Zither Emperor Chapter 285 Chapter 84 Blue Elf in the Gemstone Part 1

285: Chapter 84: Blue Elf in the Gemstone (Part 1) 285: Chapter 84: Blue Elf in the Gemstone (Part 1) This is something one must do when first learning the zither.

The blue sky and sea is the most suitable place for playing the zither.

It was only after Ye Yinzhu understood the true essence of the zither music, and after sixteen years of cultivating the Pure Qinxin, reaching a state where at any time, any place, and under any circumstance, he could maintain that unity with the divine and the mystical harmony with the Tao, that he was considered to have broken through to another level.

Recently, Haiyang has been cultivating her mind, learning from Ye Yinzhu how to better merge with the Ancient Zither, focusing on tranquilizing the heart and pacifying the spirit, where she has already achieved some success.

After a long while, when Haiyang’s heart had pletely calmed, her face bereft of excess emotion, although a white light covered her face, the refined and serene aura emanating from her infected everyone present, even drawing the vacant gaze of the eleven Blue Elf Girls naturally onto her.

In terms of talent for performance, she was actually not far behind Ye Yinzhu.

It was only that she had not had a good teacher before.

Now with the instruction of Ye Yinzhu, she made swift progress in all aspects.

Of course, this was also closely related to her trust in and feelings for Ye Yinzhu.

With her heart attuned and energy cultivated, Haiyang began to play the “Gentle Orchid” song.

After nodding gently to Ye Yinzhu as a signal, her hands lightly brushed over the strings of the Ancient Zither, naturally finding the string for the first note, and she began to play.

Her fingers were light, slow, and soft, and as they moved, with the delicate, jade-green tips lightly plucking, a humming resonance began to fill the enclosed space with enchanting melodies.

The subtle sound of the zither spiraled out, mingling with a green aura of spiritual essence and diffusing into the surrounding area, like the most tender tiny hands smoothing out all wrinkles around them.

The emotions of the audience began to fluctuate with the guidance of the zither music, their inner turmoil gradually calming.

Sura, Chang Hao, and the others were okay; after all, they often listened to Ye Yinzhu and Haiyang’s performances and were somewhat accustomed to the magic of the music.

But the Blue Elf Girls reacted intensely, extremely sensitive to the external world, and Divine Music Master’s melodies are a direct stimulation to the spirit.

Haiyang’s strength was at the Intermediate Green rank, and the impact of her zither music on these Blue Elf Beauties was easily imaginable.

Lead by Yan Luo, the gazes of the eleven Blue Elf Girls became blurred, staring dumbly at Haiyang; at this moment, they felt as if they were in a secluded valley rarely trodden by humans, where they saw a budding orchid about to bloom.

The beguiling, tender orchid stood gracefully swaying in the wind, and it seemed they could even smell the faint fragrance.

Its lively, captivating dance made the Blue Elf Girls momentarily forget everything else.

The terror within their hearts quietly slipped away; the sound of the zither faded from their ears, and the elegant orchid before them seemed to bee everything within their memories.

The Great Sage’s Legacy Zither rested across Ye Yinzhu’s knees as his hands pressed the strings, quietly preparing himself while listening to the poignant and touching “Gentle Orchid.” He knew that to help these Blue Elf Girls, to purify their hearts with melodies was even more challenging than facing an attack from a Zi rank Powerhouse.

If he wasn’t careful, not only would he fail to bring them back, but he might also achieve the opposite effect.

Hence, although his body had not fully recovered, he was fully focused.

Finally, when the fragrance of the orchid in the deserted valley fully blossomed, all fears vanished with its wind-swayed dance.

The sound of the zither lingered gently and then faded away.

As the Ancient Zither’s gentle hum was still subsiding and the atmosphere was still present, without leaving an emptiness in the Blue Elf Girls that might result from the transition of the pieces, Ye Yinzhu’s Great Sage’s Legacy Zither had already begun to play.

He was performing the “Stone Above the Spring.”

Although the “Stone Above the Spring” wasn’t particularly famous, it was a piece Qin Shang was particularly fond of; he once said to Ye Yinzhu: “Stone Above the Spring” embeds emotions within landscape, allies with spring and stone, as if it were a cliffside’s cold trickle or a pearl’s cascading waterfall, capturing the imagination.

Upon delving deeply into the meaning of the piece, one finds the marvelous unity between heaven and earth.

It’s most suitable for calming the mind.

Ye Yinzhu’s eight fingers flowed like clouds over the seven strings, and as the clear stream of the zither music played, he intoned, “The stone is tranquil like benevolence, the spring is active like wisdom.

The movement of the spring does not disturb the tranquility, the tranquility of the stone does not impede the movement.”

The gentle shift in the gaze of the eleven Blue Elf Girls moved from Haiyang to Ye Yinzhu, their previously lifeless eyes beginning to ripple.

Having dispelled their fear, the tide within their hearts gently surged with the “Stone Above the Spring.”

This “Stone Above the Spring” was divided into eight parts, starting from fresh and moving to immerse between spring and stone, with the eight progressively transforming sentiments including tracing the source and the current; the emerald valley’s clear cold; the pine lament with the same sound; quietly listening to the virtual window; the voice following the flow; winding cliffs embracing the ravine; floating foam scattering flowers; and laying on the stream, rinsing the stone.

Haiyang simply could not match Ye Yinzhu’s understanding of pitch and rhythm.

His divine music, at the Seventh Rank Qinxin Sword, seamlessly flowed and meandered, everything so harmoniously casual, like the purest of springs constantly cleansing and smoothing, infiltrating every Blue Elf Girl’s heart, tapping gently on their sealed hearts, silently entering their still Spiritual Imprints, replenishing the fire of their lives with the nourishment from “Stone Above the Spring.”

