Chapter 1793: Heavenly Capital Returns to Position

"What kind of person can cross the Guixu?"

As Qin Mu was thinking this, the sky suddenly bulged, as if a huge spherical mass was hanging down from above.

The spherical mass expanded and contracted; when it receded, there was no abnormality, but when it bulged, it almost touched the highest mountains of the Ancestral Court! Emperor Kai Huang Qin Ye, Tai Shi, and others also noticed this scene and looked up. They saw that when the huge spherical mass in the sky bulged, it seemed to contain a universe of stars and swirling galaxies within it.

When the spherical mass contracted, it was as if a gigantic black hole was devouring the starry sky! Qin Mu's expression changed slightly: "Someone is fighting in the Guixu, and their divine abilities are extremely powerful. The seals I left are connected to the power of the Guixu, and this power can break through my seals! Could it be that one of the Young Masters is about to sneak through from the Guixu?"

In the sky, the spherical mass continuously expanded and contracted. The fluctuations emanating from the Guixu contained the Grand Dao divine abilities of the Guixu, but they were not entirely Guixu abilities; there were also other Grand Dao divine abilities never seen before!

"These divine ability fluctuations..." Qin Mu's expression changed slightly, and he finally thought of a possibility: The Heaven-Opening Collective!

He had once witnessed the divine abilities of the Heaven-Opening Collective, which were bizarre and unpredictable, making them impossible to guard against. The divine abilities transmitted from the Guixu bore some resemblance to those of the Heaven-Opening Collective members who had blocked his path on the Chaos River. However, the divine abilities transmitted from the Guixu were far more powerful and even more bizarre than those of the Heaven-Opening Collective members he had encountered, their might increased by a hundredfold!

"There are only thirty-six members of the Heaven-Opening Collective. Is Exalted Celestial Ling also among them?" Qin Mu shook his head at this thought. If Exalted Celestial Ling were among them, her power would surely make her their leader. In that case, there wouldn't have been the incident where the Heaven-Opening Collective attempted to seize his daughter Qin Lingyun's body.

"Exalted Celestial Ling is not among them. Those thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members alone shouldn't be able to unleash such astonishing power. Could it be..." Qin Mu hit upon a crucial point: back then, the Lord of Heavenly Capital gathered the Dao achievers of Heavenly Capital City to perform the Heaven-Opening ritual, establishing an altar that combined the power of all Dao achievers to create the Seventeenth Epoch.

The Lord of Heavenly Capital is dead, and without his leadership, the Heaven-Opening Altar cannot be fully utilized by the other Heaven-Opening Collective members. However, if these members formed a formation similar to the Heaven-Opening Altar and unleashed a combined attack, they could gather their strength and unleash incredible power!

He suddenly stood up and charged towards the Guixu. At the same time he moved, Tai Yi, who was healing his injuries, suddenly rose and also charged towards the Guixu in the sky. Qin Mu's heart stirred; Tai Yi must have also recognized the divine abilities of the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Collective!

Beneath the World Tree, Elder Wu Ya's injuries were slowly recovering. The anomaly caused by the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Collective forcing their way into the Guixu naturally did not escape his notice. "Defilers of the Dao!" Elder Wu Ya's expression fluctuated between dark and bright. He suddenly made up his mind, disregarding his own Dao injuries, and immediately stood up, heading towards the Guixu.

In Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court, the fifth Palace Lord of the Mi Luo Palace had already arrived, along with four more Dao achievers. The five Palace Lords and the group of Dao achievers looked up at the sky, their expressions solemn. "No one is permitted to go to the Guixu!" Suddenly, the leading Cloud Dragon Palace Lord's face darkened, and he shouted: "Young Master Three already knows the full story. The Heaven-Opening Collective forced their way into the Guixu and are fighting Young Master Two. Young Master Three has given orders that they should be left to fight to their mutual destruction. The more of them that die, the more beneficial it will be for the arrival of the two Young Masters!"

The other Palace Lords and Dao achievers felt awe in their hearts and promptly assented. The Cloud Dragon Palace Lord looked up at the Guixu, his gaze strange, and murmured: "The Heaven-Opening Collective, by taking this path through the Guixu and fighting Young Master Two, will surely suffer casualties. These defilers of the Dao deserve death. As for Young Master Wuji, he has committed many evils, harmed his peers, betrayed our teacher, and betrayed the Mi Luo Palace. It would be best if they all perished together..."

The Eight Views Palace Lord beside him said: "Even if the Heaven-Opening Collective emerges from the Guixu, they will only fall into the Ancestral Court trap set by Young Master Chaos and be confined here. Once in this death trap, they will have nowhere to go but to fight among themselves. Then, Young Master Ling Xiao and Young Master Zi Xiao can descend successfully." The Palace Lords and Dao achievers in Jade Capital City watched the tigers fight from the mountain, keeping their forces still.

Meanwhile, Qin Mu, Tai Yi, and Elder Wu Ya were still charging towards the Guixu Grand Abyss.

In the sky, the layers of seals Qin Mu had laid down began to disintegrate. Previously, the divine ability fluctuations from the battle between the Heaven-Opening Collective and Young Master Two Wuji had only pierced his seals without disintegrating them. But now, as the seals disintegrated, the Guixu Grand Abyss became visible. However, Qin Mu's seals were not completely destroyed, leading to parts of the Ancestral Court's sky being utterly dark, while others remained azure, creating a mottled dark-blue expanse that grew larger and larger.

Just as the three were about to charge into the Guixu, a world-shaking boom suddenly erupted, shattering the remaining seals Qin Mu had laid. In the sky, a face with a bizarre smile suddenly descended, obscuring the Grand Abyss.

