Chapter 91 091 Manipulating People's Hearts
Then he sighed, "Master Shubai has so many rivals in love! It's all your fault for attracting so many troublemakers."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yao and the others couldn't help but burst into laughter. Even Wei Lingxiu, a goddess-like figure, laughed so hard her shoulders were shaking!
But Song Chi firmly disagreed. She really hadn't provoked those people much. If she could just casually play the zither and then have a chance encounter in the secret realm, it would be impossible for them to fall in love.
Honestly, it's just that these people are too sentimental. Look at her, she's never been moved.
Furthermore, their love for the new song probably far surpasses their love for her as a person. Given this pattern, they should be embracing the music itself, rather than presumptuously liking her.
However, Song Chi had to admit that most of the female disciples who had come in were there to cause trouble.
Putting everything else aside, the leading female disciples of the four major immortal sects couldn't help but smile at her as soon as they entered. The smiles were actually quite friendly, but they clearly meant they had received something in return; their eyes made it obvious that she had virtually no chance of snatching the lotus flower from them tonight.
Especially on the Xuan Tian Sword Sect's side, Shi Yuan'er was prominently listed. What happened to her supposed protector? She's betrayed them and joined the other side.
Song Chi, with a bad intention, shot a poisoned arrow at Wen Yujiu's sharp eyes. What he received in return was a beaming smile; Wen Yujiu even leisurely flicked his light green paper fan.
His expression completely confirmed it; yes, he was indeed up to something.
Aside from the four major immortal sects, the Tai Xuan Immortal Dynasty and the Cang Hai Immortal Dynasty are natural allies with the Yun Ji Holy Land. Therefore, they would naturally side with Cui Xue Ruo.
In this situation, you could say that everyone is an enemy.
Now is the time to test the true power of the Primordial Immortal Melody. The Demon-Bewitching Melody clearly states in black and white that the more people participate in the competition, and the more intense their emotions, the greater its bewitching effect will be.
Looking at the female disciples all of whom seemed intent on causing trouble, Song Chi couldn't help but purse his lips.
I still have more faith in that Ancient Immortal Music Technique. She activated a small seal and then said to Dai Jia and the others.
"I am still confident that I can succeed in the next match."
These words were met with speechless looks from the four of them. However, Cheng Yao and Wei Lingxiu seemed to have sensed something beforehand and asked a question at this moment.
"You mean using the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique? After seeing the Wood Spirit Power within this Mortal World Immortal Fate Array, it seems somewhat unique." Cheng Yao, worthy of possessing the Flowing Cloud Fan treasure, said this.
Song Chi laughed: "That's right, I'll use music to confuse them next."
"There are five of us, divided into four groups."
"Cheng Yao, you and Senior Sister Wei work together to snatch that lotus." Cheng Yao's life-giving technique and Wei Lingxiu's water spirit root complement each other perfectly. When they robbed the people from Yunji Holy Land and Canghai Immortal Dynasty before, the two of them worked together to capture the disciples in the formation one by one, and then Dai Jia or Xi Ya would kill them.
“Xia, you help me accurately sprinkle poison pills everywhere. Those poison pills…” When Song Chi was about to offer his own pills, Xia blushed slightly and smiled, “I have all those poison pills.”
That's true; she and her brother must have fallen in love. Given her brother's cheerful and generous nature, it would be no problem for him to provide the elixir for the person he loves.
That's fine then. To be honest, she had used up most of her poison pills in the secret realm. She hadn't seen Song Yun since leaving the secret realm, so she didn't have many left.
"As for Dai Jia, once I give you my sword energy, you can go and fight whoever you want. Don't worry, they will definitely be the top sword cultivators from the seven top forces. You can definitely have a good fight and eventually suppress them until their hair stands on end in anger."
"You can do it, right?"
By this time in the book, Dai Jia has already received the swordsmanship inheritance, and her strength has reached a new level. Furthermore, because she and Su Yu fought against the evil spirits together in the secret realm, they developed a revolutionary comradeship. She greatly admires Su Yue's domineering and powerful Emperor's Sword, and from then on, she no longer indulges in petty love affairs. Her only goal in life is the ultimate pursuit of the swordsmanship.
At this moment, Dai Jia's eyebrows and eyes indeed exuded a heroic spirit.
Upon hearing this, she immediately twirled the longsword in her hand. With a disdainful look, she smiled and said, "Perfect timing, I want to test how sharp this sword is!"
Moreover, Dai Jia knew that Song Chi's zither music only unleashed her extraordinary, sharp sword energy during extremely intense battles. Normally, within the sect, this seemingly lazy zither music had almost no effect on her.
