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Chapter 901: 901
Only the Kaitian Dominator and a host of Ancestors saw Xiaotian claim that playing the zither did not necessarily require a zither, their expressions changed as something dawned on them.
But how could Xiaotian possibly be at that realm?
Just as the Kaitian Dominator was thinking this, suddenly, he saw Xiaotian flick towards the void in front of him.
Some of the academy disciples saw Xiaotian actually flick towards the void and couldn’t help but laugh.
However, just as their laughter began, they saw that within the void, zither sounds explosively resonated.
The sounds were so loud that they thundered like myriad bolts of lightning, causing the ears of everyone at Kaitian Academy to ring incessantly.
The group of disciples who had just laughed were dumbstruck.
Young Master Jiusheng, Zhang Xian, Zeng Shuyin, and others were dumbstruck.
Even the Elders, Supreme Elders, and Old Ancestors of the academy were dumbstruck.
Even those Ancestors had their eyes widened, as if they had witnessed the most inconceivable thing in the world.
"No zither?! He can actually produce zither sounds without a zither?"
"How is that possible?!"
A number of academy disciples were completely shocked, unable to understand.
"State of No Zither, he has actually reached the State of No Zither!" an Ancestor murmured.
State of No Zither?
Some disciples were incredulous.
What realm is the State of No Zither?
At that moment, Xiaotian flicked towards the void again, and with a thud!
The zither sound resounded once more, the previous like the combined thunder of myriad lightning bolts, this time like war drums of the Nine Heavens, directly striking at the hearts of all present.
Originally, some Ancestors didn’t believe that Xiaotian could truly attain the State of No Zither, but now seeing Xiaotian once again producing zither sounds by flicking towards the void, they were deeply shaken.
The Kaitian Dominator, looking at Xiaotian, could hardly conceal his shock, and even showed signs of excitement.
Yes, it was excitement indeed.
Xiaotian suddenly stopped and said to the people of Kaitian Academy, "Since your Junior Academy Head played a piece of ’Three Lives and Three Worlds,’ then I shall humbly offer a tune of ’Nine Reincarnations.’"
"What did he just say, ’Nine Reincarnations’?!"
"He’s going to play ’Nine Reincarnations’?!"
Although the piece ’Three Lives and Three Worlds’ that Young Master Jiusheng had played was also one of the most difficult pieces to play in the Divine Domain, it only spanned three lives, whereas Xiaotian’s encompassed nine!
That’s a full six lives more than what Young Master Jiusheng played!
’Nine Reincarnations’ is ten times more difficult to play than ’Three Lives and Three Worlds’!
However, it has not appeared in the Divine Domain for many tens of thousands of years.
Because it is so difficult to play, almost no one has been able to successfully perform it, so for nearly a million years, it has been almost unheard of.
A million years ago, however, there was one occurrence.
That is why, when Xiaotian said he was going to play ’Nine Reincarnations,’ everyone was so astonished.
While everyone was in shock, suddenly, Xiaotian’s hands became ethereal and left a series of afterimages in mid-air.
These afterimages actually condensed into forty hands.
It was still the Heavenly Void Divine Hand!
But not at the Great Accomplishment Realm, rather the Perfection Realm!
Experts from the Kaitian Academy all took a sharp breath.
The technique of the Perfection Realm was not uncommon, many Old Ancestors could perform it, but the key was that this was the Heavenly Void Divine Hand at the Perfection Realm.
At this moment, the forty Heavenly Void Divine Hands simultaneously flicked towards the void in front, and instantly, continuous zither sounds like a gentle spring gushing forth flew out from the void.
The zither sounds were melodious, at times intense, at times like a stampede of thousand horses, at times like a Divine Dragon’s roar, but regardless of the type of zither sound, each was breathtakingly beautiful.
These zither tones seemed to carry the essence of the Heavenly Dao.
This had already surpassed the sounds of nature.
"What is this?!" some Old Ancestors couldn’t believe it.
"Heavenly Dao Sound!" some Old Ancestors couldn’t believe it, but an Ancestor spoke out in shock.
Above the sound of nature’s melody, indeed, it is the sound of the Heavenly Dao.
