What Are You Looking At

Xu Yan retracted his brush, finishing the last stroke, and a painting of Calabash Brothers Save Grandpa was complete.

In the painting, seven Calabash Brothers were going to rescue Grandpa, who had been captured by the Snake Demon and Scorpion Spirit.

However, the Calabash Brothers had gone one by one and five had already been captured, bringing them close to total annihilation.

It was just like some Pig Teammates feeding kills.

Judging by the standards of the Painting Dao, this work had already reached the supreme realm, as if it contained the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

If someone with exceptional talent were to glance at it, they could feel the Dao charm, which would greatly benefit their Cultivation, and it was even possible to achieve a Breakthrough Realm directly.

Such a painting was already a true Peerless Treasure.

However, in the eyes of a Mortal, it was impossible to tell what the painting was of.

On the walls of this small shop hung quite a few calligraphy and paintings of this caliber.

There was a chuunibyou teenager with a straw hat, a Yellow Mouse crackling with electricity, a Caped Bald Man, and even a Wolf fighting five Sheep, among other things.

This was a very small shop, located in an inconspicuous spot at the end of the street, named "What are you looking at".

Xu Yan looked at his own painting and sighed, "A top-tier painting, unfortunately, it's worthless in this world. If it were in my previous life, just based on the meaning of Calabash Brothers Save Grandpa, it shouldn't be a problem to auction it for seven or eight hundred million."

Xu Yan glanced at the System Panel in his mind, his face full of disappointment.

[Host: Xu Yan]
[Age: 20]
[Cultivation: Mortal]
[Abilities: Carving (Supreme of All Heavens), Painting (Supreme of All Heavens), Tea Ceremony (Supreme of All Heavens), Calligraphy (Supreme of All Heavens), Zither Art (Supreme of All Heavens), Sword Art (Supreme of All Heavens)...]

The so-called Golden Finger, every transmigrator had one these days, and Xu Yan was no exception.

It was a pity that he was a Mortal who couldn't cultivate. Even though his skills in various arts like Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting had been maxed out over the years, they were useless.

In this world, the Strongest Reigns Supreme, and everyone yearned to be a Cultivator. Mortals had very low status, and not many Cultivators cared about the preferences of secular people like those who enjoyed calligraphy and painting.

Only some Mortals occasionally came in to buy a few pieces of calligraphy and paintings, and the prices they offered were not high, barely enough to sustain Xu Yan's life.

Putting down the painting, Xu Yan walked out of the small shop and headed towards an Osmanthus Tree outside.

Every day, he would contemplate life in front of the Osmanthus Tree, commonly known as self-isolation.

He hung a small wooden sign on the Osmanthus Tree, inscribed with four characters written in a bold and flowing hand: No Credit.

As soon as Xu Yan hung the wooden sign, he saw many streams of light flying towards Tianren Mountain, and he asked in confusion, "Hmm? What's going on? So many Cultivators are flying up the mountain."

This small city was adjacent to Tianren Mountain, hence its name, Tianren City.

As for Tianren Mountain, it was the location of the sect of a top power, the Tianren Sect.

Today was the joyous occasion of the Tianren Sect Leader successfully opening his Sea of Consciousness and stepping into one of the three heavens of the Sea of Consciousness Triple Heaven.

Therefore, the Tianren Sect was holding a feast and widely inviting Cultivators. Major figures from the various sects and families in this region had come to attend the banquet.

The realms among cultivators were divided into: Spirit Refining Realm, Spiritual Consciousness Realm, Spiritual Roaming Realm, Spirit Form Realm, Spirit Refining Realm, and the Sea of Consciousness Triple Heaven, among other realms.

In Tianren City.

A young woman and a beautiful girl walked side-by-side, both carrying the True Disciple Token of the Tianren Sect. They were discussing something along the way.

The girl said, "Senior Sister, Master is hosting a banquet today, and we need to give a gift, right?"

