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

Chapter 520 No, no, this is unacceptable!

The three Azure Tree Kings also noticed something: "It doesn't seem to be human, nor is it a creature from another world."

"Judging from its aura and energy, it seems to be a spirit of a scroll painting," added the Sky Emperor Spirit.

"How could the spirit of the scroll painting have such a formation?" Canghai Zhiya asked in bewilderment. "The formation of this celestial phenomenon is almost as impressive as ours."

The Azure Tree King speculated, "Has the human world produced a true god?"

"Never heard of that. If a true god of scroll painting were to be born, we would definitely be able to detect it."

Amidst their confusion, the four true deities' incarnations all moved closer to the Gates of Hell.

However, what they saw left them speechless.

There was a handsome, human-like divine monkey, its hands bound by the soul-binding chains of the Black and White Impermanence, its lively eyes curiously surveying everything in the underworld.

"My little benefactor, is this the legendary underworld?" Monkey King asked with great curiosity.

“Exactly,” Du Yifan, who controlled the Black and White Impermanence, chuckled in response, exchanging glances with his two colleagues outside the Gates of Hell. “I’ll trouble you, Master Niu and Master Ma, to open the door for me.”

Amidst their banter, the two colleagues manipulated Ox-Head and Horse-Face to open the city gates. "You're pretty quick! Welcome, Monkey King!"

"Hehehe," Monkey King chuckled, "My two little benefactors are too kind. After all this commotion, it turns out you are all underworld spirits. My apologies~ my apologies."

“We’re just following the rules, please come in, Brother Monkey,” the two said, their words carrying a hint that “our King Yama has been waiting for you for a long time.”

"King Yama?" Monkey King's eyes darted around. "Shouldn't it be our young master?"

Du Yifan and the other two smiled without saying a word.

Monkey King immediately understood, "Hehe, I get it, I get it, I, Old Sun, understand."

“Just do as you see fit in a bit,” Du Yifan said again. “As people of the underworld, we must abide by the rules of the underworld. I hope Brother Monkey understands.”

"Don't worry, I won't let the young master and his benefactors be in a difficult position." Monkey King chuckled knowingly.

Then, led by Du Yifan, they embarked on the Road to the Underworld, enjoying the scenery of the underworld along the way.

Not far away, the four true gods watched everything unfold, completely bewildered.

"What's up with this little monkey?" The Azure Tree King asked with a strange expression. "It looks quite clever, and it seems to know Wu Xian and his group quite well."

"Besides, wasn't it said that the plot progression of the Flower Fruit Mountain dungeon would affect this area?" The Abyss Demon Lord asked, puzzled. "That's all?"

The storyline of the Domain Scroll dungeon inevitably involves fighting and killing.

Before they arrived, the Abyss Demon Lord had already prepared to lend a hand.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of a fight at all; instead, they were all very peaceful.

"Perhaps we haven't reached the point of plot conflict yet," Canghai Zhiya analyzed.

“Possibly,” Sky Emperor Spirit agreed.

Thus, the four true gods secretly followed in Monkey King's footsteps, traveling through various stations of the underworld outposts.

At the same time, the projection of the Underworld Outpost above the Underworld Club also showed the scene of Monkey King entering the Underworld, but only the image could be seen, and the dialogue of any of the characters inside could not be heard.

"Hey? Isn't that the ultimate demon monkey from the Flower Fruit Mountain instance?" Someone in the crowd quickly recognized the Monkey King.

As the situation escalated, a group of media personnel gathered at the scene to broadcast the live.

The projection of the underworld was also broadcast live to many netizens via camera.

Everyone was somewhat confused about what was happening inside the underworld outpost.

"Holy crap, Master Wu actually made that monkey?"

"When will it be added to the gacha pool? I'm in a hurry!"

"That monkey is incredibly perverted, so his scroll must be perverted too."

"Anyone who could possess such a scroll would be set on the rise!"

"Quick, let's leave a message on the Underworld Club's official website together! I can't wait!"

"Strange, isn't everyone saying that the giant demon monkey is a dung monster? Why does it seem like everyone likes it?"

"Nonsense, of course it's disgusting to be an enemy, but if it can be a scroll of your own making, that would be wonderful."

"The monkey demon has tormented me a thousand times, yet I still love him as much as I love my first love."

"But I don't feel like it's a spirit from a painting scroll."

"What else could it be but a spirit from a painted scroll? Or a real person playing the role?"

"I don't know, but I just have this feeling," one netizen pondered. "At least from the footage, the giant monkey seems to be talking and communicating with people from the Underworld Club, which... is very abnormal."

"Hiss~ It seems that's really true. How could a scroll possibly talk?"

"So we were happy for nothing?"

"Waaaaah, my Great Monkey Scroll!"

Unlike the excitement of netizens about "Monkey King's Scroll", the onlookers at the scene were more curious about what Wu Xian and his group were doing.

The storyline of the Flower Fruit Mountain instance was supposed to be advancing the plot, so why did it end up at the Underworld Outpost?

