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

Chapter 523 Dungeon NPC - Venus
Judging from the God of Wealth's reaction, he had clearly never heard of the saying "the Year of the Rat opens the heavens".

This also shows that the world in which the God of Wealth's will resides is more similar to the background of Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods, which are familiar to later generations.

There's a saying that goes, "To study Chinese mythology, Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods are two inescapable mountains."

Thinking of this, Wu Xian couldn't help but probe indirectly, "Speaking of which, who opened up the sky over there?"

"Naturally, it was Pangu who created the heavens," the God of Wealth replied without hesitation.

Wu Xian understood.

It must be said that the concepts of creation and the opening of the world are undoubtedly brilliant questions for confirming the background of mythology.

Once we figure out who created the heavens, we can immediately determine which mythological background it belongs to.

Since the God of Wealth is said to have been created by Pangu, it is clearly more in line with the mythological background of the Investiture of the Gods, since in the worldview of Journey to the West, it was Laozi who created the world.

However, the God of Wealth's next words completely stunned him.

“But there are other theories, such as the Azure Dragon creating the world, the Yinglong creating the world, the Taiyi creating the world, the Haotian creating the world, the Dao Ancestor creating the world, the Three Pure Ones creating the world, Nuwa creating the world, Fuxi creating the world, and so on. There are many different theories,” the God of Wealth added. “As for me, I believe more in the theory that Pangu created the world.”

"No... Huh? You..." Wu Xian was completely dumbfounded. "Aren't you a mythological figure? In your Heavenly Court, there can be different versions of the creation of the world?"

The God of Wealth smiled slightly and said meaningfully, "Well, this involves a struggle over the lineage of the Dao. It's hard to explain in detail, but it's quite troublesome."

"This...this..." Wu Xian exclaimed in disbelief, "So, in your land, all the legends of the creation of the world existed simultaneously?"

"That's understandable."

"Then who is the real one?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

"There is no distinction between true and false. All of you great gods are supreme beings under your respective lineages," the God of Wealth muttered mysteriously. "So the key is not who created the heavens, but who you believe in."
Whoever you believe in, you are following their lineage.

Wu Xian became increasingly confused. "Is this...is this reasonable?"

“It’s normal that you can’t understand it,” the God of Wealth said. “After all, human thinking and divine thinking are two different concepts. When you become one with me in the future and attain godhood, you will be able to understand what I am saying today.”

Wu Xian remained completely bewildered and unable to understand.

This led him to become quite confused about the world beyond the God of Wealth.

Some have even begun to doubt the authenticity of the God of Wealth.

Is it really as the God of Wealth said, that mortals with their limited minds and thinking are unable to comprehend the world he described?

"Hey~ Could we understand it using the multiverse?" Wu Xian suddenly thought of something.

“Okay,” the God of Wealth pondered, “but this concept is still a bit too one-sided. I don’t know how to describe it to you in detail. But whatever, you’ll understand when we merge into one in the future.”

"alright."

Wu Xian shook his head helplessly, but his heart was already churning with turmoil.

I thought the world of the scroll was chaotic and outrageous enough, but I didn't expect the world on the other side of the God of Wealth's will to be even more outrageous.

Perhaps mortals can never understand the world of gods with their perspective and mindset?

Coming to their senses, the group had already arrived in front of the Water Curtain Cave.

Monkey King is leading a group of monkeys and his offspring in training and playing.

"Young master, our little benefactors have arrived!" Monkey King greeted them cheerfully.

"Brother Monkey is... training his troops?" Wu Xian asked in surprise.

Monkey King nodded with a smile, "I see that the underworld has a lot of ghost soldiers and ghost troops, and they look quite impressive. Since the kids are just sitting around doing nothing, why don't we have them train and show off the might of Flower Fruit Mountain?"

Wu Xian was speechless. Just as he was about to ask some questions, Monkey King had already triggered the subsequent plot.

“By the way, young master, an old official came looking for me yesterday,” Monkey King suddenly said. “He said he thinks I, Old Sun, am incredibly capable and wants me to serve in Heaven. What do you think, young master?”

"Has Venus visited?"

Wu Xian was slightly taken aback, only then realizing that the flow of time inside the instance was different from that outside.

"He's a very kind old official, always smiling," Monkey King chuckled.

"..." Wu Xian hurriedly reminded him, "Don't use 'old official' like that in the future. Be more respectful to people. Call them 'Old Angel.' Don't be fooled by their kind faces and smiling faces. They can be quite dangerous if they really start a fight."

Monkey King nodded obediently, "If that's what you say, young master, I, Old Sun, will naturally keep it in mind."

"As for the task of serving in the heavens, I will definitely go," Wu Xian said with a squinting smile.

