Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.
When Qin Di came to the Holy Drum Peak and saw Xue Shenggu again, he was shocked to find that the latter was already at the peak of Dao Fusing!
Xue Shenggu's face was flushed, and he laughed. "Qin Shidi, I'll teach you how to beat the drum now. When you master it, it will be the time for me to enter deep seclusion and prepare to advance to the Earth Immortal Stage!"
Qin Di smiled. "Congratulations on your great improvement, Senior Martial Brother Xue. I've prepared an Earth Immortal Pill for you. Although you might not need it, it's better to be prepared." He took out a small jade bottle and handed it to him.
Xue Shenggu took the jade bottle and sighed. "I won't say thank you. I'll teach you how to beat the drum now! "
From then on, Qin Di stayed at the Holy Drum Peak and focused on learning how to beat the drum. As the saying went, once you master a skill, you'll know a hundred skills. Because he was already a master of playing the zither, he also made rapid progress when learning how to beat the drum. It only took him five years to master all the techniques. With more practice, his drumming skills would not be inferior to Xue Shenggu's.
On the last day, when Qin Di was about to leave, he heard Xue Shenggu say, "Qin Shidi, from the east of the Spirit Mountain, down the Tongtian River, there is a huge sea called the 'Star Sea', and there is a Kui Ox Island! If you want the best drum, you should hunt it yourself and use the skin of the Kui Ox to make a Spirit Treasure Drum. That way, you won't waste your time learning drumming skills. "
Qin Di blinked and suddenly asked, "Senior Martial Brother Xue, can I ask you a question? As a drum, is there a difference between Yin and Yang? In other words, if I want to boost the spirit of immortals, should I use the Yang Drum? Should I use the Yin Drum to boost the morale of ghosts? "
Xue Shenggu was stunned for a moment before he said, "I know there's a saying that the One-Legged Beast is shaped like an ox, but it only has one leg. When it enters or leaves the water, there will be wind and rain. Its light is like the sun and the moon, and it has both Yin and Yang attributes. If the drum made from the skin on its back is called the Yang Drum, and the drum made from the skin on its abdomen is a bit weaker, but it's more effective against Yin spirits. Especially when matched with different drumsticks, the effect will be even more obvious. Perhaps such a drum should be called the Yin Drum."
Qin Di was very excited. He continued, "Senior Brother, tell me in detail. What kind of drumsticks should be used with these two types of drums?"
Sacred Drum Xue said, "The Yang Drum needs immortal spirit wood as drumsticks, and the highest grade is the bones of thunder beasts. The Yin Drum needs Yin Wood as the drumsticks, and the highest grade needs the Yellow Springs Ghost Bone! "
Qin Di was a little surprised. "Yellow Springs Ghost Bone? Can that thing be used to make drumsticks? It's so cold that I don't even dare to hold it for a while longer. "
Xue Shenggu glanced at him and said, "Junior Martial Brother has seen the Yellow Springs Ghost Bone? Who told you to take it empty-handed? Can't you make a pair of gloves? "
"Alright. Senior Martial Brother, where can I find Thunder Beasts? "
Xue Shenggu shook his head. "I heard that the local Thunder Beasts have already gone extinct. You'll have to go to the Spirit Realm to find them. "
"Then forget it. I'll go hunt Kui Niu first."
Xue Shenggu then gathered everyone to pass on the position of sect master to someone else.
The seclusion period to become an Earth Deity varied from person to person. On average, it would take three to four hundred years. Qin Di only took thirty years to easily become an Earth Deity. That was because he had accumulated too many laws! The 73 Dayan took a thousand years because his soul was flawed.
It would probably take at least three hundred years for Xue Shenggu to come out of seclusion. During such a long time, the Celestial Music Sect couldn't do without a sect master.
After some deliberation and discussion, the "Zither Fairy", who had been improving rapidly in recent years and was becoming more and more famous, and also Qin Di's master, Shi Yang, became the sect master of the Celestial Music Sect.
