576: Chapter 576 Heavenly Melody and Soul of the Zither!

Behind them, the high-ranking members of the Sect erupted with Sword Intent, launching attacks toward the group!

"Qingshan, you assist me in blocking Sect Master Xing Wuji."

"Qin Yan, Qingge, the rest of them are up to you."

Yin Li deployed orders quickly, her voice calm and decisive.

Qin Yan and Yun Qingge nodded upon hearing her.

Then, Yin Li took a step and her body floated into the air!

She sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, placing the ancient zither directly on her lap, her slender jade fingers resting on the strings.

Her Mental Energy suddenly released, and the surrounding space distorted inexplicably, as if an invisible giant hand were stirring heaven and earth!

"Heavenly Sound Zither Soul!"

Yin Li whispered, her voice soft yet clear.

Immediately after, behind her, a phantom image of a white ancient zither condensed into being!

The ancient zither was pure white, its strings like silk, and its body was engraved with dense runes that emitted a soft glow.

But that wasn't all!

"White Crane Fairy!"

Yin Li shouted low once more!

Her True Qi surged wildly around her, and then above her head, a humanoid phantom condensed out of thin air!

The phantom was pure white, its figure slender like a crane, its appearance transcendently beautiful, with flowing white clothes like a Fairy from the Nine Heavens.

This was her materialized Spirit Beast—the White Crane Fairy!

The White Crane Fairy sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, facing Yin Li.

She lightly lifted her jade fingers and placed them on the phantom of the white ancient zither, her movements elegant and composed.

"Zheng—"

The sound of the zither rang out, and the entire world seemed to fall silent!

The sound of the wind, the birds, and breathing all disappeared, leaving only that pure zither sound echoing between heaven and earth.

However, beneath this seemingly soft zither sound lay a heart-palpitating power.

It was a Mental Energy attack.

Invisible mental fluctuations spread with the zither's sound, rippling out in all directions like waves on water.

Everywhere it passed, the air seemed to freeze.

All the Seven Stars Sword Sect Disciples present fell into a collective coma under this single zither note!

"Thud—"

"Thud—"

"Thud—"

One Disciple after another fell to the ground like harvested wheat, their long swords slipping and making crisp clashing sounds.

Even the five Seven Stars Elders rushing toward Qin Yan and Yun Qingge felt their minds shake, their spirits slightly dazed!

Their footsteps halted in unison, and their expressions changed slightly.

Such strong Mental Energy!

Sect Master Xing Wuji and Deputy Sect Master Liu Rufeng, the two Vice Sect Masters, were unaffected.

With their Peak sixth-grade cultivation and Body Refining also reaching the sixth-grade Realm, although their Mental Energy was not as good as Yin Li's, they wouldn't be knocked unconscious by a single zither note.

"What terrifying strength!"

Qin Yan looked at Yin Li sitting cross-legged in the air and marveled inwardly.

To think that this zither sound could have such overbearing power without even actively attacking!

If Yin Li were to use her Mental Energy attacks with full force, how terrifying would that be?

At this moment, the White Crane Fairy in the air moved.

Those slender, jade-like fingers lightly touched the zither strings.

"Zheng—!"

A clear, sharp zither note flowed from the White Crane Fairy's fingertips!

Unlike the previous sound, this note was no longer a soft lullaby, but a sharp sound of slaughter!

A three-zhang-long silver sound blade shot out from the strings!

The sound blade was as thin as a cicada's wing, yet frighteningly sharp.

It was like an invisible giant sword, tearing through the air and slashing toward Sect Master Xing Wuji!

Everywhere the sound blade passed, space itself seemed to be sliced open!

Qin Yan felt a fatal threat from this single strike!

This was a strike he would find very difficult to block!

Facing this strike directly, Sect Master Xing Wuji's expression also changed as he felt the peerless and terrifying aura!

He didn't dare be careless; starlight shone around him as streaks of Astral Sword Intent condensed around his body!

The Sword Intent was sharp and brilliant, swirling and circling around him.

He held the Seven Stars Sword high, and the seven gems on the blade suddenly lit up!

One, two, three...

The seven gems lit up in sequence, emitting dazzling starlight and finally forming a profound seven-star pattern!

"Seven Stars Heaven-Breaking Sword!"

Sect Master Xing Wuji slashed out with his sword!

A Seven Stars Sword Array diagram shot out from the sword!

The sword array diagram was circular, about three zhang in diameter, with the shadows of seven stars flowing around its edges.

Within the diagram, countless tiny strands of Sword Intent crisscrossed like an airtight sword net, enveloping the silver sound blade!

"Boom—!!!"

The sound blade and the sword array diagram collided violently in mid-air!

Silver and starlight intertwined, erupting in a blinding light!

Amidst the thunderous roar, energy ripples spread out, flipping over rubble on the ground and snapping surrounding trees in half!

A moment later—

Both dissipated into nothingness.

The sound blade vanished, and the sword array diagram shattered.

They were evenly matched.

Sect Master Xing Wuji's face darkened.

He hadn't expected this young-looking woman to be able to contend with him head-on!

He took a step, holding the Seven Stars Sword, and slashed out again!

However—

A figure appeared in front of Yin Li.

This person was Lu Qingshan.

His blood qi surged, and with a wave of his hand, a blue shield appeared out of thin air in his grasp!

The shield was deep blue, as if forged from deep-sea ice, emitting a cold and solid aura.

On the surface of the shield, dense patterns flowed, flickering with a dazzling blue light.

Over a thousand patterns!

This was a thousand-pattern spirit weapon!

"Black Nether Domain!"

Lu Qingshan shouted low!

On the shield, streams of water surged wildly!

In the blink of an eye, a three-zhang-long blue domain formed, enveloping him and Yin Li within!

Inside the domain, water ripples flowed and cold mist permeated, like an independent Small World!

The Seven Stars Sword Intent slashed by Sect Master Xing Wuji landed heavily on the Black Nether Domain!

"Boom—!"

A deafening roar erupted!

The Black Nether Domain was instantly shattered, turning into a sky full of splashing water!

But that Seven Stars Sword Intent also dissipated because of it, its power exhausted.

At this time, one large and one small sound blade attacked Sect Master Xing Wuji!

One was released by Yin Li herself, and the other by the White Crane Fairy. The two sound blades arrived one after another, crossing each other and sealing off all of Sect Master Xing Wuji's paths of retreat!

"Rumble!"

High in the sky, the battle entered a white-hot stage as soon as it began!

Sword light, sound blades, and water ripples intertwined, erupting in deafening roars! The entire Seven Stars Sword Sect was trembling, as if it would collapse at any moment!

Below, Qin Yan and Yun Qingge also met their respective opponents.

In three different battlefields, fierce fights broke out one after another!

...

Dozens of miles away from the Seven Stars Sword Sect.

"Final battle, return."

Huang Jiuli felt the message coming from the token and also stopped her footsteps.

She floated in mid-air, her Phoenix wings slowly flapping, and her fiery red hair fluttering in the wind.