Chapter 114 (1/2)

“Ho ho, young man, your Soul is very powerful. It has not been destroyed after so many millennia. Can you tell me who you are?”

“Who I am… ” Xiao Chen muttered. “I don’t know either. I was a baby when I was rescued by my Master. Later, someone maligned me as a descendant of the Devils… only Master believes in me. She is the kindest person in this world… ”

He spoke and the rims of his eyes gradually turned red. His voice also turned hoarse. “But now, Master doesn’t know where I am. She doesn’t know if I am alive. To be honest, sir, this Fuxi Zither was a gift from my Master many millennia ago. She wanted me to put living beings of this world before myself. I must not harbor any evil thoughts. But I killed so many people that day, so many… ”

“Oh?” The old man’s spirits revived. “So you were the former owner of the Fuxi Zither? No wonder you can find your way here… ”

Xiao Chen wiped his eyes and put aside his sad emotions. He cupped his fists. “I know that my request may seem a little pertinent, but I hope that you can give me the C sharp major string. One of my friends is a Zither Spirit of the Fuxi Zither. If I cannot put the Fuxi Zither back again, his Soul power will gradually dissipate and completely disappear… ”

“Ho ho… ” The old man chuckled. “Young man, I know you are not lying, you are the former owner of the Fuxi Zither. I can die in peace now after handing you the zither string… ” As he said this, a zither string, glowing with white light, hovered before Xiao Chen’s eyes.

Xiao Chen took the zither string. His heart was still palpitating. He said, “Thank you, sir.”

The old man sighed. “Well, well, it’s been 1,000 years. I have kept my promise to my Master. Our Master expended all his spiritual force in his battle with the Devil. I shall leave the zither string with you. You’ve been here a long time. Go back now. I will seal this place completely with my remaining Soul power… ”

Xiao Chen put the zither string into the Divine Vessel and gave a low bow. “In that case, I shall go, sir.” Then he soared up on the tip of his toes. He surged out to the pool water and after a long time, finally resurfaced. He climbed ashore and dried his clothes with his True Qi.

“What happened? Are you alright?” Luo Shangyan saw that he had finally emerged. She hurriedly went to help him up.

Xiao Chen smiled. “It’s too cold below. There’s nothing there. Let’s go.”

They went back the same way they came. Suddenly, six figures blocked their way. They were six Foundation Building Realm Cultivators. One yelled, “Lad! Hand the magic treasures over and we will spare your life!”

Xiao Chen saw that their eyes were bloodshot and knew they had been infected by the Demonic Flower, giving them a killing lust. These were middle-staged Foundation Building Realm Cultivators, much more powerful than Ling Yuxuan and his minions. They had better combat experiences too. It was difficult to deal with them.

Just while he pondering, one of them suddenly brandished out his sword and hacked. “Crash!” The 3-meter long sword radiance severed several trees beside him into smithereens. Xiao Chen was astonished. The power of a middle-staged Foundation Building Realm Cultivator could not be underestimated. He was about to flash his Unsullied Sword out when a sword radiance streaked out from the horizon. A suave white-robed man landed.

Xiao Chen composed himself and realized that the white-robed man was in the final stages of the Core Forming Realm. He was an even more difficult preposition than these six. One of the six yelled, “We saw this lad first! So scram!”

“Oh?” The white-robed man had a faint, indistinct smile on his face. Suddenly, he condensed Qi out on his fingertips and out streaked a 10-meter long Sword Radiance. With a whoosh, these Foundation Building Realm Cultivators were all reduced to a mist of blood, before they could even react.

Xiao Chen was not surprised. This was the power of a Core Forming Realm Cultivator. He could slay six Foundation Building Realm Cultivators easily. It was only that Core Forming Realm Cultivators at the Immortals League Competition could not employ killing strokes. Likewise, a Cultivator nearing the Nascent Soul Realm could kill Core Forming Realm Cultivators easily, while a Nascent Soul superior could easily slay a Cultivator nearing the Nascent Soul Realm.

“Lad, hand me your magic treasures!” The white-robed man turned to him and said.

Xiao Chen did not answer. He took out his Fuxi Zither, now strung with two zither strings. Its power exceeded its former. The white-robed man’s eyes sparkled with delight. “It is indeed a treasure!” He stretched out his arm to seize it.

Xiao Chen quickly retreated three steps and pluck the C Major string forcefully. Immediately, shafts of white light soared into the sky. True Energy rapidly condensed from the surroundings. The white-robed man was quite astonished. The glitter in his eyes became brighter. He was about to attack to Xiao Chen when Xiao Chen released his fingertip’s True Energy. Instantly, a tremendous force hurtled over.

Wild gales began to resound noisily, overturning the earth everywhere. Countless ancient trees reaching into the sky were uprooted. The white-robed man did not expect this. He quickly defended himself but was still thrown more than 30 meters backward by this immense force. He lay prone on the ground, vomiting blood.

Xiao Chen’s face was deathly pale. The Fuxi Zither’s power had increased but he had also expended more energy as a result. He was afraid that his zither note would alert the Cultivators nearby. He quickly pulled Luo Shangyan and they ran. After about half a kilometer, three streaks of radiances descended from the sky, landing before them.

This time, however, Xiao Chen reacted with joy. He cried out, “Brother Yifeng!” Then, he saw a woman in white beside him. He stared at her in a daze for a long time, then muttered, “Miss… Miss Mu!”

Three persons were Mu Chengxue, Yu Yifeng and Monk Xu Gu, standing before him from left to right. Yu Yifeng glanced at Mu Chengxue and smiled gently. “So you know Chen as well.”

Mu Chengxue nodded. Her glance fell on Xiao Chen. She did not say a word.

Xu Gu chanted Buddha’s name and said, “Mr. Xiao, we meet each other again. It’s only been a short time. Have you decided to come with me to the Wuyin Monastery?”

Yu Yifeng smiled quietly. “This is Senior Brother Xu Gu from Wuyin Monastery. He is the one who told me that you were here, so I came over to have a look.” Xiao Chen said, “I have met Senior Brother Xu Gu already.”