Chapter 1650: Hongmeng Transforming the Dao

When Qin Mu’s sword thrust came, Taichu merely twitched a finger, offering no resistance. Given his strength, blocking the sword would not have been difficult, but inexplicably, he chose to yield.

As the phantom of the High Heavens collapsed, he immediately felt the power originating from it dissipating. This High Heavens was a power bestowed upon him by the Third Young Master of the Mi Luo Palace, not his own High Heavens in the Celestial Heavens. The dissipation of this power brought him a sense of relief, but at the same time, it made him even more wary of Qin Mu’s strength.

Within the Grand Supreme Primordial Heaven, figures rose and fell, countless Dao chains intertwined. The attacks of the twenty prehistoric Path-Attainers became exceptionally peculiar; they weren't directly attacking Qin Mu, but rather using their physical bodies as mediums to activate their respective palaces. These palaces were manifestations of their own Great Daos. Their achievements were so profound that their current bodies couldn't unleash the full might of these palaces. Their current bodies were merely physical forms shaped by Taichu using his own blood and the Profound Art of Creation, far inferior to the power of their true bodies. If they drew too much power from the palaces, their current bodies would collapse and disintegrate. Using themselves as conduits, they desperately channeled the power of their respective palaces. Their physical bodies cracked under the terrifying force, each becoming bloody and seemingly on the verge of exploding.

Soon, Dao chains crisscrossed and intertwined within the Grand Supreme Primordial Heaven and Qin Mu's Divine Treasure Domain. Countless Dao chains combined, interlocking like an infinitely precise machine.

Qin Mu repeatedly slashed several figures with his sword, feeling increasingly agitated. There were too many Dao chains; massive, thick ones formed a net, restricting both his Divine Treasure Domain and his movements. Even his World Tree was currently entangled and bound by these Dao chains! Qin Mu felt his magic power circulation becoming increasingly sluggish, and his primordial spirit gradually ran out of room to maneuver.

"This isn't good. The structure of these Dao chains seems like a divine art specifically created to counter my cultivation method... That's it! I fought them before ascending to the Chaos Hall, and they must have figured out my cultivation methods and divine arts. They discovered my weaknesses and devised a combined attack technique to exploit them!"

Just as this thought crossed his mind, the surviving dozen or so prehistoric Path-Attainers suddenly roared in unison! "Seventh Young Master, this is the divine art the Third Young Master created to exploit your weaknesses!"

Countless Dao chains surged, rupturing the bodies of the dozen or so Path-Attainers. Their physical forms exploded, and their flesh and blood mixed with the Dao chains, merging with them! On the Dao chains, flesh and blood proliferated wildly, making the chains grow increasingly thick! Instantly, grotesque, writhing Dao chains of flesh and blood pinned Qin Mu's Divine Treasure Domain. Qin Mu's Dao Realm, with its thirty-two Heavens, encompassed thirty-two Divine Treasure Domains, and all of them were now pierced through by these chains of flesh and blood!

In just a moment, Qin Mu's thirty-two Divine Treasure Domains became corroded. The massive Dao chains crisscrossed them, some piercing the sky, others penetrating the earth, some plunging into the five mines, and others delving deep into the Great Abyss of Returning Ruins! Silken threads of flesh and blood extended from the Dao chains in all directions, corroding his domain and polluting all the suns, moons, and stars!

Of the dozen or so Path-Attainers, only one still retained his physical body; the others had exploded and merged into these bizarre Dao chains, leaving only him intact.

"Seventh Young Master." The prehistoric Path-Attainer wiped blood from the corner of his mouth, chuckled, and bowed deeply: "This is the divine art the Third Young Master prepared for you. He asked me to send his regards!" He straightened up and activated the divine art.

"Primal Chaos Transformation!"

Countless Dao chains erupted with resounding crashes, and Qin Mu's Divine Treasure Domains instantly collapsed and disintegrated, compressing together! The collapsing Divine Treasure Domains frantically shrank into Qin Mu's body, along with the flesh-and-blood Dao chains, drilling into him! Qin Mu immediately felt the Great Dao within him spiraling out of control. His Dao spell runes, Dao patterns, and Dao chains all disintegrated, and even his primordial spirit was crushed to fragments!

