Chapter 1821: South Xiang Transforms the Dao

As the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel crushed forward, it spun relentlessly. The divine abilities of the three thousand enlightened beings from Yankang, arrayed on the wheel, poured out like a shower of arrows, instantly causing heavy casualties among the enlightened beings of the Mi Luo Palace.

Dao trees shattered under the glow of profound arts. Some Dao fruits, having just ascended, were instantly pierced by myriad swords. Other enlightened beings, before they could even react, had their physical bodies shattered and their primordial spirits annihilated by dozens of Daoist divine abilities.

Meanwhile, the divine abilities launched by the Mi Luo Palace practitioners towards the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel often dissipated their power before even reaching the Yankang enlightened beings on the wheel.

Even if a Mi Luo Palace Hall Master's divine ability could penetrate the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel and injure the Yankang enlightened beings on it, a single rotation of the wheel would heal their Dao injuries, restoring them to peak condition.

The crushing force of the massive Heavenly Wheel itself was also a terrifying attack.

More terrifying still was the power of the Path of Samsara emanating from within the wheel.

Although Qin Fengqing, who controlled the Heavenly Wheel, was not as powerful in magical energy as Qin Mu, his comprehension of the Path of Samsara surpassed Qin Mu's. When he activated the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel, any enlightened being from the Mi Luo Palace who approached would involuntarily fall into Samsara, their physical bodies and primordial spirits transformed, and even their Grand Dao divine abilities altered.

As the Mi Luo Palace enlightened beings attacked from all directions, many who drew too close found their Dao-forged bodies beginning to decay and their Grand Dao crumbling.

Some who reached the edge of the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel had already been reduced to skeletal remains, their Dao trees withered, and their Dao fruits shriveled and fallen, utterly devoid of power.

Had it been a Six Dao Heavenly Wheel crafted solely by Qin Fengqing, it would not have been so terrifying. However, this wheel was forged by Qin Mu, who destroyed the Great Abyss of Returning Ruins and gathered chaotic stones from within it. It had been refined and tempered for 3.5 billion years, making its power almost comparable to that of a Young Master's Dao weapon.

This was why Young Master Ling Xiao and Young Master Zi Xiao had initially sought to shatter the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel.

Without destroying the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel, it would be extremely difficult for the enlightened beings of the Mi Luo Palace to achieve a decisive victory, or even to preserve their lives.

The Path of Samsara was an entirely new Grand Dao, one that no one had ever created in the past sixteen cosmic epochs. It was a direct result of Yankang's reform.

In those sixteen cosmic epochs, the only other being to master this Grand Dao was the Seventh Young Master, Chaos.

However, the Seventh Young Master Chaos had already integrated this incredible Grand Dao with his own Path of Chaos, making it even more enigmatic.

Coupled with the Seventh Young Master's secretive ways, understanding this Grand Dao became even more impossible.

Yujing City contained numerous enlightened beings, including a staggering fifty-six Hall Masters. Each of these fifty-six Hall Masters had achieved ultimate mastery in their respective fields. While their cultivation and power might not rival that of the Young Masters, their unique accomplishments were nonetheless extraordinary.

The Mi Luo Palace Master and the seven Young Masters possessed exceptional abilities, but even they might not have achieved the same unique accomplishments as the Hall Masters.

Furthermore, the Mi Luo Palace never forbade its enlightened beings from learning its various Daoist arts and divine abilities, which is why every enlightened being in the Mi Luo Palace had achieved significant independent accomplishments.

Nevertheless, they were powerless against the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel.

"First, break the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel!"

The fifty-six Hall Masters roared in unison. With a sharp cry, their fifty-six treasure halls ascended, then suddenly disintegrated into countless Daoist patterns and chains. With a blue sky above and earth below, they transformed into realms of Luo Tian, filled with Dao.

This was a Luo Tian realm that transcended the Dao Tree system, belonging to the fortieth heavenly Dao realm.

The Grand Daos of the fifty-six Hall Masters combined seamlessly, and they simultaneously activated their respective Daos, forming a world-shattering attack.

They possessed immense confidence, believing that the profound foundation of the Mi Luo Palace far surpassed that developed by Yankang over 3.5 billion years.

Although Yankang had developed the extraordinary Path of Samsara, the Mi Luo Palace had faced countless enemies over the past sixteen cosmic epochs, including formidable entities like Heavenly Metropolis City, and had emerged safely each time.

