Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 798 - 439 Heavenly Mechanism Backlash_2

Chapter 798 -439 Heavenly Mechanism Backlash_2

Just like that.

The chaotic and mottled threads of fate continuously swept past his eyes.

The master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion focused his consciousness to the extreme and gradually felt that he was nearing the strand of celestial secret he needed to pursue. It seemed he had seen a clear thread in his vision.

But just as he was about to reach out and try to grasp that thread, to lay the celestial secret bare before his eyes,

abruptly,

his entire field of view darkened.

Before his eyes emerged an enormous being hidden in the darkness, so vast it defied description, as if its body could span thousands of miles, cutting across the void and blanketing the heavens.

“What is this…”

The master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion was momentarily stunned.

Before he could react, he saw the colossal creature in the darkness seemingly open a pair of eyes, indescribable massive eyes, as if the heavens and earth had opened their pupils. Those eyes had no trace of emotion; they simply existed there. In an instant, the endless causality and celestial secrets that spread forth smashed the master’s thoughts to pieces!

It was almost at the moment his thoughts collapsed.

The master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion realized the origin of the enormous being.

Xunmu!

The profound tree in Xunmu Cave Heaven that bolstered the heavens and the earth!

These thoughts were merely a flash in the mind of the master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, and before he could take any further action, his entire consciousness, like a struck bell, resounded with a hum and plunged into chaos.

The causality and fate of Xunmu were not something he could pry into!

Crack!!

Under the watchful eyes of the Master of Blood Hidden Pavilion and many Blood Exchange experts, the ancient Xuanji mirror floating in the void abruptly faltered in its revolving light. Then, as if struck by a violent impact, the surface of the mirror instantly shattered, cracks spreading across it until the whole Xuanji mirror exploded into pieces!

The master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion also suddenly froze in his steps, his tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open, but they were devoid of any spirit. At the same time, he spewed a mouthful of fresh blood, stumbled forward, and fell to the ground with a thump, his breath quickly weakening.

In just an instant.

The long hair of the kneeling master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion turned to a grayish white before everyone’s eyes!

“Brother Cheng?”

Witnessing such a shocking change, the expressions of many Blood Exchange experts present changed.

It was true that divination could lead to backlash, and everyone present, being top-notch experts of the time, was well aware of that. After all, it was an attempt to use mortal wisdom to peer into the secrets of the universe. But the master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion was a Blood Exchange expert!

At this moment, the master’s energy collapsed in an instant, having suffered a heavy blow. Even with the universe’s backlash, how could such a profound change occur to a Blood Exchange expert, as if even his life force and lifespan suffered massive damage?

“Cough… cough…”

Xiang Yuan stepped forward to help the master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, and after being propped up, the master staggered a few times, coughing up several mouthfuls of crimson blood. His eyes still held a trace of confusion as he muttered to himself, “How could this happen…”

Ever since the grandmasters who ventured deep into Xunmu Cave Heaven returned, the news that the giant tree of Xunmu Cave Heaven was a conscious being, alive like a demon, spread swiftly.

Even though the news circulated only among the upper echelon, a personage like the master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion would naturally be in the know.

However,

why did his divination run headlong into Xunmu?

The horror of this living being known as Xunmu was all too clear to the Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion; if it were a demon, its rank would far exceed the Tenth Rank, incomparable to any living being in Da Xuan or the Outer Sea. Even those in the Blood Exchange Realm would probably be no more than ants in its eyes!

What on Earth had Chen Mu done in the Xunmu Cave Heaven to entangle himself so thoroughly with such a demon?

Otherwise, his divination of Chen Mu’s fate would not have revealed Xunmu!

…

At the same time.

In the deep sea of the Outer Sea.

About dozens of miles from the cave where Chen Mu was secluding himself for Solidifying Refinement of the Soul Heart with the Red Origin Fruit, a figure quietly appeared, his whole being so well-concealed that he seemed no different from an ordinary person. Even if he were to walk in regular sea areas, fishes passing by would hardly notice his presence.

