Chapter 19: Selling Sheet Music!

  The melody in his memory, because the score has been formed, he only needs to write it out, but if he really composes a piece by himself, the limitations of his realm will be revealed. Composing music in this world is completely different from composing on Earth. Here, music is an existence that can communicate with heaven and earth. Without a certain understanding of the Tao of Heaven and Earth, and without reaching that level of realm, it's extremely difficult to compose a good piece.

  This is what they call "the melody is born from the heart", and Xiao Yun also discovered that most of the popular songs from his previous life, when brought here, could only be reduced to common tunes. A small number of exceptions required him to spend time filtering them out, and the more classical the music was, the easier it was to produce high-level scores.

  As a music prodigy, he had already reached his limit by composing one melody!

  The old man picked up the score and looked at it for a while, stroking his sparse beard. "The Heart Melody's middle stage refinement, if you lower the price a bit, I can buy it from you. Fifty mid-grade spirit crystals, and if you guarantee it's a rare edition, I can add another fifty."

  "This is an original piece, I guarantee it's an original. I just composed this last night." Xiao Yun said immediately upon hearing the words.

  A mid-grade spirit crystal is equivalent to one hundred low-grade spirit crystals. Xiao Yun calculated in her mind, according to the old man's price, this score of hers could actually be sold for 10,000 low-grade spirit crystals, making money was too easy.

  After a brief excitement, Xiao Yun calmed down. He wasn't inexperienced either; on Earth, the songs he composed were priceless, something that even money couldn't buy.

  "Did you say this piece was written by you?" The old man looked somewhat surprised at Xiao Yun's words. It was rare for even a skilled musician to be able to compose a heartfelt melody, let alone a young music apprentice like Xiao Yun.

  Xiao Yun nodded, "The ink on top has just dried!"

  The old man looked down and saw that the ink marks on the paper were indeed not far away, and should have been written recently.

  "I'm saying, did you compose this piece?" the old man asked. You know, copying and composing are two different concepts.

  Xiao Yun nodded as usual, "Last night's full moon inspired me to compose this piece 'Cloud State Moon'!"

  Staring at Xiao Yun for a while, Xiao Yun's gaze didn't dodge, the old man believed in Xiao Yun's words somewhat, "Alright, if you want to sell it, then one hundred mid-grade spirit crystals."

  "Deal!"

  Xiao Yun nodded with a smile and placed the stack of papers in front of the old man, "There are ten more heartfelt songs here, senior. Take a look."

  "Is it all this much? Did you write it all by yourself?"

  The old man was visibly moved. In theory, a musician at the level of Le Gong could compose music from the heart, but only a few could actually do it. The young man in front of him had only reached the level of Le Tong, and composing one piece could be considered accidental, but composing so many pieces was enough to shock his eyeballs out.

  Xiao Yun nodded calmly, ten songs, including three refined songs and seven battle songs, were all very ordinary songs in his memory. He had been busy for half the night, although he didn't gain any more heavenly songs, but he gained a lot of common songs that touched his heart.

  It's inevitable that he would attract attention, so he can only sell some of his heartfelt compositions. After all, as a young musician, if he were to peddle his masterpieces or divine music everywhere, it would be too showy.

  However, the eleven songs also surprised the old man with the surname Zhong. After a while, he didn't even verify the authenticity of the songs and said to Xiao Yun, "Alright, eleven songs for eleven top-grade spirit crystals, what do you think?"

  "Good!" Xiao Yun also didn't haggle and directly nodded in agreement.

  The old man put away the score, "I don't have that many high-quality spirit crystals here for now. If you want spirit crystals, you might need to wait a while, or you can take a look at the small shop and see if there's anything you need!"

  "Then I'll take a look first!"

  Having sold the money, the purpose is to buy things. The things sold in this store are varied and I believe there are many useful things. The old man didn't rush to take the Ling Crystal, but instead followed Xiao Yun upstairs.

  "What's your surname, young man?" The old man asked while introducing the goods on the shelf to Xiao Yun.

  "My surname is Xiao, and my name is Xiaoyun."

  The old man nodded slightly, "My name is Zhong Kui, and most people who come here call me Master Zhong!"

