Chapter 10

“Amazing, truly amazing! Even we would not dare to say that we’d be able to explain all 36 songs that were asked by Young Master Yun Hong . But not only were you able to explain them accurately, but you also mentioned all fingering styles, strings, and spiritual arts in such a detailed manner . This is simply terrific!”

Qin Baili and some other seniors nodded their heads in amazement .

Gu Qingfeng was not modest at all, and after drinking a cup of wine, he laughed, “How could some trifling obscure songs put me, the dragon among men, Young Master Bloodflame, in any difficulty? I know all the songs in the world!”

This statement was so arrogant that even Qin Baili and the other seniors could not sit still and accept it .

This kid was so arrogant that he dared to say he knew every song in the world .

“Oh? Since that’s the case, may Young Master Bloodflame advise me a little?”

“Come on! Feel free to ask me!”

Too arrogant and crazy!

Never in their entire life have they seen a young man that acted to crazy in front of them!

Qin Baili and the other seniors exchanged a glance, and an old man stepped forward and asked, “Young Master, I wonder if you know the song ‘Mooncloud Silk’?”

“Mooncloud Silk…” Gu Qingfeng slanted his body and leaned his head against his arm, then took a small sip of wine, “It comes from Queen Yun Ye’s ‘Legends of the Grand Moon’ from the Remote Ancient Era . It has six fingering styles, seven strings, twelve spiritual arts…”

“What about the song ‘Goodspace’?”

“Oh, ‘Goodspace’ . It comes from the Unrestrained Cloudspace Chant, made by the Buddhist monk Xuanku . Altogether, it has nine fingering styles, 16 strings, and 31 spiritual arts…”

The seniors next to Qin Baili all took turns and asked questions, and the songs they mentioned were all very strange . They were from the Remote Ancient Era, Near Ancient Era, some of them were immortal songs and some were Buddhist .

However, what shocked the crowd was that Young Master Bloodflame was able to answer all of them without any mistakes, from fingering styles and strings to spiritual arts and rhythms, all of his answers were as accurately and detailed as possible, even more detailed than sheets of music .

No one asked any more questions, and Qin Baili and the other seniors were all staring at Gu Qingfeng with wide eyes that were full of shock, astonishment, and awe!

They could understand how this young man, who was at best in his twenties, had such a thorough understanding regarding music . It was exactly as he said earlier, and he knew every song in the world!

However, when it came to amazement, no one could exceed Ouyang Ye . At this moment, her thoughts were in complete chaos and a blank space was in her mind as she looked at Gu Qingfeng with a dumbfounded expression .

Although she and Gu Qingfeng had only known each other for less than a day and she wasn’t exactly sure about what happened to him, but judging from the fact that he failed his Foundation Establishment, Ouyang Ye assumed that he most likely was an outstanding genius before .

Because she knew that if a person could attempt his Foundation Establishment before the age of thirty, his aptitude, spiritual root, and comprehension were definitely superior among his peers .

Not to mention that this guy looked like he was in his early twenties, so although his Foundation Establishment had failed, there was one thing that could not be denied, he must have been an outstanding genius, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able of attempting his Foundation Establishment at such a young age .

But even if this guy used to be a genius, there had to be a limit, right?

He was able to explain all 36 of Yun Hong’s obscure songs, and right after that, he had explained all the songs asked by senior musicians like Qin Baili .

That was too incredible!

Even if this guy started flipping through music books when he was in his mother’s womb, he shouldn’t have been able to remember so many songs, right? How many books and poems had he read since he was able of memorizing so many songs?

And who had so much free time to be spending on reading books about music?

Didn’t he need to cultivate? Didn’t he need to meditate? Didn’t he need to absorb spiritual energy?

Gu Qingfeng’s explanations were so detailed that they were comparable to the sheet music, which couldn’t even be described as having a profound understanding of music . This was simply like a musical encyclopedia!

Has this guy been flipping through music books for over 20 years?

This was unbelievable!

“Young Master Bloodflame, you are really a tremendous genius! I, Qin Baili express my admiration!”

“This was really an eye-opener . I’ve never met someone so proficient in music . ”

“Right! This young man’s understanding of music is simply breathtaking!”

“I’ve lived for a hundred years and studied music all my life, and I originally thought I understood a little about it, but today I’ve realized that I’m a frog at the bottom of the well . ”

Qin Baili and other seniors were in complete awe as they were praising Gu Qingfeng .