Therefore, she actually hopes for a big fight.
"Then let's go all out!"
Song Chi waved the seal and couldn't help but chuckle softly. Feeling it was a bit perverse, and thinking she couldn't be like Ye Qingyu and her group of lunatics, she quickly suppressed her laughter.
In the blink of an eye, the five of them rushed off in four different directions.
When they saw them plotting, the others watched with great interest, wondering what strategy they would come up with. Most assumed the five of them were going to form some kind of formation to attack.
Who knew that after they finished their discussion, they actually rushed off in four different directions. Were they planning to launch a surprise attack by themselves?
The problem is that these hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators are surrounding the White Lotus of Love, which is veiled in red gauze. They're not made of clay; it's not like hundreds of people can't stop the five of them.
At that moment, not only were the female disciples of the formation dumbfounded, but the audience on the stands were also in awe.
Even Venerable Xueqiao couldn't help but want to facepalm, but he still had some expectations for Song Chi. After all, the spiritual energy within the formation seemed to have undergone some kind of mutation. Although he couldn't detect it through the formation's barrier, that unusual aura couldn't escape his notice at the Flying Immortal Realm.
Even the Nascent Soul cultivators were aware of this; all the Venerables were deep in thought, carefully studying the formation.
If Venerable Xueqiao's guess is correct, the one whose spiritual energy has changed must be a wood-elemental root. After all, he knows his disciple's temperament very well; the way Song Chi smiled with his snow-white teeth revealed a hint of wickedness. It's obvious he's gained a great benefit.
So he decided to come and see. He wanted to see how Song Chi's Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique would perform within the spiritual field of this mutated Wood Spirit Root. He hoped it wouldn't resort to the methods of evil cultivators, bewitching people's minds and making them blush and their hearts race from the start. Even if he won that way, he would easily be despised.
Besides, with enemies all around, the five of them originally had no chance of winning. However, Venerable Xueqiao still valued Song Chi's determination to win her senior brother's love lotus no matter what, so it wouldn't hurt to let her show her skills in a battle.
Originally, Venerable Xueqiao was indeed worried that Song Chi would produce some embarrassing wood spirit root songs.
Soon, she rushed a few feet away from the lotus flower shrouded in red gauze, and several figures materialized, each holding a bamboo flute. It was the very same green tracking flute that Shu Bai had given her. Venerable Xueqiao immediately thought, "Oh no, this is going to use a wood-elemental melody."
However, the next moment, the flute music that emerged was exceptionally melodious and beautiful, like a nightingale singing under the tranquil moonlight. The clear and gentle melody even carried a touch of beautiful melancholy from memories.
Venerable Xueqiao was immediately gratified. The Daoist essence that the child had been pondering these past few days had been perfectly presented by her.
She followed the righteous path of using music to move people's minds. The melody was a perfect fusion of water and wood spiritual roots, and so beautiful that even though the disciples in the formation knew she was using music to bewitch them, a few of them attacked the white-clad figure flitting about, causing the flute to tremble and emit a piercing sound.
These disciples immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, both inside and outside the venue.
As a result, no one made a move after that; most of them stood with their hands behind their backs, wanting to see what Song Chi's music could do to them, the Nascent Soul cultivators.
Especially since the people from the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land didn't move, Cui Xue Ruo even unconsciously tossed handfuls of spiritual peach petals around in the dim light, her serene expression suggesting she didn't want to fight at this time. So why were these outsiders getting involved?
Even if some of them carried the mission of their sect's senior brother to stop Song Chi from seizing the White Lotus of Love from Young Master Shu Bai, they would wait until Song Chi actually made his move. Listening to the music now wouldn't hurt; after all, Song Chi's beautiful music was hard to come by.
Moreover, she always manages to innovate, creating entirely new and unheard-of pieces. At this moment, the beauty of the music evokes a sense of peace and tranquility, like a bird soaring freely in the night.
Sometimes, things that are too beautiful can evoke a sense of melancholy and longing.
After finishing his song, Song Chi smiled and said, "This next sweet and beautiful song is dedicated to all lovers in the world. May all my senior sisters' dreams come true and may they be a perfect match."
This was a clever way of putting it. But to be honest, it actually worked quite well. Some of the female disciples who were immersed in the sweetness of love couldn't help but smile after hearing this. It was clear that even if they didn't help Song Chi in the competition for the Lotus of Love, they certainly wouldn't interfere or try to trip her up.
However, such people are actually few in number. Most cultivators in the cultivation world are solitary and have no romantic relationships, regardless of gender. Therefore, Song Chi's calculations were ultimately unsuccessful.
