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

Chapter 270 The Nine Radiant Sun Guardians

The key point is that the Land God Temple can be integrated into the "Yaoyang City" landscape painting.

Yaoyang City itself exists within the natural laws of the human world, thus forming an invisible interface.

"There's a chance! I feel like there's a chance!" Chen Shilong exclaimed excitedly. "Why didn't I think of that before? It would be great if we could integrate into Yaoyang City's 'Heaven and Earth Scroll'!"

"Integrating into Yaoyang City should have a certain effect on strengthening and maintaining Yaoyang City, right?" Wu Xian pondered.

“Very likely,” Chen Shilong said, becoming more and more excited. “I will have the people at the research institute continue to observe. If it really works, there will be no need to rely on those evil god scroll painters.”

“That’s why you don’t have to handle this kind of thing all by yourself,” Wu Xian joked. “There’s always a way out.”

Chen Shilong was still immersed in excitement, "Should we build more land temples?"

“We definitely have to build them, and it would be best if they were evenly distributed throughout Yaoyang City,” Wu Xian pondered. “I happen to have a similar scroll design idea called the City God Temple, which can be promoted later.”

"The City God Temple? Can it purify the land?" Chen Shilong's eyes lit up.

“Uh, that estimate is not very likely,” Wu Xian shook his head and smiled. “The City God Temple has its own purpose.”

To be honest, he really didn't know what special effects the City God Temple could produce.

Restraining evil spirits and monsters is certain, but the key issue is the impact of the City God Temple on the Tiandi Huijuan (a type of ancient Chinese painting) in Yaoyang City.

"By the way, is there any way for me to get close to the power or aura of the Yaoyang City Scroll of Heaven and Earth?" Wu Xian asked seriously.

“This… after the Heaven and Earth Scroll merged with Heaven and Earth, it became a part of Heaven and Earth, and in essence it was no longer a scroll,” Chen Shilong frowned. “We can only roughly sense how the Heaven and Earth Scroll operates through some indirect means.”

"In what way?"

"For example, the changes in psionic energy within the city, the spatial fluctuations emitted after the dimensional leak point appears, and some data fluctuations at the dimensional gate seal."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian felt a sense of helplessness.

"If I had to say, I could sense some general changes through the [Radiant Sun Guard]," Chen Shilong said.

"Yaoyang Guard?"

Chen Shilong explained: "These are the two Nine-Star Golden Scrolls passed down from successive mayors. Originally, there were nine Yaoyang Guards, known as the Nine Yaoyang Guards, who were the guardian deities left behind by the founder of Yaoyang City."

Unfortunately, as time went by, by the time it came into my possession, only the last two Radiant Guardians remained.

As the guardian deity of Yaoyang City, Yaoyangwei has a mysterious connection with the Yaoyang City Scroll of Heaven and Earth.

Wu Xian's eyes brightened slightly. "Can I take a look?"

“This…the Inheritance Scroll is quite special. It requires soul binding to feel its power. Outsiders can only sense a general idea.” Chen Shilong said with great interest, “How about this, I will formally pass on the two Radiant Sun Guards to you, and you will take over as the next mayor.”

"No~" Wu Xian quickly waved his hand, "Mayor is in his prime, he can serve for another 10 or 20 years without any problem."

Just kidding, he has no interest in being a mayor.

Developing a club for the underworld would be enough of a headache for him.

"Are you sure you don't want to consider it?" Chen Shilong persuaded, "Although Yaoyang City is poor, its development momentum is quite good now. In the future, you can use the city's economy and resources."

Wu Xian was both amused and exasperated. "Let me see those two Yaoyang Guards first."

Chen Shilong sighed regretfully and immediately summoned the two Radiant Guards to his side.

Wu Xian examined and investigated carefully, becoming increasingly alarmed with each look.

When I first saw these two Nine-Star Golden Scrolls, I felt they were extraordinary. Now, upon closer inspection, I am even more amazed.

Although the specific laws and patterns cannot be seen through due to the soul binding, it is still possible to roughly discern some things.

