, its aura blazing. He flicked the sword and said: "Now it's my turn to block you!"

Third Brother raised his spear, the tip falling behind him, plunging into the Chaos Long River. His steps grew faster and faster. The spear tip cut through the surface of the Chaos Long River, splitting it into two great waves that flew to both sides.

In his Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Dao light shone like clouds, growing increasingly intense.

"Nanxiang, kill Seventh Young Master's wife!" His Dao voice came through.

On the World-Crossing Golden Ship, Nanxiang Yuanjun heard his voice and hesitated.

Ling Yuxiu chuckled: "Sister Nanxiang doesn't want to offend Third Brother, nor does she want to offend my husband. She can pretend she didn't hear."

Nanxiang Yuanjun heard this and laughed: "Madam is quite interesting. No wonder Seventh Young Master married you."

She simply pretended not to have heard Lingxiao's words and chatted happily with Ling Yuxiu.

Boom!

Young Master Lingxiao and Young Master Qin Mu collided on the long river. The waves they stirred up surged forward, catching up to the golden ship and crashing against its stern, making the ship go even faster.

"Madam, aren't you worried about Seventh Young Master?" Nanxiang looked at her gradually swelling belly and raised her head curiously.

Ling Yuxiu smiled: "Why worry? My husband is the Seventh Young Master of the Mirage Palace. Since he is the Seventh Young Master, there's no way he will die here. Otherwise, how could he become the Seventh Young Master?"

Nanxiang couldn't help but say: "Third Brother doesn't have to kill Seventh Young Master. He only needs to knock him into the Chaos Long River and send him back to the Tenth Epoch. At that time, without Seventh Young Master's protection, Madam will be in danger."

"If that happens, the one in danger won't be me and my child, but Third Brother." Ling Yuxiu smiled slightly.

Nanxiang didn't understand.

Just then, the World-Crossing Golden Ship left the Chaos Long River of the Tenth Epoch and entered the long river of the Ninth Epoch, sailing into the vast chaos.

"My husband is not yet the Seventh Young Master now. He is Mu Tianzun. If he is knocked back to a past universe, he will achieve Dao and become the Seventh Young Master."

Ling Yuxiu explained: "After achieving Dao, my husband's strength will definitely surpass all the other young masters. He will definitely be an existence that makes Third Brother feel terrified. If I were Third Brother, I would never give him the chance to achieve Dao at this time!"

Nanxiang shuddered. She looked back but couldn't see the battle situation of the Tenth Epoch, nor could any ripples of divine abilities reach this place.

Soon, behind the World-Crossing Golden Ship, an unusually intense aura suddenly erupted. Nanxiang's expression changed. Without thinking, she shielded Ling Yuxiu behind her and nervously looked behind, saying in a low voice: "Madam, first go hide in the golden hall!"

Behind the golden ship, chaotic energy surged. A tall figure loomed indistinctly, approaching the golden ship.

But Ling Yuxiu suddenly relaxed. She didn't hide in the golden hall.

The figure walked out from the layers of chaotic mist. It was Qin Mu, covered in blood, wounds all over his body. He held a Chaos sword in his hand, his killing intent boiling over.

Behind him, the Guixu Lotus platform and the World Tree were also tattered and broken. Clearly, the battle on the river surface of the Tenth Epoch had been exceptionally brutal!

He caught up to the golden ship, but the killing intent he emitted was still extremely intense, without any relaxation!

Whoosh!

The Chaos Long River split open. Third Brother Lingxiao, covered in wounds, walked out step by step from the long river!

ps: Time—corrodes everything. Happy birthday to the Village's Most Handsome and the two alliance leaders!

Zhaizhu went out without bringing his laptop power cord. The computer ran out of battery. This chapter was typed on a phone, purely by hand! Tears streaming~~