Qin Di piloted the Flying Ship and flew towards the north. Every time he came across a city, he would stop to take a look and broaden his horizons. He wanted to understand the customs and practices of the Spiritual Realm.
He found that the cities here were basically made up of cultivators. The City Lords were usually ninth-stage Spirit Immortals, or even peak-stage Spirit Immortals. Some of the City Lords could even be Heaven Immortals who stayed behind. However, these Heaven Immortals were usually just nominal, because they had to hide in a specific space to cultivate, and could not stay outside for long periods of time.
Qin Di did not have the chance to meet these people personally, but he still wanted to collect as much information as possible.
It seemed that to support a faction, there must be a ninth-stage Spirit Immortal faction.
However, he was only a ninth-stage Earth Immortal, and had not yet stepped into the threshold of Spirit Immortal. The difference was not small! It was not easy to support the Four Divine Sect and make it flourish.
On the way, Qin Di saw branches of the Lingxiao Hall in many main cities. They were either simple immortal palaces or martial arts centers that trained low-level disciples. It seemed that the scale of the Lingxiao Hall was larger than he had imagined, and it felt as if it was everywhere.
He also saw the Qing Emperor Palace, the White Emperor Palace, the Red Emperor Palace, and the Black Emperor Palace, but he did not see the Yellow Emperor Palace. He did not know why.
And some large sects were often located on high mountains. The mountains, together with the surrounding tens of thousands of miles, all belonged to the sects' sphere of influence. If a disciple from the outside entered, he had to report in time. Otherwise, if he was found, he might be treated as a spy.
On the many mountains, Qin Di was surprised to find some temples and buildings, as well as some huge statues of Buddha heads. There were also many bald monks and ascetic monks. Clearly, there were Buddhist disciples in the Spiritual Realm.
Qin Di did not know how the Buddhist teachings and principles here were different from those of his previous life on Earth. He planned to get in touch with them when he had the chance.
Three months later, he flew to a place called "Phoenix Mountain." From afar, he heard beautiful and familiar celestial music. Looking at the map, he knew that this should be the territory of the Celestial Music Sect.
The Celestial Music Sect was also one of his sects, so he decided to stop and take a look.
He alighted from the flying ship and flew in the air. When he was within ten thousand miles of the Phoenix Mountain, he was stopped by a few patrolling Earth Immortal Cultivators.
One of the female cultivators in the lead was tall and slender. Her long hair fluttered in the wind. She widened her almond-shaped eyes and asked, "Immortal elder, may I ask which sect you are from? Why did you come to my Celestial Music Sect? "
Qin Di smiled and said, "I come from the Primordial World, so I can be considered a disciple of the Immortal Music Sect."
When the women heard this, they immediately surrounded him. "You ascended from the lower realm? Wow, that's not easy! I heard that after the collapse of the Spirited Mountain's Heavenly Pillar, it will be very difficult to ascend, right? "
"Senior Brother, please show us your identity token. If you are really a disciple of the Celestial Music Sect, we will bring you to the sect's Affairs Hall to report."
Qin Di took out the Celestial Music Sect's core elite disciple token. This was something he had obtained a long time ago in the Cloud Dream Swamp. Since he had made great contributions to the Celestial Music Sect, he could have long become an elder of the Celestial Music Sect. However, he had never changed his identity.
The female cultivator in the lead took the token and looked at it. She smiled and said, "Looking at the style of your token, you should be a disciple who cultivates Celestial Music. It is very rare for you to become a core elite disciple with a dual cultivation identity! Senior Brother, other than the Celestial Music Sect, do you have any other sect identities? "
Qin Di answered, "Other than the Celestial Music Sect, I am also a disciple of the Four Divine Sect."
The female cultivator blinked and said, "Four Divine Sect? Never heard of it. It seems to be a small sect from the Primordial World, right? "
Qin Di smiled bitterly and said, "That's right. The Four Divine Sect has not appeared in the Spiritual Realm yet, but in the future, it might become famous."
The women all smiled, clearly not believing his words.
"Senior Brother, are you preparing to establish your own sect? But you must know that the sects in the Spiritual Realm have basically solidified. It will not be easy to carve a bloody path out of them. "
"That's right. Even if you can establish a sect, you can only run it miserably. It will be very difficult to sustain it. I advise Senior Brother not to waste his time on that. Why not stay in the Celestial Music Sect and cultivate Celestial Music? Isn't that better? "
"How can a cultivator establish themselves in the world? Improving one's own cultivation is the most important, isn't it? "
Qin Di did not say much. He only smiled and said, "Junior Sisters, may I ask what the situation in the Celestial Music Sect is like now?"
The female cultivators led him forward as they answered, "Our sect is doing quite well. It is ranked 47th among the major sects in the Spiritual Realm. It can be considered a famous sect."
