Chapter 84 084 Primordial Immortal Music Technique
It wasn't that he really wanted to take away the person his fifth brother loved; it's just that Song Chi seemed to have a great connection with the lost Linglong Sect's treasure, the Flowing Cloud Fan.
He was unaware of her connection to the treasure until her performance of the Stone Quarrying Dance triggered the magical power of the pair of snow-white silver bells he had acquired in his childhood. At that moment, he had no intention of letting Song Chi escape his sight.
Fortunately, she seemed to have feelings for him too. She did manage to hide the dozen or so silver bell grasses that she dug up from Song Pond in his Silver Bell Pavilion quite well. The patch of moss seemed to have grown there naturally without ever being moved, but how could it escape the discerning eyes of its master?
It's unclear whether she also sensed something from the Flowing Cloud Fan, and whether this was the reason for her trip.
If that's the case, it's a pity. This treasure, ever since he obtained this precious silver bell at the age of six, has been something he has been pursuing relentlessly, yet he cannot part with it.
If it were any other opportunity, he would be more than happy to help her obtain it.
But whatever his purpose, he would definitely take her with him on this trip. Since the Flowing Cloud Fan was related to Song Chi, he would regret it for the rest of his life if he missed it because he didn't bring her.
Now let's see how the little prey happily...walks into the trap he has carefully set for her.
In order to ensure she could perfectly track him, he went so far as to use silver bells to guide the silver bell plants, thus showing her the way.
Song Chi was indeed very obedient, running towards his location like crazy these past few days. If Hua Shalan hadn't been in his way, he would have definitely gone to meet her; how could he let her travel alone?
Fortunately, she escaped unharmed along the way, and her speed in an instant was astonishing, befitting the guidance of Venerable Yun Huai, known as the "Escape Prince." Her speed was comparable to his.
As the spirit-like mist drew closer, Song Chi must have reached the forest surrounding the small lake, but all around was silent.
He is quite cautious, which is indeed in line with his personality.
Wen Yujiu immediately stumbled and ran through the forest, and this time his injuries were not feigned. He had only swallowed one mid-grade healing pill, which was not enough to heal his injuries, but he did so for the sake of making it look real at this moment.
After running for a while, when his spiritual energy was depleted, Wen Yujiu suddenly fell to the ground under the tree, gripping the trunk tightly with his fingers, looking like he was about to fall.
However, the person hiding in the shadows has yet to offer any words of comfort.
Wen Yujiu: "..." This heart of stone is quite fitting for her indifferent and ruthless eyes. It's a pity that my foolish fifth brother actually gave his heart to this heartless person.
Wen Yujiu had no choice but to lie down and strike the wound with his spiritual power. He felt a metallic taste in his throat and trembled as he covered his mouth with a handkerchief, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He then tilted downwards...
Just then, the sound of clothes flying through the woods came from behind, along with a sentence in a rather lamenting tone.
"Is that Senior Brother Wen? How did you get injured?"
Then, a figure in white, under the bright moon shining through the sparse trees, landed beside him like a light cloud and reached out to support his arm.
"So, it's Junior Sister Song?" Wen Yujiu said, her voice trembling as her spiritual power was unstable.
"Senior Brother Wen, are you seriously injured? This place seems relatively safe. Why don't you quickly take some medicine to heal your wounds? I'll protect you." Song Chi spoke with feigned concern, but her tone was as calm as if she were discussing the weather. In fact, her beautiful, crescent-shaped eyes, which smiled, held a hint of scrutiny towards him.
How could they not believe him at all?
But healing was out of the question at this point. If Hua Shalan were to return, he might not be able to stop him again.
Thus, Wen Yujiu stumbled forward, as if she had stepped into empty air, but in reality, the spiritual power of the silver bell in her hand was activated. Next, the two of them were suspended in mid-air. At that moment, Song Chi let out a soft "ah," and her eyes curved into a bright light, but only for a moment, before her face became as solemn as a celestial master in the academy.
Wen Yujiu couldn't help but want to laugh. To be honest, Song Chi's personality was indeed very much to his liking, that much was true.
As the two figures lost their footing, they plummeted towards the misty, ethereal landscape below. Song Chi couldn't help but smile, surprised that they had achieved their goal so easily this time.
