I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 559 A Heart of Sword and a Heart of Music (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

In a dream, half a day passes; in the outside world, only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

When Jiang Yi woke up, the effects of the alcohol had not worn off, but she could no longer fall asleep.

The composition went more smoothly than expected, and she no longer needed to try repeatedly or disturb Xiao Wujiu's sleep.

Jiang Yi had also wondered if Xiao Wujiu would be reincarnated, and the answer was actually quite clear.

Heaven doesn't allow the Xiao family to live past thirty, so how could it give them a second chance?

Jiang Yi got up and walked straight to the wooden platform on the second floor of the bamboo fence courtyard.

The evening breeze carried the faint fragrance of peach branches from the courtyard. The courtyard was still the same, but the vibrant person and the honking geese were gone.

Jiang Yi took out the Qinghui Qin and placed it on her lap. The strings she obtained from the Kunlun Treasure Vault had been replaced. When her fingertips touched them, she could feel a sharper and colder aura. They were strings that were more suitable for using the 'Sword Through Strings' technique.

Jiang Yi closed her eyes, and in her mind, every note and every turn of the "Heavenly Gang Demon Subduing Melody" was crystal clear.

That was not just a musical score, but a profound sword melody forged by Xiao Wujiu with his heart of music, carrying the supreme true meaning of the Heavenly Gang Subduing Demon Sword.

Jiang Yi cleared her mind of distractions and gently placed her ten fingers down.

Zheng——

The clear and melodious sound of the zither, like the roar of a dragon, instantly pierced the tranquility of Youxian Ferry, stirring up ripples.

As her fingers flew across the strings, the music gradually reached its climax.

This piece has transcended the original sword technique's fierce and killing nature, interpreting the magnificent artistic conception of the movement of the celestial stars and the suppression of demons and evil with a more grand and profound rhythm.

Above the Immortal Ferry, the sea of ​​sword energy formed by countless sword intents was awakened by the zither music that resonated with the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, and began to surge violently!
As if responding to the commander's order, countless sharp, powerful, ethereal yet intense sword intents surged forth from the depths of the sea of ​​clouds.

The many broken swords on Sword Tomb Mountain also emitted a deep hum, and the power belonging to the Heavenly Star was ignited by the zither music, causing the entire Sword Tomb Mountain to burst into dazzling starlight.

Starlight cascaded down like a waterfall, traversing space, and flowing majestically into the ever-growing vortex of sword energy above the bamboo-fenced courtyard.

The sea of ​​sword energy is boiling, and the starlight of the Sword Tomb is pouring out!

Jiang Yi was immersed in that profound realm where the heart of the zither was clear and the intent of the sword resonated.

She clearly felt the essence of "Shangqing String Rhyme Manual" flowing through her fingertips, using the zither as a bridge to draw sword energy into her body and transform it into the true essence of the zither and sword. The sound of the zither was the intent of the sword, and the strings of the zither were connected to the edge of the sword!
At the moment when "The Song of Subduing Demons" reached its climax, the space within the Ferry of Immortals froze for a fleeting instant.

The immense energy, which gathered the essence of sword energy and the starlight of the vast sword tomb, finally condensed completely.

A giant sword lies across the sky above Youxian Ferry.

This giant sword is not a physical object; it is composed of countless pure sword intents and starlight, flowing with silver starlight throughout. The celestial stars can be faintly seen swirling on the sword's surface, and the phantoms of the Four Symbols divine beasts surround it, radiating a terrifying pressure that is enough to tear apart the heavens and suppress all demons!
This is Jiang Yi's swordsmanship and the ultimate meaning of the "Heavenly Gang Subduing Demon Sword Manual," presented in the most direct and shocking way under the guidance of Xiao Wujiu's zither music and the transformation of the "Shangqing String Rhyme Manual"!
It is the sword spirit forged from the heart of a zither, the embodiment of the way of the sword!

A giant sword hangs above the sea of ​​clouds, its tip pointing straight to the sky.

Jiang Yi's eyes shone like stars. She pressed her fingertips down hard on the strings, and then, with the force of a thunderbolt, she plucked them upwards with tremendous force!
Clang! ! !
The resounding zither music, capable of piercing clouds and splitting rocks, suddenly erupted, and the colossal sword that embodied endless sword intent and starlight shattered in response.

Billions of sword energies, condensed to their ultimate form, and dazzling starlight erupted violently from within the giant sword, shooting outwards.

In an instant, the entire Youxian Ferry space was filled with boundless light, as if daylight had arrived.

The incomparably sharp sword energy surged and raged, carrying an aura of purification and destruction. It swept across the turbulent sea of ​​sword energy, cleansing away the remaining chaos and disorder, making it purer and gentler.

The starlight fell like sweet rain, spreading over Sword Tomb Mountain, flowing through every inch of the land of Youxian Ferry, and finally converging into Jiang Yi's body.

The bamboo-fenced courtyard remained unmoved amidst the storm of sword energy, as if it were standing in the eye of the storm.

Jiang Yi sat upright on the platform. In her dantian, her nascent soul, as colorful as glazed glass, opened its eyes, igniting a bright, luminous flame. All the starlight from outside gathered in the nascent soul's chubby hands, gradually transforming into a sword-shaped ancient zither, containing a galaxy within, echoing the stars and the heavens. As long as the stars exist, the sword intent will never cease.

As the dazzling light and violent energy gradually subsided, the space within Youxian Ferry seemed to become more stable.

