Chapter 6828 Killing the Chicken for Eggs
Ready to sacrifice this strand of soul, Long Chen felt that he should at least slap that bitch.
He had truly fallen into a trap. Those threads cut through space, leaving him no chance to flee. From the start, he had been prepared to lose this strand of soul. He would just need to rest for a few days to recover.
Moreover, thanks to Yao Linger’s Heaven Earth power, his memories of this attempt would remain intact even if he were to fail.
As Long Chen was about to burn this part of his soul, a divine light shrouded him and drew him into a different world.
A giant tree stood tall, with lush green grass extending endlessly. Beneath its branches, a woman sat with her eyes closed, resembling a statue.
“Zi Yan!” Long Chen cried out.
Zi Yan looked the same as before, as beautiful as a painting. Previously, she possessed both devil qi and immortal spiritual qi, but now her devil qi was fading, and her immortal spiritual qi was very weak. She appeared pale and still, as if enduring great pain.
Her frail appearance made Long Chen’s heart ache.
Just then, an emotionless voice rang out behind him.
“Don’t worry. She is still safe... for now.”
Long Chen’s heart shook as he recognized that voice. He turned back to see a woman walking out of a clump of black mist.
This woman wore a black dress and appeared to be in her thirties. Her face was stunning, resembling a goddess carving. Despite her beauty, she seemed utterly emotionless, as if she wouldn’t care if all life were wiped out.
Long Chen had encountered her before, or rather, he had only partly met her. That time, she was concealed within the black mist, and he only heard her voice.
“Long Chen greets the Heavenly Devil Zither!”
Long Chen immediately bowed, realizing that this woman was the item-spirit of the Heavenly Devil Zither, just like the ugly woman outside. However, if they were to be distinguished, one was the original, and the other was born later.
The Heavenly Devil Zither was damaged during the primal chaos war, causing its item-spirit to detach from the body. Then, this woman became the new item-spirit of the instrument.
Gazing at Long Chen indifferently, she asked, “How did you get here?”
Long Chen quickly explained everything that had happened, starting from Huming's attempt to capture the Sapphire Water Ice Crystal Beast.
The beautiful woman frowned and asked, “It seems that she is in a rush. Did something happen in the outside world?”
Long Chen provided a brief overview of his experiences in the Primal Chaos World, covering topics such as the Starry River Palace, the Devil Slaying Battlefield, the Tiger Venerate line, and the Dark Master. When Long Chen mentioned the Dark Master, the beautiful woman’s pupils narrowed briefly, but she quickly regained her icy composure.
“I see. The great era seems to be coming earlier than expected. They are all trying to get more pawns before the great era comes.”
“Senior, can you tell me what this great era means?” asked Long Chen.
This was a question perhaps only an existence like the Heavenly Devil Zither could answer.
“This so-called great era is the final struggle of the nine heavens and ten lands. Victory means revival, and defeat means a final burst of light before eternal darkness,” replied the beautiful woman.
“A revival... or one burst of light before eternal darkness,” Long Chen muttered.
After pondering a bit, Long Chen asked again, “Senior, do they really wish for the destruction of the nine heavens and ten lands? Won’t they also die in that case? What exactly do they want?”
This question had been plaguing Long Chen for a long time. He simply didn’t understand their goal.
“Before the Star Master appeared, it was living a quiet, pastoral life away from the world. After the Star Master appeared, it started emptying the pool to fish, killing the chicken for the eggs,” she replied.
Long Chen’s heart shook when he heard the Heavenly Devil Zither’s clear response. Before the Star Master appeared, the nine heavens and ten lands were a pasture—or a prison.
The Star Master and Pill Sovereign discovered this truth and led the experts of the nine heavens in revolt to break free of this cage. But sadly, they failed.
After that battle, this world was crippled. The heavens were no longer the old heavens, and the Dao was no longer the old Dao.
“How did the Star Master lose back then? Did the Dark Master really kill him?” asked Long Chen.
Just then, this peaceful world shuddered.
Booming sounds rang out, and terrifying cracks appeared in the sky.
“Your presence here drains too much of my energy. You can’t stay for long. You’ve seen Zi Yan—she refused my advice and risked everything on you without regret. I will try my best to protect her, but I no longer have energy. Meanwhile, our opponent seems to have an endless supply of it. I won’t last much longer like this. Zi Yan chose to trust you, but I have no other option. I... have to trust you.”
She placed a hand on Long Chen’s arm. When she lifted it, there was a seven-color zither diagram on Long Chen’s forearm.
However, two of the seven strings had turned dark.
“The zither strings represent my energy. When all of them turn dark, it appears that we have disappeared. Zi Yan mentioned that if we fade away, she does not want you to seek revenge. Instead, she wishes for you to live a happy life with her sisters.”
With a trembling voice, Long Chen declared, “Senior, I, Long Chen, will save both of you, even at the risk of my life! I swear!”
Just then, more black cracks appeared in the sky, and the ugly woman’s sinister voice boomed through this world.
“You foolish brat, keep dreaming! Once I possess her body, the first thing I’ll do is send you ten thousand green caps!”
“You fucking bitch!”
Long Chen was about to fly out and attack the ugly woman, but the beautiful woman stopped him.
“Don’t do something stupid and meaningless. If you leave, she will take control of you, and you will not be able to even kill yourself. Then she will use this piece of your soul to karmically invade your true body. Don’t underestimate one of the ten primal chaos divine items. Even a broken primal chaos divine item possesses power beyond us. Train hard. You don’t have that much time!”
The beautiful woman suddenly sliced over the void, and the sound of a zither rang out.
A spatial passage appeared, leading Long Chen inside. Long Chen’s body shuddered. His eyes flew open.
This strand of his soul returned to the Sapphire Water Pool. He hastily looked at his arm and clenched his teeth.
Before, there were five strings still shining. Now there were only four. In other words, the Heavenly Devil Zither had exhausted a large amount of her energy to send him away.
“Zither Sect, just you wait!”