"It can't be, it can't be. It can't be true …" Shangguan Mu 'er shook her head gently. She was completely dejected as undisguised sorrow filled her face.
Although she did not really believe Jun Kong's news, she could not help but think about how Jianchen had gone missing during the battle between the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian and the Heavenly Demon Religion in the southern region of the Cloud Plane.
The battle had been extremely intense. Even the peak Divine King experts of the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian had died. If Jianchen had encountered an attack from a Divine King with his strength as an Overgod, he would have been in danger of dying.
Almost instinctively, Shangguan Mu 'er believed that Jianchen had probably gone missing during the battle between the Divine Kingdom of Pingtian and the Heavenly Demon Religion.
Shangguan Mu 'er closed her eyes in pain as heavy sorrow radiated from her. Her emotions seemed to affect the vegetation in the surroundings. The tender grass in the surroundings seemed to have lost its lustre at that moment as if it had become gloomy.
"Junior Mu 'er, you better forget about that person. Let alone the fact that he's already dead, even if he's still alive, he's not worthy of you," Jun Kong said gently as he stood beside Shangguan Mu' er. His eyes were filled with tenderness.
He was secretly overjoyed. He had no idea who Jianchen was, nor did he know anything about Jianchen. He had made up the news of Jianchen's death earlier, but he had never thought that it would affect Shangguan Mu 'er so much that she basically believed it to be true.
"I never thought that a casual lie would leave behind the seed of Jianchen's death in junior Mu 'er's heart. I believe that in the future, Jianchen's status in junior Mu' er's heart will decrease day by day until it's washed away by time. Yep, I need to strike while the iron is hot and leave behind my image in junior Mu 'er's heart. " Jun Kong was secretly overjoyed. He was already thinking about how he could nurture his relationship with junior Mu 'er in the coming days so that she would truly have him in her heart.
Shangguan Mu 'er's beauty was supreme. Her otherworldly bearing was fatal to any regular man. Even Jun Kong, who possessed a great status in the Daoist Sect of Divine Sound and was admired by countless female disciples, was deeply attracted to Shangguan Mu' er. He had fallen in love with her at first sight.
Moreover, Shangguan Mu 'er had gained the initial recognition of the Zither of the Demonic Cry. She would inherit the Third Ancestor's legacy in the future, which made Jun Kong fall in love with her even more.
Suddenly, Shangguan Mu 'er's face froze. Her eyes snapped open, and her sorrow immediately vanished. An enchanting light shone from her enchanting eyes as she murmured, "No, he's not dead. He's not dead. Jianchen is still alive. I can sense something. I can clearly sense that he's somewhere far away." Shangguan Mu' er's voice was filled with excitement.
Jun Kong's face suddenly froze when he heard that. He stared at Shangguan Mu 'er in disbelief. Jun Kong's face immediately became ugly when he saw the excitement and joy on Shangguan Mu' er's face.
Just a moment ago, he had planted a seed of Jianchen's death in Shangguan Mu 'er's heart. He was just waiting for this seed to sprout so that she would completely forget about this person called Jianchen. However, he had never thought that Shangguan Mu 'er would actually sense Jianchen vaguely from her excessive sorrow, immediately exposing his lie.
At this moment, Jun Kong only felt like he was cursing inside. He did not know what to feel.
"So what if he's alive? He's from a different world from us after all. He's not worthy of junior Mu 'er at all. A nobody like him probably can't even enter our Daoist Sect of Divine Sound," Jun Kong could not help but say. He felt deep jealousy towards the person called Jianchen, as well as hidden hatred. He continued to scoff, "Let alone the fact that he doesn't have the right to enter the Daoist Sect of Divine Sound, he probably can't even come to the Skyfire Plane. The Skyfire Plane is nowhere near the Cloud Plane."