There wasn't even a situation where she and Wen Yujiu were scheming against each other, so she guessed that Hua Shalan must have played a big role in it.
Wen Yujiu didn't want anyone to disturb his important business. When she rushed over to support him, a kind of refreshing and mysterious water spirit power, containing divine secrets, emanated from his body.
Then, this person pretended very convincingly, as if he had really stepped into thin air. He slightly opened his classically beautiful eyes, and his spiritual energy quickly and alertly spread out.
This was acting worthy of an award-winning performance, truly beyond reproach. But with the script in hand, Song Chi found it hard to believe that it was all just a coincidence. Moreover, the way Wen Yujiu looked when she arrived, so frail and wounded, like a willow in the spring breeze, possessed an almost artistic beauty. Even the moonlight and shadows seemed to perfectly accentuate his gentle and handsome features.
Even when he's vomiting blood from his injuries, he still cares so much about his image... Oh well, it seems a handsome man like Mo Shubai would indeed act this way. Perhaps it's because he's too concerned about his image.
But Song Chi still had a hunch that Wen Yujiu probably also wanted to bring her to this little secret realm to search for the Linglong Sect's secret treasure, the Flowing Cloud Fan.
Perhaps it was because of the quarrying song she had deciphered, which was probably related to the Flowing Cloud Fan. Just to be on the safe side, Wen Yujiu decided to take her along on the exploration.
Although each had their own agenda, well, it just so happened to be exactly what they wanted.
This little secret spot beneath the forest is also a mirror-like lake, surrounded by rings of lush green grass, with clusters of pure white flowers scattered among them. The bright moon hangs high, and a gentle breeze swirls around. There is none of the chill of the icy forest outside, but the wind is still a bit cool, as if it were late autumn. Even the lake water is exceptionally clear.
The scenery was beautiful, and the surroundings seemed very safe, just like the Fairy Soul Flower secret realm from last time; there wasn't even a single animal in sight. Only night insects chirped peacefully in the grass and underground.
"This place is very peaceful and safe, which is perfect for me to heal my injuries. Please, Junior Sister Song, protect me."
After scanning his surroundings with his spiritual power, Wen Yujiu made this decision.
Song Chi nodded naturally. "Senior Brother Wen, please rest assured, I will definitely stay by your side."
Wen Yujiu then swallowed the healing pill without any precautions and began meditating to heal his injuries. He didn't even activate any defenses, displaying an attitude of complete trust.
That was all. Song Chi felt that when he sat on the ground, he must have adjusted the angle of the shadow cast by the moonlight. In any case, from her perspective, his already elegant and handsome face inexplicably shone with a holy light in the moonlight, deeply reflecting the artistic height of the gentleman under the moon, as beautiful as jade.
Song Chi was convinced. This person truly lived up to his reputation as an ancestor who loved the Linglong Sect's techniques and was into art.
She sensed it; Wen Yujiu was likely going to adopt this refined and handsome nobleman persona tonight. That was fine; she just didn't want to see that bewitching, devilish look he had when he danced at the Silver Bell Pavilion. That kind of demeanor was utterly captivating; she couldn't handle it!
While Wen Yujiu was healing, Song Chi used his spiritual power to carefully examine the flowers and plants by the small lake, especially the clusters of pure white flowers.
These little white flowers, strictly speaking, are just a blade of grass. They look as pure white as jade, with a long stem like a tender fern in spring, growing to about half a foot tall. Then, four leaves grow from the top, folded up into a small bell shape, resembling fritillaria. There is a small blue stamen in the center, which is actually also a small leaf.
This is the same as described in the book, which is that consuming the Fiber Cloud Grass can improve one's aptitude.
However, Song Chi couldn't find the four specific plants of the ethereal cloud grass that were surrounded by spiritual mist and shimmering with immortal light, which were mentioned in the book.
It seems that the only one who can find these four specific Fiber Cloud Grasses among these thousands of plants is Wen Yujiu, the one with the right destiny.
Wen Yujiu in the book was not injured. He entered this little secret realm and first took a stroll around the lake. Since nothing unexpected happened, he was so bored that he flew down to the lake in the quiet night and studied the stone-collecting dance over and over again.
Since she didn't provide the quarrying song in the book, he naturally hadn't deciphered the Three Lives Stone Fairy Dance by this point.