The sound of the Heavenly Dao has already encapsulated the charm of the Dao.
This type of zither music wasn’t just providing comfort and enjoyment; it was purifying the hearts and souls of everyone present.
As the sound of the Heavenly Dao continued to resonate, people felt as though the impurities deep within their souls and spirits were being cleansed, their beings elevated and sublimated.
Some disciples who were completely immersed in the zither music even emitted auras of light from their bodies.
Everyone was engrossed in the world of zither music created by Yang Xiaotian.
Suddenly, the sky trembled with light, golden Holy Light descended, and a Manifest Saint form took shape.
"Manifest Saint!"
Upon seeing this saintly figure, the crowd couldn’t help but feel familiar with the scene.
Just now, when Young Master Jiusheng played "Three Lifetimes," he reached the Manifest Saint as well, representing the Zither Saint Realm.
But at that moment, the sky trembled once more with light, and golden Holy Light descended again as another Manifest Saint form took shape.
"A second Manifest Saint!"
The Zither Saint Realm has distinctions of high and low, strength and weakness. If one Manifest Saint represents the First Layer of the Zither Saint Realm, then two Manifest Saints indicate the Third Layer of the Zither Saint Realm!
And yet it wasn’t over; after the second Manifest Saint, the sky quaked violently once more, the golden Holy Light fell like torrential rain, and a third Manifest Saint took form.
Then, the sky continuously vibrated intensely, as golden Holy Light continued to pour down inexhaustibly, forming the fourth Manifest Saint, the fifth Manifest Saint...
At last, the tenth Manifest Saint took form.
Ten Saints!
Zither Saint Ten Layers!
Ten Manifest Saints appeared behind Yang Xiaotian in the sky, enveloping him in layers of Holy Light. Yang Xiaotian’s Heavenly Void Divine Hand played through the layers of Holy Light with a sudden push forward.
Suddenly, nine sounds of the zither emerged simultaneously. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
These nine sounds, far from being chaotic, resonated like nine sounds of the Great Dao within the hearts of all who listened.
"Nine Sounds Emerge Simultaneously!"
Previously, Young Master Jiusheng produced three sounds, but now Yang Xiaotian produced nine.
In the void, nine different musical notes flew out, each note of a different color.
As Yang Xiaotian continued to play the zither in the void, nine different musical notes flew out and then coalesced into nine different figures.
"Nine-Life Reincarnation!"
The nine different figures represented nine lives, meaning nine different human experiences.
Witnessing these nine different figures, the crowd each reacted in their own way, overcome with mixed emotions, as if they themselves had gone through nine lives of reincarnation.
At that moment, mysterious auras and light emanated from around Yang Xiaotian, making him seem like the dominator of worldly reincarnation.
Even long after Yang Xiaotian stopped playing, the zither music continued, and the nine figures still radiated the light of Nine-Life Reincarnation.
After a long while, the Heaven and Earth Dominator finally sighed, "Such music exists only in the heavens."
The heavens!
The crowd looked at Yang Xiaotian with complex expressions on their faces.
Although Young Master Jiusheng’s "Three Lifetimes" was also astonishing, now compared to Yang Xiaotian’s Nine-Life Reincarnation, it fell far short.
The difference in skill was immediately clear.
Young Master Jiusheng had mixed feelings.
During the last master-apprentice ceremony, he had carelessly lost to Yang Xiaotian, but what about now?
This time, he had even executed the Golden Buddha Holy Hand, delving into the Manifest Saint Realm, and even used "Three Lifetimes," yet he still lost.
He lost to Yang Xiaotian, who had just recently been introduced to the zither.
Yang Xiaotian said to the Kaitian Dominator, "Senior Zhu, I won this match, didn’t I?"
The Heaven and Earth Dominator cleared his throat with a laugh, "Indeed, you have won the first match. I never expected that Junior Mansion Master Yang would have reached the State of No Zither."
"Junior Mansion Master Yang’s mastery of the zither has truly been an eye-opener for all of us."
Yang Xiaotian looked towards Zhang Xian and Zeng Shuyin, "Who amongst you two will come forward for the next match?"