It was also her first time attending such a celebratory banquet, with experts from all sides coming to the Tianren Sect, so she was a little nervous.

The young woman smiled and said, "We are disciples of this sect, so we only need to offer a token of our appreciation. We don't need anything too valuable."

She was the granddaughter of the Sect Leader of the Tianren Sect who had broken through his realm. She wasn't particularly nervous about her grandfather's celebratory banquet.

"Okay..." Hearing Senior Sister Qin Yudie's words, Mu'er breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up and realized they had unknowingly walked to the end of a small street in Tianren City.

Then, she noticed a shop at the end of the street.

The shop's plaque bore three vigorous and powerful characters: "What are you looking at".

Mortals might not be able to discern anything, but as a Cultivator, Mu'er felt that these three characters seemed to contain some kind of Sword Dao charm.

However, she wasn't very skilled in the Sword Dao, so she didn't quite understand. She looked at Qin Yudie with confusion and asked, "Senior Sister, look at that 'What are you looking at'. Do the characters on the plaque contain Dao charm?"

It was Qin Yudie's first time on this street. Tianren City itself was composed of a large number of Mortals, and very few Cultivators came here, let alone an inconspicuous small street in the city.

Hearing Mu'er's words, she looked at the strangely named small shop, her gaze shifting to the plaque.

The next moment, disbelief flashed in her eyes.

She was a Sword Cultivator, and moreover, a genius Sword Cultivator of the Tianren Sect. Yet, at this moment, she seemed to see a Supreme Sword Dao, so vast that its boundaries were invisible.

After only a moment of observation, Qin Yudie's understanding of the Sword Dao deepened by a fraction. The next moment, she averted her gaze.

With her current cultivation and understanding of the Sword Dao, she couldn't feel this Sword Dao for an extended period.

Mu'er noticed that faint beads of sweat appeared on Qin Yudie's face and asked curiously, "Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

Because she wasn't a Sword Cultivator, she couldn't feel the Sword Dao, so there were no problems even if she stared for a long time.

Qin Yudie's pretty face was filled with astonishment. "The three characters on that plaque contain the Dao charm of the Supreme Sword Dao. I only glanced at it, and my understanding of the Sword Dao deepened by a fraction."

This Sword Dao was stronger than anything she had ever seen before; even her Grandpa couldn't compare.

"So powerful?" Mu'er didn't understand Sword Dao well, but she knew it was a good thing. She said, "Then, Senior Sister, take a few more looks."

Qin Yudie gently shook her head and said, "This Sword Dao is vast and boundless. I can't bear it right now. Even a moment of observation requires a lot of time for me to comprehend."

Her current feelings were hard to put into words. As a Sword Cultivator, sensing such supreme Sword Dao was unimaginably beneficial.

Mu'er nodded as if she understood, though she didn't. She couldn't figure out why a plaque imbued with Dao charm would appear here. She guessed, "Senior Sister, this should just be a mortal's shop, right? Why would it have such a powerful plaque? Could it be the handwriting of a Sword Dao expert who passed by?"

In the cultivation world, there were also experts who disliked fame and fortune, traveling the land or living in seclusion. Encountering one might be an unimaginable great opportunity.

Qin Yudie also thought it might be the handwriting of a passing expert, but there were other possibilities.

She saw Xu Yan, who was still by the Osmanthus Tree, and said, "That man should be someone from this shop. Let's go ask him."

Xu Yan had just finished complaining and was preparing to return to the shop when he saw two very beautiful girls, one tall and one short, approaching.

He immediately smiled and said, "Two young ladies, would you like to come in and take a look? We have all sorts of calligraphy and paintings, and we won't disappoint you."

In his heart, he thought that these two girls were dressed so well and had such refined temperaments; they must be fat sheep. Perhaps selling one piece of calligraphy or painting could be equivalent to a month's income. He couldn't help but feel a little excited.