Yankang was merely a page in the Mi Luo Palace's long history. Though brilliant and having written extraordinary feats within that page, it remained incapable of shaking the Mi Luo Palace's foundation.

"Mi Luo Dao Convergence!"

The fifty-six Hall Masters spoke in unison, and a vast, boundless power erupted from the Dao Tree forest. This was another type of combined attack.

The Mi Luo Dao Burial was a targeted combined attack created by two Young Masters specifically against Qin Mu's cultivation techniques and divine abilities. In contrast, the Mi Luo Dao Convergence was a divine ability developed by the Mi Luo Palace to counter beings of the Young Master's caliber.

While the Mi Luo Dao Burial was more lethal when used against Qin Mu, it was less effective when attacking others.

The Mi Luo Dao Convergence, on the other hand, was a grand divine ability created by mimicking the phenomena of the Mi Luo Palace Master's Dao Convergence. Although its raw power was not as formidable as the Mi Luo Dao Burial, the Dao essence of the Mi Luo Palace Master's Dao Convergence exerted an extremely strong suppressive effect on any other Grand Dao divine ability.

The power of the Mi Luo Dao Convergence rapidly expanded. Faintly, within the Dao Tree forest, countless Dao chains formed a colossal phantom. This phantom slowly rose, revealing itself as the very image of the Mi Luo Palace Master!

The moment this profound art emerged, the three thousand Yankang enlightened beings within the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel all felt an urge to prostrate themselves. Their own Grand Daos pulsed and submitted to its presence.

Even the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel had its power significantly reduced at this moment!

Just as the fifty-six Hall Masters were about to fully activate the Mi Luo Dao Convergence to shatter the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel and slay the three thousand Yankang enlightened beings, the power of the Mi Luo Dao Convergence suddenly plummeted!

The Hall Masters' minds reeled in confusion, unsure what had happened. A strange power was disrupting the Mi Luo Dao Convergence, and this power originated from within their own ranks of fifty-six!

"Revered Goddess Nanxiang!"

Hall Master Huadu immediately pinpointed the source of this power. Enraged, he roared, but at that very moment, Revered Goddess Nanxiang withdrew her own Grand Dao, completely disrupting the essence of the Mi Luo Dao Convergence.

The phantom of the Mi Luo Palace Master, composed of countless Dao chains, had only just risen before it instantly collapsed and shattered.

Boom—

The Six Dao Heavenly Wheel surged forward, crashing into the midst of the fifty-six Hall Masters. Countless divine abilities sent the immensely powerful Hall Masters flying. Xu Shenghua, Lan Yutian, Emperor Kai Qin Ye, and other Hall Master-level existences immediately seized the opportunity to launch deadly attacks on their opponents.

Having sabotaged the Mi Luo Dao Convergence, Revered Goddess Nanxiang immediately withdrew amidst the chaos and landed upon the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel.

"I have been awaiting your arrival for some time."

Qin Fengqing, controlling the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel, freed two arms and bowed to Revered Goddess Nanxiang. He said, "My brother mentioned that Revered Goddess Nanxiang would undoubtedly lend assistance in a moment of crisis, and indeed, his words were not idle."

Revered Goddess Nanxiang returned the bow, saying, "Nanxiang does not assist the Seventh Young Master, but rather the Mi Luo Palace itself. The Mi Luo Palace of today no longer possesses the grandeur and spirit it had when our Teacher was alive, and it has strayed from his ideals. Rest assured, gentlemen, after this battle, regardless of victory or defeat, Nanxiang will, like our Teacher, dissipate her cultivation and return to the heavens and earth."

Qin Fengqing replied, "Revered Goddess, you can choose to reincarnate. The future Yankang will also need beings like yourself."

The formation of the other Hall Masters was shattered by the impact. After a desperate struggle, they barely managed to escape the crushing force of the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel. However, in that brief moment, six Hall Masters lost their lives, and with Nanxiang's defection, only forty-nine of the original fifty-six Hall Masters remained.

In the ensuing chaos, countless other enlightened beings were also killed or wounded.

"Each has their own aspirations; there is no need to reprimand Nanxiang. She chose a different path, and naturally, she has her reasons."

Hall Master Huadu stopped the other Hall Masters' scolding and said, "Our conflict with the Seventh Young Master and Yankang is a clash of ideals, with no right or wrong. The forty-nine of us Hall Masters can still fight by performing the Mi Luo Dao Convergence! As long as we break the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel, we still have a chance to win!"

