Chapter 502: Ambush on Ten Sides

Qin Mingyue couldn't help it anymore, squeezed Long Xuan out of his seat, excitedly stroked the seven-stringed zither, randomly pulled out a seven-stringed zither score, and played it with itchy hands.

And the zither score she randomly pulled out was "Eight Tones of Heavenly Dragon".

Not long after, a melodious and pleasant zither piece sounded in the room, the zither sound was pleasant, and the lingering sound curled around the beams, and Long Xuan listened intoxicated.

It must be said that Qin Mingyue's zither playing level is really high. Clearly, it was the first time she came into contact with the seven-stringed zither, but she was able to change her previous habits and play it without any awkwardness, and she didn't play a single place wrong.

Such musical talent, even Long Xuan envied it very much.

"What a beautiful zither sound, what a deep artistic conception!" Di Xin walked in slowly from outside the door, looking at the seven-stringed zither under Qin Mingyue's hands, her pupils shrank instantly.

"Are you going to make trouble again?" Di Xin looked at Long Xuan with an extremely solemn gaze and said.

She was afraid of destroying this beautiful zither sound. At this time, she was transmitting her voice with her soul.

At this time, she was really shocked. This kid Long Xuan actually created the seven-stringed zither path again and became the ancestor of a path again.

She knew too well what kind of earth-shattering changes the two extra sounds in the musical temperament of this world would bring to this world.

First of all, all Sound System Gu insects would be collectively strengthened once, and all Gu cultivators who cultivated the Sound Path would also usher in a brand new era. The Sound Path of this world would usher in a big revolution, and all Gu cultivators who cultivated the Sound Path would become beneficiaries.

And the one who caused all this was actually just this playful kid in front of her. With his own strength, he strengthened a profession. This kind of thing was not the first time he had done it.

"I want to refine a Sound System Gu insect and need a zither master to play the zither to help. That's why I passed these seven classic zither pieces to her, which can be considered cheap for her."

"Undoubtedly, the Gu insects refined from seven-stringed zither scores must be stronger than the Gu insects refined from five-stringed zither scores."

"Are you interested in refining a Sound System Gu insect too?" Long Xuan chatted.

"It's not that easy. Refining seven-sound scale Gu insects requires corresponding music. Although you have created the seven-sound scale, seven-sound scale music needs a certain period of accumulation to appear on a large scale in this world."

"By the time the new Sound Path system music reaches its peak, I don't know what level I will have grown to."

"Wait until the new Sound Path ushers in its peak, then I will refine this kind of Gu insect." Di Xin said with some lack of interest.

Hearing this, Long Xuan's mouth slowly hooked.

Seven-sound scale music? He possesses the wealth of a world, and the music of this kind in his mind is more than he can count.

The seven zither pieces he took out didn't even count as a fraction in his mind. He really wasn't short of music for the new Sound Path system.

A zither piece is short-lived. Not long after, this "Eight Tones of Heavenly Dragon" ended. After the piece, the lingering sound curled around the beams, and several people listened intoxicated.

Long Xuan only wanted to evaluate one sentence at this time: This piece should only be in the sky, and it is rare to hear it a few times in the world.

Qin Mingyue gently stroked the zither strings, closed her eyes tightly, and was still immersed in the beautiful sound and couldn't extricate herself.

"Good to hear! Come again!"

Long Xuan clapped his hands excitedly, and the huge applause interrupted the mood that Qin Mingyue had brewed.

She opened her eyes and rolled her eyes at this guy fiercely.

"The playing method of the seven-stringed zither makes me very uncomfortable, so this zither piece has many flaws."

"I need to practice for a period of time to play these seven zither pieces perfectly."

"These seven zither pieces are all war types, which are just suitable for refining Curse Seal Gu."

"When the time comes, I will play it myself to help you refine the Curse Seal Gu."

"I am very much looking forward to seeing just how strong a Curse Seal Gu with seven curse seals truly is!"

Qin Mingyue's eyes sparkled; she was impatient to see just how powerful a Gu worm refined through the New Music Path could be.

"Then I'll leave it to you!" Long Xuan said with a smile.

……

Time flowed leisurely, and in a flash, a month passed.

In the bedroom, after writing the three large characters "Long Xuan Zhe" on a piece of paper, Long Xuan put down his pen and paper and stretched his body in a long, satisfying yawn.

After a month of effort, he had finally succeeded in researching the seven-tone version of the Curse Seal Gu. Don't let the one-month duration fool you; if converted into the time he spent in the Soul Study, he had no idea how long he had actually been at it.

Fortunately, hard work pays off; after enduring a period of loneliness, he had finally managed to grind out the formula for the new version of the Curse Seal Gu.

Now that the formula was complete and the materials had been collected, he could officially begin refining the Curse Seal Gu.