  "Junior Xiao Yun has seen Master Zhong!"

  Xiao Yun politely nodded his hands to the old man, "Shi" represents not only identity but also strength. Those who can be called Shi must be a master of the music realm, which means that this old man in front of him is an existence at the level of the music realm.

  The old man smiled slightly and nodded slightly, "You can look at the things here, they are all marked with prices, if you have a liking for something, just tell me."

  Xiao Yun nodded and walked towards the place where the instruments were placed. There were guqin, se, pipa, erhu, guzheng, long flute and short flute, it could be said that there was everything on the shelf, and many more instruments that Xiao Yun had never even seen before.

  In front of a shelf, Xiao Yun stopped in his tracks, and a five-stringed ancient zither caught his attention. The entire body was pitch black, shining with a dark luster, made from wenge wood. The surface of the zither was covered with cow hair patterns. He reached out to gently pluck the strings, and the sound was very clear and crisp. Although it couldn't compare to Mu Tian'en's "Nine Skies", it was much better than his own zither.

  The body of the qin has the characters 'Spring Thunder' carved on it. Judging from the degree of wear on its surface, it should be around 200 years old.

  "Spring Thunder Guqin, worth ten top-grade spirit crystals!"

  "Too expensive!"

  Under the shelf was a sign, Xiao Yun took a look and couldn't help but roll his tongue, two words popped into his mind, he quickly put the qin back in its original position, he had sold eleven songs for eleven top-grade spirit crystals, this one qin was actually worth ten, that's equivalent to 100,000 low-grade spirit crystals, is this Chun Lei Qin really so valuable?

  Next to him, Zhong Kui saw Xiao Yun's expression and couldn't help but smile, "This Chunlei qin was used by a musician, although it can't enter the spiritual treasure, it can be considered one of the best among ordinary qins. If you like it, we can discuss the price."

  The instrument used by the musician, after years of being infused with Hao Qi and tempered, is used to perform battle songs, its power will be even more remarkable, and its value is naturally very high. The instruments used by the masters of music repair are always the objects of competition among ordinary music repairmen.

  Xiao Yun liked it very much, but still shook his head and gave up. Even if he could bargain, it would not be much cheaper. Besides, he was not without a piano, and the paulownia wood piano he had was still usable. He could wait until he became more powerful before replacing it.

  In the end, Xiao Yun spent five top-grade spirit crystals and bought a Long Whip!

  The nine-section purple bamboo was refined, with phoenix carvings engraved all over its body, as if it were about to soar into the clouds. It was called Feng Ming, and Xiao Yun took a liking to it at first sight. Although she spent five top-grade spirit crystals on it, Xiao Yun thought it was well worth it.

  "What else do you want?" Zhong Kui was vigorously promoting on the side.

  She stopped again in a corner, and her eyes flashed with surprise. On the third tier of the shelf was a small black lacquer wooden box, about the size of a pencil case. It looked ordinary, but when Xiao Yun saw the price, she was shocked.

  "Space storage bag, worth three hundred top-grade spirit crystals!" The two words 'three hundred' stung Xiao Yun's eyes. Xiao Yun pointed at the box and turned around to ask Zhong Kui in surprise, "Zhong Master, what is this thing?"

  Zhong Kui smiled, reached out and took the box down from the shelf. In front of Xiao Yun, he opened the lid and pulled out a palm-sized tattered cloth pouch. "This is a storage bag, left here for sale by a predecessor in the Realm of Music!"

  "Storage bag?" Xiao Yun was taken aback. A tattered bag, could it be worth so many spirit crystals? Even if it had been used by a Music Sect cultivator and added the celebrity effect, it shouldn't sell for that much, right?

  Zhong Kui seemed to realize something, and explained to Xiao Yun, "Don't be deceived by the appearance of this bag. This small bag has a hidden space inside, with an area of about 10 zhang (a unit of length). Even for a storage bag of a high-level musician, it's rare to have such a large volume."

  As he spoke, Zhong Kui put the cloth bag back into the box and returned it to its original position. Without asking, it was clear that Xiao Yun would not be able to afford this thing.