However, the next piece is truly upbeat and has a clear, bright tone, like a passionate confession between lovers, and is indeed very sweet and beautiful.
And it's a new song. Even listening to just two songs is worth it!
As the music came to an end, a sweet fragrance suddenly wafted from all directions, accompanied by a misty haze like pink gauze drifting everywhere.
This is a poison pill!
Because Song Chi has Song Yun, a master of poison pills, as her brother, it's said that she first uses a poison pill on her before... running away. After all, with the renowned runaway master Yun Huai as her junior uncle, her teleportation technique is as elusive as a ghost, probably ranking among the top in her generation.
Now the poison pill has indeed arrived.
Moreover, this sweet and rich aroma is an aphrodisiac. As expected, those who follow the righteous path with wood spirit roots love to play these games.
However, most of them are sword cultivators with extremely firm minds, and Nascent Soul cultivators, who have actually reached the Divine Essence, making them very difficult to be misled by these mind-bending songs.
At this moment, the celestial light above the red veil dimmed slightly, and it seemed that in a little while, it would be able to launch a spiritual attack to retrieve the lotus flowers.
The white lotus that Young Master Shubai had was quite difficult to pick up; it happened to land right in the center of all the lotuses.
To break through to the center, Song Chi... even with twenty more people by his side, it would be difficult to achieve.
But after she finished playing the song, she finally picked up her beloved pipa and conjured up two zhongruan (a type of Chinese lute) in her arms, as well as two figures holding two drums.
"Next, I'll give you something good."
Song Chi smiled, revealing her white teeth, her eyebrows curving slightly in the moonlight. The white figure holding the pipa appeared serene and peaceful, but the bright light in her eyes spoke volumes.
Then the pipa music began with a strange rhythm; the tone wasn't high, but the rhythm was exceptionally brisk, as if it were dancing to the rhythm of one's breath. Combined with the drumbeats, it truly gave one the feeling of being on a ship bobbing on turbulent waves.
It sounds quite pleasant.
Song Chi even held the pipa and played it with his legs shaking.
Then, with a series of popping sounds, various poisonous pills exploded everywhere. Colorful poisonous powder swept across the entire area, and Song Chi's laughing voice could be heard.
"Enjoy my brother's poison pill gift pack!"
This caused the female disciples' expressions to change; this time, it was a genuine poison pill. As they took the antidote, they heard Song Ci's slightly low voice chuckle and say that they could buy the appropriate antidote from her afterward, and she wouldn't charge them more; she would just double the price for the senior sisters.
See, isn't that infuriating?
That was bad enough, but when that chanting, sutra-like singing started, it was hard to tell who was at odds with whom.
Disciples who usually clashed with each other suddenly couldn't help but slash with their swords or exchange magical attacks. And like water dripping into hot oil, this kind of fighting instantly swept across the entire area.
For example, Qiao Yulu, the leading female disciple of the Jade Ruins Holy Sect, and Bai Yi of the Purple Evolution Divine Palace don't get along. When they were young, they encountered some precious herbs in the same labyrinth and fought each other fiercely. It is said that the precious herbs were directly destroyed in the fight, and the two have actually disliked each other for a long time because of this.
But this little grudge is over a hundred years old, and who would remember it anyway? But now, for some reason, that furious feeling from back then has resurfaced and won't go away.
The two sword cultivators immediately clashed, their greatswords radiating murderous intent.
Of course, everyone has their own disagreements. The people of Yunji Holy Land have always been arrogant and unreasonable. Not only are they unreasonable, but they also seek revenge after being wronged.
Therefore, he was very unpopular. Previously, when the disciples were clear-headed, they would have swallowed their anger because they were wary of the Yunji Holy Land and Cui Xue Ruo, their destined daughter.
Whether it was the soothing sound of a zither or the allure of poisonous pills, at this moment, those with grudges sought revenge, and those with grievances settled their scores. Surprisingly, the majority of those rushing towards the disciples of the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land were doing so.
Some disciples, who were actually protected by secret treasures and were not deeply poisoned by the Poison Pill River's music, couldn't help but have their eyes flash with a sinister light. Then, feigning anger, they rushed over to beat up the people from the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land.
Forty people from the Yunji Holy Land entered the magic formation this time, but they had offended far more than forty people. Therefore, they were severely beaten at the time.
Those who witnessed this scene from the stands, at least the disciples from the Eastern Continent, while mostly maintaining a solemn expression, couldn't quite hide the smiles in their eyes.
The Venerable One from the Cloud Secret Manual Holy Land felt utterly humiliated and couldn't help but curse, "What a joke!"