"I just heard Wu Xian say that the plot of Flower Fruit Mountain is linked to the Underworld outpost."

"Is there a connection and linkage between the scroll copies?" The crowd was secretly surprised. "The key point is that the giant demon monkey from Flower Fruit Mountain actually appeared at the Underworld outpost."

That's what shocked them the most.

Because they knew perfectly well that the Great Demon Monkey at this moment was not the scroll at all, but the Great Demon Monkey from the Flower Fruit Mountain instance.

In other words, the dungeon boss has escaped from the dungeon.

"Even if the backgrounds of the domain scrolls are interconnected, such an inconceivable thing shouldn't happen, right?" The various patriarchs marveled.

"Could it be due to the special nature of the [Flower and Fruit Mountain] domain?"

“It should be,” the patriarch of Tongtian Daoguan pondered. “After all, Huaguo Mountain has created this new world, and it is an ancient scroll of magic, so it is normal for strange things to happen.”

"I remember the underworld is where souls are judged, right? Is this the prelude to judging that giant demon monkey?"

"Obviously, look, they're even wearing shackles."

"Given that great demon monkey's personality, why is he so cooperative?"

"Yeah, shouldn't we turn the underworld outpost upside down?"

"No rush, let's keep watching first."

"Do you think Wu Xian can only complete the scroll depicting the Great Demon Monkey if he sends that Great Demon Monkey to the underworld for reincarnation?"

"You know what, it actually makes a lot of sense."

While the crowd was buzzing with discussion, Monkey King had already been taken to the gates of the King of Hell.

Wu Xian and King Qin Guang eagerly awaited the arrival of Monkey King, greeting him with smiles. "Welcome to the Underworld, Brother Monkey. Please follow me through the procedures, and then we will arrange for someone to send you to reincarnation, where you will be reborn into a wealthy family."

"Reincarnation?" Monkey King seemed somewhat bewildered. "Then wouldn't all my skills be gone?"

“That’s natural,” Wu Xian explained unhurriedly. “Birth, aging, sickness and death are the final destination of all living things, and no one can escape them. This is a rule established by the great Dao of Heaven and Earth.”

"But I, Old Sun, clearly learned the secret to immortality!" Monkey King asked, puzzled.

Wu Xian squinted and smiled, "There is no such thing as immortality in this world. Immortality is not eternal life. Even the gods and Buddhas in the heavens have to prolong their lives in various ways." "Prolong life?" Monkey King's eyes lit up. "Please, young master, show me the way."

“Ahem… there are still many ways to achieve immortality and prolong life,” Wu Xian told Monkey King as if reciting a script, “such as the Queen Mother of the West’s peaches of immortality, and Lao Tzu’s Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.”

Monkey King's eyes sparkled, and he happily thanked him, "Thank you for your guidance, young master."

"You're too kind," Wu Xian said calmly.

"According to you, young master, I, Old Sun, have reached the point of dying peacefully in my sleep?" Monkey King asked curiously.

“That’s right,” Wu Xian said with a smile. “At least according to the records in our Underworld’s Book of Life and Death, Brother Monkey has lived for 342 years. In fact, with Brother Monkey’s abilities, he shouldn’t have only this many years left. But since the Book of Life and Death records it this way, we can only follow the rules.”

With a single sentence to explain the key points to Monkey King, Monkey King, being intelligent, would naturally understand Wu Xian's implication.

"The Book of Life and Death?" Monkey King's eyes gleamed.

“That’s right. The lifespan of all living beings in the mortal world is controlled by the Book of Life and Death,” Wu Xian explained. “And our Underworld carries out its daily work according to the Book of Life and Death.”

At this moment, the Abyss Demon Lord, who had been secretly observing, was getting a little impatient.

"Damn it, what is this kid doing? Why is he wasting so much time talking?"

The other three true gods, however, grasped the key point in the conversation: "The Book of Life and Death? It controls the lifespan and death of all living beings in the mortal realm?"

"Who exactly are the Queen Mother of the West and Laozi?" Canghai Zhiya asked curiously.

"What are the Peaches of Immortality and the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir?" asked the Void Emperor Spirit. "Judging from what my father-in-law is saying, they seem to be treasures that can grant immortality?"

"It seems Brother Wu still has a long way to go," said the Azure Tree King meaningfully.

No one can resist the temptation of immortality, not even the four great gods.

Although they have attained a certain degree of immortality by proving themselves as gods, this immortality is tied to their divine position and divine authority.

As long as they retain this divine authority and divine position, they can live forever, along with the laws of heaven and earth.

But what if one day this divine authority and divine position are lost? Or be overthrown by someone who comes after?
To put it bluntly, true immortality is immortality without any preconditions.

They can only be considered to have achieved pseudo-immortality.

In the future, with the changing and reshuffling of the world's order, they could be eliminated at any time.

"Old Ghost, what do you think?" Canghai Zhiya asked.

The Abyss Demon Lord sneered, "What kind of immortality or eternal life is this? It's pure nonsense. I, who hold the power of death, know better than him."

"What if?" the Sky Emperor asked softly.

