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

Chapter 406 Divine Realm and the Weight of Laws

"Are the Four Beast Gods really related to Master's Twenty-Eight Constellations?" Xu Cunxin murmured softly.

"A little, but unfortunately not much." Wu Xian nodded and smiled. "Speaking of which, am I now allowed to use this type of public domain copyright?"

The four beast gods of the Holy Spirit Dojo are divine marks left by the first founder.

The illustrator who held the copyright has long since passed away, but the copyright is still retained by the Holy Spirit Realm.

Therefore, [Divine Realm] can be understood as a "copyright company" that holds a large number of high-quality copyright assets.

Only those divine images that are not included in the divine realm, or whose divine realm has "collapsed," will truly become public copyrights that can be freely used by everyone in the world.

Now that Wu Xian has joined the Holy Spirit Realm, he can use the copyright assets held by the "Holy Spirit Copyright Company" to a certain extent.

“Yes, but you need to obtain certain permissions,” Xu Cunxin explained. “For example, Master can already use the Four Beast Gods in front of him, and has even obtained the core permissions of the Four Beast Gods.”

"Core privileges? What does that mean?"

Xu Cunxin said, "To use the copyrighted heritage within the Divine Realm, one must establish a legal connection with the corresponding Divine Diagram. The higher the degree of connection, the higher the level of authorization obtained."

For the Four Beast Gods to be completely captured by the Twenty-Eight Constellations is equivalent to obtaining the highest level of core authority.

Theoretically speaking, as long as Master understands the thought process of the Four Beast Gods, he can recreate the "original" version.

"Originally?" Wu Xian was secretly shocked.

“This is also a major characteristic of the Divine Realm,” Xu Cunxin explained. “The divine image imprints within the Divine Realm are essentially preserved permanently, so even if the copyright holder dies, the divine image imprints and copyrights are not integrated into the public copyright library of the scroll world.”

"So that's what the [Divine Realm] is all about." Wu Xian suddenly realized.

There's a saying that goes, "You get different results from looking at a problem from different angles."

For the nine major sects and powerful families, the characteristics of the Divine Realm are undoubtedly a good thing for continuing the inheritance of their sects and families.

However, for the vast majority of ordinary people outside the realm of gods, it represents a monopoly on knowledge.

This is why young scroll artists go to great lengths to join the dojo.

The sheer volume of copyrighted material alone is enough to rival the efforts of an ordinary scroll painter for most of their lifetime.

While pondering, Wu Xian suddenly thought of something, "What if two people simultaneously obtain core access?"

“That won’t happen,” Xu Cunxin shook her head and smiled. “The copyright of the same divine map will only be granted to one scroll artist at the same time. Only non-core permissions will result in multiple scroll artists competing with each other.”

Ultimately, who wins the award will depend on who is more outstanding and capable.

"What are the standards for competition? And what is the understanding of the corresponding concepts and rules?"

“That’s right,” Xu Cunxin nodded. “The copyright of the Divine Map will choose the most suitable holder for it, but it will also be affected by some special factors.”

"What factors?"

“Bloodline and inheritance,” Xu Cunxin explained, “The ideas of a family’s scroll painting are often passed down in the same lineage, so direct descendants will have a certain advantage when competing for copyright ownership, unless your understanding and improvement of this divine painting far surpasses that of the other party.”

Otherwise, the divine mark would most likely favor one's own bloodline descendants.

Wu Xian understood, and then, with Xu Cunxin's introduction, patiently and meticulously learned about the situation of the Holy Spirit Realm.

The area where the two were located was the Xu family's base, surrounded by other aristocratic families' divine maps, like clusters of stars floating in the universe.

What are those below?

Wu Xian looked at the blurry and dim divine images at the bottom of the divine realm. "These are some divine images that have been abandoned and eliminated by the development of the times. The new students of the dojo can pick up inspiration from them. It's like a garbage database. Occasionally, you can find some good inspiration from them."

Wu Xian understood and turned his gaze to some blurry divine images at the highest point of the divine realm.

What about the ones above?

"The legacy left by the sages of the past generations has become increasingly difficult for later generations to fathom due to the lack of relevant transmission, the fact that it is too profound, or the fact that it does not fit the overall development direction of the divine realm in later generations," Xu Cunxin said. "My [Valkyrie] was one of them before, and I was fortunate enough to restore and possess it."

"I see," Wu Xian said, suddenly realizing.

Compared to the copyright marks on the divine images in the Holy Spirit Realm today, he was more interested in these "silent" legacies on both sides of the realm.

Especially those divine images at the very top, they all have a very good foundation.

Not long after, he and Xu Cunxin exited the void of the divine realm's laws and opened their eyes in the hotel.

Xu Cunxin's phone kept ringing; Wu Xian's joining the fray had clearly alarmed all parties at the Holy Spirit Dojo.

Wu Xian then began to carefully experience the divine realm's blessing and profound characteristics upon the divine diagram.

After reflecting on his experience, Wu Xian gained some insight.

Previously, I wasn't quite clear on what the condensation level of the Divine Diagram Laws meant, but now that I've integrated the Twenty-Eight Constellations into the Holy Spirit Realm and received massive blessings, I understand it completely.

The essence of the refinement of the laws and regulations is actually a struggle for weight within the laws of heaven and earth.

The better the foundation of the laws and their underlying principles, the higher the basic weight. Subsequent understanding of the laws and improvement of their refinement are essentially increasing the weight of the relevant laws.

When the power of the same law is greater, the side with higher weight will have more powerful related abilities and characteristics.

The significance of the Divine Realm is to unite the laws and principles of similar and related scrolls, ensuring their survival and well-being, thereby enhancing their overall weight and status within the rules of the scroll world.

The saying goes that a single chopstick is easy to break, but a bundle of chopsticks is much stronger.

Or to put it another way, the importance of an individual is absolutely different from the importance of a group of people.

Of course, the Divine Realm only increases the weight of similar law veins.

For example, the Twenty-Eight Mansions have only seen significant enhancements and blessings in the Star God series of laws related to the "Holy Spirit" system.

However, the improvement in the laws governing the Twenty-Eight Star Lords, the Heavenly Court Gods, and other related background figures was not significant.

After all, there aren't many scrolls in the Holy Spirit Realm related to the righteous gods of the Heavenly Court, so naturally they won't produce any related "group effect".

Although it wasn't a comprehensive and flawless improvement, it was already quite terrifying for Wu Xian at his current level.

After all, for the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the laws related to the Star God series are the core, the foundation, and the source of their greatest strength.

At least the four celestial spirits summoned later will have a significantly enhanced level of prestige and power.

Most importantly, Wu Xian was already able to grasp the upgrade strategy of the Jade Scroll from the Twenty-Eight Constellations Divine Diagram.

Unfortunately, the Jade Scroll is quite special, requiring [Divine Power Fragments] as its core material.

This has resulted in most jade scrolls on the market being unique copies.

Unfortunately, the growth and evolution of beings from other worlds are entirely dependent on fate. Unless one is extremely lucky and encounters a pair of "twin" great demons, it is very difficult to find two great demons from other worlds with the same "base color".

(End of this chapter)