Chapter 29: Testing the Melody!

  Five divine statues and the five notes outside formed an invisible bridge, a faint stream of pale blue gas flowed out from those five notes, converged into Xiao Yun's spiritual platform, and poured into the five divine statues of 'Gong Shang Jiao Zhi Yu'.

  In the midst of that serene atmosphere, there seemed to be something unspoken and unclear. At this moment, Xiao Yun was as if standing atop a high mountain, gazing down at his own realm. Many of the doubts and confusions he had previously encountered on his path of cultivation suddenly became clear in an instant.

  The spiritual energy of the universe quickly gathered towards Xiao Yun's body, forming an invisible vortex that poured into his brow, converged in the Lingtai, and was refined by the five divine statues of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zhi, and Yu, transforming into pure and powerful auras that flowed into the Aura Pool.

  A faint aura flowed in the Aura Pool, as if it had condensed even more. The inch-long aura rays were even more pronounced, and the Aura Pool was quickly filled up. The pale white aura was repeatedly refined and condensed by the five Spirit Platform statues, gradually turning into a pure milky white color.

  Xiao Yun's heart was stirred, and he found that he had unknowingly reached the late stage of Le Tong, and his realm seemed to be continuing to rise.

  "Huh?"

  After breaking through to the late stage of Le Tong, the five god statues of Gong Shang Jue Zhi Yu seemed to have grown slightly larger, but the remaining two god positions, Shao Gong and Shao Shang, did not change. Suddenly, Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment, and immediately struggled out of that state of enlightenment. If this continues, the seven god statues will obviously show unbalanced growth, which is more harmful than beneficial.

  Opening his eyes, the five cyan musical notes surrounding Xiao Yun suddenly dispersed and disappeared. Xiao Yun let out a long sigh. He was cultivating the Seven Sounds Path, while Xie Tianxi had reached the realm of Music, but he was actually cultivating the Five Sounds Path. For Xiao Yun, this meant that he was on a completely different path from others. The Five Sounds Path could only be used as a reference; if he continued down this road, he feared that he would be influenced by Xie Tianxi's "path" and led astray. By then, it would be absolutely impossible to turn back and re-tread his steps.

  Although he missed a good opportunity to upgrade his realm, Xiao Yun didn't feel regretful in his heart. At least he still reached the late stage of Le Tong, although the seven spiritual platform gods had some uneven growth, but there should be a way to make up for it.

  Xiao Yun was unaware that at the moment he woke up from his boundary epiphany, Mu Tian'en, who was sitting on the stage, flashed a hint of disappointment on his face. Xian Tianle, the true non-ordinary child prodigy, broke through to the late stage of Le Tong in less than five minutes, which is an extraordinary talent that is rarely seen in the world. Unfortunately, he still failed to break through to the Le Gong boundary.

  Originally, Mu Tian'en still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, but when he saw Xiao Yun wake up, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. And the reason for all this, Mu Tian'en naturally attributed it to Xiao Yun's innate nature. A pre-heavenly music child without roots would indeed be unable to break through the shackles of heaven and earth. Perhaps Xiao Yun could only remain at this level for his entire life.

  Mu Tian'en was thinking about something, and Xiao Yun wasn't quite clear. Looking around left and right, front and back, there were five green notes surrounding each person's body, as if only he had woken up.

  After a while, a wave of spiritual energy fluctuations came from beside him. Xiao Yun knew that someone's Lingtai had just been formed and had successfully enlightened, stepping into the Le Tong realm. Turning his head to look, the center of the spiritual energy fluctuations was precisely Xiao Ming.

  This guy's innate talent is indeed not just for show. He was the first to complete his awakening, and it's likely that he'll be directly selected into the Elite Academy.

  After Cheng Le Tong, Xiao Ming did not wake up, still closing his eyes, carefully comprehending the "Le Xiu Zhi Dao" left by Xie Tian Ci. Qin Yu, sitting beside Xiao Yun, also had her eyes closed at this time, frowning as if thinking deeply about something, and then a faint smile appeared on her lips, as if she had solved some difficult problem.

  Take another look at Lin Chunyin and Luo Qing, the expressions on their faces are also exactly the same. For these low-ranking disciples, this is a rare opportunity to build their foundation.