However, as Wen Yujiu continued to dance the stone-collecting dance, the mist gradually rose, the moon disappeared behind the clouds, and then four white slender cloud grasses on the shore were surrounded by ethereal light and auspicious clouds.
Moreover, the celestial energy of the slender cloud grass dissipated onto the lake surface. Wen Yujiu used this wisp of celestial energy to successfully break through the stone-collecting dance and reach the second half, but ultimately failed to complete the final dance steps.
Therefore, when this fairy dance ended, the leaves of the pure white slender cloud grass on the lake shore flew up one after another, blowing across the lake surface and around Wen Yujiu like raindrops, and finally swept back from afar, turning into a pure white jade fan that landed in his hand.
At that moment, Wen Yujiu sighed softly and whispered.
"It's a pity I only got one." In fact, there were two fans of the Flowing Cloud Fan, one of which was a fairy fan with water and the other with wood spiritual roots. Wen Yujiu only got the Flowing Cloud Fan with water spiritual root.
The book mentions that when the Flying Immortal Platform was unsealed, Wen Yujiu unfurled his Flowing Cloud Fan and danced gracefully to worship Heaven and Earth. However, whether it was specifically used to exorcise evil spirits or was simply a ritual to inform Heaven and Earth, the book doesn't specify. After all, the ending is just an outline. It seems those damned Flying Immortals were too lazy to make up stories and simply let the author have some good luck and lie down.
In short, Song Chi guessed that the fact that only half of the Flying Immortal Platform Book was unsealed was probably related to the fact that only half of the Flowing Cloud Fan was obtained.
Originally, Song Chi planned to take advantage of Wen Yujiu's recovery time to painstakingly plant the silver bell grass next to the slender cloud grass.
Now look at the key moments mentioned in the book, such as the moon disappearing behind the clouds, the fog thickening, and especially when Wen Yujiu was dancing and suddenly looked towards a certain place.
This place is almost divine; even pointing to a direction like east, west, south, or north would suffice.
Therefore, all she can do right now is shrug her shoulders.
However, the two biggest challenges of this trip to the secret realm are actually infiltrating the Wen family to obtain the Silver Bell Grass and tracking Wen Yujiu to this small secret realm.
All of this has now been achieved. All that's left to do is lend a hand and plant the silver bell grass next to the slender cloud grass.
That's an incredibly easy thing.
Now that he could finally steal a half-day of leisure in this little secret place, Song Chi took out a recliner and relaxed in a leisurely manner.
Next, I'll take a look at the pills I've used up during this month-long journey tracking Wen Yujiu. Although I haven't encountered many cultivators along the way, I've traversed at least three or five mist-shrouded forests.
To be on the safe side, she always used peach powder powder as a guide.
Therefore, she used up all ten of the Peach Blossom Pills in the bottle from the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land, and she hasn't been willing to use the Peach Blossom Pills yet.
Some of the poison pills were also used, the purpose being to fight poison with poison and dispel the fog.
The rest were just a bottle of high-grade Cleansing Pills. All things considered, they still have enough pills, so there wasn't much loss.
Next, she simply needs to use the silver bell to activate the magic mechanism of the evil spirit in Jade Snow Town, and then hurry to the location of the Immortal Palace.
The original owner didn't even have a proper Nascent Soul stage this time, so she didn't participate in the secret realm at all. Therefore, nothing else should happen to her.
Most importantly, her junior uncle didn't bring her any treasures this time, only a letter. He told her not to go crazy and try to snatch any treasures she saw, and to run away if she encountered a strong enemy. There's nothing shameful about that.
So there won't be any sudden plot change like last time, where she'd be sent to save someone or something.
The only remaining magical artifact, the tree root given to them by Mo Shubai, was still resonating with the green leaf artifacts, including the scroll of wood spirit root immortal technique. Judging from their unhurried pace, they probably still had some time to wait.
Song Chi leisurely rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the moon. She wasn't afraid of waiting. After all, she didn't have any magical powers; she had successfully reached this point on her own.
Her forte has always been developing her character in a stealthy and underhanded manner.
And nothing major happened after that; the trip to the secret realm was much easier than she had imagined.
