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

Chapter 142 It's only when you're broke that you need to worry.

After taking several medications and recovering somewhat, Hong Xiao immediately set off on his escape.

They emerged from the cave and headed north, never looking back.

They had only fled a short distance when they were blocked by a stern-faced, unsmiling figure.

"Chen Shilong?" A cold glint flashed in Hong Xiao's eyes.

Mayor Chen Shilong stood in mid-air, his ninth-level spiritual power surging out without any concealment. His calm tone revealed a hint of murderous intent, "In my life, I hate people who don't keep their promises the most."

While Hong Xiao was stunned, he burst into arrogant laughter: "Interesting, doesn't Mayor Chen find it ridiculous?"

Chen Shilong remained unmoved, staring coldly at Hong Xiao.

"Mayor Chen wouldn't be thinking of killing me, would he?"

Hong Xiao spoke in a cold voice, and the image of the evil god above his head slowly unfolded.

"You're not leaving today," Chen Shilong said calmly.

"Hahaha..." Hong Xiao seemed to have heard a ridiculous joke. "You? You think you're worthy? Since you're so eager to die, then I'll be kind enough to send you on your way!"

After saying that, giant worms burst out of the ground beneath his feet, lifting Chen Shilong into the air.

Countless worms intertwined and stuck together, forming a huge scarlet ball of flesh.

Puff puff……

The fleshy mass seemed to be "spreading" everywhere, producing a continuous stream of worms.

In the blink of an eye, a large area was occupied by a dense swarm of worms, and the surrounding space was inadvertently distorted, as if one were inside the body of some giant creature.

Countless worms surged toward Chen Shilong like a tidal wave.

"A mere Spirit Master dares to be arrogant before me?" Hong Xiao sneered wickedly. "Truly courting death!"

Chen Shilong frowned and looked around. "You seem to be seriously injured."

"..." Hong Xiao's expression changed slightly. "So what?"

"After being in politics for so long, I've almost forgotten what I used to do," Chen Shilong said with a self-deprecating laugh, as he tossed out two golden scrolls, one on his left and one on his right. "Back when I was conquering the depths of another dimension, you were probably still nowhere to be found."

The two golden scrolls, one on the left and one on the right, transformed into two nine-star spirit paintings, emanating a powerful and awe-inspiring aura.

The moment Hong Xiao saw the two golden scroll spirits, his pupils shrank, and his eyes were filled with horror.

"Two Nine-Star Golden Scrolls... Impossible, who exactly are you?"

The mayor of a small, low-level city actually possesses two nine-star gold scrolls.

Moreover, they were two painting spirits he had never heard of before. Each of them exuded an "ancient" aura, which was clearly different from the spiritual fluctuations of painting spirits today.

"A scroll passed down through generations?" Hong Xiao gradually became serious.

Chen Shilong remained noncommittal. The two painting spirits beside him seemed like two powerful guardian deities. Their level nine spiritual power, combined with the Nine-Star Golden Scroll, instantly crushed the tidal wave of worms with terrifying might.

The two guardian deities stood on the left and right, glaring angrily, their spears aimed straight at Hong Xiao.

"Damn it, who exactly are you, you old bastard!"

Hong Xiao was terrified and faced the challenge head-on, his face grim.

……

In Yaoyang City.

Although he forcefully smashed the sinister middle-aged man into a bloody pulp, Wu Xian's killing intent did not dissipate.

Because he knew very well that Hong Xiao, the mastermind, was still at large.

In contrast, Bai Shiqi, who was not far away, was already stunned and speechless.

Although Pleiades Star Lord has returned to human form, the image of that "dazzling" rooster from before is still vivid in his mind.

Another rooster?

Could it be the superior scroll of the "King of Chickens"?

In addition, Wu Xian also possessed a golden scroll, which was equally powerful. With the two golden scrolls working together, they decisively killed Hong Xiao's possessed body in just one exchange.

"Brother Wu, you...you...you..." Bai Shiqi couldn't help but doubt his own existence, "Two scrolls of gold?"