At least in terms of drawing techniques and construction principles, it is completely different from today's figure paintings.

Similar to [Dead Mountain Town] and [Holy Spirit Island], these are products of the early explorations of the first generation of scroll painters.

"I heard that these scrolls can evolve and improve on their own?" Wu Xian asked curiously. "That's right, but the conditions are quite demanding, and it also depends a bit on fate."

Wu Xian clicked his tongue and nodded. "Strange, I seem to sense a trace of the divine map's aura. Could this scroll be a product of the fusion of the divine map and the scroll itself?"

“That’s one way to understand it,” Chen Shilong said noncommittally. “This is also the fundamental reason why Yaoyang Guard has been able to survive.”

"No wonder it's so amazing," Wu Xian said with great interest. "By the way, these two Radiant Guards should each have their own names, right?"

Chen Shilong chuckled and nodded, raising his hand to introduce, "The one on the left is the Radiant Sun Guardian, and the one on the right is the Moon Gazing Guardian."

Wu Xian's heart skipped a beat. "What abilities do you have?"

"As the name suggests, the Radiant Sun Guardians are like the sun, possessing the same fiery fire attribute abilities, while the Moon Guardians are like the moon, possessing the same cool and mysterious yin power, which is quite useful for dealing with strange monsters."

"Hiss~!" Wu Xian gasped. "What about the other seven? What are their names?"

“Although the other seven have died in battle, their power imprints remain in the lineage of the mayor,” Chen Shilong introduced. “They are: Iron God Guardian, Grass and Tree God Guardian, River God Guardian, Blazing Flame God Guardian, Earth God Guardian, Twilight God Guardian, and Fiend God Guardian.”

Unfortunately, these seven Radiant Sun Guardians have long since vanished into the annals of history, causing considerable damage to the Radiant Sun City's Scroll of Heaven and Earth.

Wu Xian took a deep breath, his heart unable to calm down for a long time.

Upon learning the names of the two divine guards, Yaoyang and Wangyue, I felt a vague sense of familiarity.

Now that we know the names of the other seven Radiant Sun Guardians, it's basically confirmed.

These nine divine guardians of Yaoyang City are clearly the prototype of the [Nine Luminaries]!

"Didn't any of the previous mayors ever think about restoring it?" Wu Xian asked, barely suppressing his excitement.

“We don’t have that skill,” Chen Shilong shook his head and smiled bitterly. “Several mayors in the past have consulted some skilled scroll painters, but unfortunately, this ancient method of scroll painting has long been lost.”

Furthermore, there is another problem: these ancient scrolls are in a state where the divine image and the scroll itself are not distinguished, and the copyright mark is bound to the soul of the lineage, so other scroll artists really can't interfere.

"How about... you give it a try?"

"Let's talk about it later."

Wu Xian took a deep breath; it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted.

There's no need for that right now, since Mayor Chen Shilong has been doing a pretty good job.

Taking over Yaoyang City now is like taking over a mess.

“I’ll go back and finish building the City God Temple first. You can have the research institute observe it,” Wu Xian said solemnly. “Once it’s confirmed to be effective, we’ll immediately begin the purge of those evil god scroll painters.”

“Okay,” Chen Shilong nodded, “but it’s best not to spread the news about Yaoyang City, so as not to cause panic.”

Wu Xian smiled slightly, naturally understanding this as well.

After returning to the villa in the North District, I immediately began preparing the design for the City God Temple.

They were filled with doubts and curiosity about the brand-new concept of "Heaven and Earth Scroll".

"Hello, is Senior Yu Boling here?"

Wu Xian tried to call out to Yu Boling with his mind, but unfortunately, he did not receive a response.

Could it be that I'm calling it the wrong way?

"Great god of knowledge and truth, answer my call, uh... even that won't work? Then it seems you're truly not here."

Helpless, he could only turn to his personal disciple, Xu Cunxin, to inquire about relevant information.

Ever since witnessing the power of the tattooed warriors yesterday, Xu Cunxin went to the association to inquire and study them out of curiosity.

(End of this chapter)