Embers of Sword

Chapter 62: Song of the Sea

Chu Man's words made Xie Xuanyi's movement of getting up pause slightly.

Even though he wanted to leave...

But given the current situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape easily.

With so many eyes on him, he couldn't just ignore Chu Man's face. He was now a guest of the Jiang family, and when he was away from home, he needed to take care of his "master's" face.

"Any news from the Demon Country?"

Jiang Qihu, who was sitting on the rooftop drinking, was always observing the movements downstairs. At this moment, he also noticed something strange.

Jiang Qihu transmitted his divine thoughts through the Ruyi Order.

"good."

Xie Xuanyi said with a headache: "But Chu Man seems to have set her sights on me, and I can't leave... Who is this woman?"

In the cultivation world, the prettier a woman is, the more she needs to be wary.

From "leading the way" when they first met, to "persuading the fight" just now, Chu Man's every move and every word seemed to have been carefully designed.

"good question."

"Chu Man is very similar to you. She appeared out of nowhere overnight and is an 'unknown person' whose identity file cannot be found."

Jiang Qihu responded dimly, "In the past twenty years, the Chu family has not had a person called 'Chu Man'. I guess she was probably just a assassin secretly cultivated by the Chu family at the beginning."

Death warriors do not need names or identities.

"Like me?"

Xie Xuanyi said helplessly: "I am obviously different from her."

"What's the difference?"

Jiang Qihu sneered and said in a serious tone, "Keep her calm first, and put the matter of the demon country aside for now."

Ruyi ordered the call to be disconnected.

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly, ignoring the vibration of the demon country ring, and sat down again: "Since Miss Chu has spoken, then Xie... I'd better obey your command respectfully."

After hearing this, Chu Man lightly clapped his hands.

Soon two maids brought in a Lianzhu Niqin, with a large redwood base, a pure deer antler frost lacquer gray base, wrapped in hemp ash, and painted with plain black lacquer. It had a square dragon pool and phoenix pond, and the whole body exuded an ancient atmosphere, except for the goose foot, which was engraved with a brand new Chu family seal.

"Om-"

Chu Man sat upright, plucking the strings of the zither with her fingertips. After tuning it slightly, she smoothed out the noise with her palm.

She looked around at the four people, smiled and nodded, and then said softly: "Today's song 'Song of the Sea' is a shameless performance."

As the music started, the private room became quiet in an instant, and the guests and monks who were drinking and having fun on the deck were also immersed in the sound of Chu Man's piano.

The big ship was floating in the middle of the river.

The sound of waves overlapped with the sound of the piano, as if merging into one.

"This Chu Man is indeed practicing the way of the soul."

Xie Xuanyi held the wine cup, listening to the music, while also observing everyone on the field.

Song of the Sea was just a prelude.

Many people were so absorbed in listening that they were completely immersed in Chu Man's music.

For practitioners, this is actually a big taboo... If Chu Man wanted, she could mix her murderous intent into the music of the piano.

The soul is annihilated in just a moment.

If you immerse yourself in the music, you may lose your life!

The spiritual realm of these cave-heaven powerful men sitting in the private room now is obviously one level stronger than those outside.

The four disciples of Baihua Valley listened to the music silently. They were blessed with the sect's mental method, so as long as they did not actively release their spiritual defense, they would not be easily immersed in it.

As for the four retainers of the Chu family, there was nothing much to say. It was not the first time that they had acted as Chu Man's listeners. Instead of resisting, they completely opened their hearts and enjoyed the "emotional fluctuations" brought about by this Cang Hai Yin.

The Tao is invisible, but the sounds of nature are melodious.

For practitioners, listening to the voice of their own heart is actually a good thing.

Without considering the "ulterior motives" of the situation, listening carefully to the song of the Tao can not only activate the Qi and blood, but also strengthen the soul... What's more, you can immerse yourself in the state of enlightenment in the song.

"More than 90% of the people are immersed in this song of Canghaiyin."

Xie Xuanyi took a closer look and said, "This Chu Man is quite powerful. Besides, the grade of this ancient zither is also high... It seems to be an eighth-grade treasure. No, it may also be a ninth-grade treasure, but the effect it produces is not perfect."