The forty-nine Hall Masters ceased their verbal abuse of Revered Goddess Nanxiang and immediately reactivated the grand divine ability of Mi Luo Dao Convergence.

Although seven Hall Masters were missing, the power of the Mi Luo Dao Convergence remained exceptionally terrifying. With a single strike, Qin Fengqing found it instantly difficult to control the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel. The wheel fractured, its six colossal Samsara paths either shattered completely or broke apart, scattering in all directions.

Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, and others swiftly intervened, rescuing many Yankang enlightened beings, yet a considerable number were still pulverized.

The massive fragments of the Heavenly Wheel rolled into the Dao Tree forest, crushing many Mi Luo Palace enlightened beings who could not escape in time.

Even so, the number of Mi Luo Palace enlightened beings still significantly outnumbered those from Yankang, and they also had more Hall Master-level existences.

Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, and others gathered the survivors and descended. Xu Shenghua looked back and saw that the Ancestral Court Primordial Cauldron had converged within Yujing City. The power of this formidable artifact was completely suppressed by Yujing City, rendering it inert.

Apart from the Six Dao Heavenly Wheel, the Ancestral Court Primordial Cauldron was their only means of contending with the Mi Luo Palace. With the Primordial Cauldron suppressed, their situation instantly became dire.

Suddenly, Revered Goddess Nanxiang spoke, "Yujing City is merely an exotic treasure meant to suppress the Tribulation of Annihilation and the Tribulation of Creation. It does not attack on its own. Its power was only activated and used to suppress the Primordial Cauldron by the two Young Masters because the Cauldron's power was too immense. If it leaves Yujing City, it will still have the strength to fight. The remaining Hall Masters and enlightened beings are insufficient to fully control Yujing City."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian immediately retreated. With four palms combined, they simultaneously pressed onto the Ancestral Court Primordial Cauldron.

Whoosh—

The Ancestral Court Primordial Cauldron shot out of Yujing City with a whistle. Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian immediately turned back, rescued the remaining individuals, and charged out of Yujing City.

Revered Goddess Nanxiang, being a powerful Hall Master of the Mi Luo Palace, also seized the chaos to break out of Yujing City and rejoin the others.

"Yujing City contains various exotic treasures. Within the city, there is a well, forged by the Eldest Young Master, Supreme One, called the 'Connecting Heaven Well,' which links to past universes. The Eldest Young Master, being benevolent, tried to use this well to save the beings from past cosmic epochs."

Revered Goddess Nanxiang quickly added, "There is also the exotic treasure 'Flying Mist,' a treasure forged by the Second Young Master when he achieved enlightenment by transforming his own Dao realm. The Third Young Master's exotic treasure is the 'Great Prison,' which he uses to suppress enemies, being fiercely resentful of evil. The Fourth Young Master's exotic treasure is the 'Returning Light Mirror,' which can capture people..."

"Nanxiang!"

Huadu, leading his followers out of the city, heard this and shouted, "Must you doom us fellow disciples to death? Although each has their own aspirations, do you not recall our past camaraderie?"

Revered Goddess Nanxiang looked at the approaching Mi Luo Palace members, all familiar faces, and sighed inwardly. She then briefly mentioned the exotic treasures of the Fifth and Sixth Young Masters, saying, "Though these exotic treasures are not Dao weapons, their power is immense, and you must guard against them. There is also the Seventh Young Master's exotic treasure within the city, hidden beneath our Teacher, the Mi Luo Palace Master's, meditation mat. If you find this treasure, you will have a chance of victory."

She rose gracefully and stood before the formation, bowing to Hall Master Huadu and the others. She said, "Though I stand against you, gentlemen, due to a divergence in ideals, I cannot overcome the hurdle of my own Dao heart and cannot bring myself to harm you. Having betrayed my fellow disciples, I shall dissipate my Dao and depart. In the next life, I shall no longer recognize you." With that, her entire Grand Dao disintegrated, leaving only her soul.

A Hall Master was about to strike and annihilate her soul to quench his hatred, but Huadu stopped him, shaking his head. "It is merely a clash of ideals; there is no right or wrong. Let her go."

Heavenly Venerate You raised his hand and collected Nanxiang's soul, saying, "Daoist friend Nanxiang, may we meet again in the next life." With that, a divine ability escorted her soul, sending it flying towards the myriad heavens and worlds.