Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 279 The Empress's True Form
Space twisted, and they appeared before the majestic Gates of Hell.

Following Wu Xian through the otherworldly outpost of the Underworld, Di Ting couldn't help but marvel.

"Is this the scroll-like territory you created in our Ghost Realm?" Di Ting exclaimed in surprise. "Not bad, human. This territory is quite impressive and befits my status."

"..." Wu Xian said irritably, "From now on, call me Brother Xian. If you want, you can call me Father Xian."

Although he was somewhat resistant to the title of "master," as the creator of Diting, he had done Diting a great service.

There's definitely nothing wrong with him as a "father".

"Brother it is then, since we're currently living under someone else's roof." Di Ting's eyes flickered, seemingly changing his attitude towards Wu Xian somewhat. "But let's make this clear beforehand, although I am your scroll, I will only obey your commands, not your summons!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian inexplicably wanted to laugh.

It's just a painted scroll, yet it's been given such lofty connotations as "obeying orders but not proclamations."

Do you think you're some kind of powerful figure? You think you can just obey orders and not orders?
However, the saying "obey orders but not proclamations" may seem arrogant, but it can actually be understood as a way to save face in a helpless situation.

If you're really that great, why don't you just ignore orders and propaganda?

It's not that my second brother is incompetent, it's just that life is often full of helplessness.

In the present moment.

The phrase "obey orders but not proclamations" is like "Di Ting" admitting defeat to him, or it can be understood as acknowledging his authority as the controller.

And he naturally didn't mind giving "Little Dizi" face.

Not long after, when Xiao Dizi met his second brother and sister-in-law, he felt as if his worldview had collapsed.

A large white dog circled the young couple, looking them over in shock. "This...this...this esteemed senior from the insect realm, has your insect realm submitted to humans?"

Good heavens, a powerful insect demon getting together with a human man? This is too outrageous in Xiao Dizi's eyes.

Xue Zhengying and Kun Youniang also learned about Di Ting's special circumstances from Wu Xian.

I couldn't help but observe the lively, big white dog in front of me with curiosity.

"It still retains its original eerie consciousness? And it has perfectly integrated into the spirit of the scroll?" Xue Zhengying exclaimed in amazement.

"Have you heard of this situation, Second Brother?" Wu Xian asked.

"No, absolutely not." Xue Zhengying replied without hesitation, then turned to Kun Youniang, "Youniang, what do you think?"

Kun Youniang also had a strange expression, staring at the big white dog carefully, "Could it be because it was born with intelligence?"

"Born with intelligence?" Wu Xian and Xue Zhengying asked, puzzled.

"As expected of a senior in the insect world," Di Ting said with a smile, "You were able to see that this junior is born with intelligence."

Kun Youniang explained: "Most beings from other worlds develop and perfect their self-awareness during their growth process, but some beings from other worlds are born with intelligence far exceeding that of beings of the same level."

Like geniuses among you humans, born superior to most.

"Born with intelligence?" Wu Xian couldn't help but marvel.

He then described to Kun You Niang the legendary experience of "Xiao Di Zi" growing into a lord-level demon in three years.

Upon hearing this, Kun Youniang was also shocked. "Hiss~ It seems that this is not an ordinary innate intelligence. If nothing unexpected happens, this little guy's [Divine Power Core] is also different from other creatures in the Ghost Realm."

Given time, he will surely become the ruler of one side of the Ghost Realm.

At this point, Kun Youniang couldn't help but show a hint of regret.

Such a prodigy from the mysterious realm with extraordinary potential has now become a part of humanity's tapestry. How could she, as a fellow being from another world, not feel a pang of sorrow?

On the other hand, Xiao Dizi seemed to have found a "big sister" and rushed into Kun Youniang's arms with tears in her eyes, feeling extremely distressed.

"The power channels of you otherworldly beings are all naturally formed, right?" Wu Xian asked thoughtfully. "Of course," Kun You Niang replied without hesitation.

Wu Xian nodded slightly, vaguely understanding something. "In the past, there should have been cases of otherworldly beings with innate intelligence being transformed into scrolls, right? Why haven't we seen cases where consciousness has been preserved?"

"I'm not quite sure about that," Kun Youniang shook her head.

"Is it possible that my approach to this scroll painting is perfectly aligned with his?" Wu Xian wondered.

Kun Youniang said strangely, "If that's the case, then it makes sense. But how could your human scroll-drawing ideas perfectly match the development path of otherworldly beings?"

"Why not?" Wu Xian asked with a smile.

“This…” Kun You Niang frowned, “Can there really be two flowers that are exactly the same in the world?”

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian fell into deep thought.

Yes! How could there possibly be two flowers in the world that are exactly the same and perfectly "overlapping"?
Looking at the little Dizi snuggling in Kun You Niang's arms, Wu Xian vaguely understood something.

Is it possible that Xiao Di Zi's innate intelligence originated from the power projection of [Di Ting] onto this world?
To put it bluntly, this "consciousness" originally came from the consciousness of [Di Ting], it's just that it hasn't realized it yet.

Just like the two special individuals, Jump Sister and Yu Boling.

The consciousness of God can influence this world, or rather, many gods have already "intervened" in this world in various ways.

Take Xiao Dizi's [Divine Power Fragment] for example.

If it were any other scroll artist using those "immature" scroll-making ideas, it would inevitably change the fundamental framework of its rules, and this "consciousness" would naturally be erased.

But by sheer coincidence, they encountered Wu Xian, a special being, and a kind of "unplanned agreement" arose in the darkness, which allowed this "consciousness" to be preserved.

Thinking of this, Wu Xian's gaze involuntarily fell on his second sister-in-law, Kun You Niang.

If Xiao Dizi can do it, then can Second Sister-in-law Kunyouniang do it too?

At this moment, Wu Xian suddenly realized that his scroll-making ideas could not only be used to create powerful scrolls, but also perhaps to "transform" otherworldly beings.
Just like what I discussed with Xue Zhengying on the train: the otherworldly beings and the extraordinary scrolls of humanity are essentially pursuing the same goal.

It is still unclear how to alter the legal framework and structure of Kun Youniang's [Divine Power Core] while she is still alive.

"By the way, Second Sister-in-law, it's been so long, and we still don't know what your true form looks like?" Wu Xian suddenly asked.

"What are you doing?" Kun Youniang asked with a strange expression. "You don't mean to try and study some targeted scroll-drawing ideas through my true form, do you?"

"How could that be?" Wu Xian said, both amused and exasperated. "I was just curious."

Kun Youniang smiled wryly. After spending so much time together, she naturally had no objections to Wu Xian, but she did have some objections to the idea behind the [Pleiades Star Lord] scroll.

"Sister Insect, you must be careful of this human boy!" Xiao Dizi warned.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Kun Youniang smiled faintly, and a surge of powerful insectoid alien power erupted, causing the entire eerie abyss to tremble.

Then, Wu Xian saw a gigantic spider that blotted out the sky, covering most of the underworld outpost.

Each spider leg, like a giant pillar supporting the sky, stretches across the heavens and earth.

"Is this the might of a quasi-royal level demon? No wonder she's my insect sister!" Xiao Dizi murmured in admiration.

Xue Zhengying, on the other hand, didn't react much, since he was already extremely familiar with Kun Youniang's true form.

However, we have rarely seen Kunyouniang display her true form.

Wu Xian was greatly shocked.

(End of this chapter)