Chapter 1572: The Way of Reincarnation

The Empress, in a tender, sweet voice, whispered, "Qin Lang, don't worry. I refined my sister to death, and you too will die heroically, a death of great value!"

Qin Mu struggled fiercely but could not break free.

Previously, Qin Mu would not have feared any divine abilities from Madam Yuanmu or the Empress. However, after the two women merged, their divine arts became incredibly bizarre and terrifying, even for him, making them impossible to decipher immediately.

These divine arts contained the power to destroy everything, yet also the power to nurture everything. When these two forces merged, they ignited Qin Mu's own Great Dao, causing him to almost lose control over it as it burst into a burning Dao flame!

Even his Five Grand Dao, which he had comprehended, was ignited by the Empress!

More terrifying still, he was unable to prevent his own cultivation from transforming into Dao flame!

"Yuanmu, I can help you refine the Empress," Qin Mu's eyes gleamed as he continued, "Do you really think you can refine her to death by burning us to forge this furnace? You're thinking too simply. You cannot refine her at all. Her consciousness is completely fused with yours, and no treasure can extract her consciousness—except me! Your skill in the Dao of Creation is far inferior to mine!"

The Empress, in a very feminine manner, rolled her eyes at him and chuckled, "My dear boy, you look so serious when you boast, it's truly captivating. After you die, I'll visit your grave often."

Qin Mu inwardly despaired. This woman was a madwoman now; reasoning with her was impossible, and appealing to her interests wouldn't change her mind!

"Empress, if you kill me, you will offend Hao Tianzun!"

Palace Master, also in agony, gritted her teeth and said, "Do you think Hao Tianzun will let you go?"

"Let me go?" The Empress chuckled, "He's my son. Would he kill his own mother for your sake?"

Palace Master's face turned pale, and she was speechless.

Feeling his own Great Dao burning, Qin Mu furiously exclaimed, "Yuanmu, I can help you refine the Empress using the Dao of Reincarnation along with the Dao of Creation, but if I die, you'll never have another chance!"

Suddenly, the Empress's expression changed. She said coldly, "Heavenly Venerable Mu, you say you can refine me to death?"

Qin Mu blinked, cautiously probing, "Empress?"

"It is I!" The Empress gnashed her teeth and sneered, "That little hussy took me by surprise and forcibly suppressed my consciousness, thinking she could deceive everyone and refine me into a treasure to kill me. She greatly underestimated me! I have suppressed her consciousness, forcing her into slumber; otherwise, you two adulterers would have succeeded in your plot! Since you've teamed up with that little hussy, how can I let you live?"

Qin Mu quickly laughed, "Your Majesty, allying with Yuanmu was not my desire; allying with you is my best choice. That little hussy Yuanmu is so temperamental..."

"Qin Lang, what did you say?" the Empress purred, her eyes slitted.

Qin Mu's face was ashen, filled with a sense of helplessness and deep powerlessness.

Talking to a lunatic truly left his strategic mind with no room to maneuver.

The alluring expression on the Empress's face vanished, replaced by her cold, indifferent demeanor. She calmly stated, "That little hussy has resurfaced, but how could I let you have your way? By burning two Heavenly Venerables to forge this supreme treasure, I will completely refine that little hussy into ashes!"

Despair filled Palace Master's heart. She could see that even Qin Mu was helpless at this moment, without a single idea.

Qin Mu was always cunning. Faced with all sorts of dangers, even seemingly inescapable death traps, he could always come up with unexpected ideas to escape by the skin of his teeth.

But now, the Empress was a lunatic, an utterly irrational lunatic!

Palace Master also felt her Great Dao burning and fading, and her heart grew dim. "I never thought I would survive from primeval times, endure countless calamities without dying, only to finally perish at the hands of a madwoman..."

Suddenly, Qin Mu proclaimed in a clear voice, "All desires and karmic ties lead to falling into the Three Evil Paths, to the Six Realms of Rebirth, enduring all sufferings! All beings revolve and cycle within them."

Palace Master was slightly startled, then heard Qin Mu reciting a scripture about the Dao of Reincarnation. The profound teachings of the scripture elucidated the mysteries of the Dao of Reincarnation one by one.

The Dao of Reincarnation originally did not exist in this world; it was pioneered by the Son of Heaven of Yin. However, due to his limited aptitude and comprehension, although he established the Dao of Reincarnation, he did not perfect it, which is why it was not widely renowned.

However, the Dao of Reincarnation scripture Qin Mu recited was far more profound than the Son of Heaven of Yin's. Its subtleties left even her in awe, causing her to nod repeatedly.

On the other side, the Empress listened intently. Unbeknownst to them, the Dao flames on Qin Mu and Palace Master gradually diminished. It was clear that the Empress was listening, learning, and cultivating simultaneously, becoming too absorbed to convert their cultivation into Dao flames.

Qin Mu continued reciting. The scripture grew increasingly profound and obscure, explaining how to change one's destiny through reincarnation, how to shed illusions and avert disasters within reincarnation, and how to preserve one's original intention and guard one's true essence to avoid being corrupted by inner demons.

Even Palace Master was captivated, listening in a trance. She secretly praised, "Heavenly Venerable Mu is truly formidable. His Great Dao of Reincarnation seems to have integrated the Buddhist Great Brahma's Sutra of Immeasurable Kalpas, making it infinitely more profound than the Son of Heaven of Yin's sacred reincarnation techniques. No wonder the Son of Heaven of Yin immediately fainted when he used his reincarnation divine ability on him."

The Empress listened even more intently than she did. Although the Dao flames on both Qin Mu and Palace Master were still burning, their intensity had significantly lessened.

