Library of Heaven's Path Chapter 826: 5-star Demonic Tunist

Chapter 826: 5-star Demonic Tunist

Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97

Returning back to the ti when Zhang Xuan first began playing in the Demonic Tunist Aula.

As the lody was amplified by the walls, it gradually crescendoed before spilling out from the top.

Qiu!

Not too long later, with a crisp call, a crane flew over. Under the influence of the beautiful lody, it began to dance delightfully.

Great, one ca... Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up.

Since a crane had co over, it ant he had cleared his 1-star demonic tunist examination.

Let see if I can lure two over...

Without changing the score, Zhang Xuan adjusted his state of mind and executed the Heaven’s Path Demonic Tunist Art 2-dan. In an instant, the zither lody abruptly beca sharp and desolate.

Under normal circumstances, taking the examination of the next rank would require a change in the music score, but Zhang Xuan was too lazy to head out to take it from the young man. In any case, this lody sounded rather pleasant, so he decided to go as far as he could for the mont.

Switching from the Heaven’s Path Demonic Tunist Art 1-dan to 2-dan, the intent behind Zhang Xuan’s playing suddenly grew much richer, and the sound he produced seed to have beco far more vibrant and resounding as well.

Qiu!

However, the difference in the playing seed to exert imnse pressure on the dancing crane. As if it had suffered so kind of attack, it shrieked fearfully before abruptly plumting from the sky and fainting.

"This..."

Astonished, Zhang Xuan hurried forward to check on the state of the crane. After verifying that the crane had only lost consciousness, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Could it be that... this music score is unsuited for the 2-star demonic tunist examination? Zhang Xuan scratched his head in confusion.

No, that shouldn’t be it. The core of a demonic tune art lies not in the score but in the intent behind it... Perhaps the rise in my intent doesn’t complent the music score... If that’s the case, it should work as long as I alter the score correspondingly!

Music, just like the dance of a terpsichore, was nothing more than a dium. What stood at the core of demonic tunes was still the intent.

Take painting for example, as long as one reached a profound level of proficiency in their painting skills, one would be able to relay one’s intent no matter what one drew; the content of the painting itself served as nothing more than a dium.

What Zhang Xuan was currently experiencing was likely to be the disharmony between the richness of the intent he was relaying and the music score he was using. As long as he made adjustnts accordingly, there shouldn’t be any problem with it.

Given his current eye of discernnt and understanding of demonic tune arts, altering a music score wasn’t too difficult for him. Before long, he had managed to alter the lody to suit his current intent.

Thus, his fingers began plucking at the strings of the zither once more.

As he had expected, not too long later, another two cranes flew into the Demonic Tunist Aula and danced above him.

Seeing that it worked, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly in delight.

Having passed the 2-star demonic tunist examination, Zhang Xuan began adjusting his state of mind once more to evoke the intent of a 3-star demonic tunist when his fingers abruptly moved too forcefully, and ’pah!’, a string snapped.

As this was the first ti he was playing a zither, he failed to keep his strength properly in check, resulting in this unfortunate event...

Padah! Padah!

Yet another two cranes fell to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably. White foam was spilling from the edges of their mouths, and their eyes were rolled back, revealing only the whites.

Sohow, they seed to exude an aura of indignation, seemingly saying "We have only co over in appreciation of your music, must you do this to us?"...

"Urgh..." The edges of Zhang Xuan’s lips twitched.

He was only taking the 2-star demonic tunist examination, but three cranes had already fainted. He was probably the first one to do so ever since the establishnt of the Demonic Tunist School.

But it honestly wasn’t intentional! The quality of this zither was simply too poor!

I mustn’t allow any problems to occur anymore...

Determined to change his image, Zhang Xuan assessed the score and the zither properly, and only after confirming that there wasn’t any problem did he continue to play once more.

As the music perated the room, it didn’t take too long for three cranes to fly into the Demonic Tunist Aula.

This ti, Zhang Xuan had made sure to control his strength properly, so he didn’t hurt any of the cranes this ti around. It was also the sa for the 4-star examination as well.

However, just as he was just about to make the transition into the 5-star level of playing, he accidentally exerted too much strength again, and ’pah!’, another zither string snapped.

The sharp dissonance from the snapping of the cranes left the four happily dancing cranes plumting to the ground.

The zither didn’t pose much of a problem for the lodies he had played up to 3-star, but it seed that it was swiftly approaching the limits of its durability at 4-star.

Furthermore, Zhang Xuan’s overwhelmingly powerful soul paired with his lack of proficiency in zither playing made it extrely difficult to control his strength perfectly.

However, knowing that there was no better zither he could borrow, he could only suppress his frustration and continue with the examination. The most he could do at the mont was just to be more careful than before.

Thus, he began making preparations for his 5-star demonic tunist examination.

Upon reaching 5-star, one could be already considered an expert of the Demonic Tunist School. Naturally, the difficulty of the exam was also far harder than those before.

Gathering his focus, Zhang Xuan began plucking at the strings, and a srizing lody resounded throughout the room.

The other cranes seed to be a little apprehensive at approaching the lody this ti around, so they didn’t rush over imdiately like before. Instead, it was five minutes into the playing when they finally fly over.

Seeing five cranes dancing to his lody above, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

Heaving a sigh of relief, he was just about to co to the end of the tune when ’pah pah!’, the zither strings snapped once again, two this ti.

Under the abrupt dissonance, the five dancing cranes glared at Zhang Xuan resentfully for an instant and chirped furiously before they followed in the footsteps of the others and plumted to the ground.

