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

Chapter 286 Golden Scroll and Laurel Tree

"Alright then," Kun Youniang sighed regretfully.

At least that set of ideas for painting scrolls has brought her a lot of insights.

For beings from other worlds to cultivate and evolve, they need to comprehend the laws within the core of their own divine power and explore a richer and more complete framework of laws through intuition.

The development of laws and principles is endless, and no one can be sure which path is more suitable for them.

Wu Xian's approach to painting scrolls seemed to have pointed her in the right direction, and the optimal one at that.

It inadvertently saved her a lot of detours and troubles.

"You mentioned before that many powerful demons in the central part of the insect realm take pride in conquering human outposts. Are there many powerful demons there?" Wu Xian couldn't help but recall their previous conversation.

“Of course, after all, the fertile central region is the core area of ​​the insect world, and there are countless top-level demons,” Kun Youniang said. “In remote areas like ours, even human outposts are rarely seen.”

"Is there anything special about the fertile land in the central region?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled.

Kun Youniang explained, "The power of heaven and earth in each other dimension is like a huge vortex. The closer you get to the center, the more concentrated the power of heaven and earth becomes, and the easier it is to cultivate and evolve."

Take me, for example. Although I am already at the Emperor level, my level is only at the fifth rank, fourth level, which is what you humans call level fifty-four.

If we can advance into the fertile central region in the future, cultivation will be much easier.

Wu Xian understood.

Indeed, no matter the world, resources can never be perfectly balanced; there are always some uniquely blessed places.

“Oh right, the denser the power of the otherworldly realm, the easier it is to create human outposts,” Kun Youniang added.

"Hmm?" Wu Xian was taken aback. "Will this affect the future development of the outpost?"

“No, it’s just that the requirements for the level of the domain scroll are lower. Even if there are some flaws, they can be made up for by the rich power of heaven and earth,” Kun Youniang explained. “Many domain scrolls cannot take root on the edge of the other world, but they can easily take root in the fertile soil in the center.”

"I see," Wu Xian said, suddenly realizing.

No wonder everyone likes to flock to the central part of the other world; is it because the requirements for establishing outposts are lower there?

But for Wu Xian, as long as it doesn't affect the future development of the outpost, it doesn't matter where it is.

“However, I think your underworld has a promising future,” Kun Youniang solemnly reminded, “The power of the Ghost Realm seems to be constantly converging on your outpost. If it develops in the future, it may be able to influence the flow of power in the entire Ghost Realm.”

Wu Xian was stunned: "You mean an excellent field can, in turn, influence the entire other world?"

“That’s right,” Kun Youniang said noncommittally. “Take our insect world for example. There has always been a legend about the Five Palaces, which are the five domain clusters built by you humans. They directly have a siphon effect on the flow of the insect world’s power.”

This also made them the five territories that the great demons of our insect realm were most interested in.

Wu Xian understood immediately and was secretly amazed.

"By the way, you great demons from other worlds should also have methods for shaping and changing your own other worlds, right?" Wu Xian asked in return.

Kun Youniang remained noncommittal. "I have returned this time for this very reason. From the lord level onwards, beings from other worlds can influence and shape their own territories to a certain extent. With each advancement in their realm, this ability will increase by a level."

"It's just that this process is slower, unlike your domain scroll which can be displayed immediately."

Wu Xian clicked his tongue and nodded, the more he listened, the more he felt that the otherworldly beings and the extraordinary scroll were essentially the same thing.

As they spoke, they arrived at the first insectoid mineral vein.

Sensing a strong aura of wealth circulating underground from afar, Wu Xian didn't hold back and immediately released the [Laurel Tree] to start its frenzied absorption mode.

Boom boom boom...

The movement of the laurel tree drawing energy from the earth caused a violent commotion among the surrounding insectoid monsters.

Fortunately, this is Kun Youniang's territory. With Kun Youniang around, even if the surrounding demons have a lot of complaints, they can only keep them to themselves.

"Speaking of which, won't your subordinates have objections to your cooperation with me like this?"

Wu Xian naturally noticed the restlessness of the monsters around him and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The beings of this other world follow a primal law of survival of the fittest, much like a herd in the animal kingdom, where the strongest becomes the leader. "If you have any objections, feel free to challenge me, the victor will be king," Kun You Niang said calmly.

But Wu Xian and Xue Zhengying didn't think so.

Perhaps it's because, as humans, their minds are too complicated?

It would be strange if the powerful demons under Kun Youniang didn't object to her openly cooperating with humans.

So, the two looked at each other and simultaneously revealed their respective Golden Scrolls and Pleiades Star Lords.

The placement of two Dongfeng-61 missiles directly creates a strategic nuclear deterrent!
As it turns out, nuclear deterrence is quite effective; the restless demons in the surrounding area instantly became obedient and quiet.

Unbeknownst to them, a vein of minerals had been completely absorbed, and the laurel tree had directly upgraded from five and a half stars to seven stars, showing a trend of being about to advance to the gold axis.

It's important to know that the higher the star rating, the harder it is to upgrade, especially after five stars.

All I can say is that the gold content of the otherworldly mineral veins is still very high.

Subsequently, in one fell swoop, it drained the mineral resources of the three veins in Kunyouniang's territory, and the laurel tree successfully advanced to the Golden Scroll, with its spirituality also greatly enhanced.

[Remnant - Innate Laurel Tree]

Version: Original (with gold embroidered border)

Grade: Gold Axis

Painting Spirit: ★★★★★★★★

Spirituality: 117
Innate Traits: Yin Spiritual Root, Moon Illumination

Although it still hasn't been able to shake off the label of "crippled," the laurel tree behind the Golden Scrolls is now completely different from what it used to be.

Not only did my level jump to eight stars, and my spirituality soar to 117 points, but I also unlocked a brand new talent trait.

After being used, it can reflect the Taiyin star, which is the great Dao image of the moon, and can be considered to have a certain attack capability.

Even the laurel tree rubbings in the club and Yaoyang City were upgraded and evolved due to the original improvements, showing an even more amazing efficiency in spiritual energy conversion.

The members inside the club's training chamber felt this particularly strongly at this moment.

At least in their limited knowledge, no other spiritual object could compare to the laurel tree.

Meanwhile, in the Zerg alien world...

Wu Xian and his two companions were hesitating about whether to absorb a controversial ley line. Half of this ley line was in Kun You Niang's territory, and the other half was in the territory of another royal-level demon.

The other party and Kun Youniang have never gotten along.

"Second sister-in-law's mortal enemy?" Wu Xian teased. "Then what's there to hesitate about? Just do it!"

If it's a friend or ally, it might feel inappropriate, but there's no need to agonize over it when it's an adversary.

In short, whoever grabs it first gets to keep it.

“That’s true,” Kun Youniang hesitated, “but I still want to do it myself, so that I won’t be looked down upon by that woman through gossip.”

Wu Xian joked, "The victor is king, the loser is villain; all's fair in war. Why not just kill her?"

“That makes sense.” Xue Zhengying wholeheartedly agreed. “I still get goosebumps when I think about the sting she gave me last time. If you think Xiao Xianzi isn’t suitable, then your husband can do it, right? Your husband isn’t an outsider.”

"Stealth?" Wu Xian couldn't help but ask curiously, "The other party knows how to use poison?"

Xue Zhengying nodded and said, "She calls herself the Scorpion Queen, and her stinger is extremely powerful. Being stung once will directly render you unable to fight."

"A scorpion demon?" Wu Xian couldn't help but become interested.

This is a perfect match for our Pleiades Star Lord.

(End of this chapter)