Chapter 36 036 Venerable Yun Huai
Soon, Song Chi's final destination was the sect's library. He stayed there for the entire day, only returning when the library closed at nightfall.
Venerable Xueqiao inquired about the scrolls Song Chi had consulted and remained silent for a moment.
Yet, it turned out to be all the music pieces for those at the Golden Core stage or above; she even dared to investigate up to the Nascent Soul stage. If there were any secret techniques for the Ascension Realm, she probably would have dared to investigate those as well.
However, in the last fifty thousand years, only one person, Grandmaster Qingxiao Immortal Lord, has reached the Ascension Realm. He sealed the ancient musical rules and the secret methods of cultivating the Ascension Realm through sound in a certain place in the sect, waiting for a destined person.
This is a secret known only to Venerable Xueqiao and Venerable Tonghua. My junior brother may know a little, but he probably only knows that the ancient musical rules were sealed, and is unaware that the sound cultivation techniques of the Flying Immortal Realm are also included.
The destined person that the grandmaster was waiting for was undoubtedly this young girl from the Cui family of the Yunji Holy Land.
This was something that Venerable Xueqiao regretted. It wasn't because of the ancient music; it was something that would benefit the entire cultivation world. Whoever was destined to receive it would be the one to do so.
What he regretted was that the ultimate immortal technique of the Azure Sword Sect's sound cultivation had ultimately fallen into the hands of a disciple from an unorthodox sect.
Although the young girl from the Cui family has taken Venerable Tonghua as her master, it is obvious where her true intentions lie.
Leaving those aside for now, Song Chi's ambitions were so high that she actually started researching music pieces beyond her cultivation level. This left Venerable Xueqiao speechless for a moment.
These pieces were beyond Song Chi's current level of cultivation to play. Venerable Xueqiao didn't care; he wanted to see what Song Chi could come up with.
Then Song Chi continued to diligently visit the library for another month.
Not only were the music tracks from the Azure Sword Sect's own repertoire displayed, but she also seemed to be conducting a very strange statistical analysis.
Anyway, I drew up a lot of forms and meticulously registered everything in various places.
Venerable Xueqiao looked around and seemed to have categorized the pieces according to their sorrow, anger, and infatuation, and made notes of them.
He'd done this before, so he couldn't help but chuckle. This child had indeed grasped a bit of the trick in March; he was quite perceptive.
Later, Song Chi developed the ability to read sheet music for any piece of music collected by the sect, still classifying them according to the table.
This process was much more complicated. It took her two whole months to barely complete it.
This level of meticulousness was undoubtedly something Venerable Xueqiao appreciated. He himself had done something similar years ago… and ultimately gained some understanding, gradually finding his own self-created immortal techniques, thus achieving the righteous Nascent Soul stage. For this, his master even chuckled and praised him as a meticulous person.
Unexpectedly, Song Chi, a child who is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, already knows how to find a way out for his sound cultivation method.
If their aptitude were even better, how could a Nascent Soul cultivator possibly escape? Going even higher wouldn't be difficult.
It seems the Celestial Realm will have to return. However, both Venerable Xueqiao and the rest of the cultivation world estimate that it will be at least twenty or thirty years before it comes again. No sooner.
For Song Chi, this was a long and arduous wait. When that secret realm truly appeared, he would definitely give the child many treasures. He would make sure she was once again blessed by heaven and received the Heavenly Spirit Fruit to cleanse her aptitude within the secret realm.
He felt that this child was destined for great things in music.
However, the thought of Song Chi's emotionless playing of the zither immediately diminished his confidence. It wasn't that he didn't trust Song Chi, but rather that he had a vivid example right before his eyes.
Shu Bai is exceptionally talented in both aptitude and musical ability. He is also quick-witted and has excellent comprehension. Although he has created his own unique path of musical cultivation in recent years, it is still lacking, which is why he is stuck at the late stage of the Golden Core realm and has been unable to step into the Nascent Soul realm.
There's only one thing missing: This kid has no feelings!
"How could one or two of them be heartless!"
Venerable Xueqiao was heartbroken. Then he thought of his thoughtful second disciple, who was extremely gentle and still didn't know how to find a way out for himself. Alas! This one lacked a bit in comprehension.
Just as Venerable Xueqiao was expressing his feelings, a soft "Eh" suddenly came from the library inside the jade mirror. It was Song Chi's voice.
When Venerable Xueqiao looked over, he saw that Song Chi had been hit by a scroll.
He hurriedly used a secret technique to shield himself from everything around him. After all, he had explored every nook and cranny of this library. Yet, he had never uttered a single "Eh!"
The scroll had an ancient and simple pattern, suggesting it had an extraordinary origin.
He remembered that he should never have seen this name, which only contained the two characters "music," and was a secret method of sound cultivation for bachelors.