"But being the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses isn't a good job either," Monkey King said with a hint of resentment. "That old Jade Emperor thinks I, Old Sun, am uneducated, but I, Old Sun, have studied in the mortal world for many years, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian was somewhat bewildered.

That's right~ Monkey King has studied and traveled in the mortal world, he's definitely a cultured monkey.

How could he not know what the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses did?

"There's a saying that goes, 'Even a petty official is still an official,'" Wu Xian chuckled. "The key isn't the size of the official position, but the opportunity."

"Opportunity?" Monkey King asked, puzzled.

"You know, the Heavenly Court has a lot of good things, hmm~!" Wu Xian hinted frantically.

The clever Monkey King understood immediately: "What the young master said makes sense. I, Old Sun, was too narrow-minded. When that old angel comes tomorrow, I will immediately go to heaven with him to take up my post."

"That's excellent." Wu Xian nodded with satisfaction.

At the same time, a key point was also noted: Venus will be visiting Flower Fruit Mountain tomorrow.

In other words, we will be able to see the legendary Venus in the Flower Fruit Mountain instance.

Although it's definitely not the real Venus, it's still quite rare to see the Venus NPC in the dungeon.

For a long time, Huaguo Mountain has been home to nothing but monkeys and all sorts of monsters; you can't see any other gods or immortals at all.

When Monkey King went to learn martial arts from a master, he simply disappeared for a period of time, and no one knew what he had gone through.

Now that we can finally see some fresh faces, we naturally have to keep a close watch.

So, he immediately led the club members to stay in Huaguo Mountain, mingling with the monkeys and patiently waiting for the arrival of Venus the next day.

"God of Wealth, what do you think Taibai Jinxing looks like in the dungeon?" Wu Xian couldn't help but ask expectantly.

"..." The God of Wealth said irritably, "You drew the domain copy yourself, and you're asking me?"

"Uh, does that mean Venus will look like what I imagined?"

"if not."

"Okay." Wu Xian smiled awkwardly.

【Huaguo Mountain】is, after all, his work. He built all the background concepts and plot outlines himself.

Therefore, everything and everyone that appears in the Flower Fruit Mountain instance is based on his thoughts and subconscious.

"By the way, is Venus very powerful?" Wu Xian asked curiously.

“Of course, he’s much fiercer than me when it comes to fighting,” the God of Wealth said without hesitation. “However, that old fellow is easygoing and doesn’t like to fight with others. He gets along well with all parties in the Heavenly Court.”

Wu Xian clicked his tongue in agreement. After all, he was the God of War among the Nine Luminaries, who was in charge of killing and warfare. He was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

Speaking of which, Mayor Chen still possesses the two lingering spirits of the painting spirits he left behind. Could the dungeon materials dropped by Venus possibly repair the two lingering spirits of the Radiant Sun Guardians?
However, if Venus is the boss of the dungeon, it seems like it might be difficult to defeat.

Time flies when you're in the instance.

Before we knew it, the sun and moon had changed, and the next day had arrived.

Wu Xian and the rest of the club waited expectantly near the Water Curtain Cave for the arrival of the Old Angel.

Soon after, an old man with a flowing white beard and a kind face arrived on a cloud and greeted Monkey King with a smile.

"Is that the envoy sent down from Heaven to pacify our Monkey King?" Xue Qingyang and the others asked with great interest. "He looks quite amiable."

"He seems easy to bully," Du Yifan mused.

"If we kill this old angel, I feel like we can get some really good dungeon materials."

We're currently focused on advancing the plot, so it's not convenient for us to fight Taibai Jinxing.

However, once you unlock the sixth-tier Flower Fruit Mountain, you don't need to follow the storyline anymore; you can treat Venus as a boss to defeat.

"Easy to bully?" Wu Xian shook his head and smiled wryly. "If you think that way, you're being too naive."

"What, is that old man very strong?" Xue Qingyang asked in surprise.

"He's not just strong, even if it's just a spirit formed from a sixth-tier dungeon, defeating him wouldn't be easy," Wu Xian explained. "You can think of this old angel as a veteran war god from the celestial realm who has now retired to the background."

"The God of War?" Du Yifan and the others exclaimed in surprise. "That old man?"

No one could possibly associate that white-bearded old man with the word "God of War".

At this moment, Wu Xian was pondering a serious question.

"God of Wealth, do you think that Venus's consciousness at this moment is related to Venus on your side?"

Speaking of which, Wu Xian has always been quite curious about the consciousness of the characters in the dungeon.

It wasn't just Taibai Jinxing's consciousness; the consciousness of Monkey King and the other great demons of Flower Fruit Mountain was the same.