Long Xuan clenched his fists in excitement. Thinking of the new Curse Seal Gu's powerful ability to directly increase one's cultivation by one and a half realms without side effects, he felt an itch in his heart and couldn't wait to refine it immediately.

"After a month of practice, with Qin Mingyue's talent, she should have mastered these seven zither pieces to perfection, right?"

Long Xuan murmured to himself, then immediately pushed open the door and walked out with a smile.

Qin Mingyue had recently become obsessed with the path of the seven-stringed zither and practiced every day. She seemed to have become addicted to playing it; these past few days, the melodious sound of the seven-stringed zither on the island had never ceased.

Even now, the zither music still lingered on the island. Following the sound, Long Xuan soon found Qin Mingyue.

Looking at Qin Mingyue, who was sitting on a rock playing the zither, Long Xuan was startled.

The Zither Gu in her hands had clearly been five-stringed, but now, who knew when it had changed into a seven-stringed one.

Playing the zither with a Zither Gu and playing it with a dead object were two completely different concepts. Playing with a Zither Gu could unleash all sorts of incredible effects based on the music. At this moment, as Qin Mingyue played, strange phenomena frequently appeared around her.

The piece she was currently playing was "Ambush on Ten Sides." The phenomenon it produced was a scene of a battlefield that fit the mood: thousands of troops and horses were everywhere, filled with a murderous aura. The tense atmosphere of the battlefield was suffocating, and the scene was exactly that of being ambushed on all sides.

In Long Xuan's line of sight, sand and stones were flying around Qin Mingyue. Amidst the dust, there were black-armored soldiers holding weapons everywhere—some with bows, some with shields, some with blades—and vast waves of black-armored cavalry were pressing in, overwhelming everything. Under the trampling of the horses' hooves, the earth itself was shaking violently.

Everywhere was filled with the sounds of battle, and the surrounding army was countless. The black-armored soldiers surrounded her layer upon layer; the black armor stretched as far as the eye could see, like an ambush on ten sides. It was impossible to break through the heavy encirclement, filling one's heart with despair.

Seeing such a terrifying phenomenon, Long Xuan was completely shocked. The Zither Gu could actually manifest the scenes depicted by the music.

At this moment, he could clearly perceive that the scene manifested by the Zither Gu was absolutely real. One must never think it was an illusion; once truly injured by the weapons of a million-strong army, one would really die.

"Is this the terrifying ability of the Zither Gu?" A look of deep shock appeared in Long Xuan's eyes.

He still remembered Qin Mingyue telling him that every piece of music would grant the Zither Gu an additional powerful ability.

Clearly, the scene of the million-strong army before him was the ability the Zither Gu possessed after hearing "Ambush on Ten Sides."

By bringing seven-stringed zither music to this world, the first thing he had strengthened was this Zither Gu, and Qin Mingyue had become the greatest beneficiary.

Suddenly, the music reached its climax. The tempo became rapid, and the tense atmosphere was pushed to the limit.

In an instant, Long Xuan suddenly felt the army begin to move. Dense volleys of arrows, countless blades and spears, powerful warhorses, and cold chariots charged toward him frantically.

The earth was shaking violently. Long Xuan felt cold sweat streaming down his forehead. At this moment, he finally experienced the feeling of being surrounded by crisis, smelling the scent of death.

It felt as if the charging army could easily tear him into pieces.

No sooner said than done, just as the iron hooves of the warhorses were about to reach him and trample him,

the music suddenly vanished. With the disappearance of the music, the thousands of troops and horses before him suddenly turned into wisps of black smoke and vanished into thin air.

The sky cleared up once again, windless and cloudless, calm and peaceful, as if the terrifying scene from just a moment ago had never happened.

Long Xuan let out a long breath, slowly coming back to his senses, and exclaimed: "What a terrifying phenomenon, what an 'Ambush on Ten Sides'!"

"Once this piece is played, it can summon thousands of troops and horses. With the army in motion, I fear it has the power to slaughter cities and destroy nations! This move can completely become your trump card."

"Is this the terrifying power of the Zither Gu? It truly lives up to its reputation; no wonder it can be mentioned in the same breath as the powerful Chess Gu."

Qin Mingyue smiled slightly, her face blushing as she said: "It's not that my Zither Gu is strong enough; what's strong is the music. There are countless zither pieces in the world; do you really think all of them can allow the Zither Gu to possess such an ability?"

"It is because this piece of music is simply too classic that the Zither Gu has gained such a powerful ability."

"There are not many zither pieces that can grant the Zither Gu such terrifying abilities, or one could even say there are none. All known five-stringed zither pieces cannot compare to this one."

"The only things that can surpass this piece are seven-stringed zither pieces!"

"The appearance of seven-stringed zither music has undoubtedly raised the upper limit of the Zither Gu," Qin Mingyue said with an excited voice. (End of chapter)