"There's no 'what if'," the Abyss Demon Lord scoffed.

Meanwhile, inside the Yama's Palace, after a series of hints and reminders from the club's actors and Wu Xian, the exceptionally intelligent Monkey King had already figured everything out.

"Who determines the lifespan recorded in the Book of Life and Death?" Monkey King asked curiously.

“Naturally, it was decided by the leaders above.” Wu Xian pointed to the sky.

Monkey King understood immediately, broke free of the soul-binding chains, slammed his hand on the table, and said, "You Qin Guang King, I, Old Sun, have clearly cultivated the method of immortality, how could I only have this short lifespan? Could it be that you all conspired together and tampered with it?"

Wu Xian wasn't stupid either. Monkey King's sudden shout of "King Qin Guang" meant that Monkey King had already started to get into character.

"You scoundrel! We are just doing our duty and following the rules. This is slander, pure and simple slander!" Wu Xian said righteously.

Du Yifan and the others were completely stunned by the two's "acting skills".

Wow, is it going to start right away? There's no prelude at all.

“Yes, Brother Monkey, the lifespan recorded in the Book of Life and Death is determined by the higher-ups, and we have no right to interfere,” Du Yifan added.

"Tch~ Empty words are no proof, I, Old Sun, don't believe it!" Monkey King sat down on the desk in the King of Hell's palace and started arguing, "Take out that Book of Life and Death, let me, Old Sun, take a look?"

As expected of the Monkey King, he understands things instantly.

Wu Xian had been waiting for him to say that, and immediately raised his hand to signal the actors behind him to take their positions: "Where are Tai Chang and the judge of the Samsara Division? Quickly present the Book of Life and Death, so that this rascal can die knowing why!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Huang Lili and the others controlled [Judge of the Reincarnation Division - Tai Chang] and presented the Book of Life and Death with several other judges.

Because of the functions of the underworld, the officials in charge of reincarnation and judges can, to a certain extent, manage the records in the Book of Life and Death.

In Wu Xian's hands, the Book of Life and Death was just an ancient book with a simple and mysterious design, but in the hands of the Reincarnation Bureau and the Judges Bureau, it became thousands of books and archives.

After Huang Lili and her friends pretended to search, they quickly found the records of Monkey King and his monkey descendants in the Book of Life and Death.

"Hey~ His birthplace is Flower Fruit Mountain, he's Sun Wukong, and his lifespan is 342 years, exactly the same."

Wu Xian displayed the Book of Life and Death records to Monkey King.

"Really?" Monkey King sneered. "If I, Old Sun, were to make a few changes here, would I be able to live a few more years?"

"No, no, no!" Wu Xian shouted as he shoved the Book of Life and Death files at Monkey King's face. "Modifying the Book of Life and Death is a matter of life and death, and I, a lowly god, cannot make that decision."

"Really?" Monkey King flipped through the Book of Life and Death, his lively and energetic manner evident. "The files on the back are for my monkey descendants from Flower Fruit Mountain. Why is their lifespan so short? No way!"

As he spoke, he snatched the Book of Life and Death from Wu Xian's hand.

Upon seeing this, Wu Xian was greatly alarmed. "You impudent monkey, what are you doing?"

"Go away, all of you, get out of my way!" Monkey King said with a grin, causing a ruckus in the King of Hell's palace.

While dodging the crowd's "encirclement and interception," he realized that he had no pen or ink in his hand, and his bright eyes instantly locked onto the judges.

Seeing this, Wu Xian shouted, "Judges, be careful! Quickly hide the Judge's Pen. Without it, he can't change any records."

"oh oh."

Huang Lili and the others then realized what was happening and quickly manipulated the judges to summon their judge's pens.

Seeing this, Monkey King nimbly snatched the judge's pen with a whoosh and began scribbling on the Book of Life and Death with a gleeful laugh, "Haha, all crossed out, all crossed out."

"No, no, no!"

Wu Xian was so anxious that he kept slapping his thigh, and the club actors were all hiding and dodging, but no one went up to stop them.

While happily making alterations, Monkey Brother discovered Wu Xian and the club members' files in a document and suddenly understood.

Without saying a word, he began to make extensive modifications and smears.

Outside the Underworld Club, onlookers from all sides watched the farcical scene projected onto the Underworld's screen, completely bewildered.

Because I couldn't hear their conversation, I had no idea what they were doing.

"Speechless. All this commotion, and it turns out it's just playing house?" Zhao Qinghe scoffed.

The Zhao family patriarch seemed to be deep in thought. "I actually think it was intentional, but I'm not quite sure what the point of doing it is."

Meanwhile, at the scene of the underworld outpost.

The four true gods who were secretly observing were also left bewildered by this farce, finding it both funny and frustrating.

Until the Abyss Demon Lord vaguely sensed something was wrong, his expression suddenly turned serious. "Something's not right. Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling?"

"What's wrong?" The three Azure Tree Kings asked, puzzled.

"Damn it, why is the law of death suddenly becoming violently agitated and going wild?" the Abyss Demon Lord exclaimed in panic.

(End of this chapter)