“There is no connection,” the God of Wealth analyzed. “It is more like a pseudo-consciousness in a virtual, illusory world, but it is vaguely related to the power that Venus has hidden in this world. So this world is extremely mysterious.”

"Can we take him down as a boss later?" Wu Xian asked tentatively.

“Of course,” the God of Wealth said enthusiastically, “I also want to stretch my muscles with the old man.”

"Are you confident?" Wu Xian's eyes brightened slightly.

The God of Wealth said confidently, "It's not Taibai Jinxing himself, just a spirit condensed from a dungeon. Besides, our current battle lineup is so luxurious, the four Corpse Ancestors alone are enough to give him a hard time."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian's eyes lit up.

Although Venus is strong, he also has a strong hand.

Especially the four recently created Corpse Ancestors, who are extremely high-class and have also taken full advantage of favorable timing, location, and human factors, are developing faster than the last.

And when a fight breaks out, Monkey King will definitely stand on their side.

What to do? I can't wait any longer!

The only troublesome thing is that the fifth-tier Flower Fruit Mountain dungeon requires a lot of otherworldly energy, which is not easy to accumulate.

Furthermore, if it weren't for advancing the plot, there wouldn't be a need to frantically devour the power of the underworld... uh... the cosmic energy of the netherworld.

"Wait a minute, after this promotion, we can directly open the sixth-tier dungeon!"

Wu Xian suddenly thought of something.

The next stage of the sixth-tier dungeon will inevitably involve celestial soldiers and generals coming to suppress Flower Fruit Mountain.

At that time, not only Taibai Jinxing, but also those old friends and colleagues in the Heavenly Court can be treated as bosses to be defeated. The key is that it will not affect the progress of the plot, and it will be an easy task.

While Wu Xian was excitedly daydreaming, Monkey King had already "ascended" with Venus and disappeared into the blue sky and white clouds.

Before leaving, Monkey King didn't forget to glance back at Wu Xian and the others.

As Monkey King ascended to heaven to take up his post, the Flower Fruit Mountain instance underwent a dramatic change in the heavens and earth. The entire instance space began to blur and dissipate, and one could vaguely see the scene of Monkey King returning from heaven.

The next second, the group was teleported back to the club's dungeon lobby.

At this point, the [Huaguo Mountain] domain was officially upgraded from five stars to six stars.

At the same time, this new world of Huaguo Mountain also witnessed a violent surge of celestial power, enveloped in rosy light and shrouded in ethereal mist.

The entire Huaguoshan New World was bathed in a magnificent and wondrous natural phenomenon.

After the strange phenomenon, the terrain of Huaguo Mountain New World did not change much, but the overall territory expanded by a large circle. These expanded areas were obviously no longer within the territory of Huaguo Mountain.

Instead, it is a territory derived and expanded from Grandma Feng Li's optimization.

In addition, the spiritual energy in Huaguo Mountain New World is also more concentrated than before.

Various magical herbs and fruits began to grow one after another, taking another step forward on the path to becoming a blessed land.

The projection of the underworld above the club has long since disappeared.

The onlookers naturally witnessed the transformation and advancement of this new world.

Feeling the richer spiritual energy in the air and the magnificent natural phenomena, they were momentarily lost in thought.

Wu Xian sensed the changes in the new world of Huaguo Mountain through the origin of heaven and earth.

"Goodness, this wave has directly bordered several neighboring brother cities."

No, no, to some extent, it seems to have already included many surrounding cities.

It's just that the surrounding cities are independent world modules, so they haven't been integrated into Huaguoshan New World yet.

Huaguo Mountain's expansion has fundamentally included many surrounding cities within its territory.

"This is the pace at which it is gradually growing into the Eastern Continent!"

Wu Xian was filled with emotion. He stepped onto the air above the club and looked around at the landscape.

The four True Gods also gathered around Wu Xian, their hearts filled with unease.

After this transformation, the potential and value of this new world continue to rise.

If this transformation continues, it might truly evolve into a completely new order of heaven and earth.

"I feel like this place can already withstand our power," Canghai Zhiya said with delight after carefully sensing the area.

The Azure Tree King nodded thoughtfully, "At least we can demonstrate and move our hands; there shouldn't be any problem."

Previously, this new world could only withstand the descent of their true god.

After this transformation, they are now able to withstand some of their attacks here.

A moment later, people from all sides gathered around to offer their congratulations and, incidentally, to try and get on the good side of the four true gods.

Wu Xian's gaze fell on Zhang Bo, the young man in the Demon God Dojo team. "Your Highness, this is the young man Zhang Bo I mentioned to you."

(End of this chapter)