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

Chapter 398 Mechanical Moral Celestial
"Can wealth be a foundation for becoming a god?" The god of mechanical creation pondered deeply.

Wu Xian smiled and said, "That depends on how you understand the concept of wealth."

"Oh, what do you say?"

“Wealth is not just money,” Wu Xian said eloquently. “In my view, all power and knowledge can be regarded as wealth. The key is value and possession.”

Anything that possesses some value is a form of wealth.

"The multiverse is indeed diverse and mysterious," the God of Mechanical Creation remarked, then changed the subject, "Speaking of which, your old master's scroll must be quite impressive on your side, right?"

“That’s natural,” Wu Xian said noncommittally, “It’s basically the same as your status in your area.”

The god of mechanical creation understood and said nothing more.

Soon after, Shirley was sent out of this space.

Wu Xian, on the other hand, was kept behind.

"Does the God of Machinery have any further instructions?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

"I wouldn't call it guidance, but I'd like to have a word with you," the God of Mechanical Creation pondered. "If I'm not mistaken, that senior's design isn't complete yet, is it? Or rather, it can't be completed for the time being?"

Wu Xian was speechless; it turned out that he had become interested in the [Dao Ancestor's Incarnation].

"Of course, if you really want to perfect it, I can't do it with my current abilities."

The God of Mechanical Creation smiled with delight, "Then, before you fully recreate that being, could you allow it to serve as my vessel?"

"What do you mean?"

"Let me merge into this elder in a divinely inspired way."

"Huh?" Wu Xian was both surprised and suspicious. "This...isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"Don't worry~ My divine map is still on that girl's body. It's just attached to the senior as a carrier of the authorized copy," the God of Mechanical Creation explained. "It's like following the old senior to do some cultivation and enlightenment. And I will do my best to perfect the power of that old senior."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian's expression turned strange.

There's nothing to worry about in terms of safety. If he can "possess" the Dao Ancestor, then he's truly amazing.

Moreover, the divine image of the God of Mechanical Creation is already bound to Jump Sister, and at most it can only exist in the form of an authorized copy in his hands.

From the current perspective, it can be considered a mutually beneficial transaction.

By attaching himself to the Dao Ancestor, the God of Mechanical Creation gained a better understanding of the laws of heaven and earth and the Great Dao, while Wu Xian was able to unlock some of the Dao Ancestor's abilities ahead of time and possess a scroll with super-powerful combat capabilities.

Wouldn't it be a bit disrespectful to simply transform the Dao Ancestor into a machine?
However, given the Dao Ancestor's magnanimity, he shouldn't care about such a trivial matter, right?

"With your current power, to what extent can you forge the Dao Ancestor God?" Wu Xian asked curiously.

"If it were fully integrated, the black axis should be fine, and perhaps even higher," the God of Mechanical Creation pondered. "However, due to the rules of this world, I can only transfer a small portion of the power through authorized copies."

It should be able to reach the limit of the Gold Scroll, approaching the level of the Jade Scroll.

"Golden Scrolls? That should be enough." Wu Xian nodded thoughtfully.

It depends on what kind of gold certificate it is.

The difference between a lowly soldier and a Daoist master is enormous.

If he were to complete the Dao Ancestor's work and have it depicted on the golden scroll on his own, who knows when he would be able to do so.

The pigments alone are very difficult to obtain; even in the current world of scroll painting, materials of this caliber may not exist.

Currently, it seems that to turn the Dao Ancestor into a golden scroll, one would need at least top-tier royal-level demon materials, plus a massive amount of [Law Source Essence] produced in the upper levels.

If it's a jade scroll, then it must be a combination of an Emperor-level Great Demon and a Law Source Essence.

As for the ultimate black axis and black scroll, it would probably only be able to kill the four true gods of this era. Therefore, this "divine assistance" from the God of Mechanical Creation is definitely a good thing, saving him a lot of costs.

"How exactly does it work?" Wu Xian asked with great interest.

"Simple. Please have me first integrate my original copy of the authorization for the [Source of Mechanical Creation] into the Dao Ancestor's divine diagram, and leave the rest to me." The God of Mechanical Creation could not hide his excitement.

Without wasting words, Wu Xian immediately sat down cross-legged and attempted to integrate the [Source of Mechanical Creation] into the Dao Ancestor's divine image imprint, and released the [Dao Ancestor Incarnation - Lao Tzu] painting spirit.

The god of mechanical creation then transformed into a ball of soft light, enveloping Lao Tzu within it and subjecting him to divine transformation.

The whole process was a bit long.

However, Wu Xian could clearly sense that the Dao Ancestor's divine diagram law veins were constantly growing and becoming more and more lush. However, these newly grown law veins had a mechanical and sci-fi feel to them, just like integrated circuits, which felt strange.

At the same time, the aura of the Dao Ancestor's divine diagram was also constantly growing stronger.

The laws and principles related to alchemy, weapon crafting, and so on have also been improved significantly without my noticing.

Unfortunately, this improvement in understanding the laws did not belong to Wu Xian, but was optimized and calculated by the God of Mechanical Creation based on the Dao Ancestor's laws.

To put it bluntly, Wu Xian's alchemy and weapon crafting skills did not improve.

However, the incarnation of Laozi has already reached a very high level.

Perhaps we could ask the "God of Mechanical Creation" to help refine high-level pills?

Just as Wu Xian was envisioning a bright future, the Divine Forging Fusion had already ended.

The light of the laws and data of the God of Mechanical Creation dissipated, revealing a brand new [Taoist Ancestor Incarnation - Lao Tzu], which we will tentatively call "brand new".

There are definitely changes, but Lao Tzu is still the same Lao Tzu, and there has been no change at the level of mechanical transformation.

But around Lao Tzu, there was an extra set of cool and stylish mechanical accessories.

They stood on a rotating, compass-like vehicle, with a series of stylish mechanical back ornaments floating behind them, rotating among themselves to create a mysterious mechanical structure.

"Uh, this...?" Wu Xian was stunned and speechless.

"Senior's rank is too high to delve into divine forging," the God of Mechanical Creation seemed somewhat bitter. "We can only perform divine forging through this external method. Although the effect will be somewhat inferior, this is the only way."

Wu Xian understood.

Looking at the Dao Ancestor before him now, with his kind face and radiant aura of immortality and the glow of laws and data, his overall data was completely different.

[Mechanical - Moral Celestial]

Version: Original (with gold embroidered border)

Grade: Gold Axis

Painting Spirit: ★★★★☆
Spirituality: 352
Innate Traits: Dao Ancestor Incarnation, Master of Mechanical Forging, Mechanical Tai Chi Matrix, Mechanical Qiankun Array

The rating remains at four and a half stars, but other stats have undergone a dramatic transformation.

Especially spirituality, which soared to 352 points. Perhaps this is the power of divine will.

The key point is that series of unique talent traits.

The core talent of "[Tao Ancestor Incarnation]" remains unchanged. Although the scroll is now named "[Mechanical-Moral Celestial Venerable]", it is essentially still an incarnation of the Tao Ancestor, rather than the original Moral Celestial Venerable.

This can be seen from the subsequent "fake" Dao Ancestor talents.

Mechanical forging, mechanical Tai Chi diagram, mechanical Qiankun diagram are all special versions replicated using mechanical power.

(End of this chapter)