This face and its owner resembled a colossal water droplet, plunging downwards, then retracting, only to plunge out even further next. His body was so immense it seemed stuck in the Guixu, or as if someone was grabbing his ankle from behind, and he was struggling forcefully.

After several such attempts, the enormous smiling figure suddenly plummeted entirely out of the Guixu.

Tai Yi's expression changed slightly, and he said to Qin Mu: "Fellow Daoist, please go back!" Qin Mu was slightly startled, not understanding what he meant.

Tai Yi's aura grew stronger and stronger. The more than twenty Dao-slaying divine nails embedded in his lower body suddenly rotated with a creaking sound, pulling themselves out of his body. "Tai Yi, you're still injured! If you remove the divine nails, you won't be able to suppress your Dao injuries!" Qin Mu hastily tried to stop him, but in that short time, Tai Yi had already forced all the Dao-slaying divine nails out of his body.

Tai Yi's speed greatly increased. He took a single step, surpassing Qin Mu, and went to meet the falling smiling figure. At the same time, Elder Wu Ya flew in from the side, heading directly towards the smiling figure and Tai Yi.

The enormous body of the smiling figure suddenly twisted, then exploded with a 'bang', transforming into thirty-five members of the Heaven-Opening Collective. They stood in the air, quietly awaiting Tai Yi's arrival, each of their faces brimming with smiles. The original smiling figure was also among them, standing at the very front, the smile on its face still unchanged.

Each of them bore Dao injuries, clearly indicating that their battle with Young Master Two Wuji had not been easy; they had fought a fierce battle to sneak out of the Guixu.

Elder Wu Ya arrived first, unleashing a simultaneous deadly attack on the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members. He understood the danger of the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Collective better than anyone. It wasn't that Elder Wu Ya cared about the world, but rather that the path of these thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members had completely abandoned the traditional Dao realm cultivation methods, not cultivating a Dao Tree, which meant he couldn't gain any advantage over them. Seizing the opportunity while these members were injured, he naturally had to eliminate them to prevent future trouble!

The thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members shifted their positions, forming the Heaven-Opening Altar formation to meet Elder Wu Ya. Before both sides' divine abilities could fully unfold, Tai Yi appeared behind Elder Wu Ya, a divine axe appearing in his hand. Elder Wu Ya was utterly horrified, simultaneously defending against attacks from both front and back.

Boom—

Elder Wu Ya's blood splattered across the sky as he escaped by blood, leaving behind numerous shattered World Tree roots and branches in the sky.

Suddenly, in the instant after the three parties' divine abilities erupted, Qin Mu flashed forward, cutting into their midst. He paused, landing in the center of the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members.

"Rise!" Qin Mu stomped his foot heavily, and a Heaven-Opening Altar rose from beneath him. Magnificent Dao arts surged out in all directions, perfectly integrating with the Heaven-Opening Altar formation of the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members. As his magic power was activated, the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members felt their own power pouring out, merging with Qin Mu's magic power. Each of them showed surprise, their gazes falling on Qin Mu in the center of the altar.

Qin Mu saw through their Heaven-Opening Altar and integrated his own identical formation with theirs, seizing the core, which was the Heaven-Opening core at the altar's center. As his magic power surged, his body sank slightly, adopting a sword-drawing stance. The Heaven-Opening Collective's magic power also seemed to be mobilized by him, bolstering his strength.

Dao Realm Thirty-Fourth Heaven, Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Chapter! The power of his Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Chapter reached an unprecedented level at this moment, increasing its might by more than a hundredfold compared to before!

His sword was charged but not yet unleashed, holding the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members in check. His gaze was fixed on Tai Yi, who was approaching with his axe. He used this opportunity to control the thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members, not to guard against others, but precisely against Tai Yi!

"Brother Dao!" Qin Mu's voice was low, carrying a threatening tone: "Don't come any closer! Stop!"

Tai Yi's gaze was strange, and he said: "Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?"

Qin Mu scoffed. The power of the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Chapter could unleash at any moment, transforming into an an unparalleled strike capable of changing the world. However, facing him was the person he respected the most, and he simply couldn't bring himself to deliver that strike.

"Young Master Seven is indeed the most troublesome person in the world." Suddenly, the smiling figure turned its head, its smiling face directed at Qin Mu in the center of the altar, the smile chillingly unsettling: "No wonder Ling holds you in such high regard, believing your talent to be unmatched."

Qin Mu's heart seized, and he immediately felt that the two overlapping Heaven-Opening Altar formations were no longer aligned! He had comprehended this grand divine ability by observing the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening ritual, but his understanding of the Heaven-Opening Altar was certainly not as refined as that of the Heaven-Opening Collective members who had personally participated in the creation of heaven and earth!

The smiling figure was the first to break free from the profundity of his move, followed by the second Heaven-Opening Collective member, then the third! Cold sweat beaded on Qin Mu's forehead. Just as he was about to unleash the Heavenly Capital Heaven-Opening Chapter, Tai Yi suddenly took a step, and the next moment, he was on the altar. His tall, towering body collided with Qin Mu, sending Qin Mu flying backward.

Tai Yi swung his divine axe and brought it down. Qin Mu drew his sword to block, retreating even more hastily. However, Tai Yi's move had little power, seeming only intended to send him away.

Qin Mu halted his retreat and saw Tai Yi standing in the center of the Heaven-Opening Collective. The thirty-five Heaven-Opening Collective members bowed in unison and said in chorus: "All of Heavenly Capital City respectfully welcome the return of the Lord of Heavenly Capital!"