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

Chapter 31 The Divine Map of Souls and the Scroll Painter (Please continue reading)

"Something's not quite right; it seems quite orderly."

"Have you noticed that there are fewer monsters since we came here?"

The boys and girls walked by, whispering among themselves, attracting curious glances from passersby, but there was none of the excitement of being rescued that one might expect.

Wu Xian watched the group pass by the gate quietly, his eyes filled with a strange expression.

Did we run into those two crybabies again?
"It's you?"

The two crybabies naturally noticed Wu Xian as well.

The members of Pang Dahai's team recognized Wu Xian earlier, and they were all surprised and uncertain.

Wu Xian smiled, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Thank you all for your trouble."

"You're too kind," the two crybabies said with an awkward smile, seeing Wu Xian's politeness. "It's what we should do."

No wonder it's so peaceful here; it turns out this guy is here.

After they walked a distance away, the other teammates couldn't help but ask curiously, "Do you know that guy?"

"Yeah, I've encountered them in dungeons, they're pretty tough."

"They look about the same age as us, how good can they be?" The other teammates scoffed. "I don't know what Teacher Liang was thinking. Wouldn't it be better to go to the city? Why did he have to send us to this poor, remote place?"

As they spoke, faint battle fluctuations could be heard from ahead.

"Haha, it's time to show our value, let's go!"

The bored teenagers instantly became interested and quickly went to provide assistance.

A middle-aged scarred man was seen controlling a fierce tiger spirit, easily annihilating three second-tier insect monsters with the help of a group of poor spiritual cultivators, seemingly without needing their assistance.

"Wow, there are experts like this in a run-down shantytown?"

"What kind of scroll is that? It's pretty impressive!"

"Elf or Beast type? It seems to be comparable to my [Crimson Tiger]?"

"I've never seen it before, and I can't find it online either. It's probably some shoddy painting by some amateur artist. It's nothing to worry about."

On the other hand, the little crybaby and his friends looked at each other in bewilderment. This tiger-shaped scroll looked familiar!

……

Meanwhile, Wu Xian also received an unexpected guest.

Tang Beng, with an air of elegance, hovered above the courtyard on a mechanically powered skateboard. "I'm relieved to see you're alright."

"Brother Tang, what brings you here?"

Wu Xian was secretly surprised; Tang Beng clearly couldn't have come specifically to save him.

“This is a rare opportunity. As soon as things stabilized in the city, we rushed over immediately.” Tang Beng’s eyes gleamed.

"Opportunity? What opportunity?"

Wu Xian couldn't help but think of the special components in the Mirage Monster material.

Just as Tang Beng was about to speak, Wu Xian's phone suddenly rang at an inopportune moment. Coincidentally, it was Sister Tiao calling.

"Hey~ Xiao Xianzi, are you alright? Sister Tiao brought people to rescue you, aren't you touched?"

"..." Wu Xian was both amused and exasperated. "I'm at home."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

Tang Beng clearly understood what he meant, and said with a face full of black lines, "Jump Jump?"

"Ah."

"What a troublesome girl," Tang Beng said with a hint of helplessness. "But it's fine, it'll be good to bring you all along to try your luck."

As they were talking, a familiar Lynx 4th generation car sped up, carrying Tang Tiaotiao and several other top students from the art studio.

"Hey bro, what are you doing here?"

"Just checking on Xiao Xianzi's safety on the way," Tang Beng said irritably. "And you, you're fine as long as you're outside, what are you doing here?"

Tang Tiaotiao pouted, "There's nothing challenging outside." "Look at you, so confident. You've only been in the studio for a few days and you're already getting cocky?" Tang Beng said irritably, "Alright, come with me. Xiao Xianzi, come along too. This Yuan Shen Lou is a great opportunity for us scroll painters."

……

Above the shantytown, outside the blockade barrier.

The studio director and several leaders looked down at the shantytown below, chatting and laughing.

"Not bad~ This batch of trainees is quite good, at least they have courage and drive." The dean smiled and squinted, expressing his appreciation.

