Chapter 91: The Wondrous Use of Ancestral Sound Phantoms!

  "Haha!" Ji Yunwen laughed, "Those who cultivate music can only communicate with the heavens and earth through music, and guide the spiritual energy into their bodies to cultivate. But for us who cultivate the ancestral sound spirit, our sound spirit has already given birth to consciousness, so we don't need to use music. We can directly control the spiritual platform and absorb the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth. This ability is something that only those who have reached the Music Ancestor realm can barely use at first!"

  "What?"

  Xiao Yun and Hong Ke Xin's faces were filled with astonishment. To know that in the Tian Le Continent, human cultivators could only communicate with heaven and earth through music, building a bridge between heaven and earth and themselves to draw in the heavenly spiritual energy and transform it into a powerful body. Directly absorbing heavenly spiritual energy was something only the demon tribe could do. Moreover, when the demon tribe cast their demonic spells, they also needed to use the power of music. It had never been heard that human music cultivators could directly absorb heavenly spiritual energy.

  Of course, Xiao Yun is still far from the music domain boundary and cannot feel what kind of boundary it is. The music domain boundaries he has seen are only Mo Tianen and Xie Tiangui, whether they can directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he does not know.

  "If you don't believe me, try it now." Ji Yunwen said to Xiao Yun.

  Xiao Yun paused for a moment, then sat down cross-legged, his mind sinking into the sea of consciousness, stirring up the seven sound spirits. In an instant, Xiao Yun felt himself merge with the seven divine statues, and at the same time, he had seven bodies in general. His whole person fell into a kind of ethereal realm, as if he were placed between heaven and earth, his body was empty, directly fitting into nature.

  With a thought, the seven-note divine image stirred up ripples in circles, forming a small whirlpool above the Haqi Pool. A suction force emanated from the whirlpool, and at the same time, Hong Kexin, standing beside Xiao Yun, could clearly feel the spiritual energy in the cave converging towards Xiao Yun.

  A moment later, Xiao Yun opened his eyes, with an incredulous look in his eyes. He couldn't believe that he could actually absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth without having to refine it first. This ancestral sound spirit was truly too amazing! Although the speed at which he absorbed the spiritual energy was slow compared to refining it, this method of absorbing spiritual energy was more direct and convenient than refining it.

  "Now your cultivation is low, you can't feel the power of Zu Yin's sound spirit, and you might think this ability is useless. But when your cultivation improves, you'll understand what makes you different from ordinary music cultivators!" Ji Yunwen said to Xiao Yun.

  Xiao Yun nodded, no need to wait for the future, even now, he could already foresee the strength of Zu Yin's sound spirit. The skills that can be used with the Le Gong realm can already possess the skills that can only be used with difficulty in the Le Zong realm. When cultivating to the Le Zong realm, this ability will definitely become even stronger.

  "Xiao Pang Ni, are you moved? If you're moved, there's still fruit left, you can try it!" Ji Yunwen looked at Hong Kexin with a meaningful gaze.

  Hong Kexin was indeed a little moved, but when Ji Yunwen said that, she suddenly rolled her eyes and said, "My roots are very good!"

  Although Zuyin's voice was indeed tempting, Hong Kexin couldn't possibly take the risk. If her vocal cords were damaged, she wouldn't know who to cry to.

  Yan Yunwen burst out laughing, whenever something delightful happens, one's spirit is refreshed. Now his heart felt an indescribable ease.

  "Senior, didn't you say there's a way to break through the Musician Boundary in this Sacred Trace? Why isn't..." After pausing for a moment, Xiao Yun asked Ji Yunwen with a puzzled expression.

  Yan Yunwen waved her hand, "It's not needed now, as long as I want to break through, I can do it anytime. Let's wait until the Sacred Mark appears and then break through, no need to waste energy."

  "There are still five days before the holy relic is closed, we must also find a way out." Hong Kexin said.

  "Don't worry, I know the way out, I've waited for a hundred years already, and I'm not as anxious as you!" Ji Yunwen waved his hand at Hong Kexin and turned to Xiao Yun, "You first solidify your boundary, let's go around and take a look, there are countless treasures hidden in the sacred marks. It's not easy to come here, we can't leave empty-handed, right?"

  Hong Ke Xin said, "You've been stuck in this holy relic for a hundred years, you must have picked up quite a few good things, right?"

  Xian Yunwen just smiled and didn't say anything.

  One hundred years is long enough, he must have grasped the sacred path clearly by now. Following him, they didn't need to worry about not being able to get out. Xiao Yun and the others all put their minds at ease.

