Chapter 527 - 525: The Story of Bell Court

Chapter 527: Chapter 525: The Story of Bell Court

One soul passed straight through another.

Most importantly,

the old man before him dissipated and vanished.

Only the ringing of the bells all around grew more stirring.

This live version of the Bell Court Overture was completely different from the one Su Qing had heard while drinking.

The Soul-Hooking Path within his body slowly began to resonate with it.

However, it was short-lived.

Su Qing felt his soul synchronizing with the frequency, as if it were about to leave his body.

A powerful force suppressed the unusual stirring of his Split Soul.

In an instant, Su Qing’s true body appeared over his avatar, and the two merged into one.

Without a second thought, Su Qing shattered the sigil of the Soul-Hooking Path within his body.

"So that’s how it is."

"It was an evil melody all along."

No wonder. This Bell Court Overture both suppressed the Soul-Hooking Path and, paradoxically, allowed living beings to awaken it.

Su Qing looked over from a distance once more.

’There’s something special about this grand hall.’

But Su Qing was eager to explore the secrets hidden within.

Gradually, as the bells chimed, a soul’s shadow reappeared in the central area.

That’s right—describing it as a shadow was absolutely correct.

’So, it’s not a soul.’

’It’s a Soul Root Shadow.’ Su Qing watched the scene, an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Only two Soul Root Shadows had ever been recorded in the annals of the Star Sea.

One was a Flower Spirit from a certain region who served flowers her entire life and was remembered by them after her death.

When the flowers swayed and bloomed, they would collectively form the Flower Spirit’s Soul Root Shadow.

This was a bond born from the ultimate emotion, a mark that the Flower Spirit still existed.

As long as the root shadow did not fade, she was never truly gone.

The other was a Beneficent Elf who lived for several Star Sea Eras and created countless paintings.

In the end, after suffering a fatal wound, this Beneficent Elf used her own will to paint all the living beings she had encountered throughout her life.

But she herself was not in the painting.

It wasn’t until the Beneficent Elf died that her smiling face appeared within that vast painting.

These were the two Soul Root Shadows recorded in the annals of the Star Sea.

From the records of these two instances,

Su Qing knew for a fact,

that only a being with an ultimately pure heart could have their soul remembered as a root shadow.

’Could this be the creator of the Bell Court Overture?’

Su Qing murmured in doubt, his gaze falling upon the sorrowful-looking old man.

But what happened next,

gave him the answer.

Just as Su Qing voiced his question,

the Bell Court Music grew incredibly loud, passionate, and fervent... before finally transforming into a calm, bell-like melody.

...

Su Qing was stunned.

A certain seed within his Micro Acupoint World had sprouted, transforming into a giant flower bud.

[Praise the Sound of Origin: A type of Spirit Flower from the Great Thousand Worlds (Star Sea). This Spirit Flower came into being during the Origin Era when it heard the primordial music of the Great Thousand Worlds’ birth. It records the primordial music of the Great Thousand Worlds (Star Sea). Listening to it for one Star Sea Era purifies the soul, transforming it into a Primordial Soul and granting the Praise Dao Path.]

[Combinable]

’It actually caused it to mature in an instant!’

If Su Qing’s body hadn’t been so powerful,

he felt that the music would have pierced through his body and spread to the outside world.

Now, Su Qing’s ears, and even the depths of his soul, were completely enveloped by this primordial music of creation.

With every passing second he listened, Su Qing felt himself constantly ascending to a higher state.

’Music that touches the soul... Is this what it means to be truly moved?’

With Praise the Sound of Origin, one could hear completely different sounds.

This made Su Qing extremely curious.

At the same time, Su Qing took out a brand-new book.

Su Qing wanted to record everything here.

This was the third Soul Root Shadow; it had to be recorded properly.

This ordinary-looking book,

was unfurled by Su Qing using his own power.

In an instant,

the book dissipated.

A moment later, it reappeared in Su Qing’s hand.

Su Qing used this book to record the environment here.