"Senior Jun Kong, you can look down on everyone in the world, but you can't look down on him. If you really want to talk about it, I should be the one who's not worthy of him, not the other way around. As long as he has time, I believe there's basically nothing he can't do in this world, "Shangguan Mu 'er calmed down and said coldly.
"He's just a mere Overgod, yet junior Mu 'er is praising him like that. May I ask if he's managed to leave his name on the Overgods' Plaque?" The more Shangguan Mu 'er praised Jianchen, the deeper his hatred towards Jianchen became.
"The ancestor once said that being first on the Divine King's throne doesn't mean that the Divine King is invincible. Being first on the Overgods' Plaque doesn't necessarily mean you're first either because there are a few extremely impressive prodigies in the Saints' World who don't care about fame and have never attempted the Overgods' Plaque or the Divine King's throne," said Shangguan Mu 'er. Afterwards, she paused and glanced at Jun Kong slightly before continuing, "However, with Jianchen's talent, I believe he'll definitely be able to make it into the top ten of the Divine King's throne once he reaches the peak of the Divine King's throne."
Jun Kong's face sank. He was a supreme Divine King on the Divine King's throne. Although he ranked towards the back, he was proud of this. Now, the Shangguan Mu 'er he had admired for a very long time had described the man she constantly thought about as someone who could make it into the top ten of the Divine King's throne right in front of him. Was this not a blatant slap to his face?
Jun Kong's handsome face had already darkened from anger. Anger swelled in his heart as his hatred for Jianchen reached the limit.
"It looks like I need to eliminate Jianchen if I want to obtain junior Mu 'er's person," Jun Kong's eyes were cold as killing intent filled his heart.
"Jun Kong, Mu 'er, come see me quickly …"
At this moment, an obscure voice seemed to cross through time and space, ringing out in Shangguan Mu 'er and Jun Kong's heads.
Jun Kong immediately became respectful when he heard the voice, while Shangguan Mu 'er's expression became mixed. She felt gratitude towards the owner of the voice, but she was also displeased.
Afterwards, the two of them left, directly arriving in the depths of the Daoist Sect of Divine Sound. They arrived in a forbidden ground that even core disciples could not set foot in.
Three figures sat in the air within a majestic divine hall in the forbidden grounds of the Daoist Sect of Divine Sound.
Among the three of them, the person in the middle was an old woman in her seventies with a head of white hair, while the other two were young men and women who seemed to be in their thirties. At that moment, the three of them had concealed their presences, causing them to seem extremely ordinary on the surface. They were like ordinary mortals.
"Disciple Jun Kong greets master!"
"Disciple Shangguan Mu 'er greets the three ancestors!"
Shangguan Mu 'er and Jun Kong stood below politely as they bowed towards the three of them.
The three of them were three of the four ancestors of the Daoist Sect of Divine Sound. They were the peak force of the Daoist Sect of Divine Sound.
The three ancestors of the Daoist Sect of Divine Sound all looked at Shangguan Mu 'er eagerly. Not only did the three of them place great hopes on Shangguan Mu' er, but even the Wind Ancestor who had been in seclusion for a long time in an attempt to break through the final bottleneck held extremely high hopes as well.
This was because Shangguan Mu 'er had already gained the initial recognition of the Zither of the Demonic Cry. If nothing went wrong, she would be the successor chosen by the Third Ancestor.
"Mu 'er, is the Artifact Spirit of the Zither of the Demonic Cry showing any signs of awakening?" At this moment, the old woman asked. Her gaze was gentle, and her voice was filled with concern.
Shangguan Mu 'er shook her head gently, "Ancestor, the Zither of the Demonic Cry remains the same."
The old woman nodded lightly and said, "The Zither of the Demonic Cry is too heavily damaged. Although it looks undamaged from the outside, the artifact spirit has fallen into a deep slumber. It will not be easy to awaken the artifact spirit. Moreover, even if the Artifact Spirit awakens, it will be difficult for it to return to its peak condition in a short amount of time. "
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