Bai Zhou held his breath.
Heavenly Spider Totem and Golden Spider Gu?
He had only wanted to imitate the little Red Spider totem. How far back had this traced?
"[Sketching Brush - Earth]..." Bai Zhou took a deep breath.
[All things as the guide, heaven and earth bear witness.] [Humans imitate all things in heaven and earth to become the greatest of all beings; sages imitate the spiritual workings of the cosmos to rise above all beings—sketching is the imitation and restoration of all things.]
What a "All things as the guide, heaven and earth bear witness."
What a "sketching is the imitation and restoration of all things"...
So imitation was one thing, while restoration was another...
No wonder the required material was "at least 5 ashes." No wonder more was better.
Did the results differ depending on the payment offered?
In that brief span just now, Bai Zhou had already spent at least two hundred ashes.
That many ashes were enough to buy a very decent piece of Extraordinary Equipment at a Ghost Market auction.
When Major had bid on the [Bottle of Regret], she had only spent 200 ashes.
Without question, this was a gold-devouring beast.
"The brush eats ashes—the more, the better..."
Bai Zhou suddenly recalled an old story that circulated in Evening City.
The Second Elder of the Black Robe was checking the roster when he asked the secretary beside him, "How many qualified sacrifices do we have?"
The secretary replied, "By the standards, only thirty percent qualify..."
"Foolish!" The Second Elder slammed the table. "The Deity manifested in my dream last night and conveyed a divine message to me—there can never be too many sacrifices!"
Then the Black Robe Grand Elder learned of the matter and summoned the Second Elder.
The moment they