Novel: I attained the Dao through Music, accompanied by Twin Sugar Mommies?
Chapter: 009 (Serene Sound Cannon Obtained, Key Needed)
"…You can't, under any circumstances, leave this cave without my permission."
"Even without the current hole in your memories, it is three thousand years too early for you to return to the public eye from Lightless Desolate Valley."
Halfway through the final sentence, his figure was already out of the cave, leaving only Luo Yu and Dongfang Jing behind.
Both of them released deep sighs simultaneously and glanced at each other upon doing so.
Dongfang Jing wiped the bloodstain off his mouth and probed with a confused expression. "Isn't this place the Emptiness Butterfly Clan's Sacred Mountain? Why did he call it the Lightless Desolate Valley?"
Luo Yu did not respond immediately. "…"
"Or... could it be that the mountain is actually in that forbidden land?!" He exclaimed.
Luo Yu still remained silent.
"It can't be, right?" He chuckled. "The Clan's Ancestors wouldn't be that paranoid. …Right?"
"…Brother Jing, stay here and cultivate well." The young lady finally said as two translucent pill bottles appeared in her left hand. She offered them to him. "Do not be lenient with these pills. I will come visit you from time to time, bringing more resources to help you."
Dongfang Jing did not hesitate much before reaching out to accept them, but his outstretched hand halted a few inches to the bottles. His eyes widened slightly, tiny apple-green specks of light swirling in them like fireflies in a purple-colored night sky.
'This feeling… Oh no—!' He shouted inwardly, his inner voice drowning in palpable fear.
[Host's guess is correct. The 'Timeless Evil Origin Heart' is making a move. To counter it, you have to utilize the Serene Sound Cannon promptly.]
'I understand.' Dongfang Jing gritted his teeth and used all his willpower to resist the invasion of his consciousness.
"Brother Jing, what's wrong?" Luo Yu leaned forward and probed, worried.
Dongfang Jing blinked thrice in quick succession and his eyes returned to normal. Then, he snatched the bottles from her hands and said with an astonished demeanor. "These… aren't these the priceless Yellow-grade Immortal Pills?!"
'In this Universe; pills, arrays, artifacts, potions, weapons, talismans, and other auxiliary items are divided into Mortal, Immortal, and Divine tier, just like the cultivation levels. However, instead of Early to Peak stage, they are subdivided into four grades: Black, Yellow, Earth, and Heaven.'
'Black represents the first three, Yellow the second three, Earth the next two, and Heaven the top, of each cultivation tier. That is, Mortal-tier Black-grade Pills are suitable for Qi Gathering, Meridians Opening, and Foundation Establishment realm cultivators while Mortal-tier Heaven-grade Pills would only be used or refined by Immortal Ascension Platform realm cultivators.'
In summary, the pills that the brown-haired lady was offering Dongfang Jing were pills that could only be refined or consumed by those who were at least Golden Immortals.
'The predecessor, before joining the clan, would definitely have found it hard to have gazed upon these things.' He rationalized. 'Not only that…'
"These… these are too precious…" his hands trembled as he attempted to return them. "Sister Yu, to get to see these things, ah, I have no words to express my appreciation for your intentions. Alas, my current cultivation is still too low to use these things."
Luo Yu's expression shifted from worry to strangeness and then some amusement creeped in. She smiled lightly and said, "Brother Jing, you lost your memory, yes, but your cultivation is still intact. Check it out yourself."
"Hmm?" Dongfang Jing continued the act, seemingly checking his cultivation. "This… this…" he spun around, releasing his aura to its fullest extent for a moment. "Golden Dharma Body… I am a Golden Immortal?!"
Luo Yu's amusement did not fade as she shook her head and turned to leave the cave. "Alright, I'm going now. Your cultivation method and other resources should still be in your Inner World. Check them out and continue to cultivate. I hope that the next time we meet, you have already broken through to a greater level."
She heard him reply from behind her. "Hehe! Don't worry, Sister Yu! After I reacquaint myself with my current realm, I will cultivate diligently. Right, what realm is Senior Sister in?"
Just before stepping out of the cave's exit, her reply echoed to him, "The heavens have been merciful enough to allow me to have joined the ranks of the Immortal Kings a few months ago."
"Immortal King…" he muttered to himself in a shocked tone and clenched his fists with a fire in his gaze. "That is a good goal to start with!"
If either the young lady or the old man was still eavesdropping, they would have shaken their head and muttered, "Don't you mean Immortal Venerable? Surely you knew the cultivation realms before joining the clan, right?"
He kept the act up for couple more moments, and plopped onto the white floor of the cave when he was certain that both of them were gone.
'Ready to begin!'
The information displayed on the purple window changed.
Item Type: Cannon
Item Grade: Divine Earth
Description: A collection of the techniques, mnemonics, and secrets that served as the core foundation of the Myriad Arts Holy Land's weakest branch; Serene Sound Mansion. Can be used until the Chaos God realm.>
It only took an instant for him to pore through the information and something to appear in the gap between his thighs. He looked down to find a red hardcover book as thick as three of his fingers. On a white section of the cover was the book's title written in elegant handwriting.
Naturally, he picked it up and started going through its contents.
"Serene Sound Alchemy Technique… Serene Sound Forging Technique… Serene Sound Footwork… Serene Sound Finger Technique… Nine Reunions Zither Art… Candlelit Night Flute Technique…"
"Don't tell me there is one for cooking too?"
"Ah… who asked me to jinx it. Of course there is… Serene Clouds Culinary Art."
At this point, he stopped flipping through the book and dropped it on the floor. "This 'cannon' is not even organized properly. No table of contents either. Hey, system, I can't find what I'm looking for. No, I don't even know what I'm looking for. Like, at least, shouldn't the first entry be something like an introduction or something? I don't even understand anything when I try to read beyond the headings of each section."
'If it goes on like this… The Evil Heart has hidden itself again but who knows when next it would sneak attack? What if I'm not able to resist next time?'
[Host's situation is only natural. Divine-tier Techniques and Arts are often not things that their creators would want to spread wantonly; only to their descendants and disciples. Hence, even when compiling cannons like these, there would always be a part that is left out purposefully; one could call it a key. Only the members of the clan or sect would be aware of this key.]
"In that case, isn't it no different from not giving me the cannon at all?" Dongfang Jing's exasperation was as palpable as the rocks in the cave.
[Host needs not panic. I, the system, am naturally prepared for this.]
The light of hope in Dongfang Jing's eyes reappeared and then he heard: