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Chapter 889: Chapter 889: A tie? Not necessarily
Seeing everyone puzzled, Yang Xiaotian explained, "This wooden zither was made during my spare time over the past two years."
And it was made from ordinary wood, even the strings were common.
Although he possessed the Heavenly Dragon Holy Zither, it was the zither of the Ancestor of Kaitian Academy. If he frequently took it out to play, it would have been inconvenient, so he casually made one himself.
Although the materials used were ordinary, they suited Yang Xiaotian well, as he had made the zither according to his own vision.
Hearing that the zither Yang Xiaotian used was merely made during his leisure time, the crowd was astonished.
Young Master Jiusheng spoke up, "Young Mansion Master, if you don’t have a good zither, you may use my Beast Language Zither."
He used a famous zither, while Yang Xiaotian used an ordinary one. Even if he won, he felt that the victory would not be honorable.
But Yang Xiaotian just smiled and said, "No need, I’m quite comfortable with this wooden zither."
In recent years, he had often played this wooden zither.
Bearing this, Young Master Jiusheng could only give up.
Kaitian Dominator laughed and said, "It seems the Young Mansion Master is very confident in his zither skills. May I know how long the Young Mansion Master has practiced the zither?"
Yang Xiaotian answered, "I started learning from zither scores four years ago."
Everyone looked at him strangely.
Did that mean Yang Xiaotian had only practiced zither for four years?
Even Sovereign Zhao Ming of the Pale Blood was startled; this fellow had practiced zither for only four years, yet dared to compete in zither skills with Young Master Jiusheng—and even placed such a large bet!
Dongfang Ao, who followed with a bet of twenty Divine Spirit Veins, could not help but ruefully smile. He often discussed and debated zither skills with Yang Xiaotian, thinking Yang Xiaotian was well-versed in zither. Who would have thought Yang Xiaotian had just taken up the zither?
Yang Xiaotian sat down cross-legged, paused for a moment, then suddenly his hands turned into a blur, instantly touching the wooden zither.
Immediately, a melody smooth as flowing water sounded from the wooden zither.
Earlier, Young Master Jiusheng’s zither music had continuously entered everyone’s ears, captivating them.
But now, Yang Xiaotian’s zither music seemed to possess a magical power, continuously penetrating into everyone’s hearts, astonishingly making everyone feel various degrees of comfort!
Yes, it was a feeling of comfort!
It felt as if the music was a divine melody, the most beautiful sound in the world.
"Heavenly music!" Young Master Jiusheng was shocked, incredulously watching Yang Xiaotian.
When one was unified with the zither, it was captivating, but Yang Xiaotian had unified man, zither, and Heaven and Earth. Only by achieving union of these three could one play the heavenly music.
Seeing Yang Xiaotian effortlessly play the heavenly music at the outset, not only were Sovereign Zhao Ming and the other Ancestors greatly stunned, even the Dominator and Kaitian Dominator were utterly astounded.
Practice for four years, and able to produce heavenly music?
Like Young Master Jiusheng, who practiced the zither for a hundred years to reach the realm of unity with the zither, had stirred the entire Divine Domain and was hailed as the miracle of Divine Domain.
And unifying man, zither, and Heaven and Earth was even more difficult!
Lin Wei, the Young Clan Leader of the Azure Blood, looked incredulous; if Yang Xiaotian had managed to play heavenly music after just four years of practice, then wouldn’t his zither talent be stronger than his Sword Dao Talent?
His expression grew ugly as he stared intently at Yang Xiaotian’s hands.
Even if Yang Xiaotian really could play the heavenly music, he would still lose!
Because Young Master Jiusheng’s zither music had already transformed into spirits, summoning a Phoenix and a True Dragon, which were a level higher than heavenly music.
At that moment, suddenly, Yang Xiaotian’s hands sped up again, even faster than Young Master Jiusheng at his fastest, blurring the eyes of the spectators.
Young Master Jiusheng, witnessing Yang Xiaotian’s technique, was astonished, "Heavenly Void Divine Hand!"
Heavenly Void Divine Hand, wasn’t it lost?
