Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

"Drunken Dust" was a tune composed by the old qin player from the south when he was drunk and sitting in the pavilion.

The song ended.

"Clap clap clap-"

There was thunderous applause.

"I never imagined that Lady Minglian, besides her amazing dance moves, would also possess such superb musical skills!"

"Lady Naren is so wonderful..."

"Lord Naren, ah... this musical skill... this posture... I can hardly control myself."

The highly praised Xiao Chunjie nodded slowly to Yun Ping'er, indicating that she had finished the piece.

Lao Yun slowly raised her eyelids and said lightly, "This tune is not bad."

"This is a work by the late Mr. Nan, and I believe it should be considered one of the ten best works of our time."

"It's a pity you didn't reach the pinnacle of skill." Yun Ping'er rubbed her neck, making a clicking sound, and casually placed her hands on the strings. "Do you know why?"

Xiao Chunjie tilted her head curiously: "Why?"

"Because you didn't drink."

"Eh?"

Yunping grinned, downed the wine beside her in one gulp, and let the crystal-clear liquid flow down her snow-white neck.

Glug glug glug—

She drank the entire pot of wine in one gulp, her lips unconsciously curving upwards, some of the wine still clinging to them.

The next second, she began to pluck the strings.

hum~

Accompanied by a heavy zither sound, several zither techniques, completely different from Xiao Chunjie's previous ones, were played, and the strings rang out as if in a frenzy!

What followed was a melodious yet somewhat chaotic, yet exceptionally arrogant, sound of the piano.

The world is changing...

The scene before everyone's eyes, including Xiao Chunjie's, had changed from before. Although it was still a pavilion, still the setting sun, still dusk, this time, they did not see the old man drinking and playing the zither in the pavilion.

Because this time...

Wine appeared before them, and a zither appeared before them. At this moment, they seemed to transform into the old zither player from the south, truly sitting in the pavilion, truly smelling the aroma of wine, drinking fine wine, watching the sunset, watching the twilight disappear, watching the sun rise high, and watching the stars in the dark night.

Countless changes, time flies.

At this moment, they seemed to be intoxicated, immersed in the boundless music and the dreamlike illusion.

Within sight were all mysterious musical techniques.

My ears were filled with a myriad of changing musical notes.

Everyone knows what this is—

This is the realm of "Drunken Dust".

It is a true "Drunken Dust" that completely surpasses Xiao Chunjie!

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44. I know them all.

The music ended.

Loneliness.

There was a deathly silence, an absolute silence. No one dared to speak; they all stood frozen in place as if they had seen a ghost, unable to utter a single word.

what is this?

It's no exaggeration to say that Xiao Chunjie's musical skills are unmatched by anyone present. And among these exceptional individuals, those who can truly bring "Drunken Dust" to life—to put it bluntly—

No.

Yes, no.

Everyone present, the female musicians of Piaoxiang Pavilion, the musicians who have spent a long time in the Qin Sect, and everyone else...

None of them could bring out the full essence of "Drunken Dust".

In terms of difficulty, the piano technique and string sounds of this piece are absolutely no less than the previous piece "Heartbreak Chasing Immortality", and in some parts it even far surpasses the previous piece. It is no exaggeration for Xiao Chunjie to praise it as one of the top ten pieces of the time.

The results of it?

Thoroughly.

Absolutely perfect.

The instant Yunping'er's zither music began, everyone seemed to be immersed in it. This dreamlike illusion even gave them the illusion that they were the old Qin master Nan, drinking wine and playing the zither in the pavilion.

This is true enlightenment.

"My goodness..."

Xu Yanliu was so frightened that she couldn't even hold the wine glass in her hand. She stood there, pale-faced, like a statue, unable to speak or move.

Before this, who would have believed Yunping'er's nonsensical ramblings, which sounded like those of a mental patient?

Nobody will believe her! They'll all take her words as a joke, as meaningless boasting!

What now?

"Drunken Dust" reaches its ultimate state!

After listening to it only once, Xiao Chunjie played it perfectly, reaching the ultimate level of musical skill. The profound mystery of the instrument was all in her hands.

She really has that ability!

Exceptional talent? Innate genius?

impossible!

Throughout history, how many skilled musicians and geniuses have there been? Were they not geniuses? Were they not prodigies?

But most people have lived their whole lives and have never heard of any genius who can play a piece perfectly after hearing it only once. This is no longer a matter of talent.

—Could this guy be some kind of incarnation of the Dao of Literature descended to earth?

No, that's not right!

Inside the Fragrant Pavilion, someone immediately realized what was happening—

"Wait a minute, you don't actually know how to play this piece, but you're pretending you don't, do you?!"

These words immediately enlightened many people.

They all expressed their doubts about this.

"Yeah, how could anyone play a piece perfectly after hearing it only once? Are you deliberately saying you can't play it, just to show off?"

"I knew it, how could something like that really happen..."

Some people breathed a sigh of relief, at least they found a possible explanation; otherwise, the musicians present who had spent years practicing their pieces would probably have collapsed.

Faced with everyone's doubts, Yun Ping'er shrugged, "I said I can't, and I mean I can't. As for being able to play the Chejing tune after hearing it only once..."

She grinned, gazing at the people gesturing and pointing at her inside the Fragrant Pavilion, then picked up a pot of wine from the nearby table and took a couple of sips.

Casual and arrogant words echoed throughout the Fragrant Pavilion:

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't."

hiss--

A gasp of shock.

Everyone in Piaoxiang Pavilion looked at Yun Ping'er as if she were a monster. Her confident attitude, as if she didn't think she would lose, seemed to be telling everyone that her terrifying musical skills, which couldn't be explained by common sense, were genuine.

But how could that be possible?

Nobody believed it; nobody dared to believe it.

The old rogue glanced at the female cultivator from the Jin Yao Dao Alliance sitting blankly on the stool, unable to utter a single word, and slowly said in a low voice, "What, do you still want to learn from me?"

continue?!

Of course we should continue!

The female cultivator recovered from her shock. Although the piece "Drunken Dust" she had just played was indeed quite impressive, she didn't believe that the person in front of her was some kind of monstrous genius. After pondering for a moment, she spoke again: "Since that's the case, then I'll see just how capable you really are!"

"Do you know the piece 'Meditating in the Rainy Sea'?"

Lost in thought amidst the rain-soaked sea.

This piece of music is known to almost everyone across the three great realms.

Because it is a piece that all those who study the zither must learn. Although it is not very difficult, if one does not understand the meaning of the piece, it is absolutely impossible to play it to its fullest potential.

More importantly—

This piece is one of Emperor Wen's signature pieces. It was with this piece that Emperor Wen solidified his mastery of the zither, one of the four perfections of literature and morality.

Yunping'er was taken aback at first, then revealed a genuine smile: "Yes, of course I will."

The next second, melodious piano music filled the air.

The sky was still filled with the sounds of the zither, and the familiar strings still played. But at this moment, the mesmerizing realm reappeared before everyone.