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

Chapter 302 The Incarnation of the Dao Ancestor - Laozi
Take the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, for example. One was Shennong, who tasted hundreds of herbs, and the other had the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic.

However, these two cultural ancestors have long been mythologized by various mythological systems, making them seem almost frighteningly sophisticated.

The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan is revered as the first of the Three Ancestors by Taoism.

Their names frequently appear in different versions of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors series, making them undoubtedly ancient deities.

But the beauty lies in the fact that, while both are mythological figures, they are also figures from human history.

Therefore, Wu Xian could use a simplified version, avoiding any mythological or pretentious elements, to draw these two characters in advance.

"Hey~ if that's the case, does that mean I can do it too?"

Wu Xian suddenly had a sudden realization.

If Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) is not an option, surely Laozi from the Hundred Schools of Thought should be able to be obtained?
Wu Xian became more and more excited as he thought about it.

Suddenly, I felt that the Chinese cultural concept of respecting humans as gods was inexplicably great.

Following this line of thought, it seems that many high-ranking figures in the Heavenly Court system can be created ahead of time.

While this approach may not necessarily produce a very powerful result, the key is to preemptively register copyrights, build a divine diagram system in advance, and gain early access to some functional rules and principles.

It is important to know that many mythological figures in China have historical prototypes.

Many deities have even deified historical figures.

The most typical example is our Lord Guan.

However, Guan Sheng Di Jun is not in a hurry. He intends to leave this to his grandfather Wu Mingchang. If nothing unexpected happens, Guan Er Ye should go well with the "tattoo scroll".

No sooner said than done, Wu Xian immediately began to try it.

Since you want to get a head start on the laws and principles of alchemy, it's best to start directly from the highest level of alchemy.

"Laozi, the incarnation of the Daoist patriarch, was born in the State of Chu and was one of the founders of the Daoist school of thought among the Hundred Schools of Thought."

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the world was in chaos. Laozi wanted to resign from his official post and live in seclusion, so he rode a blue ox westward out of Hangu Pass, leaving behind the unparalleled masterpiece "Tao Te Ching"...

The key point is that the masterpiece "Tao Te Ching" formally established the concept of "Tao".

This also adds a layer of mythology to Lao Tzu.

"With this setup, it can't be impossible to make it work, right?"

However, subsequent attempts proved that he had underestimated Lao Tzu's prestige and value.

Several attempts to draw it failed each time.

There were a few times when I felt I could reach it, but each time I was just a little short.

"Try adding some ingredients."

His gaze fell on the incense offerings accumulated in the void of his consciousness. Nowadays, the incense offerings of the local earth god temples and city god temples are increasing day by day, and there are still some left in the void of his consciousness.

As mentioned before, the power of faith and incense can increase the success rate of painting scrolls and raise the upper limit of painting.

However, the moment he infused his painting with the spirit of faith, he suddenly froze.

"I'm going, what's going on?"

The drawing paper, the paint, the painting concept in my mind, and the resonance of the laws of heaven and earth and spiritual power—everything was brought to life in an instant.

In a daze, Wu Xian seemed to understand something.

"So, this kind of cleverly designed scroll painting requires the aid of religious offerings?"

Yes, aren't these cultural ancestors and historical figures deified by the incense offerings and beliefs of later generations?

However, it seems that the entire drawing process requires the addition of the power of incense and faith at every step.

I don't know if the current amount of faith and incense offerings is enough.

But since things have come to this, we have no choice but to grit our teeth and continue drawing.

Seeing that drawing was no longer a difficult task, Wu Xian did not forget to add some setting ideas during the drawing process.

However, as the concept was expanded, the consumption of incense and other religious offerings also increased rapidly.

Reluctantly, I had to abandon this idea for the time being. "Hang in there!"

In the void of consciousness, the flickering incense of faith is about to be exhausted.

Although faint traces of incense and faith are still being emitted from the lights in the local temples and city god temples, it is far from enough to support this painting project.

"Stay calm, stay calm, I think we should have enough."

Wu Xian adjusted the drawing detail appropriately; as long as it was successful, slightly reducing the five-dimensional attributes was acceptable.

Buzz~!

The moment he finally put pen to paper, Wu Xian felt a great sense of relief.

The gentle power of the laws of heaven and earth surged from all directions, gathering on the paper and mounting it into a scroll.

[Lao Tzu, the incarnation of the Daoist patriarch]

Version: Original (with gold embroidered border)

Grade: Wooden shaft

Painting Spirit: ★★☆
Spirituality: 21
Innate Trait: Dao Ancestor Incarnation
"A wooden shaft is fine, as long as it can be made."

The current Lao Tzu has virtually no extraordinary combat power and is merely an incarnation of the Dao Ancestor.

Fortunately, Wu Xian didn't expect to use him in battle. His focus was on the copyright mark condensed in his sea of ​​consciousness. Although it was just a mark on a wooden scroll, the laws within the mark were incredibly complex.

The phantom image of Lao Tzu's divine diagram hangs high above the void of the sea of ​​consciousness. Although the countless fine and intricate laws are faint, they are connected to all the divine diagrams in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Consciousness sinks into the void of laws.

Although Lao Tzu's laws are faint, they subtly connect to the entire void of laws.

Its location was ridiculously high; looking up, all one could see was emptiness, and looking down, one could barely see the laws and patterns of the other scrolls.

"Tsk tsk, the Dao Ancestor is indeed the Dao Ancestor, his prestige is unmatched."

After some reflection and comprehension, he grasped the complex laws governing the Dao Ancestor's system, and the power of the laws in the other divine diagrams within his sea of ​​consciousness also overflowed.

However, at present, all the laws of the Dao Ancestor are very vague, and the power of the laws that can be comprehended is limited.

Of course, the main focus is on the laws and principles related to alchemy.

After finding the corresponding laws and principles, he immediately took out various dimensional monster materials from his Qiankun Bag to refine and comprehend them, among which the insights gained from plant-based materials were the most significant.

If it's a rare herb or elixir from another world, the effect will be even better.

In just one day, Wu Xian gained a profound understanding and knowledge of pharmacology and alchemy.

However, the pharmacological laws of this world are rather peculiar and chaotic, and need to be adjusted in conjunction with practice.

The spiritual substances and structures found in various spiritual herbs and medicines are undoubtedly the most suitable for alchemy.

However, other otherworldly monster materials can also provide some medicinal spiritual substances and spiritual structures.

This insight and line of thinking are clearly different from those of spiritual medicine today.

"The spiritual structure of the human body."

Wu Xian pondered for a moment. The more he learned about the art of alchemy, the more he could feel the uniqueness and mystery of the human body's spiritual structure.

Or rather, this world is fundamentally different from the "normal" world.

The Taoist patriarch's knowledge and principles of alchemy cannot be applied directly; corresponding adjustments must be made to the extraordinary scrolls and pigment formulations.

Moreover, he currently lacks proper equipment for alchemy.

"Is medicine prepared by drawing?"

It should be drawn, but not in a conventional way.

Just like the tattoo artist's body painting scroll, it has to bypass the traditional mindset of painting on paper.

"Or perhaps we could create a completely new type of scroll painting, like the Earth God Temple and the City God Temple?"

(End of this chapter)