Chu Chen looked at the zither mountain behind the bamboo forest and felt like it was a huge monster.
Shi Yuyan, dressed in a snow-white robe, continued to introduce the first task to the apprentices — making a zither.
"The zither looks very simple, but its structure is mysterious and requires a certain level of craftsmanship. If your skills are not up to par, I'm afraid you won't even be able to play the zither, so everyone needs to learn."
All of the cultivators listened very carefully, afraid that they would miss a single word or two.
"I've already collected and sorted out the zither making techniques, principles, and other knowledge. As long as you follow the instructions here and understand the zither's basic structure and principles, it won't be difficult to make it. "
Won't be difficult?
Chu Chen couldn't help but shake his head. He gradually had a vague idea in his heart. This witch shouldn't have changed. She must have a motive for teaching everyone how to play the zither.
However, Chu Chen still couldn't find out what it was. Whatever, everyone just took what they needed.
She taught the zither with a motive, and he learned the zither by passing by.
"Of course, everyone's talent, perception, and personality are different, so the zithers they make will also be different. You can choose the materials and combine them into your own personal zither tools. All the materials are basically available in this zither mountain."
As soon as Shi Yuyan's voice fell, she waved her hand, and a white light rushed out, transforming into snow-white jade slips that flew in front of everyone.
Chu Chen reached out and grabbed his own jade slip. As he urged his spiritual power to pour into it, a pale white halo rushed out, transforming into a lifelike three-dimensional light shadow of a zither in the void.
This ancient zither was made up of spiritual light. It was sparkling and translucent, and every minute structure of the ancient zither was marked out in detail.
Chu Chen reached out and touched the strings of the zither, and a list of information suddenly appeared: North Sea Silk, Green Wood Bamboo Fiber, Red Tail Fox Tail Hair … all of them were materials to make zither strings.
He reached out and touched the zither, and a row of detailed information also appeared.
Scorched Tail Parasol Tree, Ten Thousand Year Dragon Cypress, Red Blood Red Pine, and so on.
The materials to make each part of the zither were listed in great detail.
If he clicked on the listed words, it would even show where the materials could be obtained.
The zither manufacturing method inside … was too detailed!
Chu Chen exclaimed in his heart. He had to admit that this small jade slip could be said to be the epitome of zither craftsmanship. It seemed that this Shi Yuyan could indeed be called a zither master. Just this small jade slip alone was probably worth a lot of money.
"Ai, I've seen this kind of grey ancient cypress before … How about it, let's go look for it together! “
"Sure, the materials needed to make this zither are quite a lot. The more people there are, the better."
"We can forget about the Northern Sea Silk, but I've seen a type of Green Crystal Silk produced from a strange silkworm. It's half a foot long, and its entire body is emerald green. The silk is like jade crystal. It should be a good material for making zither strings. I know its habits, so it should be easy to find."
"Oh? Let's go up the mountain and take a look … "
…
After studying for a while, everyone quickly began to form small groups of twos and threes, preparing to go into the mountains together to search for zither materials.
Duan Qing, the black-clothed youth Zhao Qin, and the charming yellow-clothed Liu Xian 'er walked together.
The ill-fated old man Gu Sihuang, the prideful young miss Zhao Yue, and the shy and introverted white-clothed girl Qi Xin Rou also formed a small group.
In addition, the handsome red-clothed man, Feng Wu, was alone. His body emitted a strong cold aura, as if it came from the Ghost Mansion of the Netherworld, which made people not dare to approach him.
Ouyang Yun had a proud expression and was full of confidence, disdaining to be in the same group as others.
"Hey, you're called Chu Chen, right?"
A clear voice sounded out, jolting Chu Chen awake from his deep thoughts.
He looked up and saw Zhao Yue waving at him, pretending to be amiable.
"How about it? Are you interested in joining our group to search for zither materials? Although your talent in the zither is very high, your cultivation is too low. Joining our group will be safer. Everyone will take what they need. "
"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Sister Zhao, but I'm already used to working alone."
Chu Chen shook his head indifferently and politely declined.
Zhao Yue snorted coldly, "Just because your zither heart is good, your heart is higher than the sky. Heh, do you really think we want you to join us?"
After she finished speaking, she turned and left, which made Chu Chen stunned. This young miss' temper was really bad.
Shi Yuyan, in her fluttering white clothes, pointed in the direction of the Zither Mountain's entrance.
"From now on, I'll give you twenty-four hours."
Her cold voice drifted in the bamboo forest.
"If you can't make a zither suitable for yourself within twenty-four hours, then you have no fate with the Zither Dao. You don't need to continue learning from me and lose the qualification to be an in-name disciple."
"Twenty-four hours?"
All the cultivators were shocked when they heard this. They calculated with their fingers. In just two days, they had to make a zither. How could this be easy?
One had to know that zithers were not made into tables or benches. They just had to chop wood into pieces and put them together.
Every structure and every part of the zither was extremely delicate.
The same string, tied in different places, and the position of the slots were slightly different, so the tone played would be completely different.
Although there was a very detailed production guide, they were all a group of rookies.
A group of rookies had to make a zither from scratch in two days. This requirement was really too harsh.
Since Shi Yuyan had already made it so clear, even if the cultivators were unwilling, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.
Immediately, the cultivators began to divide up the work. In a small team, one person went to look for the strings, and the other person went to look for the zither body. In this way, all the raw materials to make the zither were gathered, and then they would polish and refine it together.
Chu Chen didn't pay attention to the crowd and went on his way alone.
Chu Chen's figure was like lightning, and he quickly passed through the vast bamboo forest.
After running for another hundred miles, he finally left the bamboo forest. A boundless green forest came into view, causing Chu Chen to subconsciously stop.
This was a vast primitive forest. Huge trees towered into the sky, and gusts of wind blew. They lined up on an ancient mountain.
This was the Zither Mountain that Shi Yuyan had mentioned!
At the entrance to the forest in the mountainside, two particularly huge half-withered and half-thriving ancient trees occupied the left and right sides, as if they were two guardian gods guarding the entire forest.
At a glance, the entire ancient forest was verdant and lush. Endless green leaves gathered into a sea, covering the entire sky.
This ancient mountain was several thousand feet tall, and the entire mountain was covered by the ancient forest.
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