Chapter 109

Half a month later, Quiet Forest Small Abode.

Under the old peach tree, Zhuang Buran and Shi Qingxuan sat opposite each other and talked.

"Sect Master Qing, Qingxuan has always wanted to ask, how exactly did you manage to grow a peach forest in such a short time? Don't tell me you've really become an immortal?"

"It's just an ordinary martial art, not worth mentioning."

"Rare, truly rare, that Sect Master Qing can also be humble."

"Miss Shi, you are skilled in medicine, flute art, lightness skills, and mechanism arts; although you haven't specifically practiced martial arts, you still have a martial arts cultivation that has reached the Innate Realm, which shows that your roots and comprehension perfectly inherited from Uncle Bi and the Evil King."

"Recently, I have comprehended a martial art that has quite a connection with you; I wonder if you are willing to learn it?"

"Since Sect Master Qing has calculated that Qingxuan doesn't like practicing martial arts, you should know that I have no obsession with the path of martial arts."

"Hehe, Miss Shi should be glad that you were born in this world where the Dao can be sought; therefore, not only can people enter the Dao through emotion and step out on the path of shattering the void, but they can also enter the Dao through music; after reaching the pinnacle, shattering is not just a fantasy."

"Sect Master Qing, don't tell Qingxuan that you have created a peerless martial art that enters the Dao through music during these days."

A hint of a smile appeared in Zhuang Buran's eyes:

"The 'Dao Heart Planting Demon Art' is divided into two volumes, upper and lower; the upper volume involves the method of practicing the Demon Seed and entering the Demon from the Dao, while the lower volume involves the method of entering the Dao from the Demon, emphasizing entering the Demon from the Dao and planting the Demon Seed in the Dao Heart, which can be said to be strange and peerless, and extremely dangerous and unpredictable."

"But having said that, this is a martial art that views all things as fluctuations; every blade of grass and every tree is a kind of fluctuation."

"Even the True Qi of ordinary martial artists is a fluctuation, while Innate True Qi is a higher-level and more subtle fluctuation because it can combine with a person's spirit."

"The Demon Seed born in the body is a fluctuation that transcends life and death, so it can do what people cannot, and it also views the void as a kind of fluctuation, so it can shatter and leave."

Shi Qingxuan frowned and said:

"Don't tell me you comprehended your so-called martial art of entering the Dao through music from the evil and vicious martial arts of the Demon Sect?"

"Isn't music the most beautiful fluctuation in the world?"

The youth in the blue shirt talked eloquently:

"The first chapter of the 'Dao Heart Planting Demon Art' is entering the Dao; first, practice the orthodox mental method of the Profound Gate to establish one's own Dao body and Dao heart, and the essence of the art I created is also among them, which is the subtle path of quietness, inaction, and letting things take their natural course."

"Using music as a carrier, I not only integrated the essence of the 'Dao Heart Planting Demon Art,' but also mixed in the various martial arts I have learned; it can be considered the culmination of my martial arts."

"This art is divided into four chapters: 'Spirit Tune,' 'Spirit Dance,' 'Spirit Sense,' and 'Spirit Flight.'"

"'Spirit Tune' is an internal art, with a total of twenty-two tunes, each corresponding to a meridian, driving the True Qi in the body through playing musical instruments to practice internal art."

"The human body has twelve regular meridians and eight extraordinary meridians, as well as two tunes specifically for communicating the Ren and Du meridians, so there are a total of twenty-two tunes, collectively named the 'Zhou Tian Spirit Flight Tune.'"

"At the beginning of practice, one must use these breathing methods to blow wind instruments such as flutes, xiao, yu, and sheng."

"Sect Master Qing, this art of yours sounds like it requires deep research into the path of music." Shi Qingxuan said pointedly:

"You look like you really don't have the unique bearing of someone of my path."

Zhuang Buran shook his head and laughed:

"Not to mention that I have studied the method of sound waves, I have also obtained the Buddhist 'Heavenly Ear Ability,' so it is only natural that I have quite a bit of research into music."

"Then play a tune and let me see if Sect Master Qing is really so omnipotent." Shi Qingxuan placed the long flute hanging from her waist in front of the youth in the blue shirt.

Zhuang Buran placed his hand on the stone table, not touching the long flute, but gently tapped the table with his fingertips, whispering:

"All things are my rhythm, wild horses enter my blowing; it is truly said that flowing water has no strings, and the listener has a heart."

"A person with a heart listens to stringless water, which is as leisurely as flowing water and has its own heavenly music; a person without a heart listens to a stringed zither, and even if Bo Ya were alive, it would be like playing to a cow."

"When I take my heart as the heart, heaven and earth can be used by me; borrow thunder as drums, gather wind and water as strings, use the earth's lungs as pipes to blow, and turn mountains and peaks into bells and chimes."

He suddenly gave an order:

"Wind rise!"

A strong wind rose suddenly, and the entire peach forest suddenly boiled; thousands of flower branches danced wildly in the wind, and the pink and white petals were rolled into the high sky, like a snow flying backward, and also like shattered clouds, surging across the sky.

The robes and long hair of the two people under the old peach tree moved with the wind.

At this moment, Shi Qingxuan stared blankly at the petals filling the sky, unable to say a word.

"Clouds surge!"

In an instant, the sky darkened, and thick clouds like ink surged and rolled over the peach forest.

"Thunder roar!"

With a "rumble," thunder roared deep in the dark clouds.

"Rain fall!"

