Chapter 64 (1/2)

Everyone standing on the ground immediately turned pale. If this sword fell, it would likely destroy the entire square in an instant. No one would be able to survive.

The incomparably vast sword fell like the wind amidst a backdrop of thunder. In a flash, it eclipsed heaven and earth. The entire Lingtai Mountain began shaking. The dilapidated houses and temples collapsed under the impact of this mighty force. Countless disciples of the Devils’ sects in the air were cut by the power on the edge of the soul blade before they could flee.

A loud explosion resounded as the sword finally fell, instantly producing countless cracks in the floor of the square and filling the sky with dust. Feng You clutched his chest after this attack, looking as if he had suffered a heavy injury. The countless disciples of the Devils’ sects turned into a bloody fog under the remnant force of this impact.

However, the Three Pure Sect disciples on the ground didn’t suffer any harm whatsoever because a Barrier suddenly appeared above them.

Two sword radiances appeared in the sky, one blue and the other purple. They swiftly landed on the square and turned into two white-bearded elders. One was dressed in a green robe, carrying a zither case. The other was dressed in a purple robe. It was the old guardian of the library on the Star-picking Peak.

The Elders of the Three Pure Sect finally relaxed after seeing the two people. Feng You sneered, “So the two Perfected Immortals of the Three Pure Sect have arrived. It’s been a long time, Zither Saint Qing Feng, Unfettered Gentleman Zi Mo.”

Qing Feng said coldly, “This isn’t a place that you should come to.” When he reached the end of his sentence, he suddenly slammed his Cloud-piercing Palm on Feng You. With a ripping sound, the latter’s cloak was torn into countless fragments and a little mannequin slowly fell to the ground.

“So it’s a doppelganger puppet. Here I was wondering how could he come to the Human World…” Zi Mo said to himself. Then, with a twist of his hand, the bag containing the souls of thousands of disciples fell into his hands. The rest of the disciples of the Devils’ sects hastily fled. Mo Yu had stealthily left a long time ago, once he had the hunch that things were about to go wrong.

Xiao Chen, still shrouded in black mist, staggered toward Bai Ying step by step. “M… Master…”

Bai Ying’s face had gone deathly pale since a long ago. He looked at him and murmured, “You’re the devil… the devil in my dream…” She subsequently fainted. Xiao Chen wanted to pick her up but his vision turned black and he passed out beside her. The black fog gradually dispersed.

“Sigh…” Exhaling a long sigh, Qing Feng walked to the both of them. “Senior Brother, I’ll leave this to you. I’m bringing this child to Sky Mountain.”

Zi Mo looked at Xiao Chen, who fainted on the ground. “This youngster is good-natured. You’re not going to kill him, are you? Or are you going to seal his Spiritual Meridian again this time?”

“Sigh…” Qing Feng sighed once again. He rolled up his sleeves and picked up Xiao Chen. He was about to turn around and leave when Li Muxue rushed up to him. “Elder, wait!” She looked at Xiao Chen. “He’s not a devil…”

Qing Feng didn’t reply. He turned into a sword radiance and pierced the sky. Zi Mo said, “It’s okay, Lil Xue. My Junior Brother has always been soft-hearted…”

Right then, First Elder walked over to them. He looked at the Soul Pouch in Zi Mo’s hand and said in a trembling voice, “Is there… hope for them?”

“They’ll live after we return their souls to their bodies. It’s not difficult to do.”

…

After an uncertain amount of time, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes. He heard the sound of zither beside his ears while he was unconscious. The sound of the zither was carefree and as soothing as the river flow. It was incredibly calming.

“Master!” He sat up in shock. Just now, he had a dream that he incarnated into a devil that killed everyone in the Three Pure Sect.

Suddenly, a terrible pain exploded within his body. He was surprised to find that he could no longer operate his True Energy. He looked around and found himself in a small bamboo house about ten meters wide. The walls were bare. Though the house was simple and crude, it was also pure and free from vulgarity. Outside, the melodious sound of zither flowed like spring water.

He slowly recalled what happened that day. He had used the Mystic Diabolic Enchantment and eventually displayed the heaven-defying, life-robbing move of it…

Moments later, he slowly got down from the bed. He picked up a bamboo stick on the ground and staggered to the door. He pushed the door open gently and felt a fragrant air hit his face. Two or three peach blossom petals drifted into the room with the wind.

In front of the house was a forest of peach blossom trees. Inside the forest, an old man sat cross-legged in front of the Jade Zither. The gray hair that fell loosely on his shoulders danced in the wind. His blue and white Taoist robe was untouched even by the tiniest speck of dust.

“You’re awake.”

“Did you save me, Senior?”

“You haven’t recovered yet. Go back to your room and have a rest.”

Seven days later, Xiao Chen felt a little better but he still couldn’t trigger his True Energy. When he walked out today, he saw two newly-built houses on the left and right of the bamboo house. In front of the houses was a peach forest. Behind was a bamboo forest. Though the three bamboo houses were crude, they carried an air of inexplicable tranquility and serenity.

In the distance, the clear creek babbled. On both sides of the creek were towering mountain peaks. The spring water seemed to be pouring from the dome, accompanied by the singing of orioles and sunshine. It turned out that this place was close to the top of the mountain.

When he found Qing Feng, he made a gentle salute. “Was it you who sealed my Spiritual Meridian, Senior?” Though he had fainted that day, he didn’t completely lose consciousness and vaguely heard Zi Mo’s words.

Qing Feng pressed on the string of zither and ended the song. “That’s right.”

“Can you tell me why?”

Back then when he learned from Mu Chengxue that someone had deliberately sealed his Spiritual Meridian, he wanted nothing more than to rip the perpetrator to shreds. He had changed his mind now. Instead, he had gained some respect for the man in front of him.

Qing Feng took a deep breath. “Sit down. I’ll tell you slowly.”

Two hours later, Xiao Chen stood up with a myriad of expressions crossing his face. Finally, he gave a respectful salute. “I see. Thank you for saving my life back then.”

“I’ve removed the devil Qi in your body. You must never use Devilish Skills again in the future, especially the three transformations of the Mystic Diabolic Enchantment. Do you understand?”