225: Chapter 225 News from Yin Valley, Departure to the Southwest

Places like taverns, where all sorts of people from different walks of life mingle, are also the most well-informed.

Sitting inside for a while might just allow one to hear a lot of news.

"Have you heard? Half a year ago, news came from the Beast Region that a youth was carrying three precious treasures, and it has already spread throughout Dan City."

"Sigh, I'm afraid the factions in the Central Plains can't sit still and have dispatched experts to track his whereabouts..."

"The Young Master of the Tianyin Sect is the most proactive; that youth is likely in danger..."

Inside the tavern, Hun Tiandi's expression was calm as he quietly listened to the news. He snorted coldly in his heart: "Damn Xuan Ming, he still hasn't given up."

After a while, Hun Tiandi asked: "Teacher, do you have any information about Sound Valley?"

"Sound Valley? It is the most mysterious faction in the Central Plains, specializing in musical attack methods. Their attainments in musical rhythm are extremely high, and every piece they play is rare in this world."

A sharp glint flashed in Hun Tiandi's eyes. He didn't care how superb the musical rhythms of Sound Valley were; he only cared about whether he could learn what he wanted.

In that case, Sound Valley was a good place to study zither arts.

Hearing Elder Dan's explanation, various thoughts crossed his mind, but his handsome face revealed nothing.

"You want to go to Sound Valley to learn arts?" Elder Dan asked curiously.

"Mm!" Hun Tiandi nodded slightly. While he was eating and drinking, no one could notice that wisps of black gas from all around were winding toward Hun Tiandi one after another.

They drilled into his left hand; these black mists were invisible to the naked eye, and ordinary people could not perceive them.

They were the Qi of Myriad Desires that filled the world.

Ever since the nether demonic zither was refined, whether the demonic zither was in his storage ring or in his body, it would naturally attract the surrounding Qi of Myriad Desires.

It was rapidly swallowed by the demonic zither and transformed into the zither's own power.

As long as it was nearby, any power of desire would be absorbed and swallowed, as if ten thousand origins returned to one.

It required no control at all.

"Second Uncle, do you think that news is true? Fairy Tianyin of Sound Valley is actually holding a contest for a husband?"

"It should be true. I don't know why Sound Valley has emerged this time, or what the reason is."

The voice ringing in his ears immediately attracted Hun Tiandi's attention, and he turned his head to look at the figures who had spoken.

It was a middle-aged man and a youth sitting there, possessing an extraordinary aura and a feeling of being high and mighty.

They were two humans at the Dou Ling level.

Hun Tiandi frowned slightly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. Their conversation had caught his attention.

"The Master of Sound Valley's daughter, Tian Yin, is referred to as Fairy Tianyin by them. This Sound Valley is truly worthy of being the most mysterious faction in the Central Plains, and even the Fighting Qi Continent."

"However, this Fairy Tianyin actually needs a husband-selection contest? I'm afraid there is something unusual about this!"

Hun Tiandi muttered in his heart, his eyes shimmering with light.

He listened intently!

"There is no mistake. Many young talents from factions in the Central Plains have already received the news and have started heading toward the southwest of the Central Plains."

"Tsk tsk, Fairy Tianyin is a national beauty with unparalleled looks. No one has ever seen her true face; she always wears a veil."

The middle-aged man sighed, a look of yearning appearing in his eyes.

"Second Uncle, that's not right. With Fairy Tianyin's status and the faction behind her, she shouldn't need a husband-selection contest. With just a word, she could choose from any eligible youth in the Central Plains."

The youth asked while drinking.

"Hahaha. I heard that this husband-selection contest requires someone to enter a mysterious place to help Sound Valley retrieve a treasure. It is extremely dangerous!"

Hearing this, Hun Tiandi realized, so that was it. It was indeed not an ordinary husband-selection contest.

Elder Dan, who was beside him, was also listening attentively.

"In the deepest part of Sound Valley, there is a ruin left from when Sound Valley was first established. It is the place where the predecessors of Sound Valley went into seclusion. It is incredibly dangerous inside, and many Sound Valley predecessors have perished there."

