Is this an ensemble? Mu Yanxi listened with a furrowed brow.
Not only did she have some knowledge of music in her previous life, but she had also attended many Sect banquets where maidservants would perform music. Yet she had never heard such chaotic and unpleasant noise.
Mu Yanxi looked at the stage. Dozens of senior sisters were on stage, playing various instruments, most of which she didn’t recognize, though she could tell they were all around seventh or eighth-grade divine artifacts. There were very few new disciples in the audience.
Frowning, Mu Yanxi patiently listened carefully for a while. As a result, the mana within her body began to surge chaotically.
If she didn’t circulate her cultivation method to correct it, her meridians would surely go astray, potentially even leading to Qi deviation.
Beside her, Ruo Xuan’s face had turned pale. She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her disordered mana, and said, “This is the wind instrument department. It seems… they’re playing rather haphazardly.”
‘Haphazard’ was an understatement. From Mu Yanxi’s perspective, several of the senior sisters on stage weren’t even familiar with the musical score, and some weren’t proficient with their instruments, hitting wrong notes every few measures, directly ruining the integrity of the piece.
That was just the smallest issue. The key problem was that these senior sisters had absolutely no chemistry.
Mu Yanxi even suspected they had never rehearsed this piece together before, leading to different rhythms that, when combined, became a complete mess, utterly unlistenable.
And this piece was undoubtedly celestial music, capable of influencing a cultivator’s cultivation method and providing auxiliary benefits for their training.
But once the melody became chaotic, it would cause corresponding disorder in one’s meridians. A single misstep could lead to Qi deviation.
Mu Yanxi finally managed to feel the surging mana within her settle down. She pulled Ruo Xuan to a quiet spot where the music couldn’t be heard and said, “This… let’s talk over here first.”
Having seen so many clubs in the Spiritual Moon Palace, each showcasing their unique divine abilities, had left Mu Yanxi amazed.
Although she still didn’t fully agree with the Spiritual Moon Palace’s purpose of attaching themselves to high-level cultivators, she had to admit they weren’t passively waiting to be chosen.
In their pursuit of attaching themselves to high-level cultivators, they had researched various auxiliary cultivation methods to a peak level.
They weren’t just leeches clinging to high-level cultivators; they tried every way to make themselves useful, achieving mutual success.
If the path of attachment was about one person achieving enlightenment and their followers rising along with them, then the Spiritual Moon High Sect’s training philosophy was: the chicken must lay eggs, the dog must guard the door.
To be noticed by a high-level cultivator, one had to be useful. And the Spiritual Moon Palace had pushed these skills of attachment to miraculous levels in various fields, with many auxiliary cultivation methods astonishing Mu Yanxi.
Just when Mu Yanxi thought that among the Spiritual Moon High Sect’s many clubs, each had its own unique skill, and were at least groups of enthusiasts working together towards a common goal, the wind instrument department’s abysmal performance created a stark sense of gap and bewilderment.
“So, what exactly is going on with this wind instrument department? Playing celestial music so recklessly like this will only drive people to Qi deviation, won’t it?” Mu Yanxi asked, puzzled.
“I also heard this from a clan sister who has already graduated from the Spiritual Moon High Sect.”
“It’s said that the Spiritual Moon High Sect’s wind instrument club was once a powerhouse in the Music Path, even capable of competing with specialized Music Path High Sects. Unfortunately, it later split,” Ruo Xuan explained.
“Another split? What was the reason this time?” Mu Yanxi asked, exasperated. The reasons for the previous split between the Idol Enthusiast Club and the Star-Chasing society were already ridiculous enough. What was the situation this time?
Moreover, Ruo Xuan said it was previously called the “wind instrument club,” meaning it was larger in scale. It only became the “wind instrument department” after the split.
“This is how it happened. A year ago, a genius disciple from the Chu Sect—the Tianyin Chu Sect—entered the Spiritual Moon High Sect.”
“She was said to be a Music Path prodigy, exceptionally talented, and held extremely high prestige within the Tianyin Chu Sect, with many female disciples voluntarily following her to take the Spiritual Moon High Sect’s entrance exam,” Ruo Xuan explained slowly.
“Then why didn’t she take the exam for a specialized Music Path High Sect and instead came to the Spiritual Moon High Sect?” Mu Yanxi asked, confused.
“Because among the Eight Great Sects of the Jingxu Kingdom, there is no Sect that primarily cultivates the Music Path.”
“Yuzhen City also doesn’t have any Earth-grade or above Music Path High Sects; they’re all human-grade. To cultivate the Music Path, the best choices are the Qingzhao High Sect and the Spiritual Moon High Sect,” Ruo Xuan answered.
“Is the Qingzhao High Sect run by the Qingzhao Palace?” Mu Yanxi remembered the Sect where Fairy Lu Yue belonged.
“Yes. In Yuzhen City, the Qingzhao High Sect is one of the three heaven-grade High Sects. That Music Path prodigy could have been specially recruited into it, but the sisters following her couldn’t pass the entrance exam.
Therefore, she chose the Spiritual Moon High Sect. There was another reason; it’s said she wanted to test into the Spiritual Moon Great Sect, and ultimately even enter the Spiritual Moon Palace,” Ruo Xuan said.
“Why? Wait a moment, is her target the true send the sheet music?” Mu Yanxi suddenly guessed.
“It’s the fledgling moon promotion song and the Lingyue ascension song. Although low-level disciples can’t learn these two, they must be very famous in the Music Path world.”
“Yanxi even knows about that. That’s right. As soon as she entered the High Sect, she actively organized a band, wanting to win a major prize in the Music Path competition to increase her bargaining chip for directly advancing to the Spiritual Moon Great Sect and the Spiritual Moon Palace,” Ruo Xuan continued.
“But that caused a conflict with the president of the wind instrument club at the time.”
“The mainstream plan of the wind instrument club then was to form small bands capable of providing music services for high-level cultivators, groups of five or six, at most around ten people. Their goal was also to apply to serve high-level cultivators after graduation.”
“But that Music Path prodigy wanted to form a large orchestra to participate in the national Music Path competition.”
“Although the Spiritual Moon High Sect’s orchestra was indeed considered a powerhouse within the state, it fell somewhat short on a national scale.”
“Moreover, she wanted the wind instrument club to undergo strict training and implement an elimination system according to the standards of professional Music Path Sects—meaning monthly assessments to determine the orchestra member roster through internal competition.”
“Wait, isn’t that a bit too extreme?” Mu Yanxi interrupted Ruo Xuan to ask.
This system was not unfamiliar to her. In her previous life, the Magnificent Truth Sect would also select elite disciples, train them to form sword formations, and establish cultivation-based elimination systems, so she could understand that Music Path prodigy’s plan.
The problem was, that was a Sect selecting disciples to form sword formations. The Sect would provide cultivation methods and resources as rewards, and even eliminated disciples didn’t leave empty-handed.
But this Music Path prodigy wanted ordinary disciples in a non-Music Path wind instrument club to cultivate according to the standards of professional Music Path cultivators, even establishing an elimination system.
This was not only overly harsh but also clashed with the original order and goals of the wind instrument club.
Originally, it was about a few people forming small bands, building chemistry together, and serving high-level cultivators together after graduation.
If changed to forming a professional large orchestra, it would inevitably neglect the training of small bands. What would happen to the eliminated disciples then?
Furthermore, no matter how talented that Music Path prodigy was, she was just a first-year disciple. Where did she get enough standing to push for such a change in direction in the wind instrument club?