sinovels Chapter 2070, "The First Listening to the Spiritual Charm," marks the beginning of the dev
Chapter 2070, "The First Listening to the Spiritual Charm," marks the beginning of the dev
Chapter 2070, "The First Listening to the Spiritual Charm," from which all cultivation techniques and supernatural powers take root and sprout!
Touma Kazusa: "【The Way of the Heart】requires the transformation of one's own emotions, memories, will, and even dreams into 'heart sounds'. This requires practitioners to constantly experience and may even require 'creating' strong emotional fluctuations as fuel for refining heart sounds."
Kazusa Touma: "I admit that my emotions may be richer than those of ordinary people, and I am used to keeping them to myself and finding an outlet through music. But because of this, I know that my emotions are innate and passive, and need time to be understood."
Kazusa Touma: "I am not good at taking initiative and frequently throwing myself into intense emotional turmoil, as that makes me feel tired and even lost."
Kazusa Touma: "This goes against my original intention of pursuing music and expressing myself."
Kazusa Touma: "For me, music is a way to understand emotions, not a tool to gain emotional power."
Kazusa Touma: "Constantly cutting through memories and resetting experiences. I can't imagine what I would become if I did that."
Touma Kazusa: "That may be a path to strength, but it may also lead to 'not myself'. My personality probably can't withstand that kind of continuous deconstruction and reconstruction of myself."
Of the three paths, Touma Kazusa immediately ruled out the [Heart's Sound Path].
Touma Kazusa: "Although the upper limit of the 【Myriad Transformations Spiritual Path】 is very high, it regards music as a 'language' to describe the universe, requiring insight into the laws of all things and the mutual transformation of music theory and mathematical laws."
Kazusa Touma: "What is needed is not only musical talent, but also rational thinking and logical reasoning ability."
Her tone carried a hint of a bitter smile.
Kazusa Touma: "I love music, but while I don't reject highly rational subjects like mathematics and physics, I certainly don't have the same talent and passion for them as I do for music."
Even her acquired talent, "Heart of Music," emphasizes emotional engagement, guidance from inner melodies, and a deeper understanding of technique—all of which lean towards the emotional and artistic aspects.
It might help her better appreciate the music itself, but it couldn't possibly give her the almost demanding rational thinking and mathematical talent required to decipher the world language behind the music.
Touma Kazusa: "In comparison, at least I have the ability to cultivate the [Celestial Music Path]."
The "Celestial Music Path" requires a heart in harmony with nature and an understanding of the rhythms of heaven and earth.
What is needed is a "childlike heart" and a "wise mind" that can eliminate distractions and connect with nature.
Music is a gift from nature; the sounds of wind, rain, flowing water, insects chirping, and birds singing are all symphonies of heaven and earth.
When Touma Kazusa plays the piano, she often tries to express these natural ideas.
Her "Heart of Music" allows her to perceive the emotions in music more acutely, and perhaps it can also help her to better perceive the more mysterious rhythms of the world.
This path is more like an extension of her existing musical philosophy.
From expressing human emotions to understanding and responding to the voice of heaven and earth, it demands a high level of understanding and temperament, but this requirement leans more towards a state of purity, focus and harmony of mind, rather than a forced change in her character.
Currently, this seems to be the path she is most likely to take, and it is also relatively more in line with her nature.
An ordinary group admin: "That's certainly true."
After reading Bai Xuan's description of the three paths, Su Yunqing also felt that the [Celestial Music Path] was the most suitable for Touma Kazusa. The other two weren't even a matter of suitability; the key point was that, given a choice, who would choose to cultivate either of those two systems?!
Those who can cultivate to an extremely high level in the "Heart-Mind Brahma Sound Path" must have some kind of psychological problem, right?
To artificially experience more things and acquire more emotions in order to accelerate one's understanding of music is even more terrifying than the "Supreme Path of Forgetfulness."
The "Supreme Way of Forgetting Emotions" only involves experiencing a period of time before completely erasing it, while this is a continuous repetition.
Are you sure you're not cultivating a Cthulhu?
There's also the [Myriad Transformations Spiritual Chapter Path]. Although it has a very high ceiling and distinct realms, what cultivation system that focuses on music would require someone with exceptional talent and expertise in mathematics?
Is this a system that a normal person can practice?
People with exceptional talent in both academics and art are one in a million, right?
