Chapter 1512: Battle with the Heavenly Venerable

Qin Mu paused slightly, unable to resist glancing at the woman in the Dao fruit. The woman also looked back at him, surprised and a little nervous.

"Not bad-looking," Qin Mu secretly praised, shifting his gaze from her chest to Qiang Tianfei. He smiled, "Your Highness..."

"Call me Emperor Tai," Qiang Tianfei said, displeased.

Qin Mu burst out laughing. "Your Majesty just referred to yourself as 'this princess.' Why the change to 'Your Majesty' now?"

Qiang Tianfei snorted, her gaze falling on the sword at his waist. "Where did you get that sword? Your magic power hasn't reached the Heavenly Venerate level yet. Was it that sword that managed to injure me just now? Is it a weapon of a Dao achiever?"

"Precisely!" Qin Mu drew the Calamity Sword, his spirits high and eyebrows dancing. "After entering the Ancestral Court's Jade Capital City, I found this Dao sword in a temple. When I tested it, its power was truly immense."

Qiang Tianfei let out a sigh of relief and smiled. "Relying on external objects for cultivation, Heavenly Venerate Mu, you've strayed from the path. This sword should still be handed over to me... to me!"

Two baleful blood-blades suddenly flew out from the long river of chaos, striking towards Qin Mu! The two God-Slaying Profound Blades were incredibly powerful; even Heavenly Duke's physical body couldn't withstand them. Just earlier, they had merely grazed Qin Mu's head and injured him. Qiang Tianfei had deliberately ambushed these two divine blades in the long river of chaos, intending a sneak attack to ensure a fatal blow! She knew Qin Mu was slippery and, if he managed to escape, she might not be able to stop him, so she resorted to a surprise attack.

However, she was unaware that her two baleful divine blades had not escaped Qin Mu's notice at all. If it were anyone else, unable to see through the long river of chaos, they might have fallen victim to her. But Qin Mu's vertical eye in his forehead could even pierce through the chaotic river, revealing scenes from the past universe. The two God-Slaying Profound Blades she had ambushed were already clearly visible to Qin Mu, and not a single movement of the profound blades escaped his eyes.

Qin Mu drew his sword, and the sword light flashed, transforming into Void Taiji. His sword light collided with the two God-Slaying Profound Blades. In an instant, the two divine blades, like long crimson dragons, connected under his sword art, resembling an unfurled dragon-shaped Taiji diagram! One dragon represented Yin, the other Yang; they interlocked, forming a single entity.

Qiang Tianfei was caught off guard and tried to recall the two divine blades. However, Qin Mu, standing on his small boat, passed through the dragon-shaped Taiji diagram, pointing his sword at her brow on the Dao tree! Void Taiji was Qin Mu's ninth heaven of Dao Realm. However, after achieving mastery in swordsmanship and integrating his Divine Ability Dao Realm, the Calamity Sword added three more heavens, transforming this move into his twelfth heaven of swordsmanship. This move altered the form of the God-Slaying Profound Blades, rendering their physical forms illusory and transforming them into Yin and Yang states, causing Qiang Tianfei to temporarily lose control of them and giving Qin Mu an opportune moment. This was both swordsmanship and divine ability, executed with extraordinary mastery in his hands. Even Qiang Tianfei had never witnessed such profound martial arts.

Qin Mu's sword strike was incredibly fast. The small boat, transformed from a staff, was already much faster than the Dao tree, and the sword art Qin Mu used, "Tai Shi Form Questioning the Azure Nether," was renowned for its speed! Just as Qiang Tianfei attempted to recall the two divine blades, Qin Mu's sword light arrived before her! The sword light, a point of azure nether, grew larger and larger before Qiang Tianfei's eyes, threatening to engulf her!

Unlike Kaihuang's swordsmanship, which was rooted in the Kaihuang Heavenly Court, where each heaven of swordsmanship represented a heaven, expounding his ideals and aspirations, his every sword heaven was grand and magnificent, transforming into layers of heavens. When his swordsmanship was unleashed, thirty-five heavens would emerge, thirty-five different worlds, each with its own Dao rhythm. Qin Mu's swordsmanship, however, originated from his own Divine Ability Dao Realm. His Divine Ability Dao Realm conveyed not just ideals and aspirations, but also the various insights and feelings he gained during his enlightenment process. Kaihuang's swordsmanship was grand and imposing, yet traceable. Qin Mu's divine abilities, on the other hand, were agile, elusive, and unpredictable.