Qin Di was a little surprised. "Oh, the situation is not bad. It is much better than I expected. I wonder which Heaven Immortal is in the sect?"
"Hehe, Ancestral Master Shi Juan is still here."
"Ancestral Master Shi Juan?" Qin Di was even more surprised. He did not expect Shi Juan to be a Heaven Immortal. However, he did not know which stage of Heaven Immortal she was. It was not convenient for him to ask directly, but he knew that since she was a Heaven Immortal, she was not an ordinary person. No matter what, she was much more powerful than ordinary cultivators.
Qin Di remembered that in the ancient records of his previous life, Shi Juan was a great musician who could write generations of musical scores and create new songs to replace the ancient sounds. She had created a large number of new songs, including music of the four seasons, such as "Leaving Swan", "Ying Ping", "Tomorrow Morning", "Jiao Quan", "Zhu Hua", "Flowing Gold", "Shang Biao", "White Cloud", "Fallen Leaf", "Condensed River", "Flowing Shadow", "Heavy Cloud", and so on. These songs and music were novel in style. The tunes were light and lively, exquisite, and deep. They broke away from the old rules of Song and were loved by the common people at that time.
However, these were not the most famous ones. There was one thing that was worth mentioning, and that was the story of the "Decadent Voice".
Once, Shi Juan followed Duke Wei Ling on a visit to Jin. By the time they reached a place called Mulberry Room by the side of Pu River, the sky was already dark and they stayed in a nearby guest house. In the middle of the night, Duke Wei Ling suddenly heard someone playing the zither on Pu River, the sound of the zither faintly discernible. Duke Wei Ling thought that on a quiet night, facing the clear and crystalline Pu River, admiring the moon and listening to the zither was really a beautiful thing. Duke Wei Ling asked his attendants if they could hear the sound of the zither, but unexpectedly, no one heard any sound. Duke Wei Ling was very angry and ordered Shi Juan to come. Shi Juan hurried over and asked if he had any orders. Duke Wei Ling said, "I clearly heard someone playing the zither, but when I asked around, they said they didn't hear it. Maybe there's something wrong with their ears. I want you to remember it after you hear it, then play it for me! "Shi Juan immediately replied," Yes! "She sat down by the zither table and listened quietly. Duke Wei Ling and his attendants went to sleep, but Shi Juan was still sitting in front of the window.
Early the next morning, Shi Juan told Duke Wei Ling, "I've already memorized the music, but I still need to practice it. Please stay for another day! "Duke Wei Ling expressed his agreement. After a day, Shi Juan played the music for Duke Wei Ling, and unexpectedly, it was exactly the same as what he heard on Pu River. Duke Wei Ling was very happy.
When they arrived at Jin, Duke Ping hosted a banquet for them. After three rounds of wine, Duke Wei Ling proudly said to Duke Ping, "This time I came, I brought a new piece of music. Now, let my musician, Shi Juan, play it for you! "Duke Ping replied," Okay! " Shi Juan immediately adjusted the zither strings, and in front of everyone, she played the song that she had just learned from Pu River.
She had only played halfway when Duke Ping's musician, Shi Kuang, stood up in excitement and covered Shi Juan's zither strings, saying, "This is the music of a country's demise, you can't listen to it!"
His words caused everyone to look at each other, they didn't know why Shi Kuang said this.
Duke Ping asked Shi Kuang, "Where did this come from?"
Shi Kuang said, "This song is the 'Decadent Music' that was popular during the time of King Zhou of Yin, and it was composed by Shi Yan. King Zhou of Yin indulged in wine and women all day long, and indulged in this kind of music. He lived a corrupt life, and didn't care about politics, and in the end, his country fell. After King Zhou of Yin died, Shi Yan hugged his zither and fled to Pu River, and someone saw him drown himself in the water. Shi Juan, you must have heard this song on Pu River, right? "
Shi Juan nodded in surprise.
Duke Ping didn't care, however, and said, "I'm already old, and my favorite thing in life is music. Let go, and let Shi Juan finish playing. "Shi Kuang had no choice but to raise his hand, and let Shi Juan continue playing. At the end of the song, Shi Kuang said, "This kind of decadent music is weak, and because King Zhou of Yin listened to it, his country fell. My lord should take this as a warning, and not repeat King Zhou's mistakes! "
In the end, Duke Ping didn't listen, and in the end, his country fell.
This was the story of the 'Decadent Music' that Qin Di knew. He didn't know what kind of person the celestial immortal Shi Juan was, nor did he know what relationship Shi Juan had with the Decadent Music, but since Shi Juan was able to become a celestial immortal, it meant that his cultivation in celestial music was very high, and he could be the pillar of the Celestial Music Sect.
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