Chapter 1684 — Clash of Players
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
But ever since Haotian Di rescued his mother, pulling her out from Shen Mu's red-rope knot seal, she had indeed tried to brand her own Dao into the ultimate void, and every attempt had ended in failure.
When the cold, still wind of the ultimate void met the heat-death wind of her Dao of Guixu, the two annihilated each other on contact!
Let alone a Dao tree—even stepping into the ultimate void, she could feel the mortal danger of death!
"One person in this world has achieved Guixu attainment."
Ling Tianzun went on: "Mu Tianzun made his very self into a universe, evolving Guixu, planting a lotus in the chaos of Guixu until a lotus flower grew. That is why he is the truly orthodox Guixu attainer. But his path has also gone somewhat astray. He did not cultivate the chaos-planted lotus by comprehending the Dao of Guixu; as with his World Tree, he relied on something external—he relied on a Guixu lotus seed."
Lady Yuanmu seemed lost in thought. Just then, a lotus leaf drifted over silently from afar. The Second Prince, suppressed in the Chaos Sea, had originally intended to strike at the two women on that leaf and abduct them by force, but on hearing these words she could not help a slight start, and stayed her hand.
"Your insight is truly remarkable. For the Seventeenth Epoch to have produced an existence like you—this is indeed a land of treasures."
The Chaos Sea surged, waves rolling mountain-high. The Second Prince's enormous face slowly rose above the waters, and her voice pierced into the ears of the two women: "It seems the teacher was right. He once said with a sigh that we accomplished ones are the termites of the universe. We smuggle ourselves into the next universe and seize its spiritual energy and power, so that the native universe grows ever smaller, and the intelligent beings born within it grow ever fewer—until one appears who can resolve the great tribulation of annihilation. The Seventeenth Epoch has not been invaded by the prehistoric accomplished ones, and yet it has given birth to a woman of such gifts and grace as you."
Her face gradually emerged from the Chaos Sea, coming to rest on the surface not far off.
Ling Tianzun looked down and saw that this Second Prince of Miluo Palace was exquisitely beautiful. She bore a certain resemblance to Lady Yuanmu, yet was even more striking.
"You are one who has truly attained the Dao through Guixu."
Ling Tianzun asked curiously, "What is your name? And why are you being suppressed here?"
"I am the Second Prince of Miluo Palace. My name no longer matters. When I had completed my cultivation and attained the Dao at Wuji Hall, the teacher named me Wuji. In those days, because I wanted to destroy the entire universe and wipe out every civilization, I slew many accomplished ones—until the teacher took note... It's you!"
The Second Prince of Miluo Palace abruptly registered Ling Tianzun's features, and as if she had seen a ghost, her voice nearly broke: "How can it be you?"
Puzzled, Ling Tianzun said, "It is me. What is the matter?"
Lady Yuanmu was rather bewildered. She looked from Ling Tianzun to the Second Prince, unable to imagine what had so shocked her.
The ultimate void.
Shen Mu and Haotian Di had both elevated their aura to the ultimate extreme. Haotian Di forcibly converted his Taisu qi into a Dao of divine consciousness, and his One-Qi Daluo Heaven instantly shifted and evolved into the Taichu Daluo Heaven!
Within the Taichu Daluo Heaven, the Dao of Taichu stretched vast and indistinct, making his Daluo Heaven seem like the universe at its very beginning, with the World Tree towering in the boundless Taichu qi!
In his hand, another stream of Taisu qi transformed into the Taiyi Divine Axe, and he gripped it like a giant cleaving heaven and earth asunder!
In the distance, Taichu, who was locked in battle with Yun Tianzun, immediately sensed this nearly perfect Dao of Taichu. He hurriedly turned to look, and his spirit sank in despair.