Painting Slave

Upon hearing Ziling's account, Nan Feng and his fellow disciples were all somewhat dumbfounded.

This is just too incredible...

The fact that a single painting by their master could suppress King of Immortality was surprising to everyone, but also understandable.

After all, they all understood that their master was unfathomable!

However, Ziling's painting was actually able to suppress an army of hundreds of thousands, and even the nine Taiyi Golden Immortals...

This is outrageous.

Absolutely outrageous!

Even the Marshal Gongya was shocked for quite a while:

"What terrifying Way of Painting! Right now, she's only at the Golden Immortal Realm. If she were to reach the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm, perhaps even I wouldn't be able to withstand her painting..."

She was somewhat dazed. In such a short time, was she about to witness the young people in this Small Courtyard embark on an invincible path?

The thought of herself withering away for thousands of years... suddenly struck her as a bit too bleak!

Li Fan also glanced at the painting with considerable interest.

"Hmm, your drawing skills have improved somewhat, but you've overlooked one thing..."

Li Fan pointed to the hundreds of thousands of troops and Taiyi Golden Immortals in the painting and said:

"These characters have different expressions, some even with a hint of ferocity, which clearly shows that you haven't truly controlled them!"

"You have only depicted their form, but not their spirit!"

Upon hearing this, a sudden realization dawned on Ziling. She seemed to sense something and immediately asked anxiously:

"Master, is it possible to... control the soul of a person through a painting?"

Hearing her question, everyone was somewhat shocked: control the soul of the person in the painting?

Does this mean that all these characters can be turned into puppets under one's control?

Li Fan smiled and said:

"Certainly!"

"You must understand, this is your painting. Of course, you can choose to calmly and objectively depict reality, to record or preserve certain people and things you wish to keep, even forever!"

"But you can also choose to become the supreme Ruler of this painting, and all that enters your painting will be under your control!"

Li Fan calmly imparted his teachings!

However, everyone in the room was shocked, as if they had heard Heaven Shaking and witnessed the sky collapsing and the earth being destroyed!

"It can retain those who wish to remain, and those who wish to remain, until eternity... or it can become the Ruler, controlling everything?!"

"Is this the supreme Way of Painting? Terrifying... horrifying..."

"Master's words touched upon eternity, the secrets of heaven and earth..."

Even though they were not knowledgeable in the Way of Painting, they could still sense the profound and unparalleled essence of the Dao from Li Fan's few words!

A painting can last forever!

A painting can control the spirit!

"What a magnificent spirit! Throughout the ages, who among the immortals and even those beyond the immortals has such vision and demeanor?"

Xin Ning murmured.

Ziling, on the other hand, was lost in thought.

She seemed to see a ray of light, and she saw another world!

Another step!

"When I'm painting, I don't really put my heart into controlling the figures I'm depicting. So, those people live on, they live on in my paintings, but I can't control them..."

"If I could ascend to the next level, the people in the painting would all become my... Painting Slave? Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, even Taiyi Golden Immortals, would obey my commands..."

Ziling murmured to herself, feeling utterly dumbfounded.

"To become the Ruler of this painting, all it takes is a single thought!"

Li Fan smiled slightly and said:

"Try it, calm your mind, quiet your spirit, feel the figures in the painting, smooth out what you don't want, and give them new life."

Upon hearing this, Ziling took a deep breath, immediately stepped forward, and closed her eyes!

She grasped the paintbrush, and at that moment, everything in the painting naturally floated into her mind.

The first thing they felt was the resentment and anger of the nine Taiyi Golden Immortals, and even a trace of fear!

They... refused to enter the painting and struggled violently!

"No, this painting is the world I have prepared for you... You cannot resist it, you can only... accept it!"

She murmured to herself, then suddenly gripped her paintbrush tightly and lightly swept a stroke across the painting!

As her brush swept across the rice paper, in that instant, the nine old men who seemed out of place on the battlefield suddenly underwent some kind of change!

At this moment, their expressions and eyes no longer held any resentment or struggle, but were filled with naturalness and peace, as if... they were beings who were inherently part of the world depicted in the painting!

Hiss!

Upon seeing this scene, Nan Feng's disciples all gasped in shock!

They clearly sensed that the nine Taiyi Golden Immortals in the painting... had been completely changed.

The people are still the same people.

But... it's as if they've been given a new soul!

"Well done. Now these characters are yours."

Li Fan praised Ziling's painting skills, saying that with this guidance, she had reached a new level.

Ziling also murmured in realization:

"I understand... I understand now, painting is not just painting, painting is the world, it is life, it is reality, it is existence!"

She clearly felt that she could now easily unleash the nine Taiyi Golden Immortals within the Scroll.

And the other party... will serve her as their master!

At that very moment, her aura suddenly surged!

She was originally at the fifth level of the Golden Immortal realm, but now she has broken through to the next level one after another!

Golden Immortal, Sixth Heaven!

Seventh Heaven of the Golden Immortal!

Until the ninth Ninth Heaven!

Then, the last tightly closed door burst open!

Her breath, without any hesitation, entered a higher realm!

The disciples in the arena were all somewhat... dumbfounded upon seeing this!

