Dragon's Origin

Chapter 453: "The Dao" (Part 1)

After a brief discussion with Master Yu, he and the band were ready and waiting for Wang Sheng's signal.

Daoist Ling Xu, Mei'er, and Sister Rose sat directly across from Wang Sheng, watching him with smiles. Mei'er and Sister Rose, in particular, had never heard Wang Sheng sing before, making this a novel experience they wouldn't miss.

Wang Sheng stood in front of the band, with a cleared space around him, as he had requested.

"You should have heard this song before, Old Daoist," Wang Sheng reminded Ling Xu, then smiled at Mei'er and Sister Rose before turning to give Master Yu a signal.

The drums started, followed by the flute. As the drums began, Wang Sheng adopted the starting stance of Tai Chi.

"Swords and shadows are not my school,

The vast sky and sea define my style,

......

With no sword in hand, and no dust in my heart, that is my breadth.

Going with the flow, coming with the wind, that is my breadth.

Verbal jousting doesn't suit me,

The vast sky and sea define my style,

......

With no sword in hand, and no dust in my heart, that is my breadth.

Going with the flow, coming with the wind, that is my breadth."

As Wang Sheng's voice rose, he began to perform the Tai Chi movements. With the song, he executed a simplified version of Tai Chi, flowing smoothly and naturally.

This was "Following Fate", the theme song from the Earth film *Tai Chi Master*. Last time, when the Old Daoist had some difficulties understanding Tai Chi, Wang Sheng sang it in front of Ling Xu, demonstrating the movements while singing, greatly enhancing Ling Xu's understanding of Tai Chi. Grand Master Guan was also there, and he was almost dumbfounded when he first saw Tai Chi.

However, Wang Sheng's performance this time was different. Back then, Wang Sheng sang a cappella, without any accompaniment, so there was no question of timbre. Moreover, Wang Sheng had not yet completed the Qiuniu Transformation and did not have a deep understanding of music. He also had not completed the Pulao Transformation, so he didn't have any vocal techniques. He could only sing the tune roughly, focusing mainly on letting the Old Daoist understand the meaning of the lyrics.

This time, with the perfect accompaniment of Master Yu and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, the effect was immediately different. With Wang Sheng's current pitch and rhythm, and his mastery of the Nine Syllable mantra, every word he sang carried a heart-shaking effect. Coupled with Wang Sheng's own incredibly brilliant Tai Chi performance, not to mention Mei'er and Rose, even Daoist Ling Xu was truly immersed in it again.

The song was not very long and ended quickly after he finished singing. Wang Sheng put away his stance, sat down, and began to drink heavily, waiting for everyone to wake up from their immersion.

Even Ling Xu was like this, so the band on Master Yu's side was even more so. They were musicians and understood the rhythm better than Ling Xu. Several days of practice allowed them to play this song as if by instinct. They didn't think much of the song at first, but in fact, halfway through the performance, they were no longer relying on active skills, but completely relying on their instinctive memory to complete the song.

The entire band, including Master Yu, was immersed in a mysterious and transcendent artistic conception. Artists were particularly emotional, even more so than Daoist Ling Xu.

Mei'er and Sister Rose had long been attracted by Wang Sheng's flowing fist intent, especially with such a beautiful melody, and above all, these were Wang Sheng's arms. The two beauties were the first to become starry-eyed and immersed in it.

After a while, the band members and Mei'er and Rose woke up one after another, but Wang Sheng signaled them to be quiet. Master Yu and Daoist Ling Xu were still in that state of immersion, wondering what they were thinking, but Wang Sheng knew that they must have gained some understanding, which would be of great benefit to their cultivation and state of mind.

The musicians in the band were not fools. It was no simple thing to be able to immerse people like Master Yu and Daoist Ling Xu. They quickly memorized everything they had seen and heard before, and then pondered what they had gained in that state, and no one dared to disturb the two easily.

Daoist Ling Xu had heard it once before after all, and although he heard different feelings this time, he still woke up quickly. After waking up, he found that everyone was keeping quiet. After a little observation, he saw that the state of Master Yu's side was not right.

At the moment, the Old Daoist didn't say much, took the wine by himself, and signaled to Wang Sheng from a distance, and then drank it little by little.

Master Yu was immersed for twice as long as Ling Xu. By the time he woke up, half an hour had passed. After taking a breath and recovering his ability to move, the first thing Master Yu did was to walk up to Wang Sheng and apologize.

"I thought this song wasn't very good before, but after adding the lyrics, I realized it was different. I was one-sided," Master Yu said sincerely and bowed to Wang Sheng.

How could Wang Sheng accept this? He quickly got up and returned the salute.

Obviously, Master Yu's eyes looked brighter than before. Wang Sheng couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master, do you also believe in the Dao?"

"I've learned about it!" Master Yu replied without concealing anything, "But after listening to your song, I realized the great wisdom and great principles in it. Perhaps, I will read more Taoist classics in the future."

Wang Sheng immediately smiled wryly. Master Yu was aroused by his song "Following Fate", but after listening to the next song, would he jump up and hunt him down?

Master Yu didn't know the lyrics of the next song. Because of "Following Fate", Master Yu swept away his previous contempt and looked forward to the second song with unusual anticipation.

"Not yet, wait until I've had enough wine." Wang Sheng shook his head directly and refused Master Yu's request to sing the second song immediately, and drank the wine in big gulps.

That's right, the second song was "The Dao," which was sung by Yan Chixia in the film *A Chinese Ghost Story* on Earth. Because the lyrics were a bit heretical, the singer James Wong couldn't find the feeling for a long time. Later, after drinking a bottle of XO, he finally had the feeling and sang the unrestrained pleasure with a drunken mind.

Wang Sheng made some modifications to the lyrics. Not a single word that shouldn't appear in this world was used, and some things from this world were used instead. Moreover, the song was changed from Cantonese to Mandarin. However, the taste that should be there was still there, and the heresy that should be there was not lacking at all.

If it were an orthodox Taoist, listening to this song would definitely cause a thunderous rage. A highly virtuous Taoist would frown no matter what. However, Daoist Ling Xu was different. He himself was the kind of person who dared to drink and eat meat in the Sutra Depository. This song was simply tailor-made for Daoist Ling Xu.