Although the range of the sword energy cloud sea had shrunk, it was as if it had been washed clean, presenting a deep, pure silver color like the starry sky. The sword intent contained within it was more condensed and pure, flowing completely according to Jiang Yi's will.

As the music ended, the lingering notes faded into silence.

Jiang Yi gently placed her hands on the still-warm strings, feeling the subtle vibrations of the strings, and also feeling the unprecedented harmony and activity of the true essence of the zither and sword within her nascent soul.

A sense of sudden enlightenment, like the sun breaking through the clouds, deepened her understanding of the "Shangqing String Rhyme Manual" and the way of the unity of the zither and the sword.

She succeeded.

Borrowing from Xiao Wujiu's music and using the heart of the zither as a guide, he forged a sword-like courage and a heart of zither, and took the opportunity to temper his own sword intent and the origin of the sword energy of the Immortal Crossing.

With a zither, a sword, and a pot of wine, I am a carefree traveler when awake, and an immortal beyond the clouds when drunk.

After finishing the piece, a night breeze blew, and Jiang Yijiu woke up. She put away her Qinghuiqin and was just about to go out to see how her master and the others were playing mahjong when she saw Hua Gu running back to Youxian Ferry, holding a compass in her hand, and hurrying towards the bamboo fence courtyard.

"I've figured it out!"

Hua Gu ran into the courtyard, panting. In her hand was Xingyan Sanren's Tian Shu Disc. Her master said that there was more to it than met the eye, and if she could decipher it, she might be able to obtain Xingyan Sanren's true inheritance of array formations.

Jiang Yi leaped down from the second-floor platform without railings, landing lightly in front of Hua Gu. She watched as Hua Gu turned the complex dials on the compass, demonstrating the solution to the problem.

“I didn’t ask Zhu Xin to help me; I solved it myself. The mechanism on the compass needs to be calculated based on the direction, time, and celestial phenomena, and it’s constantly changing…”

Hua Gu spoke proudly, her hands and feet moving swiftly. A moment later, there was a 'click' sound, and the entire compass started to rotate on its own, hovering between Jiang Yi and Hua Gu.

A faint white light shone on the compass, and in the center of the light was something that looked like phosphorescence.

Jiang Yi immediately sensed with his divine sense that it was a wisp of divine thought left behind by Xingyan Sanren, which must be for the purpose of transmitting the Dharma.

Hua Gu hurriedly said, "Zhu Xin said that this divine sense is too weak. It will shatter with the slightest touch, and it certainly cannot completely transmit the array method. He asked me to come to you, saying that you have a solution."

Jiang Yi nodded. "I do have a way. It's the same as the lingering spirit in the peach pit I got at Xuandu Temple back then. I can use the method of entering dreams to send your consciousness into it, which will relatively prolong the time it takes for you to learn from divine sense. But, Hua Gu, are you sure you really want to learn the Dao of Arrays?"

Hua Gu nodded without hesitation, "I want to learn! Hong Li can refine pills and forge weapons, Zhen Shan can forge iron, Duan Jin can make puppets, and Zhu Xin can do even more. I want to learn more too. Once I acquire skills, they will be mine. Not only can I protect you and everyone else, but I can also do many other things."

"Although array formation is indeed a bit difficult, Zhu Xin will help me. I'll have two little flower maids learn it together. As long as I work a little harder, I'll be able to learn it quickly. In the future, I'll also be able to draw talismans and make array plates, and I'll be able to earn spirit stones. Then you won't have to keep picking Hong Li's ears."

Jiang Yi chuckled, "None of these reasons matter. What matters is whether you like array formations? Don't rush to answer. Think carefully. Does array formation bring you joy in the process of studying it?"

Hua Gu didn't rush to answer. She lowered her eyes, raised her hand to touch the compass hanging in front of her, and thought carefully before speaking.

"Actually, I don't know if I like it or not. Right now, I'm not against learning these difficult things. Every time I learn a rune and can draw it on the talisman paper, I feel especially happy. Maybe that's what liking it is? Anyway, I want to learn it first and see. Maybe I'll like it more as I learn, or maybe I'll find I don't like it anymore. I'll decide then, okay?"

Jiang Yi affectionately rubbed Hua Gu's head, "Of course, I'll send you into this divine thought now."

"it is good!"

　Seeing some people's questions about this dream, I'd like to share my thoughts. Originally, I wanted to answer this in this chapter with Zhu Xin's words, having Zhu Xin tell Jiang Yi that the piece was actually composed by Jiang Yi herself, because Jiang Yi's dream was based on her own memories, and the Xiao Wujiu in her dream was not real, and did not have Xiao Wujiu's soul.

　　As mentioned earlier in Ji Ning's dream, Ji Ning is a dreamer. Even if everything in her dream doesn't exist in reality, it's based on her life experiences and understanding of the cultivation world. Therefore, fundamentally, Xiao Wujiu, who composed music for Jiang Yi in the dream, is Jiang Yi herself.

　　After reading everyone's lament for Xiao Wujiu, I felt it was best not to write it out explicitly. However, a day later, someone offered another perspective, so after thinking about it, I decided to mention it here instead of in the main text.

　　Actually, it can be interpreted in any way. Jiang Yi doesn't want to expose it directly. If you think the song was composed by Xiao Wujiu, then so be it. If you think the song was composed by Jiang Yi herself, then so be it. It's all fine, it's just a dream.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)