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

Chapter 458 Body Shaping and Incidental Plastic Surgery
"Let's find someone to try first," Wu Mingchang said seriously.

A moment later, Du Yifan's ghost arrived at the scene on its own, seemingly having something to say.

"Brother Xian, I've discovered something." Du Yifan said mysteriously, his tone revealing a hint of excitement.

"What's wrong?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

"Well..." Du Yifan organized his thoughts and said, "It's just that I seem to still be able to use some of the power of the Yin Marshal Scroll. It seems that a portion of the power of the two Yin Marshals who died in battle has remained in my soul."

These words astonished everyone present.

"It's integrated into his soul?" Wu Xian hurriedly checked Du Yifan's current soul state. "Hiss~ It seems there really are some traces of the power of the Black and White Impermanence and the Day and Night Wanderers."

"How could this be?" Xue Lingling and the others were surprised and puzzled.

Wu Xian and the God of Wealth exchanged a thoughtful glance.

It's most likely because of the good deeds Du Yifan has accumulated.

As mentioned before, the merits generated by the Yin Shuai Scroll while working in the underworld reside within the holder's body.

Given the influence of soul resonance, this situation seems quite plausible.

Currently, it seems that, just as the scroll preserves the level and power of the painting spirit during the reconstruction of the scroll, after Du Yifan's Black and White Impermanence and Day and Night Wanderer collapsed, his own soul acted as the "scroll".

They retained a portion of the power of the Black and White Impermanence and the Day and Night Wanderers.

However, this only applies to scrolls of Yin Shuai that have accumulated a certain amount of merit. Other scrolls that are broken are truly broken, and Du Yifan will have to start all over again after he is resurrected in the future.

However, the levels and training levels of the Black and White Impermanence and the Day and Night Wanderers were retained.

In other words, after Du Yifan is resurrected in the future, he can regain 70-80% of his previous strength by obtaining a copy of the Black and White Impermanence and the Day and Night Wanderer.

This is undoubtedly a great thing for the club and its members.

This inadvertently reduced the losses of club members who died in battle.

This also reduced the club's losses considerably, since it's not easy to cultivate a player like Du Yifan.

"Does that mean we won't be afraid of dying anymore?" Du Yifan's eyes flickered.

"Let's not talk about that for now," Wu Xian shook his head and smiled. "Come on, let my grandma help you create a physical body first. If it works, you'll be able to come back to life immediately."

"Hello, Grandma, thank you for your help."

Du Yifan was extremely respectful to the old lady Feng Li.

After all, she is the grandmother of the great vice president, and from now on she will be the great-aunt of all of them, so she must be respected.

Moreover, judging from Cui Wenxuan's attitude, this old lady's status in the association is definitely not simple.

Feng Li chuckled softly, scrutinized Du Yifan's ghostly spirit for a moment, and began to activate the power of her natal [Earth Mother Goddess] to condense a physical body for him in the shape of Du Yifan's soul.

Soon after, a body exactly like Du Yifan appeared before everyone.

Perhaps it was because he was naked that Du Yifan felt his soul turn red with embarrassment.

"Quickly, quick, someone come and give me a coat to wear..." Du Yifan urged anxiously.

While a few of his club buddies chuckled to themselves, they stepped forward to salvage Du Yifan's reputation.

Next comes the process of the soul returning to life and adapting and merging with the physical body.

"Come, come, bend down and go inside."

Wu Xian gestured for Du Yifan to step forward, and the old man and the others with their Yama scrolls also began to come forward to assist.

Subsequently, with the help of the power of the Underworld Scroll, Du Yifan's soul was perfectly integrated into this new body.

Because Du Yifan has accumulated enough merit, he does not need to share his lifespan with Wu Xian.

"Yifan~ Yifan! Wake up right now!"

Seeing that the time was right, Wu Xian sent out a divine thought that struck straight to the soul.

Not long after, Du Yifan, who had originally resembled a sculpture, seemed to awaken from a vegetative state, staggering and collapsing to the ground, clearly still somewhat unaccustomed to his surroundings.

Upon seeing this, everyone exchanged joyful glances.

"It's done! It's really done!"

"As expected of my sister," the old man said, unable to hide his pride. "Amazing."

The old lady, Feng Li, was also somewhat incredulous. "Can it really be used like this?"

Of course, the old lady also understood that the power of the underworld played a key role in enabling this "puppet" to carry a soul.

It's clearly not feasible for her to simply find a human soul and stuff it into the "puppet's" body.

"Wow, she really came back to life?"

