From the body of the zither, a cool and mysterious energy quickly spread from his palm into his body. This energy seemed to contain endless vitality, as well as a natural and peaceful aura. When it entered his body, it was as if he had suddenly been doused with ice water at zero degrees Celsius on a hot summer day. His entire body, from the bottom of his heart, felt cold all over.
His entire body quivered, and the sadness in his eyes quickly receded like the tide. However, this sadness only disappeared from his eyes, and the sadness in his body was only suppressed to a weak state. It did not truly dissipate, but was only suddenly suppressed. Obviously, this was not a dispersal.
When the sadness gradually disappeared, Di Shitian's eyes gradually regained their clarity and became bright. In his eyes, one could see traces of fear.
"Hua!!"
He lowered his head to look at the zither in front of him, deep in thought. Suddenly, he lifted his hand from the zither again and removed it. In the instant that he removed it, his originally clear eyes, out of nowhere, once again emitted a strong sense of sadness. Moreover, it appeared relatively quickly, and its power was incomparably strong. It was almost as if it was about to swallow the clarity in his body in an instant. This change immediately caused him to place his hand on the zither again at lightning speed.
Strangely, when his hand touched the zither, instantly, the sadness in his body seemed to have met its nemesis. It quickly disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of it was retracted into his body.
"How terrifying, I was almost consigned to eternal damnation, and completely sunk into the realm of sadness. I did not expect that when I fused the power of sadness with my Demon Veins, it would actually create the Pulse of Sadness, and attract the endless sadness of all living beings in the world, and exert it on my body. I did not even have the ability to resist, and directly fell into this enormous sadness of all living beings."
Di Shitian placed his hand on the zither, and did not dare to remove it at all. He raised his head and sighed, and a trace of fear flashed across his face. He clearly knew what had happened during this period of time, and every single one of them was clearly remembered in his mind, including how he entered the realm of sadness, how his body was controlled by the sadness, how he wandered around in the realm of the zither, and how he killed Xue Yinyi and the rest, all of it was deeply imprinted in his mind.
He only had a deep lingering fear for what he had experienced during this period of time.
Back then, when he fused the power of sorrow into the Demonic Meridian, he already had a premonition that something unexpected would happen. After all, this was something that no one had ever tried before. What was even more unexpected was that the Demonic Meridian would become a Meridian of Sorrow.
Of course, this meridian of sorrow was not without its miraculous aspects. The benefit was that with this meridian of sorrow, he could rely on it to absorb the boundless power of sorrow in the world, taking the first step towards absorbing the power of desire. However, the disadvantage was also very obvious. The sorrow that was triggered by the meridian of sorrow gathered the sorrow of all living beings in the world. All the sad things that happened, all the sad thoughts, all rushed to him. The result of this was a sorrowful state of affairs.
This sorrowful state could be said to be a type of illusion, a state of tempering one's heart. Once one entered, they wouldn't be able to see through it and would be corroded by the sorrowful intent contained within the sorrowful state. If one wanted to recover, it would be an impossible matter. This was also the situation that Sakra encountered earlier. That scene was the best manifestation of being corroded by the sorrowful intent.
Without any accidents, one would completely sink into it and never wake up again. One would become a walking corpse, never to be able to transcend.
How could Di Shitian not be afraid when he thought of such a consequence when he woke up? This had nothing to do with anything else but pure fear. After all, the sorrowful state was too terrifying. Even if an immortal god was in his position, he would probably end up the same way. There would definitely be no other outcome.
Unless one had a treasure that could protect one's mind, perhaps only then would one not be afraid of the terrifying sorrowful thoughts of all living beings.
"This zither … Could it be the legendary Greensilk Zither of the Zither School? But whether it is or not, it can help me resist the erosion of sorrow. This is definitely an incredible treasure."
Sakra withdrew his lingering fear and fixed his eyes on the guqin in front of him. The guqin presented a kind of living jade green color. There were seven strings on the guqin and the green leaves all over the body of the guqin were emitting bursts of strong life aura.
"Pa!!"
Sitting on the jade stool, he picked up the zither and looked under the body of the zither. In an instant, two ancient words full of green appeared in front of him — "Green Silk". Without a doubt, this zither was indeed the biggest treasure in this Zither Realm. The most precious treasure was also the "Greensilk Zither" used for the betrothal.
After thinking about it, he poured his monster essence into the zither. It was very strange. Monster essence couldn't enter the zither at all. It was rejected from the outside as if it couldn't be refined at all.
Looking at the zither, Di Shitian didn't have the slightest bit of joy on his face. His eyes flashed with a profound light from time to time. His expression was very strange, as if he was neither unhappy nor disappointed.
