Chapter 144 (2/2)
The cyan-robed elder nodded and said, “The younger generation is getting better. You can leave today, but the girl next to you stays.”
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and shook his head. “There is no possibility.”
A cold light flashed through the cyan-robed elder’s eyes. He said lightly, “So, you’re forcing the four of us to stop you.”
The four men had reached late Core Forming Realm, which meant Xiao Chen stood no chance to win. At this moment, Master Xuanji from the Wuyin Monastery stood up and said with his hands folded, “In the humble opinion of mine, although this girl is different from ordinary people, there is a clear qi in her body. It’s not the foul qi in an evil spirit. Would you like to suspend this issue?”
Sikong Yun immediately stood up and said, “Master Xuanji, the evil things have always been treacherous and cunning and are most adept at disguise. Today, no matter how happens, we should eliminate this demonic woman. We’d rather kill the wrong target than letting it go!” His speech was so vehement only because Xiao Chen pissed him off.
After hearing this, Master Xuanji just kept shaking his head. “Amitabha, good, good…”
The crowd was also surprised. How could Sect Leader Sikong say such thing today? If he really killed the wrong person, he was no different than a member of the Devil’s Practice. The cyan-robed elder coughed and immediately shot a glance at him. Sikong Yun now realized his words were inappropriate and then withdrew.
The cyan-robed elder said, “As Master Xuanji said, let’s call it a day. This girl has to stay here, and we’ll observe her for a few days. If she is really a demon who has infiltrated into our East Continent, we will definitely not let her go!”
His words made a concession for both sides, but Xiao Chen laughed to the sky. “Ridiculous! Why should my Xian’er be detained by you? Are you dominators of this world? It’s up to you to decide everything?”
“Stubborn!” The cyan-robed elder thundered heavily and immediately split from the other three elders. At the moment, all four of them took out their magic weapons. The cyan-robed elder had a bamboo flute, the white-robed elder had a five-string pipa, the old man in red had a big umbrella with Vermillion Bird pattern, and the old man in black had a small tower.
The four magic weapons were dazzling and obviously extraordinary. Murong Xian’er’s body quivered, and her eyes showed fear. The four people could not keep her with their formation but trapped her with these four magic weapons in the past two months, so she was naturally afraid at the sight of them.
Xiao Chen said, “Xian’er, don’t be afraid. I will never let them hurt you again today.” He then turned around and said coldly, “You think you all have a magic weapon. Don’t forget that I also have one!” He then chanted incantation and took out the Fuxi Zither from his Divine Vessel.
In a flash, there were seven different, dazzling beams in the sky. The four elders’ magic weapons immediately lost their luster under the brilliant light. Now there were two strings, so the Fuxi Zither became more real and extraordinary.
Everyone felt the ancient divine power that emanated from the zither, and many people recognized the zither in Xiao Chen’s hand was the treasure of the Teal Jade Sect. It seemed that the rumors were true. They then shouted, “It’s the ancient divine zither!”
The four elders’ faces changed one after another. Although they were in the depths of the Widespread Wintriness Sect, they also heard a little about the rumors before. The potential of this instrument was fully stimulated in Xiao Chen’s hands. On that day, Xiao Chen easily walked away from Zhou State’s palace with this instrument.
Sikong Yun’s face looked terrible. He actually had ignored this. Normal Core Forming Realm cultivators could not resist the full blow of this zither at all.
Xiao Chen held the zither in his arms and said coldly, “Today, I just want to take the people away. If you insist on stopping me, don’t blame me for being heartless!”
“Hum!” The cyan-robed elder swung his sleeve. “Let’s see how ruthless you are!” He then started playing the flute. It was a song called “stepping on the surging waves of a great sea”. The sound of the flute immediately made everyone’s head heavy, and the unparalleled sound wave stirred up the energy around.
Xiao Chen took Murong Xian’er and leaped backward. The place he stood before was immediately blown by a sonic blast. The hard granite was immediately turned into bits, flying all over the sky. Xiao Chen was surprised. “This old man’s strength should not be underestimated.”
Before he could think further, another sound wave arrived as he parried away. He was holding the zither in one hand and Murong Xian’er in the other hand, so he had no chance to fight back. At this moment, the white-robed old man also held his pipa and began to play it.
It was a song called “all-around ambush”. Everyone felt extreme pain in their heads. Everything, whether trees or boulders, turned into dust on the path of the sound wave. Xiao Chen had no where to run on the stage. It was really like falling into an ambush in all directions.
Luo Shangyan looked scared in the distance. But she knew that she could not help by going there. She might be a burden to Xiao Chen.
Seeing the two old men were about to attack, Murong Xian’er said hurriedly, “Brother Xiao Chen, you can put me down, they can’t hurt me!”
Xiao Chen also knew perfectly well that he could not keep dodging. He swung his sleeve and send Murong Xian’er to a safe corner. Then, he immediately turned around and pulled the C sharp major string of the Fuxi Zither. Suddenly, the sky and the earth changed color, and the wind roared. Numerous white beams instantly appeared as if all the energy around him had been gathered.
The whole square was shone dazzling, and Xiao Chen was just like the god of war. Many people present had only heard about how powerful the divine zither was, but they had not really seen it. At the moment, they were on the spot and felt mind-blown under the great power of the Fuxi Zither.
Many palaces had begun to shake, and the four elders did not expect this energy to be so powerful. Xiao Chen slowly aimed the string at the cyan-robed elder. The old man immediately turned pale upon seeing this. He turned around and was about to escape. However, as fast as he could be, he could not make it before Xiao Chen release the string.
“Swoosh!” It was as if the sound rose in the skyline, a vast and unparalleled force dashed to the cyan-robed elder. It shattered everything on its path.