The venue for the performance was a music hall specially built by the disciples of the Earth and Wood Division of the Grand Sky Sect. The style was all about luxury and extravagance...

For this music hall, Chu Xinghe's requirement was to build it as high and as luxurious as possible. After all, when guests visit our sect in the future, performances will be held here.

This is the face of our Grand Sky Sect, so to all the brothers of the Earth and Wood Division, please start your performance.

The brothers of the Earth and Wood Division did not disappoint. This music hall, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people, reached the pinnacle in terms of architectural beauty and interior decoration, even surpassing the previous constructions of the Medicine King Palace and the Artifact Refining Palace.

It had a touch of exotic flair from Dark Moon City.

But the only thing that bothered Chu Xinghe was that a group of brothers from the Earth and Wood Division came to him without warning.

"Junior Brother Xinghe, with the experience from the previous two times, and after borrowing some exotic elements from Dark Moon City, don't be fooled by the luxury of this music hall. It actually cost much less than before..."

"Yes... Senior Brother Xinghe, after building such large projects consecutively, each of us from the Earth and Wood Division has improved greatly."

A group of Earth and Wood Division disciples thanked Chu Xinghe profusely.

In response to their gratitude, Chu Xinghe, with teary eyes, encouraged them to keep up the good work...

Under Chu Xinghe's guidance, guests from all directions entered the music hall. Even those who had seen and experienced much couldn't help but praise the grandeur of the venue.

The Sect Master, Deputy Sect Master, and Great Elder personally accompanied the big shots in the front row.

The big shots were also praising the performances of the various musicians from the Grand Sky Tower, expressing their anticipation for the show.

Regarding their expectations, Chu Xinghe could only think, "Sorry, everyone, today's performance is my fault... but... you were the ones who wronged me first..."

I just wanted to play the Flute of Time and Space to set the mood. What's wrong with that?

You guys just had to increase the investment without warning. Do you think that's fair to me?

Can't we all just start on the same footing? Why must there be such a crazy competition?

Especially you, Zheng Yu, you're the main culprit. You always call me Senior Brother Xinghe, acting all harmless, yet you never miss a chance to stab me in the back.

After all the times I've saved you... do you think that's fair to your Senior Brother Xinghe?

Have someone weld the doors of the music hall shut. No one is leaving until they've watched this hellish performance to the end. There's not even a restroom here; it's all about making everyone uncomfortable, with no breaks!

Compared to the anticipation on others' faces, the people from the Star Moon Sect were actually a bit nervous.

Guo Qizhen sat beside an elder from the Star Moon Sect named Guan Shuo, who was in charge of the various chambers of commerce within the sect.

The Star Moon Tower was under his jurisdiction.

And the fact that the Star Moon Tower could rise to the point of surpassing the Grand Sky Tower was largely thanks to Elder Guan.

"Qizhen, don't be nervous. As the number one sect in the world, there are some things the Grand Sky Sect wouldn't dare to do lightly, so there's no need for you to worry."

Elder Guan looked calm, thinking that no matter how daring the musicians of the Grand Sky Sect were with their attire, the musicians of the Star Moon Tower could be even bolder.

If the Grand Sky Sect dares to be shameless, why should we fear?

Guo Qizhen nodded, and soon, in a very strange atmosphere, the performance in the Grand Sky Music Hall began.

But as the musicians from the Grand Sky Tower took the stage, Guo Qizhen was bewildered.

Excuse me... what are those musicians wrapped up tightly doing on stage?

Guo Qizhen was confused. Wasn't there supposed to be a custom costume performance by the Grand Sky Sect?

So this is what you call custom costumes? What's the appeal here?

The musicians soon began playing, and one had to admit, the musicians of the Grand Sky Tower were quite skilled, and the music was indeed excellent. But could someone explain why there were ghosts flying around the musicians?

Look at those ghosts; they seemed to be trying to cooperate with the musicians, but they clearly had no idea how to. Their appearance successfully pulled everyone out of the beautiful music they were just enjoying.

The big shots were all bewildered by the sudden chaos caused by the flying fierce ghosts.

So... is this the performance prepared by the Grand Sky Sect? Where's the beauty in this?

When the piece ended, if it weren't for Chu Xinghe clapping desperately, the scene would have been dead silent.

Even Gu Mingchao was confused... So, Xinghe... can you explain what's going on?

We came here to watch a performance, and this is what we get?

The Great Elder also looked at Xinghe with a head full of questions. Who came up with this performance? What's the appeal here?

Under the gaze of the big shots, Chu Xinghe was secretly delighted...

Of course, he couldn't show it on his face. Chu Xinghe tried to appear calm. After tonight, this performance would surely go down as the worst in the history of the Grand Sky Sect. Ma Liang didn't let him down this time!

The performance continued. Although the musicians and ghosts changed, the chaos remained the same.

The melodious music paired with the flying ghosts highlighted the disorder. Whether they were big shots or chosen ones, everyone's face turned dark.

After a full half-hour of performance, it was a continuous mess. If not for politeness, the big shots might have pointed at the stage and asked what on earth this was.

Elder Guan Shuo and Guo Qizhen sat together, both with question marks on their faces, as if asking each other what on earth this was.