As for Gu Qingfeng, the one responsible for shocking everyone, he was feeling rather emotional at this time and felt as if he returned to his younger days when such occurrences happened regularly and he used to show off and fool around with many girls .

However, after ascending to the Heavenly World, these type of situations happened a lot less, that’s why what happened today brought him back memories from his past . The only difference was that in his adolescent years, he showed off in front of girls, and now he did in front of a bunch of old men .

Next to him, Ouyang Ye suppressed all the shock and doubts in her heart and secretly said, “Hey! Gu Qingfeng, h-how do you have such a thorough understanding of music?”

Gu Qingfeng lifted up his cup of wine and looked at her, “How? Didn’t I just tell you that there is no song in the world that I don’t know? Now there no one’s questioning me being Young Master Bloodflame . I didn’t let you lose face, did I?”

Ouyang Ye fiercely nodded her little head and her heart was overwhelmed with excitement, especially when she looked at Ye Hui and Yun Hong’s unsightly expressions . She was so happy that she had the urge to start singing .

Ouyang Ye has been very worried ever since she accidentally invented the dragon among men, Young Master Bloodflame, especially since this story was deliberately spread out by Ye Hui and Yun Hong, forcing her to continue to maintain this unreliable lie .

Coupled with Ye Hui’s jeers and doubts, Ouyang Ye has been suffering a lot in the past year .

However, the day where she could finally relax has finally arrived .

She excitedly gave Gu Qingfeng a kiss on the cheek then took his arm and looked at Ye Hui and Yun Hong with a smile on her face and said proudly, “Well, senior sister Ye Hui, didn’t you always say that Young Master Bloodflame was just someone I invented and you didn’t believe in his existence? Haha, what do you think now?”

“As for you, senior brother Yun Hong, in the future, please don’t show off your musical knowledge in front of me . Oh, and let me tell you, don’t think I don’t know where you got these 36 obscure songs . You always use them to show off and even humiliate some seniors . ”

“I didn’t want to bother with you, but you unexpectedly dared to show off those songs in front of Young Master Bloodflame, hmph, hmph! Well, how do you feel now? I already told you his musical attainments are extremely high . ”

“You!” Ye Hui and Yun Hong, who were sitting opposite of her, had some rather hideous expressions on their faces .

They had originally thought of taking this opportunity to publicly expose the fake Young Master Bloodflame so that Ouyang Ye’s face would be sweeping the floor . In this way, the jealousy in Ye Hui’s heart would’ve been eliminated, and Yun Hong’s embarrassment of being rejected would’ve been avenged .

However, neither in their wildest dreams would have they imagined that the spiritless-looking man in front of them was so knowledgeable when it came to music . Not only was not Ouyang Ye’s face sweeping the floor, but it was raised even higher due to that fellow .

Was he really Young Master Bloodflame?

They did not know .

Maybe they didn’t believe it before, but after witnessing Gu Qingfeng’s musical talent, the two weren’t so sure anymore

However, Yun Hong was not convinced .

In his mind, even if this person was really Young Master Bloodflame, he was definitely not a master in music, much less a dragon among men, “There’s nothing amazing about knowing a few songs . ”

Yun Hong tilted his head and downed his cup of wine, saying with a displeased face, ” He just read a few music books, that’s all . Those songs could be explained by everyone that has read several books . Explaining them is just one thing, and playing them is totally different thing . ”

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye laughed, “Just moments ago, Senior Qin said that to us, musicians, knowing countless songs was an improvement to our musical attainments . ”

After a pause, Ouyang Ye laughed again, “Moreover, did you just really say that songs could be understood just by looking at some music books? Do you mean to tell me that those songs mentioned by Senior Qin, those songs from Remote Ancient Era and Near Ancient Era there were created by both immortals and devils could be understood just by looking at some books?”

“Hmph!” With a snort of cold, Yun Hong proudly said, “Young Master Bloodflame, speaking about the theoretical knowledge of some songs isn’t a skill, however, playing them is! Do you dare compete with me?”

“You still want to compete?” Gu Qingfeng rubbed his chin, thinking that he had already slapped Yun Hong’s face once, why should he do it again? It was alright if he did it once for fun, but there was no point in constantly doing it .

Ouyang Ye hurriedly said, “Compete? What’s the point of competing?”

“So he doesn’t dare?”