Ziling... just like that, she broke through to...

The realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm!

For a moment, everyone had a complicated expression, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"With a casual word of guidance from Master, Senior Sister Ziling leaped to become the strongest..."

Long Zixuan couldn't help but sigh. He had comprehended the Dao by observing the true dragon and had already reached the seventh level of the Golden Immortal realm. Among his many Senior Brothers, he was already considered quite strong...

I've only just realized that Master's casual guidance is more effective than countless arduous attempts at enlightenment!

"This is absolutely terrifying... Who would dare to anger Ziling World again...?"

Dugu Yuqing was secretly a little scared.

Nan Feng was overjoyed and said, "Ziling, congratulations! You've taken another step forward!"

Nan Feng is currently at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, and has always been the strongest. Before long, as her comprehension of the Emperor's Formation Breaking Song Melody continues to increase, it will only be a matter of time before she enters the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

"Thank you, thank you Master~~"

Ziling happily thanked Li Fan.

Li Fan laughed and said, "No need for thanks. Go and fix this painting properly."

"Yes!"

Ziling happily took the painting and went to the other side to make corrections.

She felt a sense of anticipation. Now that the nine Taiyi Golden Immortals had become her "Painting Slave," what if she could also turn this army of hundreds of thousands into Painting Slave...?

At that time, would we still need to fear war? With a flick of our wrist, we could summon hundreds of thousands of powerful warriors...

And at this moment.

In the boundless Void Sea, countless worlds emitted a faint white light, like sparse stars.

Among them were bright ones, about the size of an egg, shrouded in white mist, whose light could illuminate many worlds around them.

Such a world is rare even in the lower realms.

This is a phenomenon unique to the greater world within the Earth Character Realm.

The Great World in the Earth Character Realm is far larger than the Middle World, reaching several times or even dozens of times its size. Even in the Void Sea, several worlds would become its vassals, like satellites, protecting it.

And such a vast world often becomes a vassal of the Three Great Heavenly Realms!

The Second Heavenly Realm, the Third Heavenly Realm, the Fourth Heavenly Realm... are the true overlord realms among the millions of lower realms!

The Dijing Realm is such a large world, guarded by nine smaller worlds. At the same time, it is also one of the outermost subordinate realms of the Third Heavenly Realm!

The Dijing Realm is vast and boundless, with numerous powerful forces, countless primeval mountains, and countless powerful ferocious beasts.

In this world, besides the native forces, there are also branches of forces from other immortal realms.

In a primeval forest in the Dijing Realm, a magnificent palace was built.

This forest is called Sen Luo.

Because this is the territory of the Senluo Sacred Sect in the Dijing Realm!

What the outside world doesn't know is that within this Senluo Sacred Sect, there exists an even more terrifying Celestial General!

At this moment, inside the magnificent palace.

A middle-aged general with white hair sat indifferently at the head of the table. His eyes held a hint of gold, and he was playing with two crystal-clear white jade beads in his hands.

This person is none other than Senluo Sacred Sect Immortal General Senming in the Dijing Realm!

--Immortal General Senming is one of the twelve immortal generals under Immortal Lord Senluo!

"Reporting to the Immortal General, news has just arrived from the Diming Realm branch that Lin Wenshi and the other nine Taiyi Golden Immortals have all disappeared. Furthermore, their life-giving Soul Lamp have turned blue, suggesting a possible Life Mutation..."

An old man walked in, bowed deeply to Immortal General Senming, and spoke solemnly.

Immortal General Senming suddenly stopped stroking the white jade bead in his hand.

He raised his eyes and glanced at the old man indifferently.

"Life Mutation?"

His indifferent voice rang out:

"That's impossible! Apart from the Three Great Heavenly Realms, there's no other forbidden area in the lower realms!"

The old man said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, the news from the Diming Realm is absolutely true!"

Immortal General Senming pondered for a moment, then revealed a cold smile and said:

"Interesting. Could there really be some great fortuitous opportunity hidden here? Well, I've already completed my plans for this realm. Let's go see what kind of demons and monsters we've encountered in this Diming Realm!"

After saying that, his body suddenly vanished from the chair!

The old man was startled, but he quickly realized that Immortal General Senming should already be in the Void Sea, heading towards the Diming Realm...

At the same time.

In the vast Void Sea.

A dark shadow streaked through space at incredible speed.

After a long while, the dark figure paused slightly.

The man was clad in black armor. His eyes were filled with demonic energy, his face was gloomy, and he sniffed the air as if searching for something.

And on his shoulders was a little girl of about eight or nine years old!

If the people from the Heavenly Realm small mountain village were here, they would surely be astonished, because this little girl looks exactly like Xin Ning!

However, her eyes were filled with a sinister aura!

"Stop looking, I can already sense her presence in that direction!"

She pointed in a certain direction in the Void Sea, patted the man's head, and said with a grin:

"Hurry, I have to eat her! If I eat her, I'll be way ahead of everyone else!"

The man nodded and said:

"Yes, Devil Lord!"

With a swift movement of his feet, he transformed into a terrifying black shadow and vanished from the scene in an instant.