Chapter 563: Chapter 559: Layers of Rules, Boarding the Celestial Sound Ship

Xia Feng did not refuse Lu Ziqian’s proposal and continued moving eastward with the group.

According to the Star Map, Xia Feng and the others are now in the western part of the entire Secret Realm, while the center is shrouded in a purple mist, indicating the presence of something valuable.

Previously, Xia Feng had asked the Celestial Sound Elf, but its mentality was more like that of a child with no intellect, only able to say that there was something good there, but unsure of what exactly it was.

Now that he had a map, Xia Feng no longer needed to fumble around aimlessly; he could move directly to the center, even taking a detour to collect a few other Secret Treasures along the way.

Thinking of this, Xia Feng’s expression relaxed considerably.

Previously, in the Celestial Sword Secret Realm, Li Qingyu had a lot of information about it, whereas he and Li Qingxue knew nothing and could only explore blindly.

Now the tables have turned; Xia Feng became the one holding the map, and this feeling seemed quite complex.

Qi Wan’Er never asked too much about Xia Feng’s destination, just followed behind him with a joyous expression, exploring the surroundings alongside him.

The path they took was relatively safe; although Celestial Sound Beasts would occasionally appear to block them, Xia Feng could easily deal with them.

Xia Feng couldn’t be bothered to pick up the fallen Celestial Sound Talismans, so he distributed them among the group, letting them refine them on their own.

Unfortunately, the followers’ talents were not very good. Although each received quite a few Celestial Sound Talismans, none successfully refined them on the way.

Though their understanding of the Great Dao of Music had improved significantly, they still hadn’t completely broken through that barrier.

Xia Feng looked at these people, knowing that these things couldn’t be forced quickly, so he said nothing more and continued leading them eastward.

As the group gradually approached the center of the Star Map, the purple mist on the map in Xia Feng’s mind began to dissipate bit by bit.

The central position is Celestial Sound Mountain, located on Celestial Sound Island, surrounded by the Celestial Sound Sea.

It was unclear how fond the Celestial Sound Divine Emperor was of the words ’Celestial Sound’; everything related to it seemed to permeate the entire Secret Realm, as if other Great Daos of music were beneath his notice.

Xia Feng stifled his inner complaints, looking at the vast ocean before him.

In the entire Secret Realm, only the Great Dao of Music could function normally; other Great Daos were all confined here.

To cross the Celestial Sound Sea and reach the center of Celestial Sound Island, the only option was to take the Celestial Sound Ship.

If anyone attempted to bypass this rule and fly over on their own, the powerful Celestial Sound Beasts in the Celestial Sound Sea would show the Trial Takers the consequences of breaking the rules.

Standing by the sea, Xia Feng looked at the moored Celestial Sound Ship and the jingling sounds around him, with a contemplative expression.

He was not afraid of the Celestial Sound Beasts in the sea; in fact, he was somewhat eager to test how much stronger these Celestial Sound Beasts were compared to the previous ones.

However, the rules also stated that once someone tried to fly to Celestial Sound Island on their own, they couldn’t land on the Celestial Sound Ship midway.

Xia Feng wasn’t worried about his ability to fly over, but he was concerned that if something went wrong with the Celestial Sound Ship halfway across the Celestial Sound Sea, he might be unable to help, potentially putting Qi Wan’Er in danger.

After hesitating for just a moment, Xia Feng picked a medium-sized ship and stepped aboard.

The followers behind him breathed a sigh of relief and followed Xia Feng’s footsteps directly onto the Celestial Sound Ship.

The ship had a line of small words engraved on it, stating the rules everyone must follow on the Celestial Sound Ship.

The Great Dao of Celestial Sound was constantly spreading over the Celestial Sound Sea, echoed by those dissonant jingling sounds Xia Feng had heard earlier.

These celestial sounds would provoke the beastly nature of the Celestial Sound Beasts in the sea and cause the waves of the Celestial Sound Sea to surge continuously.

To safely cross the Celestial Sound Sea, one could only rely on one’s understanding of the Great Dao of Music to comprehend that bit of sound mixed in the celestial sound and sustain the sound with the musical instruments prepared on the Celestial Sound Ship, blending into the Great Dao of Celestial Sound.

If there were even a slight deviation, the Celestial Sound Beasts and the waves in the Celestial Sound Sea would dismantle and devour the entire Celestial Sound Ship.

Xia Feng frowned slightly, glancing in the direction of Celestial Sound Island; the entire Celestial Sound Sea was extraordinarily vast, and the speed of the Celestial Sound Ship was very slow.

To cross the Celestial Sound Sea with the Celestial Sound Ship would likely take several days.

This ship had four musical instruments: a drum, a zither, a pipa, and a flute, meaning four people were needed to sustain the Celestial Sound for several days.

He glanced at the followers, hesitating slightly: "I can try to handle the drum or the flute. Wan’Er can use either of the other two. Now it’s up to you all."

Lu Ziqian was the first to step forward: "I’ll use the drum. Although I can hold the zither, Zhang Yue has better control over it than I do."

"In that case, you can use the flute, Lady Goddess can use the pipa, Zhang Yue on the zither, and I’ll take the drum. The four of us can protect this ship."

Xia Feng glanced at the two with some concern: "The Great Dao of Celestial Sound over the Celestial Sound Sea should have intermittent breaks. Talk it over with the others; if you can’t hold on, speak up anytime to switch."

Lu Ziqian knew they must not drag their leader down in such a moment, nodded resolutely: "Don’t worry, we will act within our means and not cause any trouble for you."

Xia Feng took a deep breath, gripping the flute in his hand, gazing resolutely at the Celestial Sound Island in the center of the sea: "Good, let’s set sail."

As the four began to play, the Celestial Sound Ship started to move steadily.

The speed was as slow as their walking, but no one dared to complain, focusing seriously on listening to the surrounding Celestial Sound, worried that if Lu Ziqian and Zhang Yue couldn’t sustain it, their side might fail to catch the melody.

Soon after the ship started moving, Xia Feng sensed something amiss; under normal circumstances, using the Great Dao of Music on land wouldn’t consume so much Divine Power.

Now, running this Celestial Sound Ship, his Divine Power’s consumption rate was more than three times normal.

Seeing the three frowning faces beside him, Xia Feng was also somewhat worried, fearing they might make new mistakes.

In less than an hour, Xia Feng noticed several large Celestial Sound Beasts swimming past the ship. The ripples caused by their tails made the Celestial Sound Ship shake slightly each time, but fortunately, the instruments adhered to the Great Dao of Celestial Sound’s rules, preventing the Celestial Sound Beasts from attacking the ship.