Even so, although the prestigious righteous sects of my past life generally wouldn’t do such things, ordinary sects that don’t claim to follow the righteous path have no psychological burden when doing so, and the demonic way acts even more recklessly.
Mu Yanxi broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. Such situations were not unheard of.
Not to mention strangers, even among immediate family, Mu Yanxi had heard of scandals like a cousin digging out another cousin’s immortal bone, an older brother digging out his younger brother’s exotic eye.
Let alone facing unknown people. Not sucking your soul into a ghost banner and turning your body into a corpse puppet counts as their mercy.
If it was like this in the past life, then in this life, with cultivation technology so advanced that even innate talents could be stripped, there was no telling what those ruthless gangster Robber Cultivators would do without any moral.
“Anyway, remember this: don’t walk in deserted areas. If you have to, go in groups of three to five, and always maintain flight speed and vigilance,” Shangguan Yun said.
“That Senior Sister Yu, she’s so pitiful,” Ruo Xuan said sympathetically. Having her only useful talent taken away was hard for anyone to accept.
“When we see Senior Sister Yu later, don’t bring up anything about Robber Cultivators or talents, and don’t show sympathy. Treat her like a normal fellow senior sister,” Shangguan Yun reminded.
The three agreed, all aware of the sensitivity of the matter. Everyone has their pride. Bringing it up in front of Senior Sister Yu would be like reopening an old wound. They wouldn’t do such a thing.
At that moment, they arrived at a private room door. Mu Yanxi heard a soothing and beautiful sound of zither coming from inside. Just hearing the sound made her soul seem to leap with joy. The black sword on Yu Qiuyu’s back also hummed in resonance.
Heavenly music. Just hearing it could cleanse one’s soul.
Shangguan Yun knocked three times, then pushed open the door. The music and singing immediately became much clearer. Then came a low, melodious voice. The singing was simply…
“Senior Sister Yu, we’re here,” Shangguan Yun said.
In an instant, Mu Yanxi seemed to see an illusion.
She saw palaces made of white jade, a paradise of green grass and trees.
Part of the soundproofing of this private room had reduced the effect of the music.
If not for having experienced being drawn into an illusion by music several times over the past few days while reading the Sound Path Foundation, she might have been trapped in the illusion.
When Mu Yanxi forcibly returned to reality with her willpower, she saw a girl with silver-white long hair like her own in the room.
She had wings on her back, snowy white, a golden halo above her head, wearing a short qipao with a white base and black cloud patterns. Her fingers were plucking strings made purely of light.
“Hm? Yun’er, you’re here?” Senior Sister Yu, having noticed the door open, snapped out of her performance and stopped singing and playing.
Only then did Ruo Xuan and Yu Qiuyu break free from the illusion, looking at Senior Sister Yu in shock.
“Plume race?” Yu Qiuyu asked, looking at her wings.
The plume race was a highly talented clan. They were naturally strong in body, close to light, and had excellent artistic talent. Their characteristics were pure white wings and a halo above the head.
It was said that the plume race also had great talent in cultivating the demonic way, but that would cause their wings to turn black and the halo to disappear. That form was deeply hated by the plume race and was called the fallen plume race.
“Here, Senior Sister Yu, let me introduce you. This is Mu Yanxi, my double cultivation study partner and the initiator of the band. This is Ruo Xuan, Yanxi’s junior high school classmate. This is Yu Qiuyu, our roommate,” Shangguan Yun introduced simply.
“And this is Senior Sister Yu, Yu Mowen. As you can see, she is a plume race. She is proficient in dozens of musical instruments. Basically, she can play or blow any common instrument, and she is also an excellent singer.”
Hearing that she was proficient in dozens of instruments, the three girls looked at her with deep respect. After all, it was hard enough to master just one instrument, let alone dozens.
Moreover, judging from her performance just now, this Senior Sister Yu Mowen had a very high sound dao cultivation base. She even played strings of light formed by spiritual power.
No wonder she was called “Hundred Sounds Mastery.” But unfortunately, she couldn’t mention that now.
“You flatter me too much. I’ve only dabbled in various instruments. Mastery is far from the truth, and my proficiency varies. Some instruments I’ve only just started learning,” Yu Mowen said softly, her voice almost like singing.
“But you can definitely handle guitar and bass, right?” Shangguan Yun asked with a smile.
“Of course, no problem. Please rest assured. Since I agreed to join your band, I’ll do my best not to hold you back,” Yu Mowen said.
‘Guitar and bass. Honestly, Mu Yanxi had a hard time imagining such a serene and sacred beauty like Yu Mowen playing guitar or bass and singing on stage. She seemed more suited to playing classical instruments like harp or lyre in a spacious temple.’
“Senior Sister Yu is being modest. Your sound dao cultivation base far surpasses ours. Whether playing or singing, just don’t blame us for holding you back,” Yu Qiuyu said.
Ruo Xuan and Mu Yanxi nodded in agreement. This was not the same level at all. Only they could be the ones holding back. How could a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator hold back a golden core stage one?
“You don’t understand. My sound dao cultivation base only looks high; it’s inflated. There’s a big problem with being in a band with me. I can’t learn new songs anymore, and my cultivation has stagnated for a long time. Eventually, you’ll surpass me,” Yu Mowen said softly.
“Ah? Wha…?” Ruo Xuan was about to ask in surprise, but she saw Mu Yanxi and Yu Qiuyu next to her keeping their mouths tightly shut, saying nothing. She instantly realized she had said something wrong and clamped her mouth shut.
Seeing the three girls struggling to hold back, Yu Mowen was a bit puzzled at first, then looked at Shangguan Yun and said with a smile, “You told them not to ask, right? You should all know the reason. After my ‘Hundred Sounds Mastery’ talent was stripped, my Music Path talent was crippled. I can no longer cultivate Music Path at all.”
She brought it up herself. What should they do?
The three girls looked at Shangguan Yun, who gave a bitter smile and finally said, “Since Senior Sister Yu doesn’t mind, it’s better to make it clear. After all, we’ll be bandmates from now on.”
“You’re exaggerating. In my first year, I might have been sensitive about my talent being stripped, but after a whole year of adjustment and that orchestra split incident, I can face myself calmly now,” Yu Mowen said, shaking her head.
‘Even her name means “Don’t Ask,” but now she says it’s okay to ask.’
Mu Yanxi tried to ask a question that wouldn’t easily upset her. “Senior Sister Yu, you said your Music Path talent was crippled, but from what I just heard, your playing and singing are clearly very good. They don’t seem affected at all…”
Get revenge for her.