As the Universe Turns - Chapter 80

Chapter 80 Rush To Kunlun
“The zither soul of the primordial music …”

Yi Chen was surprised. Although he recognized the primordial zither, he didn’t know anything about it. He didn’t expect the zither to have a zither soul and sleep for tens of thousands of years …

Su Ye slowly said, “Kid, don’t think of this zither as too simple. The reason why the Immortal Retention Sect can’t display the power of this zither is because it was sealed ten thousand years ago, and its soul fell into a deep slumber.”

“Ten thousand years ago …”

Yi Chen was slightly stunned. It had been tens of thousands of years since he moved. In such a long time, who knew what had happened and asked, “Is this zither soul very powerful? How is it compared to you?”

Su Ye did not say anything. At this moment, it was as if he had fallen into a deep recollection. After a long time, he said, “This zither soul is very vicious.”

With this sentence, Su Ye did not say anything. He returned to the zither and continued to sleep to recover his soul power.

“Primordial Yin …”

Yi Chen gradually frowned. From Su Ye’s appearance just now, it seemed that not only was the zither powerful, even the zither soul was extremely powerful. It was just that he didn’t know why it was sealed ten thousand years ago, and who it was sealed by. But now, it seemed that something was wrong.

But at this moment, He couldn’t care less, He had to leave this place first, Three days later, he arrived at another mountain forest. However, he did not return to Xuanqing Sect as planned. Master would definitely be very angry if she knew about the Immortal Retention Sect. It would be better to wait a few months for her anger to dissipate before returning. At that time, he might have already reached the Void God Refining Realm. Naturally, Master would not be angry anymore.

Thinking of this, he continued walking northwest for a few days. During that time, he heard many people talking about Lianhua Palace’s witch.

Unknowingly, another three months passed, and the weather gradually became hot.

In the past three months, in order to find a way to break through, he had visited famous mountains and rivers. Every time he came to a beautiful place, he would play a zither to relieve his depression. It had been more than half a year since he had left Xuanqing Sect.

However, he was slightly puzzled. Three months ago, he and Hua Weiyang went to the Immortal Retention Sect to return the zither, but the result was that half of the Immortal Retention Valley was almost destroyed. He had never heard anyone discuss such a big matter before. Could it be that the Immortal Retention Sect had kept this matter a secret?

But why keep this a secret? Could it be that, as Su Ye had said, the zither soul of the primordial music had awakened? That’s why the Immortal Retention Sect doesn’t publicize this matter …

As the wind blew gently across the mountain stream, Yi Chen placed her hands on the string. She thought to herself, if that was really the case, then three months ago, Miss Wei Yang was right. At that time, she was worried that the people from the Immortal Retention Sect would go to the Mysterious Green Sect to cause trouble for her master. However, Miss Wei Yang insisted that she would not. What exactly was her origin?

“Forget it.”

He no longer thought about the strange girl. Instead, he took out a folding fan from his sleeve. On the fan, willow catkins flew everywhere, and there were two lines of words: Flowers were like flowers, but they were not flowers. No one cherished the pendant. Thinking about it, he was ruthless and thoughtful …

He immediately recalled the battle he had fought against the purple-clothed woman outside Lianhua Palace. He had naturally heard a lot about Lianhua Palace these past few days, but nothing good had happened. He felt that the people in Lianhua Palace were not as bad as those demonic sects. Why did they have to go against the righteous path of the world everywhere? Now that they had become the target of public criticism, what exactly were they looking for?

After much thought, it was hard to understand why Yi Chen put away his zither and folding fan and left the mountain stream. Three days later, at noon, he arrived at an ancient path that had not been visited for a long time. He found an abandoned pavilion and was just about to enter the pavilion to rest when he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching. He turned around and saw three white horses flying away, raising the dust in the sky.

Yi Chen stretched out his hand and waved away the dust that was pouncing on his face. However, looking at the three white horses that had just pierced through the lightning, they were no ordinary family’s horses. They were the mounts of the Immortal Clan. Who was in such a hurry to make their way?

After resting in the pavilion for a while, seven or eight groups of people quickly passed by in a short amount of time. The more curious Yi Chen was, the more curious they became. He thought to himself that the groups that had just passed were all cultivators. If they were to go near, they would definitely ride their swords. Only when they went far would they ride on horseback or on clouds and stones. Where were these people heading to?

After a while, another three or five cavalries arrived. Yi Chen left the pavilion and asked, “Fellow Daoists, where are you heading in such a hurry?”

There were a total of five people who came. The leader was a young woman. She was riding a blue-and-white unicorn under her. She was dressed in luxurious brocade clothes. She must be a wealthy family. Either she was the daughter of a Sect Leader Elder. Behind her were four middle-aged men.

Yi Chen had traveled all the way through the mountains. Even his originally handsome face was now stained with dust. Instead, he looked like a destitute scholar. The brocade-clothed woman only glanced at him for a moment before continuing her journey without paying any attention to him.

“If you want to go to Kunlun, it’s better to find a few companions,” said a middle-aged man behind. After saying that, the few of them went to chase after the young woman in front of them.

“Kunlun …”

Yi Chen’s heart tightened. So these people were rushing to the Kunlun Mountains? The Kunlun Mountain Range was far west of the Central Plains. The entire mountain range stretched endlessly across the two regions of the northwest. It was known as the “Ancestor of the Ten Thousand Mountains”. It was also passed down by various legends about the Kunlun Mountain Range to this day.

