After setting up the zither stand, Xu Changxing began plucking the string with his own Great Dao.
As he played, note after note of Great Dao music rang out once more.
To his surprise, Xu Changxing found that playing with the insights he had gained in the simulation met with no resistance whatsoever. He even faintly received a response from the depths of the void.
With just a single string, he had actually stirred the Time Zither itself, countless miles away!
He had tried countless times in the simulation, yet not once had it gone so smoothly.
Xu Changxing froze for a moment, then wild joy surged through his heart.
He suddenly realized that he had not slaughtered any disciples of the Immortal Music Pavilion in reality.
Not only had the Time Zither not rejected him, but he had also absorbed most of the experience he had gained over thousands of years in the simulation.
That was precisely why he could stir the Time Zither over a hundred thousand miles away with just one broken string.
This unexpected delight greatly increased Xu Changxing's confidence in obtaining the Time Zither.
After his delight subsided, however, a few traces of doubt surfaced in his heart.
The experience from this simulation actually worked on the Time Zither!
Although Xu Changxing had spent several years comprehending the Time Zither's music, he had not actually held out much hope.
He had always felt that, given the quality of the Tianyan Pearl Projection, it should not have been able to perfectly simulate a former Innate Spirit Treasure like the Time Zither.
Yet the experience he had gained in the simulation had truly proved effective.
This was completely at odds with his previous assessment of the Tianyan Pearl Projection.
Xu Changxing felt that the Tianyan Pearl's power