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

Chapter 40 Divine Diagram: The Five Gods of Wealth
How much one can condense depends entirely on one's own spiritual strength.

Using spiritual power as ink and willpower as a brush, and based on the imprint of the God of Wealth's scroll, the concept began to expand outward.

It's quite noticeable that the God of Wealth imprint in the [Ancient Scroll Painting] is indeed different from the previous Black and White Impermanence.

However, this difference is limited to the God of Wealth himself; other mythological figures derived from him do not exhibit this special fluctuation.

Finally, just as his mental energy was about to be exhausted, he managed to conceive of the Five Gods of Wealth and transform them into a divine image of his soul.

The mythological system of ancient China was complex and varied, with different versions of the same story.

Therefore, in order to highlight the prestige of Zhao Gongming, the True Lord of the Mysterious Altar, Wu Xian specially chose the idea and version of the Five Gods of Wealth, which is the Five Gods of Wealth system derived from "Investiture of the Gods": Marshal Zhao Gongming, Xiao Sheng, the Heavenly Venerable of Treasure Gathering, Cao Bao, the Heavenly Venerable of Treasure Gathering, Chen Jiugong, the Messenger of Wealth Gathering, and Yao Shaosi, the Immortal Official of Profit.

After all, the True Lord of the Mysterious Altar, Zhao Gongming, was the scroll of his destiny, intertwined with his fate.

It's naturally better to raise the bar as much as possible.

In short: I have a stake in this!
"So, the higher the level of sophistication, the more difficult it is to come up with a concept?"

Previously, the Ten Yin Marshals could be condensed into ten at once, but the God of Wealth could only conceive of five people, which is quite a difference.

In addition, the existence of the Soul God Diagram seems to consume a portion of mental energy.

Or it could be described as an occupation of "soul memory".

Having acquired two sets of divine diagrams, I now have very little spiritual energy left to condense them.

Fortunately, this occupation does not affect the daily use of mental energy, but only the subsequent condensation of divine diagrams.

"How about giving Brother Pillar a try?"

Wait patiently for your mental strength to recover.

He attempted to use his remaining spiritual energy to condense the soul of the Autobot series into a divine image.

The whole process was significantly easier. Even when his remaining mental energy was exhausted, he managed to create all the major characters in the Autobot camp in one go: Bumblebee, Ironhide, Jazz, Tape, Ratchet, and so on...

The key is that this set of amazing pictures doesn't take up much "soul memory".

This also shows that the pillar guys are not very suitable for developing in this world.

Looking at the laws and patterns in the [Autobots] diagram, it's not that they don't exist, but they are pitifully few.

Fortunately, this set of picture books is meant to make money.

Moreover, the pillar brothers still have a strong presence in the civilian market.

"It all depends on whether our good brother Tang Beng can finally see the light."

He definitely won't have time to improve this set of divine images later on, since the sheer number of gods and Buddhas in China is already enough to overwhelm him.

If Tang Beng proves himself, we can give him the Divine Diagram to study at his own pace.

Anyway, the "copyright" belongs to him, so if Tang Beng can revive this set of divine images in the future, it won't do him any harm.

But to be honest, it's a bit difficult to pull it up.

The laws within the [Autobots] Divine Diagram are not only few, but also very weak; unless one senses them carefully, one might not even be able to perceive their existence.

Silently, he tossed this set of divine images into the depths of his mind to gather dust, and instead began to study the [Five Gods of Wealth] set of natal divine images.

In comparison, the laws governing the God of Wealth's divine images are far more complex and comprehensive.

There's no way around it; unlike other mythological systems from the previous era, Chinese mythological figures are characterized by their "broad responsibilities," or rather, their all-around development.

Any deity who can be named must know a little about all sorts of things; they don't have to be experts, but they must know a little about everything.

Just like the two impermanent masters, they even have some ability in terms of "fortune".

Tell me, isn't this outrageous?

The downside is that the cost of training and improving the skills will be higher, and the training process will be longer.

