Chapter 6960 Entering the Sect
Half a day later, Long Chen and the others arrived outside a mountain valley. However, Long Chen’s killing intent was still raging.
Zi Nuo, Chi Yutong, and the others were tense. They had never seen Long Chen so angry before.
They had rushed here as fast as they could with transportation formations, but they had no idea what Long Chen wanted to do.
Two tall mountains stood in front of them, with a massive gate built on top of them. Auspicious light shimmered above the gate, and faint music from the Grand Dao could be heard.
The sacred aura here felt strong enough to cleanse a person’s soul. This gate was much more powerful than the spirit-purifying formations of other sects.
“This is... the Zither Sect?”
Chi Yutong and the others’ hearts shook. They finally knew where they were when they saw this gate.
Many disciples stood outside the gate and around the mountains. Hidden sentries watched from every corner, and waves of divine sense swept the area, as if they were waiting for a strong enemy. However, thanks to the aura-concealing formation personally crafted by Xia Chen, Long Chen and the others managed to avoid their detection.
“The Zither Sect has activated all their formations. This place is like a fortress. It will be very hard for us to break in by force,” said Zi Nuo.
Even though Zi Nuo didn’t know Long Chen’s plan, Long Chen’s murderous aura made it seem like he wanted to charge in directly.
Long Chen nodded and focused his senses. Hundreds of formations were active around the Zither Sect, all connected to create a powerful defense.
Let alone him, even the Wine God or the Tea Saint might not be able to break through such a strong formation. When the Zither Sect focused all their power on an ultimate defense, they were truly formidable.
The Zither Sect had gathered all their resources, showing they had made their move and wouldn’t let anyone interfere.
Long Chen forced himself to stay calm and used the violet crystal heavenly eye to look into the formations.
But even with the violet crystal heavenly eye, he could only see the many formations inside the Zither Sect. Beyond that, the space was twisted, and he couldn’t see any deeper.
Still, seeing all these layers of formations made Long Chen feel a bit more at ease.
Yue Xiaoqian held Long Chen’s hand. He hadn’t even noticed how sweaty his hand had become.
Seeing Yue Xiaoqian’s worried look, Long Chen nodded to show he was okay.
“Xin Yu, I’m counting on you this time,” Long Chen said.
He held out his hand, and a rune appeared on it. This was the rune Liao Yuhuang had left behind when she exchanged palm strikes with him.
Without a smile, Xin Yu took the rune carefully and formed hand seals. The next moment, her spirit heart power gathered, and a faint light appeared around her, forming a complex formation beside her.
Long Chen and the others quickly stepped back so they wouldn’t disturb her. Right now, Xin Yu was their best hope.
Long Chen had planned to help Xin Yu improve her techniques after the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm, but he hadn’t expected the Zither Sect to act so soon.
The Zither Sect must have moved forward with their plans as soon as they knew that Long Chen had entered the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm. They had hoped to catch him off guard.
Long Chen was incredibly nervous now. After all, Zi Yan’s life was at stake. How could he not be tense?
An incense stick’s worth of time passed. Xin Yu was sweating, using all her spirit heart power.
Long Chen’s heart tightened. If Xin Yu couldn’t find the mark Liao Yuhuang left, he would have to rely on brute force.
Even if he could break through the formations that had been set up over so many years, how much time and energy would it take? By then, would he still have the strength to face the Heavenly Devil Zither?
Xin Yu suddenly spoke, but her eyes stayed tightly shut in concentration. She didn’t dare relax at all.
“I’ll build the spirit heart channel!” Xin Yu exclaimed, trying to keep her excitement in check.
Long Chen felt overjoyed. Even though he wasn’t that close to Liao Yuhuang, she had never let him down. He didn’t know how he should thank her.
Liao Yuhuang was truly devoted to the Dao. As a genius in the Music Dao, she was kind, straightforward, and brave. No matter what happened, her Dao-heart remained as strong as a boulder, and her pursuit of the Dao never wavered.
Because of this, Long Chen’s trust in her had never changed.
They shared complete trust, built on their understanding of the Grand Dao. Even though they followed different paths, they were moving toward the same goal.
An hour later, the light around Xin Yu started to flicker. She said, “Big brother Long Chen, the formations are too strong and are suppressing my power. Although the channel is built... it can only send two people in! If a third person tries to go in, the channel might be discovered, or even break!”
“Brother Long, let’s go in together!” said Zi Nuo.
Going into the Zither Sect now was like walking into a death trap. They would be putting themselves in danger, but Zi Nuo didn’t hesitate.
The others felt the same, but they knew they weren’t as strong as Zi Nuo.
However, Long Chen shook his head and said, “Zi Nuo, you need to stay here and wait for me. When you feel the formation suddenly shift and focus its power inside, that’s when you attack. The barrier will be weakest then. With your Sword Dao, you should be able to break it.”
“But what about you?” asked Zi Nuo.
If the Zither Sect’s grand formation was fully concentrated on Long Chen, it could kill him instantly.
Long Chen said, “Xiaoqian and I will enter. After all, only Xiaoqian can save Zi Yan. This time, our goal is simply to save her. Once you charge in, spread out and break all the formation cores. Then wait for us and we’ll flee together. As long as we can get away alive, it is our victory! Good luck!”
The Zither Sect had risked everything to get rid of Zi Yan. This was extremely dangerous for everyone involved. Any of them could die.
“You just focus on saving Miss Zi Yan. Leave the rest to us. We won’t let you down!” promised Zi Nuo.
Long Chen looked ahead, feeling that faint aura. After that, he took a deep breath. Right now, he had no choice but to have faith in them.
Long Chen patted Zi Nuo’s shoulder. Then, holding Yue Xiaoqian’s hand, he carefully stepped into the light channel.
As Long Chen entered, Xin Yu closed her eyes and formed hand seals. The light wrapped around the two of them, and they slowly faded away, disappearing from sight.