Cultivation Online

1291 Zither Goddess' Return

"Master Zou, regarding the recruitment, have you decided on your next disciple yet?" A group of adults sat before Master Zou, who was renowned as a top zither expert in the Lower Heavens and also the previous owner of the Soul Ensnaring Zither.

"Not yet. There are so many promising applicants, and I only have one slot left, so I am having a difficult time choosing." Master Zou said as he calmly brushed his long, white beard.

Suddenly, the door slammed open, and a veiled figure nobody there recognized walked inside.

"Who dares interrupt—"

An awe-inspiring and unparalleled presence enveloped the room, leaving everyone in a state of paralyzing awe and fear.

While the room was filled with silence, the veiled figure walked to the center of the group and asked them in a cold voice, "Which of you is surnamed 'Zou'?"

"T-That would be me… Dare I ask your identity, senior? And why are you looking for me?" Master Zou raised his hands which were still trembling in fear.

The veiled figure then spoke, "The Soul Ensnaring Zither that I had left in your ancestor's hands for safekeeping — why did you give it away?"

"The Soul Ensnaring Zither?! Impossible! You can't be the Zither Goddess!" Master Zou exclaimed in utter shock as this realization dawned upon him.

The veiled figure suddenly retrieved a thin-bladed sword and pointed it at Master Zou's throat, yet nobody in the room dared to move a finger, their bodies still frozen in fear.

"Answer my question!" she demanded.

"The Soul Ensnaring Zither has been with my family for over 25,000 years, collecting dust all the while because nobody could play it," Master Zou explained, and he continued, "I was never informed of its purpose, entrusted to us for safekeeping. Thus, I believed that if anyone possessed the ability to play it, they should rightfully inherit it."

After a moment of silence, the veiled figure asked, "The person who inherited it… This 'Yuan'. Where can I find him?"

"I'm sorry, but I do not know. However, I know someone who may be able to answer your question, Zither Goddess."

"Fei Yuyan. She's a disciple from the Dragon Essence Temple. She was with Yuan, and they seemed quite close with each other."

"..."

"Given your familial ties to

"T-Thank you, Zither Goddess!"

"Stop it."

"Excuse me?"

nickname. I

how shall I address you,

my name,

those words, Tan Songyun lowered her sword and walked

was the Zither Goddess? She's quite different from what I've heard..." one of

always thought she was a benevolent goddess," said

change

the

Fairy Fei, you've

love you, Disciple

the Dragon Pavilion cheered like

elegant bow and said, "Thank you all. This will be all for me

next month,

be waiting

shortly after and made her

doing now? Where is he?' Fei Yuyan pondered about Yuan

a year since he left… What is he doing now? Where

were interrupted when a veiled figure descended from the sky

Yuyan jumped back

asked her without even giving her a chance to

the first thing that caught her attention was Fei Yuyan's zither performance, and after hearing the other disciples address Fei Yuyan's

but who are you?" Fei Yuyan

are you familiar

had been