Chapter 1746: Unauthorized Entry, Death

Qin Mu entered the sword forest, his figure passing through the broken swords as if he had no physical form. He said calmly, "Go back. Return to Miluo Palace, and I will give you a way out."

The metamorphic nature of Grand Beginning was fully evident in him.

The man in the mirror burst out laughing. Suddenly, his wild and unrestrained figure appeared on the surfaces of all the divine swords in the sword forest. He chuckled, "Seventh Young Master, I am already here, and I will not go back. This is my only chance at survival; I cannot abandon it under any circumstances. You have not yet achieved the Dao, nor are you truly the Seventh Young Master, so you may not be my opponent."

Qin Mu raised his hand, and suddenly all the divine swords in the entire sword forest shattered!

The sword fragments numbered in the hundreds of millions. However, on each mirror-like surface, the figure of Palace Master Chu Ge appeared. Innumerable Palace Master Chu Ges said in unison, "Seventh Young Master, you have not yet achieved the Dao, so you do not know how vast my Dao arts and divine abilities are. My legacy is extremely ancient; I achieved the Dao as early as the Eleventh Epoch, during the time of the Prison Emperor. Yet, even the invincible Prison Emperor died in the Calamity of Destruction, while I survived. My Dao tree bears five Dao fruits and one Dao flower. Although I am not a young master of Miluo Palace, my abilities should not be far inferior to theirs."

Qin Mu looked at the countless mirror surfaces on the ground and chuckled, "It seems you achieved the Dao by fleeing for your life. If my old friend were still alive, he would be very happy to see you and would treat you as his Dao companion."

In the myriad mirrors, Palace Master Chu Ge's figure vanished, leaving only one remaining figure. This figure moved from one mirror to another, saying, "Seventh Young Master, you jest. My abilities are not for escaping; rather, you simply do not comprehend them. After all, you have not yet achieved the Dao. Of course, once you achieve the Dao in the future, even the Master will praise you highly, and at that point, I would be far from your equal."

His figure suddenly split into two, appearing in two mirrors, each with different movements. He chuckled, "Since that is the case, why doesn't the Young Master return to the past and become the Seventh Young Master there? This Seventeenth Epoch has too many worries, interfering with your intelligence and wisdom. If you return to the past, everything will be unrelated to you, and you can achieve the Dao peacefully."

Qin Mu laughed heartily. His figure suddenly vanished, then reappeared in a mirror, directly facing Palace Master Chu Ge. He chuckled, "I will return to the past and become the Seventh Young Master of Miluo Palace. However, before that, I need to settle things with Miluo Palace first."

Palace Master Chu Ge's expression subtly changed. His figure suddenly flickered, stepping out of the mirror and disappearing.

He appeared in another mirror, only to find a Qin Mu already waiting for him there.

"I always thought I achieved the Dao in the Seventeenth Epoch," Qin Mu said to him. "However, I recently discovered that Master was right: without experiencing a series of Calamities of Destruction, my achievement of the Dao would certainly not be complete. To achieve the Dao, I must return to the past and personally experience the Great Calamity of Chaotic Destruction."

Palace Master Chu Ge's figure flickered repeatedly, flashing through countless mirrors. To his surprise, in every single mirror, a Qin Mu stood at ease, waiting for his arrival.

"Therefore, I've made a decision," Qin Mu stated, "which is to dismantle Miluo Palace while I am not yet the Seventh Young Master!"

Cold sweat broke out on Palace Master Chu Ge's forehead. Suddenly, he transformed into countless figures, appearing simultaneously in all the mirrors. To his astonishment, every mirror contained a Qin Mu!

"Dismantle Miluo Palace?" Palace Master Chu Ge steadied his mind and laughed loudly. "Seventh Young Master, you are a young master of Miluo Palace. How can you dismantle Miluo Palace? Can you face Master?"

"I am not yet a young master of Miluo Palace," Qin Mu said with a serious expression. "Dismantling Miluo Palace carries no moral burden for me. Psychological attacks on my Dao heart are useless against me. Furthermore, Master founded Miluo Palace, and he wouldn't want to see it become what it is now. If I destroy Miluo Palace on his behalf, he will surely be very happy. After I destroy Miluo Palace and return to the past, Master will take me as his disciple and will certainly take great care of me."

Palace Master Chu Ge's eye twitched. Indeed, as Qin Mu said, the Master of Miluo Palace truly took great care of the Seventh Young Master, to the point of being somewhat doting! In Palace Master Chu Ge's view, Qin Mu's actions throughout past epochs were not merely an embarrassment to Miluo Palace; they were heinous crimes. Even the other young masters harbored significant complaints and resentment towards Qin Mu. Others within Miluo Palace were also full of grievances and boiling resentment towards Qin Mu! Despite all this, the Master of Miluo Palace still trusted Qin Mu excessively, never uttering a single word of reproach and allowing him to act as he pleased!