This library truly holds secrets. But he turns out he wasn't the one destined to find them!
He didn't know what secret technique the child had obtained. Venerable Xueqiao didn't actually want to spy, but he couldn't help glancing over. He thought to himself, "Just one glance, enough to know what secret technique it is. If it's some kind of heretical or evil path, then I must stop the child from practicing it."
Otherwise, he'd end up like my junior brother, with that personality... ugh! Just thinking about it gives me a headache.
Then Venerable Xueqiao glanced at him and was immediately stunned, his chest tightening.
It was equipped with sophisticated anti-spying techniques, and he couldn't see through what was written inside.
Song Chi, however, had a slight upturn of his eyebrows and a wicked, crooked smile. Needless to say, he had found the method she was looking for.
Not knowing what it was, Venerable Xueqiao felt a little anxious.
However, the child couldn't be in such a hurry. She secretly tried to copy the scroll, but naturally failed. She was surprised for a moment, then her lips curled slightly. She probably knew she'd encountered something good.
Then she thought of secretly taking it out, since there were many people and gossips in the library, and it wouldn't be good if someone saw her copying it.
Unable to do anything else, Venerable Xueqiao could only try to cover her up.
Then, she rushed out of the library and sprinted a hundred meters, disappearing in a flash. She returned to the Scarlet Rose Pavilion and activated the sealing array again, then hung up a sign announcing that she was going into seclusion.
Why did you go into seclusion? Why didn't you just pull out this scroll and ask him, your master, to enlighten you?
That brat!
In reality, although the seal was powerful, it was still within his sacred ground. Nothing could escape his watchful eye.
However, Venerable Xueqiao couldn't very well peer inside his disciple's seal. If he saw that his disciple wasn't dressed properly, it would be considered improper behavior for a teacher.
Fortunately, he didn't believe that Song Chi, at his current Foundation Establishment stage, could possibly decipher such a secret technique that could seal the divine consciousness of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
I'm afraid that in just a few days, he'll be leaving with a long face. He really needs to seek guidance from his master.
Although Song Chi has been doing statistical work for the past three months, he hasn't really figured anything out.
Based on these statistics, she had a feeling that as her sound cultivation level increased, she would gradually reach the realm of "no moves are better than moves."
In other words, by that time, the music would no longer matter; a mere wave of the hand would summon the profound energy of heaven and earth for the cultivators' use, thus easily winning their hearts.
The word used is "to move" rather than "to manipulate".
After all, manipulation will provoke a natural resistance in people. Humans are inherently free, and no one likes to be controlled. Only by sincerely moving people's hearts with music can one truly captivate their minds and souls. At that point, without the music master doing anything, the other person will be moved by the music.
The problem is, reaching the level of "winning without a license" is still a long way off.
For example, those who pursue the righteous path of Nascent Soul must truly create their own unique sound cultivation techniques before they will be recognized by heaven and earth and achieve the righteous path of Nascent Soul.
This is the stage where you truly have a strategy.
She's still a long way from that stage, so how could she dare to be greedy?
However, from these statistics, she can see the tendencies of countless experienced music editors when creating tracks.
My grandmaster may not have followed the orthodox path of the Wood Spirit Root, which is why his Wood Spirit Root music is fresh, graceful, and full of vitality, inspiring a love and longing for life. He, however, advocated the orthodox path.
Including Master Xueqiao, who, I reckon, is a paragon of justice, possessing a water-based spiritual root and following the righteous path. As for Mo Shubai, Song Chi guesses he plans to combine a metal-based spiritual root or a combination of metal and water-based spiritual roots to follow the righteous path, primarily to unravel the origins of that cold, mysterious line of secrets. However, he probably hasn't truly grasped it yet, simply because he hasn't yet achieved a righteous nascent soul.
In conclusion, both of them were on the right path.
Judging from Song Chi's collection, only those music cultivators with a Wood Spirit Root who follow the orthodox path possess such talent. Even if the library collected all the music pieces from every music cultivator in the world, without any categorization, it would only serve to provide inspiration and direction for the sect's disciples!
It's estimated that quite a few pieces of music from the Wood elemental root were ruined, because many scrolls were directly obscured by magic, or even worse, they were smeared. The fear is that the disciples might not learn properly.
The reason why the Wood Spirit Root is meant to trigger the mysteries of heaven and earth is that it is most likely related to human desires.
A literary giant once said: "The hardest things for people to overcome are the desire for food, the desire for sex, and the desire for vanity. These three desires become increasingly difficult to overcome as one gets older."
The experienced sound engineers undoubtedly chose the second desire. This is because it is the most direct and easiest to control.
Therefore, one can imagine how outrageous these compositions must have been. No wonder the sect covered up the wood spirit root sound scrolls in various ways, almost like censoring in later generations.
