The third path of the Chaos Road, the Chaos Dao Hall. Lan Xiaobu was somewhat speechless; he had never imagined that the Chaos Dao Hall was actually the third path of the Chaos Road.
The fourth path of the Chaos Road, the Chaos Dao Heart Disk. In truth, when he saw that the Chaos Dao Hall was the third path, Lan Xiaobu had already guessed that the Dao Heart Disk was one of the six paths, and now it was confirmed.
The fifth path of the Chaos Road, the Chaos Plaque. This was the plaque in his hand, inscribed with “Chaos Road.” As expected, almost everything he had encountered here was one of the six paths.
The sixth path of the Chaos Road, the Chaos Platform. The Chaos Platform was the altar within the Chaos Dao Hall.
It could be said that Lan Xiaobu had experienced all six paths of the Chaos Road, and he possessed both the Dao Heart Disk and the Chaos Plaque. At this moment, he fully understood why Qin Qingtian, after obtaining the Chaos Dao of the Chaos Road, did not choose to refine the Dao Heart Disk, the Chaos Dao Hall, or other components.
After Qin Qingtian obtained the Chaos Dao, it was equivalent to gaining five of the Chaos Road’s paths. Even if he didn’t refine the Dao Heart Disk, the Chaos Dao Hall, or the Chaos Platform, these elements still existed within the Chaos Dao.
Of course, this wasn’t the main reason Qin Qingtian didn’t refine the Dao Heart Disk and the others. The primary reason was that, although these items were within the Chaos Dao, refining the Chaos Dao required obtaining the Chaos Plaque. Without it, refinement was impossible.
The Chaos Plaque was also part of the Chaos Road. Although Qin Qingtian had refined the Chaos Dao and even renamed it the Qin Tian Ancient Road, he never obtained the Chaos Plaque. Even if the Chaos Plaque automatically changed its name to “Qin Tian Ancient Road” due to his refinement of the Chaos Dao, it wasn’t because he had found and refined the Chaos Plaque. Thus, when Lan Xiaobu brought the Chaos Plaque back to the Chaos Dao Hall, its name reverted to its original form.
The Chaos Road, a post-chaos supreme treasure, required acknowledgment to be refined. Unfortunately, no matter how cunning Qin Qingtian was or that he had obtained the Chaos Dao, he never gained the Chaos Road’s acknowledgment. Thus, even though the Chaos Plaque was within the Chaos Dao, he couldn’t acquire it. Without it, he couldn’t refine the other paths of the Chaos Road.
As for the Chaos River, even if Qin Qingtian knew it was one of the six paths, he couldn’t refine it. Refining the Chaos River required fully refining the other five paths; otherwise, it was impossible.
From a certain perspective, the Chaos Road was somewhat similar to the Seven Realms Stone, capable of leading to myriad realms. However, unlike the Seven Realms Stone, the Chaos Road could transport people but couldn’t serve as a flying treasure like the Seven Realms Stone.
Another feature of the Chaos Road was that even without refining it, one could potentially travel from one realm to another through it. Lan Xiaobu even suspected it could lead to the Great Cosmos. This was a gut feeling, without concrete reason. From the Chaos Plaque, he learned that using blue Chaos Stones could activate a top-tier teleportation array, which likely wouldn’t lead to the Chaos River.
Lan Xiaobu put away the Chaos Plaque and returned to the Chaos Dao Hall. Despite knowing the six paths of the Chaos Road and being able to access five or even all six at any time, he was keenly aware that he couldn’t refine the Chaos Dao. Without refining the Chaos Dao, he couldn’t take it with him.
Qin Qingtian had been able to refine the Chaos Dao because he had obtained the Chaos Dao Heart within the Chaos Dao Hall.
Now, with Qin Qingtian having lost the Chaos Dao Heart, it was impossible for him to take or refine the Chaos Dao.
Lan Xiaobu’s situation was similar to Qin Qingtian’s. He knew the Chaos Road had six paths and was even within the Chaos Dao, but he couldn’t refine the Chaos Dao. Even reaching Station 1 wouldn’t change that.
The reason was simple: he didn’t have the Chaos Dao Heart.
Unable to refine the Chaos Dao, Lan Xiaobu wasn’t about to give up on it. He planned to refine and take the Chaos Platform from the Chaos Dao Hall.
Possessing the Chaos Dao Heart didn’t guarantee refining the Chaos Dao. One had to place the Chaos Dao Heart on the Dao Heart Disk, then refine it on the Chaos Platform. By taking both the Chaos Platform and the Dao Heart Disk, even if someone obtained the Chaos Dao Heart, they couldn’t refine the Chaos Dao.
Moreover, without the Chaos Plaque, which Lan Xiaobu possessed, no one could even reach the Chaos Dao Hall.
