Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

After leaving the merit exchange office, Elder Mo took Ao Peng back to his office and naturally gave him another lecture.

"Do you know what the most precious aspect of this ancestral flame is?"

Ao Peng shook his head honestly.

This is truly top-level knowledge; it's not even mentioned in internal reference materials.

Chapter Twelve.

Mo Lao didn't keep Ao Peng in suspense and showed him a portion of his true strength for the first time.

As Mo Lao finished speaking, black and white lines emerged, reconstructing a new space between the two of them!

The mountains are dark, the sky is azure, the earth stretches endlessly, and the sun rises in the east!

Although the space in front of me was as thin as a cicada's wing, it even felt like a painting that had not been fully unfolded.

But this is indeed another space!

Ao Peng had encountered this before!

Although the True Lord of Abundant Wealth was only a fragment of his soul, when he was selling goods to him, he managed to isolate the entire Red Sleeve Pavilion!

At the time, Ao Peng thought it was a system capability, but now it seems that it is a capability shared by all important figures.

"Teacher, what's this?"

"This is an outdoor scene," Mr. Mo explained with a smile.

Although they had only been in contact for less than two hours, Ao Peng's talent was already evident. Of course, he couldn't let his apprentice look down on the art of painting. Otherwise, why would a genius like Ao Peng settle down and learn the art of painting from him?

"If the scene in your mind can be projected onto the real world, then it is the external scene. Although the level of the external scene is not enough to truly reverse time and space, you can already influence the rules of the world around you through the scene in your mind."

After saying that, Ao Peng felt the mountains in front of him become even heavier, and he also felt as if he was being pressed down by an invisible force, greatly reducing his speed!

"This is the Mountain Chapter, which I created by combining the five-colored soil with the shapes of the Five Sacred Mountains."

With a flick of his finger, the dark mountains vanished, transforming into five peculiar patterns that subtly conveyed the principles of mountain undulations, bearing a striking resemblance to the True Form Map of the Five Sacred Mountains.

"Each inner landscape can only withstand a limited number of patterns, but the inner landscape created by the fire of the Yellow Emperor's Ancestral Temple is unique in the world and can withstand twelve kinds of patterns!"

Ao Peng immediately understood what Elder Mo meant.

"If it's truly mastered, then after transforming the inner vision into the outer vision, there will be twelve different effects?!"

Mo Lao smiled and said, "You are a promising young man. Moreover, when two people from the outer realms fight, the first thing they fight for is control of the outer realm. Whoever drags the other into their own outer realm has almost a 70% chance of winning. To date, I have never encountered anyone who can surpass the Yellow Emperor's Ancestral Temple Fire in the outer realm! So in the past month, I have also made great progress in the Old Earth Game."

"Your most important task now is to master traditional Chinese painting skills. With the help of the supernatural power 'Minor Karma,' you will naturally make great progress in copying my black and white supernatural powers. When that time comes, you will plant the seeds of the supernatural power of painting into your inner landscape painting, and you will naturally be able to continue on the path I have walked."

Although Ao Peng had other thoughts in his mind, he would not contradict Elder Mo's meaning to his face, so he nodded in agreement.

After having a simple lunch with Mr. Mo in the Bureau of Investigation's cafeteria, Ao Peng took his leave.

The reasons are also quite valid.

Although he learned traditional Chinese painting skills directly through the skill book, he still needed to practice the basics of brushwork on his own. At this time, he didn't need to pester Master Mo to show off his supernatural abilities every day; a face-to-face communication once a week would suffice.

Besides, he still has university studies to continue.

Although Master Mo wanted Ao Peng to focus wholeheartedly on studying painting, everyone has their own ambitions. He could see that Ao Peng's mind was not entirely on painting, so he smiled and took out a scroll from his office.

"Teacher, what's this?"

"Take a look at it."

Ao Peng readily agreed and slowly unfurled the scroll on his desk.

The mountains and rivers dance like dragons and snakes, and the rising sun soars like a roc.

The divine intent on the scroll shone through the paper and reflected into Ao Peng's eyes, giving him a feeling of being ignited!

Ao Peng quickly activated his Yin-Yang transformation to conceal the Yin energy within his body, thus avoiding being directly ignited by the painting!

Master Mo slowly explained from the side, "After I entered the path of painting, I was sent here by the empire to guard this place. In the past two months, I have been watching the sunrise over the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum every day. I was moved by what I saw and painted this work. Since you call me your teacher, I naturally cannot leave you with nothing. So I give you this painting for self-defense. If you encounter evil spirits, it will have some miraculous effect."

It's more than just miraculous. If I hadn't practiced the Yellow Emperor's Classic of the Plain Girl to return to my original body, I wouldn't have dared to come to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum today.

Ao Peng closed the scroll, bowed deeply to Master Mo, and said, "Thank you for your generous gift, Master."

Even for a master of calligraphy and painting, it would be a feat to produce two or three such divine paintings a year at most. This is equivalent to Master Mo directly giving Ao Peng his first painting after entering the extraordinary realm, truly regarding Ao Peng as his successor.

Master Mo laughed and said, "Your mind isn't on this right now. You should go find your own path first."

Without waiting for Ao Peng's reply, he chased Ao Peng out.

After Ao Peng left, the office was empty. Old Mo sat in his seat, frowning in thought, seemingly pondering a difficult matter. Then, he suddenly asked the air, "My dear wife, do you think there really is a supernatural power in this world that can reverse life and death?"

He then answered confidently to himself, "There should be."

……

Hao Ke and I returned to Taiyuan from the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor. This time, there was no helicopter transfer; we booked high-speed train tickets instead.

Hao Ke looked even more excited than Ao Peng throughout the journey!

As far as he knew, there were no more than ten people in the entire Bureau of Investigation who openly possessed supernatural abilities!

Even if the empire had hidden big shots he didn't know about, there were definitely no more than fifty people above the Divine Power Realm in total, and yet he recruited just one!

This not only added to his qualifications, but also ensured that when Ao Peng became more powerful, the First Action Section of the Taiyuan Municipal Bureau of Investigation would naturally have sufficient resources.

However, the old game still needs to be kept secret. Although Hao Ke looked excited, he couldn't discuss it on the bullet train. So, like a child who had received candy, he pulled Ao Peng aside and asked him about his well-being.

Ao Peng gave a disjointed reply.

He was considering becoming Mo Lao's disciple.

Even if I am truly gifted, and even if someone introduces me, Elder Mo handled the matter of becoming an apprentice far too rashly today... It's somewhat inconsistent with Elder Mo's status, position, and age.

For those in positions of power, taking on apprentices is itself a political statement, so they must think it over carefully, because those who don't are often ruined by their apprentices.

Master Mo is a towering figure in the world of traditional Chinese painting, and now he has truly entered the power structure of the empire. Even if he didn't understand this principle before, he must understand it now, so he won't rush to accept a disciple. After all, I only met Master Mo for the first time today.

Moreover, since I'm in such a hurry to leave today, if Elder Mo really values ​​my talent in painting, he shouldn't have let me leave so easily; he might have had to put on airs as a strict teacher.

Did Master Mo want to harm me?

He quickly dismissed the idea; if Elder Mo wanted to harm him, there was no way he would let him leave today.

Therefore, the most likely answer is that Master Mo saw a crucial opportunity in himself, so he used his loyalty to hold onto it, not wanting to let this opportunity slip away.