These musical styles are undoubtedly passionate and alluring, though some begin with a mournful tone, stirring the opponent's thoughts before unleashing their deadly intent with music that evokes desire.
Therefore, the source of the Great Compassion Mantra's effectiveness that night was found. Those evil insects are naturally most sensitive to mournful music. But to bewitch them, she needed other music to stimulate them.
The experienced audio engineers have all made their own discoveries here, but the number of tracks is as vast as the stars. Even if we figure them out one by one, who knows when we'll find the key.
Furthermore, the sect has warned that among those who cultivate the Wood Spirit Root Sound Cultivation path, only one person has achieved the Nascent Soul stage in the past 50,000 years; the rest haven't even reached the Core Formation stage. Therefore, the sect is warning its disciples not to take this narrow path. Otherwise, they will surely suffer a bloody defeat.
The only one who had reached the Nascent Soul stage was none other than Venerable Yun Huai. His master always thought his junior brother was utterly useless!
It's a pity that this Venerable Yun Huai is always traveling. Otherwise, Song Chi really wanted to secretly learn a few moves from him.
She doesn't need to learn much; all she needs to learn is the power to seize the spiritual fruit in the Golden Core Secret Realm.
She didn't want to pursue the righteous path in this way. Mainly, her master had been genuinely good to her, and she didn't want to disappoint him.
Anyway, the righteous path of metal and water spiritual roots is fine, but the path of wood spiritual roots is obviously abnormal, so she won't take it. She's a normal person, not some kind of abnormality.
Song Chi secretly thought that Ye Qingyu, that bastard, might actually be able to take this path! His almost ingrained possessiveness towards her sometimes made her furious just looking at him, and she wanted to punch him flat. In short, Ye Qingyu, this obsessive psychopath, had the potential to walk the righteous path of the Wood Spirit Root.
Enough with the chit-chat. Anyway, just as Song Chi was planning to spend a year diligently studying all the wood-elemental immortal techniques in the world, a scroll suddenly struck him in a neglected corner on the third floor of the library.
Her head was bleeding from the head injury, and she had angrily grabbed the scroll, intending to glare at it fiercely in revenge. But to her surprise, it turned out to be a scroll of music theory, and when she unfolded it, the words "music theory" were simply written on it.
Then the first sentence states: "Those who obtain this scroll are either people of utmost integrity or wicked villains."
Song Chi felt at the time that she should belong to the middle school. But she definitely wasn't either.
Then, without further ado, this senior colleague went straight to the music editing track. Surprisingly, it happened to be a track for the Wood elementalist! And it looked very promising.
At that moment, Song Chi thought of the dusty, worn-out booklet of the escape artist. Wasn't it strikingly similar to the old, sour scroll before him?
Unexpectedly, she didn't stumble upon the fortuitous opportunity in her master's study. Instead, a senior expert came to guide her.
The first ten or so pieces on that scroll were all pieces that Foundation Establishment stage disciples could master.
Song Chi glanced at the scroll briefly, and his heart began to pound. He pretended to be calm, looked around, and then prepared to copy it. However, the scroll was torn up.
Those methods that cannot be copied are usually powerful ones. She understands this.
The scrolls in the library could certainly be borrowed or copied on the spot. But Song Chi subconsciously felt that it was best not to let anyone know about these scrolls. So she decided to try the possibility of secretly taking them out, and return them later after she had learned how to use them.
She hid the scroll under a treasure given to her by her master to conceal the secrets of heaven, and surprisingly, she managed to get out of the library without any problems.
Upon returning to the Scarlet Rose Pavilion, she immediately went into seclusion. She didn't want her master to know even a tiny bit about her Wood Spirit Root's vocal techniques.
This senior master of sound cultivation shares a key characteristic with all the great figures in the cultivation world: he never mentions the fundamental principles. He might touch upon some key points about the changes in spiritual energy, but he completely ignores the essential aspects like how to invoke the mysteries of heaven and earth.
Therefore, Song Chi only had one option.
That is, "read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear." She then spent three months playing those ten or so foundation-building pieces over and over again.
I've tried every possible distribution of spiritual energy. And I've successfully activated the mysteries of heaven and earth!
But the effect was so-so. The bunch of evil insects finally rolled together, but they seemed more like they were being affectionate.
It feels like in the past three months, she helped this shameless couple resolve their misunderstandings and start a sweet romance.
If it's a hallucination or even a genuine manifestation of the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique, these evil insects will swarm together.
Watching the two lovebirds circling each other affectionately, their love seemingly emanating from the air, Song Chi sat on the steps, gazing at the falling snow, utterly speechless.
A year has passed just like that. She seems to have accomplished nothing!
With the current wood elemental power, there is no offensive capability.
When the powerful music cultivator finished reciting the Foundation Establishment stage piece, he mentioned how to utilize the mysteries of heaven and earth to unleash the true power of wood spirit, and he only said one word—enlightenment!
