Chapter 1747: Merchant Lord’s Sword Manuscript

Everyone in Miluo Palace was shocked. Palace Lord Chu Ge was among the top ten of the seventy-two palace lords, having achieved enlightenment a very long time ago.

Among the three palace lords sent by Miluo Palace this time, he was the strongest. He led the trio, overseeing the grand plan for Miluo Palace's descent.

Unexpectedly, he was killed by Seventh Young Master before even fully descending!

In the Ancestral Court's Jade Capital City, silence fell. All eyes were fixed on Third Young Master Ling Xiao; no one dared speak. The palace lords of Miluo Palace were among the most outstanding enlightened beings from past universes, and Palace Lord Chu Ge was a leader among them. Although he wasn't qualified to be a Young Master, his abilities were extraordinary.

His death in the Seventeenth Epoch left everyone feeling disheartened.

Three Miluo Palace lords had already fallen.

Primordial Saint of the Perfumed Robe Palace, who was responsible for spreading the teachings, had made immense contributions. He propagated the Jade Capital City cultivation system, planting the Jade Capital trap and Ling Xiao trap in the Seventeenth Epoch, thereby leading the Grand Emperor and Grand Initial to a misguided path, and ultimately misguiding Yu Tianzun, the founder of the cultivation system.

The Jade Capital and Ling Xiao traps made it possible for Miluo Palace to control the high-level forces of the Seventeenth Epoch.

Primordial Saint of the Perfumed Robe Palace died at the hands of the Ten Celestial Venerables.

Spirit Saint of the Spirit Official Palace bore a heavy responsibility, descending to the Seventeenth Epoch. He faced death fearlessly for the sake of Miluo Palace's descent, presiding over the Battle of the Great Black Mountain Stowaways. He ultimately died in the Great Black Mountain, perishing at the hands of Xu Shenghua and Seventh Young Master Qin Mu.

However, under his guidance, the Great Black Mountain stowaways were finally able to sneak into the Seventeenth Epoch, paving the way for Miluo Palace's arrival.

Saint Chu Ge of Chu Ge Palace presided over the descent battle. After entering the Seventeenth Epoch, he joined forces with the Palace Lord of Joy and Palace Lord Chang Feng to promote blood sacrifices, facilitating the descent of Miluo Palace's Young Masters and other enlightened beings.

Although Primordial Saint and Spirit Saint had died, their objectives were completed. Only Saint Chu Ge had not fully arrived in the Seventeenth Epoch before being killed by Seventh Young Master!

Third Young Master Ling Xiao stepped forward, silently examining the wounds Qin Mu's attack had inflicted on Palace Lord Chu Ge.

Qin Mu wanted Palace Lord Chu Ge to deliver a message to Miluo Palace. No words were needed; Palace Lord Chu Ge's wounds were the most potent message.

Third Young Master had previously fought Qin Mu, who sealed a portion of his power and consciousness in the Ling Xiao Palace using a red rope knot. He had only recently managed to undo this knot.

He had a complete understanding of Qin Mu's power from seven years ago.

Now, seven years had passed.

From Palace Lord Chu Ge's wounds, he saw Qin Mu's astonishing progress in just seven years!

Qin Mu had not only mastered the Miluo Palace principles hidden within the karmic injuries he had left him, but he had also innovated, combining them with the divine abilities and spells of the Heaven Capital Defilers, making astonishing progress!

Qin Mu's comprehension and mastery of Miluo Palace's doctrines and methods were already approaching the level of a Young Master. His attainments could even be said to surpass those of most palace lords!

More crucially, within him, the Defiler's doctrines and Miluo Palace's doctrines had begun to merge, and Third Young Master Ling Xiao discerned that Qin Mu's path to enlightenment had reached a critical juncture.

Qin Mu's Chaos Palace was complete!

Furthermore, his primordial spirit had already entered the Chaos Palace. On the path to becoming an enlightened being, he was only one step away!

Becoming a Young Master of Miluo Palace was not as simple as achieving enlightenment. It required astonishing accomplishments, reaching an ultimate peak in a certain domain, a peak that others could not attain, and even one that the Master of Miluo Palace could not reach.

The individual's path would coalesce to form the main hall that supported Miluo Palace, as was the case for First Young Master Grand Supreme, Second Young Master Boundless, and all other Young Masters.

