Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Tang Yi, send a message to our clan. Tell them to create an identity for Yi San!”
Tang Ming watched as Yin Ruobing and Jiang Yi followed Chen Chen, his expression hardening. Jiang Yi was taking a huge risk this time. After today, the name ‘Yi San’ would become famous throughout the regions. Although it would not create too much of a stir, people would definitely start to take note of him. Zhan Tianlei for one was already taking note of this man.
Tang Ming had said earlier that Yi San was a commander of the Tang Clan. Such a person must then exist for sure. Otherwise, if the truth came to light that he did not actually exist, a lot of people would grow suspicious. Naturally, they would think of Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi came from Sin Island. He had a close connection to the Endless Deep Sea. Although these things meant nothing to the Tang Clan, Jiang Yi had a name for being a spy from the Spy Island. If word got out that the Tang Clan had connections with spies from the Sin Island, people would form a horrible impression of the Tang Clan.
Gold will shine wherever it is!
Tang Ming recalled the song that Jiang Yi had played earlier. After listening to the Sonar Thearch’s song just once, he could imitate the tune and emotion behind it. This Jiang Yi was no ordinary man indeed. It would be beneficial for the Tang Clan to make friends with such a person as well.
In reality…!
Jiang Yi could not believe that he had played a song like that either. All he knew was that he became overwhelmed with emotion on hearing the song the Sonar Thearch played earlier. The sound of the zither captured his heart and made him think about many things. He thought about Jiang Yunhai and Jiang Bieli, Yi Piaopiao, Jiang Xiaonu, Feng Luan and Qing Yu, as well as his childhood at Skyplume City.
That was what made him pick up the leaf and start blowing it. When he was playing, he did not pay much attention to his technique. He was not too bothered by what other people were thinking as well. All he wanted to do was reminisce about the old times and think about people from his past. He wanted to let all of these emotions out somehow.
Of course, he did realize some things about the Divine Sound Heaven Skill. At that moment, he understood one principle: every art is the same in that one needed to pour their emotions into it. This would move the audience’s souls and cause them to react. This was what made a great performance.
It was just like the three Heaven Paintings that he did: ‘Yearning’, ‘Sorrow’, and ‘Passion’. They also moved the viewers and caused them to feel things in the deepest recesses of their hearts.
Low-level arts focused on technique, but top-grade arts focused on emotions!
One could say that Jiang Yi only knew the most basics of the Divine Sound Heaven Skill before. He relied on the terrifying sounds to jolt people’s souls. This type of Divine Sound Heaven Skill was violent, but its effects were quite weak.
Now, Jiang Yi had progressed to the second stage of the Divine Sound Heaven Skill. He could pour his emotions in his song and cause his audience to resonate with them. The listeners thus became so absorbed in the song without even realizing it, forgetting everything around them for those few minutes. Once Jiang Yi mastered this skill, he would be able to use it to kill others without form.
That was how the Sonar Thearch killed hundreds of thousands of martial artists with a Heartbreak Song as well. He did not even use any violence. All he did was to play a single song that caused everyone to turn their weapons on themselves. This skill could be extremely terrifying indeed.
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“Alright, Lady Ruobing, Young Master Yi San, you can enter now. You will only have to sit down quietly while you are inside there. Please do not break anything you find inside the realm. One hour later, the divine spring will play a magnificent sound. You just have to listen to it and try to realize things from it. The realm will transport you out automatically after six hours.”
Jiang Yi had been deep in thought. When Chen Chen spoke, he got jolted back to reality. In front of him, he saw a transportation array inside a pavilion.
“Thank you, Young Master,” Yin Ruobing responded, nodding her head politely. She moved her long, exquisite legs and walked toward the transportation array. Jiang Yi cupped his hands to thank Chen Chen and followed Yin Ruobing silently.
The two of them stepped into the transportation array. Chen Chen activated a burst of essence force and caused the transportation array to light up. Both of them disappeared into thin air.
