Refuse to trample on the pride of heaven

Chapter 521: Musical Instruments - Musical Instruments, Instruments

The battle was raging, and the demonic shadows were everywhere.

As everyone knows, Le Xiu is good at using music to mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, attack the soul, and confuse the mind, which often has miraculous effects in large-scale army battles.

However, most of them are cultivators who are not good at close combat. Once they are approached by fearless and low-intelligence monsters, their situation will be precarious.

Therefore, when the demonic tide was surging this time, the cunning demon general saw this opportunity and drove many fierce demons with low intelligence and who were not afraid of the invasion of the sound soul technique, and rushed towards the place where the music cultivation array of Piaomiao Valley was located, intending to use brute force to break the cleverness and eliminate these troublesome "silk and bamboo men" first.

They were like sharks that smelled blood. They deliberately avoided the sharp edge of the sword cultivators and the solid barriers of the body cultivators, and weaved around and rushed towards the formation formed by the music cultivators of Piaomiao Valley!

The monsters had distorted forms, bloodshot eyes, and only the devouring instinct remained. They roared and tore through the air, their sharp claws flashing with dim light, as if they wanted to tear these seemingly weak "music mages" into pieces.

Upon seeing this, several monks from other sects nearby became tense and were about to mobilize their magic power to go forward to support. However, the next scene made them stop in their tracks, their eyes widened, and they almost suspected that they were hallucinating.

But in front of the Piaomiao Valley camp, the chief disciple Xun Ruo, who was always known for her elegance and grace, was still wearing a moon-white fairy dress, holding her precious pipa named "Jiaowei Qingshang".

Her eyebrows were lowered, and her fingertips were lightly resting on the strings, as if she was about to play a piece of heavenly music that would cleanse her heart and soul.

However, facing the ferocious monster that pounced on her, she did not dodge or evade. Instead, she spun lightly with lotus steps, her posture as graceful as a dance. She suddenly exerted force with her white wrist, and made the pipa with a simple shape and warm wood draw a beautiful arc in the air - she actually turned it upside down!

She even had the leisure to stroke the back of the pipa very lightly and quickly with her fingertips, her eyes revealing a complex emotion as if she was looking at a close friend who had shared life and death with her. There was concern, determination, and also a hint of... eagerness to try?

But this subtle look formed a stark contrast with her subsequent actions.

The next moment, the pipa, which should have flowed with the melodious sound of flowing mountains and rivers, was swung with a clean, beautiful twirl, carrying an overwhelming spiritual force. Its movement resembled a warrior wielding an iron whip or a strongman swinging a heavy hammer, tearing through the stagnant air with a heart-pounding, dull whistling sound! Then, it struck the leading monster's head firmly!

“Bang—dang—!”

A sound that was definitely not the sound of stringed instruments, but was dull and shocking, like the collision of metal and stone, or the collapse of huge trees, suddenly exploded, even temporarily drowning out the sounds of fighting around!

The monster's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, and its ferocious head suddenly caved in as if hit by a meteorite. Its huge body was carried away by the tremendous force, drawing a twisted arc in the air, and finally fell heavily into the group of monsters in the distance, causing chaos.

Several monks who were about to lend a helping hand subconsciously touched their foreheads and gasped. They felt a phantom pain coming from the top of their heads. They grimaced and thought to themselves, "Fortunately, the head is still on the neck..."

Just listening to that teeth-grinding muffled sound is enough to imagine the terrifying power contained in this blow!

This situation is really jaw-dropping.

Just now, the painting was of the poignant beauty of Lin Daiyu tuning the icy strings with her bare hands, burying flowers and singing to the moon. In the blink of an eye, it was rushing towards the majestic scene of "Lin Daiyu uprooting a weeping willow", and it was impossible to look back.

The graceful parabola of the monster's flight could only be associated with... well, a stone bullet thrown by a catapult in everyone's eyes.

Xun Ruo: Fair Lady

Gentleman: Good shot!

It seems that Xun Ruo was deeply influenced by Yan Qingshu's unconventional and imaginative style of doing things. His understanding of "Pipa Xing" had long surpassed the artistic conception of "the sound of the pipa strings is mixed and chaotic, and the big and small pearls fall on the jade plate", and went deeper into the essence of "the silver bottle suddenly breaks and water splashes, the iron cavalry rushes out with swords and guns", and even... the physical level of "the song ends and the plectrum is put away carefully, and the sound of the four strings is like tearing silk".

It showcases an alternative fusion of the beauty of music and strength, sublimating art into the most direct combat philosophy.

With the Chief's exemplary performance before them, the other disciples of Piaomiao Valley seemed to have received some kind of silent command, or perhaps had finally cast aside their last remaining scruples—"Musical instruments are elegant objects, not to be disrespected"—what's the point of life and death? Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures!

Thus, on this chaotic battlefield, scenes that are even more jaw-dropping and enough to subvert ordinary people's cognition are staged one after another, which can be called a unique "musical instrument... no, it is a 'musical weapon' exhibition."

The performance included "Guqin Xing", "Dizi Xing", "Xiao Ye Xing"...

It turns out that the musicians in Piaomiao Valley discovered that concentrating their spiritual power and minds on their own musical instruments can not only greatly enhance the power of sound attacks, but also stabilize their souls and make them less susceptible to the equally strange mental attacks of the demons.

More importantly, the magic weapon that has been nurtured and imbued with spiritual power for many years is much harder and more spiritual than ordinary weapons. It is even easier to use than a standard sword!

It is said that all these changes in trends are due to the gifted and clear-minded Junior Sister Nanxing, who paved the way with her earth-shaking and soul-stirring suona music. In addition, the "Idea King" Yan Qingshu in the sect had wild ideas and vigorously promoted them. Today, the music practice in Piaomiao Valley is no longer limited to traditional instruments such as guzheng, guqin, flute and xiao.

His painting style has already moved towards a bold, unrestrained and powerful direction, galloping on horseback.

But in a corner of the battlefield, the disciple who was always famous for his clear and ethereal sound of the guqin, was holding a guqin. His fingertips were no longer limited to picking, wiping, hooking and picking, but he put his five fingers together, grasped the neck of the guqin, and swung the entire guqin in a circle, like waving a strange-shaped broadsword like a door panel, sweeping across the army with the sound of whistling wind!

The body of the zither collided with the monster's shell, making a dull "bang bang" sound. As the silk strings vibrated, invisible sound blades were spontaneously emitted to assist in killing the enemy - this can be called "Guqin Xing".

There are also flute players who no longer just place the bamboo flute to their lips, but use the flute as a sword, performing exquisite short-weapon techniques of pointing, poking, stabbing and picking.

The flute holes break the wind, emitting a sharp whistle that disturbs the enemy's mind. The flute body is infused with spiritual power, stronger than steel, and can often pierce the monster's throat, eye sockets and other vital parts in a flash - this can be called "Flute Journey".

Looking at the man playing the flute again, his movements were graceful, and he used the flute like a judge's pen or a snake emerging from its cave, focusing on the joints and acupuncture points. The flute's sound was low and whimpering, with a slowing and confusing effect, and combined with close combat, it made the monster defenseless - this can be called "The Flute Also Works".

It is not wrong to say that these transformed instruments were given a new name based on their new usage.

Musical instrument, isn’t it the “le” of musical instrument and the “qi” of weapon?

So, what came next was the single-shot cold weapon erhu, the Chinese one-handed sword dongxiao, the semi-automatic mechanical tiger tank chimes, the sonic vibration weapon drum, the berserker thunder hammer liuqin, the all-around concealed weapon launcher sheng...