How did Yang Xiaotian know the Heavenly Void Divine Hand?
The Heavenly Void Divine Hand is one of the ten divine playing techniques in the Divine Domain, and it is the most difficult to learn. However, if one could master it, the music played could be elevated to another level.
When the Kaitian Dominator saw that Yang Xiaotian knew the Heavenly Void Divine Hand, he too was surprised. In the past, Kaitian Academy had the Heavenly Void Divine Hand, but it was later lost, and now not even Kaitian Academy possesses it. He wondered where Yang Xiaotian had learned the Heavenly Void Divine Hand from?
He couldn’t help but look towards the Heaven and Earth Dominator.
Clearly, he suspected that the Heaven and Earth Dominator might have given Yang Xiaotian the secret tome of the Heavenly Void Divine Hand.
Everyone was captivated by Yang Xiaotian’s miraculous technique, only to see that under the use of the Heavenly Void Divine Hand, his two hands had seemingly turned into ten hands.
Ten hands playing the zither!
"Is this an illusion?" a Sword Dao expert exclaimed in doubt.
But no matter how he looked, he could not see it as an illusion.
It seemed real!
Hum!
Suddenly, a musical note flew out from Yang Xiaotian’s wooden zither.
Seeing this note, everyone felt a tremor in their hearts.
They were not unfamiliar with this scene; Young Master Jiusheng had just played a musical note, then the music transformed into spirit.
"Is this about to transform the music into spirit?" a Sword Dao Ancestor murmured.
Music transforming into spirit, a realm of the Zither God!
Many martial artists, during their leisure, would also cook some wine and play the zither; they surely knew how difficult it was for the music to transform into spirit.
Many ancestors practiced their whole lives without ever reaching this realm, but now, Yang Xiaotian, who had only been exposed to the zither path for four years, was about to make his music transform into spirit!
"Impossible, he absolutely cannot achieve the realm of music transforming into spirit!" Lin Wei stared intently at Yang Xiaotian, his eyes almost spitting fire.
Young Master Jiusheng also stared tightly at Yang Xiaotian; he, who had painstakingly practiced zither techniques for a hundred years, had entered the realm of one with the zither, the realm of the Zither King, but the realm of the Zither God, where music transforms into spirit, he had struggled for thousands of years to reach it.
Yang Xiaotian, a person who had just touched upon the zither path for four years, had also entered the realm of the Zither God? He found it hard to believe.
Under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, musical notes continuously flew out from the wooden zither, and eventually, these notes began to continuously condense into the shape of a True Dragon.
As the shape of the True Dragon formed, everyone shuddered.
It really was music transforming into spirit!
"Dragons and phoenixes bring auspiciousness! This is just the dragon, the phoenix has not yet appeared!" an elder from Kaitian Academy said.
No sooner had he spoken than the notes flew out once again from the wooden zither and gradually condensed into a phoenix!
At this moment, both the True Dragon and Phoenix were complete, circling around the hall!
Dragons and phoenixes bring auspiciousness!
"Impossible!" Lin Wei had been intently staring at Yang Xiaotian and secretly praying that the True Dragon and Phoenix would not appear. Now that they had appeared, he suddenly stood up exclaiming.
All eyes fell on Lin Wei.
Lin Wei then realized his own outburst, and scared by the look from the Heaven and Earth Dominator and Zhao Ming, hurriedly sat back down.
The Kaitian Dominator, looking at the real dragon and phoenix before him, felt mixed emotions. He did not believe that Yang Xiaotian could reach the realm of music transforming into spirit after merely four years in the zither path.
However, the bone age of Yang Xiaotian was only in his seventies; even if Yang Xiaotian had practiced the zither path for decades to reach the realm of the Zither God, it was still profoundly shocking.
"Who could have thought the Young Mansion Master was not only unrivaled in the Sword Dao, but his zither path is also astonishing," he remarked with a laugh, "This performance, you and Shu Peng are tied."
Shu Peng, being Young Master Jiusheng’s real name.
"Tied? That might not be the case," Yang Xiaotian spoke, then his hand speed incredibly increased again, conjuring layers of afterimages in midair.
