The zither music lingered, and countless carps in the pond leaped out of the water, as if just to get a glimpse of Ye Xiu.
The surrounding flowers, grass and trees seemed to bow down, all facing towards Ye Xiu.
Everything seemed to revolve around Ye Xiu as the center, as if he had infinite, irresistible magic that could attract the attention of any living being.
Even Bai Qin inside was shaken by the zither music, as if she was immersed in this artistic conception.
The zither music was chaotic and disorderly, seeming to lack any rhythm, yet it could instantly grab people's ears, eyes, and every sense.
Both Bai Qin and Xue Yao slowly closed their eyes.
In their minds, a picture of a boundless clear water surface slowly unfolded.
Just see, as far as the eye can see, endless clear water, countless little fish swimming below, all heading towards the black-robed teenager with azure dragon on the left and white tiger on the right at the center of this vast water surface.
Hundreds of millions of fish swam under the water below Ye Xiu, the fish started dancing with the sound waves.
In an instant, the azure blue sky shed a pillar of splendid golden light, instantly enveloping Ye Xiu, bursting out dazzling boundless sacred radiance!
Ye Xiu was at the center of this world, the focus of the entire world.
No one could be more dazzling than him.
Finally, the zither music slowly faded away, and all the scenes disappeared, the fish in the pond, the surrounding flowers, grass and trees also returned to their original state.
But Bai Qin and Xue Yao still kept their eyes closed, seeming to be still indulging in it.
Ye Xiu couldn't help but wonder, he was just randomly playing the zither, he only imagined a picture in his mind, he didn't know at all what had just happened.
He was just bored and wanted to play the zither for fun.
It's that simple.
How could Master and Sister Xue Yao seem to be enjoying it so much?
Ye Xiu couldn't help but walked to the steps below them and asked, "Master, Sister Xue Yao?"
Bai Qin and Xue Yao suddenly opened their eyes, Bai Qin's pupils trembled, and she completely forgot that he had just called Xue Yao sister.
Bai Qin said in shock, "What is the name of the song you just played?"
Ye Xiu scratched his head. He hadn't thought of a name at all. Well, he should just come up with one on the spot.
After thinking for a moment, a flash of light shone in Ye Xiu's eyes and he said, "Master, I won't lie to you. This song was just randomly played by me out of boredom, it was purely improvised. As for the title, I didn't think of it at the time. But if you really want it to have a name, why not call it 'I'm The Most Handsome Guy in The World!'"
Hearing Ye Xiu's casual words, Bai Qin's mind cultivated for thousands of years almost collapsed.
What?
Played randomly out of boredom?
Purely improvised?
Who the hell can play such a profound conception when randomly playing out of boredom?
Although Ye Xiu's song was unpleasant to hear and had no sense of rhythm, creating such a profound conception would take at least several months.
The conception of the zither music focuses on bringing people into the world created by the player.
Not only did Ye Xiu achieve this, but he brought them in from the very first note.
Even all the living beings in this courtyard were brought into his music.
What an incredible talent!
With those chaotic, discordant notes that had no sense of rhythm or melody, he was able to bring them into that conception, even more remarkable.
At this time, Bai Qin pulled Xue Yao to the back.
Bai Qin said solemnly, "Xue Yao."
Xue Yao looked at Bai Qin, "Yes Master, what's the matter?"
Bai Qin sighed, "Indeed I misunderstood you. This child has never learned to play the zither before, yet he can play such mesmerizing music.
I also felt that he has indeed reached the Small Accomplishment Realm in conception through the zither.
Are you sure he reached this in just a few days?" Bai Qin asked again. Compared to her disbelief before, now she was more shocked.
Xue Yao blinked her big purple eyes and nodded seriously, "That's right Master. He is truly a monster, he doesn't need the quiet cultivation and self-reflection that we zither practitioners emphasize. As soon as he sits in front of the zither, everything comes naturally and the conception manifests by itself."
Hearing this, Bai Qin felt that her thousand years of cultivation was nothing compared to Ye Xiu.
Bai Qin nodded and sighed to the sky, "Indeed he is very monstrous. In my thousand years, I have only seen such a freak talent in the zither!"
"Xue Yao, you must teach him well and keep him here. With his current talent, perhaps in the future he could truly become the legendary Zither Sage!"
"That is a supreme realm that no one has reached in many years!"
"I have pursued it my whole life in seclusion from the mortal world, yet I'm still so far from the Zither Sage."
"But Ye Xiu now has such astonishing talent. Perhaps in the future he really could become the legendary Zither Sage and seal his sainthood through the zither!"
"By the way, why did you bring him to see me this time? It can't be as simple as just bringing him to meet me, right?" Bai Qin changed the subject.
Xue Yao smiled coyly, "As expected of Master, nothing can escape you. Master, you previously promised me that when I accept a disciple, you would gift him a zither. Ye Xiu's skills with the zither are impeccable, but until now he still doesn't have a suitable zither."
Bai Qin looked at Xue Yao with knitted brows, "Are you sure he can control that zither?"
Xue Yao said, "Why don't we let him try."
"Alright, but if he can't control it, next time when his skills are good enough he can come again." Bai Qin nodded with a gleam in her eyes.
Ye Xiu had been standing there for a long time before he finally saw Master and Sister Xue Yao walking over.
He heard Bai Qin slowly say, "Since you have become Xue Yao's disciple, you can also be considered my descendant. This time, I will gift you a zither. Of course, the prerequisite is that you can pluck the strings. Otherwise, it would be useless for me to give it to you."
Hearing this, Ye Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up.
Gifting a zither?
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
