Chapter 151
"This is just a painting."
"Not merely a divine image."
Li Mo shook his head.
He had just attempted to depict the stone from which the Monkey King had sprung forth.
But... it had failed.
Now, there were no other options left.
Li Mo took out the ice block that had been transformed into a medium-sized form.
First, he used the Ancient Bronze Creation Seal.
A brand new scroll emerged, separated from the misty light.
【Successfully used Ancient Bronze Creation Seal.】
【This image depicts Ying Bing during her breakthrough phase.】
Clearly, after being elevated to a higher form, the aura of this painting had reached new heights.
Its majesty was even more extraordinary.
Li Mo's spirit felt no discomfort whatsoever.
"I can continue."
With a splash—
The Secret Silver Heavenly Book Seal, just acquired from Princess Xiao Jiang, was stamped onto the newly appeared artwork.
【Successfully used Secret Silver Creation Seal.】
【This image depicts Ying Bing in the Celestial Realm, during the Nine Heavens period.】
At this moment, the scene in the painting transformed into a magnificent palace made of jade.
The palace floated in the air, overlooking all beings, indifferent to the world below.
Its master was as cold and clear as the palace itself.
In the painting, the ice block was now clad in a gown of jade hues, exuding an unparalleled majesty that made one feel as if the heavens were beneath her feet, lifting her to new heights.
If Ying Bing were here,
She would likely feel an illusion of having not yet been reborn.
Yet the figure in the painting was doing something she had never done before.
She gazed serenely at the world, watching the tides rise and fall, as if waiting for something.
"If I continue, it will become the form of the Great Dao."
Li Mo stared at the painting, his mind shaken.
But his spirit, his body, felt no sense of burden.
He could still go on.
The Gilded Heavenly Book Seal slowly pressed down on one corner of the scroll.
Buzz—
Everything on the scroll began to blur, becoming unreal.
The notification sound rang out.
【Successfully used Gilded Creation Seal.】
【This image depicts Ying Bing, ascending to immortality and transcending the Dao!】
This.
Was the realm Ying Bing had pursued throughout her life, a state she had never reached herself!
...
P.S.: Dear audience, don’t rush! After such a long buildup, I certainly can’t just drop a huge revelation on you all at once, right? Orz.
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Chapter 153: The Alternation of Sun and Moon Awakens Insight
A wisp of ink flowed, swirling with supreme divine charm.
The image of the Phoenix Empress ascending to immortality was incredibly intricate.
The first thing to appear was a bright moon, overshadowing the sun. Coincidentally, as this scene was sketched, the sky outside darkened.
A solar eclipse.
The moon, which had already fallen from the heavens, seemed reluctant to descend, shining brightly instead.
A change of day and night!
Li Mo: "!"
He too noticed the scene outside the window, his gaze momentarily frozen.
Was this celestial phenomenon triggered by the unfinished painting before him?
With every stroke added to the artwork,
The wonders of the world deepened.
And within the scroll,
A figure of unparalleled beauty emerged before the radiant moon.
With her appearance, mysteries filled the air, resonating with the heavens.
She seemed to be the sovereign of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the singularity of the universe, rendering all else dim in her presence.
She was the one and only.
Li Mo focused his gaze, only to find that the ice block in the painting looked just as it had the day before.
Time seemed to have lost its meaning for her.
Who first saw the moon by the river?
In what year did the river moon first shine upon people?
She was gazing through the scroll, locking eyes with him...
Those eyes were incredibly complex, as if holding a thousand unspoken words, which ultimately transformed into a soft sigh.
Her delicate lips parted slightly.
No sound could be heard.
Because at that moment, the sky outside suddenly erupted.
Boom—
Three beams of divine light pierced the night, fierce sunlight stirring the heavens, as if to annihilate the world.
It was those three great suns.
In the depths of the void,
It seemed that the heavens were also engulfed in fury.
...
At the main peak of Qingyuan, in the shrine.
Ying Bing, seated before the fragments of the bronze divine tree, contemplating the forms of a hundred birds, suddenly pressed her lips together.
A strong sense of unease surged within her.
