Entering the Painting Realm

At this question, Ink Horn's smile instantly froze. Rarely, he offered no explanation, instead sinking into thought.

The several Great Demons nearby changed expression as well, all of them looking away and simply shutting their mouths.

As though the question concerned some tremendous taboo.

Seeing the demons react this way, Jiang Yuechu narrowed her eyes slightly, a guess quietly forming in her heart.

It seemed there was some unspeakable secret behind this method of stripping away Dao Paintings...

Sure enough.

Ink Horn stood rooted to the spot, struggling for quite a while. After warily sweeping his gaze around, he finally lowered his voice and said tremulously, "My lady, methods such as stripping away Dao Paintings are a great taboo of the Heavenly Court. With your peerless talent, you will surely soar straight to the clouds in the future and naturally learn of it then. Why make things difficult for a little demon like me..."

He had figured it out.

This prodigy had gone to such lengths to disguise herself as some Rogue Cultivator—so this was what she had been waiting for.

Using the name of a Rogue Cultivator to brazenly ask questions that could cost one's head.

What profoundly calculating intentions!

Besides... let alone a mere mount like him, who had no access to such methods at all—even if he did know a scrap or two, he would not dare reveal a single word even if given several more lives.

If this reached anyone else's ears...

"Fine."

Seeing how troubled he was, Jiang Yuechu nodded lightly and did not continue pressing the old demon.

At any rate, from the looks of things, as long as there remained a way to improve the quality of her Dao Painting, using the Star Palace Atlas within her body to knock open the gates