Chapter Sixteen: Body Technique War Song, Colorful Clouds Chase the Moon!

  "So it was!"

  Xiao Yun heard this and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He had been thinking that if Mu Tian'en had this book, he could borrow it to take a look, but he didn't expect the origin of "Le Jing" to be much more extraordinary than he had imagined.

  "If I had this scripture, I'd like to take a look too. You're not even worthy of holding it, don't get any ideas. The books in my house are enough for you to read for half your lifetime." Mu Tian'en shook his head and walked out the door with his bamboo basket, soon disappearing into the moonlight.

  ——

  The night was so desolate and cold, alone in a bamboo house, facing the constantly flickering candlelight, it was indeed a bit frightening.

  The clear moonlight spilled into the courtyard, and from time to time, a few eerie bird calls echoed from the surrounding woods, making one's teeth ache. In the distant mountains, occasional beastly howls could be heard. When Mo Tian'en was around, Xiao Yun didn't feel anything, but now that she was alone, her heart felt somewhat apprehensive.

  It's not like on Earth, there are no recreational activities on the mountain, after dinner, it's either practice or early to bed.

  Shut the door tightly, Xiao Yun returned to her own room, but she couldn't sleep on the bed, tossing and turning. It was partly because it was too early, and also because the weather was a bit sultry, making it very uncomfortable to sleep.

  He got out of bed and went to the pharmacy to find two medical books, took a simple look at them, but didn't have much interest. Xiao Yun quietly ran into Mu Tian'en's room, took out the wooden piano hanging on the headboard of Mu Tian'en's bed.

  "Wow, this old man is really a local tyrant!"

  That zither was extremely heavy, at least sixty or seventy kilograms, holding it in his arms was like hugging a cold big stone, Xiao Yun touched the body of the zither and couldn't help but secretly praise it.

  The body of the qin was made from the finest wutong wood, paired with the tendons of a spiritual beast as its strings. In Xiao Yun's eyes, this qin was already considered top-notch, at least several times better than his own t'ung wood qin.

  The varnish has worn off, and the color is like black wood. The surface has dragon-scale patterns, and at a glance, it's clear that this is an ancient zither. This kind of pattern can only be produced by the body of the zither due to long-term weathering and vibration during tuning. Generally speaking, a zither will not have cracks after a hundred years. The older the age, the more obvious the cracks on the body of the zither are. According to Xiao Yun's inference, this ancient zither is probably over a thousand years old.

  Above the dragon pool, there are seal characters "Nine Xiao" which is the name of an ancient zither. With a light strum of the strings, the strings slightly tremble, and the sound is both high and resonant, with extremely strong penetration power, not fading for a long time. For a moment, Xiao Yun couldn't bear to part with it, this zither if placed on earth would be absolutely priceless.

  Gently placed the Jiuxiaoqin on the table, Xiao Yun sat at the edge of the table, raised his head and gazed out at the night sky outside the door. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, all sounds were quiet, closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, ten fingers were placed on the strings.

  The sound of music flowed like a stream, overflowing from the fingertips, flowing out of the bamboo house, flowing out of the small courtyard, pouring into the quiet night sky. Outside the yard, some insects were still desperately shouting for love, but when the piano sound passed by, they immediately became quiet. It seemed that in the world, there was only the sound of the piano coming from the bamboo house, without any other impurities.

  Colorful clouds chase the moon!

  This piece was composed in 1935 and rearranged in 1960, with a rich national flavor of the five-tone melody, free modulation up to the fifth degree, alternating performances of the sheng and erhu, light rhythm of plucked instruments, and the empty sound color of low-pitched instruments and gongs, vividly depicting the enchanting scenery of the vast night sky.

  There was no vertical flute, no erhu, only a zither, but this did not affect Xiao Yun's performance. The entire song was light and playful, sometimes urgent, sometimes slow, listening to it made one feel as if they had transformed into a colorful cloud, chasing and playing around the bright moon in the sky.

  Xiao Yun's eyes were slightly closed, fully immersed in the sound of his own guqin. At this moment, he forgot about the scorching weather and the annoyance in his heart. His whole being calmed down, and his entire body was filled with a sense of emptiness and clarity.

  One by one, the bright notes flew into the sea of consciousness, and were immediately absorbed by the spiritual image. The spiritual image then regurgitated those notes, and many notes slowly gathered on top of the spiritual platform, gradually condensing into a human-like shadow. The shadow wore a white robe, with a graceful dance posture, stepping in mysterious steps, suddenly soaring into the air, suddenly falling to the ground, circling around the majestic energy pool at the center of the spiritual platform, as if chasing something.

