249: Chapter 249 Mysterious Husband, Misty Mountains

"The cold jade zither is actually the heavy treasure of Sound Valley!"

Tian Yin was dumbfounded, watching the ancient zither floating in mid-air, flowing with azure light, her beautiful eyes filled with a look of disbelief.

What did the cold jade zither represent in Sound Valley? It represented the direct bloodline of Sound Valley and was the heavy treasure of the Sound Valley Ancestor.

Rumor had it that this ancient zither was made of cold jade, but outsiders were unaware that it also integrated a branch of the Tree of Life, containing a powerful aura of life within its chill.

No one could have guessed what gift Hun Tiandi had left in the storage ring.

A thought surged in her heart, and she immediately rejoiced: "Brother Yun gave me the cold jade zither. Doesn't that mean Brother Yun found it back then in the Qin Realm?"

"The condition for the marriage proposal was: whoever finds the ancient zither and brings it out is Fairy Tianyin's husband. My marriage destiny actually fell upon you."

Waves of joy filled her mind, and her heart surged with stormy emotions. Previously, she had been hesitant due to her responsibilities to Sound Valley.

But now...

"Tian Yin, who brought out the cold jade zither? Was it Yun Tian?" The Master of Sound Valley turned to look at Tian Yin and spoke. Back at the Qin Realm altar, he had been unable to detect anyone bringing it out.

What incredible skill.

"Father, it was a gift Brother Yun gave me before he left!" Tian Yin said happily, looking at the cold jade zither in mid-air. Feeling a sense of familiarity, she couldn't help but reach out to hold it.

"Careful! The cold jade zither is indeed a heavy treasure, but without its recognition, one will suffer a backlash..."

Suddenly, seeing Tian Yin's move, the Master of Sound Valley tried to stop her, his expression changing as he reached out to pull her away.

But just as he was about to act, he stopped, his expression turning strange.

Tian Yin held the cold jade zither, which settled into her jade-like fingers. The azure light of the zither retracted, dispersing into the body of the instrument.

She gently plucked the strings.

"Tian Yin, how did you manage to hold the ancient zither?" The Master of Sound Valley said in shock. Even he wouldn't dare make a move without first gaining its recognition.

"I don't know. A calling in my heart made me want to hold it. It feels familiar, with no danger at all. Instead, holding the jade zither gives me a sense of comfort."

Tian Yin spoke instinctively.

"Good! Little Xing, this descendant of yours is quite good. To gain the recognition of the Ancestor's cold jade zither, she truly deserves her Seven-Apertures Exquisite Heart. Her future is limitless."

"Little girl, come to the Cold Jade Cave in the future. We old fellows will personally guide and instruct your cultivation."

An old man dressed in coarse cloth smiled warmly, his eyes full of affection as he looked at Tian Yin.

Little Xing?

Hearing this, the corners of the Master of Sound Valley's eyes twitched violently.

"Thank you, Ninth Grandfather!" Tian Yin smiled upon hearing this and bowed in gratitude.

Turning to the Master of Sound Valley, she said, "Father, Brother Yun brought the zither out. According to the oath of the marriage proposal, Brother Yun is my husband!"

Bringing out the cold jade zither was naturally important, but what made her even happier was being with Yun Tian legitimately.

"True, but this Yun Tian is too mysterious. There is no news of him for now. I will send people to continue the investigation..."

"However, this person is truly not simple, to be able to bypass the altar's scan with the ancient zither. Without investigating him thoroughly, my heart cannot be at ease!"

The Master of Sound Valley said, his expression unchanged.

The group of elders looked at each other and dispersed, leaving only the Master of Sound Valley's family.

"I don't care. Whoever brought out the cold jade zither is my husband. I won't marry anyone but him!" Tian Yin said firmly.

"Don't be willful. Father isn't opposing you being with Yun Tian, but there's no harm in investigating his background. If he came for the seal, the consequences would be unpredictable. If something changes, would you sacrifice Sound Valley and the living beings of the Fighting Qi Continent for your own happiness?"

The Master of Sound Valley said coldly, his body radiating absolute authority.

