Dragon's Origin

Chapter 342: Re-exploring the Core Area (Part 2)

Seeing that Wang Sheng really had his eyes closed and was enjoying the music, Mei'er realized she had misunderstood. Thinking about it, it made sense. She had dressed up so charmingly in Wang Sheng's favorite style, and he hadn't even tried to touch her. How could he possibly be moved by a few mediocre singers?

To be honest, this was the first time Wang Sheng had seriously listened to the music of this world. Although almost every wealthy family kept singers, there weren't any in Wang Sheng's marquisate, and the Emperor's home wasn't the place for such things either. This kind of gathering felt quite novel; at least Wang Sheng had never experienced it on Earth.

As the song ended, subtle changes began to stir within Wang Sheng's Yuan Soul space. Wang Sheng understood that this path was correct—he needed to listen to various musical pieces.

Thinking about it, his cultivation path was quite bizarre. It involved making and tasting over a thousand kinds of delicious dishes, smelling all sorts of fragrances, learning carving and calligraphy, or mastering the Nine Syllable Mantras. In any case, it was completely different from ordinary people. He really wondered if the experts of this world would laugh at him if they knew the method for his Yuan Soul advancement.

One song only caused slight changes in the Yuan Soul space, not enough to clearly manifest the Qiniu transformation. Wang Sheng closed his eyes and gestured, signaling the singers to continue, but with one condition: no repeats.

The girls, seeing Mei'er's position beside Wang Sheng, knew that there was no chance of any involvement with this esteemed Marquis today. They could only obediently play their instruments and sing. However, everyone knew that the Chang Sheng Marquisate was a rare wealthy household, so each of them put in their best effort, striving to please Wang Sheng.

For an entire day, except for breaks and meal times, the singers took turns singing and playing non-stop. During this time, Wang Sheng maintained his sitting posture, eyes closed, simply appreciating the music, without any other intentions. As evening approached, after one singer finished a song, Wang Sheng opened his eyes, stood up, and instructed Steward Wang, "Reward them!" Then, he led Mei'er back to the rear hall.

In the bathroom prepared by Mei'er, Wang Sheng soaked in the tub, contemplating the changes in his Yuan Soul space.

From the moment a certain singer finished a song in the afternoon, his Yuan Soul had undergone changes. The churning cloud path turned towards the direction of Qiniu. However, Qiniu did not appear, and the cloud path directly transformed into a row of standard black and white piano keys.

After the subsequent singers performed a dozen more songs, Wang Sheng felt the piano key path move forward by one grid. Seeing this, he was certain that the Yuan Soul's next advancement required continuous listening to music.

It was likely more than just that. Based on Wang Sheng's previous experiences, the later stages would probably require him to compose some music himself. But for the time being, Wang Sheng could completely rely on listening to the music of this world for initial improvements.

Previously, Wang Sheng had been with the Grandmasters, watching the production of each component every day. Now, that was completely unnecessary. If Wang Sheng were to keep watching at this point, it would be an insult to those Grandmasters.

Therefore, Wang Sheng had Mei'er find a different group of musicians, singers, or instrumentalists to perform for him every day. Besides regular cultivation, Wang Sheng spent the rest of his time continuously listening to different music and different instruments. By the time the components for the heavy sniper crossbow were truly completed, Wang Sheng's piano key path had moved forward by more than a dozen grids.

Assembly definitely required Wang Sheng's participation, and assembly took another day. Testing the brand-new heavy sniper crossbow at the Laojun Temple shooting range in the suburbs of the capital took another two days. When he finally confirmed that the heavy sniper crossbow was fully usable, Wang Sheng returned to the Marquisate and informed the neighbor that they could depart tomorrow.

The heavy sniper crossbow wasn't large, but its length was nearly a meter, and with the horizontal crossbow arms, it was also more than two feet wide. Wang Sheng's superb storage ring had to be used diagonally to fit it in.

Early the next morning, Wang Sheng bid farewell to Mei'er, kissing her forehead at parting, which brought tears to Mei'er's eyes.

Wang Sheng left with the old Taoist. The old Taoist was dressed as the red-card assassin he had impersonated as Wang Sheng’s guard last time. The royal family didn't directly meet up with Wang Sheng; instead, they arrived a step ahead at the place where Chief Steward Li had killed Commander Liu last time, which was already within the Thousand Absolutes Land.

To Wang Sheng's surprise, the royal family only dispatched three experts this time, all of whom were acquaintances of Wang Sheng. Chief Steward Li, Steward Zhou, and Eunuch Shen—the three great royal family experts were all present, uniformly legendary masters.

"Is the royal family not doing well? Sending all three of you, who's protecting the Emperor?" Wang Sheng's first question upon seeing the three was this, leaving the three old royal monsters dumbfounded.

"The Emperor naturally has guards to protect him. The royal family isn't so fragile that it will collapse without the three of us," Chief Steward Li replied with a wry smile. "It's too dangerous inside. After thinking it over, the most likely people to enter and return are the three of us."

"Alright, acquaintances are easier to work with, that's good!" Wang Sheng nodded, introducing Lingxu Old Taoist to the three: "My bodyguard that I won in a bet, a red-card assassin from Worry-Free City, with one more chance. All want to see what's inside. We're all companions on the road, don't make things difficult for me."

Whether it was the three great royal family experts or the old Taoist, they all nodded simultaneously. At this time, Wang Sheng was the leader, and no one had any objections. Seeing that everyone was ready, Wang Sheng waved his hand and set off directly.

The five-person team, all experts at the legendary realm except for Wang Sheng, moved with incredible speed. With Wang Sheng leading the way, driving away the insects of the Thousand Absolutes Land, and without detouring around any powerful demonic beasts they encountered, the four of them attacked together. No matter how powerful the demonic beast, if it was too slow to escape, it could only die.

The route of advance was completely straight, and they reached the edge of the core area of the Thousand Absolutes Land in a mere six days. This speed was comparable to the main road from Worry-Free City to the Yu Baozhai camp.

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Walking along the edge of the Thousand Absolutes Land for about dozens of miles, Wang Sheng had the four people release all their senses, and with the help of array stones, re-searched for a breakthrough into the core area.

The previous breakthrough point was chosen by several experts who had just entered the ninth level of the legendary realm, and it might not be the most suitable. Moreover, entering and exiting the same location multiple times might cause some changes in the core area, so it was better to change to a completely new breakthrough point.

The four great experts re-selected, and two points within dozens of miles were quickly identified. After Wang Sheng sensed each one, he chose the one on the left, and the five people quietly slipped into the core of the Thousand Absolutes Land.

On the last day, the area the five people had passed through was swept back and forth by a large group of man-eating ants after they entered the core, leaving no traces behind.