Song Chi thus had the leisure to look at the moon, gaze at the sea of flowers, and then glance at Wen Yujiu, who was quietly healing her wounds.
Honestly, when this person is so quiet, he does look very handsome and refined, clean-cut, and exudes a strong scholarly air. He's quite good-looking.
Of course, those with their eyes open don't count.
About half an hour passed, and just as Song Chi was feeling bored, the green leaf magic item in her ring suddenly jumped. She quickly checked her storage ring, wondering if the wood spirit root immortal technique had been unsealed.
It was much faster than I had imagined. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the scroll of immortal magic that was moving; it was gleaming with silver light, looking like a secret treasure about to be born.
She couldn't help but purse her lips, not daring to be careless, since Wen Yujiu was right beside her. Afraid that he might not be focused on healing and would peek at her, she quickly regained her composure.
Then, he quietly unfolded the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique in his storage ring. The once ordinary immortal technique now emitted an extraordinary, dazzling golden light as he opened its cover.
After the dazzling golden light faded, several large golden characters were visible on it: "Ancient Immortal Music Technique".
Looking at the bold and domineering font, along with the words "Ancient," one can tell it's something extraordinary.
Song Chi thought to herself, "Those immortal cultivators have finally done something worthwhile; they've finally brought me a cultivation technique. Before, without one, look how hard it was for me to develop my skills in such a haphazard way."
Although the rules of the cultivation world still dictate that one can only deduce a path based on the immortal techniques of predecessors, this increases the difficulty factor many times over.
However, since the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique was labeled as an evil technique, apart from the Linglong Sect still using it to cultivate Immortal Life-Giving Techniques, there are no other decent immortal techniques available for reference.
In terms of sound cultivation, there is some knowledge of wood spiritual roots, but in the past 100,000 years, only two immortal lords, Liuyue Immortal Lord and Qingxiao Immortal Lord, and Junior Uncle, a Nascent Soul cultivator, have made it to a high level. Other Nascent Soul cultivators have not been able to succeed.
Because Immortal Lord Liuyue had previously mentioned in the Immortal Alliance's Immortal Hall that she possessed a mutated three spiritual roots of metal, water, and wood, her immortal techniques were not relevant and were not passed down. After all, someone who could mutate all three heavenly spiritual roots was probably only one in the last hundred thousand years. Therefore, it was indeed… not a reliable reference.
The immortal techniques of Immortal Lord Qingxiao, along with that ancient melody, are sealed somewhere in the Qingjian Sect's library, currently awaiting development. This doesn't belong to her either.
Junior Uncle is teaching me everything he knows, but he himself is still struggling with the path to immortality in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Song Chizhen couldn't even find a decent reference book.
Finally, those ascended beings turned a blind eye and delivered the cultivation technique to her.
But he dared not be careless, in case this immortal technique was also mediocre. Song Chi immediately began to unfold the immortal technique with a critical mindset, but good heavens, it wouldn't open.
She fiercely suppressed the urge to fly up and smash those ascended beings, carefully examining the title page of the immortal technique. Could there be some kind of hidden mechanism?
She couldn't help but tug at the golden scroll in her mind's eye; there should be an explanation here.
As a result, Jin Juan, who is usually quite talkative, was now acting as if she were fast asleep, completely ignoring everyone.
Tsk! Useless at the crucial moment, Song Chi cursed inwardly, and went to study the immortal scroll, trying to test it by dripping blood on it.
This method is truly effective every time; as soon as the blood drips onto the scroll, it is immediately absorbed.
Then the scroll flickered with golden light for a while, and two small circular pits slowly appeared below the golden characters of the Primordial Immortal Sound Technique.
The shape of the small pit is exactly like the two bells of the silver bell plant, and even the indentations of the two small leaves on it are clearly visible.
Song Chi guessed that it was probably about filling the small bells with silver bell grass.
She tried embedding the bells from the silver bell plants she had picked, but there was no reaction.
It seems that, just like this mission, it will require mature Snow White Silver Bells to be effective.
At that moment, Song Chi couldn't help but feel a surge of relief. Fortunately, she was the kind of person who liked to be cautious in her actions, and on that day, she directly overturned a patch of silver bell grass at Wen Yujiu's Silver Bell Pavilion.
