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

Chapter 420: Has it become a scroll depicting heaven and earth?

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

"From what you're saying, once a painting spirit reaches a certain level, it can develop self-awareness?" Wu Xian asked excitedly.

“Of course,” the Sky Emperor Spirit said noncommittally, “isn’t this precisely the goal that you human scroll painters have always pursued?”

As mentioned before, when the scroll medium and the power of the divine image both develop to a certain extent, it is theoretically possible to forge a true god.

However, the development of scroll-making media is currently lagging behind the development of divine maps and divine realms.

With the popularization of the Law Source nowadays, and the subsequent popularization of Black Scrolls, the extraordinary scroll drawing technology, which has stagnated for nearly a thousand years, should also usher in a new development.

"Does it mean we need to develop a scroll that's a level higher than the Black Scroll?" Xue Lingling asked curiously.

“That’s not necessarily true,” the Sky Emperor Spirit shook his head and analyzed, “From my observation, your human Black Axis Scroll has already reached its peak, and the theoretical foundation is very solid. It’s just that for some reason, you have never been able to forge a true god.”

It seems something is missing, or some special force, though I'm not entirely sure myself; you humans will have to figure it out yourselves.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian fell into deep thought.

According to the Sky Emperor Spirit, the Black Scroll is sufficient in terms of material and law power carrier.

Theoretically, it already meets the criteria for forging a true god, but it seems to be missing some key elements.

"Could it be that the optimization and improvement of the scroll's concept are still inadequate?" Xue Lingling guessed.

“Possibly,” said the Sky Emperor Spirit.

But Wu Xian didn't think so, especially after he returned this time and observed some things in the underworld.

If nothing unexpected happens, this key factor is likely related to faith, incense offerings, and the power of merit.

"Of course, this is just the development path for you humans," the Sky Emperor Spirit said with burning eyes. "When the time is right, I will use my own methods to help the fairy sister become a god. Although the price is a bit high, it's... worth it!"

"..."

Wu Xian and Xue Lingling exchanged a glance, not understanding but respectful.

Although it is unknown how the Sky Emperor Spirit will operate in the future, the price he will pay will certainly not be simple, similar to how his second sister-in-law saved his second brother, or even much greater than the price his second sister-in-law paid back then.

All I can say is that this is a mouse whose mind has been clouded by love.

Perhaps this is the power of love?
"By the way, Father-in-law, is there anything you need from my Elf Realm?" The Sky Emperor said, "Whatever you need, just go ahead and do it, but try to be gentle with our Rat Clan."

After all, we rats are rather timid and easily frightened, so let's just try to give them a quick death.

"Cowardly?" Wu Xian couldn't help but complain, "But I see that your clansmen are quite bold, they've started committing crimes and robbing people on the road."

Upon hearing this, the Sky Emperor Spirit appeared slightly embarrassed.

But there's nothing they can do; the rat race has always been synonymous with weakness, living in desolate places that other species look down upon.

Now that we've finally risen to prominence, we should naturally act like a rat with dignity.

"To be honest, the reason I've come here is to place a Domain Scroll here in your Elf Realm." Wu Xian didn't waste any more words. "Does Senior have any recommendations?"

"An outpost?" The Sky Emperor Spirit asked with great interest. "An elven-style domain?"

"Yes and no," Wu Xian said, speechless. "As you know, my scrolls are always quite comprehensive."

"How about this, let's just build it right next to my dojo?" the Sky Emperor Spirit warmly invited. "That way, we can have someone to look after us in the future, and it will be more convenient when we want to see the Fairy Sister."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian began to hesitate.

The Sky Emperor's selfish motives are understandable, and he's happy to have this powerful backer. But the problem is, what if the Sky Emperor were to annex both territories as they develop in the future?
Seemingly seeing through Wu Xian's worries, the Sky Emperor waved his hand and laughed, "Don't worry, our demon race's dojos are not on the same track as your human realms, so there's no question of annexing them."

In the future, the development of both sides will only lead to the continuous expansion of that area, without any conflict.

On the contrary, some poorly constructed demon territories are easier for you to absorb and annex.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian had nothing to worry about anymore.

Then, led by the Sky Emperor, a spatial distortion occurred, and they instantly appeared near the [Fertile Land of Elves].

All I can say is that the Space God is truly awesome.

"The surrounding area is full of good places because of my presence. Father-in-law, just choose whichever you like." The Void Emperor waved his hand, indicating that Wu Xian could choose any place he wanted, his mind filled with thoughts of his future happy life with the Void Sun Rat.

With the Void Emperor Spirit in charge, there's naturally no need to worry about disturbances or disruptions from otherworldly demons.

After touring around the Fairy Land with my master, we chose a feng shui treasure spot.

He immediately took out the "Flower and Fruit Mountain" scroll and began to integrate into the laws of heaven and earth of the elf world.

Everything has gone smoothly from the beginning until now.

However, when Wu Xian began to integrate with the laws of the Elf Realm, he got stuck halfway and couldn't integrate at all.

"What's going on?" Wu Xian opened his eyes in confusion. "Why are we so close to where you arrived?"

"That shouldn't be the case?" The Sky Emperor Spirit also had doubts. "As long as it's not within my dojo's territory, it naturally won't be affected by the dojo."

"Then this..."

The Sky Emperor Spirit looked puzzled: "Is this scroll from my father-in-law in an elven style? It doesn't seem to fit our elven world very well!"

"It should be." Wu Xian was also a little uncertain.

After all, he had never really had a clear concept of what the so-called elf-type style was.

As the Sky Emperor pondered, he sensed the power of heaven and earth within the scroll of the [Flower Fruit Mountain] domain and a strange expression appeared on his face: "It has a bit of an elven domain feel to it, but it's more like the domain style of your human world."

"The domain style of our human world?" Wu Xian and the other person exclaimed in surprise.

“That’s right,” the Sky Emperor confirmed, “and this domain scroll seems to be different from the domain scrolls of today, more like the [Mount Ten Thousand Beasts] style.”

The so-called "Mount Ten Thousand Beasts" refers to the first domain scroll at the Divine Beast Dojo, which is also the general outline scroll of the current "Great Wilderness of Ten Thousand Beasts" domain cluster.

But that's clearly not the point; the point is "the domain style of the human world."

In other words, [Huaguo Mountain] is the same type of celestial scroll as [Yaoyang City], and it is a celestial scroll in the form of the first generation of domains.

This news truly stunned Wu Xian.

No, how did it become a scroll painting of heaven and earth?
I even asked Chen Shilong how to draw the Heaven and Earth Scroll back then, but I never expected that I would actually create it by accident, and it is even the first generation of the ancient method version of the Heaven and Earth Scroll.

Although somewhat bewildered, this was undoubtedly good news for Wu Xian.

After all, the Scroll of Heaven and Earth is the only place truly suitable for human life, and it can be integrated into the laws of heaven and earth of the human world, existing as a part of the human world.

It's just that the authority to create the Heaven and Earth Scroll is locked due to the control and monopoly of the higher-ups.

But coincidentally, Yaoyang City happens to have such an original "business license", and Yaoyang City is now almost obsolete.

“It is indeed a scroll depicting the realm of your human world,” the Sky Emperor confirmed again. “Although the overall structure and production are not perfect, it is fortunate that it is made with this special production process, so it will be able to transform and improve itself in the future.”

(End of this chapter)