But they dared not curse too loudly. The reason was simple: the only living person in the entire cultivation world who could grant them access to the key secrets of the Ascension Realm was none other than Venerable Xueqiao, Song Chi's master, who was currently wreaking havoc on his disciples within the formation.
They have to give him this face, even if it means swallowing their pride and blood!
However, the Yunji Holy Land, which has dominated the cultivation world for 100,000 years, is no pushover. Especially when it comes to dealing with wood-elemental techniques, the Peach Blossom Technique has its own secret methods.
As Song Chi finished his piece, the drumbeats ceased with a final chant. Even those who had been playing intensely couldn't help but pause for a moment. Song Chi smiled, revealing his teeth, and the pipa music began, presenting the second rendition of "The Song of Zhishen."
This piece is a chanted Buddhist scripture, and as the name suggests, Lu Zhishen is here to deliver you to the afterlife with force. The music has a very strong rhythm and a languid melody; it's strange yet beautiful. Moreover, it's perfectly suited for the transformation of the five elements, especially the deceptive nature of the wood element, allowing for a perfect approach from any angle.
Of course, that was thanks to the power of the unsealed wood elemental energy. Song Chi truly experienced the pleasure of manipulating people's minds with ease, a skill highly regarded by sound cultivators.
The reason the scene was in such chaos was not only due to the power of the "Primordial Immortal Music Bewitching Demons" melody, but also because she was able to open their hearts with just two songs, thanks to the disdain shown by everyone present for the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique.
Secondly, we must also thank Cui Xue Ruo for her arrogance. Cui Xue Ruo seemed absolutely unwilling to win with superior numbers, and it's highly likely that she wouldn't make a move before she did.
She even seemed to be pondering the mysteries of her spiritual root's transformation over these few chapters. She truly was a humble and eager-to-learn cultivator.
Therefore, without anyone interfering, she successfully manipulated the hearts of those present. Of course, there were those with secret treasures or those with unwavering willpower, so it was impossible to control them.
Some of the senior sisters here were quite shrewd; even though they weren't being manipulated, they took advantage of the chaos and rushed over to beat up the people from the Yunji Holy Land, the Taixuan Immortal Dynasty, and the Canghai Immortal Dynasty. They also suffered quite a few sneak attacks themselves.
Look, this is a righteous person. How could she not support him? Therefore, Song Chi would always give him gold or water and wood spiritual energy as support.
The senior female students, now emboldened, beat her even more fiercely. It was only their nearly split lips that betrayed the fact that they hadn't been fooled.
Seeing the three forces of Yunji Holy Land, Taixuan Immortal Dynasty, and Canghai Immortal Dynasty being beaten so badly, Song Chi couldn't help but smile.
Serves you right. You all acted like you owned the place in the secret realm, now you've got what you deserved.
However, Song Chi did not expect that when Cui Xue Ruo saw this, she frowned slightly and suddenly began to dance, draped in a pink gauze ribbon. Her dance steps seemed to be different from those of the Linglong Sect, and miraculously, they were in sync with the music on her side.
When she was halfway through her dance, suddenly the pink gauze spun in the air like waves, and countless pink peach petals scattered from the edges of the gauze in all directions.
Wherever the petals fall, the cultivators who are fighting there will come to their senses.
One of the senior sisters who had been beating up the disciples of the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land was caught off guard and almost revealed that she hadn't been fooled. Under the angry gaze of the other party, she coughed dryly and turned away.
Song Chi suddenly realized, "So this is how you deal with a Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique? Wasn't the Peach Blossom Technique supposed to be for exorcising evil? So they don't consider the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique a real immortal technique?"
In this cultivation world, there's a general feeling that people like her, who don't have many emotions, are being tormented by evil spirits.
She immediately increased her spiritual energy output, making the music even more intense. But she could only manage a draw with Cui Xueruo.
She thought to herself that if a bass guitar or something could be added to the piece, making the rhythm stronger, it would be even more powerful. Unfortunately, this touched on her musical blind spot; even with her early Nascent Soul cultivation, she couldn't conjure the melodies in her mind.
Just as Song Chi was thinking about changing the song, a cool, refreshing spiritual energy suddenly replaced the bass, and even the poorly chanted monk she had conjured was completely restored.
While Cui Xue Ruo was struggling, her music immediately surged forward, taking control of the 32-person arena.
Next, Cui Xue Ruo brought out her pipa, seemingly to counter the bass and the monks' chanting. It's highly likely that Immortal Lord Qiong Yu intervened to help Cui Xue Ruo, since she was also a chosen one and naturally among Immortal Lord Qiong Yu's candidates.
Then she took the opportunity to deal with the disciples of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect. For some reason, probably because Wen Yujiu's powerful Flowing Cloud Fan used some secret technique, most of them were not affected by the music.
