Little Qinglian's words were truly shocking.
Everyone knew Qing Xi was a heaven-favored daughter, not only possessing remarkable talent but also extraordinary fortune. She had dabbled in all ten arts of the Immortal Dao, with her mastery of music being the most outstanding. Even so, no one had expected her to be able to play "Wind Rises Over Daqing Mountain" with over six hundred layers of Profound Mystery. It was truly astonishing.
What did over six hundred layers of Profound Mystery mean?
Many couldn't even imagine it.
Because no one had ever heard it before. At the very least, up to this point, no one in the Great Northwest borderlands had been able to play "Wind Rises Over Daqing Mountain" with over six hundred layers of Profound Mystery.
Everyone was eager to hear what it felt like to play "Wind Rises Over Daqing Mountain" infused with over six hundred layers of Crimson Thunder Profound Mystery.
Unfortunately,
Qing Xi still needed to prepare for playing "Journey of Youth." Although this piece contained no Profound Mystery, in the entire Great Northwest, only Qing Xi could play "Journey of Youth" with true charm and evoke spiritual resonance in the audience. There was no second person. Ding Rui couldn't do it, Li Qianhua couldn't, Wei Chaoqun couldn't, Chiyu, and even Wuhen couldn't. Even Senior Kumu, who had once instructed the monarch, couldn't do it either.
"Brother Wuhen, can Miss Qing Xi really play 'Wind Rises Over Daqing Mountain' with over six hundred layers of Profound Mystery?"
In the pavilion, Flying Eagle, one of the Nine Dragons and Eighteen Elephants, asked quietly.
"At least that many, if not more."
"Miss Qing Xi is truly incredible!"
Among the youths of the Great Northwest, there was no one who didn't admire Qing Xi, and Flying Eagle was no exception. However, he had some self-awareness, knowing that there were far too many people who admired Miss Qing Xi, and it would never be his turn. So, he didn't even think of pursuing her. Moreover, in the field of music, he had no talent. Forget "Wind Rises Over Daqing Mountain"; even ordinary tunes, he couldn't play with any Profound Mystery.
"Chiyu, if you want to win Qing Xi's favor through music, I advise you to give up."
Wuhen said softly, "Qing Xi's attainments in music have long surpassed your imagination. Even if you practice for another hundred years, you won't win her favor."
Chiyu held great respect for Wuhen and asked, "Then what should I do?"
"Give up. Diligent cultivation is the proper path."
"But..." Chiyu wanted to say more, but the words stuck in his throat. In the end, he didn't speak, only gazing unwillingly at Qing Xi not far away.
"Don't think too much today. We still have an important matter to attend to."
"An important matter?"
Chiyu, Flying Eagle, and the others from the Changhong Branch didn't know what important matter Wuhen was referring to.
Wuhen smiled without answering, simply draining the wine in his cup. Then he looked toward a pavilion deep within the garden. Chiyu and the others followed his gaze and realized Wuhen wasn't looking at the pavilion itself, but at the person sitting inside—a man in white robes. They all recognized him; it was the so-called Young Lord Chiyan, Gu Qingfeng.
"Brother Wuhen, is the important matter you mentioned that so-called Young Lord Chiyan?"
Wuhen smiled faintly and asked, "What do you think? Is he the real Young Lord Chiyan or not?"
"He should be, right?"
Flying Eagle replied, "A few days ago at Little Fold Manor, I saw with my own eyes how he crushed a Nature Treasure into sand using only the strength of his hand, and then miraculously conjured an exquisite phoenix. I also saw clearly when he kicked Bi Lan. He truly possesses the Unbreakable Body and Absolute Power."
"Hah, the Unbreakable Body and Absolute Power—those are just legends. No one has ever seen them with their own eyes. Even whether the real Young Lord Chiyan has them is unknown."
Wuhen held a cup of wine and said, "Moreover, crushing a Nature Treasure only proves his Physical Body is formidable. Beyond that, it proves nothing. The real Young Lord Chiyan's Physical Body might be formidable, but someone with a formidable Physical Body isn't necessarily Young Lord Chiyan."
"But he has no special fortune, no treasure body. If it's not the Unbreakable Body, why is he so formidable?"
"That's the important matter I'm talking about."
Flying Eagle didn't understand, and neither did Chiyu.
"Whether he is Lord Chixiao's successor, I don't know and don't believe it. Whether he is the real Young Lord Chiyan, I also don't know and similarly don't believe it. But I do know why his Physical Body is so formidable!"
"Why?"
Wuhen narrowed his eyes, looking at Gu Qingfeng deep in the garden. "He has a Mystic Tortoise. That Mystic Tortoise's Physical Body is also indestructible. The Blackwind Twin Evils, the Wind Fiend Old Monster, and even Miss Anran from the Immortal Office took action but couldn't shake that Mystic Tortoise in the slightest. If my guess is correct, the reason his Physical Body is so formidable is definitely related to that Mystic Tortoise. And according to the news I received, he also claims to have drunk that Mystic Tortoise's blood."
An indestructible Mystic Tortoise?
Drinking its blood makes one's Physical Body exceptionally formidable?
Flying Eagle and Chiyu were utterly astonished. "Brother Wuhen, how do you know this?"
"Not only do I know, Li Qianhua also knows. Daozun Xuanxin of Wuse Mountain knows too, and he was present at the time. Precisely because of this, he stopped the people of Wuse Mountain from rashly taking action against that man surnamed Gu."
Wuhen roughly recounted the news he had gathered—the events involving Gu Qingfeng in the swamp earlier. When Flying Eagle heard that Gu Qingfeng had shouted once and sent the Blackwind Twin Evils sprawling, unable to get up, he could hardly believe his ears. He exclaimed in shock, "Could that Young Lord Chiyan really be that powerful?"
"Indeed."
"No wonder at Little Fold Manor, the Blackwind Eight Monsters were kneeling and presenting gifts. So that's why."
"Brother Wuhen, are you sure his formidable Physical Body is because he drank the blood of that indestructible Mystic Tortoise?"
Chiyu looked very excited.
"It should be about eighty or ninety percent certain."
Hearing Wuhen say this, Chiyu immediately understood what Wuhen meant by the important matter. He asked quietly, "Brother, when do we make our move?"
"No rush!"
"This matter can't be rushed. This man surnamed Gu's strength is unfathomable. With one shout, he can send the Blackwind Twin Evils sprawling. We absolutely cannot act rashly."
Wuhen pondered for a moment, then added, "Moreover, even if we are to act, we must first clarify one thing."
"What thing?"
"That is his identity—whether he is truly the real Young Lord Chiyan."
"Brother Wuhen, didn't you say someone who turned to ashes cannot come back to life? If so, why can't we confirm it?"
Flying Eagle said, "Besides, his formidable Physical Body comes from drinking the Mystic Tortoise's blood. It's not the Unbreakable Body or Absolute Power at all, and he's even less likely to be Young Lord Chiyan."
Chiyu stared venomously into the depths of the garden like a snake and said disdainfully, "Never mind if he's fake; even if he really is Young Lord Chiyan, so what!"
"No!
We must clarify whether he is Young Lord Chiyan or not. This is very important to us."
"Brother Wuhen, even if he really is Young Lord Chiyan, what does it matter to us? You don't actually believe he's Lord Chixiao's successor, do you?"
"Originally, I didn't believe it. However, if he really is the Young Lord Chiyan from three years ago, then it's hard to say. Think about it: someone who turned to ashes can still come back to life. Besides the monarch's successor, who else could accomplish such a thing?"