Ye Hui also laughed, “For the time being, let’s not even talk about whether or not he’s the real Young Master Bloodflame . Even if he is, he simply has no real skill if all he can do is talk . ”

Ouyang Ye had a glib-tongue and when it came to arguing, she would not lose to anyone, “What a joke, Young Master Bloodflame knows all the songs of the world! You think his musical attainments are lacking?”

However, she did not know how high Gu Qingfeng’s musical attainments were, or if he could actually play songs, but there was a thing that she was certain of . He failed his Foundation Establishment, and there was no trace of spiritual force in his body!

Even if his musical attainments were extremely high, he wasn’t able of using any spiritual arts, so at best, all he could do was play with his bare hands, unable of bringing out the profundities within songs .

“Since that’s the case, why does he not dare to compete with me?” Yun Hong had just lost a great amount of face and felt that he had to make up for it .

“Why? Well, there is no harm in telling you . Young Master Bloodflame had encountered a setback in his cultivation has gone awry and he is unable to use spiritual force for the time being . ”

“A setback in his cultivation? Hahaha!” Ye Hui laughed coldly, “You are just making excuses!”

“Don’t tell me you have not noticed that there isn’t any spiritual force aura on Young Master Bloodflame?”

As soon as Ouyang Ye finished speaking, everyone around released their spiritual sense and investigated, and it was indeed true . They could not sense any spiritual force on Young Master Bloodflame’s body .

Young Master Bloodflfame had really encountered a setback in his cultivation and could not use spiritual force for the time being . This meant that he would not be able to bring out the profundities within the songs .

“If you want to compete against Young Master Bloodflame, wait until he has recuperated . At that time, you will definitely be scared to death when you’ll hear him play music . ”

Ouyang Ye didn’t want to keep on pestering with them, so she took advantage of this situation and hurriedly grabbed Gu Qingfeng’s arm, intending to leave this place as fast as possible .

“Oh? Junior sister Ouyang, do you want to leave? Don’t tell me you are afraid that your lie will be exposed?”

“Yeah, right!” Ouyang Ye gave her a supercilious look, “I just don’t want to sit together with nasty people like you . ”

“You!” Ye Hui was furious and stood up and stared viciously at her, clenching her teeth, “Ouyang Ye, don’t you get cocky!”

“So what if I get cocky? Hahaha!” Ouyang Ye burst out into a very insane laughter .

“Amazing, truly amazing! Even we would not dare to say that we’d be able to explain all 36 songs that were asked by Young Master Yun Hong . But not only were you able to explain them accurately, but you also mentioned all fingering styles, strings, and spiritual arts in such a detailed manner . This is simply terrific!”

Qin Baili and some other seniors nodded their heads in amazement .

Gu Qingfeng was not modest at all, and after drinking a cup of wine, he laughed, “How could some trifling obscure songs put me, the dragon among men, Young Master Bloodflame, in any difficulty? I know all the songs in the world!”

This statement was so arrogant that even Qin Baili and the other seniors could not sit still and accept it .

This kid was so arrogant that he dared to say he knew every song in the world .

“Oh? Since that’s the case, may Young Master Bloodflame advise me a little?”

“Come on! Feel free to ask me!”

Too arrogant and crazy!

Never in their entire life have they seen a young man that acted to crazy in front of them!

Qin Baili and the other seniors exchanged a glance, and an old man stepped forward and asked, “Young Master, I wonder if you know the song ‘Mooncloud Silk’?”

“Mooncloud Silk…” Gu Qingfeng slanted his body and leaned his head against his arm, then took a small sip of wine, “It comes from Queen Yun Ye’s ‘Legends of the Grand Moon’ from the Remote Ancient Era . It has six fingering styles, seven strings, twelve spiritual arts…”

“What about the song ‘Goodspace’?”

“Oh, ‘Goodspace’ . It comes from the Unrestrained Cloudspace Chant, made by the Buddhist monk Xuanku . Altogether, it has nine fingering styles, 16 strings, and 31 spiritual arts…”

The seniors next to Qin Baili all took turns and asked questions, and the songs they mentioned were all very strange . They were from the Remote Ancient Era, Near Ancient Era, some of them were immortal songs and some were Buddhist .

However, what shocked the crowd was that Young Master Bloodflame was able to answer all of them without any mistakes, from fingering styles and strings to spiritual arts and rhythms, all of his answers were as accurately and detailed as possible, even more detailed than sheets of music .

No one asked any more questions, and Qin Baili and the other seniors were all staring at Gu Qingfeng with wide eyes that were full of shock, astonishment, and awe!