Looking at the twelve unconscious divine cranes lying in his surroundings, Zhang Xuan felt the sight before him turning dark.

He really didn’t do it intentionally!

That darned zither was simply far too lousy to harness the might of his soul!

This was just like having an adult draw a child’s bow. The slightest lapse in concentration might cause one to lose control of the weapon.

It was fortunate that the souls of the cranes were only jolted, resulting in a temporary loss of consciousness. Otherwise, if he were to really cripple twelve of the Demonic Tunist School’s cranes by taking the demonic tunist examination, School Head Jiang Qingqin just might skin him alive!

Nevertheless, this situation had put him in a dilemma. While Zhang Xuan could wake them up with his ans as a soul oracle, his actions would have likely left a trauma in the cranes’ mind. Thus, in the short run at the very least, they would be unlikely to be drawn to his music.

In other words, these twelve cranes were incapable of judging his level of playing at the mont.

But nevertheless, I have successfully cleared the 5-star examination, so I am officially a 5-star demonic tunist now... I think I should just get to 6-star in one go! Zhang Xuan thought.

It would be too troubleso to return to the Demonic Tunist School another day, and Zhang Xuan also knew that he had the capability to clear the 6-star demonic tunist examination at the mont as well. Even though the conditions might not be ideal, he still wanted to give it a try.

Thus, he reconnected the snapped strings and adjusted his state of mind before playing once more.

A clear and beautiful lody echoed amid the clouds, and ten minutes later, three divine cranes flew over.

Why are there only three cranes?

Zhang Xuan was certain that he had played at the level of a 6-star demonic tunist, but only three cranes had arrived. He couldn’t help but be perplexed by the bizarre situation before him.

He continued playing, hoping that more cranes would arrive soon, but even as he reached the end of his lody, no other cranes arrived around him. Thus, Zhang Xuan could only give up and head out.

It seed like due to the limitations resulting from the quality of the zither, 5-star was the current limit of his performance. Most likely, he wouldn’t be able to clear the 6-star examination that day.

When Zhang Xuan walked out, the young man at the entrance took a look at him, and upon seeing his depressed face, he chuckled lightly and said, "The demonic tunist examination wasn’t that easy as you expected, was it?"

"Indeed!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

He had thought that clearing the 6-star demonic tunist examination would be a piece of cake to him, but the tools he had at hand was simply far too poor. It seed like he would have to find an opportunity to purchase a zither that was suited for him before attempting the examination once more.

"Do you know where I can purchase a better zither here?" Zhang Xuan asked the young man.

"If you want a truly good zither, you will have to craft it yourself. Only then will you be able to tailor it to your own needs and bring out your full potential," the young man explained.

After a mont of contemplation, Zhang Xuan nodded and replied, "Got it!"

Having read countless books, he knew a fair bit about the crafting of zithers as well. However, he didn’t have any ti to spare for that at the mont, and there wasn’t any good material at hand for that either. It seed like that would have to wait then.

"Where do I get the emblem from clearing the examination?" Zhang Xuan asked.

While it was regretful that he didn’t clear the 6-star examination, it would still be good for him to obtain the 5-star emblem first.

"Emblem? You cleared the 1-star examination?"

The young man was surprised. Nevertheless, he raised his finger and pointed. "You can get your emblem over there. Just place your palm on the wall, and it will give you the corresponding emblem!"

Zhang Xuan walked in the direction where the young man gestured toward, and soon, he found himself standing before a wall.

It seed to be a chanism similar to the one in the Ocean of Weapons in the Blacksmith School.

He placed his palm on the wall.

Padah!

An emblem with five shining stars on it fell out.

"5-star..."

The young man who had followed Zhang Xuan, curious to see if he had really cleared the 1-star examination, was shocked to see the 5-star emblem.

To clear the 1-star to 5-star examination in a single go... and to use the old zither from the school at that...

Just how did he do it?

If it was the young man himself, he wouldn’t even be able to clear the 3-star examination with a worn zither like that!

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, the young man said, "You should have told that you were going to take the 5-star examination... I could have had the cranes prepare themselves for it. Otherwise, even if your zither lody reaches the required level, if the cranes aren’t around to hear it, or if there isn’t a sufficient number of cranes around, you might have failed the examination..."

"Insufficient number of cranes?" Zhang Xuan was stunned for an instant before a thought struck him. "How many cranes does the Demonic Tunist School have in total?"

"Fifteen!" the young man replied. "The school head has reared a couple of them as well, but they are situated a little far from the Demonic Tunist Aula, so they aren’t able to hear the zither lody and participate in the evaluation of the examination..."

"Fifteen?" Zhang Xuan suddenly realized what was going on.

The reason there were insufficient cranes in his 6-star examination wasn’t due to his lacking capability, but that twelve of them were lying unconscious on the ground, and the remaining three were already dancing above him...

There were no more cranes left to judge his performance!

That explained why the final three cranes were staring at him fearfully, seemingly tempted to flee, but srized by the music, they couldn’t bring themselves to do so...

"Can insufficient cranes can lead to a situation where a qualified examinee fails?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"Indeed. The Demonic Tunist Aula determines the examinee’s capability based on the number of cranes that have gathered in the surroundings. Naturally, if there aren’t sufficient cranes in the area, the Demonic Tunist Aula can only deem it a failure!" the young man replied.

"I see... Thank you for your enlightennt."

Having understood what was going on, Zhang Xuan hurriedly left for School Head Jiang’s office.

Since there weren’t sufficient cranes in the area, he would just have to borrow three more...

But he couldn’t help but be a little worried... Would School Head Jiang be willing to lend his cranes to him?