Previously, he had simply rushed out to feign anger and attacked several disciples from the three factions of the Cloud Pavilion Holy Land.
Currently, they are keeping a close watch on her.
Song Chi was indeed waiting for the immortal seal of the White Lotus of Love to break down so he could rush over and steal back Mo Shubai's lotus.
Therefore, we absolutely cannot let the people of the Xuantian Sword Sect ruin things.
So, taking advantage of the moment when Cui Xueruo's face turned pale from the test, she immediately whispered to Dai Jia to attack the leading female disciple, and also instructed Xi Ya to throw a handful of poison pills at the Xuan Tian Sword Sect.
She had initially worried that her musical style wouldn't be able to fully express her anger, and had intended for Dai Jia to act as the "catfish," provoking the Sword Sect disciples. However, she hadn't even needed Dai Jia to lift a finger; she had easily controlled it.
At this moment, Dai Jia was probably getting impatient and rushed over to challenge Bai Rongzhen, the senior sister of Xuantian Sword Sect. She must have obtained an extraordinary inheritance in the secret realm. Her swordsmanship was domineering and powerful. In addition, she was enhanced by her musical skills, as well as the debuff that the water spirit root and poison pill gave to this senior sister Bai.
This aloof and arrogant senior sister was immediately beaten badly.
"The Xuantian Sword Sect's swordsmanship is renowned throughout the world, but it seems it's nothing special after all!"
Having landed a successful blow, Dai Jia leaped forward, laughing and uttering threats. This was outrageous! The Xuan Tian Sword Sect disciples, their faces flushed with rage, immediately disregarded the fact that it was a group fight and joined the fray, determined to torment Dai Jia.
But where could they find that? What Song Chi lacked was precisely that kind of anger, so naturally, the music suddenly pressed down to control people's hearts.
To everyone's surprise, Shi Yuan'er, a woman with an exceptionally strong romantic mind, remained remarkably clear-headed and shouted a warning with a buzzing sword aura: "Everyone, don't get angry, or we'll fall into Song Chi's trap."
Alright, so it's a treacherous scheme, isn't it?
Where are the guardians of the path?!
“Dai Jia hit her, humph, traitor.”
Dai Jia had probably wanted to fight Shi Yuan'er for a long time, so she immediately stopped fighting the other Xuan Tian Sword Sect disciples, withdrew her sword, and revealed her gleaming white teeth. "Third Senior Sister, let's fight!"
Shi Yuan'er had absolutely no desire to fight Dai Jia, who was now buffed, but she couldn't let her escape. Moreover, despite being so love-struck, Shi Yuan'er's swordsmanship was surprisingly superb; if Song Chi wasn't mistaken, her swordsmanship might even surpass that of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect's senior disciple…
Is this what it means to be a true protector of the Dao? Moreover, Song Chi has probably found half the reason why Wen Yujiu dotes on Shi Yuan'er so much.
However, in this arena where music controlled the wood elemental root, Song Chi naturally treated Shi Yuan'er to a good time. She gave Dai Jia a positive buff, and for Shi Yuan'er, she would sometimes transform her metal energy into a water elemental root, and sometimes she would actually replenish her sword energy to give her a taste of the benefits.
In no time, Shi Yuan'er's expression changed from excited to furious.
Finally, she could no longer tolerate it.
"Cousin, we'll do that deal with you for those ten million top-grade spirit stones next time!"
"Song Chi, give me the sword energy! Please stop messing with me! I'm about to break through!"
Song Chi unleashed his Golden Spirit Root Sword Qi at her, and she immediately followed Dai Jia in switching sides to the Xuan Tian Sword Sect. She's a complete opportunist.
Song Chi saw Wen Yujiu standing by the pool, his face twitching repeatedly. Her gaze instantly pierced him like a poisoned arrow!
Ten million top-grade spirit stones, it's amazing he could afford that price.
In response, Wen Yujiu immediately gave a gentle and refined smile.
Song Chi didn't even bother to look at him.
At this moment, the red gauze swayed gently like waves, and the white lotus of love flowed along with it. The immortal power that sealed them dispersed like a breath of turbid air being exhaled.
The seal has been broken. Seeing that Cui Xue Ruo was still being disciplined by the Immortal Lord, Song Chi thought to himself, how could he dare to miss such a good opportunity?
A flash of green appeared, and she shot up to a high place like a ghost. A burst of music violently broke the seal, pushing aside the scattered white lotuses that flew out. She was about to steal a house.
"She's about to launch a sneak attack! Stop her!" The disciples of Yunji Holy Land who were not under the control of the music cried out in alarm.
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