Murong Xian"er escaped from the chaos a few months ago and disappeared later. It was not clear why she fell into the hands of the Widespread Wintriness Sect.
Even though the Widespread Wintriness Sect did not deliberately capture Xian"er, they held Xian"er in prison for two months, which was unforgivable. Xiao Chen tried to suppress his anger and asked Murong Xian"er, "Xian"er, did they hurt you?"
Murong Xian"er sobbed and shook her head.
Xiao Chen finally was relieved. He turned his head and coldly looked at Sikong Yun. "Sect Leader Sikong, I will take her away today. Do you want to stop me?"
Was there any reason why Sikong Yun should not be angry when he was threatened by a young man in front of the public? But he hid his anger and did not let it out. He said in a deep voice, "Do you know what you are doing? Evil things had harmed countless people. She was an evil spirit. Do you want to a.s.sociate with the evil"s practice?"
Were it not for his fear of the mysterious background of Xiao Chen, he would not have said so much nonsense at this moment. He had already ordered his disciples to capture and kill Xiao Chen on the spot.
Murong Xian"er grabbed Xiao Chen"s sleeve, shook her head, sobbing. "I"m not some evil spirit. I"m not..." She looked so adorable and poor, which made many young disciples" heart softened.
Xiao Chen gently wiped away tears from her eyes and nodded with a smile. "Of course I know." In fact, he also had found out now. Murong Xian"er seemed to have a very powerful spiritual energy in her body. But her spirit energy was extremely pure, and she was definitely not some evil spirit.
He then coldly looked at Sikong Yun. "Sect Leader Sikong, which eye of yours sees her as an evil spirit?" After his voice fell, many elders reprimanded one after another. As one of the younger generation, how could he be so rude to an elder?
Yu Yifeng also stood up and said with a clasp of his hands, "Sect Leader Sikong, are you mistaken? I think there is not a trace of evil qi in this girl."
Sikong Yun coldly snorted and looked at him sideways. "How can there be a pair of fox ears on people"s head? Have you also been cheated by this evil spirit"s beauty? If your master heard what you said today, what would he think?"
Yu Yifeng said nothing. Xiao Chen said, "Brother Yifeng, this matter has nothing to do with you. Today, I will take Xian"er away. No one can stop me!"
Before his voice fell, a cold voice suddenly sounded in the crowd. "What a speech!" Then, a shadow flashed as a young man dressed in purple stood in front of him.
His name was Ji Wuming, and he was a Core Disciple of Sikong Yun. His talent was not bad, but he joined the sect too late, so his cultivation had not yet reached the Core Forming Realm. Therefore, he did not get to join the trip to Wuw.a.n.g Wind Cloud City.
However, he thought that his strength was stronger than Xiao Chen"s. Xiao Chen had stolen his show many times. Therefore, he had been holding a grudge against Xiao Chen these days. He even wanted to defeat Xiao Chen in front of the world to vent his grudge.
Xiao Chen gave him a cold look. "You want to stop me?"
A cold light flashed in Ji Wuming"s eyes. Without saying a word, he suddenly punched toward him. This punch was as fast as the wind, plus the two people were very close, Xiao Chen definitely could not parry. The crowd could not help but think, "He"s indeed the True Disciple of Sikong Yun."
However, Xiao Chen took a step back while carrying Murong Xian"er. In an instant, he had moved meters away. He said coldly, "Get lost!" He swung his sleeve as a majestic force rushed to Ji Wuming with dragon roars which suddenly destroyed Ji Wuming"s palm force.
Then, a golden dragon shadow suddenly appeared in mid-air and moved toward Ji Wuming. Ji Wuming could not cope with it, so he was. .h.i.t in the abdomen. Suddenly, he spurted out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.
Sikong Yun flashed and caught his disciple in mid-air. He then shot a cold glance at Xiao Chen. His murderous intent was obvious.
Xiao Chen swung his sleeve and said coldly, "I said, no one can stop me today!"
As his voice fell, and there was a vigorous old man"s voice from the mountain. "Young man, it is better not to speak crazy things like this. You should know that there always are people stronger than you."
As the voice fell, four rows of sword radiance descended from the sky. Suddenly, they turned into four old men with white hair and beard. The four men stood side by side looked like sages. One was clad in a cyan robe, one in a white robe, one in a red robe, and one in a black robe.
When the disciples of the Widespread Wintriness Sect saw the four men coming, they said in unison, "Elder!" Even Sikong Yun"s voice and looks were very respectful.
These four people were the four elders of Teal Dragon Pavilion, White Tiger Pavilion, Vermillion Bird Pavilion, and Xuanwu Pavilion in the Widespread Wintriness Sect. They usually didn"t ask about the affairs in the sect and were single-mindedly meditating life and death. However, their prestige was even higher than that of Sikong Yun, the sect leader.
The cyan-robed elder nodded slightly. "Today, the four of us expected that there might be minor problems, so we just came down to have a look." He then turned to look at Xiao Chen and asked, "I wonder how I should address this young friend?"
Xiao Chen stood straight and raised his head, saying with a cold face, "My last name is Xiao, and surname is Chen."
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 p.i.s.sed 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 f.u.xi 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 l.u.s.ter under the brilliant light. Now there were two strings, so the f.u.xi 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 f.u.xi 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 G.o.d 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 f.u.xi 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.