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Chapter 57: Does the Divine Bird Golden Crow exist?

Chapter 57: Does the Divine Bird Golden Crow exist? (Please read on)
Xie Lian thought of his previous life. In fact, whether it was the literati in ancient times or the netizens in later generations, there were many people who used their imagination to combine the records in ancient books to depict mythical creatures.

She has seen countless works of this type and has been greatly influenced by them. Now when she paints, she will subconsciously refer to one or two of them.

"I see...Forgive me for being so nosy, but I still want to ask you, why did you draw this sacred tree that doesn't exist in reality?"

Danyangzi chewed over Xie Lian's words carefully, and felt that what this Taoist friend Xie said was full of loopholes. He first said it was just a myth, and then he said he had a vague impression. This was simply not consistent.

But it doesn't matter.

Danyangzi had already received sufficient psychological preparation from the lame Taoist priest and knew that Xie Lian was a mysterious character.

"What Xie wants to paint is not the Fusang tree, but a divine bird that lives on the Fusang tree."

"Sacred bird?"

"Yes, it's called the Golden Crow. Its feathers are red-gold in color. It is naturally good at controlling fire. It has three legs, so it's also called the Three-legged Golden Crow."

"What is the origin of this divine bird? How can it live on a sacred tree?"

"As for its origin, there are many stories. Some say that this bird is the sun bird, the original sun, which flew up from the east, illuminated the earth, and finally set in the west when night fell. Some people also say that the Golden Crow is the child of the Emperor of Heaven, born noble and with the demeanor of an emperor. However, these are just rumors and there is no certainty."

Xie Lian looked at the scroll. Even though it wasn’t even a semi-finished product yet, one day, she would draw the Golden Crow in her mind and make it come alive on paper.

"An ancient saying goes: To the east of the East China Sea, on Mount Daiyu, there is a Fusang tree, which is ten thousand feet high. On the top of the tree there is a celestial cock, which has built its nest there. Every night at midnight, the celestial cock crows, and the sunbird responds to it; when the sunbird crows, all the chickens in the world crow."

When Xie Lian was a child, he was like countless other children. When listening to those wonderful and bizarre mythological stories, he would subconsciously get absorbed in them.

Children's imagination is the most unconstrained. No matter how bizarre the story is, it can always be accepted by children and given a different color.

But Danyangzi is different. He does not have a wild imagination. He is very pragmatic. Combining his life experience, he puts himself into the myth told by Xie Lian.

Then I felt how insignificant I was.
If Xie Lian had simply said how powerful the Golden Crow was, he might have been surprised, but he wouldn't have been as shocked as he was now.

But Xie Lian used the sun as an example, which gave him a tangible reference and made him feel an unprecedented impact.

What is the sun?
The sun is the guarantee of survival of all life. It can bring warmth and new life, but it can also bring death and destruction.

Although Dan Yangzi is already a True Immortal, he has never really approached the sun. Almost every True Immortal knows that there is a great terror in the sun, and those who do not want to die will not get too close to it.
In the story Xie Lian just told, the three-legged golden crow is the oldest sun.
As for the story itself, Danyangzi just found it absurd.

If someone else said it, he would at most just smile and then forget about it.

But the person who said this happened to be Xie Lian, which made it difficult for him to judge.

Dan Yangzi didn't know what to say anymore. After a moment of silence, he said.
"My inferior disciple mentioned earlier that Fellow Daoist Xie seemed very interested in the method of visualization and was even trying to practice it?"

Xie Lian nodded.

"Exactly."

Dan Yangzi pointed at the scroll, and a bold idea came to his mind.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Xie wanted to invent the three-legged golden crow as his own object of visualization?"

He had made the guess as early as when he saw the scroll.

But he never expected that what Xie Lian wanted to draw would be such an unheard-of magical thing.

"Just as you said."

It was a rare opportunity to have a true immortal in person, so Xie Lian certainly would not miss the opportunity to ask for advice, and asked hurriedly.

"Daoyou, do you think there is a chance of success?" Danyangzi fell into deep thought and replied after a moment.

“I can only say it’s difficult, very difficult.”

"I heard from Taoist Master Lu that there was a Taoist named Qingyu who created a visualization object?"

"That is true, but it is very different from your situation. The nine-colored divine deer that Daoist Qingyu visualized is a trace of his past life's memory, and it contains a hint of charm. Because he dreamed about it repeatedly, it left a deep impression on him, so he was able to draw it and turn it into his own visualization object."

“Is this the biggest difficulty Xie is facing?”

"not necessarily."

Dan Yangzi looked at Xie Lian and stared at her deeply.

“Although the Nine-Colored Divine Deer is rare, it does exist. It is one of the most numerous divine beasts in the world. But does the Golden Crow that you want to draw really exist? If it does not exist, how can you capture the divine will?”

Does the Golden Crow exist?
This question made Xie Lian a little confused, but when he thought of the bronze tripod that was almost omnipotent, his mind immediately settled down.
"Whether it exists or not, we have to try it once or twice. Taoist Qingyu has taken an unprecedented path, so I may be able to take another path."

Xie Lian put aside the confusion in his heart. Now that he had made the decision, he would try his best.

It doesn't matter if she fails, she is still young anyway.

"Your confidence is truly impressive."

Danyangzi lowered his eyebrows, but sighed in his heart
Thank you for not telling the truth..
She also said that the Golden Crow didn't exist. If it really didn't exist, how could she have the confidence to continue?

But then again, he would rather the Golden Crow was fictional.

If such a terrifying mythical creature really existed in the world, it would be really terrifying.

"If you want to create your own visualization object, I can't help you much, but if you want to talk about the way of painting, maybe I have something that can help you."

Dan Yangzi withdrew his unnecessary thoughts. Whether the Golden Crow existed or not would only be known by seeing whether Xie Lian could succeed. Time would tell all the answers. He turned his attention back to the main business.

"Could it be that fellow Daoist is also good at painting?"

Xie Lian asked curiously.

"You think too highly of me, my life is actually quite boring. I spend most of my time practicing and refining pills. How can I have time to study painting? I want to give you this.

This is the lifelong experience of an old friend in painting. I am not exaggerating. I am afraid that the old friend's attainment in painting has reached a level that is rare in the world!"

Danyangzi took out a book.

It looks like it only has a few dozen pages, so it’s not that thick.

But how can you judge the things of the immortals with your naked eyes? If you really open it and read it for a year or two, it is normal.

"Qingyu Miscellaneous Notes?"

Xie Lian didn’t open the book. He just muttered to himself while looking at the cover, then showed a look of surprise.

"Could this be written by the Taoist Qingyu who created the visualization object?"

Danyangzi laughed.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist."

Xie Lian was overjoyed and immediately felt like he couldn't let it go.
(End of this chapter)

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