  Several people on the stage cast their eyes on Xiao Ming, some stroking their beards, others smiling, all with satisfied expressions, among whom was an old man wearing a Confucian hat, whose face was even more joyful.

  "Haha, I've become a happy child!"

  "Is this really the Land of Bliss? It's indeed wonderful and curious!"

  ……

  After a few minutes, there was another spiritual wave fluctuation in the rear. Soon, many people completed their enlightenment one after another, and the square kept sending out waves of abnormal excitement.

  "Rustle!"

  A gust of wind came from behind, Xiao Yun turned her head, Lin Chu's clothes were fluttering without wind, and the spiritual energy was rapidly gathering towards her. The hair on her forehead floated lightly, but unfortunately, she still couldn't see the other half of her face.

  "Is this going to break through the music industry?"

  Xiao Yun was stunned, he had long known that Lin Chu Yin's strength had already reached the late stage of Le Tong, and it would only take one more step to enter the Le Gong realm. The "High Mountain Flowing Water" score he gave her a few days ago was now being enlightened by Xie Tian Ci, breaking through to Le Gong was also a very normal thing.

  The spiritual energy of the universe surged towards Lin Chunyin's brow, and after about four or five minutes, the five musical notes swirling around her suddenly dispersed. Xiao Yun felt a powerful aura rushing towards him, making his breathing slightly rapid. Without saying more, Lin Chunyin had already broken through to the Musician Realm. Among the twelve elite disciples of the Academy today, there would definitely be a place for her.

  One after another, many people completed their enlightenment, and some had already reached the realm of Le Tong and Le Gong, making progress. In about half an hour, the green musical notes that surrounded the disciples' bodies had completely dissipated.

  The square gradually became noisy, with joy and excitement, as well as many disappointed voices. Some were happy, some worried, because of the limitations of their roots, there were still many disciples who failed to seize the opportunity to complete their enlightenment.

  "First of all, congratulations to everyone who has completed their enlightenment and become a spiritual image of the Lingtai. After the elite conference, you can go to the outer courtyard management office to register. Also, don't be discouraged if you failed in your enlightenment, there will be many more opportunities in the future." said Elder Liu Yuanquan, the head of the Precepts Courtyard, standing up and addressing the crowd of disciples below.

  "Yes!"

  The answers were all from those smooth and enlightened music children's disciples, with excitement that could not be suppressed in their voices. After enlightenment, they had already entered the ranks of music cultivators and could already be considered a music cultivator.

  "Alright, it's getting late, let's get down to business."

  All the disciples heard this and pressed down their excitement, staring intently at Liu Yuanquan on the stage, perking up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.

  "This assessment strives for fairness and justice, selecting the most outstanding disciples, divided into three categories: music theory, spiritual understanding, and piano skills. First, let's start with the written test on music theory!"

  "Please give us a question, teacher!"

  Liu Yuanzhan walked up to Xie Tianxi and bowed respectfully, Xie Tianxi took out a wrapped scroll from his sleeve and gently placed it in Liu Yuanzhan's hand.

  Liu Yuanzhen personally took over, and then walked to the front of the stage, facing the disciples below, he waved the scroll in his hand and said loudly, "I have a set of popular song scores in my hand. This song was specially made by the sect leader for this assessment. Except for the sect leader, no one has seen it. Each of your piano cases has pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I will play this song once later, you will score out the song you hear, remember as much as you can!"

  The disciples heard this and immediately looked embarrassed, as the sound of the music was a highly technical skill, not to mention high-level scores. As long as it reached the level of heart music, playing it would affect people's consciousness. Even if they put the score in front of them, they found it difficult to memorize after reading it once.

  Although it's just a common tune, it can't stir up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, nor will it affect their consciousness. However, wanting to listen to it only once and then write out the entire song is also extremely difficult. This test is no longer about innate talent, but rather about genuine understanding and memory of music.

  Including the disciples of Jingying Academy, they all looked worried and unhappy. Even Qin Yu, who was sitting next to Xiao Yun, had a furrowed brow. The two "academic tyrants" in front, Xiao Yun could only see the profile of the male disciple, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. Xiao Yun could imagine the confidence on his face, which should be full of confidence.