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

Chapter 460 Master Lu's Series of Shocks
Although the great demons of the insect realm are not very controllable, in the current situation, bringing them in as an ally is a good option.

Moreover, with the [Pleiades Star Lord] present, they can be kept in check.

"Speaking of which, how effective is this flesh and blood power for your Zerg race?" Wu Xian asked.

“It’s alright,” Kun Youniang pondered. “At least it’s quite effective for improving cultivation levels, but it’s not easy to digest. Also, some weaker insectoids are easily assimilated by that evil flesh and blood.”

Wu Xian understood.

The so-called wealth and wealth are found in danger.

Cultivation is already difficult for beings from other worlds, and although the effects of this flesh and blood enhancement are ordinary, the sheer quantity and abundance make it hard for beings from other worlds not to be tempted.

“From what I’ve gathered, other beings from other worlds are also trying to get here,” Kun Youniang said solemnly. “Compared to us insect beings, other beings from other worlds are what you should be most worried about.”

"Are other beings from other worlds coming too?"

Wu Xian was secretly alarmed. Were they all eyeing this lucrative opportunity?
Why do I suddenly feel a little sorry for that flesh-and-blood demon god?

Having finally managed to squeeze in a little, they became easy prey in the eyes of various otherworldly beings.

Although this amount of flesh and blood meant nothing to him, it still felt quite helpless and tragic.

“Yes, basically all living beings with flesh and blood are interested in these strange flesh and blood,” Kun You Niang nodded.

"Thank you for the reminder, Second Sister-in-law."

Wu Xian understood and said nothing more.

The situation in Yaoyang City is already chaotic enough; a little more chaos wouldn't hurt.

Moreover, the various otherworldly beings are all after the evil flesh and blood, which can also help alleviate the situation in Yaoyang City.

The key point is that he couldn't stop it.

They're too busy fighting the flesh-and-blood demons to care about stopping otherworldly beings.
Afterwards, Wu Xian inspected and explored various parts of Yaoyang City, dealing with many flesh-and-blood monsters and flesh-and-blood tentacles along the way.

Just as they were about to rush back to the club, they were unexpectedly drawn to a familiar flame on the horizon.

Even from a great distance, one could clearly sense that it was the unique aura of the Bifang Divine Fire.

"Xu Qingshan?" Wu Xian was overjoyed.

Currently, the Bifang divine bird has only been sold to Xu Qingshan.

The Bifang Divine Fire that suddenly appeared over there was undoubtedly Xu Qingshan.

Approaching on a flying sword treading on laurel branches, one could see Xu Qingshan controlling several divine beast scrolls to kill flesh-and-blood demons and enthusiastically devouring the strange flesh.

Accompanying Xu Qingshan was an elderly man with an extraordinary demeanor.

It's obvious without even thinking that it must be Master Lu, the one who developed the bloodline architecture technology.

"Brother Xu!" Wu Xian called out as he stepped forward. "This must be the legendary Senior Lu, right?"

“That’s right, this is my maternal grandfather,” Xu Qingshan introduced enthusiastically. “Grandpa, this is Wu Xian.”

“Greetings, young friend,” Master Lu said, squinting at Wu Xian. “Your interpretation of the Bifang bloodline has truly broadened my horizons. It would be a shame if you didn’t study bloodline power with me.”

"Uh." Wu Xian didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Xu Qingshan had mentioned to him before that Master Lu was very interested in him and wanted to train him to be his successor.

Master Lu is also an impatient person, and he immediately brought up the matter of taking on apprentices.

"Alright, Grandpa, the immediate crisis is more important," Xu Qingshan said irritably. "We can talk about other things later."

Master Lu curled his lip in annoyance, glanced around, and said with a slightly grave expression, "The situation is much more serious than you described on the phone. We were quite surprised as we fought our way in."

In fact, after witnessing the situation in Yaoyang City, the two immediately notified the higher-ups at the Divine Beast Gym.

At this moment, reinforcements from the Divine Beast Gym are already on their way.

They called themselves reinforcements, but they were actually after this endless blood and flesh.

As Wu Xian had said before, although this evil flesh and blood was dangerous, consuming and refining it would greatly benefit the growth of one's bloodline power.

This is extremely important to their Pokémon Gym.

“It is a bit serious,” Wu Xian sighed helplessly, “That’s why we need your help to gather as many beast-type scrolls as possible that have a large appetite.”

"What's the use of having a huge appetite?" Master Lu shook his head and sighed. "According to my investigation, the new abyss behind that dimensional rift is probably filled with the flesh and blood of an entire world, endlessly."

Moreover, this flesh and blood is not easy to digest, so no matter how much you eat, it won't help.

