Chapter 1806: Sacrifice Without End

The two silently watched the great battle within Jade Capital City, neither speaking. Celestial Venerable Yue trusted him deeply. Qin Mu had never disappointed her. She understood Qin Mu's concern that she might not trust him, but she had always trusted him deeply, though she couldn't express this trust to him.

After a long silence, Qin Mu suddenly took a step forward, charging into the city and directly targeting the Progenitor controlled by Fourth Young Master. Celestial Venerable Yue followed closely, like a fallen leaf drifting with the wind behind Qin Mu.

Seeing this, Old Man Wuya, who was far away, finally felt relieved. He also charged into Jade Capital City, heading straight for Celestial Venerable Hao, who was controlled by Third Young Master Ling Xiao.

With the two major powers joining forces, Ancestral Court Jade Capital City was in grave danger. For years, Jade Capital City had been accumulating blood sacrifice energy, and no new hall masters or Progenitors had descended. This was to allow the Dao Soldiers of Third and Fourth Young Masters to descend, giving them the power to contend with Qin Mu and Old Man Wuya. Since the Young Masters themselves could not descend, sending their Dao Soldiers was the best option to counter the two major powers. Furthermore, the two Young Masters could descend by possessing their followers' bodies, enabling them to exert a portion of their combat strength.

However, Qin Mu and Old Man Wuya's combined assault on Jade Capital City still put immense pressure on it. Although Qin Mu had secretly met with Third and Fourth Young Masters and agreed to oppose Old Man Wuya and Young Master Wuji, Qin Mu showed no mercy. Instead, he launched a relentless barrage of deadly attacks against Young Master Zixiao!

Qin Mu raised the Primordial Bell of the Universe. With a resounding clang, thousands of foreign realms around them vibrated, and the vast foreign realms even showed signs of shattering from a single strike of Qin Mu's bell!

"Fourth Brother, this time we're in an alliance to trap and kill Second Sister and Old Man Wuya."

Qin Mu's bell strike caused Young Master Zixiao's qi and blood to churn. Suddenly, a Grand Beginning Divine Axe appeared in Qin Mu's hand. He unleashed the "Grand Beginning Tree-Felling" technique, cleaving at Young Master Zixiao, and whispered, "I hope Fourth Brother will show mercy. We'll need all our strength to fight Second Sister when she makes her move!"

"Understood!" Young Master Zixiao raised his hand and gripped three strings with three fingers, also holding nothing back. As the strings loosened, divine arts erupted from them, and foreign realms, like blades, clanged against the axe blade! Those foreign realms were like thin mirrors. After being cleaved by Qin Mu, they flew past him on either side, then expanded rapidly behind him, transforming into layers of the Grand Overarching Heaven.

Qin Mu's muscles bulged as his "Grand Beginning Tree-Felling" technique cleaved through these foreign realms, striking Young Master Zixiao's palm. Young Master Zixiao's palm was split open by the axe. However, his body vanished, leaving only his severed hand. The next instant, he appeared in the Grand Overarching Heaven formed from the foreign realms behind Qin Mu, and with a flick of a string, cut across Qin Mu's back neck!

Qin Mu's head flew up into the sky, then suddenly burst with a pop, transforming into a ball of chaotic energy. From this chaotic energy, a chaotic sword flew out and landed in Qin Mu's hand. A new head grew on Qin Mu's neck. With a shift of his feet, the "Heavenly Capital Creation Chapter" erupted!

Young Master Zixiao's guqin whizzed around him, its strings playing without being touched by fingers. Instantly, foreign realms filled the sky, transforming into Grand Overarching Heavens to counter Qin Mu's attack! Their figures intertwined, both bleeding profusely.

Young Master Zixiao's expression was serene, yet he exuded an imposing aura without anger. In this clash with Qin Mu, holding back even slightly would surely lead to a brutal beating. If Qin Mu was given an opening, he would absolutely seize or even destroy his opponent's treasures!

Suddenly, Young Master Zixiao's eye twitched. His gaze fell upon Celestial Venerable Yue, who was dancing in the wind behind Qin Mu. It was this Celestial Venerable Yue who had repeatedly played his deceased wife's melodies, frequently disrupting his Dao Heart and causing many of Jade Capital City's operations to fail. Young Master Zixiao had once ordered her assassination, but she had repeatedly escaped.

