2091 Soul Reaping Zither
Su Zimo chose to follow the three Execution Guards not because he was afraid of them.
However, he was frustrated and could not let go of Ji Yaoxue’s departure.
Even without the three Execution Guards, he was prepared to leave Astral Sect.
Since he was targeted by the Execution Guards once more, he would let nature take its course and board the immortal boat to leave Astral Sect with the three Execution Guards.
Initially, Su Zimo did not take the mission mentioned by Commander Liu seriously nor was he interested.
However, he vaguely heard the name Meng Yao and found it familiar, as though he had heard it somewhere before.
At that moment, Su Zimo’s thoughts were in a mess.
The scenes of his interactions with Ji Yaoxue flashed through his mind from time to time. At times, he was puzzled as to why Ji Yaoxue’s cultivation would stagnate. At times, he was thinking about his future plans.
For a moment, he could not recall who this Princess Meng Yao was.
On the other side, Xie Tianfeng and the other three were shocked when they heard the words Princess Meng Yao.
The fact that she was conferred the title of a princess meant that she was the daughter of King Jin!
What sort of status and nobleness was that?!
Lin Ming stood out as well and said in a deep voice, “Since it’s the princess’s request, we’ll definitely give it our all! However, could you tell us the identities and cultivation of the two people we’re encircling this time round so that we can be prepared?”
“The two of them are a man and a woman. The man’s name is Gu Tongyou and he’s good at using flutes. The woman’s name is Qiu Siluo and she’s good at using the zither. They’re both Grade 8 Earth Immortals.”
Commander Liu said, “The two of them are well-versed in music. With their flute and zither sounds, they can kill invisibly.”
“They’re only Grade 8 Earth Immortals. With Commander Liu and the other two Execution Guards around, the two of them won’t be able to escape if we attack with our full strength!”
Xie Tianfeng was filled with confidence.
Zuo Zhuxuan said, “It’s rare to see cultivators who entered the Dao through music. I heard that one of the most famous among them in the Divine Firmament Immortal Domain is one of the four great fairies, the Zither Immortal.”
Commander Liu glanced at Zuo Zhuxuan. “You’re quite knowledgeable. You’ve even heard of the Zither Immortal.”
“N-Not really,”
Zuo Zhuxuan said with a smile.
“Do you know what the Zither Immortal’s name is?”
A scornful look flashed through Commander Liu’s eyes as he asked.
Zuo Zhuxuan shook his head. “I’m not sure about that. I’ve only heard that each of the four great fairies has fairy-like features and are devastatingly beautiful. However, each of them has their own merits.”
Commander Liu smirked with a mocking expression and said slowly, “The Zither Immortal of the four great fairies is none other than Princess Meng Yao!”
“Ah!”
His words caused a commotion on the immortal boat.
Zuo Zhuxuan, Shangguan Qian, Xie Tianfeng and Lin Ming were shocked.
On the other side, Su Zimo gradually recalled as well.
Zither Immortal Meng Yao.
Back in the abyss of the Dragon Abyss Star where many treasures appeared, the Zither Immortal appeared in search of an ancient zither.
As for Fairy Meng Yao, not only was she the princess of the Great Jin Immortal Kingdom, she was also a legacy disciple of one of the four immortal sects, Flying Immortal Sect!
Apart from Meng Yao, there were two other Perfected Immortal experts.
Su Zimo summoned the Azure Dragon Sacred Soul in the Hell Suppression Tripod and used the dragon corpse to fight against the three Perfected Immortals, forcing them back.
Just as Su Zimo was recalling this matter, Commander Liu glared at Zuo Zhuxuan and said coldly, “If Princess Meng Yao finds out that you dare to discuss her like this in private, you’ll definitely die!”
Instantly, Zuo Zhuxuan broke out in cold sweat.
“Commander Liu, please forgive me. I truly did not know earlier on,”
Zuo Zhuxuan could no longer maintain his composure. With a horrified expression, he bowed repeatedly and begged for mercy.
At the side, Xie Tianfeng and Lin Ming were naturally gloating.
“I won’t hold it against you for now,”
Commander Liu snorted coldly.
“Thank you, Commander Liu,”
Zuo Zhuxuan expressed his thanks profusely—his face was already pale with fright just after a few breaths.
If he offended a princess in the Great Jin Immortal Kingdom, even his family clan would be turned into ruins instantly, let alone a Grade 8 Earth Immortal like him!
“Why is this couple so ignorant as to anger Princess Meng Yao?” Lin Ming asked.
Commander Liu said, “Princess Meng Yao once went to a secret ground to look for an ancient zither. It was the famous Soul Reaping Zither of the past. However, to think that someone would dare to fight against Princess Meng Yao for the Soul Reaping Zither!”
“It’s that woman, Qiu Siluo!”
Xie Tianfeng was enlightened and blurted.
Commander Liu nodded. “Princess Meng Yao only found out recently that the Soul Reaping Zither is in this woman’s hands, so she sent someone to ask for it.”
“Who knew that this adulterous couple would be so audacious? Not only did they not hand over the Soul Reaping Zither with both hands, they even killed the maidservant sent by Princess Meng Yao!”
Another Execution Guard said, “This adulterous couple thought that they could escape. However, as long as it’s within the Great Jin Immortal Kingdom, once the Execution Guards are activated to set an impenetrable trap, they won’t be able to escape even if they have extraordinary methods!”
In a corner of the immortal boat, Su Zimo gradually recalled some scenes.
He had even seen the ancient zither that Zither Immortal Meng Yao wanted before. So, it was called the Soul Reaping Zither.
Accompanied by the ancient zither was a pitch-black ancient flute.
Back in the abyss, the ancient zither and flute killed many Earth Immortals the moment they appeared.
If Su Zimo had not possessed the help of the Prajna Nirvana Sutra and chanted Sanskrit in his consciousness, even he would have died.
Later on, he summoned the Hell Suppression Tripod and wanted to devour and refine them.
To think that the ancient zither and flute had an extremely high spirit intellect. As though they recognized the origin of the Hell Suppression Tripod, they turned and fled without hesitation without a trace.
It turned out that the ancient zither and flute already had owners and were in the hands of a man and a woman.
“Mmm?”
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat as he suddenly recalled something.
Back outside the abyss, an Earth Immortal wanted to kill him because of a treasure.
Although there were many Earth Immortals coming and going, none of them helped.
Finally, a couple that looked like an immortal couple appeared and saved him, reminding him to be careful.
Su Zimo had asked for their names and the man merely said that it was nothing much. He did not leave his name and Su Zimo never saw them again.
Now that Commander Liu mentioned the Zither Immortal Meng Yao, the ancient zither, the Dragon Abyss Star and a man and woman, Su Zimo could not help but recall the immortal couple who had saved him.
Initially, Su Zimo wanted to find an opportunity to leave the immortal boat. Now that he heard that, he changed his mind.
The immortal couple had saved his life and were his benefactors.
If the two of them were truly surrounded, he could not stand by idly—he might as well go take a look.
“We’re here!”
Before long, Commander Liu suddenly said and the speed of the immortal boat gradually slowed down.
Su Zimo stood up and looked over.
Dozens of shimmering triangular flags were planted on the ground in front of them, arranged according to a strange direction.
Every single flag was etched with dense formation patterns.
Those were array flags.
By carving the formation patterns on the flags in advance and setting up the array formations with the help of the array flags, the time required for the formation to form could be reduced significantly!
There were 12 cultivators among the dozens of array flags.
Among them, ten of them were Earth Execution Guards.
The other man and woman were surrounded by the ten Earth Execution Guards and fell into the array flags. They were covered in blood and injuries!
