Dragon's Origin

After all the Grand Masters had personally transcribed the score, they basically had a good idea of it. For these Grand Masters, personally transcribing the score was no different from practicing and playing it several times. They had already sight-read it countless times in their minds.

The concept of sight-reading was introduced by Wang Sheng, as a technique for understanding sheet music. It involves looking at the sheet music and hearing the melody in your mind, essentially playing it mentally. This is very helpful for familiarizing oneself with sheet music and melodies, and all the Grand Masters were proficient in it.

Grandmaster Dan volunteered to perform first. No one stopped him; they just teased him a few times before sitting in the audience to listen quietly.

A solo performance didn't need a conductor. The small theater with its twenty-odd seats was perfect. The acoustics were excellent, and it wouldn't disturb the outside world, making it an ideal rehearsal space.

Holding the flute, fitted with a flute membrane and inlaid with an array, Grandmaster Dan glanced at the score again, put his lips to the embouchure, and began to play.

A series of continuous, low melodies emanated from the flute, instantly transporting everyone to a giant beehive, where countless wild bees buzzed, swarming in the sky, seemingly chaotic but actually orderly.

Grandmaster Dan's fingers danced like ten little elves on the flute's holes, moving so fast that only afterimages remained. This feat alone left Wang Sheng in awe.

Listening to Grandmaster Dan's melody, Wang Sheng sat in the audience not far from him, flicking his fingers lightly. The sheet music on the stand in front of Grandmaster Dan seemed to be lifted by an invisible hand, gently turning a page precisely when Grandmaster Dan needed it, utterly natural!

Grandmaster Dan's eyebrows twitched slightly, but he continued to play without missing a beat. Having only seen the score once, he couldn't guarantee memorizing it all for the first performance. Wang Sheng's cooperation was a stroke of genius.

Wang Sheng listened to Grandmaster Dan's performance, inwardly giving him a thumbs up. As expected of a Grand Master, after just transcribing the score and sight-reading it once, he could achieve this level of performance on his first try. A master is a master, no doubt about it.

While marveling, Wang Sheng began to cultivate. Grandmaster Dan was, after all, just one person. It wasn't as easy to stimulate the flow of energy as when an entire orchestra played together. Moreover, Wang Sheng's cultivation had now surpassed Grandmaster Dan's, so Grandmaster Dan's solo performance could no longer drive Wang Sheng's cultivation. Wang Sheng had to cultivate actively and coordinate with Grandmaster Dan's rhythm.

Once he merged with the rhythm, Wang Sheng realized something was wrong. The acupoints in his body were throbbing non-stop, following Grandmaster Dan's rhythm in a series of pulsations. The spiritual fluid within the acupoints seemed to have turned into a raging tide, frantically surging through the acupoints one by one. With each note he heard, it rushed forward to the next acupoint.

Previously, Wang Sheng's complete Daoist Canon Heart Method circulated through eighty-one acupoints in half a minute, roughly three acupoints per second. But at this rhythm, Grandmaster Dan could play sixteen notes per second, setting a record on Earth. A small cycle of the Daoist Canon Heart Method through eighty-one acupoints took just over five seconds. Even with Wang Sheng's five hundred and twelve acupoints, it would only take thirty-two seconds to complete. Half a minute!

The intense speed frightened Wang Sheng. Later, he almost lost control of the spiritual fluid. Fortunately, Wang Sheng broke away from the rhythm in time, preventing himself from being forcibly accelerated. Even so, Wang Sheng was scared into a cold sweat.

"Stop!" Wang Sheng shouted suddenly, abruptly halting Grandmaster Dan's performance.

Wang Sheng's voice carried the power of the 'Lin' character incantation from the Nine Syllable Mantra and Six Syllable Proverb, instantly startling the audience and Grandmaster Dan, who were immersed in the music's rhythm. The performance stopped instantly.

Grandmaster Dan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had underestimated the piece. Once he started playing, he couldn't stop. The spiritual energy in his body was about to run wild, flowing rapidly with the rhythm. If Wang Sheng hadn't stopped him in time with the Six Syllable Proverb, Grandmaster Dan would have continued playing, and the speed of his spiritual energy flow would have soared, causing serious injury.

The other listening Grand Masters were not much better off. They were used to letting the rhythm of music drive their cultivation, and as soon as they appreciated the music, they would actively enter that state. The result was tragic. The intense rhythm made it impossible for them to control their cultivation rhythm. They were not like Wang Sheng, who relied on cultivation for a living. In just a short while, they couldn't hold on.

If it hadn't been for Wang Sheng, all the Grand Masters present would have been injured, and seriously injured at that. Wang Sheng blamed himself and quickly used the Six Syllable Proverb to soothe everyone's bodies. Only after realizing that everyone was fine did he feel relieved.

"When practicing, just focus on practicing the technique and performance, don't cultivate," Wang Sheng could only advise everyone like this: "At least until you can play the piece proficiently, don't think about cultivating with the rhythm. Once you're skilled, then slowly try."

Everyone nodded in unison. They had almost had a major accident. They were all people of this level, who would be so reckless?

Once everyone had recovered from their shock, they looked at Wang Sheng with different eyes. As expected of the Ever-Victorious Duke, who could casually produce earth-shattering melodies! This piece could be said to have raised virtuosity to an extreme height. If they were to play in the old way, they probably wouldn't be able to finish a piece before vomiting blood and dying.

This piece could be described as a super musical piece that combines several testing functions into one, testing performance techniques, cultivation realms, anti-interference skills, and the body's ability to withstand pressure! It was indeed very virtuosic.

"Try to play it smoothly using only performance techniques. I'll go find Senior Brother and a few experts and ask them if this has a major impact on cultivation," Wang Sheng hadn't expected this situation. Even he might not be able to withstand this rapid cultivation rhythm for the time being, so he could only go and ask Lingxu Old Daoist.

If there was one person in the world who could withstand it, it would be Lingxu Old Daoist, no one else. Of course, Wang Sheng had to add Tantai Yao, after all, the music played by the Grand Masters was best suited to cooperate with the Everlasting Spring Heart Method, let Tantai Yao judge which pieces were best.

If the previous old songs were not suitable, Wang Sheng wouldn't mind taking out a batch of new songs to cooperate with the cultivation of the Daguanyuan women.

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