I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 407: Chapter 242: Another Battle with Divinity Transformation (Part 2)

”Puff!” sounded.

Under the sharp attack of the Sound Blade, Li Mu’s figure turned into countless wood chips and ashes.

”Wood Escape Clone! When did this happen!”

The face of Venerable Celestial Sound turned extremely ugly. He was completely unaware that the other party had secretly used a Wood Escape Substitute. He hurriedly used his Divine Sense to search around.

”Found you!” Venerable Celestial Sound quickly locked onto Li Mu and forcefully plucked the strings of the ancient zither with his fingers.

With a ”zheng” sound, countless notes surged toward Li Mu, who was hiding behind an ancient tree, in all directions from the transformed Sound Blade.

Li Mu had anticipated it. With a wave of his hand, five Tier Five Spirit Swords flew out from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, quickly forming the ’Five Elements Sword Array,’ releasing sharp Five Elements Sword Qi to meet the incoming Sound Blades formed by the zither’s notes.

Bang, bang, bang... A series of intense collisions erupted.

The Five Elements Sword Qi clashed fiercely with the invisible Sound Blades, unleashing a tremendous energy that swept out with infinite power. The ancient towering trees of the Zhou Dynasty, weathered by endless ages, were sliced in half by this frenzied energy. Endless flying sand and stones, a raging storm...

The ground in the area where the two were located suddenly collapsed, and the dense forest within dozens of miles was instantly leveled by the innumerable Sword Qi and Sound Blades.

”Blocked it!” Venerable Celestial Sound’s expression changed drastically, looking at Li Mu, who was controlling the Five Elements Sword Array, with an incredulous face.

Originally, he thought that as a Late-Stage Divinity Transformation cultivator, he could completely crush this ’Sword Immortal Li.’ He never expected that this guy was so formidable, capable of dissolving his Sound Blade attack technique with a sword array.

This cultivation, this combat strength, is in no way inferior to a Divinity Transformation Cultivator. Venerable Celestial Sound’s face showed a heavy expression, taking him seriously now.

”Very good, with such skill, Venerable Tianyun’s death at your hands was not in vain!” Venerable Celestial Sound stared fiercely at Li Mu, saying hatefully, ”Today, I’ll let you see clearly that there is ultimately an uncrossable chasm between a Divinity Transformation powerhouse and a Nascent Soul True Monarch!”

As soon as the words fell, Venerable Celestial Sound placed the ancient zither he was holding flat on the ground, sitting cross-legged and began to play a tune.

Li Mu showed a vigilant expression, staring fixedly at the ancient zither spiritual artifact in Venerable Celestial Sound’s hands.

This was the first time Li Mu had seen an ancient zither used as a weapon.

Under the Innate Divine Power - Recognition of Ten Thousand Spirits, the detailed information of the ancient zither spiritual artifact was clearly presented.

[Nine Yin Demon Zither (Damaged)]

[Grade: Tier Six Spiritual Treasure]

[Attributes: Disturb the divine soul, sever spirit essence, control five senses, enter demon through sound, demonic sound penetrates the divine, summon zither demons.]

[Status: Spiritual Artifact damaged, tier dropped, Artifact Spirit in slumber.]

[The Nine Yin Demon Zither, made with True Dragon’s whiskers as strings, Dragon Bone as the frame, combined with Tier Six Ultimate Dark Xuan Stone and Tier Six Western Moon Dye Wood, refined with True Dragon Soul as the Artifact Soul, Qing Xuan can wield limitless deadly moves with various tunes, capable of captivating souls, subduing divine souls, controlling others’ five senses, killing invisibly as a powerful spiritual treasure. After a great battle, the Spiritual Artifact was damaged, repaired later but still fell to a Tier Six Pseudo-Spirit Treasure, greatly reduced in power, now only able to control people’s five senses, intimidate divine souls, and summon demons with zither tunes.]

This ancient zither spiritual artifact is a combination of melody and divine thought attack, with a rather peculiar attack method and attributes.

With Li Mu’s current artifact refining technique, after observing for a while and understanding its attributes, there is a certain chance of replicating and refining one.

Having learned the attributes of the Nine Yin Demon Zither, Li Mu immediately understood its attack method and quickly operated the Divine Sense Technique - Star Nebula Observation Technique with full force, using Divine Thought Divine Techniques, Gathering Stars and Focusing Spirit, to resist the imminent divine thought attack.

”Then let me take a good look at it!” Li Mu’s figure did not move, smiling leisurely.

”Arrogant words!” Venerable Celestial Sound’s eyes were cold as ice, glinting with chilly light. His long fingers danced swiftly over the zither strings, plucking them, and the zither’s sound spread continuously and endlessly.

”Zheng zheng...” An urgent melody spread instantly.

The zither’s melody was melodious and beautiful, like a beautiful woman dancing gracefully in a sea of flowers, enchanting, yet containing infinite killing intent.

At the moment he heard the zither’s melody, Li Mu suddenly found the scene before him changed, as if he were in a sea of flowers, the flowers swaying with a faint fragrance filling the air, with countless graceful women wearing flowing silken robes dancing on the flowers, appearing and disappearing, causing one’s heart to ripple.

In recent years, Li Mu, focused on cultivation, had cut ties with the mortal world and forged his will through fire, yet at this moment, he felt as if he were burning with fire, his mouth dry, his logic seemingly swallowed by the sea of flowers, his body unconsciously stretching to embrace those women.

Divine Thought Divine Techniques - Gathering Stars and Focusing Spirit, proved difficult to resist this illusion realm, Li Mu found it hard to maintain control.

At that moment, the women giggled and tightly embraced Li Mu, their jade hands like soft pods, their cheeks like peach blossoms, swaying with delight, Li Mu felt as if his soul were scattering.

In the external world, Venerable Celestial Sound’s melody became even more melodious and enchanting, as though whispering among flowers, singing softly.

Tian Qin Venerable smiled at Li Mu, now deeply immersed in the illusion realm, his expression enraptured, trapped in a sea of desire, unable to extricate himself!

”Humph, just over a century old, ultimately unable to break free from mortal thoughts, entangled by the seven emotions and six desires. Life is truly an endless sea of suffering. Today I shall let you die in happiness.” Venerable Celestial Sound smiled, suddenly the tune changed, the previously pleasant melody abruptly turned sinister and terrifying.