"What exactly does Seventh Brother want? He's teaming up with us against Second Sister, but he's also bringing this woman along. Seventh Brother's intentions aren't pure!" He couldn't afford to ponder much; Qin Mu's mind was unpredictable, making it difficult to grasp his intentions. For instance, this time, everyone in Jade Capital City had expected Qin Mu to join forces with Old Man Wuya to attack Jade Capital City and prevent Fourth Young Master's Dao Soldiers from descending. No one had anticipated that Qin Mu would come to Jade Capital City and ally with it to oppose Old Man Wuya and Young Master Wuji. To guess the thoughts of someone as eccentric as Qin Mu, one would have to make their own mind equally eccentric. Young Master Zixiao, with his high self-regard, naturally wouldn't "lower" himself to that level.

"However, this woman must be eliminated!" Young Master Zixiao's eyes flickered, and he sent a telepathic message to Young Master Ling Xiao. At this moment, the other hall masters in Jade Capital City were caught in fierce battles, and the Progenitors had no spare energy. Only Young Master Ling Xiao would have enough power to kill Celestial Venerable Yue when Second Young Master Wuji made her move, thus eliminating a future threat!

He and Qin Mu unleashed deadly moves one after another, both sustaining injuries in an instant. Young Master Zixiao let out a long cry, and imperial might erupted. From the guqin's melodies, divine arts transformed into vast foreign realms. His figure could appear anywhere within these vast foreign realms at any moment, like the emperor of myriad universes! And the vibration of the strings made his divine arts elusive and impossible to guard against!

This was a manifestation of the Dao Realm domain cultivated to its extreme. His domain could no longer be called a mere domain; it was a Dao Domain. A domain elevated with the Dao Realm; for every layer of Dao Realm, there was a corresponding layer of domain. Cultivating to the Thirty-Six Heavens meant the thirty-sixth layer of domain imprinted the ultimate void, becoming the Grand Overarching Heaven.

But Young Master Zixiao's domain was different from others. His cultivation method was unique, and his Grand Dao was incredibly marvelous, allowing him to transform into thousands of Dao Domains. Each Dao Domain was like a layer of the Grand Overarching Heaven, except these Dao Domains lacked Dao Trees, Dao Flowers, or Dao Fruits. Each layer of Dao Domain corresponded to different Grand Dao divine arts. In terms of Daoist achievements, Young Master Zixiao was definitely no weaker than Young Master Tai Shang, Young Master Wuji, or Young Master Ling Xiao; in fact, he might even surpass them! To achieve something in a certain domain that even the Master of the Miluo Palace could not achieve meant one could be called a Young Master. Young Master Zixiao had reached an achievement in Dao arts that even the Master of the Miluo Palace had not.

Within his thousands of Dao Domains, Young Master Zixiao attacked Qin Mu and Celestial Venerable Yue almost simultaneously. Young Master Ling Xiao killing Celestial Venerable Yue was merely a backup plan; he truly wished to kill Celestial Venerable Yue himself and eliminate this powerful enemy who could disrupt his Dao Heart!

Qin Mu brought Celestial Venerable Yue and charged into his thousands of foreign realms. He pushed his divine treasure domain to its limit, standing firm at the center of the domain. No matter which direction Young Master Zixiao attacked from, Qin Mu could calmly respond. However, Young Master Zixiao's might still exceeded his expectations. The vast Dao Domains encroached upon his own domain, appearing like myriad bright mirrors hanging around his domain, each reflecting a different world. Young Master Zixiao's figure appeared within these myriad worlds, striking at him and disrupting his domain. Even harder to resist were the divine arts Young Master Zixiao directed at Celestial Venerable Yue, forcing Qin Mu to divide his attention to protect her, and his own injuries grew heavier and heavier. In a clash between masters of their caliber, let alone being distracted, even a slight lapse in caution could lead to being killed by the opponent! Protecting Celestial Venerable Yue made him very passive.

Young Master Zixiao's current body was merely that of a Miluo Palace Progenitor, and its own achievements were not high. However, because of the guqin, his true strength even surpassed Qin Mu's. Celestial Venerable Yue frowned. Standing behind Qin Mu, she watched as his injuries multiplied. Yet, Qin Mu never asked her to intervene, so she could only remain still.

Suddenly, Qin Mu raised his hand, and the Sea of Chaos, suspended in the sky, came whistling towards him. His Sea of Chaos and Rupture Lotus had been suppressing the Great Rupture Abyss to guard against Second Young Master. Now, it seemed he had to recall them, unable to resist Young Master Zixiao, in order to return to his peak strength!

In the distance, Old Man Wuya's battle with Young Master Ling Xiao had also reached a critical point. Old Man Wuya's combat power was extremely high; if Qin Mu didn't rely on the power of the Chaos River, he would be no match for him. In this battle against Young Master Ling Xiao, even with the Dao Spear in hand, Old Man Wuya fully displayed the might of the World Tree, unleashing an endless stream of divine abilities and Dao arts, leaving Young Master Ling Xiao struggling to cope!

