Shi Lu landed from the sky and stood under a big tree, explaining to Qin Di, "Qin Shidi, look at these spruce trees. Each one is so thick, but it doesn't mean that the thicker the tree, the higher the grade. Real immortal spirit wood knows how to hide and won't let you see through it easily. That's why it's a headache every time we come to choose fir trees. "
Qin Di smiled. "Senior Sister, don't you have the Immortal Sound Needle? Just poke each tree once, won't it be fine? "
Shi Lu laughed. "If only it were that easy! Qin Shidi, you might not know this, but even immortal spirit wood can't be used to make zithers everywhere. The sound of wood near the ground is muddy, not clear, and not crisp; near the treetops, the sound is too floating. So it's best to choose the middle section. But that's the requirement for mortals to make zithers. For us immortal cultivators, the requirements are higher. We have to choose the real heart of wood, the soul of wood, to make a good zither. "
Qin Di nodded. "I've heard of that, but it's not easy to find a heart of wood."
Shi Lu sighed. "That's right. Not every tree has a heart of wood, and those with a heart of wood may not be of a high grade. With so many trees, using the Immortal Sound Needle to test them one by one is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. Besides, these fir trees are very hard, and the Immortal Sound Needle is just a stone, so it can't poke the heart of the tree. So it's very difficult here. "
"Then how did we choose spirit wood before?"
"We can only rely on wood-element cultivators to communicate with the trees. But for trees, this is a matter of life and death. They won't tell you the truth if they don't have the time. Only under special circumstances with good luck can we find immortal spirit wood. For example, if a tree is too high-profile and makes the surrounding trees jealous, they may tell us. But the best immortal spirit wood often has great prestige, and is even the ancestor of the other trees, surrounded by many descendants, and it knows how to hide, so it's very difficult to pick it out! Qin Shidi, it's up to you now! You have to help your Senior Sister! Look at me, I'm already at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, yet I don't even have a suitable Spirit Treasure. If word of this gets out, how embarrassing would it be! "
Qin Di was a little surprised. "Senior Sister, you are the Sect Leader. How can you not have a spirit treasure?"
Shi Lu smiled helplessly. "There are spirit treasures, but they all belong to the sect. It couldn't be helped. Good musical instruments were too rare, and it was impossible for everyone to have one. Otherwise, our Celestial Music Sect's strength will increase by many times! "
Qin Di looked at the countless trees in front of him and said, "Senior Apprentice Sister, wait a moment. Let me stand on a treetop and look at the aura for a moment. I'll see if I can find any immortal spirit wood."
"So Qin Shidi knows the Aura Divination Technique. No wonder he's so powerful!"
Qin Di flew in the air and communicated with the little peach tree in his stomach. After a while, he got the news: "There are more immortal spiritual trees on this island! The highest is a seventh-stage spirit immortal, but there's only one. There's also a sixth-stage spirit immortal, two fifth-stage spirit immortal, three fourth-stage spirit immortal, and even more below third-stage spirit immortal. "
Qin Di thought, "The spiritual energy here is indeed rich. In addition, the Celestial Music Sect is blind, so these immortal spiritual trees are becoming more and more shrewd. One by one, they escaped and lived freely here. Now that I'm here, your good days are coming to an end! "
After a while, he turned to Shi Lu and said, "Senior Apprentice Sister, I've seen it. What stage do you want it to be? "
Shi Lu's eyes lit up. "Second-stage? Third-stage? Did you find fourth-stage immortal spiritual trees? "
Qin Di remembered that Master Shi Yang only had a fifth-stage zither, so he said, "I saw a sixth-stage and two fifth-stage immortal spiritual trees! There were also three third-stage and fourth-stage immortal spiritual trees! There were even more second-stage and third-stage immortal spiritual trees! "
Shi Lu was excited. Suddenly, blood rushed to her head. Her body swayed in the air and she almost fell.
"Junior Apprentice Brother, are you sure? How can there be so many immortal spiritual trees? Oh my god, let me think, how many should I cut down … "
She frowned, her expression was both excited and troubled. After a while, she made up her mind. "Junior Apprentice Brother, point them out for me! If we cut down four, we can make four zithers. You and I will each have one, and the other two will be useful to me! "
"Okay, Senior Apprentice Sister, come with me."