When the opportunity came, she decided to plant all the silver bell grass she had picked next to the slender cloud grass.
She picked all the ripe, snow-white silver bells that grew, just in case they might be useful later.
After pondering all this, she tugged at the gold scroll again. Still no response, so she couldn't help but purse her lips and pull herself back to reality.
Wen Yujiu had already begun to finish his practice and was expected to heal soon.
She just had to wait and see how he unlocked that crucial opportunity. With the cultivation method dangling in front of her, her enthusiasm for the task increased dramatically. She immediately folded up the recliner and sat cross-legged.
Wen Yujiu finished her practice and opened her eyes to see Song Chiming's clear, moon-like gaze glancing over, with an expression that said it was time to get down to business.
However, the problem was that as soon as he entered this small secret realm, he severed his connection with the Flowing Cloud Fan. While meditating to heal his injuries, he also carefully sensed his surroundings with the silver bell.
Half an hour passed, but they found nothing.
I saw Song Chi lying there leisurely for a while, looking at the moon with a bored expression. Then she suddenly showed a happy smile, but quickly composed herself and put on a serious face. Her mind was completely focused on her storage ring.
I reckon they must have dug up some precious herbs on their way here, or maybe they're happily cleaning up some treasures they've found.
But after a short while, she pouted and continued to gaze at the moon with her chin in her hand.
Once he finished his work, she immediately sat up straight and looked over, entering "business mode." Wen Yujiu knew that Song Chi probably knew better than he did how to obtain the Flowing Cloud Fan. Therefore, he deliberately brewed tea under the clear breeze and bright moonlight.
Song Chi remained calm on the side, but as the two drank their third cup of tea, she quietly stared at them.
His eyes, though seemingly calm, held a look of disdain unlike anything I had ever seen before.
This was the first time Wen Yujiu had ever tasted a cup of tea so blandly, and he couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing. If the two of them were truly together, he thought he would most likely be very willing to accommodate Song Chi's wishes. He knew himself to be as hard as iron, so it wasn't easy for him to be so tender. He did indeed somewhat like Song Chi's seemingly quiet but actually cunning nature.
Of course, since Song Chi was the woman Fifth Brother liked, he would never steal her away as rumored.
At this moment, Wen Yujiu stood up, looked at the lake under the bright moon, and smiled as she invited him.
"The moon is beautiful tonight. Why don't we take a stroll along the lakeside? We might just discover some unexpected opportunities." After all, Song Chi had looked at that lakeside path at least ten times. Surely he was sensible enough to know better.
At that moment, Song Chi immediately stood up with a smile, patted the grass behind him, and happily gestured for him to proceed.
Wen Yujiu gave way to her, but Song Chi insisted on walking ahead.
As they walked, Wen Yujiu first discussed some poetry, then fell silent. Just as rumored, he wasn't good at poetry. He then told some interesting tales about the cultivation world, but this time Wen Yujiu only gave perfunctory "uh-huhs" and "ohs," showing little interest in them either.
Indeed, the most interesting story in the cultivation world right now is the recent feud between the brothers. Since both were involved, it's naturally best not to bring it up.
Then, Wen Yujiu simply fell silent. This, ironically, created a beautiful and tranquil feeling, like walking quietly under the soft moonlight. In fact, Song Chi's quiet and comfortable walk was... quite to his liking.
However, when she reached the second lap, Wen Yujiu couldn't resist picking a single white, delicate cloud grass.
But Song Chi stopped him. “Senior Brother Wen, these flowers and plants are so beautiful growing by the lake, why break them?”
This means he's not allowed to harm the flowers and plants. It should be said that he's not allowed to harm the Fiber Cloud Grass. This grass is indeed recorded in the Wen family's ancient texts; it's a precious herb that improves one's aptitude, but its medicinal effects must be activated to be effective.
In fact, the Wen family's medicinal garden does contain it. However, to this day, the Wen family has been trying for generations but has not been able to find the opportunity to activate the medicinal properties of this herb.
Song Chi's obstruction suggests he likely knows the key to the matter.
"Junior Sister Song is right."
Wen Yujiu immediately stopped, knowing the situation, and turned to walk forward, a slight smile playing on her lips, her eyes sparkling like stars.