“Indeed, quite a few people have already come, including many of this year’s freshmen.” The old man next to him chimed in, “It remains to be seen whether they can seize this opportunity.”

"Tsk tsk~ A dimensional mirage, what a great opportunity! Why didn't we catch such a good thing back then?" another old man sighed.

“Every generation has its own opportunities,” the dean said with a smile. “The dimensional mirage is just a starting point. Whether or not one can create a divine image ultimately depends on talent.”

"He doesn't have the talent; even if you throw him into the wind, he won't take off."

"That's true."

……

At this moment, Wu Xian, led by the Tang siblings, was already approaching the garbage treatment plant.

Along the way, Wu Xian and Tang Tiaotiao couldn't help but be curious.

"Brother, what did you mean by 'opportunity' just now?"

“Due to their unique nature, dimensional mirage monsters contain something called spiritual essence,” Tang Beng explained. “This substance can stimulate and assist us scroll painters in condensing our own soul divine diagrams.”

Wu Xian's eyes flickered slightly.

Tang Tiaotiao was startled and excited. "Wow~ The teacher just told them a couple of days ago that it is very difficult to condense a soul divine map. Only by condensing a soul divine map can one be considered a true scroll painter."

“That’s right,” Tang Beng nodded. “Those without a Soul Divine Map can only ever be apprentice scroll painters.”

"Brother, you haven't condensed it yet?" Tang Tiaotiao asked expectantly.

Tang Beng's lips twitched, and he shook his head awkwardly, "How easy is it to condense a soul divine map? The painting studio trains so many apprentice scroll painters every year, but you can count the number of people who can condense a soul divine map on one hand."

"I thought you were so amazing, bro." Tang Tiaotiao pouted, a hint of disdain in her voice.

"..." Tang Beng felt a slight pang in his heart, but his eyes gradually hardened. "Now that I have mastered the mechanical scroll inheritance of our family, I will definitely be able to replicate the soul divine map of my Tang family ancestors and rebuild the glory of the Tang family!"

"Keep it up, bro! You're the best!"

Tang Tiaotiao generously offered her blessings and encouragement to her brother.

While pondering, Wu Xian tentatively asked, "I wonder how exactly this Soul Divine Diagram is condensed?"

“Uh,” Tang Beng suddenly realized that Wu Xian had not yet received formal scroll painter education, and explained with a smile: “The so-called Soul Divine Map is a special scroll drawn in one’s own soul sea of ​​consciousness using spiritual power as ink and will as brush. It is the foundation for the advancement of scroll painter level.”

"A painted scroll brand?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

“No, no, no,” Tang Beng shook his head and laughed, “The scroll imprint is just a certification mark left by the scroll law, while the soul divine map is the product of combining the scroll conception with spiritual power cultivation.”

Of course, the scroll imprint can be considered the prototype and starting point of the soul divine map. To condense the soul divine map, it is necessary to expand and develop a complete system based on a certain scroll imprint, and then communicate with the laws of heaven and earth to improve and enrich the power of the entire system.

It can endow the scrolls within the system with power at the level of laws, which is equivalent to constructing and perfecting the foundation of the painting spirit.

The reason why the top scrolls of various academies are so powerful is that the successors of each generation have already built them to a terrifying level in terms of laws.

Of course, not every painting concept is worthy of being constructed into a Soul Divine Image. The more powerful the painting spirit concept, the higher the upper limit for constructing a Soul Divine Image.

Wu Xian nodded knowingly, his heart already surging with excitement.

Simply put, the Soul Divine Image determines the prestige and stature of the painting spirit within the framework of the scroll world's laws.

【Extraordinary Scroll】is simply a terminal carrier with different configurations.

The fact that Black and White Impermanence failed to be promoted to silver axis after the previous polishing may also be due to this reason.

Not only do computer hardware configurations need to be updated, but the system also needs to be continuously iterated, upgraded, and improved in order to create more powerful computer terminals.

Thinking of this, the "special components" imprinted in my mind by the scroll of "Black and White Impermanence" began to stir.

A complete system, right?
This is the last thing we lack.

(End of this chapter)