Zither and Se Unite

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As night deepened, Ju Yunxiu returned to his Main Peak.

As soon as she stepped into the house, she saw Qing Cha staring at her with a strange look in her eyes.

"What are you looking at? Trying to get into the teapot?"

"No, no." Qing Cha held back for a while, but finally couldn't help but say, "Master, you came back with a smile."

"So what? Can't people laugh?"

"No, no," Qing Cha swallowed her words back.

Despite her loli-like appearance, she has actually been guided and accompanied by her master for over a hundred years, making her extremely familiar with every change in this woman's expression.

Ju Yunxiu is actually quite cheerful; she's not a cold, aloof Fairy.

When others are around, or even when facing an enemy, she often wears a faint smile, as gentle as a spring breeze, serene and elegant.

When reading, I'll find myself laughing to myself at parts that resonate with me or are interesting.

When one achieves something in music or painting, a knowing smile will appear on one's face.

But she never experienced the satisfaction of having a kindred spirit and enjoying music together; in this respect, she was always alone.

The celestial palace was bustling with activity and the sect was full of people, but for Ju Yunxiu, it was a secluded place for a thousand years, with no fellow Daoists.

It's said that one doesn't need fellow Daoists; music, Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, and painting are all forms of friendship. But everyone knows these concepts are different. Whether someone can understand your music, whether someone can appreciate your paintings—this is a rare and precious thing, one you may never find in your lifetime. Once you do, everyone will cherish it, even immortals.

Ju Yunxiu never dared to hope for having kindred spirits or fellow Daoists.

But when two lonely people unexpectedly met, they suddenly found themselves kindred spirits.

Although he said he would "provoke me" and "teach me step by step," when the zither and flute were actually playing together, Ju Yunxiu clearly felt that Qin Yi was just talking nonsense and didn't actually mean it that way. His emotions were still filled with longing and melancholy, and he didn't have the intention of provoking anyone. At most, it had the meaning of learning.

Music is the expression of the heart. At this level of celestial music, no amount of other meaning could be hidden from an expert like Ju Yunxiu.

At that moment, both parties were truly immersed in the music, engaging in the purest musical exchange and listening to each other's hearts, free from worldly thoughts and distractions.

These are true fellow practitioners, and their differences are not based on their skill level.

After the song ended, it was like drinking fine wine.

Looking at Ju Yunxiu's smile, Qing Cha really wanted to say, "He puts 'Yunxiu' to his lips and blows it, so you really don't care?"

Forget it, it's better not to ask, otherwise I'll be spending the night in a teapot...

Qin Yi also felt much better. The melancholy he had felt due to Liusu's silence had subsided, and he was able to calm down and cultivate in his cave abode.

The piece being practiced was the one taught by Ju Yunxiu, and this melody, played in harmony, was actually a form of instruction.

This is a piece of music that inspires willpower and soothes emotions. In terms of imagery, it evokes images of towering mountains and flowing water, opening up the mind, and fallen flowers drifting quietly on the water. In battle, some parts of the melody can inspire fighting spirit and uplift morale, while others can calm the Qi and Blood and focus the spirit. It is an excellent team support piece, and at certain times it can also heal injuries or remove abnormal statuses.

It is called "The Flowing Water Clear Sound".

Qin Yi suddenly had a sense of Linghu Chong learning the zither from his "grandmother." The first piece he played was also a calming and benevolent mantra, and the effect was somewhat similar.

However, Linghu Chong doesn't seem to have the genuine interest in learning musical instruments, while Qin Yi does. He genuinely wants to learn other pieces, all with different effects, finding it very interesting. In this comparison, he's less like Linghu Chong and more like Dongfang Weiming.

So the next morning, Qin Yi took his flute and went to the Main Peak.

The door was half-open, and Qing Cha stood outside, holding a banana leaf to catch the rain. Ju Yunxiu sat on the pavilion by the cliff, painting a picture of Qing Cha catching the rain.

Qin Yi descended from the clouds and asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

"To receive the Rootless Water, Master, please brew some tea."

"Can we be more scientific? Rainwater isn't any better than the stream water from this fairy mountain."

"Master said this is high-class."

Qin Yi was speechless; it turned out he was just showing off.

After finishing the last stroke of her brush, Ju Yunxiu asked without looking up, "Come learn the zither?"

"Yes, I learned a lot from yesterday's piece. I hope you can continue to give me your guidance, Senior Sister."

"Why don't you take a look at my drawing first?"

The statement itself was a bit strange. What right did Qin Yi have to comment on her painting skills? But after singing a duet with her last night, Qin Yi roughly understood her feeling that it was difficult to find a kindred spirit, so he didn't say anything and slowly stepped forward to take a look.