After completing the second lap, Wen Yujiu, being considerate, wanted to ask Song Chi if he was tired. But as soon as she turned her head, she received a calm glance in return.
Although he didn't say a word, his expression implied that they had to keep going.
Wen Yujiu couldn't help but purse his lips, then turned back and walked around again. At this moment, he glanced at Song Chi again, but her gaze was fixed on the lakes and mountains.
Judging from the appearance, it only requires walking around three times, but it's unclear what kind of ceremony requires this.
Wen Yujiu was unsure of what procedures were to follow, so he deliberately walked slowly with his hands behind his back.
With his divine sense secretly following behind, Song Chi indeed walked around the lake for a while before his nose twitched slightly, and he rolled his eyes a little.
Then he gave me a look that said, "Fine, I guess I'll have to do it myself."
"Senior Brother Wen, look at this lake and the flowers and plants on the shore. Don't they look somewhat similar to your Silver Bell Pavilion?"
Not at all; this small lake was clearly much larger. The scenery along its shores was naturally quite different as well. He felt that his Silverbell Pavilion, surrounded by deep blue silverbell grass, was a hundred times more beautiful.
But that didn't stop Wen Yujiu from agreeing against his conscience. "Indeed, it reminds me of the Three Lives Stone Formation."
With that slight remark, Song Chi showed a pleased expression, as if to say, "You've finally gotten the hang of it, kid."
"I just happened to be in the mood to play the zither, but unfortunately there is no Three Lives Stone in the lake. It's a pity that I can't appreciate Senior Brother Wen's handsome dance."
Wen Yujiu smiled and reached out to scatter.
The Three Lives Stone in his storage ring was precisely positioned in the lake. In fact, he had been itching to set up a stone-collecting dance when he first saw this lake.
He dared not act rashly, for he absolutely could not disrupt Song Chi's process. He had a feeling that both the Delicate Cloud Grass and the Flowing Cloud Fan were closely related to Song Chi.
His only concern was that Song Chi also desired these two treasures. The Fragrance Cloud Grass was secondary; his own aptitude and spiritual roots only had a value of 99 (not yet maxed out) for Wood and Earth, while his Metal and Water spiritual roots were both mutated Heavenly Spiritual Roots, making him an absolute genius. Therefore, giving the Fragrance Cloud Grass to Song Chi was fine; he only needed to know the key steps to activate its medicinal properties.
As for the Flowing Cloud Fan, he simply couldn't relinquish it. It would be unseemly to cause a dispute over it. He admired Song Chi for both her zither playing and her personality. Therefore, he truly couldn't bear to compete with her for it. Thus, he hoped that Song Chi had only come for the Flourish Cloud Grass; that would be the perfect outcome.
Song Chi then set up his stage and played the Caishi tune, while Wen Yujiu also readily joined in by dancing the Caishi dance.
This time, Song Chi strictly followed the instructions in the book, fearing that even the slightest mistake would not only prevent her from completing the mission but also prevent her from obtaining the immortal techniques. That would be a grave offense.
Therefore, if the book says to walk around the lake three times, then it will be three times. As for Wen Yujiu going to pick the Delicate Cloud Grass, she will stop her. She is worried about what will happen if it happens to be one of the four Delicate Cloud Grasses. After all, the Silver Bell Grass absolutely needs the divine power of the four Delicate Cloud Grasses to grow.
Now, when she plays that quarrying tune, she is much more professional than when she was just flattering someone last time, making sure that the tone is perfect.
Wen Yujiu also had a solemn expression. He probably guessed that the Caishi Dance and the Flowing Cloud Fan were closely related. Therefore, this time he did not suddenly change his persona to seduce people, but danced each step very seriously.
As the music ended, a very thin mist seemed to rise from the water and drift towards the shore, causing the flowers and grasses to sway gently and joyfully in the wind.
The two exchanged a brief glance, then pretended not to understand each other's intentions and immediately looked away.
They did it again, but strangely enough, the two of them worked together for three rounds in a row.
Each time, a little mist would wash over the lake shore, but the scene described in the book, where the mist rises and the moon hides behind the clouds, never occurred.
Song Chi carefully read the words mentioned in the book, including the description of Wen Yujiu dancing the stone-collecting dance for a long time, and the gradual rise of mist and the disappearance of the moon behind the clouds.
