This basin seemed to be the nest of the Hell Mantises, as there were Hell Mantises of all sizes everywhere, densely packed together. Miao Yi coincidentally avoided a large number of Hell Mantises with the sound of the zither.
It was obvious that if Miao Yi hadn't heard the sound of the zither, and had entered by mistake, he would have been devoured by the Hell Mantises, leaving not even his bones behind.
When the sound of the zither stopped, he arrived at the side of a lake shrouded in cold mist. The lake was calm, and on the shore of the lake sat a mountain peak. The sound of the zither suddenly stopped.
The sound of the zither had indeed stopped, because the scholar had already stopped playing. He stood at the edge of the cliff, and the plain blue cloak had returned to his shoulders.
Miao Yi didn't see him, but he could already see Miao Yi at the foot of the mountain, carefully looking around in confusion.
The scholar looked down at Miao Yi at the foot of the mountain with his hands clasped behind his back, and said calmly, "Those without fortune have no luck. Entering this boundless secular world, if you don't die a violent death, you will return empty-handed. It will be difficult for you to come within twenty li of this basin. Those without both wisdom and courage will find it difficult to come within twenty li of this basin. Those without a strong will will find it difficult to return after half a month has passed. What right do you have to see me? Entering twenty li of this basin, those without the same mind as mine will find it difficult to hear my music. Trespassing will not end well. A hundred thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye. Since a soulmate has arrived, why waste time? Hurry up and come see me! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the dense mist in the distance immediately rolled over. Standing at the top of the mountain, he could vaguely see the densely packed Hell Mantises being covered by the thick mist that quickly drifted over.
At the foot of the mountain, Miao Yi didn't hear what he said, and was still carefully looking around. Where did the sound of the zither go?
He saw that there were man-made stone steps at the foot of the mountain that seemed to lead to the top of the mountain. Carrying the butcher's knife, he approached and slowly stepped on it.
As soon as he set foot on the top of the mountain, he was immediately attracted by a large boulder. The boulder was carved with a lithe and graceful flying woman. Even though it was a statue, the carving was lifelike and beautiful, making one unable to resist taking a second look.
'Xianxia's path has yet to end, the boundless sea of blood, the white bone boat!'
Two large, blood-red words were written vertically next to the woman's carving. The aura of blood was awe-inspiring, with an extraordinary aura.
The Fairy Maiden's appearance was very attractive, but Miao Yi wasn't in the mood to slowly admire her beauty. He gripped his butcher knife tightly and continued walking forward.
After walking for a dozen meters, Miao Yi stopped in his tracks when he saw the back of a figure standing at the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back. He nervously raised his butcher knife and asked, "Are you the one playing the zither?"
The scholar slowly turned around, his gaze falling on Miao Yi as he scrutinized him.
The moment Miao Yi saw the other party's appearance, he was instantly dumbfounded. He had never seen such a good-looking man before. His aura was as though he was sitting on the clouds, and the way he looked at Miao Yi was as though he was looking down at a mortal from the Nine Heavens.
"An Immortal?" Miao Yi asked nervously.
The scholar shook his head.
Miao Yi asked again, "Demons?"
The scholar shook his head again.
Miao Yi suddenly raised his hand and slapped his forehead. He couldn't help but laugh, realizing that he was overthinking things. Regardless of whether they were immortals or demons or ghosts, no one could enter the Boundless Secular World other than mortals. Otherwise, the immortals outside would have entered long ago.
Miao Yi smiled and said, "Uncle, you are so handsome."
The scholar nodded and smiled, as though thanking him for the compliment.
Seeing that the scholar wasn't carrying any weapons, Miao Yi was slightly relieved. He asked, "Were you the one playing the zither just now?"
"I was attracted here by the sound of the zither." The scholar finally opened his mouth to speak. His tone was abnormally calm as he waved his hand and pointed at the zither on the nearby stone platform. "I can only see the zither, but not the person. I don't know who was playing the zither."
"Uh …" Miao Yi's gaze fell on the stone platform, and he was a little speechless. If the scholar hadn't pointed it out, he really wouldn't have noticed that such a huge thing was actually a zither. As he walked closer to take a look, he immediately felt a sense of trepidation.
It wasn't because of the zither's size, but because he felt an indescribable sense of oppression as soon as he got close to the zither. It was as though looking at it twice would cause his heart to palpitate.
"Is this really a zither?" Miao Yi couldn't help but ask.
The scholar calmly replied, "It should be."
"Such a huge zither …" Miao Yi's gaze suddenly flashed, as though he had thought of something. He looked to his left and right to make sure there was no one else around, then suddenly opened his arms and hugged the zither. He leaned on the zither and hummed for a while, his face flushed red.
The scholar was astonished. He didn't know what Miao Yi was doing.
After looking at it for a while, he roughly understood, and couldn't help but smile.
He didn't guess wrong. Miao Yi had already guessed that this was a treasure, because it was impossible for a mortal to use such a huge zither. Thus, the thought of snatching it arose in his mind. Seeing that there was no one else around, the scholar didn't look like he could fight, and didn't have any weapons in his hands. Miao Yi did have a saber in his hand, so he wanted to take this opportunity to snatch this zither and run away.
However, what made Miao Yi depressed was that even after using all his strength, he still couldn't move this zither in the slightest. It was as heavy as a mountain.
He really couldn't move it, so in the end, he let go of the zither and chuckled, "Let me try it out. It's quite heavy … Uncle, what's your name?"
"Just call me Lao Bai." The scholar smiled, then looked at the zither and asked, "You want to bring it out?"
Miao Yi said disdainfully, "Don't you want to bring it out?"
The scholar said, "I can't move it either."
Miao Yi tried asking, "Are you going to find someone to carry it out with you?"
The scholar lightly shook his head and said, "I suggest you don't talk about this zither when you go out. Otherwise, you will only bring trouble to yourself."
Miao Yi expressed his doubts and asked, "Why?"
The scholar chuckled and said, "Haven't you realized that it's very dangerous on the way here? If the Immortals outside know about this, even if they send someone to help you carry it out, they will definitely ask you to come in and lead the way. So when I go out, I won't mention this zither because I don't want to bring trouble to myself. "
Miao Yi pondered for a moment and couldn't help but admit that what the scholar said made sense. Not to mention the date of the grand formation's closure, he had already experienced the degree of danger inside. It was already a fluke to be able to make it this far. If he was forced to come in and lead the way by the Immortals, whether or not he could return alive was indeed a problem.
After thinking it through, he could only put the matter of the zither aside for the time being. Looking at the scholar's clean and spotless body, he asked suspiciously, "You really didn't see who was playing the zither just now?"
"If you're talking about just now, I just casually played with it a few times." The scholar walked to the side of the zither and stretched out his fingers to pluck the strings. The tinkling sound of the zither like flowing water rang out again.
At the same time the sound of the zither rang out, Miao Yi's whole body trembled. In an instant, as if he was possessed, he stared blankly at the slightly trembling strings of the zither.
"You're so young. Why did you come here to risk your life?" The scholar didn't even turn his head as he stared at his five fingers that were playing the zither and asked indifferently.
Miao Yi suddenly felt like he was in a dream. Whatever the scholar asked, he would just foolishly and honestly answer it.
After clearly asking everything he wanted to know, the scholar's index finger plucked the strings of the zither with a 'dong'. Miao Yi immediately woke up from his daze.
Before he could react to what was going on, the scholar had already spread out a string of ornaments in his palm and presented it to him.
A dark green bead was strung on a string. It seemed to be a necklace hanging around the neck. It looked simple, but it was pleasing to the eye.
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