Online Cultivation
episode 191

A while later, Yuan followed Fei Yuyan and approached the guards with her.

"Welcome, Fairy Fei." The guards immediately recognized her beautiful appearance.

“It's been a while, you two. I want to go inside with a friend today, ” Fei Yuyan told them.

The guards turned to look at Yuan's masked face, but since he was wearing the uniform of the Dragon Essence Temple, they did not bother to question his identity.

"I understand. You have an hour instead. ”

The guards then opened the door until there was enough room for one of them to go inside.

Once they were inside, the guards closed the heavy door.

"Are you here often?" Yuan asked him after they entered this empty but spacious room.

"No, I've only been here three times since the last competition," Fei Yuyan shook her head.

"By the way, let's take a look at this."

Fei Yuyan suddenly grabbed onto Yuan's hand and dragged him to the center of the room where a large white blanket covered the round table beside something else.

"What do you think is under the blanket?" Fei Yuyan asked him after casually letting go of his hand.

Yuan looked at the familiar-looking shape and said, "Is that zither?"

Fei Yuyan nodded with a smile, "Right!"

He then took off the blanket and said, "This is a Soul-Snaring Zither!"

“Sitar Serves Souls? What an ominous name ..." Yuan muttered as his gaze examined the black zither that had a sparkling rope like it was made of clear crystal!

"What are you talking about? That's a beautiful name! Legend has it that this zither can trap the souls of humans and supernatural beings with its music” it if you can play it!” Fei Yuyan said.

"What do you mean ‘if you can play it’?" Yuan asked him.

Fei Yuyan did not immediately answer her question and instead sat down in front of the zither.

“It will be easier for me to show it to you than to explain it.”

After taking a deep breath, he placed his fingers onto the strings and started playing the zither.

However, to Yuan's surprise, the musical notes emanating from the zither were completely different from what he expected, and sounded somewhat depressed and muffled, it was almost like Fei Yuyan was playing the zither underwater or something.

How could such a perfect-looking zither play such a strange sound? Even the strings on the zither vibrate normally when moved so such a sound should be impossible. It made no sense at all, and this was the first time he had seen such a thing.

"Do you understand now?" Fei Yuyan stopped playing a moment later and looked at Yuan.

However, Yuan shook his head and said, “I'm even more confused now. I don't see anything wrong with the sitar. ”

"That's because this lute is ‘cursed’," Fei Yuyan said, and she continued, "This zither used to be played by the Goddess of the Lute before she left it here and went to the upper heaven, after all, and not a single lute expert has ever been able to play it right since then.”

“What about the other zither used by him? Is that also like this?” Yuan couldn't help but ask.

“No, that one can be played correctly. Only this one wouldn't let anyone else play. ” Fei Yuyan sighed.

“How does it work? Does the sitar have its own consciousness? Like a Soul Weapon.”

"I understand ..." Yuan muttered.

"Do you want to play it?" Fei Yuyan suddenly asked him.

"Can I really?" Yuan looked at him with wide eyes.

"Of course," Fei Yuyan nodded, and she continued, "The only reason this zither isn't in the storefront is because the owner wants people to play it and hopefully can actually play it right."

"Then why not open this place to the public?" Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"If even experts can't play it, what makes you think normal people would?" Fei Yuyan shook her head.

“Anything, please and try. Who knows” maybe you are the one who was waiting for by sitar.”

Fei Yuyan then stood up to let Yuan sit down.

After sitting down, Yuan stared at the zither silently without actually playing it.

“Haaaa”

Taking a deep breath, Yuan slowly raised his hand into the air before putting it on the zither and playing it.

‘So even he can't play it, huh? Why do I have a feeling that maybe he can?’ Fei Yuyan thought to herself as the muffled voices returned.

To Fei Yuyan's surprise, even Yuan couldn't play the zither.

“Hmmm” Yuan stopped playing after pulling some strings and looked back at him in silence.

A few minutes later, Yuan suddenly started playing the zither again, but the result was the same as the muffled and suppressed sounds of music.

However, Yuan did not stop playing the zither and continued to play it until he played the entire song.

“No use, Disciple Yuan. The zither will not suddenly start working even if you play a dozen songs. Many sitar experts have tried the same thing with some playing even hundreds of songs. ” Fei Yuyan said to him afterwards.

“Let me play a few more songs to make sure,” Yuan said, and he quickly returned to playing that cursed zither again.

After playing his second song, Yuan immediately went on to the third song” then the fourth and fifth song.

On his sixth song, Yuan suddenly closed his eyes while his fingers continued to move.

Fei Yuyan raised her eyebrows after seeing this.

‘How closing your eyes will help?’ he wonders.

However, unbeknownst to Fei Yuyan, Yuan closed his eyes not because he wanted to try something new.

Instead, as had happened in the Tablet of Comprehension, Yuan involuntarily closed his eyes and suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar place!

However, instead of a starry scene, Yuan was inside the pavilion while surrounded by water, almost like the Dragon Pavilion where he met Fei Yuyan for the first time!

Ting~

Suddenly, a heavenly voice echoed in Yuan's ears, causing him to turn around.

And to his surprise, there was a young lady with another world beauty sitting behind him with a Soul-Traping Zither in front of him!