Lu Zhou said with a sigh.
"Is this song difficult?"
"This song is more difficult than anything I've learned before," Conch said timidly.
"Let's hear it."
Lu Zhou stroked his beard as he walked toward Pan Chi. He looked up at the sky.
Conch made a sound of assent. She walked up to the Nine String Zither and sat down slowly. She raised her arm slightly. Her movements were gentle and elegant.
Lu Zhou was not used to Conch, who had grown up overnight.
Perhaps, Conch was too full of her own thoughts.
She was like a parent who suddenly discovered their child had grown up and was slightly rebellious.
The sound of the zither spread like a tidal wave to every corner of Pan Chi. The female disciples of the Sky Martial Court listened to the beautiful music with reverence on their faces.
Conch's slender fingers danced on the strings. She was like a night elf as she played the zither in the night. Sometimes, it was as smooth as a flowing spring; sometimes, it was as rapid as a waterfall; sometimes, it was as clear as a pearl falling on a jade plate; sometimes, it was as soft as a murmur.
Sometimes, the zither played at dusk.
Music was perhaps the only art that could reach one's heart without needing others to understand it.
The song was over.
It was not enough.
The disciples who were standing respectfully near Pan Chi were stunned, as if they had lost something.
When the zither stopped playing, a gentle breeze blew past Pan Chi, stirring up ripples that pulled the others back to their senses.
Lu Zhou nodded as he listened.
Conch was shocked by her perfect performance as well. In the past, she had practiced for a long time, but she had never performed it so perfectly. 'Master is here, and I succeeded?'
She was slightly shocked.
She looked at her fingers in the waning light of the setting sun and sighed emotionally.
"Master … I …" Conch said.
"Alright," Lu Zhou said calmly, "You should know what the problem is, right?"
Conch gave it some thought.
She replied, "Yes, master."
Previously, when she was learning the Pilgrim Song, she had always been impatient. How could she master the Pilgrim Song with such an attitude?
Her master's arrival had, without a doubt, suppressed her impatience.
She easily mastered the Pilgrim Song.
She was skilled in music to begin with. It was only natural that she could master the Pilgrim Song.
"Ding! Taught Luo Shiyin. Reward: 1,000 merit points. Mentor bonus: 200 merit points."
So it was the effect of being a "good teacher and helpful friend."
"The path of cultivation is long. Do not let your emotions affect your decisions." Lu Zhou stroked his beard and said, "Although you're already a Ten-leaf karmic fire cultivator and you're considered a top-notch elite in the red lotus domain, you're still a Ten-leaf karmic fire cultivator. However, compared to Yu Chenshu, you're still slightly weaker. "
Lu Zhou continued to say, "Yu Chenshu imprisoned Luo Xuan for the sake of the Great Void seed. If he could go to the Unknown Lands, he would have done so a long time ago. Why doesn't he dare? "
When she heard this, Conch bowed and said, "I understand."
"Ten-leaf karmic fire isn't something to be proud of. Although your Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother are Nine-leaf cultivators, they have the abilities of a Ten-leaf cultivator. You should learn from them, "Lu Zhou said.
"Yes."
"Ding! Disciplined Luo Shiyin and received 1,000 merit points."
Lu Zhou remained silent.
He leaped into the air and flew towards the north of Tianwu Mountain, disappearing into the night sky in an instant.
By the pool.
Everything returned to normal.
…
Lu Zhou did not ride a steed. He flew past mountains and rivers.
With his current cultivation base, if he were to use his Great Divine Art, his mount's speed wouldn't be as fast as his. Of course, a mount did not need to consume any Essence Qi.
Halfway there.
A notification rang in his ears again.
"Ding! Worshipped by 330 individuals. Reward: 330 merit points. Worshipped by 150 individuals. Reward: 0 merit points."
Lu Zhou stopped flying.
He had wanted to observe Old Eighth's condition, but he did not think it was necessary.
Since he was worshipped, Old Eighth should not be in danger.
After giving it some thought, he continued flying toward Sky Wheel Mountain Range.
…
Two hours later.
Sky Wheel Mountain Range.
Lu Zhou's figure hovered in the air and looked down at the valley from the corner of his eyes.
Since the last battle, the valley was already in ruins.
The stench of blood and rotting corpses lingered in the air.