This man was clad in a plain black robe that, unassuming as it looked, had faint golden dragon patterns embroidered on the interior. He stood atop the scorched rock of the seabed with deep eyes that held a god-like demeanor as if looking down on all things.

If Chen Mu were here, he would have recognized at a glance the nature of the Breath Concealing Technique employed by this man.

Imperial Qi Gathering!

It was the same method he had once practiced, no different from his Breath Concealing Technique!

The Imperial Qi Concealing Technique, which could only be practiced by members of the Qiankun lineage in the Five Viscera Realm, converges on the same path after entering the Blood Exchange Realm. After understanding the Qiankun Eight Phases, one can also cultivate it, but to practice this art to such an extraordinary level, one must either truly enter Dao with Qiankun or have an innate essence that deeply resonates with it.

Taking everything into account, this person’s identity was clear.

Emperor Xuan!

Ruler of the Da Xuan Ninety-Nine States, majestically supreme, he ascended the throne as a Blood Exchange Expert, and has reigned for over a century. The extent of his Martial Arts cultivation is unknown to the world—only that he stands as the most revered existence in all of Da Xuan. However, many years ago, rumors spread that he had fallen into a stupor practicing ‘Evil Methods’ to extend his life, which subsequently triggered the turmoil of The Eight Princes.

Today, this supreme ruler of the Ninety-Nine States recently awakened and quietly left his court. In less than ten days, he has reached the Outer Sea and is nearing the location of Chen Mu’s seclusion!

“Is it here?”

Ji Yongzhao murmured to himself, flipping out a divination disk glowing with faint light in his hand.

The Da Xuan Dynasty has stood in the world for over a thousand years, with a depth unfathomable to any force. The Divine Weapons listed in the Da Xuan Spirit Weapon Catalogue, of which half once came from the Dynasty, are just the tip of the iceberg of its hidden strength.

Just like the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk in his hand, one of those treasures, surpassing even the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion’s mystic mirror!

However.

The Heavenly Secret Divination Disk in his hand was also riddled with cracks, and as he looked down, it finally gave out under the strain, shattering in an instant, turning into countless fragments that disintegrated in his palm.

“Quite some tricks…”

Ji Yongzhao looked at the shattered Heavenly Secret Divination Disk in his hand, yet his eyes did not show any regret, only indifference. To him, even the most precious Spirit Weapons were merely objects; when broken, they’re broken—as long as they served their purpose, that was enough.

Over the centuries, the Da Xuan Dynasty had destroyed or lost more than one or two rare Spiritual Objects, but as they plundered the world and explored the Earthly Abyss and Outer Sea, they continually replenished their stock. These losses were unimportant.

Nonetheless, this Chen Mu was indeed an extraordinary individual, as the Emperor had learned from his intelligence.

He was also aware of the Xunmu within the Xunmu Cave Heaven. Many years ago, he had determined that this Xunmu was likely a high-level living being, capable of propping up a realm in the Void and sustaining a large-scale Cave Heaven. Its immense power had to belong to the legendary ‘God Realm’. However, throughout the years, despite explorations of Xunmu Cave Heaven by Tingchao Cliff, no further discoveries had been made.

After Chen Mu entered the Xunmu Cave Heaven and returned, he surprisingly became entangled with Xunmu to the extent that Emperor Xuan, wielding the fate of the entire Da Xuan and being of a Celestial Human, using the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk to inquire about Chen Mu, had suffered backlash that led to its destruction!

If it had been someone who had not reached the Celestial Human Level and had no blessing of the Da Xuan fate, they would have suffered severe backlash the moment they tried to divine Chen Mu’s fate against the tangled thread of cause and effect connecting him and Xunmu, leading to significant injury or even instant death!

Fortunately.

He was, after all, the reigning Emperor Xuan, in control of the fate of the Ninety-Nine States. No matter how significant the issues revolving around Chen Mu, he could still bear them with the backing of the fate of the Da Xuan Ninety-Nine States. In the end, he managed to capture some traces!