Online Cultivation
episode 209's

After Senior Zou's verdict, Elder Jing spoke, “Above and beyond” is all I can say. Ten points from me too. ”

Everyone then turned to look at Song Ling’er, who nodded his head and said, "I see that you finally understand your situation, Wei Kang."

"Yes sir!" Wei Kang said with a serious expression on his face.

“Although there are many mistakes in your appearance, I don't expect anyone to play the song of God Descending from Heaven perfectly, let alone in a duet. You get nine points from me.”

The crowd cheered after hearing Song Ling’er's verdict. Although it was not a perfect score, so was their performance, so it was entirely justified for once.

"Thank you sir!"

Ai Wan and Wei Kang bowed to her before sitting back down and exchanged satisfied looks. Then they turned to look at Yuan, who was calmly sitting there and staring at his zither with a brooding look.

‘What does he think?’ They couldn't help but wonder to themselves after seeing Yuan's bright eyes which gave them an unpleasant feeling for some reason.

The competition continued, and as before, after the performances of Ai Wan and Wei Kang, the other participants looked lacking in their performances, causing the audience to become bored.

Moments later, when they finally reached the Yuan team, the spectators immediately straightened their backs and widened their eyes with anticipation flickering inside.

“That's them! Fairy Fei and her mysterious partner!”

“I wonder what kind of surprise they will bring this time and how they look compared to the looks of Ai Wan and Wei Kang!”

Meanwhile, Fei Yuyan asked Yuan, "What song should we play?"

However, as if he could not hear it, Yuan remained silent and continued to stare at his zither with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Murid Yuan?" Fei Yuyan called out to him again.

“Eh? Sorry, I was thinking something. What did you just say?" Yuan flinched from his daze and turned to look at him with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Now it's our turn to perform," Fei Yuyan said with a raised eyebrow, and she continued, "What song should we play? After the appearance of Senior Song's disciple, it will be difficult for us to compete because we don't know a difficult song like Gods Descending from Heaven.”

Yuan then said, “Do you remember one song we played during our practice when we were awake all night? Let's play that song.”

Fei Yuyan's eyes widened, and then she said, “A-Are you sure about that? That song is too unique. What if the jury doesn't like it? I think it would be safer if we played one of my songs.”

"That's gonna be fine. It may be a bit unique compared to the music you used to play, but it's a competition to see how well we can play the song as partners. Anyway, just play it like we did during practice” I'll follow your steps.” Yuan said to him with a smile behind his mask.

Fei Yuyan nodded with a serious expression on her face, and then she turned to look at her zither.

‘I cannot be a burden to Yuan ..’

After taking a deep breath, Fei Yuyan moved her slender arms and started playing the zither with her beautiful hands.

“A-What is it? What kind of music is this?”

The audience was instantly dumbfounded by the unique sounding music with a theme they had never heard before.

However, not all audiences in the audience are unfamiliar with this type of music.

“Wait a minute Why does this music sound so familiar?”

“H-Hey! It's a famous song from our world! Why do they know such a song ?! ”

The players in the audience were confused when they realized that this song was a song from their modern world, especially the players who were among the participants there!

Unless a fellow player taught them this song, there was only one other reason why they knew this song! One of them is a player! And since most of the NPCs there knew Fei Yuyan, it could only mean that the figure wearing a black jade mask was a player!

‘That guy was a fellow player all along? My god! Why is he so good at playing the zither?! Did he pick up the zither when he started playing this game?!’

"Just who is behind that black mask ?!" The players who are the players wonder.

Meanwhile, the judges were bewildered not only by their unique songs but also their flawless performances that flowed smoothly and also harmonized perfectly.

In their eyes, it was as if Yuan and Fei Yuyan had become a single entity playing a single song.

"I-This is ..." Song Ling’er could hardly believe his eyes.

‘Must be! The reason they sounded so synchronous was not because they were used to playing together” it was because Yuan followed Fei Yuyan's rhythm perfectly!’

Although most of the people there were probably unaware of the situation, Song Ling’er knew exactly how shocking Yuan's appearance was.

While Fei Yuyan only needed to play the song at her own pace, Yuan had to imitate Fei Yuyan's movements and follow her steps without making any mistakes; it was an extremely difficult thing to do even for top experts, and only those who fully understood the skills of their partners could accomplish such a thing.

Of course, even Fei Yuyan herself was unaware of this, and she continued to play the zither innocently.

A few minutes later, Fei Yuyan stopped playing the zither, and the music immediately stopped without delay, almost like she was the only one playing the zither all along.

However, the audience seemed a little confused afterwards.

“Is it just me or are their performances a little disappointing? It did not have the same impact as their previous appearance”

"really? Although the song is unique and sounds really fun, it's not as interesting as I thought”

“Compared to Ai Wan and Wei Kang, their appearance is obviously lacking.”

Completely unaware of the ‘real’ performance behind Yuan and Fei Yuyan's show just now, the audience expressed their disappointment.