In fact, he was extremely conflicted. "The Greensilk Zither is an item used by the Qin Family for the betrothal. They said that as long as I find the zither and bring it out of the Zither Realm, I'll be the son-in-law of the Qin Family, Kotomi's husband and dao partner. However, I entered the Zither Realm because I was curious and wanted to see the mysteries of the Zither Realm. Second, I wanted to go into seclusion to condense my first spirit vein. Third, I wanted to find the zither. According to my original plan, once I found the zither, I would enter the Qin Family as a gift and ask them to teach me music theory and the art of the zither.
"However, the sadness in my body hasn't disappeared. The zither seems to contain a mysterious power that can help me suppress the sadness in my heart. If I leave the zither, I'm afraid I'll fall into the same situation again. That is, even if I have nine more lives, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult to escape."
He'd already tried it earlier. The zither could indeed suppress his sadness, but it wouldn't disappear immediately. If his body was strong enough, it would become a tragedy. The problem was that he couldn't hand over the zither now. If he got the zither, the Qin Family would never allow him to take it away. After all, it was the Qin Family's most precious treasure.
Moreover, he'd never thought of becoming the son-in-law of the Qin Family and marrying Kotomi. He was a spirit beast, and Kotomi was a human. He was now enemies with most of the cultivators in the cultivation world, and there was also the colossus that was the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect above him. If a human and a spirit beast were to marry, there would be immeasurable obstacles.
Taking a step back, Sakra didn't put the issue of hindrance in his eyes. After becoming the Demon Empress, his style of doing things had gradually leaned towards a situation where there was no taboo and he did as he pleased. The problem was that he'd only seen Kotomi once, and it was under a veil. It could only be said that he'd seen half of her face. There were no feelings between them. Under such circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for him to marry her.
He'd only come to learn the zither, not to marry a wife.
However, there was now a problem with the zither.
"I can't hand this zither over to the Qin Family for now. Without the suppression of the zither's mysterious power, I'll fall into the Sorrowful Mirror at any time. However, if I don't hand it over, how to hide it will become a problem. "
Di Shitian pondered. Hiding the zither was definitely a big problem. After all, it belonged to the Qin Family. Even if he put it in a storage pouch after leaving, the Qin Family might use a secret technique to detect it. Moreover, the zither couldn't leave his body.
"Hide it in the Yao Residence, or in the Yao Refining Cauldron?"
These thoughts only turned for a moment before he dismissed them. He hadn't refined the zither, so it was impossible for him to put it in the Yao Residence. Therefore, it wouldn't work.
Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind. The purple King Mark on his forehead flickered, and an idea came to him. "If it can't be in the Yao Residence, then I wonder if the Purple Pool in my King Mark can absorb it. If it can, given the mysteriousness of my King Mark, even the Qin Family would find it difficult to detect it. "
Indeed, the purple King Mark was his Innate Magical Ability. Although it could only absorb some souls now and didn't seem to be too powerful, Sakra had always been very certain that this Innate Magical Ability was absolutely not what it appeared to be now. It must have other powerful aspects. It contained inconceivable power.
If it was truly unleashed, it would shock the heavens and earth and make ghosts and gods weep.
The Purple Pool was even more mysterious. Perhaps, with the mysteriousness of the King Mark, it could absorb the zither.
"Mm, I'll give it a try. If it works, I'll be able to suppress the sorrowful intent in my body. Next, even if I can't enter the Qin Family, I can still enter through other means."
Di Shitian acted without hesitation. With a thought, the purple King Mark on his forehead immediately emitted strands of purple light. The mark flickered violently, like a burning purple flame. It looked very wondrous. Purple light sprinkled down like rain, quickly covering the Verdant Zither in front of him.
Under his control, the King Mark emitted a powerful suction force, connecting with the Purple Pool Space in the King Mark, wanting to pull the zither into the Purple Pool.
"Ding dong!"
In the purple light, the strings of the Verdant Zither suddenly vibrated, emitting a crisp sound. A powerful aura of life burst out of the zither. It seemed to want to resist, but strangely, at the last moment of eruption, the aura suddenly retracted and returned to the zither. Then, it emitted waves of green light, following the pull of the King Mark, turning into a green light, smoothly rushing into the Purple Pool Space in the King Mark.
"Ding dong!"
In the Purple Pool, all the souls were immersed in the water. Strands of purple light surged from the pool to their bodies. Slowly, it seemed that a purple battle armor formed from purple light was beginning to condense on their bodies. All of them had their eyes closed, and didn't seem to be awake at all. It was very strange. This was something that even Di Shitian couldn't change.
Now, in the Purple Pool, more than a thousand souls had been absorbed, close to two thousand. Most of them were human souls, and a small number were the souls of animals. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen, please go to www.qidian.com. More chapters, support the author, support the original reading!)
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