Chapter 1742: Taiyi Escapes Difficulties

A portal had appeared within the Chaos Hall, a change even Qin Mu himself had not expected. His primordial spirit immediately stepped forward, arriving at the entrance of the Chaos Hall.

He had originally believed it would be very difficult for him to cultivate the Chaos Hall to completion. The Miro Palace Master had also once stated that because Qin Mu had never experienced a true Great Calamity of Destruction, it would be challenging for him to truly grasp what chaos entailed. This very reason had led to his Chaos Hall, despite being cultivated, having no entrance or exit, preventing him from entering. To fully perfect this path, he would need to return to the past, endure a series of Great Calamities of Destruction, and truly comprehend the essence of chaos.

Qin Mu deeply agreed with the Miro Palace Master's assessment. But how could he return to a past universe and become one of the Seven Young Masters at this specific point in time? He chose to remain. Yet, the Chaos Hall now possessed a portal, filling him with both surprise and delight.

The transformation of the Chaos Hall, while seemingly impossible, was also a natural consequence. Since his encounter with the Miro Palace Master across chaos, he had achieved extraordinary breakthroughs: mastering the Way of Gui Xu, deepening the Sea of Chaos, forging the Primordial Chaos physique, attaining the Primordial Chaos primordial spirit, comprehending the Heavenly Capital Creation Chapter, and gaining insight into the Way of Grand Beginning and its divine abilities. Furthermore, he had utilized the Dao injury left by the Miro Palace's Third Young Master to decipher many profound mysteries of the Miro Palace's Primordial Chaos divine abilities and dao techniques, thereby healing his own Dao injury. He could now be said to have integrated the methodologies of both Miro Palace and Heavenly Capital, achieving an even deeper understanding of the Way of Chaos.

His primordial spirit stood before the Chaos Hall, heavily pushing open the weighty portal. As the Chaos Hall opened, what appeared before his primordial spirit were vast rivers of chaos! Qin Mu's heart jolted, and his primordial spirit hastily halted. Sixteen long rivers of chaos manifested within his Chaos Hall. Below each chaotic river, one could discern the magnificent and turbulent histories of sixteen cosmic epochs, with countless beings struggling, rising, falling, and ultimately perishing within their currents.

His Chaos Hall, astonishingly, contained the Great Calamities of Destruction of sixteen cosmic epochs! It was not that his Chaos Hall *held* the Great Calamities of Destruction that annihilated sixteen cosmic epochs, but rather that *this* Chaos Hall of his was intricately linked to the Great Calamities of Destruction of these sixteen universes! This was the essential path to his ultimate Dao attainment! He had to traverse these sixteen rivers of chaos to reach the central throne within the Chaos Hall!

When he first met the Miro Palace Master across the Chaos Hall, the Miro Palace Master was inside the hall while Qin Mu was outside, and they conversed. Previously, Qin Mu had assumed the Miro Palace Master was *inside* his Chaos Hall. Now it seemed the Miro Palace Master was not actually within the hall, but rather *inside* the chaotic river of a particular cosmic epoch! The Miro Palace Master must have perceived a Chaos Hall suddenly appearing in a future universe, and thus journeyed through countless layers of chaos to arrive before this grand hall. He believed Qin Mu was inside the hall, and Qin Mu believed he was inside the hall. Thus, they engaged in a dialogue across time and space, neither truly seeing the other's countenance. In this peculiar conversation, the Miro Palace Master came to understand Qin Mu's predicament, which is why he told him that he must return to the past and experience a series of Great Calamities of Destruction to achieve complete Dao mastery.

Now, upon seeing these sixteen chaotic rivers, Qin Mu understood the profound accuracy of the Miro Palace Master's words. "To achieve Dao," he mused, "I must traverse these sixteen chaotic rivers. The Miro Palace Master must have witnessed the Chaos Hall situated upon these sixteen rivers at that time, which is why he spoke as he did."

His primordial spirit stood before the first long river, hesitant to lift his foot and step onto its surface. This was because he had deduced a critical fact: if he were to step into the chaotic river, he would inevitably be drawn in, falling into a prehistoric universe! He absolutely could not allow himself to enter a prehistoric universe now; he had to remain in Yan Kang! This first river represented the Great Calamity of Destruction of the first universe. If he stepped into it and fell into that first universe, when would he ever be able to return?

"Never mind that!" Qin Mu exclaimed, his Primordial Chaos vitality surging. He fully concentrated on activating the Grand Beginning Divine Axe, thinking, "First, I must deal with the immediate situation. Future matters can be addressed in the future!"

As he opened the Chaos Hall portal, his cultivation surged, and his understanding of the Way of Chaos deepened significantly. There was no existing Dao in chaos. He was forging a new Dao, one that transcended both Miro Palace and Heavenly Capital. This was why the Miro Palace Master had found it difficult to comprehend. While Qin Mu was not yet complete, and he couldn't fully articulate the intricacies of the Chaos Hall and the Way of Chaos, the tangible improvement in his cultivation and strength was undeniable!

Like a giant creating heaven and earth, he wielded his great axe, effortlessly slicing through most of the portal of the thatched hut! However, the further he progressed, the heavier the resistance became. The 6,400 Dao pathways of the thatched hut simultaneously resisted him! Qin Mu suddenly lifted his foot and stomped down forcefully. Beneath him, the illusory image of the Heavenly Capital's creation altars materialized! He manifested the creation altars using his own Primordial Chaos vitality, his body enveloped in purple qi mixed with chaotic qi, his strength once again amplified! The two door panels flew upwards, soaring outwards!

Qin Mu dissipated the Grand Beginning Divine Axe, supporting himself on his knees, panting heavily. His heart was a mix of surprise and delight: "It's done..."