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  Night, mountain cave.

  Xiao Yun spat out a mouthful of turbid air, waking up from his meditation. Hong Ke Xin immediately leaned over and asked, "Brother Xiao, what's the name of that immortal melody you composed today?"

  After several days, the relationship between the two had become much closer. This question had always been lingering in Hong Kexin's mind, but she hadn't found an opportunity to ask it yet. Shi Chuangwen, who was half-closing his eyes on the stone bed, also opened them now and got down from the bed, walking to Xiao Yun's side. "Listening to the style of that tune, it should be a Buddhist tune, right?"

  Xiao Yun nodded, "The tune is called 'Wan Wu Sheng', the lyrics are from the Buddhist esoteric scripture 'Ba Zi Da Ming Zhou', it can be considered a Buddhist tune."

  "Ah, the birth of all things!" Ji Yunwen exclaimed without stopping, "It's truly wonderful! One melody, 'The Birth of All Things', and everything comes alive. It's actually surpassed my hundred years of work!"

  After finishing speaking, Xiang Yunwen's gaze swept over Xiao Yun's body, nodding sometimes and shaking his head at other times, making Xiao Yun feel somewhat uneasy all over.

  "Senior, what are you doing?" Xiao Yun laughed dryly and asked Ji Yunwen.

  Yan Yunwen pinched his chin, "I'd like to see what kind of demon you are reincarnated from, to actually be able to compose a heavenly melody. It's simply unbelievable."

  "Senior, you're overpraising me, I just happened to be there." Xiao Yun smiled awkwardly.

  Yan Yunwen shook his head repeatedly, "Excessive humility is just pride, isn't it a coincidence that you understand yourself? I've lived for over a hundred years and only created one heavenly melody. Being able to create an immortal song, Xiao Zuo, your attainments in music theory are not low!"

  Xiao Yun just smiled and didn't say anything.

  "What a pity! You've written it in seven-character meter, otherwise I would have really liked to ask you for the tune with a thick face!" Ji Yunwen said regretfully.

  Hong Ke Xin rolled her eyes, "Even if it's not the Seven Tones Song, you wouldn't be able to sing it anyway. This song created by Xiao Da Ge is a Buddhist chant, the Hundred Character Great Bright Mantra, have you heard of it?"

  "It's esoteric Buddhism, of course it's a secret. I've never heard of it, have you?" Ji Yunwen's mouth twitched.

  Hong Kexin was right, Ji Yunwen's identity is special, and the songs he passed on are mostly Buddhist tunes. However, he had never heard of a "Bai Zi Da Ming Zhou" before, and according to his knowledge, there is no such style in Buddhist music either. Now, the more Ji Yunwen looked at Xiao Yun, the more mysterious he felt, and even wondered if Xiao Yun was a disciple of some extraordinary being from another world.

  Hong Ke Xin heard this, turned her face to one side, apparently, she also had not heard of the Hundred Character Great Bright Mantra. The "Wan Wu Sheng" that Xiao Yun performed that day was still echoing in her ears, and the feeling of being enlightened and cleansing her mind was still vividly remembered.

  Xiao Yun smiled and said, "This song is not easy to play. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to do it. If you like it, I can actually convert it into a simplified five-line score!"

  "Really?" Hong Ke Xin's face was filled with joy, and Ji Yun Wen's eyes also lit up.

  Xiao Yun nodded, for him, this was just a small matter. The five-tone simplified score compared to the seven-tone original score had lowered its level by quite a bit. Moreover, "Wan Wu Sheng" also needed to be used in conjunction with "Bai Zi Da Ming Zhou" in order to exert its strongest power.

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  "In the past, winters were cold and summers rainy, but in autumn, I heard your warm voice from afar. You said that behind our house was a vast expanse of white snow, and in the mountain valleys, golden flags fluttered in the strong wind..."

  In the cave, Xiao Yun's voice echoed like a Buddhist chant, the Hundred Character Mantra. For Hong Ke Xin and others who had not studied Sanskrit, even if Xiao Yun wanted to pass it on, he couldn't, so Xiao Yun changed the lyrics to a song in Mandarin Chinese sung by a pop star from Earth.

  In this way, although the power of "Wan Wu Sheng" has been reduced a lot, it makes people easier to understand and appreciate its profundity.

  All things are born, taking the image of all things being born and growing endlessly, thriving and flourishing. This is a metaphor, but it means that all things have birth and must have death, life and death are interdependent, life begets life, death begets death, completing the endless cycle of life.

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