As Du Yifan stumbled and struggled, he gradually adapted to his new body, and as he carefully experienced it, he couldn't hide his excitement.

"I feel much more comfortable than before. My body has never felt so clear and relaxed as it does today."

This did not surprise anyone.

It's brand new, after all.

"Oh no!" Du Yifan, still excited, suddenly slapped his forehead. "Where did my level six spiritual power go?"

"Alright, being alive is the best thing," the club members said, offering words of comfort.

Du Yifan sighed softly, resigned to accepting reality.

"It's alright~ We can just make some more modifications," the old lady Feng Li smiled slightly, and once again activated the power of the [Earth Mother Goddess] to begin the standby transformation of Du Yifan's body. "Not bad, not bad. With the soul cultivation imprint as a foundation, it's not difficult to reshape his cultivation."

As he spoke, he took out a pile of spirit crystals from his storage space, extracted the spiritual energy, and injected it into Du Yifan's body.

Upon seeing this, Wu Xian immediately released the Laurel Tree to assist.

The old lady was slightly taken aback, then overjoyed.

With the help of the pure spiritual energy of the laurel tree, even spirit crystals are no longer needed.

In no time, Du Yifan recovered to the sixth level of spiritual power cultivation, feeling as if he were in a dream.

"Grandma, from now on you're my real grandma!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, Du Yifan knelt down on the spot to express his gratitude.

The old lady waved her hand and smiled, gesturing for Du Yifan to get up.

Wu Xian then thought of something and asked, "Grandma, could your method directly create a level nine or even ten spiritual power cultivation?"

“Theoretically, it is possible,” the old lady said noncommittally. “After all, this physical body is essentially my special puppet, but the higher the level of creation, the more time and effort it takes, and it’s not that easy.”

This little guy was easier to mold because of the sixth-level spiritual energy traces left in his soul.

Wu Xian understood.

The key point is that the old lady truly possessed the ability to cultivate spiritual power.

This made Wu Xian want to die, so the old lady helped him level up to level ten in one go.

At this moment, Du Yifan, who had just recovered from his excitement, seemed to realize something and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh~ wait, the power and strength of this new physical body are a bit too high!"

Everyone looked on in confusion.

The next second, Du Yifan lightly touched his toes and darted far away with a whoosh, leaving everyone present stunned.

"Holy crap, this...this..."

Several club members who were usually on good terms with Du Yifan were dumbfounded.

“That’s normal,” the old lady explained calmly. “After all, it’s the first time I’ve tried to make this little guy the best he can be.”

It has the same quality as the puppets I used to train.

"It can be regarded as a humanoid puppet with the power of a fifth-level body cultivator." Upon hearing this, everyone marveled.

Many club members present felt an urge to die.

This is insane! He died once and actually became even stronger.

"Fifth-stage body cultivation?" Du Yifan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but feel smug. "I'll show off to Wang Xiaocong later, haha."

"Alright, let's try this Black and White Impermanence first," Wu Xian said irritably.

Du Yifan nodded obediently, and the moment he received the [Black and White Impermanence], a surge of power flowed into it from within his body.

It even carries the effect of the convergence of the laws of heaven and earth, like a certain degree of reconstruction of a scroll.

Then, this brand-new Black and White Impermanence character went from three stars on the silver axis to seven stars on the silver axis, with its level fluctuating to the maximum, and its soul resonance effect instantly returned to its previous level.

"Great! I've become the Black and White Impermanence again!" Du Yifan couldn't hide his excitement.

Although they are all scrolls produced by [Scroll Master], they are essentially no different.

But he could clearly sense that this was the scroll depicting the Black and White Impermanence that had led to his "death in battle."

"Get back to the team quickly, Yaoyang City needs you!" Wu Xian said.

"Understood!" Du Yifan accepted the order solemnly. "By the way, can we arrange for everyone to be resurrected next?"

"of course."

Wu Xian nodded and smiled.

However, compared to the club members who died in battle, the new members and the citizens of Yaoyang City need to wait a little longer.

After all, without the power of merit, he still needs to share his lifespan with Wu Xian to be fully resurrected.

"Grandma, please help them create a batch of physical bodies first. We'll arrange the resurrection later." Wu Xian said seriously, "It doesn't need to be as excellent as Du Yifan's physical body, just something similar to a normal human body will do."

"Don't worry about the physical body. An ordinary physical body is nothing more than a wave of my hand to me."

For him, only high-quality, high-quality physical puppets need to be carefully crafted and time-consuming.

Soon after, groups of fallen souls lined up to form their own physical bodies, awaiting their resurrection.