In the Blue Elf Girls’ trance, the fragrance of the valley’s secluded orchid had not yet dissolved away, a clear spring had already cascaded down from the valley, the transparency like a river from the heavens intoxicating their body and mind.

As fear dissipated, their hearts gradually calmed.

Their eyes softened; the Blue Elves’ enchanting qualities gently emerged, noble, elegant, and brimming with nature’s essence.

Having cultivated Zhu Douqi since childhood, Ye Yinzhu’s music naturally carried the essence of Mother Nature.

Drawn to nature, a trait nearly instinctual to all elves, the Blue Elf was no exception.

A faint, deeply-rooted trust had already been embedded within their minds with the sound of “Stone Above the Spring.”

Intently listening alongside them was Haiyang, who naturally had the deepest understanding of rhythm among the crowd.

The elegance in Ye Yinzhu’s playing, even the simplest of scales, was so harmonious that the emotion naturally integrated into the performance.

It was effortlessly more relaxed than if he’d tried to force it.

Admiration filled her heart as she thought, Ye Yinzhu truly deserved the title of Zither Emperor.

With his left hand pressing and his right hand lightly plucking, the final bouncing note of “Stone Above the Spring” quietly faded.

In a flash of light on Ye Yinzhu’s knee, The Great Sage’s Legacy Zither vanished, replaced by an ancient zither with a chestnut-colored lacquer and a size that tapered like the belly of a snake, with patterns of cow hair and small ice cracks.

“The morning sun rises, the nesting phoenix calls.

With a strum of red silk strings, the world enlightens.” It was none other than the Singing Phoenix, one of the Zither Sect’s five famous zithers.

To the amazement of Haiyang and the others, the Singing Phoenix Zither did not simply lie flat upon Ye Yinzhu’s knees but rather just on the right knee.

A thin layer of Douqi wrapped around the zither’s body, stabilizing it atop his knee, while Ye Yinzhu’s right hand began to play.

The once gentle shadows of his fingers became ethereal at this moment.

The movements were light, as if he were afraid to wake the soul within the Singing Phoenix Zither.

One by one, crisp notes resounded like the call of a phoenix.

Although the pitch was slightly high, the notes played from the Singing Phoenix Zither curled and cycled more than those of other ancient zithers.

Each clear sound seemed to spiral through the air until it lost its last vibration and quietly dissipated.

When the first clear note sounded, the greatest reaction came not from Haiyang or the Blue Elf girls, but from Sura.

A violent tremor suddenly appeared in her normally clear eyes.

She opened her mouth as if to shout but forcefully held back.

The emotional turmoil within her was uncontrollable.

Yet at this moment, everyone’s attention was captivated by the crystalline melody, and no one noticed her change.

Each note was light, pirouetting with finesse.

Though these zither sounds should have been lofty, under the influence of Ye Yinzhu’s right hand’s four fingers, the interlacing and swirling notes oddly conveyed a feeling of softness and relaxation.

The gentle rhythms spiraled through the Life Storage Gem, dispelling all negative emotions.

The pleasing and gentle zither song made people forget their conceptual attachments and revealed their pure nature; it removed all negative emotions and returned them to their natural state; it made people cast aside all their schemes and released the nature of their souls.

This was a melody that allowed one to pletely relax both body and spirit in harmony, gently entering the most restful slumber with minimal thought, desire, speech, laughter, or sorrow, achieving the best rest.

Indeed, this was the “Forgetful Machine” from the Zither Sect’s nine great famous pieces, with the effect: Sleep.

There and then, this zither piece—which normally required one’s whole heart and soul to play—was astonishingly performed by just Ye Yinzhu’s four fingers.

Four fingers acplished what eight fingers should, a truly miraculous skill.

Deeply shaken, Haiyang couldn’t tear her gaze away from the spectral fingers.

As they drifted off, the Blue Elf girls’ eyes started to cloud over amidst the yellowish tones of the music, as though the pain of their past was leaving them in their slumber.

All bodily functions entered their calmest state at this moment.

Just as the Blue Elf girls were on the verge of sleep and Haiyang was marveling at the marvel of Ye Yinzhu’s phantom-like four fingers, another ancient zither appeared on Ye Yinzhu’s left knee.

It was the Nineth Heaven Ring Pei, known for its resilient pine sound, pure perfection, and robust and simple form—a noble and dignified instrument from the Zither Sect’s five famous zithers, untouched by the mundane world.

With the appearance of Nineth Heaven Ring Pei, his left hand’s four fingers moved.

Indeed, Ye Yinzhu was extraordinarily controlling one ancient zither with each of his eight fingers.

Another pletely different set of melodies began to resonate from the zither on his left knee.

The third part of awakening the Blue Elves—Purification—truly began at this moment.

Bright, with a tinge of coldness, the zither sounds emerged distinct and uncluttered amidst the softness of “Forgetful Machine,” manifesting another piece, “A Thousand Gold Qing.”

With eight ethereal fingers, interpreting the Nineth Heaven Ring Pei’s “A Thousand Gold Qing” and the clear sound of Singing Phoenix’s “Forgetful Machine,” one man, playing two pletely different zither songs at once—such magical wonder!

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This section describes the zither music in detail.

Some friends might find it boring, but Xiao San took extra care to research and thoroughly portray this part.

After all, with a name like Zither Emperor, one ought to convey the profound mysteries of the zither.

I hope everyone can carefully ponder this section.

I feel it’s rather well written, and I also hope to gain everyone’s recognition and approval.

Thank you.

(To be continued.

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