To reach the highest level of mastery, one would probably need mathematical talent equivalent to Gauss and musical talent equivalent to Chopin, right?
From this perspective, the cultivation system of "Celestial Music Path," which actually demands a high level of talent, actually becomes quite normal.
For Kazusa Touma, although the starting point was not low, the direction was the most suitable. What she valued was the ability to immerse herself in music, to be close to nature, and the ability to express this feeling through music.
Touma Kazusa's [Heart of Music] provides a boost to both perception and expression, which might help her hear the sounds of heaven and earth more quickly.
An ordinary group owner said: "However, as long as it's suitable, there's still a problem: how expensive are the points required to get started with this cultivation system?"
An ordinary group owner said: "If you need tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of points to get started, then it's a waste of time no matter how suitable you are."
Touma Kazusa currently only has around 10,000 points. If she has more than 10,000 points in an introductory cultivation technique, she'll probably have to consider it.
If it exceeds 20,000, then there's absolutely no need to know about it.
Child of Nature: "The basic cultivation method of the [Celestial Melody Path] has a corresponding redeemable inheritance in the shop, called 'The First Listening to the Spiritual Melody'."
Child of Nature: "Worth approximately 10,000 points."
Child of Nature: "This cultivation method is the introductory method for all cultivators in that world, and it is also the foundation of all cultivation methods."
This price made Touma Kazusa breathe a slight sigh of relief. Although 10,000 points was a huge sum for her, and she would have very few points left after buying it, it was at least enough to satisfy her needs.
However, Bai Xuan's next words truly revealed the special nature of the [Celestial Music Path].
Child of Nature: "The Celestial Melody Path is significantly different from the normal cultivation system, which is why I say that the 'First Listening to the Spiritual Melody' is the foundation of all cultivation methods."
Child of Nature: "That is the follow-up exercise music of 'The First Listening to the Spirit', which teaches more about the method of 'listening', the technique of 'playing' the sound of heaven and earth, and the insights and experiences of predecessors on the rhythm of heaven and earth at different stages."
Child of Nature: "The advancement of this path of cultivation lies in the practitioner's own perception, understanding, and creation of the rhythms of heaven and earth."
The Child of Nature: "Those with exceptional talent and a mind in harmony with heaven and earth, when listening to the sounds of wind, rain, thunder, lightning, mountains, and rivers in the realm of 'hearing the strings and knowing the elegance,' can feel something in their hearts and comprehend their own unique method of 'rhythmic phenomena,' even skipping some fixed rules and pointing directly to a higher level of harmony."
The Child of Nature: "Only those with relatively mediocre talent and ordinary comprehension need to strictly follow the 'score' of their predecessors to cultivate step by step, drawing upon power by imitating fixed 'musical movements of heaven and earth,' and accumulating it slowly."
The Child of Nature: "For them, the more profound techniques that record the more complex 'Symphony of Heaven and Earth' are of particular importance, as they are their main reliance for advancement."
An ordinary group admin said: "In other words, all the subsequent cultivation methods in this world are essentially based on the general outline of 'The First Listening to the Spirit', and then created by different people according to their own understanding and perception of heaven and earth?"
An ordinary group admin said: "The 'First Listening to the Spirit' itself will continue to evolve with the practitioner's own understanding, eventually forming a unique path that is most suitable for them?"
An ordinary group admin said: "It's just that people with less talent and comprehension lack the ability to 'compose' or 'create' new music, so they need to refer to, learn from, or even directly use the 'famous pieces' already composed by predecessors to continue moving forward?"
An ordinary group admin: "Is this understanding correct? @Child of Nature."
Child of Nature: "Yes."
Bai Xuan affirmed Su Yunqing's analogy.
"The First Listening to the Spirit" is fundamental, teaching the methods of "listening" and "feeling," and providing the basic pitch for harmonizing oneself with the frequencies of heaven and earth.
All subsequent movements, namely techniques and supernatural powers, originated from this.
Those with exceptional talent are themselves outstanding composers.
They listen to the heavens and earth, and when they feel something in their hearts, they can compose new chapters. Their compositions are unique and best suited to their temperament and the rhythm of the heavens and earth at that time and place. Therefore, they are often more powerful and have a brighter future.