The most widely circulated legend was that there was an Immortal Realm in Kunlun. It was known as the “Kunlun Immortal Realm”. If one drank water from the Immortal Realm and ate a fruit, one would be able to live forever. Thus, for thousands of years, countless people went to Kunlun to search for the Immortal Realm.

Therefore, the Kunlun Mountain Range was both fascinating and awe-inspiring. There were also secluded sects or secluded experts cultivating in the mountains, but very few people saw them. They were usually focused on cultivating the Dao and didn’t ask about worldly disputes.

Yi Chen watched as the few people gradually disappeared. No wonder he saw clouds and stones flying through the sky these past few days. It turned out that the people from the major sects had all gone to Kunlun again. Xi Xi in the world was all for profit, bustling in the world, all for profit, what were these people doing in Kunlun?

Suddenly, he thought of something. The last time he said goodbye to Poria and the others, it was as if Senior Sister Poria and the others had gone to the northwest. Could it be that they had also gone to Kunlun now?

“Not good. Last time I went to the Lianhua Palace, Senior Sister and the others were also there. If I encounter the people from the Lianhua Palace and those people from the Devil Religion this time, and Brother Si Que is not here, wouldn’t it be dangerous for them to act rashly?”

Thinking of this, Yi Chen did not hesitate any longer. He lightly tapped his feet, and within a few seconds, he had already turned into a long beam of light and headed towards the northwest.

Compared to three months ago, his movement technique was obviously much faster. It was precisely because a few days ago, he had already comprehended the Spirit Refining Void Realm. However, for some reason, when others reached the Spirit Refining Void Realm, they would most likely be able to get a glimpse of the mysteries of the Nascent Soul. Even though they could not immediately cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm, they could at least sense it, but he was unable to sense it at all.

As for why, he had been pondering over it for the past few days. He couldn’t understand how. He planned to wait until he returned to the sect and consult his master. But now that he heard that there was something wrong with Kunlun, he naturally had to go over and take a look. This matter was probably even more serious than the one in Dongjie last time.

After traveling for three days and three nights, he was still tens of thousands of kilometers away from Kunlun. Fortunately, he had already comprehended the Divine Refinement and Void Realm. If it was three months ago, no matter how powerful his skills were, such a sleepless Imperial Sword would have been exhausted by Genuine energy.

That night, the stars and moon shone brightly, and Yi Chen landed on a mountain peak. He took out the Black Bronze Mirror and shone it on his body. After taking a short rest, he continued on his journey.

The Black Copper Mirror restored his spirits. At this moment, he closed his eyes and contemplated. He asked himself, “Xiao Yichen, are you in such a hurry to rush to Kunlun because you’re worried about Senior Sister and the others, or about that person who has nothing to do with you? Whether she is the Diabolism Witch or the owner of the Lianhua Palace, what does this have to do with you?”

Taking a deep breath, Yi Chen opened his eyes. Until today, he had been pondering for a while. All of this was no coincidence. The “weird mother-in-law” he had first met, then the person who had disguised himself on Pingdingshan, and the woman whom Lianhua Palace had competed with him … They were all the same person, Hua Weiyang.

“So it’s really her … what exactly is she looking for …”

The night breeze blew coldly onto the mountain peak. Although it was midsummer in June, at this moment, Yi Chen felt a bone-chilling chill. This woman was too extraordinary. She pretended to be herself and led the people from the various sects of the Northern Region to the Pingdingshan Mountain. She even went to the Liuxian Sect three months ago to play the zither with her. Her real goal was to go to the Liuxian Sect to find something.

What exactly was she looking for? If it was the Diabolism Heavenly Book that that person wanted, he shouldn’t have gone to the various sects to search for it. How could the remnant pages of the Heavenly Book be hidden in the various sects of the Righteous Dao? From the looks of it, what she wanted was not the Diabolism Heavenly Book. Apart from the Diabolism Heavenly Book, what else was she so eager to obtain?

Now that she had become the witch of Diabolism that everyone had killed, she must have gone to Kunlun this time. No, she had to stop her, stop her next move.

Seven days later, Yi Chen finally arrived at the foot of the Kunlun Mountain Range. The Kunlun Mountain Range was frozen all year round and was not easy to climb. However, there was an endless stretch of Changyin Mountain at the foot of the mountain. It was located in the Profound Yin region. There were few sunshine and uncertain rains in a year, so the Yin Qi was extremely heavy.

Although it was a scorching summer, Yi Chen felt waves of Yin Qi continuously invade the Changyin Mountain. In the past two days, he had found many corpses in the mountain. There were many corpses from different sects and sects, but most of them were sealed by a single sword. It could be seen that the person who attacked was of extremely high cultivation and extremely ruthless.

In order to avoid attracting attention, he had already changed his attire before entering the mountain. He wore a raincoat and a bamboo hat on his head, so that it would not be easy for others to see his true identity.

This afternoon, he arrived at a forest. From afar, he saw dozens of corpses lying scattered in the forest. However, apart from the dozens of corpses, there was also a person. That person was dressed in feathers and was searching for something on the corpses.

Seemingly sensing that someone was coming, the man in the forest flashed and ran to the other side of the forest.

“Junior Sister …”

Yi Chen couldn’t see it clearly, but he wouldn’t admit that he was wrong. That was Junior Sister, why would she appear here? Were those corpses … terrible!