How long was "a long time"? And how "gradually" was it? Song Chi unconsciously ground his teeth.
Besides, if Wen Yujiu's half-baked stone-collecting dance in the book could gradually create a mystery, there's no reason why her synthesized complete version wouldn't work.
Perhaps it's because some notes weren't fully satisfied, since the Caishi Melody did indeed use some instruments. For example, the zhongruan and piano were used to support the pipa's sound, and there were even background sounds like violins and electronic music.
She has no experience with the violin, but she can play the piano.
So before starting the stone-cutting dance again, Song Chi waved her hand, and two more zhongruan (a type of Chinese plucked string instrument) appeared. As for the piano, she used her spiritual power to create a hidden image behind her main body and cast various concealment spells.
As for the other violin strings and electronic background music, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it. It would probably require reaching a higher realm to conjure them with spiritual power.
In short, she did everything she could, so let's see how it goes.
"Senior Brother Wen, let's begin."
Wen Yujiu glanced at the two zhongruan (a type of Chinese lute) and nodded with a smile. This time, when he landed on the Three Lives Stone, the spiritual energy was indeed more refined. It seemed he was going all out this time.
In fact, Song Chi guessed correctly. After adding the zhongruan and the piano, Wen Yujiu's metal and water spiritual roots were also slightly adjusted.
The stone-cutting dance was successfully completed, and Wen Yujiu landed as lightly as a crane at the last landing point.
Thick fog instantly rushed from the lake to the shore, and the bright moon in the sky gradually hid behind the clouds, becoming dim and indistinct.
Song Chi saw that the pure white slender cloud grass, which was only a dozen steps away from her, indeed swelled up like a bubble, just like the fine mist of water, and emitted bursts of pure white spiritual light from within.
It's done.
She felt an extraordinary sense of joy. This time, she had finished it without much effort; not bad at all.
Then she landed beside the slender cloud grass, and she was immediately dumbfounded. The promised four slender cloud grasses shimmering with celestial light were nowhere to be seen; there were more than twenty of them, with five particularly robust ones growing on the very edge.
"How could there be so many! This is different from the book."
Could it be that the complete version of the Stone-Cutting Dance triggered this? If so, with so many Fiery Cloud Grasses, Song Yun could definitely manage to get three of them. If Wen Yujiu wouldn't even give her this small amount of immortal grass, Song Chi decided to go back and complain to her master. Her master was currently the only Flying Immortal Realm expert in the cultivation world; he would definitely be able to give Wen Yujiu a hard time.
Wen Yujiu flew slowly along the lake, and as she landed, she couldn't help but lower her eyes and smile.
The moment the medicinal properties of the slender cloud grass were activated, the silver bell in his sea of consciousness emitted a melodious sound. Then a voice rang out.
"Playing the music of the metal, water, and wood elements and the exquisite witch dance with the person you are destined to be with in this life can break the ancient seal of the Flowing Cloud Fan."
He further advised, "This song and dance must move people with emotion in order to break the seal."
Then another line of text appeared. Both the music and the exquisite witch dance must conform to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Moreover, the musicians and the dancers must work together perfectly. Any mistake must be corrected, and the performance must be a completely new piece that does not fall into any cliché. Otherwise, the seal cannot be broken.
It also mentioned, "For millions of years, no one has been able to achieve this. I hope that those who come after will strive to do so."
Wen Yujiu vaguely felt that breaking the seal on the Flowing Cloud Fan might have a profound impact on the cultivation world. After all, it was an ancient seal, and it was mentioned that no one had broken it for millions of years. He guessed that it might be related to the great loss of spiritual power in the entire realm during the battle to suppress evil a million years ago. Perhaps breaking the seal could usher in a golden age of cultivation where spiritual power returned to the mortal world.
As for whether it will succeed.
He considered himself to be at the pinnacle of the younger generation in terms of his attainments at the Linglong Sect. And as for his musical talent, who in the cultivation world today could compare to the one before him?
"The one destined for me in this life..." As he pondered these words, Wen Yujiu couldn't help but lower his head and shake his head slightly with a smile.
So that's how it is. He's always been as cold as a lake of ice water, never having felt anything for anyone. Yet, with Song Chi, he would occasionally feel a surge of joy. Perhaps, this flirtatious nature of hers was ultimately brought to him.