"Could he be right? Is my Miluo Palace truly completely destroyed by him... Oh no! He's attacked my mind!" Palace Master Chu Ge suddenly realized. He abruptly awoke to the fact that his attempt to attack Qin Mu's mind had failed, and instead, Qin Mu had attacked his. At his level of cultivation, even a slight wavering of the Dao heart was enough for an opponent to seize.

The moment his Dao heart wavered, all the Qin Mus in the mirrors simultaneously made their move!

In all the mirrors, countless Palace Master Chu Ges laughed in unison, "Seventh Young Master, wavering my Dao heart is utterly useless! My cultivation method and Grand Dao are incredibly profound. If you were to fight my true body, I would need to consider things, but fighting me within the mirrors, you are certain to lose!"

In the countless mirrors, myriad Palace Master Chu Ges unleashed their divine abilities. Astonishingly, the divine abilities displayed by each Palace Master Chu Ge in every mirror were unique, with no repetitions! This was his ultimate skill! He could transform into innumerable selves, each possessing different abilities and thoughts, allowing him to simultaneously combat countless enemies! To achieve this, one needed not only immense power and an incredibly strong Dao heart, but also a formidable primordial spirit and exceptionally profound insights into the Grand Dao. Furthermore, one's divine sense needed to be incomparably formidable, and computational ability had to reach its peak! The reason he could become the unique master of a hall in Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court was precisely because he had achieved all of this! He could manifest infinite forms, with countless selves each activating different cultivation methods and mastering various Grand Dao divine abilities, engaging countless enemies simultaneously without a hint of disarray! He firmly believed that no one, not even in the future Seventeenth Epoch universe, could achieve what he had.

"The abilities of Heavenly Venerate You?" Qin Mu's surprised voice came. "It seems you not only share a similar escape ability with my old friend but also bear some resemblance to Heavenly Venerate You's abilities. However, why should I dance with you and be led by the nose?"

In the countless mirrors, Palace Master Chu Ge's divine abilities and Dao arts were ever-changing, with no repetitions, but the countless Qin Mus only executed one move! His vital qi transformed into Grand Beginning vital qi, executing only the axe technique passed down by Grand Beginning—an axe technique to break the 6,400 Grand Dao paths of the Grand Supreme Hall! When Grand Beginning taught him this axe technique, he couldn't name it, so Qin Mu gave it the easiest name to remember: Grand Beginning Fells the Tree!

He was like Grand Beginning at the dawn of the Seventeenth Epoch universe, transforming into an unparalleled giant, raising his axe to cut down the World Tree. Regardless of how Palace Master Chu Ge changed his divine abilities, Qin Mu ignored them, cutting straight through with a single axe strike! As the axe light descended, blood light flashed in all the mirrors, and countless Palace Master Chu Ges were simultaneously cut down by Qin Mu! Blood flowed from the mirrors.

Qin Mu dispersed the divine axe and stepped out of the mirror. As he exited, all the Qin Mus within the mirrors coalesced back into one person.

*Shatter.* All the mirrors shattered into fine powder. These mirrors were fragments of divine swords from Carefree Village. Although each broken sword was extraordinary, how could they withstand his divine abilities?

Among the powder, Palace Master Chu Ge lay prostrate on the ground, his body split in two, severed at the waist by Qin Mu's axe. The Grand Dao within his body was also severed by Qin Mu!

"You are also a disciple from Miluo Palace," Qin Mu said, standing before him. He looked past him, his expression calm. "Though your Dao arts and divine abilities are unique, they cannot escape the framework of Miluo Palace's Dao arts and divine abilities. Before I came here, I had already met the Eldest Young Master. His Grand Supreme Hall was also severed by my axe. After cutting through his Grand Supreme Hall, I see your Dao arts and divine abilities as clearly as if I were observing a fire."

Behind Palace Master Chu Ge, a Dao tree slowly rose. This Dao tree was peculiar; every leaf resembled a bright mirror, as if countless mirrors hung on the tree, refracting light of various colors. Palace Master Chu Ge propped himself up with his hands, his upper body flying up to land on the tree. His lower body, meanwhile, moved with rapid strides, running to stand firmly beneath the tree.

Palace Master Chu Ge's expression was grave. At the wounds on his upper and lower body, Dao injuries inflicted by Qin Mu's axe remained, constantly destroying his physical functions, preventing his wounds from healing or growing back together to recover completely.

