Chapter 1792: Arrival of the Sky Opening Crowd

Second Young Master Wuji had not anticipated that the Heaven-Opening cultivators would agree so readily, nor that they would actually leap into Gui Xu.

Who in the world was unaware of Gui Xu's perils or Second Young Master Wuji's fearsome reputation? Even the Third Young Master of Mi Luo Palace dared not act presumptuously in her presence, and had to humble himself when seeking her aid. Furthermore, no one dared to traverse from Gui Xu to the next cosmic epoch, with the exception of Gui Xu Dao Attainers such as Qin Mu and the Empress. This was because the Dao of Gui Xu was fundamentally incompatible with the Dao attainment of ordinary Dao Attainers; entering Gui Xu meant stepping into the heart of the Calamity of Destruction. Their Dao trees, Dao flowers, Dao fruits, Grand Luo Heavens, and thirty-six layers of Dao realms would all disintegrate within Gui Xu, transforming into nourishment for the Second Young Master.

Yet, these Heaven-Opening cultivators were so audacious, completely disregarding her, suggesting they were well-prepared.

Led by the smiling man, the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators continuously plummeted from the Gui Xu entrance of the Sixteenth Epoch. The moment they entered the Gui Xu Abyss, the Calamity of Destruction of the Sixteenth Epoch instantly intensified to a terrifying degree. The Calamity of Destruction within the abyss could shred anything. The thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators were like candle flames plummeting through a violent storm, appearing as if they could be extinguished at any moment. Within the storm, beneath the crimson chains formed by the red rope knots, white light rapidly ascended along the chains. These were strands of white hair, intertwining and growing on the chains' surface, effectively sealing them. Soon, all five chains of the red rope knots had turned white.

Ever since Third Young Master Ling Xiao unraveled the first rune of the red rope knot for Wuji, the red rope knot seal that the Mi Luo Palace Master used to suppress her had loosened. With this initial breach, Wuji gained a breakthrough point, continuously encroaching with the Dao of Gui Xu and gradually eroding the Mi Luo Palace Master's red rope knot seal. By now, hundreds of thousands of runes on the red rope knot seal had been broken.

The thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators continued their descent, and as they fell, the power of the Calamity of Destruction intensified. It became so formidable that an ordinary Dao Attainer arriving here would instantly lose all their Dao attainment and be reduced to ash.

Entering Gui Xu from the Seventeenth Epoch was entirely different from entering it from the Sixteenth Epoch. This was because the universe of the Seventeenth Epoch was still in its formative stages, not yet fully mature, thus the Gui Xu energy there was minimal. Even ordinary Heavenly Venerates could protect themselves and withstand Gui Xu's power using their cultivation, thereby entering its depths. Whether they could escape, however, depended on their individual skill. In contrast, Gui Xu during the Great Calamity of Destruction of the Sixteenth Epoch was arguably the most perilous location of that epoch; its power had become incredibly violent and terrifying. Even Hall Master-level beings would struggle to protect themselves if they fell into Gui Xu; even the Young Masters of Mi Luo Palace could hardly guarantee they would emerge unscathed.

As the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators continued their descent, their physical bodies and primordial spirits continuously split and disintegrated. Although each of them was immensely powerful, they struggled to withstand the ferocity of the Gui Xu Abyss. Some among them possessed Dao trees, Dao flowers, Dao fruits, and Grand Luo Heavens, yet even before reaching the bottom of the abyss, their Dao trees and Dao flowers disintegrated, their Grand Luo Heavens shattered, and their Dao fruits vanished into nothingness.

Chaotic energy, like a waterfall, poured down from high above, swirling gracefully, and complementing the white chains formed by the red rope knots, creating a captivating sight. Second Young Master Wuji lay on her back on the Sea of Chaos at the very bottom of Gui Xu, quietly observing the scene. A look of delight spread across her face.

"So many masters have come to deliver energy and nourish me. Oh, Teacher, you suppressed me within the Sea of Chaos, hoping to use its power to erode my cultivation and wear me down. But you never anticipated this, did you? That there would be fools who would try to use Gui Xu as a passage to sneak into the next epoch!" She chuckled, "By devouring them, I can return to my peak state, perhaps even surpassing it! Teacher, today marks my liberation! I will fulfill your ideals, but my methods will differ from yours! I will devour everything, all decay throughout the universe, and recreate the perfect world you envisioned!"

She suddenly grew excited. However, the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators underwent another sudden transformation during their descent: the chaotic energy surrounding those cultivators whose Grand Luo Heavens had shattered abruptly shifted! Surprisingly, as they fell, these chaotic energies spontaneously transformed into miniature universes, expanding outwards and rapidly forming complete myriad-heaven worlds. From these myriad-heaven worlds emanated strange and unfathomable Dao auras, so alien that Second Young Master Wuji found herself unable to discern their types. The physical bodies of the Heaven-Opening cultivators were also in the process of destruction, subsequently collapsing and disintegrating into streaks of chaotic energy that plunged into those thirty-five myriad-heaven worlds. These chaotic energies, like long rainbows, descended into those worlds, and upon touching down, they reformed into the Heaven-Opening cultivators, resuming their former appearances!

Second Young Master Wuji had never witnessed such peculiar Dao or divine abilities. She watched as the thirty-five myriad-heaven worlds, like thirty-five bright and dazzling pearls, continued their descent toward the Sea of Chaos. These thirty-five worlds were self-contained, continuously perishing and being reborn within the Calamity of Destruction. Despite the unimaginable power of this calamity, the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators remained completely unharmed, indeed, without losing any of their Dao attainment! Second Young Master Wuji had failed to absorb even a shred of their power!

"These profaners of Dao truly possess some remarkable abilities!"

