"Greetings, Grandmaster Artisan Mo."
Li Chen stepped forward and bowed, once again hearing that wondrous celestial music emanating from empty space, seemingly present everywhere. Its apparent resonance with the Great Dao of heaven and earth was the Dao Fruit Grandmaster Artisan Mo Qing had attained through her cultivation.
This power had already permeated the very marrow of her spirit, as though it had become an innate instinct unique to her.
"Li Chen, what brings you here?"
Mo Qing turned sideways, her languid bearing making her charm all the more captivating.
Li Chen, however, had already entered the state of Supreme Detachment from Emotion. He simply ignored the astonishing charm radiating from her every movement and explained his doubts and his wish for guidance.
Mo Qing said little more and immediately had him try playing several pieces on a guqin.
Li Chen promptly did as instructed, also displaying the instruments he had made.
After listening, Mo Qing had a rough understanding of his confusion. She chuckled. "Where did you find these Ancient School musical methods? You didn't dig up some inherited true intent somewhere and learn them on the spot, did you?"
"Things like these will hardly earn you a high score from me. The mortal instruments you made, such as the pipa and erhu, are rather interesting, but they still aren't enough to pass the assessment."
She stood and said to Li Chen, "Do you know which Dao I excel in?"
Li Chen replied, "I truly do not know. But celestial music accompanies you, Grandmaster Artisan, its lingering notes winding around the rafters. Surely you must be a great master of the Dao of Music."
Mo Qing nodded. "I was born with a Dao Bone and an extraordinary gift. My flesh, bones, and even my spirit and will seem able