They could understand how this young man, who was at best in his twenties, had such a thorough understanding regarding music . It was exactly as he said earlier, and he knew every song in the world!

However, when it came to amazement, no one could exceed Ouyang Ye . At this moment, her thoughts were in complete chaos and a blank space was in her mind as she looked at Gu Qingfeng with a dumbfounded expression .

Although she and Gu Qingfeng had only known each other for less than a day and she wasn’t exactly sure about what happened to him, but judging from the fact that he failed his Foundation Establishment, Ouyang Ye assumed that he most likely was an outstanding genius before .

Because she knew that if a person could attempt his Foundation Establishment before the age of thirty, his aptitude, spiritual root, and comprehension were definitely superior among his peers .

Not to mention that this guy looked like he was in his early twenties, so although his Foundation Establishment had failed, there was one thing that could not be denied, he must have been an outstanding genius, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able of attempting his Foundation Establishment at such a young age .

But even if this guy used to be a genius, there had to be a limit, right?

He was able to explain all 36 of Yun Hong’s obscure songs, and right after that, he had explained all the songs asked by senior musicians like Qin Baili .

That was too incredible!

Even if this guy started flipping through music books when he was in his mother’s womb, he shouldn’t have been able to remember so many songs, right? How many books and poems had he read since he was able of memorizing so many songs?

And who had so much free time to be spending on reading books about music?

Didn’t he need to cultivate? Didn’t he need to meditate? Didn’t he need to absorb spiritual energy?

Gu Qingfeng’s explanations were so detailed that they were comparable to the sheet music, which couldn’t even be described as having a profound understanding of music . This was simply like a musical encyclopedia!

Has this guy been flipping through music books for over 20 years?

This was unbelievable!

“Young Master Bloodflame, you are really a tremendous genius! I, Qin Baili express my admiration!”

“This was really an eye-opener . I’ve never met someone so proficient in music . ”

“Right! This young man’s understanding of music is simply breathtaking!”

“I’ve lived for a hundred years and studied music all my life, and I originally thought I understood a little about it, but today I’ve realized that I’m a frog at the bottom of the well . ”

Qin Baili and other seniors were in complete awe as they were praising Gu Qingfeng .

As for Gu Qingfeng, the one responsible for shocking everyone, he was feeling rather emotional at this time and felt as if he returned to his younger days when such occurrences happened regularly and he used to show off and fool around with many girls .

However, after ascending to the Heavenly World, these type of situations happened a lot less, that’s why what happened today brought him back memories from his past . The only difference was that in his adolescent years, he showed off in front of girls, and now he did in front of a bunch of old men .

Next to him, Ouyang Ye suppressed all the shock and doubts in her heart and secretly said, “Hey! Gu Qingfeng, h-how do you have such a thorough understanding of music?”

Gu Qingfeng lifted up his cup of wine and looked at her, “How? Didn’t I just tell you that there is no song in the world that I don’t know? Now there no one’s questioning me being Young Master Bloodflame . I didn’t let you lose face, did I?”

Ouyang Ye fiercely nodded her little head and her heart was overwhelmed with excitement, especially when she looked at Ye Hui and Yun Hong’s unsightly expressions . She was so happy that she had the urge to start singing .

Ouyang Ye has been very worried ever since she accidentally invented the dragon among men, Young Master Bloodflame, especially since this story was deliberately spread out by Ye Hui and Yun Hong, forcing her to continue to maintain this unreliable lie .

Coupled with Ye Hui’s jeers and doubts, Ouyang Ye has been suffering a lot in the past year .

However, the day where she could finally relax has finally arrived .

She excitedly gave Gu Qingfeng a kiss on the cheek then took his arm and looked at Ye Hui and Yun Hong with a smile on her face and said proudly, “Well, senior sister Ye Hui, didn’t you always say that Young Master Bloodflame was just someone I invented and you didn’t believe in his existence? Haha, what do you think now?”

“As for you, senior brother Yun Hong, in the future, please don’t show off your musical knowledge in front of me . Oh, and let me tell you, don’t think I don’t know where you got these 36 obscure songs . You always use them to show off and even humiliate some seniors . ”

“I didn’t want to bother with you, but you unexpectedly dared to show off those songs in front of Young Master Bloodflame, hmph, hmph! Well, how do you feel now? I already told you his musical attainments are extremely high . ”

“You!” Ye Hui and Yun Hong, who were sitting opposite of her, had some rather hideous expressions on their faces .