After that, Xue Shenggu went into seclusion. He probably wouldn't become a sect master again after coming out of seclusion.
For the seventy-two unorthodox groups, once a cultivator became an Earth Deity, their status would become transcendent. Very few people would work as a sect master.
The Four Great Sects were different. Their sect masters were all Earth Deities, or else they wouldn't be able to convince the masses.
As for the Nine Great Orthodox Sects, half of the Sect Leaders were Earth Immortals. This was also the reason why the overall strength of the sects was relatively strong. There were more Earth Immortals in the sects, and as the tide rose, the boat rose, and so there were Earth Immortal Sect Leaders.
As one of the Nine Great Orthodox Sects, the Four Divine Sect didn't have many Earth Deities. However, they chose Qin Di, an Earth Deity, to be the sect master because he was too young and had a lot of time to squander. Also, he was powerful and famous. He was well-versed in the four arts of cultivation. He was the best choice for the sect master. Even if it was someone else, most of the disciples wouldn't agree.
Also, Qin Di hadn't been the sect master for a long time, so he didn't feel bored. Therefore, after becoming an Earth Deity, he didn't change much.
A few days later, a spirit boat flew down from the Immortal Mist Peak.
Qin Di and Jiang Yunmu sat on the spirit boat.
Jiang Yunmu had already returned to his natural state after cultivating the Fiendgod Body Refining Art. His huge body had shrunk to about eight feet. He looked just a bit taller than an ordinary person. He wasn't as shocking as he used to be.
The two sat on the Heaven Piercing Boat and went down the river, heading straight for the Star Ocean.
There were many islands in the Star Ocean. It wasn't easy to find Kui Island.
Therefore, Qin Di stopped on an inhabited island. This island was called Lucky Star Island. It had a circumference of five hundred miles. It didn't look big, but it was very important. It was one of the islands that cultivators had to pass on their way to the Spirit Mountain. From the east to the west to the Lucky Star Island, even if they had walked two-thirds of the sea, the sea behind it wouldn't be as dangerous. Therefore, this island was given such a name.
The two restrained their auras and only revealed the strength of Nascent Soul cultivators. They walked around the island. In the end, they discovered that there were many people living on the island. All kinds of facilities were available. There was even a Tianbao Hall, and it wasn't small.
Qin Di walked into Tianbao Hall and chatted with the people in the store. He learned about the nearby situation and bought a map of the Star Ocean.
However, he couldn't find Kui Island after looking around on the map.
He called the girl in charge of reception at the counter and asked, "I'm looking for Kui Island. Why isn't it on the map?"
The girl was a little surprised. She went inside and called out to a grey-robed old man.
The old man walked over and said with a smile, "Dear customers, the map we sell only shows the islands that cultivators pass by on their journey to the west. The other islands are very dangerous, so they aren't marked on it. "
Qin Di asked, "Then do you have a more comprehensive map?"
The old man looked at him and said, "We do, but it's very expensive. We, Tianbao Hall, spent a lot of effort to mark it. "
Qin Di said, "Give me one. We can negotiate the price."
"I'm sorry, dear customer. That kind of map costs 500 kilograms of Essence Crystals. Moreover, it can only be seen by one person. Once the divine sense is mixed, it will activate the self-destruct mechanism. "
Qin Di didn't want to bargain with the other party, so he said, "Forget it. Give me one. It's fine if it's expensive."
The old man went inside for a while. When he came out again, he took out a jade slip and said, "This is the map of the Star Ocean. Dear customer, you want to go to Kui Island? I have to remind you that there are many high-level demonic beasts near Kui Island. Some of them are not inferior to human Earth Immortals. So, you should call a few experts and prepare well before you go. It's best to have cultivators above the Earth Immortal level to go with you. Otherwise, you might not be able to come back. "
Qin Di scanned the jade slip with his divine sense and said, "I understand. Thank you for reminding me."
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