I started by controlling his master, and the protagonist begged me to slow down my kicking.

Not only Ye Chen, but all the female cultivators from Yaochi present looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Cheng Ran, dressed in a white robe, walked over with his hands behind his back and greeted them.

That bastard!

Why are you here again?

Ye Chen's face suddenly darkened; he felt annoyed just looking at Cheng Ran.

For some reason, he has been having a lot of bad luck every time he runs into Cheng Ran in the past month.

He said irritably, "Cheng Ran, what are you doing here?"

Cheng Ran rolled his eyes, shrugged, and asked in return:

"Junior Brother Ye, could you guys help each other out? Don't be so hostile towards me. I just suddenly wanted to try painting too, is that not allowed?"

"cut."

Ye Chen couldn't understand English, of course, but when he heard that Cheng Ran was there to paint, he immediately regained his confident expression:

"It is possible."

"However, you should know that I have already won the championship in this Spirit Painting competition."

"If you get involved again, you'll only be making a fool of yourself!"

"That's incorrect..."

Cheng Ran shook his finger and said in a serious tone:

"Junior Brother Ye, I haven't even participated yet, how can you be considered the winner?"

Ye Chen was stunned when he heard this.

It seems... that makes sense.

But even if that's the case, so what?

He still didn't believe that Cheng Ran's mastery of the Dao of Life was superior to his own, a cheat-like character who had consumed a Heavenly-grade elixir!

The last time we slew a demon, and the last time we inherited the Human Emperor's throne, this scoundrel beat us to it!

As the saying goes, things shouldn't happen more than three times!

This time, does this bastard think he can steal his thunder?

"Alright, then please proceed. However, this painting is not easy to handle, so please be careful, senior brother."

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows in a haughty arc, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

Cheng Ran then ignored Ye Chen.

He slowly walked to Su Chan'er's side, clasped his hands in greeting, and asked:

"Junior Sister Su, could you please teach me how to play this game?"

"Um."

Su Chan'er nodded slightly, gazing at Cheng Ran with affection in her eyes.

He then quickly explained the method of drawing spirit diagrams to Cheng Ran.

"Senior Brother Cheng, did you understand? If not, I can teach you step by step..."

After explaining the rules, Su Chan'er suddenly bowed her head and asked a question.

"No need."

Cheng Ran smiled; holding hands was still too ambiguous for a pure and innocent boy like him.

Su Chan'er smiled sweetly, stopped pressing the matter, and gave Cheng Ran a gesture of encouragement.

"Good luck, Senior Brother Cheng."

"Wrapped."

Cheng Ran patted his chest and said.

Immediately, he closed his eyes and concentrated, raised his index finger, and lightly touched the Xuan paper.

Sure enough, soon he felt the life force within his body communicating with the Xuan paper.

The power of the Dao transformed into ink, which gradually settled onto the Xuan paper.

Each stroke, one character at a time!

The initial shape of the painting has been sketched out!

But......

When everyone saw Cheng Ran's first few strokes, they couldn't help but frown.

Just because!

Cheng Ran's brushstrokes were unremarkable, merely sketching a simple outline of a human figure.

It looks like something an ordinary disciple would do.

Or rather, they are even worse than the average level of ordinary disciples.

Moreover, it wasn't as bad as Ye Chen's completely chaotic and disorderly work; in fact, it contained hidden secrets.

They are neither good enough for high-end jobs nor good enough for low-end ones.

Several deacons were also discussing among themselves:

"Young friend Cheng's opening strokes... are rather ordinary."

"Indeed. I previously thought that Ye Chen was able to create such paintings because he had received the true teachings of Gong Jianxian, but now it seems that I was mistaken..."

"Could it be that this kid really has some kind of hidden strength?"

Ye Chen was standing to the side.

When he saw everyone's reaction, the corners of his mouth curled into a Dragon King's smile.

Just as he expected, this bastard was nowhere near as good as him!

He could already imagine that when he went to see his master with Cheng Ran later, this bastard's expression would definitely be like he had eaten shit.

Ha! Serves you right for mocking me as trash!

This time, I'll let you know!

I, Ye Chen, am a chosen one of heaven! I have never been a waste!

"Senior sister, please give me the painting. In my opinion, Senior Brother Cheng has no hope of defeating me."

Ye Chen looked at the steward beside him, who had already opened the champagne halfway through the ceremony.

however!

Just then!

Cheng Ran, who had been keeping her eyes closed, suddenly opened them and glanced at Ye Chen.

What an idiot?

How about we send a smiley face?

Dude, I have too many cinnamons, I can't drive them all. Do you think I'm really bad at this?

In fact, Cheng Ran was just mobilizing the Xuan Yin power within his body while activating the Human Emperor's Inheritance Jade Pendant.

These processes require the consumption of some of one's primordial spirit, which is why it took some time.

To be honest.

He originally wanted to put on an act and suppress his true strength a little.

But since you, Ye Chen, like to laugh, then let you laugh all the way into the next season!

Suddenly, countless streams of emerald green spiritual energy surged up beside Cheng Ran, creating a magnificent and awe-inspiring aura.

In his arms, the Azure Dragon totem on the Emperor's Heirloom Jade Pendant also shone brightly.

Regardless of whether it is the profound Yin power of the Mahayana realm containing the essence of life.

It is still the Azure Dragon Seal, which belongs to the Wood element.

The life essence contained within is comparable to that of a heavenly-grade elixir!

The combination of the two will leave them far behind!

That's pure cheating!

They're not even going to act anymore!

at the same time.

"How is that possible...?"

Suddenly, the female cultivators from Yaochi around them let out a series of exclamations.

On the Xuan paper in front of Cheng Ran, ink strokes fell rapidly, intertwining and blending, finally creating a painting without any complicated embellishments!

On the scroll, a woman stands holding a sword.

Her clothes fluttered like snow, her feet treaded on dark clouds, her long black hair swayed lightly, and the long sword in her hand was surrounded by frost-like light, revealing a solitary sword intent that seemed to soar to the heavens!

If Ye Chen's paintings deserve a perfect score, it's because they're only at a level 100...

Cheng Ran's painting deserves a perfect score of 100 because that's the maximum score!

How could these female cultivators from Yaochi have imagined that they would see such an amazing painting!

Just by looking at that sword immortal in the painting, one can feel his proud sword intent!

Just like the sword immortal in the painting, who is none other than the renowned Gong Yue Li!

That's awesome, absolutely awesome.

And that's not all...

The girl next to Su Chan'er, who was holding her arm, suddenly exclaimed:

"What... what is this?"

Following her gaze, one could vaguely see the phantom of a giant tree appearing in the air!

The branches, like shadows, are adorned with twinkling starlight, and the leaves shimmer with an emerald luster.

Su Chan'er's pupils also trembled violently, and she said incredulously:

"This is a phantom of the Mother Tree of the Sacred Jade Pool... How is that possible? It is said that only the holy maidens of each generation have summoned the phantom of the Mother Tree when they used the Dao of Life to create paintings..."

"How could a sword cultivator possess such a powerful life force!"

The girls standing nearby were all stunned upon hearing this:

"What?!"

Who exactly is this saintess?

Those were all peerless geniuses from the holy lands, whose cultivation and physique were both outstanding!

They only knew that Cheng Ran was handsome, but they never imagined that his life force could be comparable to that of a saintess!

But he was still a sword cultivator.

Is this even human?