"This time, whoever can find the inheritance item of Sound Valley in the husband-selection contest: the cold jade ancient zither."

"Hidden within this cold jade ancient zither is the inheritance of Sound Valley, which concerns the life and death of Sound Valley. Whoever can find it will be Fairy Tianyin's husband."

The middle-aged man looked smug, though it was unknown where he had heard this.

"The cold jade ancient zither?" Hearing this, Elder Dan's expression changed in surprise, as if he had remembered something.

"Could it be that natal weapon of the founder of Sound Valley? Legend says it has already become spiritual and birthed a zither soul. Once, with a single melody, it wiped out a large city in the Central Plains, causing tens of millions of people to be immersed in illusions and perish silently."

Hiss...

Hearing this, Hun Tiandi realized that the ancestor of Sound Valley was also a ruthless person, actually wiping out a large city of tens of millions.

Shocking, unbelievable, but still a bit worse than him.

"Correct, that is the zither!" The middle-aged man nodded. Hearing what Elder Dan said, he added excitedly: "This senior has also heard of it. Now, I don't know how many young talents are rushing to Sound Valley."

"If one is lucky enough to obtain the cold jade ancient zither and marry Fairy Tianyin, one will have a great backer in the future and can run rampant in the Central Plains..."

"It's just a pity that the cold jade ancient zither is a bloodline item. Unless one possesses the bloodline of Sound Valley, no one can use it!"

"Your opportunity has come!" Elder Dan reminded him.

Afterward, after resting for two days, the aftereffects of Hun Tiandi using the Heavenly Demon Body Tempering Method disappeared, and he then headed toward the southwest of the Central Plains.

"Fairy Tianyin? Sound Valley? Ruins?" A meaningful look appeared in the depths of Hun Tiandi's eyes.

His interest in this Sound Valley was not small.

Ten days later, he reached the southwest. He closed his eyes to meditate, circulating his cultivation method, moving his Dou Qi to fill every meridian. Even while circulating, he would occasionally separate some Dou Qi to merge into his body.

The nether demonic zither swallowed the Qi of Myriad Desires on its own. Once it neared a place with people, the Qi of Myriad Desires contained in the world was countless times stronger than in the continuous mountain ranges.

It was absorbed by the demonic zither.

It was endless, and ordinary people could hardly perceive it.

Relying on the demonic zither, he could feel the Qi of Myriad Desires shrouding the world. Besides the energy of heaven and earth, there was also the Qi of Myriad Desires.

If it were taken for his own use, the power would be no less than the energy of heaven and earth.

Hun Tiandi shook his head slightly. He didn't think too much about it for now and first headed toward the southwest. On the road, he saw many people riding flying magical beasts, roaring as they broke through the air and disappeared into the horizon.

Hum!

Many even unfurled their Dou Qi Wings, transforming into streaks of light that sped like lightning, disappearing before his eyes in the blink of an eye.

"It seems that this Fairy Tianyin has quite some charm, actually attracting the scions of so many large factions..."

Feng Qianyou spoke indifferently, her tone carrying an unknown implication.

Lei Xuanji's expression was calm, her crystalline purple eyes flashing incessantly; the atmosphere along the way was somewhat strange.

Immediately, she followed closely behind, waving her large sleeves, and followed the youth's trail.

Seeing vague figures in the forest to the southwest, she immediately flashed inside.

She followed all the way.

Along the way, many young talents, either traveling alone or in groups of two or three, were all heading in one direction.

As for whether they got lost, that would depend on luck.

However, they were all wary of each other. Don't look at how quiet this group of people was right now; the youths who could take the initiative to come and participate in the husband-selection contest...

Especially ordinary people, who doesn't have some trump cards?

Hun Tiandi pondered secretly, slowly walking forward, weaving through the forest.

After some time, the scene before his eyes suddenly changed.

"A huge valley, a vast forest..."

Following the crowd, before him was a huge valley, no smaller than the Beast Sea, and inside the valley was a maple leaf forest.