In comparison, I think the way the plague is spreading in your Yaoyang City is somewhat hopeful.

I wonder which master's painting this plague is the source of its power?

Such a magnificent scroll—I've never heard of it before!

“This junior is not very talented,” Wu Xian chuckled, “this plague originated from my scroll, and can be considered a derivative of a death-related power.”

"Your scroll?" Master Lu was secretly surprised and began to ponder to himself, "A derivative of death-related power?"

"Please come with me to the club to settle in first, then we'll talk more."

Wu Xian enthusiastically led the way and invited the two to the club to discuss things together.

During the journey, he couldn't help but ask urgently, "By the way, did you bring the bloodline data I need?"

“Of course,” Xu Qingshan chuckled and pulled out a USB drive. “Before we came, my grandfather specially retrieved a lot of his most treasured bloodline data from the database, and it’s all here.”

"Thank you very much," Wu Xian said solemnly.

The system immediately began reading the bloodline data from the USB drive.

Normally, you would need to plug it into a computer to read the data on the USB drive, but Wu Xian had the [Source of Mechanical Creation] super quantum computer, which allowed him to directly access the data using his mental power and divine sense.

The USB drive contained a lot of data, but it was also a bit messy.

However, with the data organized by the Source of Mechanical Creation, Wu Xian quickly understood and mastered all the data on the USB drive.

Of course, simply copying this data into one's mind and then understanding it is another matter entirely.

But even a cursory glance reveals its value.

It can at least boost the bloodline power of the [Taotie] by more than one level.

"Forgive my bluntness, but instead of wasting time and effort on this line of thinking, you should focus on researching the power of your plague," Master Lu reminded him with his own understanding. "Solving it by eating is simply unrealistic. How could you possibly eat all the endless flesh and blood of the entire world?"

Wu Xian smiled without saying a word, silently organizing and studying the bloodline data in his mind.

Seeing that Wu Xian wasn't listening, Master Lu frowned. "What, young friend, do you have other insights?"

“Normally speaking, there is indeed no way to finish eating that endless amount of flesh and blood,” Wu Xian asked with a squinty eye, “but what about endless greed and appetite?”

"what?!"

Master Lu and Xu Qingshan were stunned and speechless.

"Brother Wu, do you mean to use an endless supply of food to deal with that endless flesh and blood?" Xu Qingshan said incredulously, "But isn't that too unrealistic?"

“An endless capacity for food means an endless range of body shapes,” Master Lu analyzed rigorously. “I can understand your feelings, young friend, but your idea for this scroll is a bit too far-fetched.”

Wu Xian didn't offer any further explanation.

Those who do not understand Taotie cannot comprehend its power. Taotie is a symbol of endless greed and gluttony, a ruthless creature capable of devouring its own body.

From a certain perspective, the flesh-and-blood demon god in the new Abyss and the Taotie are a perfect match.

A moment later, they arrived at the Underworld Club.

With Master Lu's keen eye, he naturally noticed the peculiarity of the City God Temple outside the club.

After all, from the moment he stepped into Yaoyang City, he could sense that the world structure created by the scroll painting of Yaoyang City was already in jeopardy and could collapse at any moment.

However, at the Underworld Club, the surrounding天地力量 (heaven and earth forces) became inexplicably stable due to the influence of that temple.

However, the shock that the City God Temple brought him was just an appetizer.

Upon entering the club, a series of shocking events left the grandfather and grandson speechless and questioning their existence.

Especially the group of people who had just "resurrected" from the underworld outpost.

Because these resurrected individuals were created by Grandma Feng Li, their auras are naturally different from those of normal humans.

"Your Excellency, you're back?" A middle-aged man, both unfamiliar and familiar, approached excitedly. He seemed vaguely familiar. "Uh, you don't recognize me? I'm Zhang Mazi!"

"?!"

Wu Xian was surprised and stunned, and only then did he recognize that the person in front of him was Brother Zhang Mazi.

The problem is, you're called Zhang Mazi (Zhang the Pockmarked), so where are the pockmarks on your face?

It's one thing if there are no freckles on the face, but what's with that flawless, delicate face?

It would be a miracle if anyone could recognize it.

"Oh right," Zhang Mazi quickly explained, "Our Empress is so compassionate. When she was reshaping my body, she also removed the pockmarks from my face. I'll give Zihao's mom a surprise later, haha!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian was both amused and exasperated.

That's true~ If you can reshape your physical body, making some minor modifications is a piece of cake.

Brother Zhang Mazi's pockmarked face was caused by some illnesses he developed from growing up in a shantytown.

Now that you remove the pockmarks, he's actually quite a handsome young man.

