Chapter 150
The image could not be observed...
“Wait!”
“I have the Zao Hua Yin!”
“After all, this is painted using the method of the Guan Shen Tu. What will happen if we stamp the Zao Hua Yin on it?”
Little Li suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Swish—two ancient, exquisitely crafted seals made of mysterious bronze appeared on the table.
He still had two of the ancient bronze Zao Hua Yins.
Even if it failed, there was room for trial and error!
“Shall we give it a try?”
Li Mo’s mind was still racing.
But his hand seemed to have a mind of its own, and with a snap, he picked up a seal and pressed it down.
Buzz—
Mysterious characters merged into the image.
In an instant, a hazy glow emerged, enveloping the entire painting and swirling around it.
“It works!”
Li Mo stared, his heart racing.
What if something goes wrong?
Fortunately, his worries were unfounded.
The radiance gradually faded.
One painting transformed into two.
The original one remained, but beside it appeared a new one.
Li Mo focused his gaze.
He saw that the figure in the painting was still the Ice Block, still exuding that ethereal beauty, but there was a slight difference from before.
No longer a girl of merely sixteen, she seemed to have matured a bit, shedding her youthful innocence.
Her attire had changed as well, from a snow-white gown to a flowing dark cloud fabric.
Time had made her figure more graceful, her eyes more serene, like a shadow gliding through the night.
What remained unchanged was the subtle lift of her lips.
If this painting were seen by Ying Bing, she would recognize it.
This was her appearance while traversing the martial world, when she had already claimed the top spot on the Qianlong List, known as the Cold Yama.
“This is... what Ice Block looks like in the future?”
Li Mo was momentarily stunned.
Why did it feel like playing a character development game...
Moreover.
This painting seemed to have evolved into a middle form?
To verify his guess, Li Mo calmed his mind.
Suddenly.
Everything before him rippled like water, becoming surreal.
The cold moon, the dim alley, the girl turning back with her sword.
In an instant, Li Mo felt as if he stood opposite her, becoming her opponent.
This was reminiscent of his previous encounter with the lingering will within the Chi Xiao Sword in the Divine Peak Cave.
The difference was.
The Ice Block in the painting was exponentially more powerful.
Clang—
The frost of heaven reflected the cold moon as the sword was drawn.
The flash of sword light was breathtakingly beautiful, stunning to the extreme, as if everything around had come to a standstill.
Including his thoughts.
After a long while.
Or perhaps it was just a fleeting moment.
Li Mo’s consciousness detached from the essence of the painting, his chest rising and falling slightly.
“Given Ice Block’s age, this must be her not long from now?”
Little Li’s heart raced.
He could deeply sense that within that one sword, there was no self, the moonlight dazzling and captivating...
Not only was the Ice Block in the painting strong.
But also!
This image, after he observed it, had not been destroyed!
“The ancient bronze Zao Hua Yin can at most evolve the Guan Shen Tu to the upper form.”
“If I stamp it again, will this painting become the upper form?”
Li Mo pondered for a moment.
He had yet to observe the divine charm.
Let’s try with this Ice Block first.
Little Li began his first attempt at observing the divine.
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Chapter 152: Ying Bing Ascension Painting
In the dead of night.
Li Mo sat in front of the Dou Shuai Palace, holding two paintings in his hands.
After stamping the Zao Hua Yin, the original ‘Mona Bing Sha’ had not disappeared.
With both paintings side by side, Little Li found it a bit strange.
“Both are in the middle form, so why can I observe this one, but not the other?”
“Could it be unrelated to the quality of the painting?”
Sitting in a corner of the heavenly realm he had simulated, Little Li fell into deep thought.
The only difference he could think of was that the image of Ice Block came from his own brush.
Surely, it couldn’t be that only his own drawings could be observed?
While he was pondering.
“Teacher... I... I’m here.”
Jiang Chuchong came trotting over, and even through the blindfold, he could feel her joy.
She seemed eager to get closer and share her happiness with her teacher, but her steps hesitated.
She was a bit timid, not daring to stand too close to him.
“You’re quite punctual today.”
Li Mo put away the scroll and stood up.
His warm tone eased Jiang Chuchong’s tense demeanor.
The little class of the Heavenly Lord was about to begin.
Whoosh—
Suddenly.
As little Jiang was listening to the lesson, her figure paused slightly.