These two scrolls are absolutely top-tier. Putting aside how they were conceived, the astronomical cost of their production and the initial trial-and-error expenses alone would be beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Moreover, Wu Xian was just a poor boy from the bottom of society. "Good luck~ good luck," Wu Xian smiled憨厚ly, "This time, I really owe it to Brother Bai for his help."

"..." Bai Shiqi's lips twitched slightly.

Has he ever actually made a move?
Or rather, does he have a legitimate opportunity to make a move?
"As expected of the pride of Dengfeng Dojo," Wu Xian praised earnestly, "I will definitely report Brother Bai's contributions to the association truthfully later."

"Ah I……"

Before Bai Shiqi could speak, Wu Xian had already taken his leave on his flying sword.

The disaster caused by the evil insects has now been settled, and the remaining matters will be handled by the various parties involved.

The Ghost King Club was completely empty.

Wu Xian silently entered the five-dimensional testing room and placed the Pleiades Star Lord scroll inside.

After this trip, the strength displayed by the Golden Axis Pleiades Star Lord shocked even himself. Even disregarding its ability to counter Bug-types, the Pleiades Star Lord's performance in all aspects far exceeded his expectations.

Moments later, the test results came out.

【Pleiades Star Lord】Golden Axis Four and a Half Stars
Type: Portrait scroll

Coloring: 199
Details: 199
Shen Yun: 199
Art style: 199
Overall: 199
The uniform and consistent five-dimensional score data left Wu Xian speechless.

Although I had expected that the five-dimensional attributes of the Pleiades Star Lord would definitely not be low, I was still deeply shocked.

Looking back on the process of drawing the Pleiades Star Lord, the state and feeling of sudden enlightenment still lingers in Wu Xian's memory.

He could clearly feel that after creating the Pleiades Star Lord, his scroll painting skills had been pushed to a whole new level, and he also gained a new understanding and insight into the art of scroll painting.

It's highly unlikely that he would draw such a "Mao Ri Xing Jun" now.

That profound state could not be recorded and preserved by "scroll branding".
Subsequent depictions of the Pleiades Star Lord also struggled to reach this level.

Perhaps this is the charm of "art"?
Back to the small villa in the North Block.

Using the remaining materials, I reconstructed and upgraded the "King of Chickens" to a silver axis, which can be considered as giving Chairman Cui an explanation.

[Chicken King for Home Protection]

Version: Original (with gold embroidered border)

Grade: Silver switch

Painting Spirit: ★★★★★★

Spirituality: 46
Innate Traits: Suppressing Demons and Warding Off Evil, Five Virtues of the Rooster

"Has the level of scroll painting really improved?"

The entire upgrade and reconstruction process was handled with ease and without any pressure.

In Wu Xian's opinion, the King of Chickens definitely has the potential to win gold coins, but after having the superior alternative, [Pleiades Star Lord], there is no longer any need for it.

Unless there is a severe surplus of resources later on, we will not consider moving the Chicken King to the Gold Axis.

After all, the cost of producing gold coins is simply too high.

In Xue Lingling's words: the vast majority of lower-level scrolls do not need to be upgraded to gold scrolls; resources should be reserved for higher-level scrolls.

This is undoubtedly the most reasonable development path for conventional scroll painters.

However, Wu Xian's existence is rather special.

He has countless ideas for painting scrolls, and each one is excellent. Any one of his ideas is a top-notch concept that other painters would only dream of.

Take the "Ten Great Yin Marshals" as an example. If it were in the hands of other scroll artists, it would definitely be treated as a top-tier scroll and cultivated into a gold scroll.

However, in Wu Xian's hands, it could only exist as a "beginner-level" low-grade scroll.

"Take your time, get promoted when you have the chance."

Ultimately, it all comes down to making money.

You only worry about resource allocation when you don't have enough money; once you have enough, there's nothing to worry about.

In short: I want them all!
Consciousness sank into the divine diagram of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the sea of ​​consciousness.

During the creation of Pleiades Star Lord, even the condensation of the laws of the divine diagram was greatly improved during the drawing process.

It is a mysterious state of creation that harnesses the power of heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)