Online Cultivation
episode 171

‘T-This guy! Why is he so good with zither?!’ Fei Yuyan cried inwardly after their training session ended.

‘We played over a hundred songs and I made a mistake for a third, but unfortunately, this guy! Not only did this fellow manage to repeat my song after hearing it once, but he even did it perfectly without any mistakes! How is that possible?!’

One would normally not be able to pinpoint a mistake in something they were unfamiliar with, so it was natural to assume that Yuan would not be able to figure out his mistake when he had never heard the song before. However, that was not the case, and to Fei Yuyan's surprise, Yuan managed to do just that!

“It has been years since the last time I played a musical instrument for a long time without much rest. It's really refreshing,” Yuan said as he wiped the sweat on his forehead with a satisfied expression on his face.

"Have you played before?" Fei Yuyan looked at him with wide eyes, and she continued, "I think you're new to the sitar."

Yuan nodded and said, “Indeed, I just got to know sitar. The first time I heard about the zither was in the Dragon Pavilion almost a week ago, let alone touching it. However, I am not new to music as I used to play it professionally. As for the instrument is mostly not like sitar.”

"What do you mean by playing it ‘professionally’?" Fei Yuyan asked with eyebrows raised in confusion, because the concept of the ‘professional’ musician is not a thing in this cultivation world.

“It was when I played a certain musical instrument on stage in front of tens of thousands of people, sometimes even millions of people,” Yuan explained briefly.

“What is the difference with what we will do in the competition? After all, there will definitely be hundreds of thousands of people watching you.” Fei Yuyan asked.

Yuan shook his head and said, “The only difference is this is not a competition. There is only you and the audience, and it almost becomes a routine, as we travel around the world.”

"What's? Traveling around the world to play music for people? I don't understand what you'll get out of it other than reputation because it sounds like a waste of time to me. ” Fei Yuyan shrugged.

Traveling around the world sounds very time consuming, and as a Cultivator, it sounds difficult to travel around the world to play music for others, even if he likes zither.

“From where I come from, it is not as vast as the world of cultivation so traveling around the world is not as crazy as it sounds.”

“Where have you been, anyway?” Fei Yuyan noticed this opportunity to ask her background and directly did so without hesitation.

"I am from a distant land called Earth .." Yuan said with an indifferent expression on his face.

‘Earth? Never heard of such a place’ Fei Yuyan wondered to herself what kind of place this was and whether it was in Lower Heaven or somewhere in the upper sky.

"What about your family?" he asked her a moment later.

"My family? They are just ordinary people and musicians,” Yuan said.

“M-Musician? So you come from a family of musicians?” Fei Yuyan muttered in a confused voice. No wonder he is so talented with zither, as it seems he comes from a family that specializes in music!

After speaking to Yuan again, Fei Yuyan stood up and said, “Where is the bathroom? I'm gonna take a shower."

“Eh There” Yuan pointed to a certain room in the building without giving too much thought to his words.

Fei Yuyan nodded and said, "I'll be right back."

Yuan nodded and said, "Then I will continue practicing the zither a little longer."

So, Fei Yuyan went to the bathroom to wash away the sweat she had accumulated while Yuan was playing the zither, it made Fei Yuyan spend more time in the bathroom than she had anticipated because she was unintentionally engrossed in Yuan's appearance.

‘The third place can definitely be reached if I have someone like him as my partner!’ Fei Yuyan tightly clenched her hands with motivation and excitement on her face.

A while later, Fei Yuyan returned to the living room with a fresher appearance, looking like a fairy more than before.

"You can use the bathroom now" he told Yuan.

Yuan nodded, but he did not leave immediately, waiting until he finished his song before he stood up and walked to the bathroom.

Fei Yuyan looked at the zither Yuan used for the practice, and to her surprise, the ordinary zither exuded an aura of excitement, almost as if it was satisfied with Yuan's appearance!

‘This... I've only heard that Zither Masters is able to achieve such a thing” gives an aura to the instruments they play, yet he.’ Fei Yuyan stared at the zither with a shocked face.

Some time later, as soon as Yuan also returned with a fresh appearance, Fei Yuyan suddenly asked him, "Do you have an empty room?"

“A blank room? There are many in this big house, but why do you ask?” Yuan raised his eyebrows.

“To train efficiently, I have decided to stay here until the competition, so that is what I will do. You don't mind, do you?” Fei Yuyan said with a slightly nervous expression on her face, clearly aware of the risk behind her decision.

"Uhh ..." Yuan fell silent. She wants to live in the same house as him? Although he did not mind, would they break the sect rules by doing such a thing?

"Give me some time.I want to make sure that we don't break the rules of any sect by doing this" Yuan said as he closed his eyes to recall the rule book.

"S-sect Rules?" Fei Yuyan looked at him with a gawking gaze, clearly in disbelief.