However, it was clear that the corpses near the mountain range had been dealt with. Lu Zhou guessed that some greedy cultivators were trying to loot some valuables from the corpses. The corpses around the valley were untouched. The temperature was high. Those with lower cultivation bases would not dare to go near it.
He flew toward the valley and hovered above the lava.
The scorching heat hit him in the face.
Lu Zhou activated his protective energy to keep the heat at bay.
He felt a cooling sensation in his dantian's sea of Qi.
"Hm?"
Lu Zhou extended his palm and activated the Thousand Realms Whirling.
He glanced at the Birth Chart in his Life Palace. As expected, the Seven Kill Dynasty's combat chart was working. The sharp edges of the chart shone occasionally.
"The fire-resistance of the Scarlet Beasts."
Lu Zhou retracted his avatar and flew toward the lava.
The cave had collapsed a long time ago.
Lu Zhou launched several palm strikes and removed the boulder that blocked the cave. The lower half of the cave was almost completely covered in lava.
Then, Lu Zhou flew deeper into the cave. This was where the Scarlet Beasts had appeared.
When he returned to this place, he no longer felt the heat. This was partly due to the improvement in his cultivation base and partly due to the effects of the Scarlet Beasts' Birth Charts. He was not affected by the lava at all.
He arrived at the trench.
His vision widened.
It was not as dark as the Black Water Mystic Cave. There was lava everywhere. In other words, this was a replica of the Black Water Mystic Cave. However, it was filled with lava and was fiery red.
"The Black Water Mystic Cave connects to the golden and red realms. Where does this place connect to? The black lotus? "
After all, he had seen Lu Li with his own eyes.
Many cultivators in the red lotus domain had seen the Thousand Realms Whirling that was 500 feet tall as well.
Ever since that incident, the people of the red lotus domain had been in a state of panic. Rumors of a calamity had been spreading everywhere. However, as time went by, nothing major happened to the red lotus domain. Hence, the rumors gradually died down.
He dove.
The lava surged like a river.
After observing for a long time, Lu Zhou did not plan to pass through the lava. Instead, he searched for Birth Chart Beasts.
He searched the corners that might hide Birth Chart Beasts.
Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, Lu Zhou could not find any Birth Chart Beasts. He even flew far away from the lava.
Just when Lu Zhou was about to return, he saw a peculiar light on the cliff of the trench.
"What's that?"
Lu Zhou was puzzled as he flew over.
There was a circle drawn on the cliff. The Daoist veins on it shone brightly.
"A guiding Formation vein?"
As expected, this was a passageway. Someone had left a guiding Formation vein to guide the way.
"Lu Li?" Lu Zhou frowned slightly.
With Lu Li's cultivation base, it would not be difficult for him to flatten the red lotus domain. In that case, why did he leave a guiding Formation vein behind?
Lu Zhou pondered as he hovered in the air.
He continued to observe the guiding Formation vein.
At this moment, the Formation vein buzzed.
"Someone's here!"
Lu Zhou looked to his left and right. No one was approaching.
However, the Formation vein would not lie.
He closed his eyes and chanted the Heavenly Writing power in his heart. He could hear all the sounds in the land, but he could not.
All the sounds and the slightest movement from all directions were captured by his ears.
Purr.
Purr.
Purr. Purr. Purr.
"Lava?"
Lu Zhou opened his eyes and stopped using the power.
He looked at the lava below him.
With a thought, he left the area of the formation pattern and hid behind a protruding rock not far away.
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle … The lava surged more and more violently.
Boom!
The magma rushed upwards, and a black lotus with a thousand swirling worlds broke through the magma, rushing out and occupying the entire sky above the magma.
"A black lotus?" Lu Zhou activated the Purple Glazed Ceramic and concealed his aura.
It was a 500-foot black lotus avatar. This meant it was of the same rank as Lu Li.
It was dressed in black robes. Its eyes were like a hawk's, and its face was like tree bark.
When it emerged from the lava, it retracted its avatar and hovered in the air.
The man's expression was cold. He turned around and looked at the guiding Formation vein on the cliff. He pushed his palm forward, and a black talisman seal floated out. The Formation vein shone for a moment before it fell silent.
Lu Zhou looked at the black lotus cultivator in the dark.
At the same time, several questions popped up in his mind. 'What's this person doing? Is he a friend or foe? '
Lu Zhou did not think everyone in the black lotus domain was like Lu Li.
'If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move.'
Lu Zhou continued to observe.
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