Lan Xiaobu knew the Chaos Dao Hall itself couldn’t be taken. Even the Cosmic Dimensional Model couldn’t fully construct its dimensional structure, so taking it was out of the question. In his mind, having refined the Chaos Plaque and the Chaos Dao Heart Disk, refining the Chaos Platform should be straightforward. Indeed, he refined the Chaos Platform with a mere thought. But he felt no joy, as he couldn’t understand why the Dao Heart Disk in the Chaos Dao Hall was genuine, yet the Chaos Platform was fake.
Yes, the altar before him, the Chaos Platform, was fake. No wonder he and Mo Wuji had only noticed the Dao Heart Disk and had no impression of the Chaos Platform. How could they remember a counterfeit?
But this was the Chaos Dao Hall. How could a fake Chaos Platform exist here? And if someone had swapped the Chaos Platform, why not the Dao Heart Disk?
Lan Xiaobu took out the Dao Heart Disk again, repeatedly confirming it was the genuine Chaos Dao Heart Disk, impossible to fake.
Could Qin Qingtian have taken it? No, Lan Xiaobu immediately dismissed the idea. His suspicion then fell on another person: Qi Feng. After much thought, only Qi Feng seemed capable of such a deed. Qi Feng didn’t take the Dao Heart Disk, likely fearing Lan Xiaobu would notice its absence. A swapped Dao Heart Disk in the Chaos Dao Hall would clearly point to someone inside, and at that time, only Qi Feng was there.
Taking the Chaos Platform was different. It was just an altar, unnoticed by anyone. In fact, neither Lan Xiaobu nor Mo Wuji had paid it any attention.
Lan Xiaobu pondered for a long time, concluding Qi Feng was the most likely culprit, but with Qi Feng gone, there was nothing he could do.
Summoning the Seven Realms Stone, Lan Xiaobu returned to where Mo Wuji was in seclusion. By then, not only had Mo Wuji emerged, but Ou Ping had as well, both seemingly waiting for him.
“How did it go?” Mo Wuji asked as Lan Xiaobu returned.
Lan Xiaobu nodded, “Some progress, but taking the Chaos Dao is still unlikely. I’ve found a way to use the Chaos Dao to travel to another realm. I can’t guarantee it’s the Great Cosmos, but I think it’s highly likely.”
As he spoke, Lan Xiaobu took out the Chaos Plaque. “We need to use blue Chaos Stones to refine array flags and set up a Space-Tracing Array. This will lead us to a station with a teleportation array, which also requires blue Chaos Stones to activate.”
“Blue Chaos Stones?” Ou Ping’s face changed at the mention. As a green-robed enforcer of Mengmu Dayan, he knew how precious blue Chaos Stones were.
Mo Wuji smiled, “No need to worry. I have four.”
“I’ve got four too,” Lan Xiaobu laughed.
Ou Ping instantly realised their blue Chaos Stones likely came from Mengmu Dayan’s vault.
“What’s the deal with the Chaos Plaque?” Mo Wuji asked, eyeing the plaque inscribed with “Chaos Road” in Lan Xiaobu’s hand.
“It’s one of the six paths, but refining the Chaos Dao requires the Chaos Dao Heart. Qin Qingtian obtained it initially but lost it, so we can’t acquire it now,” Lan Xiaobu said with some regret.
With Qin Qingtian reduced to a shattered primordial spirit and escaping, they hadn’t even had the chance to ask where or how he lost the Chaos Dao Heart.
“Wuji, we’ll use four blue Chaos Stones to refine array flags for the Space-Tracing Array, then another four to activate the teleportation,” Lan Xiaobu said directly.
Mo Wuji nodded, his tone growing serious. “Based on Xiaobu’s theory, this teleportation might take us to the Great Cosmos, and we may not end up together. Everyone, leave a communication bead and be extremely careful to conceal your tracks. We must not be noticed by the powerhouse behind Qu Wan from the Burial Path Great Origin. If we’re targeted, it’s likely death, and even with Xiaobu’s Seven Realms Stone, escape would be nearly impossible.”
Lan Xiaobu and Ou Ping nodded. With their strength, if the powerhouse who destroyed the Land of Eternal Life with a single handprint targeted them, survival would be a miracle. After speaking, Mo Wuji took out two jade slips and handed them to Lan Xiaobu and Ou Ping. “These detail the method that old monster used to place the marks on us and how to remove them. I’ve deduced it, and it’s incredibly sophisticated.”
“Thank you, Brother Mo,” Ou Ping said excitedly, grabbing the jade slip. Without Lan Xiaobu’s Cosmic Dimensional Model, he couldn’t have removed the mark. Now, Mo Wuji’s jade slip was more valuable to him than top-tier techniques or divine abilities.