Then Song Chi saw that after the character "悟" (enlightenment), there was a line written by some senior, Lao Liu.
—Do you listen to what people say?
Song Chi was so angry he laughed when he saw this. He then wrote: +10086 (a huge thumbs up!)
She'll return these pieces to the library after she finishes revising them. She wonders which sixth-ranking music cultivator also wants to follow the righteous path of the wood elemental root; they'll probably give her a lot of praise after her.
These big shots in the cultivation world are so quick to use the word "enlightenment," it's really annoying!
"Oh no, what should we do!"
Song Chi spread her limbs and jumped into the thick snow in the garden to flatten herself out. She felt that she probably couldn't break through this Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique on her own.
"I have a way."
Unexpectedly, a clear voice rang out at that moment.
"Who?" Song Chi immediately sat up alertly. She had activated the highest level of her seal; not even a mosquito could get in.
And most importantly, this is the Cloud Sea Pine Mountain Holy Land, under the control of the sect's master.
Which old man could break through all the blockades to get here?
She soon spotted a person in a bamboo grove not far away, sitting on a bent bamboo stalk, holding a bamboo flute, gently resting his chin on his hand and gazing at the misty, snowing sky.
He was dressed in a simple blue robe, with extremely delicate features. His smooth hair fell over his left shoulder and was loosely tied in a bun with a blue ribbon embroidered with butterflies. His refined appearance was like a clear spring in the mountains, possessing both indescribable elegance and an unspoken gentleness.
Upon seeing this appearance, Song Chi immediately thought of a character from the book. Wasn't that Venerable Yun Huai?
This character appears in the book to guide the female protagonist, Cui Xue Ruo, in the art of music. He enters under the bright moonlight, dressed in a flowing blue robe, like a refined gentleman, and his instruction of Cui Xue Ruo's musical skills is remarkably elegant and otherworldly.
As a result, Cui Xue Ruo always believed that Venerable Yun Huai was a respectable, gentle, and refined young gentleman.
However, the laughter of this man who left Cui Xue Ruo and plunged into the forest was described in the book as extremely perverse. He then immediately went to a brothel and had himself severely beaten. Only when he was covered in wounds and spitting blood did he leave with a satisfied smile.
In short, it was perfectly reasonable for this person to appear in front of her.
This is, after all, the territory of Venerable Yunhuai's senior brother. The book mentions that although Venerable Xueqiao and Venerable Tonghua often scolded this junior brother for being useless, they actually doted on him. Neither of their fiefdoms were fortified against him.
But without that book, Song Chi would never have known this person.
Therefore, she feigned wariness and retreated under the eaves. "Who are you? Do you know that this is the fiefdom of Venerable Yunhai Songshan Xueqiao?"
Venerable Yun Huai chuckled softly, uttering the four words "Venerable Xue Qiao" in a gentle tone.
Then he jumped over and went to pick up the music scroll that Song Chi had spread out on the floor.
"That's my scroll!" Song Chi immediately rushed over to snatch it.
Then he couldn't snatch it. Venerable Yun Huai simply flicked his fingers and easily snatched the scroll from her spiritual energy encirclement.
He then unfolded it and looked at it. "Three hundred years later, finally a second person obtained the inheritance of this method." He had a nostalgic expression on his face.
Then, upon seeing Song Chi's enthusiastic praise with the words "+10086", he chuckled softly.
He then returned the scroll to Song Chi and lay down on the recliner by Song Chi's window without any regard for his image as a noble young master.
Her eyes crinkled into a rotten apple-like grin as she propped her cheek up seductively.
"You faced the same problem as I did back then."
"Let me ask you, what do you think is the profound mystery of heaven and earth that the Wood Spirit Root Sound Cultivation Method needs to trigger?"
Song Chi replied, "It is the strongest desire deep in people's hearts."
Venerable Yun Huai smiled and glanced at her, then nodded, and asked leisurely, "Do you have this deepest desire?"
Song Chi: "I didn't." She answered honestly.
This made Venerable Yun Huai chuckle in a low voice for a long time. "You silly girl, I listened to you play the zither for an hour and almost fell asleep. You have absolutely no emotion! I've only ever seen two people like you."
Song Chi knew that the other was Mo Shubai. At least in this respect, the two were truly brothers in misfortune!
"Want to become stronger?" Venerable Yun Huai asked with a smile, his expression clearly that of someone trying to fool a child.
Song Chi figured this guy probably just wanted to see her being caught by her master for visiting a brothel, then getting a beating. He'd definitely be watching from the sidelines, laughing until he cried.
But such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—how could we not seize it?
"Yes," she immediately exclaimed.
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Author's Note: [Cat emoji][Cat emoji] I'm here! First update~
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