Chapter 2593: Chapter 533
The Divine Melody Sect Hierarch’s zither music was melodious and graceful, with emotions embedded that drew people involuntarily into the story told by her music.
The music was perfect in every aspect.
Upon completion of the piece, even the Sword Lord of Three Talents of the Golden Immortal Realm was immersed in the sound of the zither.
The Divine Melody Sect Hierarch slowly stood up, clasping her hands towards Cao Zhen and said, "Please instruct me, Chief Cao."
Cao Zhen sincerely praised, "The zither music reached the pinnacle of perfection, with no faults whatsoever. Whether in technique or artistry, it is impeccable. The only deficiency lies in the Dao within it."
"Dao?" The Divine Melody Sect Hierarch gently furrowed her brow.
Cao Zhen nodded slightly and said, "The realm of zither can be divided into three kinds, namely, technique, artistry, and Dao.
Among them, technique is the finger style of playing the zither. With some talent and diligent practice, one can reach this realm. When one is fully proficient in this realm, they can enter the second realm of artistry. Artistry is when what is in your mind can be conveyed through the music.
The third realm is Dao. When a person’s zither music corresponds with the motion and stillness of the entire heaven and earth, Dao is more of a state of mind. In this realm, the player is free and effortless, the music follows the heart."
While speaking, Cao Zhen took out the zhu he hadn’t used for a long time from his Heaven and Earth Ring and started tapping rhythmically. The melody he tapped was the same that the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch performed earlier. The rhythm of the piece, even the meaning expressed through his tapping, was the same as what the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch intended.
Even when talking about technique, Cao Zhen’s skill wasn’t as great as the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch’s, as this tune he had heard only once.
But for some reason, the Sword Lord of Three Talents felt as though everything in heaven and earth, whether grass and trees, or distant flying birds, all seemed immersed in the sound of his tapping, as if the air of heaven and earth perfectly fused with the tapping sound.
Once the piece was finished, the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch was completely immersed in it, unable to recover for a long time.
After a while, she suddenly looked up at Cao Zhen and asked, "Chief Cao, could you play your best piece again?"
"Certainly."
Cao Zhen played again, and as the tapping resounded, a scene unwittingly appeared before the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch’s eyes. By a desolate river, a group of people was bidding farewell to a warrior; the autumn wind was bleak, a tragic aura surrounded them, and she even felt like she was by the riverside.
Listening to the faint yet heroic music, she empathized deeply, as if they were saying goodbye to the strongest expert of the Human Clan, sending them to the Heavenly Clan Great Thousand Worlds to assassinate the emperor of the Sky Clan.
She unwittingly moved to her ancient zither, knelt down, and began playing along with Cao Zhen’s faint music.
The tragic, faint music reverberated around her; the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch had forgotten everything else, abandoning her pursuit of breakthrough and was entirely immersed in the music and farewell.
Suddenly, the next moment, from within her body, beams of golden light burst forth, shooting straight to the Ninth Heaven.
The clouds above the void were instantly pierced by this golden light, and the surrounding space began to distort wildly, and although the distortion appeared chaotic, faintly, the space distorted as if it were playing music.
Melodies surged out from the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch’s body, spreading towards the surroundings, and even the entirety of the Eastern Province.
"This is enlightenment!" The Sword Lord of Three Talents immediately revealed a smile of joy; the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch was already at the half-step Golden Immortal stage. Now she has achieved enlightenment, then...
Even though the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch couldn’t immediately breakthrough like Zong Zhen Immortal Lord did after enlightenment, given her level and accumulation, she would very quickly find the last path, taking that step!
Eastern Province may very soon possess the fourth Golden Immortal Realm being.
Sect Leader Cao, he truly has done so much for the entire Human Clan.
He also heard the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch say she spent points to exchange for Sect Leader Cao’s Dao, but putting Dao into the points reward system was done by Sect Leader Cao, and putting his Dao into the Human Clan’s treasury brought Sect Leader Cao no benefit whatsoever. He ultimately did it for the Human Clan, didn’t he? Those resources were eventually meant for the cultivators of the Human Clan.
Moreover, Sect Leader Cao put in the Dao; he could have simply let the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch comprehend it herself. Yet, Sect Leader Cao personally instructed the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch.
Ultimately leading to the Divine Melody Sect Hierarch’s enlightenment.
In fact, back when Zong Zhen Immortal Lord was able to make a breakthrough to become a Golden Immortal, it was also because of Sect Leader Cao.
No wonder that back then, Zong Zhen Immortal Lord instructed everyone before his death to make sure they took Sect Leader Cao, saying Sect Leader Cao is the hope of the Human Clan!
Inside the Hundred Peaks Sect, many disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect and Extreme Formation Sect turned to look outside at the brilliant light.
Such dazzling enlightenment light; they had already seen it more than once before. The last time they saw it was when Zong Zhen Immortal Lord attained enlightenment.
"So, this light again means a half-step Golden Immortal has achieved enlightenment!"
"In other words, our Eastern Province will soon have another Golden Immortal Realm being!"
"Folks, this is enlightenment, not breakthrough; enlightenment does not equate to a breakthrough."