They had originally thought of taking this opportunity to publicly expose the fake Young Master Bloodflame so that Ouyang Ye’s face would be sweeping the floor . In this way, the jealousy in Ye Hui’s heart would’ve been eliminated, and Yun Hong’s embarrassment of being rejected would’ve been avenged .

However, neither in their wildest dreams would have they imagined that the spiritless-looking man in front of them was so knowledgeable when it came to music . Not only was not Ouyang Ye’s face sweeping the floor, but it was raised even higher due to that fellow .

Was he really Young Master Bloodflame?

They did not know .

Maybe they didn’t believe it before, but after witnessing Gu Qingfeng’s musical talent, the two weren’t so sure anymore

However, Yun Hong was not convinced .

In his mind, even if this person was really Young Master Bloodflame, he was definitely not a master in music, much less a dragon among men, “There’s nothing amazing about knowing a few songs . ”

Yun Hong tilted his head and downed his cup of wine, saying with a displeased face, ” He just read a few music books, that’s all . Those songs could be explained by everyone that has read several books . Explaining them is just one thing, and playing them is totally different thing . ”

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye laughed, “Just moments ago, Senior Qin said that to us, musicians, knowing countless songs was an improvement to our musical attainments . ”

After a pause, Ouyang Ye laughed again, “Moreover, did you just really say that songs could be understood just by looking at some music books? Do you mean to tell me that those songs mentioned by Senior Qin, those songs from Remote Ancient Era and Near Ancient Era there were created by both immortals and devils could be understood just by looking at some books?”

“Hmph!” With a snort of cold, Yun Hong proudly said, “Young Master Bloodflame, speaking about the theoretical knowledge of some songs isn’t a skill, however, playing them is! Do you dare compete with me?”

“You still want to compete?” Gu Qingfeng rubbed his chin, thinking that he had already slapped Yun Hong’s face once, why should he do it again? It was alright if he did it once for fun, but there was no point in constantly doing it .

Ouyang Ye hurriedly said, “Compete? What’s the point of competing?”

“So he doesn’t dare?”

Ye Hui also laughed, “For the time being, let’s not even talk about whether or not he’s the real Young Master Bloodflame . Even if he is, he simply has no real skill if all he can do is talk . ”

Ouyang Ye had a glib-tongue and when it came to arguing, she would not lose to anyone, “What a joke, Young Master Bloodflame knows all the songs of the world! You think his musical attainments are lacking?”

However, she did not know how high Gu Qingfeng’s musical attainments were, or if he could actually play songs, but there was a thing that she was certain of . He failed his Foundation Establishment, and there was no trace of spiritual force in his body!

Even if his musical attainments were extremely high, he wasn’t able of using any spiritual arts, so at best, all he could do was play with his bare hands, unable of bringing out the profundities within songs .

“Since that’s the case, why does he not dare to compete with me?” Yun Hong had just lost a great amount of face and felt that he had to make up for it .

“Why? Well, there is no harm in telling you . Young Master Bloodflame had encountered a setback in his cultivation has gone awry and he is unable to use spiritual force for the time being . ”

“A setback in his cultivation? Hahaha!” Ye Hui laughed coldly, “You are just making excuses!”

“Don’t tell me you have not noticed that there isn’t any spiritual force aura on Young Master Bloodflame?”

As soon as Ouyang Ye finished speaking, everyone around released their spiritual sense and investigated, and it was indeed true . They could not sense any spiritual force on Young Master Bloodflame’s body .

Young Master Bloodflfame had really encountered a setback in his cultivation and could not use spiritual force for the time being . This meant that he would not be able to bring out the profundities within the songs .

“If you want to compete against Young Master Bloodflame, wait until he has recuperated . At that time, you will definitely be scared to death when you’ll hear him play music . ”

Ouyang Ye didn’t want to keep on pestering with them, so she took advantage of this situation and hurriedly grabbed Gu Qingfeng’s arm, intending to leave this place as fast as possible .

“Oh? Junior sister Ouyang, do you want to leave? Don’t tell me you are afraid that your lie will be exposed?”

“Yeah, right!” Ouyang Ye gave her a supercilious look, “I just don’t want to sit together with nasty people like you . ”

“You!” Ye Hui was furious and stood up and stared viciously at her, clenching her teeth, “Ouyang Ye, don’t you get cocky!”

“So what if I get cocky? Hahaha!” Ouyang Ye burst out into a very insane laughter .