Fighting the Supreme Realm

Chapter 1012: Resolving the Confused Soul (1)

Gu Zheng was still immersed in the grief of memories. She came to her senses after hearing Xiao Yan’s question: “Later? I would rather Master not recognize me as a disciple than have that unbearable later.”

Xiao Yan did not speak, quietly waiting for the next words.

“Later, one day, Master was seriously injured in a fight with his enemies.” Gu Zheng’s Confused Soul’s tone was very sad. “It was a very serious injury, an injury that Master could not heal even if he burned his life.”

“At that time, I wanted to fight to the death to avenge Master. Master stopped me, saying that the opponent was also seriously injured and would not live long. Just when Master was about to die, Master’s eyes began to be gentle to me, and there was love in them that Master had never shown me before.”

At this point, two drops of water slid down Gu Zheng’s body, crystal clear like tears.

"You know, I was so happy at that time. I thought that the master recognized me, a disciple who didn't live up to expectations. I hugged the master's body and shouted, "Master, don't leave me alone." The remnant soul in the zither continued to narrate, and Xiao Yan's eyes were red. This senior was like a child who lacked fatherly love. He just wanted to get the master's recognition. Unfortunately, is it too late to recognize him now? However, it's better to be late than never. Just when Xiao Yan thought about this, the remnant soul in the zither suddenly turned cold: "The master couldn't stand steadily at that time, but he still pushed me away who was hugging him tightly, and said lightly that I still couldn't call him master." "Why?" Xiao Yan was a little confused. He didn't let his disciple call him master when he was about to die. This master was too unkind. The remnant soul in the zither laughed wildly, and more water droplets appeared on the zither, like tears that could not be stopped. "My heart was about to break at that time. I cried and asked Master why he didn't recognize me as his disciple before he left. Was it because I was too unpromising and made too slow progress to embarrass Master? But I have tried my best. No one has worked harder than me on the road to growth."

"Besides, Master is about to leave the world. If I can't be filial to Master as a disciple, I will be ashamed of Master's lifelong teaching and will never be at peace. Can Master bear to let me, who has followed him all his life, feel guilty for the rest of my life?"

"Do you know what Master said?" The remnant soul in the zither suddenly asked Xiao Yan, who was already a little stunned.

Xiao Yan shook his head silently, because he really couldn't think of what the weird Master would say. Although he had caught something vaguely, he was still not sure.

Gu Zheng murmured, "Master said that I can call him Master when I surpass him."

"I was dumbfounded at that time. Master is a man of great talent. When he was dying, he was already an eight-star late Doudi, and the soul realm of the early world level. I have worked so hard to practice and just broke through to the intention level, and I am not even a seven-star Doudi. Just imagine, with my qualifications, it is wishful thinking to be close to Master's strength, let alone surpass him. Doesn't this mean that Master will never recognize me as a disciple?"

Xiao Yan felt sour in his heart. He understood the sadness of the remnant soul in Gu Zheng and wanted to enlighten him, but he didn't know what to say.

Chapter 1012: Solving the Confusion for the Remnant Soul (2)

"So I knelt before my master and begged him to allow me to ask him to see him off before he passed away, in order to repay his kindness in teaching me the art." Gu Zheng was heartbroken and continued, "But my master shook his head stubbornly, left me a message and passed away."

"What message?" Xiao Yan was a little nervous. This message might be the most important reason why the remnant soul in the guzheng had been confused for hundreds of thousands of years, and it was also the key to whether he could solve the confusion for Gu Zheng.

"My master said that all his answers to my questions and his explanations to me were written on a piece of paper and left in the guzheng. But I must remember that I must break all eighteen strings to take it out, otherwise, his soul will not forgive me."

Xiao Yan looked at the guzheng in front of him and realized that this guzheng was the relic left by his master back then.

"The strings of Master's zither are all made of the tendons of ancient beasts. If you want to break them, even Master can hardly do it, how can I do it? You must have the strength of Master. Isn't this the same as before, which means that he will never recognize me as his disciple? He didn't recognize me until he died!" The residual soul in the zither roared wildly, and the water droplets condensed by the soul power flowed more and more, gathering into a stream and falling into the sea of ​​consciousness.

"But I still dare not go against Master's last words, even though I think it is impossible for me to do it." The residual soul in the zither seemed to be talking to himself, "So, day after day, year after year, I kept playing and playing, devoting myself to the practice of the zither. When I broke the strings one by one until the eighteenth string was broken, I didn't know how many years had passed, and I had unknowingly reached the peak of eight stars, and the soul power had reached the level of breaking through to the middle stage of the early world level."

Peak of eight stars? Soul power is about to break through to the middle stage of the world level? Xiao Yan's pupils shrank tightly into needles. I didn't expect that this person could achieve such a high level with ordinary qualifications under a strong obsession.

“Do you find it incredible?” As if seeing through Xiao Yan’s thoughts, the remnant soul in the zither asked calmly, with a tone that was not without self-sarcasm, “I felt the same way at the time. That was a height that I never dreamed of reaching, but I actually reached it.”

"May I ask, senior, how did your soul power reach the world level?" Xiao Yan was greatly shocked and became even more thirsty for knowledge. If even the ordinary soul power of the remnant soul in this guzheng can break through to the world level, wouldn't there be a shortcut to the advancement of soul power? If I could just scratch the surface, it would be easy to break through to the Yi level. Xiao Yan became uncontrollably excited.

"All of this is due to Master." Hearing Xiao Yan's question, the voice of the remaining soul in the guzheng trembled, "Master's message has become the biggest motivation for me to practice hard. The practice day and night has allowed me to improve in the realm of soul. I had a sudden realization, and later I realized that my qualifications were not that bad, but that I was a late bloomer on the road to pursuit. The so-called late bloomer means that the experience of life and the ups and downs in the first half of my life will eventually create a secret that can be opened up. The dazzling talent deep in the sea of ​​consciousness.”

It turned out that Xiao Yan deflated like a deflated rubber ball and immediately gave up on his delusions of taking shortcuts.

"But these are not the happiest things for me. What I am happiest about is that I have finally reached the height that Master requires of me."

"But when I couldn't hold back the joy in my heart, I slowly opened the instrument with trembling hands and took out the piece of paper. Do you know what was written on it?" Gu Zheng's voice suddenly became extremely depressed.