“What a good place!”
There was a white flash, and then Jiang Yi opened his eyes once again. Yin Ruobing looked like she was in a daze. Both of them looked around the beautiful surroundings, their eyes twinkling as they soaked in the view.
They had been sent into a valley. All around the valley, there were restrictions put up where the divine senses could not go beyond. These restrictions gently reflected the sunlight.
The alley was filled with yellow flowers that stretched even into the wilderness. In the middle of the mountain in the north flowed a sprint. The sprint stretched into a narrow, winding river that led to a small waterfall. At the bottom of the waterfall was a clear pond. The two of them were standing on the field right next to the water body.
“This is beautiful.”
Yin Ruobing wandered around next to the water body but did not dare to do anything else because of what Chen Chen had warned them. She did not dare to even dip her toes into the water body. Instead, she strolled along the pond, her face glowing with a beautiful smile.
Jiang Yi looked around for a while but dared not look any longer. It was not that the surroundings were not beautiful, but it was that Yin Ruobing was too charming. This unparalleled beauty resembled a peony in bloom. From time to time, she would release a fragrance that would cause everyone around her to be drawn into her, willing to do anything for her.
Jiang Yi sat down on the ground cross-legged. Chen Chen said that a magnificent song would come from the sprint in about an hour. Jiang Yi guessed that this would have something to do with the Divine Sound Heaven Skill. Jiang Yi had hit a roadblock earlier in his realization of the Divine Sound Heaven Skill. He wanted to sit down and see if he could push his realization a bit further and gain more progress with this skill.
“How good would it be if we could find a great place like this and live there for the rest of our lives, unbothered by all the conflicts and troubles around?”
Jiang Yi heard Yin Ruobing talking to herself from afar. His heart jumped. If he could rescue Su Ruoxue and find Yi Piaopiao, Jiang Xiaonu, Feng Luan and the others, then settle down on an island where there were no other people to disturb them, he would really be living the dream.
“En?”
While he was deep in thought, he felt a sudden movement. Yin Ruobing was staring at him with her beautiful eyes. The warmth on his face dissipated at once. His expression darkened, and he recovered his cool demeanor from earlier.
“Pfff!”
Yin Ruobing smiled. Immediately, Jiang Yi smelt the fragrance again. It smelt too good. It made him want to fall over. It caused his heart to race.
“Not good!”
Jiang Yi quickly stopped breathing. This was the fragrance that Yin Ruobing had put on herself—the smell of unparalleled beauties. Although he had no idea why Yin Ruobing was suddenly releasing this smell, he knew that she was up to no good.
“Hehe.”
The smell dissipated quickly. Yin Ruobing giggled and sauntered toward Jiang Yi. Then, she bent over and pouted, staring at Jiang Yi with her unblinking, big eyes.
“Uh—”
Jiang Yi had just been able to hold himself together. However, after a while, he broke. He opened his eyes and looked at her face, sly as a fox. A bad feeling welled up inside his chest. Gritting his teeth, he said, “Lady Yin, please take care of your image. I… I don’t…”
“You don’t like girls, do you?”
Yin Ruobing finished her sentence and stared at Jiang Yi mockingly. She rolled her eyes and said. “I say… change your excuse. That’s old-school!”
I am done for!
Jiang Yi’s heart sank. He did not know how this woman recognized him, but he stiffened and kept his jaw tight. “Lady Yin, I don’t understand what you are saying. But… please respect yourself. You don’t want your reputation to be ruined.”
“Hoho…”
Yin Ruobing stepped backward. Her laugh rang clearly in Jiang Yi’s ears, and she turned away from him. Instead, she looked at the river in front of her and said, “I have a good friend called Yi Chan. She has a mysterious mystical ability. She can recognize those who can change their physical form and spiritual aura. She gave me some tips before. Now, I have the same ability. Any illusion will fail before my eyes. So you… can drop your act, Young Master Jiang Yi!”