In the common sense of the cultivation world, there are ten levels of quality for treasures.

If it is to correspond to the practitioner's own strength, every two grades of treasures are equivalent to a major realm of the practitioner.

Refining Qi, building foundation, controlling Qi, cave heaven… Generally speaking, a strong person in the cave heaven realm can only control a seventh or eighth grade treasure.

The more powerful the treasure, the more difficult it is to refine. To unleash the full power of a treasure, the practitioner needs to have the corresponding strength.

Generally speaking, a ninth-grade treasure can only be perfectly refined by a cultivator who is firmly at the top of the cave heaven and infinitely close to the realm of "Yin Shen".

As for the tenth-grade and higher-level magical weapons, they are usually not called "treasure weapons".

These are often treasures that only great practitioners are qualified and capable of using, and are often called "true spiritual objects" or "real treasures."

Chu Man is so young, yet it is amazing that she can play Cang Hai Yin to such a level.

Perfectly smelt an eighth-grade treasure.

It can initially unleash the power of the ninth-grade treasure.

This is equivalent to the ability to control treasures at the peak of the "Dongtian Realm".

However, this song of Cang Hai Yin had no effect on Xie Xuanyi.

In Xie Xuanyi's ears, Chu Man's music was no different from that of ordinary people.

Chu Man's spiritual way is very powerful among her peers, but compared to herself... it's not good enough.

Want to immerse yourself?

If King You Hai played the music himself, there might still be a chance.

……

……

"Isn't this Xie Zhen a body cultivator?"

Chu Man plucked the strings with her bare hands, but her eyes were on Xie Zhen.

The black clothes fluttered in the wind.

His face beneath the bamboo hat remained calm throughout, and he drank slowly along with the music of the zither, being extremely relaxed.

It seems as if I have been just an "out-of-touch" listener from beginning to end.

Chu Man looked into the distance. The entire ship, the Po Lu, was immersed in its own music. Only a very few people were unaffected... Xie Zhen was one of them.

Very few people here.

But they are not the four disciples of Baihua Valley.

One needs to rely on the sect's mental method to fight against the sound of Canghai Yinqin... This is not much of a skill.

The soul is integrated into the music of the piano, yet it is completely independent.

It seems that the only ones who can do this are the three people on the top floor...their realm is much higher than mine.

Chu Man wasn't sure whether Xie Zhen had been drawn into the tide of her piano music.

But she knew very well that if she mixed murderous intent with the music at this moment, she would not be able to cause any harm to Xie Zhen. This guy's drinking speed was always consistent, neither slowing down nor speeding up. Judging from this performance, it would only take Xie Zhen a moment to break away from the music!
"This guy has a very weak energy aura. He just fought with the 'skinny ghost' and showed the physique of a body cultivator."

“Are these all fake?”

Chu Man looked a little bewildered.

Is Xie Zhen actually a spiritual practitioner?
She couldn't help but inject more spiritual power into the music...

Yet nothing has changed.

Xie Zhen continued to drink slowly as he did before, until the cup was empty.

The song just ended.

The lingering sound and the sound of the tide are not yet gone.

The big ship swayed with the river tide, and the monks who were drinking and clinking glasses on the deck were still immersed in the lingering rhythm of Cang Hai Yin.

When the music was halfway through, Ye Qinglian on the top floor sent a message.

Then the four disciples of Baihua Valley also opened their hearts and felt this rare sound of the Tao.

"Good song."

Xie Xuanyi turned the wine cup upside down to indicate that he had finished the wine in the glass.

He chuckled and said, "Thank you Miss Chu for the hospitality. This song is like the sound of nature, it is really amazing... Unfortunately, I am not very tolerant of alcohol, do you have any vacant guest rooms where I can stay for a night?"

After saying that, he staggered to get up.

Chu Man was stunned.

King You Hai’s instructions came from the top floor.

She quickly stood up, came to Xie Xuanyi's side, and whispered: "Brother Xie, I'll see you off."

(End of this chapter)