The seven main halls of Miluo Palace—Grand Supreme, Boundless, Ling Xiao, Violet Heaven, No-Sect, Profound Silence, and Chaos—each represented an achievement that the Master of Miluo Palace had been unable to attain.

And Qin Mu was not far from achieving such a feat.

Third Young Master Ling Xiao meticulously examined all of Palace Lord Chu Ge's wounds. The best way to defeat an opponent was to understand them as thoroughly as possible.

This was precisely what he was doing now.

Although Qin Mu's current strength was not yet a match for him, he remained very cautious and serious.

"Although Fellow Daoist Saint Chu has died, his three Dao fruits and one Dao flower still remain," Third Young Master Ling Xiao stated.

Third Young Master Ling Xiao raised his hand, and Saint Chu's three Dao fruits and one Dao flower flew into his palm, hovering there. With a serene expression, Young Master Ling Xiao said, "Although our fellow Daoist's body has perished and his soul has scattered, his consciousness and great Dao still endure. Once we reach the Seventeenth Epoch, by finding a suitable body and primordial spirit, he can be reborn by borrowing a new form and essence."

The other palace lords looked somber. Without a physical body or a soul, would he truly be the original Saint Chu if he were to be reborn using only the consciousness within his Dao fruits and Dao flower?

However, with things as they were, they didn't have much to say.

"Hao from the Seventeenth Epoch is already on his way," Third Young Master said calmly. "When he reaches the Great Calamity above the Sixteenth Epoch, Fourth Young Master will meet him and give him a zither string."

Third Young Master's expression remained serene as he said, "The struggle with Seventh Brother has just begun. There is no need for you all to worry. Seventh Brother wishes to stop Miluo Palace alone, preventing its descent, but he is destined to be crushed. If Miluo Palace cannot descend into the Seventeenth Epoch, *that* is the true dead end!"

Hearing his last statement, everyone's expression turned grave.

Although Miluo Palace was incredibly stable, remaining indefinitely within the Great Calamity of Destruction would inevitably lead to its collapse and disintegration.

If they didn't enter the Seventeenth Epoch, these enlightened beings would likely be annihilated in the Great Calamity of Destruction. After all, not everyone was a Young Master of Miluo Palace, possessing the means and strength to avoid or endure the calamity!

Qin Mu suppressed his injuries. Palace Lord Chu Ge was still formidable; his final strike also wounded Qin Mu, leaving him with several karmic injuries. However, these injuries were not fatal to him, merely a source of trouble.

He needed to analyze the divine abilities and spells remaining within these karmic injuries to individually break them down and then heal himself.

Before him, Palace Lord Chu Ge's legs still stood firmly on the ground. Although Palace Lord Chu Ge had been sent back to the Great Calamity of Destruction in the Sixteenth Epoch by Qin Mu, his legs had remained behind.

Qin Mu suppressed his injuries, walked forward, and collected Palace Lord Chu Ge's legs.

He didn't have this habit; it was Xing An who did.

"Palace Lord Chu Ge is, after all, an ancient enlightened being, and his physical body possesses extraordinary qualities," Qin Mu thought. "I want to ask Xing An for a favor: to decipher Grand Prime's coffin and free him. Palace Lord Chu Ge's lower body would be most suitable for this."

Qin Mu exhaled slowly. Xing An had a peculiar temperament, and getting him to act would require a price.

He enjoyed collecting strange and unusual items, and Palace Lord Chu Ge's lower body would be enough to entice him. Although Xing An had many detestable traits, he acted with strong principles. As long as one operated within his principles, he posed no danger.

"I wonder how things are going with Brother Yu," Qin Mu mused.

As for Merchant Sovereign, he had no worries.

Although the Miluo Palace lords were formidable, as long as they had not fully descended, Merchant Sovereign's abilities were sufficient to handle them. Moreover, Merchant Sovereign was prepared, while his opponents were not. While he might not be a match for a Miluo Palace lord in a head-on confrontation, for assassination and surprise attacks, Merchant Sovereign was undoubtedly the fastest blade in the world!

If Merchant Sovereign were to assassinate Qin Mu, even Qin Mu would be unable to resist, would surely be struck, and gravely wounded in an instant!