With a slight shift in Second Young Master Wuji's thoughts, the white hair wrapped around the five chains suddenly detached and shot towards the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators! Strands of white hair pierced into the thirty-five myriad-heaven worlds, frantically devouring their energy. Some even impaled the bodies and primordial spirits of the Heaven-Opening cultivators!

"However, they're merely appetizers for me!"

No sooner had Second Young Master Wuji uttered these words than strands of her white hair suddenly snapped. The divine abilities and Dao techniques of the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators were incredibly bizarre, severing her hair. When her white hair fell into those myriad-heaven worlds, she astonishingly lost all sensory connection to it! Not only was she unable to absorb the Heaven-Opening cultivators' power, but her white hair had astonishingly transformed into their power within those myriad-heaven worlds! She had been absorbed by the Heaven-Opening cultivators!

Second Young Master Wuji, enraged, suddenly activated the Gui Xu Lotus of the Sixteenth Epoch. The lotus platform rapidly descended, sweeping towards the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators and shattering their myriad-heaven worlds one by one. The Dao of Gui Xu was the most mysterious and terrifying Dao under heaven. As its supreme master, she held herself in high esteem, even believing she was the only one with the potential to surpass the Mi Luo Palace Master. Unexpectedly, after a brief clash with the Heaven-Opening cultivators, she actually suffered a minor setback, which was, of course, intolerable.

The red rope knots erupted with power, suppressing her strength, but Second Young Master Wuji ignored it. She suddenly leaped from the surface of the Sea of Chaos, letting out a fierce cry as her white hair flew upwards. Lotus leaves floated above the chaotic waters, and countless Gui Xus, both large and small, emerged on the sea's surface. Like black holes devouring and refining everything, they surged forth, rushing towards the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators.

The thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators seemed to have entered a world-destroying calamity. Their myriad-heaven worlds rapidly collapsed and disintegrated under the Second Young Master's assault, swallowed one by one by the Gui Xus. Their myriad-heaven worlds were dragged into these myriad Gui Xu divine abilities, and their physical bodies and primordial spirits were also pulled into Gui Xu, beginning to transform into chaotic energy. Even so, the Heaven-Opening cultivators remained unperturbed, seemingly having their own countermeasures.

"Heaven-Opening cultivators, you possess the power to endure the Calamity of Destruction, but do you have the strength to survive the Calamity of Creation?" Second Young Master Wuji roared, suddenly activating a Gui Xu divine ability. The Dao of Gui Xu possessed two facets: destruction and creation. At this moment, the power of its other aspect, the Calamity of Creation, began to erupt! Within those Gui Xu divine abilities, the Calamity of Creation erupted, utterly obliterating the Heaven-Opening cultivators. As the Gui Xu divine abilities burst open, strange visions of the Five Grand Primordials evolving to establish heaven and earth appeared one after another above Second Young Master Wuji. The Second Young Master gazed up at this magnificent spectacle, a smile spreading across her face.

People often misunderstood Gui Xu, believing it solely represented destruction, yet Gui Xu's creative aspect was even more terrifying! While Dao Attainers might potentially survive the Great Calamity of Destruction, the Calamity of Creation was a profound tribulation that even the Young Masters of Mi Luo Palace found terrifying. In the instant a new universe was created, the unleashed power would obliterate everything from the previous universe, transforming it into the new one! And only a Gui Xu Dao Attainer could master this immense power! Within Mi Luo Palace, only the Mi Luo Palace Master and the First Young Master Tai Shang dared to claim they could survive the Calamity of Creation; no one else could. This was precisely why the Hall Masters and Young Masters of Mi Luo Palace held such profound fear for her. Under her creation divine abilities, the Heaven-Opening cultivators had no hope of survival!

However, as the miniature universes formed above the Sea of Chaos, the Five Grand Primordial transformations abruptly ceased. Within those falling miniature universes, strange and unheard-of variant Daos, entirely novel to the Second Young Master, began to take shape! Astonishingly, the creation process of these miniature universes was entirely beyond her control; she could not manipulate them! The evolutionary paths of these miniature universes became strangely unfathomable. When they finally descended onto the surface of the Sea of Chaos, the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators successively emerged from them, encircling her in the center and forming a peculiar formation.

It was the formation of the Heaven-Opening Altar!

"Second Young Master Wuji, your strength is indeed extraordinary." The smiling man leading them remained as before, his grin terrifying. His facial muscles appeared fixed, his mouth stretched wide in a smile that revealed all his teeth. As he spoke, his facial muscles remained motionless; only his tongue moved within his mouth. Yet, his smile was not a mask; he was genuinely smiling! It was a chilling smile.

"In our battle with the Third Young Master, we merely managed to injure him, and he escaped. However, against the Second Young Master, we were repeatedly beaten, utterly powerless to retaliate." The smiling man's expression remained unchanged, and his tone seemed to be praising Second Young Master Wuji, yet his smile was genuinely chilling. "It's simply unfortunate that we have experienced both the Calamity of Destruction and the Calamity of Creation far too many times. After all, the Calamity of Creation of the Seventh Epoch was initiated by us." The smiling man smiled, "Second Young Master, are you ready to witness our Heavenly Capital's Great Heaven-Opening Sacrifice?"

Second Young Master Wuji's expression turned solemn. Sixteen Gui Xu lotuses suddenly merged, forming a sixteen-rank lotus platform, upon which she stood barefoot. At that very moment, the thirty-five Heaven-Opening cultivators shifted into staggered positions, and the Great Heaven-Opening Sacrifice erupted!

In the Ancestral Court, Qin Mu suddenly felt a sensation. He looked up to see an incredibly terrifying surge of energy erupting from within the seal above the Ancestral Court, breaching his defenses!