I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 2811 - 1305: Zither Spirit (Part 2)

However, it seemed a bit impolite to Chen Mobai, so Feng Qingshu immediately spoke to introduce and shift the awkwardness: "The Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither, when complete, has seven strings, each representing one of the seven Great Daos. Our clan exhausted all efforts, and only managed to repair this one string that represents the Fire Great Dao..."

While Feng Qingshu was speaking, she brushed her fingers over the transparent jade-like zither string. The scorching high temperature began to dissipate, which made Dustless True Monarch and the others present breathe a sigh of relief.

"What do the other six strings represent?"

Chen Mobai didn’t mind the attitude of the Zither Spirit because he himself felt it unlikely to succeed, but that didn’t stop him from assuming a professional attitude and beginning to understand the zither.

"What can be confirmed are the Music Dao and the Tribulation Destiny Great Dao. As for the other four, there are many opinions, and to avoid misleading you, I won’t say more."

The Feng clan of Heavenly Phoenix Valley, is human race people of the Southern State who refined the essence blood dropped during the Fire Phoenix Nirvana, so their history is fragmented, not recorded since the beginning of the world.

And the Artifact Spirit of this Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither was reborn together with the Parasol Divine Wood over the long years, so it cannot fully confirm its seven Great Daos during its heyday.

However, upon hearing this, Chen Mobai thought Feng Qingshu was testing him. He couldn’t help but step forward to examine the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither carefully and inquired about the crucial matter: "Do you know where the materials for the zither strings are?"

"Do you need Seventh Rank, or Sixth Rank materials?" Unexpectedly, Feng Qingshu countered with such a question.

[There’s even Seventh Rank material!]

Chen Mobai couldn’t help but be shocked inwardly, not counting the fragments of the Heavenly Phoenix Mirror, he had never seen Seventh Rank materials in his lifetime.

"Can you bring them all here for me to see?" Chen Mobai shamelessly requested, wanting to broaden his experience.

Feng Qingshu gave him a deep look, then pulled out two drawers from the zither platform where the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither was enshrined.

When the drawer on the left was pulled open, it blossomed with five-colored spiritual light, and at that instant, everyone seemed to see the materialization of the Five Elements Great Dao.

The drawer on the right, on the other hand, was engulfed in fiery light, as hot as when Feng Qingshu played the zither with her fine fingers, once again filling the Qin Hall with scorching heat.

Chen Mobai gazed, seeing the left drawer containing a roll of colorful silk threads, while the right contained more, a total of seven rolls, resembling transparent fire jade.

"The Seventh Rank materials are webs spun by the Heavenly Spider Ancestor, and the Sixth Rank are the silks of Red Fire Silkworms."

Feng Qingshu simply introduced.

Heavenly Spider?

Red Fire Silkworm?

These were things Chen Mobai had never heard of before.

He was not ashamed to ask questions.

Upon hearing his question, Feng Qingshu’s eyes expressed disappointment, indicating she had lost hope in the zither string’s restoration.

"The Heavenly Spider Ancestor was the first spider post-creation, having grown by absorbing the Parasol Divine Wood’s nutrients. It was the second Ancestor True Spirit of Du Guang Field but flew to the Spiritual Void Immortal Realm after the Ancestor Fire Phoenix Nirvana to avoid a great calamity. Our clan members who ascended were protected by it, allowing them to establish a foothold. This roll of spider silk, it’s what it left behind."

"The Red Fire Silkworms, on the other hand, are Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects nurtured in the millions of volcanoes of the Southern State. However, after the Parasol Divine Wood regulated the Fire Vein, its power weakened and now resides in slumber in the deepest part of the Li Fire Cave, awakening only during volcanic eruptions."

"The Red Fire Silkworms attained the Dao because they acquired the essence of the Ancestor Fire Phoenix’s Li Fire, so they are the True Spirits worshipped in Du Guang Field. After a Saintess is selected, they must retreat in the Li Fire Cave for a century. Upon returning, the Red Fire Silkworms will create a roll of Fire Silkworm Silk for the Saintess to take back, sometimes to make Feather Robes, other times remaining here due to lack of suitable Artifact Refiner."