"That Chaos kid has recalled the Sea of Chaos and the Rupture Lotus. It seems he's going all out now." Old Man Wuya's eyes gleamed. "Without his suppression, Young Master Wuji can finally make her move! This time, we can finally get rid of these two adversaries: Miluo Palace and Chaos!" As he thought this, however, the sky above Ancestral Court remained unchanged, still calm. Young Master Wuji did not immediately make her move as he had expected.

Old Man Wuya's heart seized with panic, and Young Master Ling Xiao immediately seized the opportunity, breaking through the World Tree's roots. The tip of the Dao Spear spun, piercing through countless divine arts, and aimed at Old Man Wuya's glabella! Old Man Wuya retreated repeatedly, his heart growing more flustered, further confirming his suspicion: "Young Master Wuji is also a Dao-defiler! She's waiting for Young Master Ling Xiao and me to be mutually wounded before she makes her move and captures us all!"

His Dao Heart became unstable, and his techniques immediately faltered. Although his cultivation was powerful, it mainly stemmed from the Progenitors who had cultivated the Dao Realm and entrusted their beings to the void. Old Man Wuya himself had not cultivated the Dao Realm or improved his Dao Heart. This caused his Dao Heart to lag behind his strength, a fact Qin Mu had long since noticed.

Old Man Wuya's injuries piled up, and he was steadily losing ground, almost forced out of Jade Capital City. He hastily shouted, "Chaos, switch opponents!"

Qin Mu recalled the Sea of Chaos and the Rupture Lotus. His aura surged, and he activated the Primordial Bell of the Universe. The bell expanded and contracted erratically, vibrating incessantly, blocking all divine arts erupting from Young Master Zixiao's thousands of Dao Domains. Behind him, the Chaos Palace unfolded, and the World Tree rooted itself in the sixteen Chaos Rivers. Dao fruits and Dao flowers shone brilliantly, and power continuously flowed forth, finally halting Young Master Zixiao's assault!

Old Man Wuya flew forward, streams of World Tree roots, like ten thousand dragons dancing, intertwined and plunged into Young Master Zixiao's myriad Dao Domains. He cried out, "I'll handle Young Master Zixiao; you take Ling Xiao!"

"Alright!" Qin Mu passed by him, moving to face the attacking Ling Xiao.

Old Man Wuya immediately groaned inwardly. His divine powers were vast, and he mastered far more divine abilities and Dao arts than Zixiao. However, upon clashing with Zixiao, he immediately realized that although his divine arts were numerous, their subtlety was far inferior to Zixiao's. Countless World Tree roots were instantly severed by Zixiao! On the other side, Qin Mu also suffered a great disadvantage against Young Master Ling Xiao. Young Master Ling Xiao's Dao Spear repeatedly struck his Primordial Bell of the Universe, piercing through it and weakening the power of his treasure. Qin Mu fighting Zixiao and Old Man Wuya fighting Ling Xiao had originally been the optimal arrangement. Now, by switching opponents, both lost all their advantages!

Qin Mu and Old Man Wuya were in a sorry state, their injuries accumulating and growing more severe. Just then, a pair of large eyes suddenly appeared in the sky above Ancestral Court, watching the battle unfolding in Ancestral Court Jade Capital City with interest. The eyes descended lower and lower, almost pressing down on Ancestral Court Jade Capital City.

"The aura of the weak..." Young Master Wuji's figure emerged from the sky. Behind her, Rupture Lotuses stood tall and straight, rooted in the sixteen Great Rupture Abysses. She chuckled, "Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Seventh Brother, and Wuya, you all reek of weakness!" Behind her, chains formed from red rope knots bound her, but they could no longer suppress her cultivation and power! "Let me send all of you on your way then!"

Young Master Wuji laughed heartily. The Rupture Lotuses began merging with each other, and the Great Rupture Abysses were also swallowing each other, showing a tendency to combine into a single, massive abyss! Behind her, chains of red rope exploded with popping sounds. The red rope knot seals left by Qin Mu were rapidly disintegrating, and other seals had already been broken by Old Man Wuya. At this point, it was impossible to suppress Young Master Wuji any longer!

"Now!" Qin Mu, Young Master Ling Xiao, and Young Master Zixiao suddenly roared in unison. The divine arts of the three, who had been clashing, abruptly shifted direction, all attacking Old Man Wuya!

Old Man Wuya was caught off guard; how could he possibly withstand the encirclement by the three Young Masters? In just an instant, Old Man Wuya was suppressed by the three.

"Sacrifice Wuya!" The three shouted in unison. Old Man Wuya, along with the entire World Tree, was sacrificed by the three Young Masters and flew towards the reddish Great Rupture Abyss in the sky!

Old Man Wuya's mind went blank.