Qin Di pointed out a Tier 6 and two Tier 5 immortal spiritual trees, and picked out a Tier 4 immortal spiritual tree, which he considered as keeping for himself. He was also self-aware and knew that he was only qualified to have the lowest grade zither. He thought that this was already not bad. Not only was he able to obtain a fourth level zither, he could also learn how to play the zither from his senior sister. This was a rare opportunity.
Shi Lu was not a wood cultivator, so she had no sympathy for these trees. She cut down the four trees and put them in her storage ring. Then, she flew back to Jade Zither Island with Qin Di.
"Junior Apprentice Brother, don't be anxious. These trees can't be used for the time being. They have to be processed and dried before you can play the zither. The processing method is simple and it's in the jade scroll that Master gave you. Take a look and you'll know. After the wood is processed and the heart is dug out, I'll have to ask Master. I'll call you over when it's time to make the zither. "
"Thank you, Senior Apprentice Sister!"
Thereafter, Qin Di arrived at the north side of Jade Zither Island and found the Thunder Tribulation Valley.
There was a tall and thin lightning tree in the Thunder Tribulation Valley that could summon lightning from the heavens. It was a place for high-level cultivators to learn lightning techniques.
When Qin Di arrived at the valley, he saw a Nascent Soul sitting under the lightning tree, practicing the Heaven Blasting Thunder technique.
He did not dare to get too close and bowed to the other party from afar before taking out his pill cauldron.
Thereafter, bolts of lightning descended from the heavens one after another. It was much faster than the tribulation in the outside world.
Ah Ding, the little guy, was also constantly growing as a device spirit. He was very childish when he was just a first-stage spirit treasure, but now he had become a lot more sensible. Moreover, he had a tough character. He didn't even make a sound when he was accepting the thunder tribulation.
However, it was different for some Artifact Spirits such as the Mountain Driving Whip. Each time it underwent the Thunder Tribulation, it would shriek like a pig being slaughtered.
The more Qin Di came into contact with these Spirit Treasures, the more he felt that Heaven's creations were really unique. Each Spirit Treasure had its own personality, just like a child.
Two hours later, the Thunder Tribulation ended and the pill cauldron advanced to Grade 4 Spirit Treasure. It looked even more ancient.
After Qin Di returned to his cave abode, he went to see Ao Ying daily to learn how to play the zither.
Ao Ying's personality fluctuated greatly. At times, she was more mature and at other times, childish. She was usually magnanimous but when she was angry, she was stubborn. Fortunately, she was very serious in teaching, so Qin Di did not find it difficult to get along with her.
On this day, he went to Ao Ying's cave abode again. When he got close, he saw two people standing outside the cave abode. One of them was tall and slender, and his back was bent like a large shrimp. The other was broad and looked like a crab. The two were holding a pile of items in their hands. There was also a pile of gift boxes on the ground. They stood at the door and said softly, "Princess, open the door. I have been ordered to bring you something!"
Ao Ying's voice came from the cave abode. "Take it back. I don't care about it!"
"This is the prince's gift. Princess, you should accept it. Otherwise, I can't report back."
"Get out! Get out! I don't care whether you can report back or not! "
The two at the door were in a dilemma. When they saw Qin Di coming, they seemed to see a savior. They bowed to Qin Di and said, "Sir, please help to persuade the princess. Let her not make things difficult for me, okay?"
Qin Di looked at the two, then looked at the closed cave abode. He simply turned around and walked back.
As a result, he didn't go far when he heard Ao Ying's voice. "Qin Qiong, where are you going? When it's time to learn the zither, how can you be like this? You have no perseverance at all! "
Qin Di had to walk back. At this time, the door of the cave abode opened. The two stood with all kinds of gifts in their hands and bowed.
"Princess, please accept it."
Ao Ying seemed to not want to have further disputes because of Qin Di's presence, so he said, "Throw it in the corner. Go back and don't come here again!"
"Yes, yes, I know!"
The two entered the cave abode, put down the gifts, and then went out quietly. They did not forget to salute Qin Di. "Thank you very much!"
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