Chapter 957: Spirit Sound Melts the Plum

A secret Sword-Wielder dispatch from Mount Riluoxi was urgently sent to Fenghai County.

Upon receiving this secret dispatch, the Fenghai County Sword-Wielder Palace immediately arranged for experts to head to Mount Riluoxi, while simultaneously reporting the matter to Xu Qing!

"Twenty days ago, a sect in Mount Riluoxi named the Taisi Immortal Gate issued a wanted notice for its disciple Li Zimei, informing the entire province that this woman had fallen into demonic ways, was no longer human, and had slaughtered her fellow disciples with extreme cruelty!"

"She then defected, and the Taisi Immortal Gate pursued her for ten days!"

"During those ten days, more than half of the Taisi Immortal Gate's dozens of small squads were wiped out!"

"Along the way, this woman encountered Qingqiu, a Sword-Wielder from our Mount Riluoxi Sword-Wielder Department who was out on a mission. For reasons unknown, the two began a dispute and vanished within the Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone!"

The Holy Heaven Pagoda, painstakingly crafted by the Seven Blood Eyes, traversed the Forbidden Sea, crossing the Inner Sea in just one day to appear in Mount Riluoxi. Xu Qing, sitting cross-legged inside the pagoda, received this secret dispatch from the Sword-Wielder Department!

"Qingqiu..."

Xu Qing withdrew his spiritual sense from the jade slip, and the image of that little girl from the scavenger camp back then, along with later events at the Sword-Wielder Department, surfaced in his mind!

And the other party's persistence!

As for the other name, Xu Qing also had some impression of her; she was a woman in the Seven Blood Eyes who somewhat resembled Qingqiu, with a personality that was a bit weak, yet she possessed an extremely strong sense of self-esteem!

Later, she was taken in by the Taisi Immortal Gate and had once stood across from Xu Qing on the Immortal-Nurturing Eternal River!

At that time, Li Zimei was on her way to receive a legacy. After that, Xu Qing went to Fenghai County, and the two lost contact!

Never did he expect that when he heard of her again, it would be like this!

"Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone..."

Xu Qing glanced at the sleeping Linger. As he pondered in his heart, Old Nine, who was to the side, spoke indifferently!

"Do you have something to take care of?"

Xu Qing looked toward Ninth Grandpa!

"I received a secret dispatch from the Sword-Wielder Department; two old acquaintances have gone missing in the Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone!"

Upon hearing this, Old Nine’s gaze swept over Linger, while Erniu, who was beside them, spoke up first!

"Spirit Sound? That tiny forbidden zone? Just wipe it out. Who went missing there?"

Upon hearing this, Long Jiu swept his gaze over Linger, while Chen Erniu spoke up first from the side!

Xu Qing said calmly.

"Qingqiu? The girl who fought us for the Youjing treasure, later became a Sword-Wielder, and went to the Saint-Lan Grand Domain with us? I remember now, she liked carrying a scythe, and there was an artifact spirit inside the scythe, and she was a blood-intent-realm female pervert."

Erniu recalled for a moment, immediately remembering who Xu Qing was talking about, and then his expression became one of a half-smile!

"Qingqiu, the maidservant who competed with us for the Youjing treasure, later became a Sword Holder, and even went to the Saint Lan Grand Domain with us? I remember now, that female pervert who liked to carry a scythe, which had a weapon spirit inside, and who also possessed the Blood Intent Realm."

Chen Erniu recalled for a moment, immediately remembered who Xu Qing was talking about, and then wore a smile that was not quite a smile!

Xu Qing replied!

"Li Zimei? Who is that? No impression!"

Erniu searched his memory but couldn't recall who this Li Zimei was. Clearly, to him, Li Zimei was obscure whether she was in the Seven Blood Eyes or the Taisi Immortal Gate!

At this moment, Old Nine withdrew his gaze from the sleeping Linger and spoke indifferently!

"A forbidden zone won't take much time. If you want to go, then go!"

Xu Qing nodded and steered the Holy Heaven Pagoda, whistling over the top of the Eight Sects Alliance in Mount Riluoxi, heading straight for the distant mountain range!

That mountain range was composed of rolling Great Black Mountains, varying in height, continuous and endless, stretching deep into Mount Riluoxi with no end in sight!

Viewed from afar, it looked like the corpse of a giant beast, pitch-black and hazy, as if hiding ghosts and monsters, appearing full of gloom!

Furthermore, countless evil forests, fierce trees, and anomalies permeated within!

This was the Taisi Du'e Mountain Range of Mount Riluoxi!

Near the sea, one side of this mountain range was the Eight Sects Alliance, and the other side, within Mount Riluoxi, was the once-infamous Three Spirits Suppressing Dao Mountain!

