Chapter 1785: Heavenly Capital Returns to Its Place
"Who could possibly cross the Guixu?"
Just as Qin Mu was pondering this, the sky suddenly bulged, as if a massive rounded sack was hanging down from the heavens.
The rounded sack swelled and contracted. When it shrank back, no abnormality was visible, but when it swelled, it almost touched the highest peaks of the Ancestral Court!
Kaihuang Qin Ye, Taishi, and the others also noticed this scene and looked up, only to see that when the massive rounded sack in the sky swelled, it seemed to contain the cosmos and starry sky within it, with countless river of stars coiling around.
When the rounded sack contracted, it was as if a massive black hole had devoured the starry sky!
Qin Mu's expression shifted slightly. "Someone is fighting within the Guixu. The power of their techniques is extremely strong. The seal I left behind is one that connects to the power of the Guixu, and this force can break through my seal! Could it be that one of the young masters is attempting to sneak across from the Guixu?"
In the sky, the rounded sack continued to swell and contract. The fluctuations emanating from the Guixu contained the Dao techniques of the Guixu, but they were not entirely Guixu techniques; there were also other unprecedented Dao techniques!
"The fluctuations of these techniques..."
Qin Mu's expression shifted again, and he finally thought of a possibility.
The Heaven-Opening Multitude!
He had witnessed the techniques of the Heaven-Opening Multitude before—strange and unpredictable, catching one off guard. The techniques transmitted from the Guixu bore some resemblance to those of the several Heaven-Opening Multitude members who had blocked his return path on the Chaos Long River.
However, the techniques transmitted from the Guixu were far more powerful than those of those few Heaven-Opening Multitude members, and they were even stranger, with their might increased a hundredfold!
"There are only thirty-six in the Heaven-Opening Multitude. Could Ling Tianzun be among them?"
As soon as this thought crossed Qin Mu's mind, he shook his head. If Ling Tianzun were among them, with her strength, she would inevitably become the leader of the Heaven-Opening Multitude. In that case, the incident where the Heaven-Opening Multitude attempted to seize the body of Qin Mu's daughter, Qin Lingyun, would not have occurred.
"Ling Tianzun is not among them. With only those thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members, they shouldn't be able to unleash such astonishing power. Could it be..."
Qin Mu thought of the key point. Back then, the Heavenly Capital Master had gathered the Dao Achievers of Heavenly Capital City to open the heavens, erected an altar, and combined the power of all the Dao Achievers to open up the Seventeenth Epoch.
The Heavenly Capital Master was dead, and without his leadership, the other Heaven-Opening Multitude members could not fully unleash the power of the Heaven-Opening Altar. However, if these Heaven-Opening Multitude members formed a formation similar to the Heaven-Opening Altar and executed a combined attack technique, they could indeed gather their strength together and unleash unimaginable power!
He suddenly rose into the air and charged toward the Guixu. At the same moment he moved, Taiyi, who was healing his wounds, also rose and charged toward the Guixu in the sky.
Qin Mu's heart stirred. Taiyi must have also recognized the techniques of the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Multitude!
Under the World Tree, Wuyai the Elder was also slowly recovering from his injuries. The strange phenomena caused by the Heaven-Opening Multitude forcibly breaking through the Guixu naturally did not escape his notice.
"Dao Defilers!"
Wuyai the Elder's expression shifted between dark and bright. Suddenly, he made up his mind. Ignoring the treatment of his own Dao wounds, he immediately rose and headed toward the Guixu.
In the Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court, the fifth hall master of Miluo Palace had already descended, along with four other Dao Achievers. The five hall masters and a group of Dao Achievers looked up at the sky, each with a solemn expression.
"No one is permitted to go to the Guixu!"
Suddenly, the leading Cloud Dragon Hall Master's face darkened as he shouted, "The Third Young Master already knows the situation. The Heaven-Opening Multitude is forcing their way through the Guixu to fight the Second Young Master. The Third Young Master has instructed that they should be left to wear each other out. The more they die, the more beneficial it will be for the descent of the two young masters!"
The other hall masters and Dao Achievers felt a chill in their hearts and quickly acknowledged the order.
The Cloud Dragon Hall Master looked up at the Guixu, a strange light in his eyes, and murmured, "This time, the Heaven-Opening Multitude is borrowing the path of the Guixu to fight the Second Young Master. They will inevitably lose a few members. These Dao Defilers deserve to die, and Young Master Wuji is also guilty of heinous crimes, harming his fellow disciples, betraying the teacher, and betraying Miluo Palace. It would be best if they could annihilate each other..."
The Eight Scenery Hall Master beside him said, "Even if the Heaven-Opening Multitude emerges from the Guixu, they will only fall into the trap set by Young Master Hundun in the Ancestral Court and be trapped here. Entering this beast pen, they have nowhere to go and can only kill each other. Then Young Master Lingxiao and Young Master Zixiao can descend smoothly."
The hall masters and Dao Achievers in Jade Capital City sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, holding their positions.
At this moment, Qin Mu, Taiyi, and Wuyai the Elder were still charging toward the Guixu Abyss.
In the sky, the layers of seals Qin Mu had set were beginning to disintegrate. Earlier, the fluctuations of the techniques from the battle between the Heaven-Opening Multitude and the Second Young Master Wuji had surged out of the Guixu Abyss, only breaking through his seals without destroying them. But now the seals were disintegrating, revealing the Guixu Abyss.
However, Qin Mu's seals were not completely destroyed, so some parts of the Ancestral Court's sky were pitch black, while others remained azure. The dark patches were growing larger and larger.