No wonder Zihao is so handsome; he inherited his father's excellent genes.

“I’m still considered lucky,” Zhang Mazi joked, pointing to several female members who had disappeared into the mirror and couldn’t get out. “Look at those girls, even their parents probably wouldn’t recognize them.”

Young girls are one thing, but those older women are really outrageous.

The Empress repeatedly reminded him, but he wouldn't listen. In the end, he was beautiful, but the physical fusion wasn't perfect.

Wu Xian was secretly astonished.

He has always believed that if things at the innate level could be modified, humanity would inevitably descend into madness.

This is why cosmetic surgery was so popular in my past life; no one could resist the temptation of "changing their innate conditions".

"What are the side effects or consequences of an imperfect integration?" Wu Xian asked seriously.

"It's not a serious consequence, it's like becoming half a puppet of our Empress," Zhang Mazi explained. "From now on, I can only stay by the Empress's side. But that's fine too, it's good to stay by the Empress's side as a maid."

"..." Wu Xian was both amused and exasperated, feeling secretly helpless.

Judging from the reactions of those female members who had undergone cosmetic surgery, they didn't seem to care about this flaw.

It can only be said that women will forget everything else when it comes to beauty.

While Wu Xian was asking about and learning about these resurrected members, Master Lu and Xu Qingshan beside him were already speechless, their mouths agape.

It wasn't until the group of resurrected people dispersed that they finally came to their senses.

"Physical reconstruction? Resurrection?" Xu Qingshan stammered, "Those...those people were all club members who died in battle?"

“There are also some associations and soldiers from the military,” Wu Xian said with a smile.

"No, this..." Xu Qingshan exclaimed in disbelief, "Is it really a case of coming back to life?"

Wu Xian nodded and smiled, "It can be considered a special ability of our underworld outpost. The necromancy system is in charge of the life and death of humans. Resurrection is a violation of regulations, so naturally there is a price to pay."

But for the sake of my brothers and sisters in the club, any price is worth paying.

"The power of heaven and earth that comes with the underworld realm?"

Master Lu's eyes flickered, and he vaguely understood some of the specific principles.

Just as the [Abyss Lord] can make "the spirits immortal", the necromancy system is based on the laws of death.

Coupled with the excellent concept and quality of the [Underworld] realm, it might theoretically be possible to reverse the life and death of humans.

But theory is theory; when reality actually happened, he was still utterly shocked.

"Then you will never have to worry about death again?" Xu Qingshan was still in a deep shock.

“It’s not that simple,” Wu Xian shook his head and smiled. “There are many more complexities and details involved.”

During the practical process of reviving Du Yifan, Wu Xian realized that this matter was not as simple as they had imagined.

It has a subtle influence not only on the underworld, but also on the entire world of the scroll painting.

After all, the operation of the laws of heaven and earth is a whole; a change in one part affects the whole.

"By the way, what kind of method is this physical body reconstruction?" Master Lu asked with great interest. "Could it be a new technology developed using the power of flesh and blood?"

"No, I'll explain later," Wu Xian didn't have time to chat with them. "I'll take you to meet one of my colleagues first."

A moment later, led by Wu Xian, they arrived at Zhou Qi's private research room.

Zhou Qi still idolizes Lu Xun, and he was naturally extremely excited to see Lu Xun in person.

They immediately started by signing autographs and taking photos, which made Master Lu feel embarrassed.

"Is this little fellow also one of your scroll painters?" Master Lu asked curiously.

“Yes, Brother Zhou has made great achievements in the field of beast-themed scrolls,” Wu Xian formally introduced. “Especially his core concept of ferocious creatures is powerful and mysterious, so I would like to take the opportunity to incorporate his ferocious creature bloodline into the next scroll.”

"A malevolent creature?" Master Lu and his grandson were completely baffled.

"It's roughly a kind of extreme ferocity and destruction that ignores rules and authority," Wu Xian explained simply. "And under the influence of this power, Brother Zhou's Scroll of Ferocious Creatures can also achieve advancement and evolution through continuous devouring."

The grandfather and grandson listened with amazement, finding it both incomprehensible and impressive.

Next, Zhou Qi released the Nether Centipede and demonstrated it on the spot.

The grandfather and grandson gasped in shock, realizing just how peculiar and incomprehensible the power of the ghostly creature was.

"Talent!"

Master Lu and Xu Qingshan exchanged a glance, and the same thought arose in their minds at the same time.

I thought it was outrageous enough that there was Wu Xian in this small place, but I didn't expect there to be another expert.

Oh right, the saintess at the Mechanical Gym seems to be from this area too.

Could this little place be some kind of blessed land with outstanding people and beautiful scenery?

(End of this chapter)