The Dao of Reincarnation scripture Qin Mu recited was precisely what could address the Empress's current state, which is why it held such allure, making them stop their struggle and focus solely on comprehending the text.

Qin Mu deliberately made the scripture abstruse and difficult to understand, completely drawing their attention.

The more profound Qin Mu's recitation became, the more the Empress unconsciously loosened her grip on their hands.

Qin Mu's eyes flickered. While continuously reciting, he quietly shifted his feet, moving away from beneath the great furnace.

Seeing this, Palace Master's heart stirred. "Heavenly Venerable Mu has truly mastered the art of escape; he actually has a solution for such a death trap!"

She also quietly shifted her feet.

The moment she lifted her foot, the Empress's aura suddenly changed. Two streams of energy shot skyward, colliding with each other.

Palace Master was startled and quickly stopped. She saw the two streams of energy from the Empress intertwining and attacking each other. It turned out that Madam Yuanmu and the Empress were simultaneously activating the Dao of Reincarnation, attempting to use it to refine each other!

Palace Master breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing Qin Mu had already moved away, she hastily rushed towards him, unleashing her divine sense without hesitation and attacking him!

Qin Mu, enraged, stopped his recitation and fully resisted, lowering his voice. "Gong Yun, you're seeking death! If you alert her, neither of us will escape!"

Palace Master fiercely attacked him, saying coldly, "Hao Tianzun assigned me the task of filling the Sea Eye. If I let you escape, I'll be dead anyway! No matter what, today you must be thrown into the Great Abyss of Guixu!"

Her divine sense was powerful, and her attacks were incredibly swift. Although Qin Mu's attainments in divine sense were also extremely high, he was still slightly inferior to her. He had to resist; otherwise, if her divine sense abilities invaded his body, while not fatal, they would cause him immense trouble.

Resisting her assault, Qin Mu drew his sword without hesitation. His Calamity Sword, once unsheathed, manifested the Thirtieth Heaven of Sword Dao: Calamity Break!

The sword light shimmered, slicing past Palace Master's throat, and a streak of blood appeared.

Palace Master twisted her body, evading the sword. Her body spun, and her long whip shot out, coiling around him with a swish.

Qin Mu used the momentum to appear before her, unleashing a martial arts divine ability. He activated the Crimson Light Divine Body Art, sending a punch flying towards her.

Palace Master raised her hand to block, and behind her head, celestial palaces formed a Grand Heavenly Court, boosting her vital qi to counter his martial arts divine ability, using her magic power to overwhelm him!

The moment they clashed, their bodies were greatly shaken, and they each tumbled backward.

Within the great abyss, pillars of light surged skyward as the Guixu tide erupted, grazing their bodies and instantly leaving them covered in blood.

Inside the great abyss, twin lotus flowers, blooming from a single stem, slowly rose amidst the light tide, incredibly beautiful.

Above Palace Master's head, the celestial palaces transformed into a raised horn. With a booming sound, her vital qi surged. She flicked her whip, turning it into a spear, and thrust it forward. Qin Mu clasped his hands, forming a Taiji diagram. The spear pierced into the Taiji diagram, and Palace Master pressed against him, forcing him into the radiant tide of Guixu!

Qin Mu swiftly retreated, landing on the twin lotus flowers the next moment, where the tide could not reach.

Palace Master frowned and stopped.

Qin Mu looked at her across the tide of light and suddenly smiled, "Gong Yun, the Empress is right behind you."

Palace Master's hair stood on end. She swiftly leaped, whistling as she descended towards the twin lotus flowers.

She forced her way through the tide of light, instantly becoming covered in wounds. She hastily looked back, only to see the Empress still standing in place, raving madly, muttering to herself, and certainly not behind her!

"A trick!"

Just as this thought crossed her mind, a sword light pierced through her chest and out her back, halting her momentum!

Having succeeded with one sword strike, Qin Mu immediately changed his move, intending to send her completely into Guixu. Suddenly, a long whip swept over, binding Qin Mu. Qin Mu pushed off with his feet, stabilizing himself. The next moment, Palace Master had already reached the lotus.

Qin Mu stomped his foot heavily, and his Divine Treasures domain unfolded. Behind his head, celestial palaces floated, combining to form a vast Heavenly Court!

Concurrently, fifty-eight treasure halls appeared, jointly safeguarding his Heavenly Court!

Palace Master's eye twitched. The long whip that had coiled around Qin Mu was stretched open by the terrifying power erupting from his body, unable to bind him any longer!

"Gong Yun!" Qin Mu moved his body, reached out, and his Calamity Sword flew back into his hand. He said calmly, "What do you think of my fifty-eight treasure halls?"

Palace Master's pupils constricted sharply. "You've thoroughly studied Hao Tianzun's Myriad Dao Heavenly Wheel?"

"Not only that, but I also took the opportunity to deduce Hao Tianzun's various celestial palaces." Qin Mu smiled faintly. "These past days, I've been traversing the Myriad Dao Heavenly Wheel, exploring all his life's knowledge and insights, and analyzing the various runes within it. Then, I repeatedly reassembled them, attempting to deduce his cultivation techniques and divine abilities. Everything he knows, I now know."

He twitched his Calamity Sword, and said leisurely, "In fact, when you tried to refine me in the Heavenly Court, I also gained a general understanding of your divine abilities and Dao arts. What you know..." He scoffed, "I know too! And in a while, I might even be better at using them, more skilled, and at a higher Dao realm than you!"

Gong Yun's pupils constricted sharply. "But your cultivation realm is still insufficient; you're still no match for a Heavenly Venerable!"

"Why not try?" Qin Mu smiled faintly.

Outside, the Guixu tide grew more intense, its light dazzling.