After introducing the seven rolls of Fire Silkworm Silk in the right drawer, Feng Qingshu pointed to the band binding her vermilion hair, indicating it was a Sixth Rank Magic Artifact refined by a great virtue from Ri Lian Temple and Yi Yuan True Monarch, who had co-refined the Primordial Clock.

After hearing, Chen Mobai could only sigh at Du Guang Field as the first Holy Land in the Southern State, its foundation truly profound.

Without discussing anything else, a living Sixth Rank Fire Silkworm corresponds to Cultivating Void.

It’s unknown how it avoids the Ascension Radiance, allowing it to remain in the Southern State.

"I will need some time to be alone with the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither, to ponder on a restoration plan."

Knowing the chances of successful restoration were slim, but having taken on this task, Chen Mobai intended to do his utmost, intending to try using "The Union of Differences."

"I will leave Lizhu at the Qin Hall entrance, should you need anything, you can call upon her."

Feng Qingshu nodded and, unafraid Chen Mobai would take the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither away, left the Qin Hall with Dustless True Monarch and others at the Divinity Transformation stage.

Soon, only Chen Mobai and the Feng Clan Saintess, Feng Lizhu, at the entrance remained.

After calming his mind, Chen Mobai reached for the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither. Unfortunately, the usually effective "The Union of Differences" failed for the first time against this former Treasure of Dao.

Though he had resigned himself to the possibility of failure, facing the fact still left him deeply disappointed.

When he channeled True Qi into the zither body, his heart and mind felt as if they entered a land of ashes, with dim skies and scorched earth as though cleansed by Sky Fire.

He sought the Zither Spirit’s trace, capturing the dim sky’s flight of flames, but no matter how he approached, the flames were always higher, unreachable, lofty and distant.

Until Chen Mobai’s Divine Sense was 30-40% depleted, feeling mental fatigue, he had to halt "The Union of Differences."

[The Zither Spirit’s uncooperativeness left him at a dead end.]

Chen Mobai meditated briefly, and while thinking about the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither, he thought to himself.But there seemed to be no way.

When his Divine Sense recovered, Chen Mobai touched the string eyes, which originally had seven strings; only one string representing the Fire Great Dao was restored. He wanted to sense the Dao of the remaining six from its remnants.

Unfortunately, "The Union of Differences" still didn’t work.

As Chen Mobai was about to reluctantly give up, he suddenly recalled something, releasing his Dan Feng Primordial Spirit from his Three Phoenixes Dharma Aspect.

At that moment, the previously unresponsive Zither Spirit ceased its aloofness, morphing into firelight and emerging from the zither’s tail, bewildered, hovering over Chen Mobai’s head.

[Strangely, your True Qi makes me feel so comfortable.]

The Zither Spirit seemed very simple, directly expressing its feelings.

"It might be because of my innate Fire Spirit Body, which aligns with Senior’s Fire Great Dao." Chen Mobai smiled, remarking that his Pure Yang Scroll contained the Fire Great Dao. With the Dan Feng Primordial Spirit urging it, the phoenix-like aura caused the Zither Spirit to voluntarily draw closer.

Chen Mobai once again activated "The Union of Differences," and the Heavenly Phoenix Zither was entirely different from before, as if opening up all defenses, allowing for his examination.

Indeed, it was the Zither Spirit’s interference earlier.

Thinking about this, Chen Mobai made a mental note, then began using "The Union of Differences" to observe the origins of this Magic Artifact.

However, his cultivation level limited him to only witnessing parts from the time the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Phoenix Zither’s strings broke until the Zither Spirit’s rebirth.

But it was enough for him to learn much.

This Treasure of Dao was actually damaged beyond repair due to Fire Phoenix Nirvana, and what’s born now is a new Artifact Spirit. Yet like the Phoenix’s ability to undergo Nirvana, this Treasure of Dao indeed holds the potential for restoration.

The main body of the zither is intact, as long as the strings can be restored, gathering the seven Great Daos, there’s a significant chance to re-evolve the Tribulation Destiny Great Dao and return to Seventh Rank.

If Chen Mobai can repair it, it will also allow him to accumulate successful experience for future refining of the Primordial Golden Dou.