Chapter 257. The Sound of a Zither, the Sound of a Strike (1) (Teaser)
The murim was rotten.
Despite countless efforts to change the perception of sound arts, nothing had ever changed.
This wasn't a matter of ideals—this was pure discrimination.[1]
Shao Leijin exhaled heavily and gripped the strings of the Literary Martial Strings Zither tightly. Their hands trembled, but the strings remained still.
"So, I decided to change this rotten, decaying murim, which hates acknowledging others even under the threat of death."
Shao Leijin wet their lips with their tongue.
"It was then, right at that moment, they appeared."
For the first time, Zhou Xuchuan reacted.
"The Dark Heavens Association.”
The hidden side of the murim. The dark sky. An invisible force.
“Isn’t it interesting? The fact that it's not of the Righteous Faction, Evil Faction, or even the Demonic Path. I liked what they stood for, and they had the power to back themselves up. So, I readily joined their side and decided to overthrow the murim."
To overthrow, not to conquer.
That was the goal of the Melody Gate Master, the Sound God Shao Leijin.
“But now, I’ve changed my mind a bit.”
Shao Leijin’s expression turned as cold as ice.
"You're the one who ruined the rebellion and killed Twisted Melody, which was why I was curious and wanted to talk to you. However, you converted me."
"Converted?"
"Yes. Even if I were to overthrow the murim with the power of the Dark Heavens Association, the name that would become known isn't the Melody Gate, but the Dark Heavens Association."
The Sound God was right.
“So…"
In Zhou Xuchuan's original...



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