Chapter 302: The Peak of the Dao of the Zither

Su Yu carried the empty bucket back into the courtyard and returned to his room.

"Alright, I should focus on my Cultivation for a while and put other matters aside."

Su Yu closed his eyes and began to focus on increasing his proficiency.

Meanwhile, within the Celestial Maiden Sect, Yun Ruyan sensed that her Master had returned.

Yun Ruyan stood up; she hadn't received any news from her Master for years.

Today, she had finally returned, and it looked like her Master must have gained something.

Yun Ruyan notified Yue Xin, who would run over from time to time to ask if her Master had returned.

Every time she came, she would basically say that if her Master arrived, she should remember to notify her.

At that moment, Yue Xin, who was handling some miscellaneous tasks and arranging some work, received the message from Yun Ruyan.

Yue Xin was pleasantly surprised; she put down the tasks in her hands and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

On her way, Yue Xin looked ahead, wondering if Ling Wanqing had gained anything from her time out.

She had been constantly thinking about whether she had reached the Realm of the Zither Domain.

Yun Ruyan sensed her Master's aura and glanced at her two Disciples in the distance, considering whether to introduce them to her Master.

But after thinking about it, she decided to let it be for now; there was no hurry.

The two people outside were also Disciples she had taken in recently. Both of them knew about Ling Wanqing, but only that she had fallen in the great war; they had only heard some rumors about Ling Wanqing.

Although they knew about this, they never brought it up with her, probably out of consideration for her feelings. After all, it hadn't been long since her Master had fallen, and it wouldn't be appropriate for them to ask.

Yun Ruyan thought that telling them now wouldn't be appropriate either.

But she still had to see what her Master thought first.

Soon, Ling Wanqing returned to her courtyard. Upon returning this time, she felt like something was missing from her own courtyard.

This was the difference, but she had remembered the designs from Su Yu's place and could imitate them, though the surrounding scenery was limited.

Ling Wanqing also noticed the two people near Yun Ruyan. She hadn't expected that in the blink of an eye, Ruyan had also taken on Disciples, meaning she could now be considered a Grandmaster.

Ling Wanqing sensed two auras rushing towards her at high speed.

She was all too familiar with those two auras.

Soon, the two arrived before Ling Wanqing, looking at her as she waited for them in the courtyard.

"Master, you've returned."

"Wanqing, you've finally returned."

Ling Wanqing nodded. "But I probably won't be staying here for too long this time. I've gained a lot from this trip and experienced some different things."

"I will still go and do the things I want to do later."

Yue Xin didn't mind this. "If that's what you want to do, then go ahead. Just remember to come back and visit often."

Ling Wanqing nodded. "Rest assured, I'm in the Southern Region, it's not like I can run away. I will come back often."

Yue Xin teased, "Just don't let anyone whisk you away by then, because I certainly won't agree to that."

Ling Wanqing laughed. "What are you thinking?"

"By the way, looking at you, you must have succeeded, otherwise you wouldn't have returned so quickly."

Ling Wanqing nodded. "Yes, I have reached the Zither Domain. This time, I owe it to a single sentence spoken unintentionally by someone."

"And the experiences from this period of time are what allowed me to comprehend it so quickly."

Yue Xin nodded. "That's how it is; sometimes unintentional actions can bring about unexpected results."

"How did it feel going out with this ordinary appearance of yours? If I weren't familiar with you, I wouldn't have recognized you either."

Ling Wanqing looked up at the sky. "It's very good. I like this kind of life. It allows me to experience more things in life, and no one comes to disturb me."

Yue Xin looked at Ling Wanqing's appearance. "That's good. When I step down, I want to go out and travel as well."

"Besides, you are probably the only oddity in the Southern Region: looking plain and ordinary on the outside, but actually being a top-tier figure in the Southern Region."

"You have the cultivation of the Peak Transformation Stage and have mastered the Sword Domain. Although you aren't the number one sword user in the world, you are certainly among the best. If you focused solely on the sword, you might have been the number one Sword Immortal."

"At the same time, you are truly the number one expert in the Dao of the Zither in the Southern Region, the first person in a thousand years to reach the Realm of the Zither Domain through self-study."

"Not to mention your indescribable beauty and figure."

"Any one of these things, if revealed, would be extremely eye-catching."

"If others saw you like this on the road, who would ever imagine that she possesses so many identities?"

Ling Wanqing smiled helplessly. "This kind of life is the best; it allows me to experience different things."

"I've already experienced that dazzling life; there's no need for it."

Yue Xin was still full of emotion. "This talent is just too amazing. It's a pity that there aren't any highly talented Zither cultivators in the Southern Region now, otherwise you could take on Disciples again."

Ling Wanqing thought of something. "I met a friend while I was out. One of the Disciples he took in has very good talent; there's a hint of my former self in them."

Upon hearing this, Yue Xin, who knew how formidable Ling Wanqing's talent was—especially in the Dao of the Zither and the sword—was stunned.

If Ling Wanqing considered someone talented, then that person truly had extremely high talent.

"It's just a pity that their Master's practice in the Dao of the Zither isn't very high. I might find an opportunity to guide her in the future."

Yue Xin thought of this. "Your Disciple has also taken in two Disciples."

Yun Ruyan spoke up. "Master, those are two Disciples I took in a few days ago. I felt quite fated with them. Sometimes I focus on my Cultivation, and our place needs some manpower to manage it, so I had the thought of taking on Disciples."

"Those two are quite interesting. How about it, Master? Would you like to meet them?"

Ling Wanqing looked in the direction of the two. "I had already seen them when I arrived. They are indeed quite good."

"But there's no rush now. I'll leave again after staying for a while, so let's forget it. It'll be the same if we meet in the future."

"Then I shall listen to you, Master."

Ling Wanqing looked at Yun Ruyan. "Your Cultivation has also made great progress. I estimate that it won't be too long before you can make a Breakthrough to the Void Refinement Stage."

Yun Ruyan said, "It is indeed faster than my previous Cultivation speed, but there is still quite a distance to the Void Refinement Stage."

"The key is that the threshold of the Void Refinement Stage is somewhat difficult; the rest doesn't really matter."

"Moreover, by the time I reach the Void Refinement Stage, I don't know what level Ye Lin will have reached, or what kind of fortuitous encounters he might have had in the Spirit Domain."

"The point is that even Ye Lin only managed to break through that Void Refinement Stage threshold so quickly while on the verge of life and death."

Yue Xin agreed with Yun Ruyan's words.

She had been stuck at the Peak Transformation Stage for a long time and had never been able to cross that threshold.