Those with ordinary talent are more like excellent musicians. They need to study the classic musical pieces left by their predecessors, ponder their subtleties, practice diligently, and strive to play them perfectly, thereby drawing upon the corresponding power of heaven and earth.
In this process, they can gradually deepen their understanding of music theory and even make adjustments to existing movements to suit their own characteristics, but it is difficult for them to break out of the framework and create different symphonies.
Therefore, in this path, the transmission of techniques is important, but the spirituality and comprehension of the practitioner are more fundamental; the former determines the lower limit, while the latter determines the upper limit.
An ordinary group owner: "Well, it's alright, I guess."
An ordinary group owner: "High ceiling, high degree of freedom, friendly to geniuses, but for ordinary people, it depends more on the collection and understanding of cultivation techniques."
An ordinary group owner said, "But it's only aimed at cultivators in their own world."
An ordinary group admin: "We are ultimately different."
They are indeed different. As a member of the chat group, one's own talent and comprehension are not that important. What matters is always the points.
Not talented enough? Lack of comprehension? Can't understand the mysteries of heaven and earth? No problem! Once the [Enlightenment Function] is activated, you will directly enter a state of enlightenment, your understanding of the Dao will deepen, and knowledge, insights, and inspiration will be broken down, crushed, and stuffed into your brain!
As long as you have enough points, you can reach the system's limit in a single day, but that would require an enormous amount of points.
Of course, Touma Kazusa doesn't exist, but there's no need to consider that right now.
If we really want to consider it, we should wait until Touma Kazusa has completed her practice of "The First Listening to the Spirit" to perfection.
Touma Kazusa: "I understand. Thank you, group admin, thank you everyone."
In that case, there was no need to hesitate. Touma Kazusa opened the group store and found "The First Listening to the Spirit" to redeem.
In an instant, countless streams of information flowed into Touma Kazusa's consciousness.
"boom!"
Touma Kazusa felt as if the whole world had gone "silent" for a moment, and then seemed to have "sounded" to its fullest extent.
Countless indescribable information, insights, rhythms, and images flooded into her mind like a burst dam, yet strangely, they did not appear chaotic; instead, they carried a natural sense of order.
She "heard" the different frequencies of each leaf trembling as the wind passed through the treetops, and the meaning of "growth" and "swaying" contained in the vibrant rustling rhythm they created together.
She "heard" the gurgling sound of water flowing through the pipes not far away. It was no longer a monotonous noise, but a rhythmic pulsation with layers.
She "heard" the gurgling sound of her blood flowing through her body, the steady beat of her heart, and even the "life" that she had never noticed before but which truly existed and subtly resonated with her surroundings.
Traffic in the distance, footsteps nearby, and faint conversations.
Everything was no longer just a noisy background noise; it was decomposed and recombined, and she could distinguish different rhythms from this chaotic "sound".
Each rhythm—hurried, leisurely, regular, or random—seems to correspond to a certain emotion or state.
More importantly, it's her "perspective".
When she looked again at the familiar black grand piano in the corner of the room, she felt completely different.
The piano is no longer just a musical instrument, an object made of wood, metal, and felt.
In Touma Kazusa's perception at this moment, it seemed to be a sleeping life form.
Countless musical inspirations kept swirling in her mind; these inspirations were not complete melodies, but rather a kind of "feeling" and a kind of "possibility".
For example, if you use a series of fast and light high-pitched staccato notes, can you simulate the sound of a bird flapping its wings outside the window, creating a sense of upward movement as it rubs against the air?
If we use heavy and slow chords in the bass register, can we express the deep, stable "pulse" of the earth beneath our feet that bears all things?
Is a musical passage that depicts "silence" not truly silent, but rather composed of "blank spaces" filled with countless extremely faint, almost still "ambient sounds"?
She had practiced for several hours that afternoon, and her fingers were still a little tired, but at this moment, an irresistible impulse surged into her heart.
She wanted to touch the piano keys, to verify these wildly emerging inspirations, and to try to express everything she had just "heard" and perceived in the language she knew best—"music," even if it was just a clumsy attempt.
Touma Kazusa stood up almost unconsciously, walked to the piano and sat down. Her fingers gently brushed across the cool, smooth keys, and the sensation seemed clearer than ever before.
She didn't open any sheet music; she simply closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to let the chaotic yet fresh sensations in her mind settle down a bit.
Then, her fingers fell, and a melody flowed out.