"Tian Yin, this mysterious husband of yours is likely not simple!" The Noble Lady spoke to ease the tense atmosphere.

Hearing this, Tian Yin fell into deep thought and nodded slightly after a long time.

Then, the Master of Sound Valley vanished into thin air without even a ripple in space.

The Noble Lady also left, leaving only Tian Yin alone in the maple forest courtyard.

Whoosh!

To the southwest, a group of people wrapped in black robes flew through the air. Although Hun Tiandi was only a Dou Ling, his bizarre methods allowed him to fly at an extremely fast speed.

Passing through a spatial wormhole, the group finally reached the Western Region of the Central Plains a month later.

According to the message from the Blood God Child, the headquarters of the Yellow Spring Pavilion was within the Misty Mountain Range.

Misty Mountain Range!

Hun Tiandi stood on a mountain peak, flipped back his large hood to reveal a handsome face, and gazed forward with cold eyes.

"This is the Misty Mountain Range, the headquarters of the Yellow Spring Pavilion?" Lei Xuanji frowned slightly, looking at the gray mist before her.

Foul-smelling black mist surged, making it hard to breathe. The black soil was like a swamp, and the surrounding withered trees looked like grim white bones.

In the black mist, there were sounds like crying and laughing, and occasionally crimson cold eyes flickered with a bone-chilling intent, as if one would be dragged into the darkness and devoured until not even bones remained in the next moment.

"Let's begin!"

Without a second thought, they started their move. Pulling up his black hood, he waved his sleeve, and a black-purple blood-colored long banner manifested before him. The others also took out their weapons.

Yan Xing and Liu Ling looked at each other and charged directly into the black mist.

Lei Xuanji, also in a black robe, concealed her figure and darted into the black mist toward the Yellow Spring Pavilion.

Buzz!

Hun Tiandi's sleeve moved again, and the Time Tower manifested before him, spinning in the air. A black-robed figure fell from it, possessing not a hint of aura.

"An Lin greets Master!" It was An Lin, who had just emerged from seclusion; today was also the time for his revenge.

"An Lin, the Yellow Spring Pavilion is within the Misty Mountain Range. Tonight is your home field; kill to your heart's content!"

Hun Tiandi spoke indifferently, looking at the respectful figure before him.

"Yellow Spring Pavilion? Tonight, it shall be bathed in blood!" An Lin's voice was bone-chilling, carrying extreme killing intent.

With a clench of his hand, a thin purple sword emerged from his sleeve and turned into a purple light in his palm, his figure then vanishing into thin air.

Seeing this, Hun Tiandi smiled slightly. It seemed the Shadow Assassination Technique had been fully mastered. During these ten years in the Time Tower, An Lin's cultivation had improved significantly.

Whoosh!

Hun Tiandi moved and charged into the mist, immediately sensing things moving within it.

He said coldly, "I don't care who you are, just enter my ten thousand soul banner!"

Gently shaking the ten thousand soul banner, streaks of black-purple light flickered and burst forth. Wherever they passed, the illusory ghosts hidden in the mist were swallowed by the banner.

It turned into a vortex, drawing the black mist and energy like a tide toward the ten thousand soul banner.

Having swallowed countless beast souls in the Beast Sea to evolve the banner, the currently transformed ten thousand soul banner's space for souls had expanded to ten thousand miles.

Nearly two hundred thousand souls, under the leadership of the two main souls—the Azure Sea Profound Dragon Beast and the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor—could unleash its power.

Even the second main soul, the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor, possessed the power to devour baleful and evil energy due to its ultimate poison body.

It condensed ultimate poison.

The ten thousand soul banner before him turned into a massive vortex, devouring the black mist and baleful energy of the Misty Mountain Range to nourish the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor.

The mist accumulated over countless years became the nutrient for the second main soul.

Originally, because its physical body had self-detonated, the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor's beast soul had been heavily damaged, and its strength was greatly reduced.

It had been unable to display the power of a second main soul, but now in the harsh environment of the Misty Mountain Range, the ten thousand soul banner felt as if it had returned home, scenting a delicacy.

It began devouring the baleful energy...