The raindrops on the banana leaves seem to come alive as if they are moving.

Even though he had witnessed this incredibly lifelike painting technique many times before, Qin Yi still couldn't help but marvel every time he saw it. For a master Painting Dao, animation was truly just a minor form of entertainment.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Ju Yunxiu looked up at him.

"There's no point in saying too much praise," Qin Yi smiled. "I suddenly feel that a painting without poetry is missing something."

"Oh?" Ju Yunxiu was somewhat surprised. "You have poetry?"

Qin Yi realized that she was also obsessed with poetry and books. She must be a thousand-year-old monster. Where do ordinary people get such energy?

He pondered for a moment, then said nothing, but picked up his brush and wrote on the painting, "Time flies, leaving us behind; the cherries have ripened, and the plantains have turned green."

Ju Yunxiu stared blankly, speechless for a moment.

Qing Cha leaned closer and said, "The banana leaf has turned green. This banana leaf is so pitiful."

Qin Yi: "?"

Even if anything could turn into a person, what's wrong with your thought process? What have you been watching?

Ju Yunxiu, her eyes still fixed on the poem, picked up the Qing Cha without turning her head and threw it into the pond beside the pavilion. "Go and grow green on your own."

A green tea leaf tip floated on the pond, and Qin Yi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

With a flick of her sleeve, Ju Yunxiu caused the painting to flow into the room like a stream of light and hang in the central hall.

She took out Seven-Stringed Zither and said calmly, "Today I will teach you a killing melody called 'Heaven Collapse.' This melody is the ultimate skill of our sect. It is extremely violent and makes it difficult to distinguish friend from foe. Be careful."

"Clang!"

On a distant mountain, a huge rock crumbled into dust.

Qin Yi's pupils contracted slightly.

This sonic attack is stronger than I imagined...

The so-called killing technique is not a mental attack, but a physical attack based on sound waves, which is why it is difficult to control. Different pieces of music and different combinations of notes will naturally produce different degrees of sound wave vibration. Ju Yunxiu is teaching at this time is a killing piece that has been accumulated over thousands of years and is at the level of a supreme skill.

This was the first killing technique he had learned since he recognized Ju Yunxiu as his Senior Sister.

It becomes an extraordinary skill the moment you learn it.

This was also the first unique skill Qin Yi learned in this world. Previously, whether it was staff techniques or Immortal Method, Liusu mainly taught the principles, without imparting any special skills.

Because the everyday skills taught by Liusu were already extraordinary for ordinary people. Take the staff technique, for example; Qin Yi's explosive power in swinging the staff far exceeded his own strength, and his Gang Qi of internal energy was an explosive outward release. Such methods of using and unleashing power are things that ordinary people explore throughout their lives. When explored to the extreme, they become extraordinary skills. But for Liusu, it was just routine, so Qin Yi didn't feel anything.

The more special ones are already at the level of Divine Ability, which Qin Yi cannot currently control or enjoy. Therefore, he has not learned any special martial arts techniques, so he cannot arrogantly shout "XX staff technique" and then have his powerful enemies vanish into thin air.

The "Heaven Collapse" technique taught by Ju Yunxiu became Qin Yi's first special skill.

"Come every day from now on, and learn one piece each day." Ju Yunxiu gently pressed the strings, but her eyes held a hint of expectation. "Will this affect your cultivation?"

Qin Yi bowed and said, "This is my cultivation."

Ju Yunxiu smiled and said, "That's right, you are my junior brother and the protector of our sect."

At this moment, a crane flew in from the sky. Qin Yi turned his head and saw that it was the same crane that had guided him when he visited the Immortal Palace. It was a familiar crane.

The crane landed on the mountaintop and, seeing the two playing the zither and flute, couldn't help but laugh, "It seems you Senior Sister, are quite well-matched."

Ju Yunxiu asked, "Is it so strange that we're from the same sect?"

The crane asked in surprise, "I was just casually greeting you, it's like a mortal asking if you've eaten. What are you trying to explain?"

Ju Yunxiu choked for a moment, and a blush slowly crept onto her cheeks.

Qin Yi quickly smoothed things over. "Long time no see. Thank you for your guidance back then... Is there something you need this time?"

"Oh," the crane chuckled, "Grain Rain is approaching, the Dao Discussion Assembly should be held soon. Will your sect participate this year?"

Ju Yunxiu said impatiently, "What's the point of participating? You're just disturbing my Quiet Serenity."

The crane's eyes darted back and forth between Ju Yunxiu and Qin Yi's faces, then it chuckled, "Looks like I've come at the wrong time. I'll come back in a few days to ask again."

After saying that, it flapped its wings and disappeared.