Chapter 78: The Instrument of Merit and Virtue!

  Xiao Yun, however, had misunderstood. The merit of reforming the musical scale was immense, but what he gained this time was far less than that. Xiao Yun's re-creation of the seven notes was merely an improvement on the musical scale established by Emperor Wen and Emperor Wu, making it complete. The merit of reforming the musical scale had already been mostly obtained by Emperors Wen and Wu, leaving only a small part for him.

  However, although it is only a small part and most of it has been taken away by 'Jiuxiao', and Hong Kexin has also shared some of the credit, it is still not inferior to the merits obtained by Xiao Yun's previous composition of Tianlai Qu.

  Merit enters the body, Xiao Yun has long been familiar with the road, sitting cross-legged, his mind sinks into the spiritual platform, and the vast merit golden light is quickly absorbed by the god image, making the seven god images more radiant.

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  After a long time, Xiao Yun was the first to wake up, his eyes fell on Jiu Xiang, and he couldn't help but be shocked. The originally black piano body had actually turned into black with gold, and even a faint golden light could be seen flowing on the piano body, lingering on the strings.

  Jiuxiao actually absorbed the merits, it's hard to imagine how surprised Xiao Yun was.

  "Ah!"

  Just as Xiao Yun was surprised, Hong Kexin slowly let out a mouthful of turbid air and woke up, with dense surprise in her eyes.

  The seven-stringed zither reappears in the world, and it is inseparable from her contribution. If she hadn't given Xiao Yun the Dragon Wood, Xiao Yun wouldn't have known when he could create the seven-stringed zither. Therefore, with the merit descending into the world, it naturally cannot be separated from her share. In this life of hers, she has never obtained such a huge amount of merit before.

  If it weren't for the suppression of the sacred mark, Hong Kexin would have already broken through to the Musician Realm. Now, she feels that as long as she is willing, she can make a breakthrough at any time. These merits are of great help to her cultivation.

  Her gaze fell on the seven-stringed zither in front of Xiao Yun, and Hong Ke Xin's eyes lit up, almost as if she didn't dare to believe her own eyes. It was actually able to attract good fortune from heaven, without a doubt, Xiao Yun must have brought back the Seven-Stringed Zither to Tian Le Continent once again.

  Astonishment was written all over her face, and after a good while, Hong Ke Xin finally said with some disbelief, "You...you actually managed to create it! Am I dreaming?"

  Although it sounds like a dream, Hong Kexin was very clear that after the good deed entered her body, her mind was extremely clear, this absolutely wasn't a dream.

  Xiao Yun smiled and picked up the Jiu Xiao, stroking its body as if caressing a loved one's small hand. The entire instrument, including his own coarse accessories, seemed to have been polished, radiating a brilliant glow everywhere. Even the cracks on the instrument's surface had been completely filled in, leaving no visible flaws.

  "Meritorious instrument, this qin of yours has actually become a meritorious instrument!" Hong Kexin looked even more excited than Xiao Yun.

  "What's a Gongde musical instrument?" Xiao Yun was taken aback and turned his head to look at Hong Kexin.

  "Hong Ke Xin explained, 'Only when a new instrument is born can it become a powerful instrument. The power and uses of a powerful instrument are far greater than those of an ordinary instrument, and even surpass the potential of Lebao by many times. It is the rarest and most precious instrument in this world.'"

  "Is it really that amazing?" Xiao Yun was somewhat skeptical, although he had been studying hard to learn about the Tian Le Continent these days, but what he knew was still not as much as Hong Ke Xin, a native of Tian Le.

  Hong Ke Xin said excitedly, "Of course you know that in the Tian Le Continent, there are countless music cultivators. Take our Zhong Zhi Dao's Zhong Wang Palace as an example. Although it is already the largest clock repair sect in the Great Xia Territory, we still don't have a Gong De Bell, which is the ancestral bell of our Zhong Zhi Dao, refined by the great saint Ji Xuan Yuan. The flute's Gong De instrument is the ancestral flute made by the great saint Shen Nong Shi, and the qin's Gong De instrument is the 50-string Fu Xi Qin made by Xi Zu and the 5-string ancestor qin made by Emperor Lie Shan Shi..."

  Listening to Hong Kexin's words, Xiao Yun's heart was stirred up with waves of excitement, these were all legendary figures in the music world!

  Hong Ke Xin snatched the Jiu Xiao from Xiao Yun's hands, feeling and examining it for a while before saying, "However, the Seven-Stringed Lyre has appeared in the world before. This Seven-Stringed Lyre of yours, although it has absorbed quite a bit of merit, seems to not be as powerful as the legend says!"