Has Chu Xinghe gone mad? Is he trying to completely ruin the reputation of the Grand Sky Tower?

Not only were the audience confused, but Ma Liang and Lu Chengqing backstage were also in despair. They had been working really hard lately, but the musicians used to have two modes of performance.

The first was relying on personal ability to conquer others with music, and the second was combining music with dance, choosing a group of young, beautiful girls to dance along, achieving better results.

But now, no matter how good the music was, the beauty vanished the moment the fierce ghosts appeared. If this weren't the Grand Sky Sect, and if Gu Mingchao weren't personally accompanying them, the big shots might have already stormed off.

Lu Chengqing's face turned green. He knew that after today, his position as the head of the Southern Branch was likely over.

Look at the Great Elder's face. If he doesn't smack me to death after this, it would be a great mercy.

Lu Chengqing was filled with despair.

During the intermission, Lu Chengqing couldn't be bothered with the second half's program and left everything to Ma Liang. Do whatever you want...

Compared to Lu Chengqing's despair, Ma Liang was different. Although he knew the performance was a disaster, he didn't think Senior Brother Xinghe's strategy was wrong. Even though the combination of fierce ghosts and musicians seemed unreliable, Senior Brother Xinghe must have a deeper meaning!

It's just that I haven't discovered what that deeper meaning is yet.

With Lu Chengqing no longer arranging the second half, Ma Liang became the person in charge.

"Senior Brother Ma Liang... who's going on stage for the second half?"

"Senior Brother Ma Liang, maybe I shouldn't go on... I feel like I can't play the music today..."

"Senior Brother Ma Liang, maybe we should just skip the second half and end it here..."

The musicians were all dejected. They were top-notch musicians, and every previous performance was met with cheers.

They had performed for big shots before, and even if the big shots didn't cheer due to their status, there was always applause.

But today, forget applause; just look at the terrifying expressions on the big shots' faces.

So how are we supposed to perform next...

Ma Liang gritted his teeth and assigned musicians, but each one he called upon begged him to let them off, saying they really couldn't perform...

But the intermission was ending, and if none of you go on, what kind of performance are we going to have?

If no one goes on... then I'll go! Ma Liang, seeing that the intermission was ending and no musicians were willing to go on, stomped his foot in frustration. But he couldn't leave the stage empty.

In a critical moment, Ma Liang gritted his teeth and stepped onto the stage himself.

It was Ma Liang's first time on stage in such a setting, and he was bewildered. I'm on stage, but what am I supposed to do? I know nothing about music...

But since he was already on stage, Ma Liang knew he couldn't just stand there silently.

Fortunately, Ma Liang was quick-witted. He couldn't play music, but he could tell stories... How about I tell a ghost story?

What ghost story should I tell?

In a moment of heat, Ma Liang remembered the first time he followed Senior Brother Xinghe to the spirit cave. At that time, everyone thought they had missed the opening of the spirit cave and would be punished upon return, so morale was low. But in that moment, Senior Brother Xinghe told a series of inspirational stories to motivate everyone.

Ma Liang was so inspired back then, so why not tell that story today?

As Ma Liang pondered, Chu Xinghe in the audience was also bewildered... So... isn't the second half supposed to continue to disgust everyone?

Ma Liang, why are you on stage? Did the backstage crew have a fallout because the performance was too bad?

But Chu Xinghe wasn't worried at all. Ma Liang knew nothing about music, so what could he do on stage besides stand there?

This embarrassment was certain!

But just as Chu Xinghe was internally celebrating, Ma Liang began to speak.

"Once upon a time... in a world where countless races stood tall and the strong were revered, a child was born into the Chu family... He was born with a supreme divine bone, destined to be a chosen one, but who would have thought that from the day he was born, misfortune would follow..."

"His supreme bone was coveted by his malicious elder brother and forcibly taken..."

Ma Liang began telling the story on stage, but the audience was confused...

What's going on? The previous performance was bad, but at least it was a performance. Now Ma Liang suddenly starts storytelling?

Let's not even discuss what Ma Liang is going to say, but what's there to listen to?

Seeing the chaos in the audience, Ma Liang realized that storytelling alone was a bit dull... but Ma Liang was quick-witted... we have the Feng City Formation.

Without hesitation, Ma Liang waved his hand, and the Feng City Formation enveloped the entire music hall. Instantly, countless fierce ghosts flew out from the formation, but instead of flying around, they transformed into characters from Ma Liang's story.

If you only listened to Ma Liang's story, it would be quite bland and powerless. But with the addition of the Feng City Formation and the cooperation of the fierce ghosts, the story immediately became different.

The Ghost Emperor himself transformed into the story's protagonist, Chu Ahe. Under the terrifying illusion of the Ghost Emperor, the entire music hall seemed to become a real world, and everyone was drawn into it, watching the story of Chu Ahe from birth to having his supreme bone taken.

The Ghost Emperor and Ma Liang were in sync. With the Emperor's illusionary power, a magnificent world suddenly unfolded!

Chu Xinghe in the audience was also bewildered... So...

Ma Liang, what are you doing? You're telling a story, but why did you suddenly start playing a fantasy movie?