But the advantage is that it is "not picky about food" and can absorb any kind of food.

Just like the [Divine Picture of the Five Gods of Wealth] at this moment, apart from mechanical and strange materials, the various spiritual substances inside other materials can be almost completely absorbed, highlighting the principle of taking everything without waste, and being green, environmentally friendly and pollution-free.

The only downside was that it brought Wu Xian double the pressure of enlightenment. In short, it was a headache!

"Eh?"

However, when Wu Xian placed the scroll depicting the God of Wealth into the divine picture, something strange happened.

The divine image, which originally shone with a pale golden light, began to glow with a faint blood-red light, presenting a golden-red appearance.

"Could it be that……"

Wu Xian's heart pounded wildly. He quickly took out a piece of monster material and tried to extract and absorb the spiritual substance within it.

As he expected, the complex spiritual substances inside the material could be directly absorbed by him and integrated into the soul diagram in his sea of ​​consciousness, and then absorbed and refined by the golden-red diagram in a special way.

A series of profound and mysterious laws appeared in Wu Xian's mind.

Goodness, it's fully automatic perception, huh?
"No wonder those experts on the forum dream of creating ancient scroll paintings. What's the difference between this and cheating?"

"Wait, it seems like it requires consuming the wealth of the God of Wealth?"

Even so, it was enough to excite Wu Xian.

Now I'm even more motivated to make money.

"Tsk~ Shouldn't we go on the next dungeon run to celebrate?"

He got up excitedly, left his new home, and locked the door.

Just then, the neighbor next door stepped out of his house. He looked disheveled and in his forties, yet he possessed a level seven spiritual energy fluctuation, which startled Wu Xian.

Shocked, the other party also noticed Wu Xian, nodded slightly in surprise, and strode away.

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Oh, you live here?"

Du Yifan pointed incredulously at Wu Xian's new home.

After recognizing Du Yifan, he quickly explained, "It's rented~it's rented."

“It’s impressive that you can even rent one,” Du Yifan said with a strange look in his eyes. “I knew it, this young man doesn’t look like a garbage collector at all.”

Wu Xian chuckled lightly and brushed it off, then curiously inquired, "By the way, what's the background of that senior next door? He seems a bit strange."

"Anyway, they're definitely not ordinary people," Du Yifan said. "There are hidden talents in the North District. Making friends with just one of them would be a rare opportunity."

Wu Xian clicked his tongue and nodded, secretly curious.

If you are a scroll artist, perhaps you could try to ask me for advice?
"By the way, young man, which round are you in?" Du Yifan suddenly asked with great interest.

"What round?"

"The Ghost King Club's preliminary rounds?" Du Yifan exclaimed in surprise. "What, you didn't sign up?"

Wu Xian shook his head.

"What a pity," Du Yifan said with regret. "Last time I saw you with the necromancer-type painting spirit, I thought you would definitely sign up."

Wu Xian smiled but remained silent.

“You didn’t come in with us back then, so you don’t know how powerful Xue Lingling’s Ghost King Scroll is,” Du Yifan said excitedly. “To put it bluntly, having any chance to get a Ghost King Scroll is far better than buying a bunch of random Undead Scrolls.”

"Really?" Wu Xian feigned regret. "That's such a pity."

"It's okay, there will be other opportunities in the future. You're still young anyway," Du Yifan said with a smile. "When I've made it big in the club, I'll introduce you to someone."

Wu Xian offered his thanks politely and then took his leave.

To be fair, Xue Lingling's Ghost King Scroll is quite impressive; the current Black and White Impermanence would have a hard time competing with it.

On the one hand, the quality and level are far superior; on the other hand, Xue Lingling's divine image has obviously been elevated to a certain level, which can be said to be a complete crushing victory from software to hardware.

"Is he also called Ghost King?" Wu Xian pondered as he walked. "Could he be on the same track as Ghost King from the Ten Great Underworld Marshals?"

(End of this chapter)