*Bang—*

Beneath the World Tree, his physical body exploded, transforming into primordial chaos qi! This mass of primordial chaos qi was purple, shimmering and translucent. Within the purple mist, all of Qin Mu's Great Daos could be seen shattered; even the Great Dao of Returning Ruins was not spared! The power of this blow was truly terrifying. The Third Young Master of Mi Luo Palace had previously suffered a setback, ambushed by Qin Mu's red string knot and having his High Heavens phantom shattered by a single sword strike. Now, he had turned the tables!

Oddly, however, an eyeball floated within the primordial purple qi that Qin Mu had transformed into. Suddenly, that eye emitted a ray of light, and the primordial purple qi expanded, enveloping the World Tree within it! Within the purple qi, the World Tree's branches and leaves floated, and its roots slowly unfurled. The only thing not destroyed by this terrifying Primal Chaos Transformation divine art was Qin Mu's eye. This eye contained not only the essence dew of Grand Ease but also a drop of essence dew from the Mi Luo Palace Master's Dao Tree. Everything belonging to Qin Mu was destroyed, shattered into primordial chaos qi, except for this single eye, which remained intact. This eye became his hope for resurrection.

"Seventh Young Master, there's no need to struggle!" The prehistoric Path-Attainer chuckled, exerting all his might to activate the Dao chains entwined around the World Tree. He watched as the chains whistled and wove around the mass of primordial chaos qi, quickly forming a Primordial Purple Qi Pagoda, sealing both the primordial purple qi and the World Tree within. On the surface of this Primordial Pagoda, flesh and blood writhed, and in just moments, it transformed into a massive tower of flesh and blood, standing majestically within the Grand Supreme Primordial Heaven.

The Path-Attainer spat out a mouthful of blood, then his spirits lifted. He glanced at Taichu and said, "The Seventh Young Master has been suppressed by me. Taichu, quickly take me to your Youdu!"

Taichu was greatly perplexed and asked, "Brother, if we can't kill the Seventh Young Master of Mi Luo Palace, why not sink him into the Long River of Chaos instead of taking him to Youdu? In my opinion, we should send him to the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City right now. I fear delay will lead to complications!"

The Path-Attainer shook his head. "There's a blood sacrifice array in Youdu. The Third Young Master's goal isn't merely to capture him, but to sacrifice him. Although he's difficult to kill, we can use the blood sacrifice array to sacrifice him to the Sixteenth Epoch!" He smiled, a hint of excitement in his voice: "His power isn't enough to bring over the Third Young Master himself, but it's sufficient to bring over one of the Third Young Master's Dao fruit avatars! Once the Third Young Master's Dao fruit avatar arrives in this world, then all the Path-Attainers in the entire Ancestral Court Jade Capital City can descend..."

Before he could finish speaking, Taichu raised a hand and pierced his glabella with a finger! The Path-Attainers head exploded with a *bang*, and his body swayed before toppling to the ground.

Taichu's face was grim as he looked up at the writhing, flesh-and-blood Primordial Pagoda. Through the squirming flesh-and-blood Dao chains, he could see the primordial purple qi inside, and the World Tree floating within the qi.

"If the Third Young Master descends, I'll be of no use... Currently, Emperor Haotian is the Heavenly Emperor, and I'm the Grand Emperor, at least second only to him. If the Third Young Master arrives and summons all of you, wouldn't it require sacrificing half of the universe to bring you over?" He circled the Primordial Pagoda once, whispering, "At that point, where would I rank? Would I still have sufficient benefits?"

He let out a cold laugh. Suddenly, the Grand Supreme Primordial Heaven moved rapidly, carrying him and the Primordial Pagoda towards the Ancestral Court. "Hao'er is still too young, after all. If it were him, he would most likely agree to exchange Heavenly Venerable Mu for the Third Young Master. But I am different."

Taichu stood beneath the flesh-and-blood pagoda, gazing at the floating eyeball within the purple qi. He said faintly, "I won't do that. I'll send Heavenly Venerable Mu into the Long River of Chaos, letting him return to a past universe, allowing him to fight a life-and-death battle with the Third and Fourth Young Masters! Meanwhile, we can securely rule this universe."

"Well said." Suddenly, Qin Mu's voice came from within the Primordial Pagoda, originating from the eyeball floating beside the World Tree.

Taichu frowned, touching the sword wound on his forehead. Qin Mu's sword had pierced his skull, and the injury was still present. "Heavenly Venerable Mu, your survival is truly beyond my expectations."