"Back then, Grand Beginning's axe was used to cut down the World Tree," Qin Mu explained. "Later, when he was captured by Eldest Young Master Grand Supreme and suppressed in a coffin, he refined this axe technique to break the Eldest Young Master's cultivation methods." Qin Mu stepped forward, the Dao of Grand Beginning in his hand once again transforming into the Divine Axe of Grand Beginning. "If Grand Beginning were to break free and encounter Eldest Young Master Grand Supreme again, he would likely be cut down by his own axe."

Palace Master Chu Ge showed none of his previous arrogance or carefree demeanor. He rapidly activated his Dao fruits, attempting to resolve the Dao injuries at his wounds.

"All Dao trees in the world are born in imitation of the World Tree," Qin Mu said as he arrived before Palace Master Chu Ge's Dao tree. He looked up at him, saying, "Even if you possess more Dao fruits, facing this axe of mine, you will meet the same fate: axe falls, tree breaks, body dies, Dao perishes. Previously, you hid in the mirrors without fully unleashing your power. Now you have your Dao tree, but it hasn't fully manifested, and only two Dao fruits have arrived. Moreover, you are gravely wounded due to your overconfidence. You are no longer my opponent."

Qin Mu's gaze fell on the two Dao fruits behind him. He slowly said, "When you return to Miluo Palace, help me deliver a message." No sooner had the words left his lips than Qin Mu struck decisively!

Palace Master Chu Ge's lower body sent both legs flying in a continuous barrage of kicks towards Qin Mu. At the same time, the Dao tree behind him radiated immense Dao power, its myriad branches dancing, unleashing different divine abilities to attack Qin Mu from all directions! Every one of his attacks was perfected to the extreme! The leaves on his Dao tree were like mirrors; each mirror surface simultaneously stood upright, reflecting Palace Master Chu Ge's figure. Palace Master Chu Ge's two Dao fruits floated beside his head, revolving madly around him. Dao runes, Dao chains, and Dao realms burst forth simultaneously, with two thirty-six layered Heavenly Dao realms overlapping! These Dao runes, Dao chains, and Dao realms, refracted through the countless mirror-like leaves, instantly transformed into myriad grand divine abilities, attacking Qin Mu!

As Qin Mu had said, Palace Master Chu Ge at his peak was undoubtedly an incredibly powerful being. Had all five of his Dao fruits and his one Dao flower been present, a single strike from the Dao tree's mirror-leaves could have severely wounded any Dao Achiever!

Qin Mu's figure suddenly grew immensely tall. With a shift of his foot, a colossal altar appeared beneath him! He forcefully swung his axe, cutting through all incoming divine abilities! As the axe light descended, the remaining divine abilities passed through the divine axe, almost simultaneously striking Qin Mu's body! At the same moment, the Divine Axe of Grand Beginning sliced across Palace Master Chu Ge's forehead, its blade cutting through his two Dao fruits and his Dao tree behind him!

*Thump-thump!* Palace Master Chu Ge's legs landed continuous kicks on Qin Mu's chest, forcing Qin Mu to stagger back a few steps.

"Seventh Young Master, what message do you want me to take back?" Palace Master Chu Ge's upper body remained motionless, perched on the tree, his expression grim.

Blood seeped from the corner of Qin Mu's mouth. He dispersed the great axe and calmly said, "You are already carrying my message."

Palace Master Chu Ge nodded, and his figure, along with his Dao tree, slowly vanished.

During the Great Calamity of Destruction in the Sixteenth Epoch, Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court floated above the calamity. Suddenly, Palace Master Chu Ge's Dao tree appeared, eliciting gasps of surprise. Numerous Dao Achievers from Miluo Palace rushed forward. Palace Master Chu Ge, along with Palace Master Huanxi and Palace Master Changfeng, had been on their way to fully enter the Seventeenth Epoch universe. Their unexpected return caused a stir among the Miluo Palace members.

"Third Young Master, Fourth Young Master!" Palace Master Chu Ge's expression was utterly solemn, devoid of any emotion. His upper body perched on the treetop, he said in a deep voice, "The Seventh Young Master sent me back to deliver a message to Miluo Palace."

Third Young Master Ling Xiao slightly furrowed his brow. "What message?"

*Pffft—* Palace Master Chu Ge's skull cracked open, the upper part flying off. His two Dao fruits splintered with cracking sounds, and his Grand Dao shattered! With a whoosh, the crown of the Dao tree beneath him flew backward, the magnificent canopy soaring out of Miluo Palace and falling into the Great Calamity of Destruction. Palace Master Chu Ge's body swayed and then toppled.

This was the message Qin Mu wanted him to deliver:Those who enter the Seventeenth Epoch without permission, die!