Qiang Tianfei did not dodge Qin Mu's sword. With a furious shout, a God-Slaying Platform suddenly appeared beneath her feet. The platform glowed with a burst of bloody light, immediately suppressing the Yin-Yang transformation of the two divine blades! The two divine blades came from behind, attacking Qin Mu. Her decision was ruthless: instead of dodging Qin Mu's sword move, she simply activated the two divine blades to slay Qin Mu! If Qin Mu didn't dodge, both of them would be hit! Her reliance was on her vast divine sense; even if her physical body was damaged, as long as her divine sense remained, she could conjure a new body through visualization!

Although Qin Mu was proficient in the Path of Creation, the two divine blades were condensed from the most evil baleful qi in existence, capable of devouring cultivation and vital blood. If Qin Mu was struck by the two divine blades, his entire vital blood would be instantly absorbed, turning him into a mummified corpse, severed into three pieces! Without cultivation or a shred of vital blood, even with his boundless divine abilities, Qin Mu would be unable to recover! Her two divine blades could fell Dao trees and sever Dao fruits; they were invincible. If Qin Mu dared to fight head-on, she would gladly comply!

At her glabella, the azure nether transformed by the sword light surged. Even before it touched her skin, her forehead underwent a substantial change; the skin, bones, and flesh of her forehead began to transform into an energy state! Qin Mu's sword intent penetrated directly into her glabella. The brilliant sword light had already begun to pierce her glabella's Celestial Palace, about to pass through its South Heaven Gate and sweep through the entire palace! Qiang Tianfei's eye twitched uncontrollably. The power of Qin Mu's sword strike still exceeded her expectations and imagination. She had previously mistaken the attacker for Kaihuang Qin Ye, but now it seemed that although Qin Mu's cultivation was inferior to Kaihuang Qin Ye's, his mastery of swordsmanship was just as good, if not better!

At this moment, Qin Mu suddenly retracted his sword. The azure nether at the sword tip trembled, split into two, and touched the heads of the two God-Slaying Profound Blades, one on the left and one on the right. His swordsmanship was exquisite, praised by Kaihuang as the best in a million years. These two strikes were perfectly timed, severing the power of the two divine blades.

Qiang Tianfei, however, smiled. The instant Qin Mu retracted his sword and struck the two divine blades, they became incredibly soft, coiling around the Calamity Sword's blade like intertwined ropes, whistling as they wrapped along the blade towards Qin Mu's sword-wielding hand! Qin Mu cried out in alarm, hastily shaking his hand to throw the Calamity Sword, along with the two divine blades, away. The small boat beneath his feet shot diagonally, dodging the two divine blades!

"Heavenly Venerate Mu, thank you for traveling so far to deliver such a treasure!" Qiang Tianfei let out a cackle and extended her hand. The two divine blades, wrapped around the Calamity Sword, flew towards her, the hilt falling into her hand.

On the tattered Dao fruit beneath her feet, the beautiful woman within suddenly stirred, immediately seeing through the deception. She cried out, "Juyu-shi, it's a trick! That's not a Dao achiever's sword; it's his own treasure!"

Just as Qiang Tianfei's hand touched the hilt, she saw Qin Mu dashing forward, his back to her. His hands were clasped behind his back, not as disheveled as she had imagined, but rather with an air of composure. Qiang Tianfei's heart skipped a beat. She hastily released her grip and activated the two divine blades, intending to sever the Calamity Sword. At that moment, Qin Mu's hands, clasped behind his back, moved one above the other, both forming sword seals! His hands moved subtly behind his back, the sword seals changing at an imperceptible speed.

As Qiang Tianfei released the hilt, she saw the Calamity Sword extricate itself from the entanglement of her two divine blades. The sword seemed to have instantaneously entered a state of tangible non-substance, passing through the two divine blades with no physical body, only light.