  "What?" Xiao Yun's expression suddenly froze.

  Seeing Xiao Yun's expression, Hong Ke Xin smiled, "You don't have to be nervous, the merit instruments I mentioned are all sacred instruments. Those powerful beings who can create merit sacred instruments are at least quasi-saints of the music god's extreme. You're not even a music worker, and being able to refine a merit instrument is already pretty good. In the future, it should still be able to absorb merit and advance, and it's not impossible for it to grow into a merit sacred instrument."

  Xiao Yun's expression relaxed, "What are the magical uses of these instruments?"

  Hong Kexin said, "Legend has it that the Gongde musical instrument can protect the music cultivator from being invaded by evil sounds and evil music, and can also make it easy for the music cultivator to perform high-level music scores. As for other things, you want me to ask, I don't know either, I just heard about it, in short, the Gongde musical instrument is a wonderful use."

  Easily performing high-level music scores is enough to make people envious, Xiao Yun can now barely use seventh or eighth level music scores, but these music scores were all created by himself, with the help of his cultivation and enlightenment, he was able to successfully refine them. If it were other music scores, Xiao Yun could confirm that with his current Music Soul realm, the highest level he could perform would be at most third or fourth level.

  The instrument of good fortune, I never thought that it would actually produce such a treasure. Although it's just a prototype, isn't it just a matter of using good fortune to nurture it? Good fortune is easier for me than other cultivators, and the number of songs in my memory is countless. Plus his own super-strong understanding of melody, using new songs to nourish it in the future, I believe that one day it will be nurtured into a sacred instrument of good fortune.

  Holding the seven-stringed zither, a thought suddenly flashed through my mind. The musical instruments of Huaxia on Earth can basically be found in the Tianle Continent, but some Western musical instruments are absolutely impossible to find in this world. Although Western musical instruments are extremely difficult to make by hand, as long as one is willing to spend time, it's not impossible to make them.

  Piano, violin, guitar, drum set...

  Xiao Yun seemed to see a bunch of magical instruments floating in front of him, and when he cultivated to the realm of Music Ancestor, his seven notes could leave his body. At that time, he could even form an orchestra, with a bunch of magical instruments in hand, who would be his opponent? Thinking of this, his breathing couldn't help but quicken.

  "Hey, what are you thinking about?" The voice of Hong Kexin came from beside her ear, bringing Xiao Yun back to reality from her infinite reverie.

  Coming back to her senses, Xiao Yun felt that she had thought too much and too far ahead. Not to mention the difficulty of making these instruments, the biggest problem in front of her was still unresolved - she hadn't found the Zuyin fruit, so everything else was useless.

  Turning to face Hong Kexin, Xiao Yun hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss Hong, I have a favor to ask of you."

  "What?"

  Hong Kexin looked at Xiao Yun with curiosity, now she was full of interest in Xiao Yun, not even reaching the realm of Leishi, yet her attainments in music were so deep that she could actually make the seven-stringed zither reappear on the mainland. At this moment, Xiao Yun, in her eyes, had only two words: mysterious.

  Xiao Yun Dao said, "Can you keep today's matter a secret and not mention it to outsiders?"

  "Why?"

  Hong Kexin was somewhat perplexed, letting the seven-stringed zither reappear in the mortal world was such an honorable thing, enough to make Xiao Yun's name spread throughout the entire continent, and perhaps even get rewarded by the Emperor of Daxia. Many people couldn't even think of it, yet Xiao Yun still let her keep it a secret.

  "No reason, I just don't want others to know, hope you can keep it a secret for me!" Xiao Yun looked at Hong Kexin seriously.

  A disciple of the Great Gate Sect, how can he understand Xiao Yun's concerns? As the saying goes, "a common man is innocent, but if he has a precious jade, he will be guilty". If the news of the seven-stringed zither reappearing in the world gets out, someone will definitely come to seize it. At that time, relying solely on the power of the Tianyin Sect, can they protect him?

  Hong Ke Xin paused for a moment, seeming to understand something, and nodded seriously at Xiao Yun, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."

  "Thank you!"

  Xiao Yun's face broke into a smile. After these two days of contact with Hong Kexin, this girl, although not as pleasing to the eye, had a very good heart, no ulterior motives, and was sometimes even very innocent. He trusted Hong Kexin's promise.

  Her attention returned to the 'Jiuxiao', Xiao Yun looked more and more delighted, the excitement and joy in her heart could not be restrained, she couldn't help but move her fingers, immediately sat cross-legged, and found a very lively tune from memory.