However, at this moment, it's best to ask the two of them to cooperate by appealing to each other's emotions. Not to mention that his tenderness has only just begun, the woman before him probably only possesses the emotionless quality of the seven emotions, though she does have some desires.
In that case, I can only apologize.
As Wen Yujiu slowly approached the delicate cloud-like grass, he subtly flicked a finger towards the water's surface. It was a fragrant pill called Spring Orchid Fragrance, actually a top-grade aphrodisiac passed down through the Wen family. This fragrant pill was extremely precious; although it was an aphrodisiac, it was actually very beneficial to one's spiritual energy. He had only recently made some achievements in the Wen family, which was why the elders had bestowed upon him two pills. He hadn't expected to use them today.
This fragrant pill is colorless and odorless, making it virtually impossible to detect.
Next, all that's needed is to guide Song Chi through the three sections of music: metal, water, and wood. This is indeed the difficult part; what kind of music, and what kind of exquisite dance to accompany it, the fairy bell hasn't mentioned. We can only take it one step at a time for now.
"This herb looks quite extraordinary." Wen Yujiu looked at the Delicate Cloud Grass, but actually felt it was quite ordinary.
Compared to the Flowing Cloud Fan, this Delicate Cloud Grass is nothing special.
However, the glance Song Chi gave him, though quiet, somehow felt like he was cursing.
She probably thought he was faking it. Wen Yujiu smiled unconsciously, "This kind of opportunity is for everyone, Junior Sister Song. Don't worry, I don't like to hoard things. I only need four plants; the rest are all yours. However, if there are any remaining opportunities..."
Upon hearing this, Song Chi glanced at him slightly and smiled, saying, "The remaining opportunities belong to Senior Brother Wen; I will absolutely not try to take them."
It seems she came here specifically for the Delicate Cloud Grass, perhaps to cleanse her spiritual root of its last trace of impurity. It's common knowledge in the cultivation world that her spiritual root has been cleansed to ninety-nine percent. However, Wen Yujiu still had some doubts; Song Chi's spiritual power seemed to be on par with a Heavenly Spiritual Root in terms of immortal energy.
Moreover, it seems that Hua Shalan gained some great benefit from the last secret realm. His illness seemed to have greatly improved after he came out of the secret realm, and he has never vomited blood again. It is likely that he consumed some rare and precious herbs. And Song Chi happened to be with Hua Shalan that time. It is likely that she also benefited from it.
Whether it cleansed the spiritual root or something else, we don't know.
In short, if Song Chi came for the Delicate Cloud Grass, it would be exactly what he wanted.
“That’s excellent,” Wen Yujiu said with a smile.
He was pondering how to use the pretext of learning the Linglong Sect's magic to guide Song Chi in composing music.
Unexpectedly, after squatting down and looking at the delicate cloud grass for a while, she suddenly stood up, put her hands behind her back, and walked around in a daze.
He then immediately said, "Senior Brother Wen, I think these little grasses are a bit too conspicuous and don't do justice to the spiritual essence of this immortal herb."
Before he could speak, she flicked her fingertips with her spiritual energy, overturning all the small grasses more than a foot long next to the Fiery Cloud Grass, revealing the soil behind them.
Then, after glancing at him slightly, she activated her ring, and silver bell grass appeared in her hand.
"I think the silver bell grass and this delicate cloud grass are a perfect match. What do you think, Senior Brother Wen?"
Wen Yujiu couldn't help but smile. "Junior Sister Song is right."
Song Chi then planted the silver bell grass one by one, but the ones she had secretly dug up before were not enough to circle around her, so Wen Yujiu took out a handful and tried to help plant them.
Song Chi smiled and stopped him. "Senior Brother Wen, let me do it, so you don't get your hands dirty."
Wen Yujiu figured this was probably some kind of procedure, so he gladly accepted the order.
Then Song Chi planted silver bell grass on the overturned soil, then went to the lake to wash his hands. Looking at his joyful back, he seemed very happy.
But as he washed, a hint of anger welled up inside him, and he even straightened his back considerably.
Using his divine sense to observe her face, he indeed saw a fleeting look of anger flash across her cheeks, which quickly turned into a thoughtful expression.
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