Chapter 812: Chapter 645: Imprisoned Dragon Though usually these two women love to bicker over everything. Yet today, Yin Baishuang suffered such a loss at Su Jing’s hands, surprisingly she didn’t retaliate aggressively. The battle by the lakeside, although both Yin Baishuang and Su Jing broke through the boundary and transcended the tribulation, it was undoubtedly a great celebration for both the Taixuan Sect and Cangwu Palace. However, Yin Baishuang didn’t seem particularly excited. At this moment, the sword injury on her abdomen had stopped bleeding, and Baili An’s Vermilion Bird Zither lay across her legs, her slender white fingertips casually plucking the strings, producing clear and melodious sounds. A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes, and she said, “Judging by the material, it should be made from paulownia wood from Zhonghua Mountain, and the strings are made of the hair of the banshee Xue Ji from Tongque Mountain. The zither resonates with metal and stone, its sound is clear and smooth, and the four strings resonate like tearing silk. It is indeed a fine antique zither…” Yin Baishuang’s fingers lightly brushed over the vermilion bird’s dark flame patterns on the zither surface, and the sneer on her lips grew colder. She casually pushed the Vermilion Bird Zither placed between her legs to the ground, sneering, “There’s a guardian spirit sealed within this zither, but this spirit isn’t the Vermilion Bird Spirit. Your plan, I’m afraid, is going to fall apart.” Not the Vermilion Bird? Baili An displayed disbelief, but he saw the design on the zither surface was indeed the divine bird, Vermilion Bird. He pondered and said, “That day, in the Ghost House in Xianling City, the Crown Prince Ying Xiu personally said this zither was a holy object of the Central Netherworld Dynasty; if it’s not the Vermilion Bird that’s sealed within, then what could it be?” Yin Baishuang scoffed repeatedly, “Ying Xiu? What can a worthless person relying on ink decoration for his eyes recognize?” Ye Shu had heard about the various deeds of the Central Netherworld Dynasty early on. Over the past two hundred years, the Crown Prince Ying Xiu had traveled the Four Seas, purging demons and supporting the Dao countless times, gaining quite a reputation. Although he hailed from the Central Netherworld, he was very sociable and had a good name. Though he had never met this prince of the Central Netherworld, tonight, witnessing Su Jing and Yin Baishuang, both children of the Heavenly Dao, in the earth veins, he thought the prince surely wouldn’t be any less in talent. Yet hearing such disdain from Miss Yin’s mouth now. Ye Shu was puzzled and asked, “Eyes relying on ink decoration? What do you mean by that, Young Palace Master Yin? Could it be that the Crown Prince Ying Xiu is born with an eye ailment?” Upon this query, Yin Baishuang’s gaze darkened, realizing she had spoken rashly and said things she shouldn’t have. Her expression was gloomy, and she switched the topic, “Although the Vermilion Bird was born in the Nine Nethers, it was nurtured and raised by the Taiyin Emperor, then passed down through generations in the Central Netherworld.” Latest content published on NovєlFіre.net Its significance as a guardian is tremendously important to every citizen of the Central Netherworld Dynasty. Verily difficult were the Vermilion Bird offspring, only two in a thousand years of history, naturally cherished by Lady Ying Ji. If so, how could she bear to strip away the Vermilion Bird’s soul and offer it within the zither, refining it into an artifact spirit?” “Central Netherworld holy object? How laughable! Such cruel acts, not only would Lady Ying Ji not commit them, but anyone who dared to seal the Vermilion Bird’s spirit in an artifact would become the greatest enemy of the Imperial City.” Despite Yin Baishuang’s words being reasonable, Baili An felt she had overlooked something, his brow furrowed deeply, “If the spirit within this zither isn’t the Vermilion Bird, then what is it?” “I am not the owner of this zither, how could I know what kind of ghost thing it is?” Yin Baishuang rolled her eyes impatiently. “The Deceitful Dao from the Central Netherworld, although disliked by the countries of the Four Seas, viewed as evil as an art, yet The Deceit Skill is quite kind for those with low-ranked spirit roots or no spirit roots at all among the human race, thus it’s favored by cultivators with no background or qualifications in the Mortal World.” In early years, human cultivators rejected the Imperial City of Central Netherworld, but with the Imperial City standing on the boundary between the Human Realm and netherworld, it taught humankind without discrimination. Hence, establishing Taiyin Daoist Temple in the city, teaching the Four Seas, resulting in some people fondly toward the Vermilion Bird, creating artifact spirits with winged birds as imitation, which is not entirely unreasonable.” According to Yin Baishuang’s explanation, the artifact spirit within the zither is likely a replica similar to the Vermilion Bird Spirit. Thus, aiming to use the Central Netherworld’s odd arts to awaken the Vermilion Bird within the zither to confront the Netherworld Dragon is likely to be futile. Yin Baishuang glanced at Baili An, her expression somewhat puzzled. “The maker of this zither must have some skill, the Vermilion Bird’s aura within is extraordinarily real. If not for it being the protected Holy Spirit of the Central Netherworld Dynasty, I might have suspected this zither was genuine. I’m quite curious, you arrived in the Mortal World not long ago, from where did you acquire this item?” Baili An originally didn’t intend to deceive Yin Baishuang, but with Ye Shu present, he couldn’t say the zither was a burial item placed on the coffin board when he died, could he? Perhaps seeing his predicament, Yin Baishuang waved her hand, saying, “Forget it, I’m not particularly interested in this matter, but if you’re still not giving up, I could teach you the secret technique for summoning artifact spirits from the Central Netherworld. Yet wanting to rely on this zither to subdue the Netherworld Dragon is merely a fantasy.” Baili An pondered, “Then according to Miss Yin’s words, if the true Vermilion Bird Spirit could be summoned, would it be able to vanquish this Netherworld Dragon?” Yin Baishuang answered cautiously, “It might not lack the power for a fight, but…” She raised her hand and glanced at Baili An, saying, “Even if you summoned the Vermilion Bird Spirit, you don’t possess the bloodline of the Central Netherworld royalty nor have you mastered Spirit Control trickery, unable to unleash the true spiritual power of the Vermilion Bird, it would be futile as well.”