At this moment, the pagoda where Xu Qing was located sped along and suddenly paused the moment it appeared in the mid-air of Taisi Du'e Mountain!

From the direction of the Three Spirits Suppressing Dao, two figures, one tall and one short, appeared, looking at the pagoda with suspicion and uncertainty!

The tall figure was as withered as firewood, like a massive skeleton; while his bones were gaunt, his back was hunched like a small mountain!

Looking closely, one could see that the bulging small mountain was actually a giant tumor, covered in red and blue veins, a shocking sight, as if this tumor had sucked away all the flesh and blood from his body!

As for the short figure beside him, it was a dwarf!

This dwarf wore a black robe, had tiny eyes, a protruding forehead, and two eyebrows that drooped down to his cheeks, while his chin was sunken inward, causing his whiskers to part in a figure-eight shape and then curl inward at the ends, looking like a pair of fangs!

All around him, wisps of black mist transformed into the shape of centipedes, constantly coiling and moving, emitting shrill hissing sounds and trembling tones!

Clearly, the appearance and hovering of the Holy Heaven Pagoda, along with the pressure it emitted, caused these two to tremble intensely in their hearts!

It was not until Xu Qing’s figure walked out from the pagoda and looked at them that these two giant phantom bodies finally relaxed. Then, a strong light appeared in their eyes, and they each lowered their heads and bowed to Xu Qing!

They were none other than the Heavenly Soul Tai Guang and the Earthly Soul Jue Yang.

Back then, Xu Qing had borrowed their power to suppress the Corpse Forbidden Zone and had promised that in the future, he would help them sever their bond with the Ghost Emperor and grant them complete freedom!

"I have not forgotten my promise. When I reach the Spirit-Nurturing realm, I will come here to fulfill my vow!"

Xu Qing said in a low voice!

Upon hearing these words, the Heavenly Soul and Earthly Soul felt their hearts surge with thoughts. Although they had not directly witnessed Xu Qing’s rise, they had seen it with their own eyes at two critical nodes!

The first time they saw him, Xu Qing and Erniu were just two little thieves sneaking in to steal the Youjing’s clothing. With their cultivation at that time, any of the three souls could have killed them with a wave of their hand!

The second time they saw him, it was when Xu Qing brought Qingqiu here to ask the Heaven and Earth Souls for help!

At that time, Xu Qing had already shown signs of rising, so the Heavenly Soul simply made a casual move. But to the Heavenly Soul, a casual move was just a casual move; he was uncertain in his heart whether this move would be useful in the future!

Yet, they never imagined that after that, Xu Qing would soar all the way, leaving Fenghai, entering Jiyue, conquering Saint-Lan, going to the Imperial Capital...

Until now, he was not only the master of two domains but also the Crown Prince’s Grand Tutor of the human race, and the Great Profound Heaven of Xuanyue, famous throughout the Eastern Boundary of Wanggu!

For him alone, a Holy Land had fallen!

All of this exceeded their imagination; Xu Qing had reached a height that they needed to strive to look up to!

At that time, Xu Qing had already shown signs of rising, so Heavenly Soul simply made a casual move, but to Heavenly Soul, a casual move was just a casual move; he was not certain in his heart whether he would be able to use this move in the future!

They lowered their heads and bowed respectfully!

The casual move had become a stroke of fortune!

Xu Qing gazed at the two souls and said nothing more. He turned and walked into the pagoda. The next instant, the pagoda shone with light, dispelling the pitch-black darkness of Taisi Du'e Mountain in that moment, making the place bright for an instant before the pagoda sped away!

After a long while, the Heavenly Soul and Earthly Soul finally raised their heads and looked into the distance, the waves in their hearts unable to settle for a long time!

"Among the various geniuses in the history of Wanggu, how many can surpass him?"

The Heavenly Soul murmured!

The world grew dim; the dusk of this day was slowly descending!

In the afterglow of dusk, as the Holy Heaven Pagoda moved forward, a vast, heaven-reaching river came into Xu Qing’s view!

Mount Riluoxi had one mountain and one river!

The mountain was Taisi Du'e Mountain, and the river was the Immortal-Nurturing Eternal River!

This majestic ancient river was as wide as the sea, its water surging, the sound of the water roaring, and waves rolling!

The immortal spiritual energy was dense!

It flowed in from an outer province, passed through the Taisi Immortal Gate in the east of Mount Riluoxi, pierced through Taisi Du'e Mountain, flowed into the Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone, and then merged into the sea at the western end!

At this moment, at the boundary between this ancient river and Taisi Du'e Mountain, the Holy Heaven Pagoda whistled past, following the river straight toward... the Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone!

The Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone was split in two by this Immortal-Nurturing Eternal River!