This was a Magic he had learned from the Ran Cat.

"Recording complete."

’Taking anything from here would be wrong, but just leaving it is also not right. I should place a seal outside the Secret Realm.’

After thinking for a moment, Su Qing decided not to touch anything here.

History should be remembered, and Su Qing, too, would remember all of this.

Adding a seal was merely to prevent any vandals from entering.

But Su Qing didn’t want to disturb it, because this place was the tomb of a great family of musicians.

Just as Su Qing was about to leave,

"Little sister, what do you think of my new composition?"

A hazy, gentle male voice rang in Su Qing’s ears. Even with the Praise the Sound of Origin still swirling around him, Su Qing was sure it wasn’t an illusion.

He was certain it wasn’t an illusion.

Su Qing stopped again.

He looked toward the Soul Root Shadow, his gaze profound.

’Is this the voice of the Bell Court Overture?’

After a moment,

he heard another voice.

"Oh, big brother, I have to go to school. I really don’t see the point in you tinkering with these instruments all the time."

It was a very soft and sweet-sounding voice.

Then,

"Little sister, this piece is really beautiful. Just give it a listen."

"Alright~ I’ll listen for a bit."

This sounded like a younger sister’s voice, tinged with indulgence for her brother.

Su Qing could picture the scene in his mind.

But what followed,

was not a continuation of that happy memory.

"Dad! Mom!"

"Where are you..."

"Little sister, I can’t find Mom and Dad! I’ll take you to get treated first!" the man’s choked voice cried out.

"Brother, I feel... Brother... you have to live on..."

"..."

An immense sorrow enveloped Su Qing.

At this very moment, the Bell Court Music became incredibly deep and mournful.

Su Qing could understand the pain of losing family.

He also used his memory to reconstruct the voices he had just heard, recording them in the book.

...

"Bell Spirit, what do you think of my music?"

"It’s beautiful." The woman’s voice was even more pleasant than the chime of a bell.

"If only I could compose music using just the sound of bells."

"No problem. As long as there is sound, music can be made." The man’s voice was cheerful now; perhaps a long time had passed since the previous tragedy.

He seemed to have moved on from his sorrowful past.

...

"Bell Spirit, what’s wrong?"

"Don’t scare me."

Hearing this, Su Qing knew another tragedy was unfolding.

"I think... my Origin is about to dissipate. From now on, you must compose the path ahead yourself." The woman’s voice was no longer ethereal; it sounded extremely weary, with a sense of finality.

DING~

DING~

There was no sound of the man crying. Instead, a very crisp chime, different from the Bell Court Overture, rang out.

The chime was light and ethereal, its sound like a mother comforting her wounded child.

...

"What Bell Court Overture? This is just an ordinary tune."

The voice rang out again, this time a cacophony of thousands of different beings.

"My overture is not wrong! Everyone, please believe me."

"My overture can bring happiness to all. Awakening a Star Sea Dao Path with it is absolutely possible!"

DING~

DIIING~~

An ethereal bell chime echoed.

...

"Wow, a Dao Path really appeared!"

"Yeah, I awakened a Dao Path too! Turns out Yuanheng True Bell wasn’t lying to us."

"..."

Many joyous voices could be heard mixed together.

...

"No!"

"Everyone, stop using the power of this Dao Path! You’ll destroy the Star Sea!"

"Don’t destroy others’ homelands! That is the Bell Spirit’s home..."

The man’s voice was filled with pleading.

...

...

DING~

DIIING~~ The Bell Court Overture played once more, this time filled with despair and resolve.

"I will use all the power of my life to sever the end of this ’Shared Soul Path.’ The music of the bells must not bring destruction."

"I can finally see you again... I’m so tired..."

DING~

DIIING~~

The bells chimed on. Su Qing let out a long breath, recording everything one by one.

’What an incredible story.’

Su Qing closed the book, and his figure vanished from the Secret Realm.

So that was how the Soul-Hooking Path came to be. Originally, it was known as the ’Shared Soul Path’.

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