The demonic sound howled and lingered in his ears, invading Ye Futian's spiritual will.
Terrifying demonic aura flowed all over his body. It was as if his entire being was about to be taken over by the demonic will.
Dark demonic aura coursed all over his handsome face. Dark light shone faintly around his pupils, as if he was about to be demonized.
His robes billowed in the wind, and dark peach blossoms fell. His hair remained white.
That handsome face of his looked like that of a demonic lord at the moment, emanating a demonic sense of handsomeness. It was as if he was no longer himself.
On the Divine Mountain, countless eyes fell on Ye Futian. Many people's eyes flashed with a hint of emotion.
"Feeling the will of the Magic Zither with his own body? Is he not afraid of being devoured by the demonic will?" Duan Wuji of Emperor Dong's Palace said in a low voice after seeing Ye Futian's change.
He smiled. No wonder Ye Futian was the one who obtained Emperor Kua's lineage in Emperor Kua's ruins.
He dared to do what others dared not do.
What he did was extremely bold.
Terrifying demonic will power was imbued within the Magic Zither, capable of corroding and even attacking the will of others. Saints with formidable training would not have allowed their will to be affected and controlled. Their first reaction when faced with the Magic Zither was to resist, weakening the demonic will's influence on them or even suppressing the demonic will so that they could control the Magic Zither.
That was the most common thing to do. Even if someone were to think of sensing it, they would have been unable to stop themselves from doing so.
The consequences of doing so would have been uncontrollable, after all.
What if they were to be corroded by the demonic will and suffer irrecoverable injuries?
Or what if they were to be affected by the demonic will?
Such a method of going against the natural order itself was against human nature and extremely risky.
Yet, Ye Futian did it.
While none of them would have done it themselves, they felt that he might have been right when they saw Ye Futian doing it. But would he be able to withstand the will of the demonic emperor?
"Interesting," Xie Qingshan said. While Ye Futian did not do what they did and forcefully suppressed the demonic will to pluck the strings, his actions were more thoughtful and courageous.
It was no wonder why Ye Futian was able to become the most dazzling young figure in Crimson Dragon Realm.
Everyone knew that if Ye Futian had done what they did, he would not have succeeded. Ye Futian knew that as well.
That was why he did it.
However, the reason why he dared to do this was because of his Emperor Will. Even if something unexpected happened, he was confident that he could break free from the demonic will and not be controlled by it.
In the center of the Peach Banquet at the vast Divine Mountain, demonic will flowed around Ye Futian's body as if he was about to turn into a demon.
The demonic light grew more and more intense, and Ye Futian felt as if he was about to be controlled by the demonic will. In that demonic world, he seemed to hear ancient notes, which seemed to come from a faraway place, but also seemed to be close at hand.
The dancing notes seemed to want to completely control Ye Futian's will. Ye Futian maintained a sliver of his consciousness, and the demonic might became more and more terrifying.
Ye Futian looked as if he was about to turn into a demon. Clarity flashed in his pitch-black demonic eyes. He raised his hand and approached the instrument, his fingers curling slightly.
At this moment, a terrifying oppressive aura appeared between heaven and earth.
"Be careful." A silhouette emerged from the Divine Mountain in the distance. Everyone seemed to have realized something as well, and they all gathered their powers to defend themselves.
Ye Futian's fingers fell and streaked across the instrument.
A formless demonic light swept out at the very moment the demonic sound was heard, looking like a destructive demonic halo, bursting in all directions.
"Boom …"
All mighty ones unleashed towering auras in an instant. Demonic might swept past, and wild winds whipped up. The peach forest withered in an instant, turning into a demonic world, and everything was dark.
Many retreated continuously. Rumbling sounds were heard as they unleashed their own willpower to resist.
However, it was fortunate that it stopped in an instant. Everyone turned around to look at Ye Futian and the others.
Ye Futian's fingers had moved away from the instrument, and he took a few steps back. The demonic might on his body faded, as if nothing had happened at all.
However, that demonic sound just then was completely different from the simple notes everyone else made when they plucked the strings.
That was a true demonic tune.
It was apparent that he had done it.
While it was only for an instant, he had played the instrument nonetheless.
Furthermore, he had escaped unscathed.
Everyone's eyes fell on Ye Futian. According to the conversation between Chi Shang and Ye Futian, the Magic Zither that had never been taken away by anyone in the past few Peach Banquets.
Now, it was probably going to have a new owner.
"This Magic Zither has been in the palace for many years, and no one has been able to comprehend its mysteries, or perhaps they lacked the courage to do so. Since City Lord Ye was able to decipher the secrets of the Magic Zither and play it, then as I said before, this zither shall belong to you, City Lord Ye," Chi Shang said with a smile.
Ye Futian did not turn it down. The Magic Emperor's zither was a Renhuang level treasure, so there was no way he would turn it down.
