Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 121 - 88: Moon Viewing Tower, Godsend Song! (Third update, please subscribe)_3

Chapter 121: Chapter 88: Moon Viewing Tower, Godsend Song! (Third update, please subscribe)_3

Lu Qian took another step towards him, "Did you find the dance just now pleasing?"

Zhao Xing nodded, "It was alright."

"Just alright?" Lu Qian pouted.

"’Alright’ is a fairly high praise from me."

"So you think you know quite a bit about dance masters."

"Somewhat."

"Please enlighten me."

Zhao Xing said indifferently, "The dance you performed was ’Yunmen’ from ’Liuge,’ which is profoundly mysterious. It is not just a war dance but also serves to invoke the divine. You danced the vigorous parts well, but the gentler aspects were lacking."

"Dance sleeves reaching for the sky, soaring to Jiuxiao. The skill you displayed with your sleeves likely comes from ’Yunmen·Tianque’ and ’Yunmen·Jiuxiao,’ but as I just mentioned, you still lack softness."

"You must be more adept at ’Da Shao,’ a habit from ’Da Shao’ that’s hard to change, isn’t it?"

Lu Qian raised her eyebrows, "You really do know? Yes, I am indeed better at ’Da Shao,’ and what you said is exactly like what my teacher says. I just don’t know how to correct it."

Zhao Xing turned his head, "If you don’t mind, you could dance it again for me to see."

"Alright!" Lu Qian did not hesitate and started dancing right away.

Though she was unaccompanied by Liu Muqing’s lute, a dancer does not necessarily need music to dance, as the melody was already in her heart.

So she danced again, and while the power was slightly reduced this time, the quality was not much different from before.

Zhao Xing observed Lu Qian’s movements through the Five Elements.

After having her repeat the dance twice, he called a halt.

"That’s enough."

"Did you notice anything?" Lu Qian asked expectantly.

Zhao Xing began, "Your Qi at the Sea of Qi surges too fiercely at the crucial moments of ’Jiuxiao Department,’ a habit formed from practicing ’Da Shao.’ The fix is quite simple, just control the surge of Qi at the Sea of Qi acupoint, and you will transition smoothly to the next step."

Lu Qian unconsciously lowered her head, touching her belly with a somewhat naive expression, "That’s true, my teacher has told me many times, but I still can’t change it."

"There’s no helping it, you can only adjust gradually."

Lu Qian looked up, "Now I’m even more certain that you were the one who wrote ’Phoenix Seeking Phoenix’ for Zong Shichang. Do you know why I wanted to meet with you?"

"I do." Zhao Xing nodded. Since she had mentioned it, he couldn’t just brush it off and muddle through. As for solving problems, well, now that he had found a way to make money, if all else failed, he could always try to trade back the Sparrow Feather Robe.

"I don’t mean anything else," said Lu Qian, "I’m not here to ask for the Sparrow Feather Robe back. What happens on the mountain stays on the mountain. The Forget Sorrow Stele is supposed to let us forget the troubles of the mountain. I...I was just curious about what kind of person you are, and I hope this invitation didn’t trouble you."

Unexpectedly, Lu Qian said this with sincerity and openness.

Seeing that Zhao Xing remained silent, Lu Qian sought a topic to ease the awkwardness, "Do you have other poems? Giving one to Zong Shiba is a waste, he doesn’t appreciate it... You could sell them to someone from the Music Hall."

"Hmm?" Zhao Xing was taken aback. He indeed had something suitable for Lu Qian; whom to sell to if not her? He was currently in need of money to buy a Preaching Painting.

"Yes, how much would you offer?"

This caught Lu Qian by surprise.

She had only asked casually.

She had not expected Zhao Xing to actually have something.

"That depends on the grade. If it’s like the one just now, capable of triggering a response, exchanging it for a Fourth-rank Treasure wouldn’t be a problem."

"Derived from ’Liuge,’ complete with lyrics and melody," Zhao Xing said, "It will definitely be stronger than that one, capable of cultivation up to fifth rank. How much do you think it’s worth?"

"If that’s the case, it could fetch at least a Fifth-tier Treasure, or even more."

Zhao Xing thought for a moment and then nodded, "I can let you experience the battle lyrics and melody first."

"Good, follow me." Lu Qian was also expectant.

Zhao Xing planned to sell the ’Soul Ceremony’ to Lu Qian. Unlike the cheap piece he gave to Zong Shichang, ’Soul Ceremony’ was one of the Nine Songs extended from ’Liuge’ in future generations.

It was a fully-fledged mature spell, also known as the ’Godsend Song.’

There’s a saying that inviting divine beings is easy, but sending them off is hard.

The strength of ’Soul Ceremony’ lies in its ability to drive away ghosts and bid farewell to divine spirits summoned by other professions, making it highly practical.

Zhao Xing only remembered the battle lyrics and melody for ’Soul Ceremony,’ which he had been able to memorize as a player in his previous life. However, as for the battle dance involving the circulation of vital energy, that was beyond his ability - memorizing the movements was useless.

When he tried the other ’results’ while giving that cheap piece to Zong Shichang, they had already been ’authenticated’ by his panel.

They were still several levels below the complete version, as they lacked the vital battle dance section, but they were still sufficient for use, enough to make some money by selling them.

As for the kind of battle dance that Lu Qian might come up with, that didn’t concern him.

Seeing the issue get resolved so smoothly, Zhao Xing was a bit surprised himself.

Could his ’unlucky moment’ have passed?

"Hold on!" Just then, a voice interrupted the conversation between Zhao Xing and Lu Qian.