Qin Mu walked away. Behind him, the Sword Dao Jungle, which had been reduced to dust, immediately began to restore itself. The dust reassembled, forming broken swords that slotted back into their original places, perfectly intact.

By the time Qin Mu walked out of the Sword Dao Jungle, this grave of divine swords had returned to its original state, as if nothing had ever changed.

The Indestructible Divine Ability.

For Qin Mu, using the Indestructible Divine Ability to restore this memorable battlefield held great significance, so he was willing to expend some of his magic power.

Suddenly, a flash of blade light appeared unexpectedly, flying behind Qin Mu.

Qin Mu raised his hand, and the blade light landed in it, transforming into a scroll of the Dao of the Blade.

Qin Mu unrolled the blade scroll. This scroll was a manifestation of Merchant Sovereign's divine ability. As the scroll unfurled, its surface was as bright as a mirror, recording the entire confrontation between Merchant Sovereign and another Miluo Palace Lord. From Merchant Sovereign's initial appearance to the woman's escape from the Hundred Feather Woven Diagram after having her legs severed, the entire process was clearly visible.

Merchant Sovereign's blade techniques, and the Dao arts and divine abilities the woman employed when attacked, were crystal clear.

"Given Merchant Sovereign's speed, he probably couldn't catch this person," Qin Mu thought.

Qin Mu rolled up the blade scroll, and it slowly dissipated into shimmering motes of light. He mused, "This female palace lord is extremely powerful. If she had fully descended and confronted him head-on, Merchant Sovereign wouldn't have been her match. If she wanted to leave, Merchant Sovereign couldn't have stopped her. That's why he sent this scroll to let me know her cultivation methods and divine abilities in advance. Also, he displayed the move that inflicted the karmic injury on her, intending for me to track her based on the killing intent radiating from that karmic injury."

He understood Merchant Sovereign's killing Dao very well, and the woman's karmic injury was so severe that the ultimate killing intent emanating from it was undoubtedly a beacon in the night for Qin Mu!

"This woman must be the Palace Lord of Joy from the seventy-two palaces of Miluo Palace," Qin Mu thought. "Her escape is somewhat troublesome. I hope her abilities aren't sufficient to erase the karmic injury from her wound."

Qin Mu's expression grew increasingly grim, and his speed accelerated as he rushed towards Lan Yu Tian's location. "I encountered Palace Lord Chu Ge, Merchant Sovereign encountered the Palace Lord of Joy, so Lan Yu Tian must be facing a Miluo Palace Lord as well! This time, Brother Yu is in danger!"

The three of them simultaneously attacked three enlightened beings from Miluo Palace, and the weakest link was Lan Yu Tian!

The Palace Lord of Joy being injured and Palace Lord Chu Ge dying would surely alert the enlightened being fighting Lan Yu Tian!

If Lan Yu Tian was intent on holding that person back, he might instead suffer a fatal blow!

Qin Mu had initially thought that at most one palace lord-level being would descend this time, with the other two being ordinary enlightened beings. He never expected that Third Young Master and Fourth Young Master would send three palace lords at once!

A palace lord-level being was not someone Lan Yu Tian could handle!

When Qin Mu escaped the Jade Capital trap, he was besieged by the seventy-two palace lords and had seen both the Palace Lord of Joy and Palace Lord Chu Ge.

"I forgot to tell Brother Yu, if you can't win, run!" Qin Mu thought.

Qin Mu disregarded his own karmic injuries, accelerating his pace and running at full speed. He pushed his Void of Ultimate Emptiness, his teleportation divine ability, and Cripple's Divine Steps to their limits, rushing directly towards Flywheel Fortress on the outskirts of the Primordial Realm!

As his speed reached its peak, he drew closer to Flywheel Fortress. Suddenly, he sensed Merchant Sovereign's ultimate killing intent emanating from a certain location, and his heart stirred: "The Palace Lord of Joy!"

After being heavily wounded by Merchant Sovereign's sneak attack, the Palace Lord of Joy must have immediately rushed to Flywheel Fortress to rendezvous with the palace lord facing Lan Yu Tian!

"Go!"

Qin Mu's vertical eye between his brows opened, and a beam of primordial Dao light shot forth!