Furthermore, there was no risk involved in taking the Magic Zither.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Ye Futian cupped his hands and said. A Holiness of Nirvana descended from the air. The zither case appeared and emanated dazzling light, shrouding the Magic Zither and taking it within.
The case was a treasure as well, sealing the will of the Magic Zither within.
The Holiness of Nirvana waved his hand, and the case flew to Ye Futian.
Ye Futian took it and placed it in his storage ring. He then turned around and walked back to where he was before.
The Magic Zither officially had a new owner.
"The Magic Zither has been through several Peach Banquets, and now that it has finally found its owner, one thing has been settled," Chi Shang said with a smile. Said Chi Shang with a smile. It was as if giving away a Renhuang level treasure was something to be happy about.
"Next, I have prepared the second gift for today's banquet, the Thousand Word Tablet," Chi Shang said. He then looked far away and said, "Please."
Rumbling sounds were heard in the air as soon as he said that.
Something flew over from the Divine Mountain, passing over everyone's heads and coming to the center of the banquet, before dropping straight down.
"Boom …"
A rumble was heard, and everyone saw a huge stone tablet appear, looking like a chessboard. Ancient characters flowed on the stone tablet, looking mysterious and unfathomable, as if imbued with extremely powerful power.
"The Thousand Word Tablet is engraved with the Thousand Word Proverb. It is a supplementary power that can be hidden within. It was created by a Renhuang."
Chi Shang's voice was heard again. He looked at everyone and said, "Everyone at today's banquet is allowed to comprehend the Thousand Word Proverb and infuse it into your own power. If you are able to comprehend it in two hours, you may spar with it. The one who comprehends it the most will be able to take the Thousand Word Tablet away from this place."
This time was different from the Magic Zither before. No one had been able to take the Magic Zither away in previous banquets, and Ye Futian was able to take it away this time.
The Thousand Word Tablet itself was not valuable, but the Thousand Word Proverb engraved on it was extremely valuable. It was created by a Renhuang, and it was destined that someone would be able to take it away.
However, it was not an easy task to take it away. The people who attended the Peach Banquet that day were all extraordinary figures.
They were all top-notch geniuses in Crimson Dragon Realm. If one wanted to take it away, one would have needed to surpass everyone else in terms of comprehension.
Such formless competition was undoubtedly the true meaning of the Peach Banquet.
It was not just a gift for everyone. At the same time, they wanted to see just how exceptional the top-notch geniuses of Crimson Dragon Realm were.
Furthermore, top-notch figures from all over came willingly to attend the Peach Banquet.
In previous banquets, there had been very few people who had received a Peach Invitation but did not attend the banquet. There were even those who did not receive a Peach Invitation who wanted to prove themselves and come up, such as Xiang Ze.
"Please, everyone," Chi Shang said with a smile.
The stone tablet stood tall in front of them. Immediately, many figures stood up and walked towards the huge stone tablet.
Ye Futian did the same. He walked up to the tablet, and everyone behind him followed. This was an opportunity to train as well.
But then again, it would have been best if he could have taken the tablet away, allowing him to slowly comprehend it and train.
Otherwise, he would only have had two hours to comprehend it.
Ye Futian looked ahead. Ancient characters flew about on the huge tablet, as if they were about to fly out of it.
Dazzling light shot from his eyes. He activated his visualization method, and his spiritual will invaded the tablet.
In an instant, he seemed to have appeared in the world of the stone tablet.
He stood there, and countless characters flew about in the sky. Each character seemed to contain the power of the great path, but they were not imbued with the will of the great path.
It was as if the will of the great path was given by the person who was comprehending it, given by his perception.
"Sword." Ye Futian's heart moved. In his perception, he saw the Thousand Word Proverb as a sword.
Suddenly, what he saw was no longer the Thousand Word Proverb, but sword-shaped ancient characters.
The thousands of sword-shaped ancient characters circled the sky. They were extremely sharp, and in an instant, they spat out a terrible sword will. It was like a terrible sword matrix, or like a river of swords of the great path falling down towards his will.
"Oh no."
Ye Futian suddenly became alert. In the next moment, the Thousand Word Proverb of the Way of the Sword fell down, slashing at the spiritual will power that had invaded the stone tablet and shattering it.
It seemed to break through the stone tablet and rush into his mind.
Ye Futian instantly closed his eyes. He wanted to break free, but the will still seemed to be echoing in his mind. He retreated quickly, grunting, and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Everyone around him was shocked. Xia Qingyuan and the others flashed over to him and asked, "What's wrong?"
It was not just them. Many people in front of the stone tablet looked at Ye Futian with strange expressions.
The people on the Divine Mountain did not understand. Although many people had been thrown back in an instant, no one else had reacted as strongly as Ye Futian.
He seemed to have been severely injured.
This situation did not seem to match his previous performance.
He should not have been so weak.
They did not know that Ye Futian had reacted so strongly because the will he had sensed was stronger than the others.
This had been his advantage, but it had almost seriously injured him!
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