It's just an ordinary human body; the old lady can basically sculpt it with a glance and a wave of her hand.

One ghost after another appeared, exchanging curious conversations and discussing amongst themselves.

"Where did Master Wu find such a big shot?"

"Who knows?"

"Judging from their conversation, the old lady seems to be Xian Ge's grandmother."

"So she's Mr. Wu's wife? No wonder!"

"Old Master Wu is no ordinary person, and his wife is certainly no ordinary person either."

"I just saw that Du Yifan is full of energy again, and seems to be much stronger than before."

"I have to admit, our Underworld Club is really damn promising!"

"I had some regrets before, but now it seems like I made the right decision."

"By the way, is it too late to join your Underworld Club now?"

"It's not too late, brother. The president and vice president have already made it clear that all spirit masters who are still in Yaoyang City will be considered as half of our own people."

"Welcome to the Underworld Club, bro! Let's team up for dungeons and try to take down Monkey King as soon as possible!"

"Monkey King? What's that?"

"A very powerful dungeon boss, and also the ultimate goal that everyone in the club strives for."

While the people in line were chatting and laughing, the group at the front of the line, about to have their bodies molded by the old lady, had a completely different atmosphere.

"Um...Respected Grandma, when you're doing the sculpting, could you please remove the freckles from my face?"

The old lady chuckled, and with a slight thought, the freckles on the face of the puppet in front of her vanished instantly.

This scene thrilled the people queuing behind them.

The atmosphere at the scene gradually became awkward.

"Merciful and compassionate Your Majesty, could you please make me grow taller? My height of 179 cm has always been a source of anxiety for me. Just make me the perfect 180 cm."

"My dearest empress, please, I don't want people to call me flat-chested anymore."

"Can you make me look a little more handsome?"

"My nose is a bit flat, can you get me a nose job?"

"My face is a bit big. I would be extremely grateful if Your Majesty could help me slim it down."

"Um... I have a friend who wants to grow taller and fatter..." A young man stammered as he stepped forward, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

The men behind him instantly understood and their faces lit up with anticipation.

But then they saw that Mr. Wu Mingchang, who was standing next to the old lady, had a livid face and shouted in a deep voice, "Get out of here! This matter is strictly forbidden! If anyone dares to mention this again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Upon hearing this, the men, whose wicked thoughts had been stirred, immediately shut their mouths.

"The old man is right. This kind of thing is purely about talent. What's the point of cheating?"

"Yes, yes, a real man has to rely on himself!"

The old lady, both amused and exasperated, solemnly reminded you: "Although it's just a small favor for me to help you with some minor modifications, you must understand that this could potentially affect the harmony between your soul and body."

So it's best not to do anything reckless.

Upon hearing this, the spirits lining up to have their bodies molded finally calmed down from their frenzied excitement.

However, some people are still obsessed with cosmetic surgery.

"Um... making a tiny change shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Never mind, I've had enough of running into walls everywhere because of my terrible modeling skills! I might as well spend my whole life in the underworld."

"Waaaaah, I've had enough of being an ugly duckling. I want to be a stunning beauty that everyone loves."

……

After resolving the physical issues, Wu Xian returned to the battlefield in Yaoyang City.

With the destruction of the two avatars of the Flesh and Blood Demon God, they are unlikely to be able to cross over here for the time being, which has stabilized the situation of flesh and blood infiltration.

The main battlegrounds in Yaoyang City are gradually stabilizing.

As Grandma Feng Li said, we will be locked in a protracted battle for a long time to come.

The goal of the Flesh and Blood Demon God was naturally to take over Yaoyang City, its "dojo," and the people of Yaoyang City naturally did not want to give up this hard-won land.

"Strange, if the Flesh and Blood Demon God has already taken over Mayor Chen Shilong's inheritance, why is this happening?"

Wu Xian discussed this with Chairman Cui Wenxuan, who was puzzled.

Logically speaking, control of Yaoyang City is tied to the succession of the mayor.

Now that the other party has captured Chen Shilong, they have naturally obtained the "property rights" to the [Yaoyang City] Heaven and Earth Scroll, and can directly transform Yaoyang City into their own evil god dojo.

Instead of the current stalemate of slow erosion.

"You mean, the mayor hasn't betrayed Yaoyang City?" Cui Wenxuan pondered. "He's still holding onto Yaoyang City's ownership through some means?"

“That’s right, that’s exactly what I mean.” Wu Xian nodded solemnly. “We must find a way to get to the mayor.”

(End of this chapter)