Having embarked on the path of divine observation, she had developed a powerful sixth sense.
It felt as if something very important was happening.
Buzz—
At that moment,
The fragments of the bronze divine tree radiated mysterious light, enveloping the entire shrine.
Countless forms of birds, imprinted by the will of the powerful from the Da Shang dynasty, returned to the divine tree in a state of heightened vigilance.
"What’s happening outside?"
Shangguan Wencang asked, frowning.
Qian Bufan, who had just returned from outside, wore a grave expression:
"Outside, for some unknown reason, a solar eclipse has suddenly occurred. Three great suns are being overshadowed by the moon in the sky."
"A solar eclipse..."
Shangguan Wencang took a deep drag from his pipe.
He too was puzzled by its meaning, casting a searching glance toward the distance.
An elder, dozing at the shrine's entrance, murmured:
"It’s been thousands of years since a solar eclipse occurred. How strange..."
"Something that can cause the bronze divine tree to react must be extraordinary."
"Today, little Bing will likely be unable to practice."
"Her dual Xuan Dan is still incomplete; it’s too early for her."
"Isn’t this just hoping she steps into divine observation sooner to bring us some glory in the Hengyun Sword City?"
The elders debated among themselves.
At that moment,
A disciple from Ruyi Peak suddenly rushed out.
His face was filled with urgency as he exclaimed:
"Traitor Yin Huaxuan has managed to escape, taking advantage of the celestial disturbance!"
"Huh?"
The elders sprang to their feet, their expressions filled with shock.
Letting a traitor of the Inner Scene escape would have dire consequences; this was no small matter.
The celestial disturbance, after all, had nothing to do with them; if the sky fell, there were tall people to hold it up.
But if Yin Huaxuan escaped...
"He’s heavily injured and can’t run far."
Shangguan Wencang rapped his pipe sharply.
"Have all disciples above the divine observation level form teams to search for him. We must dig him out, no matter what!"
...
At the Yantian Sect.
On the towering Star-Gazing Platform.
"It’s all gone to chaos, completely chaotic..."
The old woman, who had been sitting here like a statue, murmured to herself.
She took out the mysterious jade plate again, sliding the jade pieces across it, attempting to deduce.
The trajectory of the jade pieces became increasingly intricate, moving faster and faster.
In the end, it even gave a feeling that made one want to spit blood just from a glance.
Even the old woman could hardly bear it.
It was as if she saw something, and suddenly her mind shook violently.
A faint golden blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, silently dripping onto the jade plate.
"Master!"
The girl with her hair styled in Dao Jiu, who had been hesitant to interrupt, finally approached to support her when she saw the old woman’s face turn pale.
She quickly took out a small vial filled with a crystal-clear liquid.
It was a full bottle of Imperial Flow Essence.
"Master, what did you just see?"
The old woman shook her head and simply said:
"It’s related to the Qianlong List."
"You... go to Yunzhou."
...
In the Qiushui Pavilion.
Li Mo's mind was in chaos, his thoughts blank.
After a long while, he finally regained his senses, remembering what had just happened.
He had transformed the ice block into the image of the Phoenix Empress ascending to immortality, becoming the form of the Great Dao, and then the world had undergone a change.
"This... is definitely related to that painting."
Just as Li Mo was about to search for it,
He discovered that the painting of the Great Dao had vanished from the table.
What’s going on?
Where’s my painting?
At that moment, he noticed that his small world seemed to be a bit off.
The sun was gone.
Suspended in the sky was a bright moon!
Now, both the moon and the sun existed.
This meant that in his small world, there would now be the cycle of day and night, the passage of time!
This also indicated that from now on, he possessed both the Taiyin and the Sun, two Xuan Dans!
It was inexplicably strange to have an extra Xuan Dan, he thought.
"If I’m not mistaken..."
"This bright moon must be the moon from that painting?"
Li Mo was momentarily stunned.
Had the image of the Great Dao imprinted itself in his small world?
As if sensing his thoughts,
The scroll slowly unfurled.
However, it seemed different from what he had seen before.
Ying Bing was nowhere to be found.
Yet, in the depths of his being, Li Mo could feel...
She was there.
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