Just as this thought crossed his mind, suddenly, the thatched reeds on the hut also flew up, snapping cleanly in two in mid-air! Qin Mu's eyes widened in bewilderment. As the thatched reeds broke, they transformed into wisps of Primordial Chaos purple qi and vanished into thin air.

Crack!

The roofless thatched hut suddenly disintegrated, also turning into wisps of Primordial Chaos purple qi and disappearing entirely!

"Senior Brother Grand Supreme, it wasn't my fault!" Qin Mu quickly cried out. "Senior Brother, I merely opened the door! Your Grand Supreme Hall was absolutely not damaged by me!"

The thatched hut evaporated. And behind the evaporated thatched hut, Senior Brother Grand Supreme's Dao tree suddenly snapped with a crack, then dissolved into specks of light, rapidly dissipating! Qin Mu's eyes widened, stammering, "Impossible, impossible... my strength could never have chopped down your Dao tree, nor could it have shattered your Grand Supreme Hall. You're trying to deceive me! You're trying to extort me..."

Senior Brother Grand Supreme's Dao tree completely vanished, leaving no trace. The thatched hut also disappeared, leaving only a lone Divine Coffin of Dao Burial standing silently in the ultimate void. Qin Mu was filled with doubt and uncertainty. He knew he couldn't have shattered the Grand Supreme Hall or reduced Senior Brother Grand Supreme's Dao tree to ash. So what exactly had happened?

"Most likely, Senior Brother Grand Supreme saw that I had broken his seal, and consequently retrieved his Dao tree and Grand Supreme Hall. That must be it!" Qin Mu composed himself, muttering, "Don't even think about extorting me..."

He walked forward, examining the Divine Coffin of Dao Burial, marveling at its craftsmanship. "This divine coffin is far superior to mine, crafted with much greater beauty and precision. I almost wish to lie inside and enjoy myself. Brother Grand Beginning, you're confined within, how enviable!"

Qin Mu pushed aside the thought of Senior Brother Grand Supreme's thatched hut and Dao tree disappearing, and couldn't help but laugh heartily, stroking the coffin lid and jesting, "Brother, are you comfortable in there?" He could not conceal his smugness. Grand Beginning had once been so mysterious and awe-inspiring, a figure to be looked up to. Even Qin Mu had dared not be presumptuous in his presence, maintaining utmost respect. Now that Grand Beginning was suppressed within such an exquisite coffin, he couldn't resist mocking him a little.

This Divine Coffin of Dao Burial was indeed vastly more refined and exquisite than Qin Mu's own. Qin Mu's coffin had been hastily crafted by Xing An in merely three months, and it contained numerous imperfections. Moreover, Xing An and Grand Initial had, for various reasons, intentionally held back, leaving Qin Mu with a glaring, 100% exploitable flaw. However, this Divine Coffin of Dao Burial, designed to 'inter' Grand Beginning, had been meticulously forged by Miro Palace, expertly carved without a single flaw!

Qin Mu found a hundred long Divine Nails of Dao Severance embedded in the coffin's six walls. Each nail not only featured the standard arrangement of ordinary Dao Severance Nails, but also contained internal array patterns forged with Miro Palace's unique Primordial Chaos runes, making them incredibly potent! More crucially, the material of the Dao Severance Nails emitted a purple sheen; it was undoubtedly a rare divine metal!

"Each of these coffin nails could rival the Dao weapons of a Dao Ancestor!" Qin Mu exclaimed. He then examined the coffin wood. The materials used were mostly rare natural treasures from the prehistoric Ancestral Court, indicating extremely extravagant and luxurious usage. More importantly, the main body of the coffin was crafted from a Dao tree!

"To be able to recline within this coffin, one would truly not have lived in vain," Qin Mu murmured enviously. He scrutinized it carefully, noting that while Senior Brother Grand Supreme seemed disheartened, he had been meticulously thorough in his work, leaving no weaknesses. Extracting the Divine Nails of Dao Severance to release Grand Beginning would prove to be a significant challenge. Forcibly pulling out the Divine Nails of Dao Severance was almost impossible. Half of these nails were driven into the coffin, and half into Grand Beginning's body inside. If one attempted to forcibly remove them, the combined power of the nails and the coffin would erupt, harming both the person pulling from the outside and Grand Beginning within!

"I entrusted Grand Beginning's staff to Xu Shenghua, instructing him to use it against the Heavenly Court army," Qin Mu recalled. "If I had the staff, I could contact Grand Beginning inside the coffin and ask him how to dismantle the Divine Coffin of Dao Burial. Now it seems I'll have to make a trip to the Ancestral Court."

Qin Mu exerted strength from his waist, lifted the coffin, carried it onto the Golden Boat of Worldly Passage, and stood it upright on the deck. He leaned against the coffin, his spirit soaring, and propelled the Golden Boat of Worldly Passage away.

A moment later, Qin Mu counted the nails on the top of the coffin – there were fourteen. His face immediately darkened, and he hastily reoriented the coffin vertically, thinking, "I seem to have placed Grand Beginning upside down just now... he is, after all, an enlightened senior, exceedingly magnanimous; he surely won't hold it against me... yes, absolutely not!"

The journey from the ultimate void to Yan Kang would still take some time. With leisure, Qin Mu diligently studied the Divine Coffin of Dao Burial. However, its crafting was exceptionally intricate, encompassing an immense breadth of knowledge, making it impossible for him to quickly find a method for its dismantling.

"Grand Beginning must have a solution; I don't need to worry!" he thought. "Even if Grand Beginning cannot unlock it, there are still Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, and others! Oh, and Xing An – he's the one who made my coffin. Unlocking Grand Beginning's coffin should not be difficult for them!"

He set the coffin aside and enthusiastically began to comprehend his own Way of Chaos, as that was his true priority.