Swoosh—

The sword light spun, forming a sword flourish. Just as her grip loosened, she saw her five fingers detach from her palm, dancing in the air like living sprites. At that instant, Qiang Tianfei's expression turned peculiar. The moment her five fingers were severed by the sword light, they came to life, flesh wriggled, bones grew, and they transformed into five small, agile Qin Mus, who all bowed in unison towards her! The hilt of the Calamity Sword hung inverted, as if held upside down by the five tiny Qin Mus, who then clasped their hands and pushed it forward!

One Qi Blending Primordial Dao Roam!

Qiang Tianfei's chest burst open. The inverted divine sword pierced through her chest and exited her back. Wherever it passed, her body transformed into chaotic qi, forcefully tearing through her physical form! Qiang Tianfei let out a fierce cry, and layers of Celestial Palaces emerged behind her. Her cultivation soared as she reached out and grabbed the two divine blades. With a swing of the divine blades' dragon tails, the five tiny Qin Mus, transformed from her fingers, were shattered to dust! The two divine blades unleashed immense power, yet remained incredibly flexible, striking towards the divine sword behind her!

Simultaneously, Qin Mu on the small boat remained with his back to her, the boat still darting forward. However, the sword seals his hands formed behind his back became even swifter, almost impossible to discern!

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Under his control, the Calamity Sword darted up and down, its sword moves constantly changing, avoiding the repeated strangulation attempts of the two divine blades in its tangible non-substance state! This divine sword was not attacking Qiang Tianfei, but rather the Dao tree beneath her feet. Streaks of sword light flew among the withered branches of the Dao tree, severing them! Qiang Tianfei was greatly alarmed, cold sweat beading on her forehead. She leaped up from the God-Slaying Platform, controlling her divine blades to pursue the Calamity Sword. The Calamity Sword acted without restraint, but she had to avoid cutting off the Dao tree branches herself. Because the two God-Slaying Profound Blades were too powerful, the Dao tree could not withstand even a single strike from them if they touched its branches.

Suddenly, the Calamity Sword swiftly circled the tree trunk. The Dao tree collapsed with a crash, and Qiang Tianfei, consumed by rage, plummeted downwards. The sword light suddenly struck the falling God-Slaying Platform like lightning, then shot away, whistling over the surface of the long river of chaos to catch up with Qin Mu's small boat.

Qin Mu stood on the small boat and lifted his left hand. The Calamity Sword soared up from the surface of the long river of chaos, detaching from the God-Slaying Platform, which then fell downwards into his hand. Qin Mu stored the God-Slaying Platform in his Divine Treasure Ancestral Court. With his right hand, he unfastened the sword sheath. He watched as the Calamity Sword's speed gradually slowed, its light faded, and it slowly descended, sliding into its sheath. Qin Mu fastened the sheathed sword to his left hip, then turned his head and smiled at Qiang Tianfei.

At this moment, Qiang Tianfei, along with the woman in the tattered Dao fruit, was plummeting into the long river of chaos!

"Heavenly Venerate Mu!" Qiang Tianfei gripped the two divine blades, desperately trying to stabilize herself and prevent falling into the long river of chaos. However, there was nothing to leverage in the chaos, and her body continued to plummet. Her face paled with alarm. She hastily landed on a wooden pile. However, in the long river of chaos below, skeletal figures rose, and struggling, twisted souls from the chaos reached out, grasping at her on the wooden pile!

Qiang Tianfei's two blades spun, severing countless limbs. The tattered Dao fruit flew through the blade light. Suddenly, the Dao light from the fruit shone outwards, causing the strange entities in the long river of chaos to retreat from its radiance. The woman in the Dao fruit, her aura weakening, cried out, "I can't hold on much longer, cross the river quickly! Otherwise, both of us will fall into the past universe!"

Qin Mu turned his head, seeing the scene with a strange glint in his eyes. "Who is this woman? She's very strong. I wonder how she compares to the Primordial Saint of Miluo Palace..." As if by a strange impulse, he took out the teaching rod that the Primordial Saint of Miluo Palace had given him, activated it, and sent it flying towards Qiang Tianfei.

Thwack—

Qiang Tianfei was struck on the head and instantly enraged. Qin Mu hastily retracted the teaching rod, thinking to himself, "I forgot, Qiang Tianfei doesn't have a primordial spirit, so hitting her with the rod is useless."