Just as the three were about to charge into the Guixu, a deafening roar suddenly came. The remaining seals Qin Mu had set shattered into pieces. A face with a strange smile suddenly drooped down from the sky, covering the abyss.
This face and its owner were like a giant water droplet, falling downward a bit, then retracting, then falling out even more.
His body was too massive, as if stuck in the Guixu, or as if someone behind him was grabbing his ankle, and he was struggling violently.
After several such attempts, the enormous smiling figure suddenly fell entirely out of the Guixu.
Taiyi's expression shifted, and he said to Qin Mu, "Dao friend, please go back!"
Qin Mu was momentarily stunned, not understanding his meaning.
Taiyi's aura grew stronger and stronger. The twenty-plus Dao-Slaying Divine Nails stuck in his lower body suddenly began to spin and squeak, pulling out from within him.
"Taiyi, you are still injured! If you remove the divine nails, you won't be able to suppress your Dao wounds!"
Qin Mu hurriedly tried to stop him, but in that short time, Taiyi had already forced all the Dao-Slaying Divine Nails out of his body.
Taiyi's speed greatly increased. With one step, he surpassed Qin Mu and rushed toward the falling smiling figure.
At the same time, Wuyai the Elder flew in from the side, heading straight for the smiling figure and Taiyi.
The enormous body of the smiling figure suddenly twisted, then burst apart with a bang, transforming into the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members. They stood in the air, quietly waiting for Taiyi's arrival, each with a smile on their face.
The smiling figure was also among them, standing at the very front, his smile unchanged.
Each of them bore Dao wounds on their bodies. Clearly, the battle with the Second Young Master Wuji had not been easy for them either; they had only managed to sneak across from the Guixu after a bloody fight.
Wuyai the Elder arrived first, launching a deadly attack on all thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members simultaneously. He understood the danger of the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Multitude better than anyone.
It wasn't that Wuyai the Elder cared about the world, but that the path of these thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members had completely abandoned the traditional path of Dao realms. They did not cultivate Dao trees, so he could gain no advantage from them.
Taking advantage of their injuries, he naturally wanted to eliminate them to prevent future trouble!
The thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members each shifted their positions, meeting Wuyai the Elder with the formation of the Heaven-Opening Altar. Before their techniques could fully unfold, Taiyi had already appeared behind Wuyai the Elder, a divine axe in his hand.
Wuyai the Elder was horrified, having to fend off attacks from both front and back.
Boom—
Wuyai the Elder's blood splattered across the sky as he fled, leaving behind many shattered World Tree roots and branches in the sky.
Suddenly, in the instant after the power of the three sides' techniques erupted, Qin Mu flashed in, cutting through the techniques of all three sides. He paused in midair and landed in the center of the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members.
"Rise!"
Qin Mu stomped heavily, and a Heaven-Opening Altar rose beneath his feet. Magnificent Dao techniques surged out in all directions, perfectly aligning with the Heaven-Opening Altar of the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members.
His divine power mobilized, and the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members felt their own power pour out, merging with Qin Mu's divine power. Each showed surprise, their gazes falling on Qin Mu at the center of the altar.
Qin Mu had seen through their Heaven-Opening Altar, used the same formation to merge with their Heaven-Opening Altar formation, and seized the formation's eye—the Heaven-Opening ground at the center of the altar.
As he mobilized his divine power, his body sank slightly, making a motion as if drawing a sword. The power of the Heaven-Opening Multitude seemed to be drawn by him as well, amplifying his strength.
Dao Realm Thirty-Fourth Heaven, Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Chapter!
The power of his Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Chapter had never reached such a level before, increasing by a hundred or even a thousand times compared to before!
He held back this sword strike, restraining the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members, while his gaze was fixed on Taiyi, who was approaching with his axe.
By doing so, he controlled the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members, not to guard against anyone else, but specifically against Taiyi!
"Dao brother!"
Qin Mu's voice was low, carrying a threat: "Don't come any closer! Stop!"
Taiyi's gaze was strange. "Dao friend, what do you mean by this?"
Qin Mu snorted. The power of the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Chapter could erupt at any moment, turning into an unparalleled strike that could change heaven and earth. But facing the person he respected most, he could never unleash this move.
"The Seventh Young Master is indeed the most troublesome figure under heaven."
Suddenly, the smiling figure turned his head, his smiling face facing Qin Mu at the center of the altar. The smile on his face was enough to make one's hair stand on end. "No wonder Ling holds you in such high regard, believing your talent to be unmatched."
Qin Mu's heart tightened, and he immediately felt the two overlapping Heaven-Opening Altar formations becoming inconsistent!
He had comprehended this great technique by observing the Heavenly Capital opening the heavens, but his understanding of the Heaven-Opening Altar was certainly not as exquisite as that of the Heaven-Opening Multitude members who had personally participated in the creation of heaven and earth!
The smiling figure was the first to break free from the subtlety of this technique, followed by the second Heaven-Opening Multitude member, then the third!
Cold sweat broke out on Qin Mu's forehead. Just as he was about to activate the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Chapter, Taiyi suddenly took a step forward. The next moment, he appeared on the altar, his tall and majestic body crashing into Qin Mu, sending him flying backward.
Taiyi swung his divine axe, and Qin Mu drew his sword to block, retreating even faster. However, Taiyi's move seemed to have little power, as if he only intended to send Qin Mu away.
Qin Mu steadied himself and saw Taiyi standing in the center of the Heaven-Opening Multitude. The thirty-five Heaven-Opening Multitude members all bowed in unison, saying in one voice: "The entirety of Heavenly Capital City respectfully welcomes the Heavenly Capital Master back to his place!"
—Happy birthday to Alliance Leader Xiao Fei Yang Ba!!