When system cheat becomes rampant!-Chapter 1155 - 767: Society Altar

Zhang Yuexing is responsible for the affairs of the bloody soil in Sheyin City, which Ge Hengzi mentioned.

His sudden appearance here made Xiang Beifei and the others cautious.

"Why aren’t you two patrolling? What are you doing here?" Zhang Yuexing asked coolly.

Xiang Beifei and Li Qianluo let out a small sigh of relief because Zhang Yuexing hadn’t noticed their disguise.

"Elder, we just heard some movement here, it seemed like the ancient qin sounded, so we came to check," Xiang Beifei responded promptly.

Zhang Yuexing’s eyes narrowed as he asked sternly, "The Five-stringed Qin sounded? Are you sure?"

"Yes, just now the Five-stringed Qin seemed to emit a wondrous melody, very brief, fleeting. We thought someone strummed the strings," Li Qianluo echoed.

Zhang Yuexing frowned, "So nothing happened to you?"

Xiang Beifei and Li Qianluo exchanged a glance; would something happen to them?

But Xiang Beifei reacted swiftly, saying, "We felt quite uncomfortable just now, as if our entire consciousness trembled, our mind stirred."

He didn’t know what would happen when the Five-stringed Qin was played, but Zhang Yuexing’s inquiry indicated that Fei Wen and Gui Lu from the Immortal Realm probably couldn’t withstand the sound of the Five-stringed Qin, so Xiang Beifei went with the flow.

Regarding the stirring of mind, such vague wording was what Xiang Beifei thought best matched the traits of musical power.

Zhang Yuexing squinted as if contemplating, then said after a moment, "Not just anyone can play the Five-stringed Qin. Are you certain it sounded?"

"Perhaps it’s our illusion? But it doesn’t quite feel like that because we were patrolling another area and only heard the sound..." Xiang Beifei feigned bewilderment while looking at Li Qianluo.

Li Qianluo also cooperated with a confused expression, "Maybe it really was an illusion? But just to be sure, we came to investigate."

Their responses were very earnest, resembling very dutiful guards.

"I’ll take a look."

Zhang Yuexing seemed unconvinced, then soared into the air, circling around the ancient qin, examining it closely with a stern gaze.

But he didn’t touch the Five-stringed Qin, instead he gathered a thread of Spiritual Power, pulled up the bloody soil below, and made slight contact with the ancient qin.

Buzz!

The ancient qin shattered the bloody soil instantly.

Zhang Yuexing circled two more times before landing, saying, "The Five-stringed Qin does sometimes play music by itself without reason because it is an ancient divine qin. It plays out human emotions—the seven emotions and six desires—and those not advanced enough in cultivation, if trapped within, find it hard to escape."

He glanced around the mounds of bloody soil again, "Here, too many worthless wretches are suppressed, full of resentment, the bloody soil absorbs their strength and channels it to the Five-stringed Qin; its occasional sound is quite normal."

Xiang Beifei listened to Zhang Yuexing’s words carefully; he needed more information about the Five-stringed Qin.

"Alright, you don’t need to worry about these things. No one can truly play the Five-stringed Qin, not even Master Wu Tianji of the Ancestral Dao Realm could easily play it," Zhang Yuexing commented.

"Understood."

Xiang Beifei originally wanted to ask more questions, but he thought that saying too much can lead to mistakes; since Fei Wen and Gui Lu were the patrols here, they should understand these matters, asking more questions wouldn’t fit their identities.

Zhang Yuexing said, "Currently, there’s a competition happening outside Sheyin City, you should continue patrolling."

He waved, signaling Xiang Beifei and Li Qianluo to leave.

Xiang Beifei and Li Qianluo immediately turned around, not wanting to stay longer. Zhang Yuexing, after all, was a master of Ascending Dao, if any flaw was detected, escaping here would be difficult.

But before they took a few steps, Zhang Yuexing suddenly said, "Wait a moment."

Xiang Beifei and Li Qianluo’s hearts skipped a beat.

"Is there anything else, sir?" Li Qianluo turned to ask.

Zhang Yuexing said, "I suddenly remembered that manpower is needed over there at the ceremonial space, Fei Wen, come with me; Gui Lu, continue patrolling."

"Understood."

Li Qianluo glanced worriedly at Xiang Beifei, but Xiang Beifei gestured for her to return to the earlier post.

Li Qianluo said no more, turning to leave.

"Xiaohei, take a look around outside, don’t cause any trouble, keep in touch with me," Xiang Beifei instructed Xiaohei in his mind.

"Alright, be careful."

Xiaohei immediately jumped from Xiang Beifei’s shoulder to the ground. Fortunately, Xiaohei’s abilities were formidable; he could become invisible, rendering Zhang Yuexing unable to see him.

Zhang Yuexing walked leisurely, as if strolling, ahead of Xiang Beifei, who followed behind.

On the way, neither spoke; Zhang Yuexing kept silent, and Xiang Beifei wouldn’t ask questions lightly.

They walked along a path for a while, bypassing the bloody soil, and finally saw a building resembling a palace ahead.

This palace was very peculiar, cylindrical in shape, entirely jet-black, with numerous bones embedded in its pitch-black walls, like decorative items, arranged in rows. Looking closer, they were all human bones!

As Xiang Beifei approached, he realized these bones weren’t decorations; they were arranged systematically, each bone connected to the next, and red Spiritual Power streamed through the center, enveloping the palace in a chilling atmosphere.