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

Chapter 42 The little brother is quite cunning!
Just as he was surprised, the cat monster, who was entangled with the Black and White Impermanence, suddenly attacked him.

The speed was so fast that Wu Xian had no time to dodge. Fortunately, after condensing the God of Wealth's natal divine image, he could directly call upon the God of Wealth's wealth energy to immediately raise the wealth energy to protect himself and resist.

The cat's shrill screams exploded in my ears.

The fierce sneak attack was blocked by a layer of wealth and treasure.

"Damn it, you like picking on the weak, don't you?"

Enraged, Wu Xian channeled his spiritual power and unleashed a furious punch.

To be fair, the physical training over this period was worthwhile, and with the spiritual "techniques" taught by the old man, the cat monster was sent flying with a single punch.

Although the cat monster was not seriously injured, it was enough to demonstrate the power of that punch.

It should be noted that Wu Xian only possesses level two spiritual power, while his opponent is a level three elite mutated monster with double buffs.

The Black and White Impermanence rushed to the scene immediately, using the Soul-Summoning Banner to suppress the monster and the Soul-Binding Chains to capture it, but the cat monster managed to evade them once again.

"I'll need to get some self-defense gear later."

Previously, the disadvantages of the Scroll Master were not apparent in the beginner dungeons, but now that the dungeons are more difficult, the disadvantages of the Scroll Master have become apparent.

Reality isn't like anime or a novel; enemies aren't stupid enough to eliminate all your summoned beasts before killing you.

Although the scroll painter himself had spiritual power, it was clearly not enough in the face of powerful dimensional beings.

Especially in high-level battles, an enemy could easily eliminate you with a single powerful attack.

To sum it up in one sentence: A blacksmith must be strong himself.

"Fast, you like to show off, right?"

Looking again at the cat-like monster that resembled a mudfish, Wu Xian was filled with resentment.

With a slight thought, his spiritual power surged, and the divine image of the [Ten Great Yin Marshals] above his head unfolded powerfully.

The powerful aura, combined with the summoning banner, further suppressed the cat monster's speed.

The cat-like monster screamed in terror, but it was already trapped.

Instantly, it was firmly bound by the Black Impermanence's Soul-Binding Chains. Although it could not completely suppress it, it could continuously devour its Yin Soul Power.

Then, the God of Wealth appeared and used a thunderbolt to teach it to become a ghost.

boom!
The cat-like monster howled pitifully, its ghostly aura rapidly waning, and it was completely subdued by the Black and White Impermanence.

"Wow, it's quite valuable."

After collecting the materials from the cat monster's spirit, Wu Xian's wealth increased significantly, which finally satisfied him.

But the God of Wealth seemed to sense something, and his majestic gaze slowly swept backward.

Wu Xian also keenly sensed a strange "killing intent" and hurriedly turned around to look, his whole body stiffening on the spot.

Not far behind him, in mid-air, a familiar woman from the underworld stood on a familiar mahogany coffin, silently staring at him with a hint of shock and anger in her beautiful eyes.

Wu Xian silently put away the divine image above his head; embarrassment was destined to be a part of Cambridge's atmosphere tonight.

After a long while, he spoke with a simple and honest expression, awkward yet polite, "Senior, you're here too?"

"That little brother is quite cunning!"

Xue Lingling responded coldly, the voice clearly squeezed out from between her teeth.

As he spoke, his spiritual power surged from within him, and a dazzling divine diagram of his soul slowly unfolded.

An immense and undisguised aura pressed down on Wu Xian.

Wu Xian was speechless for a moment, but fortunately, he was protected by the God of Wealth's wealth, so he was not afraid of the power of the divine diagram. "Ahem, well... what happened earlier was just for self-preservation. I hope you will forgive me, senior."

"Hmph!" Xue Lingling clearly meant no harm; she was simply annoyed that Wu Xian had fooled her last time. "Last time, it was these two painting spirits who stole so much of my painting spirit experience, wasn't it?"

Wu Xian smiled awkwardly, "This junior didn't expect that the gray fog was the work of a senior. I just thought it was a special monster that came out of the factory area."

Xue Lingling remained silent, quietly withdrawing the divine power of the image, and slowly descended beside the Black and White Impermanence.

Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the two gentlemen, looking left and right, as if she couldn't get enough of them.

She clicked her tongue every now and then, her face full of infatuation. "These are truly two beautiful scrolls," Xue Lingling raised an eyebrow at Wu Xian, "Your own original creations?"

Wu Xian remained noncommittal, secretly criticizing the woman's taste.

Although he greatly respected the two deities, Black and White Impermanence, he simply couldn't associate the word "beautiful" with them.

Upon hearing this, a sly glint flashed in Xue Lingling's eyes. "Little brother likes this kind of thing too?"

"Not bad." Wu Xian's lips twitched slightly.

"Promising!" Xue Lingling smiled, her eyes narrowing, praising him repeatedly. "A student of scroll painting in the art studio?"

Wu Xian shook his head, "I guess you could call me a scroll painter."

"?!" Xue Lingling was clearly surprised. "Little brother is becoming more and more interesting to your older sister. Put these two spirit paintings away and let your older sister take a look."

Wu Xian breathed a sigh of relief, then put the Black and White Impermanence back into the form of a scroll, secretly rejoicing.

Fortunately, this woman only liked this kind of shady atmosphere and wasn't interested in the God of Wealth.

“Copper Axis Three Stars?!” Xue Lingling’s eyes widened, and with her ghostly makeup, she looked somewhat frightening. “No, the spiritual fluctuations don’t seem to be very high either.”

Judging from the behavior of the Black and White Impermanence just now, and the fact that they stole a large amount of my experience last time.

This scroll should at least be a four-star silver scroll.

But it's only a copper axis three-star? It doesn't even have a very high spirituality.

For a moment, the look in their eyes as they looked at Wu Xian became increasingly shocked.

"My God, to conceive such an excellent scroll of undead characters through self-study, and even be able to condense divine images," Xue Lingling's sinister eyes gleamed with a strange light, "Are you sure there's no apprenticeship or anything?"

Wu Xian shook his head honestly.

"How about I teach you? It would be such a pity if such an excellent picture scroll design went astray later on."

At that moment, Xue Lingling looked as if she had discovered a treasure, her eyes burning with excitement.

"Huh?" Wu Xian was a little confused.

"Believe me, your talent in necromancy scrolls is comparable to mine," Xue Lingling said, her words filled with recognition and excitement. "In the future, you will definitely leave a significant mark on the world of scroll painting together with your teacher!"

No, is this it?
But then I thought, although I learned the basics on my own, I was still feeling my way across the river. If someone could guide me, that would be the best thing ever.

Especially regarding the Soul Divine Diagram, they were completely clueless.

Although Xue Lingling is only a few years older than him, as a scroll painter who has returned from "studying abroad" at the dojo, she certainly has the ability to guide him.

In addition, if he could get close to Xue Lingling, it would help him avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

After all, Xue Lingling has more than just the Xue family behind her; she also has the background of the Undead Dojo.

As Xue Lingling's apprentice, it's normal for me to be more outstanding, right?
The only thing to be careful about is that this woman might be up to something else.
"I am honored by your high regard, senior. Please accept my bow!"

After careful consideration, Wu Xian decisively became an apprentice.

Wait, why does this suddenly feel like a "If you don't abandon me, I'm willing to become your godfather" vibe?
“Very good,” Xue Lingling said happily. “When we come back to my club, we, master and apprentice, will work together to make the club bigger and stronger.”

"Ah?" Wu Xian quickly shook his head, "This disciple only wants to study the Way of Painting Scrolls in a down-to-earth manner, and doesn't like to compete with others."

“Well, competing is the business of the spirit tamers below. Unless there are special circumstances or a shortage of manpower, we scroll painters need to personally participate,” Xue Lingling chuckled. “We scroll painters don’t need to show our faces to gain popularity; our works are our best calling card.”

"Is that so?" Wu Xian said knowingly. "That's alright then."

"By the way, I still don't know what my dear disciple's name is?"

“My disciple is Wu Xian, courtesy name Gongming.” Wu Xian said, “You can call me Xiao Xianzi or Gongming.”

"Yes, my good disciple."

Xue Lingling nodded with satisfaction. It was her first time mentoring an apprentice, and the experience felt quite magical.

She then gestured for Wu Xian to get on the coffin and follow her.

(End of this chapter)