  Upon seeing this scene on the spiritual platform, Xiao Yun seemed to have gained some insight. This colorful cloud chasing the moon was actually another type of war song, a body method song!

  What is known as the Body Method Tune, is also known as Lightness Skill. Xiao Yun's heart couldn't help but feel extremely joyful, this once again proved that the tunes in his memory could also be turned into battle tunes and cultivation tunes in this world.

  The image is very vague, so much so that Xiao Yun can't see it clearly. It's normal because he currently only has the Le Tong boundary, and the war song can only be practiced after reaching the Le Gong boundary. Now, not being able to see clearly and failing to grasp the subtlety of the steps is also normal.

  "Hum!"

  The sound of the qin suddenly stopped, and at this moment, a golden light poured into Xiao Yun's mind and went straight to the Lingtai.

  This scene was all too familiar to Xiao Yun, it was the golden light of merit, as Mu Tian'en had said, every new melody that resonated in the rafters would bring down heavenly merit. It seemed that the grade of "Rainbow Chasing Moon Melody" shouldn't be low either.

  The golden light of merit and virtue poured into the spiritual platform, splitting into two parts. One part merged into the seven divine statues, while the other part rushed straight towards the newly formed human silhouette.

  As the golden light dissipated, the faint virtual shadow instantly appeared a few points clearer, quickly condensing and no longer as blurry as before. The footwork and steps underfoot were now crystal clear. Xiao Yun's heart was moved, and he realized that Gongde Jin had such a wonderful use, which could even help him understand this set of footwork. What a great thing!

  It's also unknown how long it took, but the golden light of merit slowly converged, and the shadow circled around the Haqi Pool a few times before suddenly dispersing with a loud noise, turning into individual musical notes that were once again absorbed by the seven spiritual platform gods.

  "Ah!"

  Xiao Yun slowly opened his eyes, and a glimmer of light flashed in his pupils. Unbeknownst to him, his body was already drenched in sweat.

  This time the merits are stronger than when playing "Youthful Years" last time, without a doubt, this "Color Clouds Chasing the Moon" even if it hasn't reached the level of an immortal masterpiece, should be better than "Youthful Years", at least reaching the level of heavenly music.

  The body method battle songs were already rare, and the heavenly level body method battle songs were even more scarce. Xiao Yun couldn't help but feel a little excited in her heart, immediately standing up and walking out of the house.

  The bright moon in the sky was half hidden by a thin layer of cloud, like a shy little girl. A cool breeze rose between heaven and earth, with some dampness mixed in the air, as if it were going to rain. The cool wind blew on Xiao Yun's sweaty body, and he suddenly felt refreshed and invigorated.

  Divide the feet and stand, Xiao Yun's heart moves slightly, urging the war song "Caiyun Zhuiyue", on the spiritual platform of the sea of knowledge, seven god statues sway slightly, each note flies out and re-condenses into a human-shaped influence, which is exactly the skill image condensed by Caiyun Zhuiyue just now.

  As soon as the little man appeared, he automatically started a mysterious and complex footwork, and Xiao Yun also moved with him, learning from the shadow in his mind.

  Suddenly taking big strides, suddenly taking small steps, sometimes sticking to the ground and running, sometimes soaring into the air, from initial clumsiness to gradual proficiency, Xiao Yun felt as if he had transformed into a cloud, his whole body light and airy, with just a slight jump he could fly.

  "Hey!"

  With a low shout, the toe tips on the fence of the courtyard edge touched lightly, Xiao Yun suddenly rose into the air and floated gently into the nearby bamboo forest.

  A dark figure, sometimes like a ghostly spirit darting through the bamboo forest, and sometimes like a fairy under the moon flying over the tips of the bamboos. Under the hazy moonlight, only the faint sound of Xiao Yun's bright laughter was left to drift away in the wind.

  "Ah!"

  After a while, Xiao Yun returned to the yard again, and slowly let out a mouthful of turbid air. In just this short period of time, the strong energy inside his body had been consumed by more than half, and this consumption was truly enormous.

  To know, the war song can only be practiced when it reaches the realm of music work, and Xiao Yun is still just a music child, far from reaching the requirements for practicing the war song. Although with the help of Gong De Jin Guang, he easily understood this body method war song, but the consumption of his vital energy was also very large for Xiao Yun.

  Anyway, at least there is one more way to escape, for the current Xiao Yun, being able to gain a Body Law Battle Song can be considered perfect.