Immediately, raindrops tapped gently on the branches and leaves, the sound fine and dense like whispers; the previous strong wind and heavy rain had already subsided, leaving only the lingering drizzle.

And under the old peach tree, a True Qi shield was raised, blocking the rain outside.

"Are you even human?" Shi Qingxuan said in astonishment:

"You actually unleashed the immortal art of calling wind and rain!"

Zhuang Buran said nonchalantly:

"Using music as a guide to drive all things is called the 'Wonderful Music Spirit Flight Sutra'; do you want to learn it?"

"If I learn it, can I also call wind and rain?" Shi Qingxuan asked curiously.

The youth in the blue shirt said noncommittally:

"The second chapter, 'Spirit Dance,' is for body techniques and moves; it is both dance and martial arts, requiring the True Qi of the Spirit Tune as a foundation; if the rhythm is appropriate, it can absorb any martial arts in the world and generate new changes."

"The third chapter, 'Spirit Sense,' is divided into three realms: human sound, earth sound, and heaven sound; it is a mental method of perceiving external objects through True Qi; the True Qi of the Spirit Tune is born from music and is very sensitive to sound; when practiced to a certain level, the practitioner should jump out of the circle of the 'Zhou Tian Spirit Flight Tune.'"

"Use the True Qi in the body to respond to the sounds of all things, perceive all things, and thus transcend the mundane and reach the Heavenly Dao."

"Once you reach the point where no matter how subtle or noisy the sound is, once it falls into your ears, you can distinguish it in detail and form your own logic."

Shi Qingxuan heard this, looked at the drizzle that was still falling, and immediately realized:

"You are using True Qi to respond to the sounds of all things, perceiving all things; after noticing the trend of the wind and rain that would appear, you used music to guide it, letting this wind and rain arrive in advance."

"Qingxuan is truly intelligent and didn't disappoint me; I am looking forward to you more and more." Zhuang Buran said happily:

"The fourth chapter, 'Spirit Flight,' can reach the realm of using music as a guide to drive all things; it is truly said that heaven and earth have rhythm, movement and stillness have methods, and the path of relaxation and speed is consistent; know the front and control the back, act according to the rhythm, and everything will hit the mark."

Shi Qingxuan heard this and felt even more clear and transparent:

"So that's it; all things in heaven and earth have their rhythm, and this rhythm includes changes such as movement and stillness, speed and slowness."

"And when these changes are consistent, it's like a piece of music; music has rhythm, martial arts also have rhythm; the more beautiful the music, the more unique the rhythm, the more brilliant the martial arts, and the more subtle the rhythm."

"When facing a set of martial arts, as long as you grasp the rhythm, you can infer the subsequent changes from the previous move."

Her clear eyes stared at the youth in the blue shirt:

"You just used this principle to turn all things into music, guiding and fueling the flames from it, letting this wind and rain fall one step ahead."

"Not bad; I only said it once, and you were able to draw inferences about other cases." Zhuang Buran said leisurely:

"When this art is practiced to the point of entering the hall, any weapon in the world can become a musical instrument, even heaven and earth are no exception."

"Only because the rhythm of the 'Spirit Tune' originates from Qi and blood, and the changes in human Qi and blood are connected to heaven and earth; therefore, following heaven and responding to people is just right for the Great Dao."

"And when 'Spirit Flight' is practiced, one can use one's own True Qi as a guide to drive others' True Qi, and can control any kind of True Qi in the world; in actual combat, one can control the opponent's True Qi flow, making the opponent's internal strength unable to function normally, or even use the opponent's True Qi for oneself, enhancing one's own strength."

"Is the essence of the 'Undying Seal Technique' mixed in here?"

"I never showed you the 'Undying Seal Technique.'" A look of realization appeared on Shi Qingxuan's face:

"It seems you comprehended the essence of this martial art through your fight with him."

Zhuang Buran raised the corners of his mouth and said:

"According to the rhythm of the 'Spirit Tune,' the mental method can be divided into five parts: first, listening to the wind, listening to the sound of weapons, and perceiving the movement trajectory and attack direction of the opponent's weapons through keen hearing."

"Second, breaking the rhythm, seeing through the opponent's move rhythm, and understanding the rhythm and rules of their attack."

"Third, disturbing the martial arts, disturbing the opponent's martial arts, and disrupting the opponent's rhythm, making their moves unable to be used smoothly."

"Fourth, entering the law, incorporating the opponent into one's own rhythm, making the opponent's actions controlled by oneself."

"Fifth, same music, making the opponent unable to be independent and only able to be manipulated by oneself."

"These five steps in sequence are collectively called the 'Five Laws of Stopping Conflict,' which also has the meaning of stopping conflict as martial arts; this should also quite suit your temperament of not liking to use martial arts."

Shi Qingxuan looked deeply at the youth in the blue shirt:

"Why did you suddenly want to teach me martial arts?"

"The deeper the understanding of the path of music in this art of mine, the faster the practice speed; I believe that with Qingxuan's attainments in the path of music, in two or three years, I'm afraid even the Evil King won't be your opponent."

Zhuang Buran said gloomily:

"For a strange woman like you who gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to die in the mountains and forests like this, wouldn't it be too much of a pity."

"I have always cherished talent; why don't I help you walk out on a path of shattering."

Shi Qingxuan also spoke in a gloomy tone:

"If you can't walk through, then die, right."

"I like you more and more; you are truly extremely intelligent." The youth in the blue shirt clapped his hands and laughed.

(End of chapter)