Before the clear, spiritual water flowed into the forbidden zone, the immortal spiritual energy was dense and could, to a certain extent, cleanse the foreign substances within the bodies of all living beings!

But after flowing into this forbidden zone, the clarity vanished, and it flowed out as pitch-black, turbid water!

It was invaded and polluted by the forbidden zone’s foreign substances!

But all things and their causalities are relative!

It was precisely because this ancient river, filled with immortal spiritual energy, flowed into the Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone year after year, cleansing its foreign substances, that for all these years, it had paid the price of its own contamination to keep the scale of the Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone from expanding!

Although it was a forbidden zone, it was inferior compared to the Corpse Forbidden Zone on the sea!

Compared to Nanhuangzhou, it was even less so!

As for the master of the forbidden zone within, that Spirit Sound Emperor, although they occasionally woke up, the combined strength of Mount Riluoxi could still seal them and make them continue to sleep!

After all, even if a Forbidden Zone Emperor died, as long as the forbidden zone remained, a new emperor would eventually appear!

Thus, compared to a strange emperor, the Spirit Sound Master was more familiar to Mount Riluoxi!

Therefore, both sides always maintained a relationship that did not cross the line!

Until today, the Spirit Sound Forbidden Zone faced a catastrophe!

At the moment when the afterglow of dusk was about to vanish, in the hazy world, a nine-story pagoda shining with seven-colored light, carrying an ancient, primordial aura and a terrifying oppressive force, descended above this forbidden zone!

The moment it appeared, Xu Qing walked out of the pagoda and stood in mid-air!

The afterglow could blur all things, but it could not blur him in the slightest. His body was straight, his figure was clear, and his gaze was profound!

As for the Forbidden Zone Master within it, that Spirit Sound Emperor, although she occasionally awakens, the combined strength of Yinghuang Province is still enough to seal her and keep her in a deep slumber!

"Master of this forbidden zone, come out and see me!"

Thus, compared to a stranger as Emperor, for Yinghuangzhou, the Master of Lingyin was far more familiar!

Consequently, both sides always maintained a distance between them, never overstepping their bounds!

Until today, when a catastrophe descended upon the Lingyin Forbidden Zone!

At the moment the twilight glow was about to fade, in the hazy world, a nine-story pagoda shining with seven-colored light, carrying an ancient primordial aura and a terrifying oppressive force, descended above this forbidden zone!

The instant it appeared, Xu Qing walked out of the pagoda and stood in mid-air!

The twilight could blur all things, but falling upon him, it could not obscure him in the slightest; his body was upright, his figure was clear, and his gaze was profound!

He spoke indifferently.

"Master of this forbidden zone, come out and see me!"

The moment these words, these nine characters, were spoken, the entire forbidden zone suddenly erupted with countless sounds!

There was the sound of wind, the sound of leaves rustling, the sound of water droplets falling, the sound of the swampy ground...

Countless sounds, encompassing all things, encompassing every existence within the forbidden zone, all at this instant, uncontrollably emitted sounds!

Every single sound was within Xu Qing's authority of sound, and every movement was within his spiritual sense!

All the sounds emitted within this forbidden zone, at this moment, did not belong to the forbidden zone!

They belonged to Xu Qing.

Converging together, they merged into the nine characters he spoke, making these nine characters earth-shattering, roaring through everything!

Under the authority of sound, the forbidden zone had no choice but to submit!

Countless images, countless perceptions, also flashed before Xu Qing's eyes at this instant!

He saw everything inside, and he also saw... the figure of Li Zimei in the depths of this forbidden zone!

She was planted inside a strange tree, her long hair hanging down, her eyes closed, but her expression was ferocious, and baleful aura permeated the air!

And her aura was very strange, actually on the verge of merging into one with this forbidden zone!

It was precisely at this moment, the instant the entire forbidden zone was controlled by Xu Qing...

Li Zimei, who was planted in the tree with only her head exposed, suddenly opened her closed eyes, revealing a thick blood-red light and erupting with earth-shattering ferocity!

Her originally delicate face was now filled with black veins amidst the ferocity, forming a ghost-face totem as she looked toward Xu Qing.

This scene made Xu Qing sigh inwardly!

He thought of the farewell letter Li Zimei had left for him before she departed!

The past appeared vividly in his mind!

"Senior Brother Xu Qing, everything is well with me at the Taisi Immortal Sect..."

"I am about to participate in an enlightenment ceremony at the Taisi Immortal Sect... If I succeed, my personality might change a little!"

"I don't know if I can succeed, nor do I know what I will become... but I don't want to continue being cowardly!"

"Senior Brother Xu Qing, finally, I sincerely wish you well, hoping you become better, always better, and stay well forever!"

"Li Zimei!"

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