Chapter 58: The Anomaly of Shui Yunyue

"Master, what is the strength of that Yin Soul?" Luo Yexi asked with some interest on the way home.

"It was nothing more than a few Yin Souls at the Qi Refining stage; even the strongest one was only at the late stage of Qi Refining," Lingyun said with a smile.

"Qi Refining stage, what kind of strength is that?" Luo Yexi asked with some interest.

"Late Qi Refining is a classification of a cultivator's strength. Qi Refining is equivalent to Yellow Tier strength. After Qi Refining comes Foundation Establishment, which is equivalent to Mysterious Tier strength, and your current Earth Tier is equivalent to the Fusion stage," Lingyun explained.

"So it was only Yellow Tier strength. It seems I worried for nothing," Luo Yexi shrugged.

A week had passed since Lingyun broke the Feng Shui Array in Huang Luo's corporate building. According to Huang Luo, there had been no more incidents of people jumping off the building for no reason. With the help of the original veterans of Haoyu Group, the company had gradually shaken off its predicament and begun to get back on track. At the same time, he was investigating who exactly had targeted his family's group and had already made some headway. However, these matters no longer had anything to do with Lingyun.

During this time, Luo Yexi also heard news from time to time about the senior student Shui Yunyue. However, this senior seemed a bit strange; after returning to school, she did not go to class, but instead visited several professors at the Music Academy one after another, as if she were investigating something.

"Hehehe, Yexi, look, Senior Shui Yunyue is walking toward our classroom," Xiao Xiaoxiao said, pulling on Luo Yexi's shoulder with an excited expression.

"Walking toward our classroom, what is there to be excited about? Maybe she's just passing by," Luo Yexi said, putting down the sheet music in her hand with a calm expression.

The welcome party was in a few days, and as one of the most important events at Huaxia University, Luo Yexi was treating it quite seriously. During this time, Chen Jing and Su Wanyue had found quite a few pieces of music for her to practice, but none of them really suited her heart. In the end, it was Lingyun who wrote a zither piece for her that finally allowed her to calm her mind and practice.

"No, no, look, she has already entered our classroom," Xiao Xiaoxiao was still full of excitement. "Ah, ah, ah, look, she is walking in our direction."

"In our direction?" Luo Yexi paused, and a white figure had already appeared before her.

Luo Yexi looked up, and a beautiful woman appeared before her. She wore a long white dress and no makeup on her face, yet she possessed a breathtaking beauty. However, the faint chill emanating from her made people want to keep their distance. Nevertheless, Luo Yexi felt a deeply hidden, cold aura from her, indicating that this woman was not an ordinary person, but a powerful Martial Artist.

"You are that Luo Yexi who was admitted to the Music Academy by exception?" the woman in white asked. "My name is Shui Yunyue; strictly speaking, I should be your senior."

"I wonder what business the senior has with me at this time?" Luo Yexi asked, putting down the sheet music in her hand.

"I previously visited several professors at the Music Academy, and they all spoke highly of your zither skills. I wonder if I might have the opportunity to exchange pointers with you?"

Shui Yunyue's words shocked everyone in the classroom. One had to know that Shui Yunyue was a famous Music Goddess in the Music Academy; for her to actually want to exchange zither skills with a junior was absolutely a huge deal.

Luo Yexi looked Shui Yunyue up and down. She also wanted to see just how high the zither skills of this senior, known as the Qin Fairy, really were: "It is my wish, I dare not decline!"

"Good, follow me!" Shui Yunyue turned and walked away.

Luo Yexi packed her things and followed behind Shui Yunyue. The two arrived in an empty room where two ancient zithers had already been placed.

"It seems the senior has already prepared everything, so let us begin," Luo Yexi said with a smile as she sat down in front of one of the zithers.

Shui Yunyue closed the door, shutting out everyone who was interested. As this place was usually a practice room, the soundproofing was quite good. Although the people outside the room were dying of curiosity, they never heard the sound of the zither from within.

After more than an hour, the two emerged from the practice room. A rare smile appeared on Shui Yunyue's face as she said to Luo Yexi, "Student Yexi, I look forward to our next exchange."

"I look forward to it as well, Senior. I have things to attend to, so I will be going first," Luo Yexi also said to Shui Yunyue with a smile.

Watching the two bid each other farewell, many gossiping students were scratching their heads, wanting to know the result of their contest, but the two seemed to have no desire to discuss that aspect and left the practice room directly.

At dinner, Luo Yexi told Lingyun about this matter. Lingyun asked Luo Yexi with a smile, "What was the result of your contest?"

"As for the result, I can only say it was a draw. I didn't use my full strength, and she also held back," Luo Yexi waved her hand. "However, Master, that is not the most important thing. Guess what I saw on her?"

"What thing? Could there be something on her that would interest you?" Lingyun asked.

"Hanging around her neck is a pendant," Luo Yexi said somewhat mysteriously.

"Could it be that there is something wrong with that pendant?" Lingyun asked.

"No, that pendant is not only identical to the Crystal I obtained earlier, but it also resonated with the Crystal you gave me. I suspect that it is also your item, Master. Moreover, this Shui Yunyue herself gives me an extremely strange feeling, as if, as if she doesn't seem like a living person," Luo Yexi answered with a serious expression.

"Is that so? It seems I should meet her when I have the time," a sharp glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes.

As the most famous student in the Music Academy, Shui Yunyue had her own independent dormitory.

At this moment, Shui Yunyue was sitting on her bed, her complexion looking extremely pale. In front of her, a gold and silver dual-colored Crystal floated in the air, constantly drawing in strands of Moon Radiance, which were continuously absorbed into her body. After a long while, a trace of color finally appeared on Shui Yunyue's face. After exhaling a long breath, her complexion returned to a rosy state, and the Crystal in front of her fell onto her chest.

"What exactly is the situation with that Luo Yexi today? Why did my Crystal react to her?" Shui Yunyue pondered in her heart, and a trace of panic appeared within her.

In reality, she should have died several years ago; at that time, she had been too eager for success while cultivating, leading to her internal energy spiraling out of control. If it hadn't been for the fact that she had chanced upon this Crystal before her death and triggered the power within it, which kept her life hanging by a thread, she would have long since ceased to exist in this world. Now that the Crystal had shown such a reaction, she could not help but be panicked.

"No, I must figure out why the Crystal reacted to that Luo Yexi!" For the sake of her own life, Shui Yunyue made a decision.