1100: 284 Chapter 6 1100: 284 Chapter 6 “Hmm?”
Including the man who had played the flute earlier and the people of the Five Sounds Sect, all of them turned around in surprise to look at the man who had suddenly approached.
The zhu was a rare musical instrument, and it was already strange enough that someone appeared claiming to know how to play it.
Now, yet another person had appeared claiming the same, which was too surprising.
Wu Se had not expected this situation either.
Looking at the two men, he briefly paused before saying, “Since both of you are skilled in playing the zhu, why not perform a piece together?
How about the ‘Moonlight Solo Dance’ we just heard?”
Both claimed to be skilled, so naturally, a competition was in order.
“No problem,” Cao Zhen slightly nodded, took out his zhu from the Qiankun Bag.
He had spent fifty years among the mortals and had been a musician for a while.
He now carried various brushes and musical instruments with him.
However, his zhu was just an ordinary one.
When his zhu appeared, Wu Se immediately shook his head slightly; it was just an ordinary zhu, indicating that this man was not a true master of Musical Rhythm.
Probably, he had just learned how to play.
His gaze then shifted to the other person.
That other person, seeing the ordinary zhu, felt inwardly relieved and calmly took out his zhu from the Qiankun Bag.
Unlike Cao Zhen’s, this zhu was a Divine Weapon.
Wu Se nodded slightly, appreciating the Divine Weapon.
Clearly, this person was a master of Musical Rhythm.
He naturally had greater expectations for the first person to play.
After both were prepared, he quickly spoke up, “Since both of you are ready, let us begin.”
As he finished speaking, Cao Zhen and the other man struck their instruments simultaneously.
Cao Zhen had only heard ‘Moonlight Solo Dance’ once, and Gao Jianli’s level of Musical Rhythm was incredibly high.
They were competing using the zhu.
Had it been another instrument, like the pipa or a flute, his start might have been hesitant, but playing the zhu was different.
Gao Jianli’s level was MAX!
Because both were competing in playing the zhu, many people gathered around the front of the Cloud Reaching Sect, curiously crowding in.
Though they didn’t understand Musical Rhythm, as the two began playing, they immediately noticed the difference.
The man playing the ordinary zhu was significantly better—so much better that ten people listening could easily tell.
Wu Se’s eyes widened, his mouth gaping open, staring dumbfounded at the person playing the ordinary, non-Divine Weapon zhu.
The level of this zhu playing was astonishingly high, far surpassing both him and his sect.
In fact, he felt that even the master of Five Sounds Sect, who had been in slumber, could not match the young man before him.
What level had this man’s zhu playing reached?
Who was he?
Both had begun their performance without issue, but as the performance went on, the opponent’s forehead soon showed beads of sweat, which grew larger over time.
“Ting—”
Suddenly, a jarring sound erupted, and the opponent’s rhythm completely broke down, hitting a wrong note.
He abruptly stopped, looking bewildered and puzzled toward the unknown man still playing the zhu.
After the opponent stopped, Cao Zhen also ceased playing.
Under normal circumstances, he might not have been interested in playing the zhu, but now, he was in a bet with his disciple, Zi Yu, to see who could enter the Cloud Reaching Sect first.
He was the master; how could he lose to his disciple?
Now that an opportunity had arisen to enter the Cloud Reaching Sect, he had no choice but to display his skill.
He was sorry for the other player.
Wu Se was completely captivated by the zhu playing.
When the music suddenly stopped, a look of regret flashed across his face.
Then he looked at this unfamiliar young man, and bowing slightly, said, “It is an honor to have the opportunity to collaborate with a master like you.
May I ask which Immortal Sect you are from and how you prefer to be addressed?”
The level of the opponent’s zhu playing fully deserved the title of ‘master’, and he was not merely flattering; with the skill just demonstrated, it truly was an honor to collaborate.
Unexpectedly, so simply, he had found two masters—one skilled at playing the flute, and the other the zhu!
“Sure, my name is Cao Zhen, from the Hundred Peaks Sect,” answered Cao Zhen honestly, since there currently was no connection between Eastern Wasteland and the Eastern Province, it didn’t matter if the other party heard his name or knew of the Hundred Peaks Sect.
“Hundred Peaks Sect?”
Wu Se frowned at the sound, pondering for a long time but realizing that he didn’t recognize the existence of the Hundred Peaks Sect.
He then looked doubtfully at his junior sister and asked, “Junior sister, you…”
Qian Yu also shook her head; she, too, had never heard of the Hundred Peaks Sect.
Both were deeply puzzled.
There were too many Immortal Sects in the Eastern Province, and it was normal for them not to have heard of some, but the issue was that the opponent’s zhu playing skill was so high that it should belong to an extremely famous sect specialized in Musical Rhythm—a sect they definitely should have heard of.