Li Mo recognized this fluctuation of energy.
Using his Tianming Shenyan, he looked closer, and indeed it was.
[Name: Jiang Chuchong]
[Age: 15]
[Root Bone: Innate Sword Embryo, Wild Grass Sword Bone in the process of birth.]
[Realm: Qi Blood Realm, Twelve Meridians (in breakthrough).]
[Destiny: Gold]
[Evaluation: The youngest daughter of the Da Yu Emperor, born with a sword embryo body. At fourteen, her elder brother, the current crown prince, took her sword bone, but the sword bone was born of her; she does not become the sword bone. If she can clear her heart of dust and complete herself, she can also become a supreme in the sword path.]
[Recent Encounter: The Wild Grass Sword Classic is taking shape, about to break and then establish.]
Little Jiang was about to break through.
In this world, there was no essence of heaven and earth.
Without hesitation, Li Mo’s thoughts stirred.
The rare treasures, spiritual materials, and two pieces of mysterious crystal piled in the corner were directly shaken apart, transforming into the purest essence of heaven and earth.
The essence converged towards Jiang Chuchong.
Before long.
[Congratulations to the host, successfully investing in ‘Jiang Chuchong’, helping her break through.]
[Investment Feedback: Secret Silver Zao Hua Yin!]
[Secret Silver Zao Hua Yin]: “Can evolve the Guan Shen Tu, can be used on the upper form, and can at most evolve it into the extreme form.”
“Teacher... I... I’ve broken through...”
Jiang Chuchong’s weak voice came through.
“Hmm?”
Li Mo was taken aback for a moment, focusing his gaze, as if he had discovered something.
Little Jiang’s aura was much deeper than he had imagined.
Jiang Chuchong lowered her head:
“It seems... I’m not in the Qi Gathering Realm.”
Li Mo: “??”
This was his world, so he slightly released his perception.
Then he discovered that little Jiang had actually transformed her inner breath into liquid.
This speed was not any slower than Ice Block.
Theoretically speaking, aside from his own celestial body, which he still knew little about, Ice Block’s talent was the strongest he had seen so far.
But upon reflection, it made sense.
Little Jiang’s talent was also impressive, and she was a true overachiever. Once she reached the inner breath realm, Big Brother Li would gift her a present.
So she practiced diligently for twelve hours a day, even in her dreams.
Coupled with the ‘Heavenly Lord Teacher’s’ nurturing, her breaking through and then establishing herself was hardly surprising.
“Very good.”
The Heavenly Lord Teacher nodded, offering a casual compliment.
Jiang Chuchong stood there obediently, her little lips quivering.
Seeing her like this, Li Mo remembered the promises he had made to her.
First, to tell her stories of the heavenly realm.
Second, to bring Big Brother Li in to play.
“Today, let’s start with the stories of the heavenly realm, shall we?”
The Heavenly Lord Teacher cleared his throat and adopted a deep, resonant tone.
“Hmm...”
Jiang Chuchong looked a bit disappointed.
But she still obediently sat up, eagerly awaiting.
She would listen to the stories here and then tell them to Da Zhu and the others when she returned.
“Speaking of why the Eight Trigrams Furnace was overturned...”
“We must talk about the story of a monkey that jumped out from a rock.”
Let’s roll out the presentation!
With the improvement in his painting skills, Little Li’s compositional level had also risen.
Plus, the world seed could generate scenes according to his wishes.
The viewing experience was as immersive as being there.
“At that time, in the world, there was a Dongsheng Shenzhou, and by the sea of the Aolai Kingdom, there was a Flower Fruit Mountain...”
Whoosh—
The winds and clouds changed, a stone weathered by wind and rain, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, appeared before his eyes.
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The next morning.
“Little Jiang seems to really like ‘Journey to the West’.”
Li Mo gracefully got out of bed.
In his hand, he held another small seal made of mysterious silver.
“Ancient bronze Zao Hua Yin, Secret Silver Zao Hua Yin, Gilded Heavenly Book Seal...”
“Now, can I directly evolve a middle form into a great divine form?”
Li Mo fell into contemplation.
He took out the Four Treasures of the Study, took a deep breath.
Focusing his mind, he tried to find the feeling of drawing the Guan Shen Tu from yesterday.
Finally.
On the green vein jade slip, a stone leaped onto the paper.
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