Taichu sat beneath the tree, looking up at the flesh-and-blood pagoda, and calmly said, "You're right, I no longer have my former drive, but I am still alive, while you have become my prisoner." He smiled slightly: "Now I am on the outside, and you are on the inside. You will soon be cast into the river by me and sent to the prehistoric era. This way, you can be your Seventh Young Master in a shattered past universe, and this universe will no longer need you."

"Hahahahaha!" Qin Mu's hearty laughter echoed from the Primordial Pagoda. He calmly said, "A good plan, but even if you can send me to a prehistoric universe, you'll still be number two, and your son will still be number one."

Taichu smiled faintly: "That's hard to say. No matter what number I am, you will always be number seven."

"Not necessarily. Dutian Devil King, please bring out Lan Yutian." Within the purple qi, the eyeball suddenly said, "Let him help me resolve this Primal Chaos Transformation."

Taichu's heart trembled slightly. He quickly stood up and looked into the pagoda, only to see that the eyeball contained a universe within itself, its internal structure incredibly complex. There was Youdu, formed from the horn of Earth Count; Xuandu, forged by Heaven Duke; and even a piece of the Grand Ease eggshell! And within that world inside the eye, there was a four-headed, eight-armed demonic god, holding a jade pot in his embrace. The demonic god activated the jade pot, and immediately, a myriad of heavens emerged!

Taichu secretly muttered "Oh no." He watched as the eight-armed demonic god bowed and said, "Master Lan, the Cult Master requests your presence."

"Coming, coming!" A familiar figure stepped out from those heavens, none other than Heavenly Venerable Yu!

Taichu's eyelids twitched. Heavenly Venerable Yu, his inner demon. The moment he met this person a million years ago, he knew he was no match for this human youth. He had foreseen the decline of the ancient gods, the rise of humanity and acquired races, the destruction of his rule, and the ancient gods being trampled underfoot! Therefore, he harbored murderous intent and ordered Heavenly Venerable Hao and Yin Tianzi to assassinate Heavenly Venerable Yu! And now, Heavenly Venerable Yu had appeared again!

"The Primal Chaos Transformation divine art?" That "Heavenly Venerable Yu" used Qin Mu's eye to examine the flesh-and-blood Dao chains. After a moment, he said, "Brother, this is a divine art designed to counter your cultivation method. Your cultivation method has flaws, and someone has found them!"

"Brother?" Taichu was stunned: "Heavenly Venerable Yu calls Heavenly Venerable Mu 'Brother'?"

"Nonsense!" Qin Mu retorted irritably, "I gave them a beating, and they found my weaknesses. Is there a way to break it? If we delay any longer, Taichu will cast us into the Long River of Chaos!"

Lan Yutian examined it carefully and said, "If Xu Shenghua were here, it wouldn't be difficult to break this divine art with him. Unfortunately, you left him in the Ancestral Court... Brother, don't you know Primal Chaos runes? Isn't primordial chaos qi your specialty?"

Qin Mu grunted, "I've only cultivated up to Grand Beginning primordial qi. Because I haven't fully mastered the Dao of divine sense and the Innate Primordial Qi, my Grand Beginning primordial qi is only mediocre, and I haven't cultivated to primordial chaos qi yet..."

Lan Yutian chuckled, "Brother, you're mistaken. Grand Ultimate primordial qi, Grand Purity primordial qi, Grand Initial primordial qi, Grand Beginning primordial qi, and primordial chaos qi aren't cultivated in sequence! These five have no inherent hierarchy; as long as you comprehend them, you can cultivate them! I'll teach you!"

Taichu's expression darkened. He took out a Grand Beginning primordial stone, embedded it in his glabella, activated his divine sense, and blasted it into the Primordial Pagoda, intending to kill Lan Yutian! Unexpectedly, his divine sense divine art dissipated as soon as it entered the pagoda, swallowed by it without a trace.

Taichu's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. He repeatedly activated his divine sense, but was consistently unable to breach the pagoda formed by the Primal Chaos Transformation divine art. Gritting his teeth, he fully activated the Grand Supreme Primordial Heaven, rushing towards the Ancestral Court! "As long as I reach the Ancestral Court and cast them into the river before Heavenly Venerable Yu breaks the Primal Chaos Transformation divine art, I won't have to worry about them causing trouble!"

The Grand Supreme Primordial Heaven sped like lightning, rapidly traversing the ultimate void, whistling as it went. However, before he reached the Ancestral Court, he heard a snapping sound from within the flesh-and-blood pagoda, as if something was breaking!