Chapter 118: The True Face Of The World
Xue Lingling was stunned for a long time, her expression gradually becoming serious, “Hiss~ What is that old thing plotting?”
“Isn’t this just wanting to discuss it with you?” Wu Xian said helplessly.
“…” Xue Lingling carefully examined the materials in her hand, “The stuff itself has no issues, that’s strange, when did our Mayor become so generous? Right, did he mention anything else to you?”
“No, nothing at all,” Wu Xian said: “He only mentioned the recent changes in Yaoyang City.”
“Any requests?”
“None either.”
“That doesn’t make sense?” Xue Lingling was utterly puzzled, “No courtesy without a reason, there must be something off with this.”
Wu Xian deeply agreed, “Then these materials…?”
“The stuff itself has no issues,” Xue Lingling said enthusiastically, “They’re just a bit old, not like products from recent years, but they can definitely be used, keep them well and don’t waste them.”
Wu Xian understood, as long as the materials were fine, that was good.
As for Domain Scroll Paintings, he was still a bit short on proficiency right now, unless he used Ancient Technique.
Eh~ Ancient Technique?
He could even produce Ancient Scroll Paintings himself, so why not try combining Ancient Technique to draw Domain Scroll Paintings?
Just like【Death Mountain Town】 that batch of Primordial Domain Scroll Paintings?
At this thought, Wu Xian felt inexplicably excited.
“Anyway, in the future, try to stay away from that guy Chen Shilong as much as possible.” Xue Lingling reminded him seriously.
Wu Xian nodded slightly, “Speaking of which, what is Mayor Chen Shilong’s background exactly? From Dengfeng Dojo?”
“Not clear, but he’s always been ambiguously connected to Dengfeng Dojo.” Xue Lingling pondered: “Actually, my old elder brother has a pretty high evaluation of Chen Shilong.”
“Is that so?” Wu Xian said thoughtfully.
But in any case, it had nothing to do with him.
Then, he consulted Master Sister on some knowledge about Domain Scroll Paintings, and would study those Primordial Domain Scroll Paintings from the various dojos later.
Maybe it was really possible to produce a similar “growth-type” Domain Scroll Painting like【Death Mountain Town】 ahead of time.
“What are you asking these for, you wouldn’t really want to make Domain Scroll Paintings, would you?” Xue Lingling’s expression was odd.
“Just preparing a bit in advance, no harm in it anyway.”
Xue Lingling smiled knowingly, then suddenly changed the subject, “Right, good disciple, how’s your research on Master’s Ghost King Scroll Painting going? Master has been under a lot of pressure lately~!”
“This…” Wu Xian’s expression stiffened, “Disciple can’t even handle his own scroll paintings right now, really no time to study Master Sister’s Scroll Painting Concept.”
“Fine then.”
Xue Lingling sighed helplessly.
She had originally been thinking of having Wu Xian act as her “apprentice worker” for a few years, who would have thought her good disciple would develop so quickly, with Scroll Painting Sales even higher than hers.
Could only say that a disciple being too excellent wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
It seemed necessary to select some promising talents from the family and train a few “apprentice workers” for herself.
“Disciple is preparing to go check out the Dimensional Control Zone, does Master Sister want to come along?” Seeing Xue Lingling about to leave, Wu Xian tentatively inquired.
Xue Lingling thought for a moment and nodded, “Been exhausted lately, going to relax a bit is good too, heard that our Yaoyang City’s three major Dimensional Control Zones are all in chaos, perfect time to take a look.”
With that, the master and disciple set off together.
Not long after, they successfully arrived at the foot of the Abyssal Dimensional Gate.
The current Dimensional Port had completely become the domain of Yin Commander Scroll Paintings and Ghost King Scroll Paintings, bringing the two quite a bit of Inspirational Energy.
The Condensation Degree of their Divine Diagrams also steadily improved under the nourishment of that continuous stream of Inspirational Energy.
To avoid causing a commotion, the two deliberately avoided the crowd, whooshing straight into the Instance Outpost.
The staff guarding the Instance entrance only felt two black shadows flash by, thinking it was an illusion.
“Speaking of which, Death Mountain Town Outpost should have accumulated quite a lot of Instance Energy lately, right?” Wu Xian inquired.
“Not just quite a lot, practically more than we can use.” Xue Lingling shook her head with a smile, “If you’re interested, you can go in freely anytime later, brush until you puke.”
Wu Xian smiled, saying nothing more.
With the Association’s Special Pass in hand, there was no need to waste his club’s Domain resources.
They emerged from the Death Mountain Town Outpost in the High-Level Instance Area.
The scene before them shocked the two greatly.
“What’s going on?”
Wu Xian even thought he was hallucinating for a moment; the scene before him had no trace of the Abyssal Realm at all. Looking out, there was no eerie, sinister atmosphere, and even the sky had become clear.
“This is… completely purified?” Xue Lingling’s face was stunned, “Sure enough, the power of the masses is great?”
“Otherworldly Realm can be purified clean?” Wu Xian was shocked and puzzled.
Xue Lingling shook her head with a smile, “Strictly speaking, this isn’t the true Abyssal Realm, but an Area once eroded and occupied by Abyssal Realm Power.”
“So, this place used to be our Human World territory?” Wu Xian was greatly surprised.
Xue Lingling neither confirmed nor denied, “The Otherworldly Realm you’re seeing right now isn’t the true Otherworldly Realm, but the world outside Yaoyang City.”
“Isn’t outside Yaoyang City just adjacent other cities?” Wu Xian was puzzled.
“Yes and no,” Xue Lingling chuckled and explained: “The territory of Scroll Painters and all cities today is more like pieced together by Spatial Stitching, not truly contiguous in a geographical sense.”
Hearing this, Wu Xian felt his scalp tingle, taking a good while to react.
So, the world he had cognized over these eighteen years wasn’t this world’s true face?
At this moment, Wu Xian felt his worldview somewhat collapsing.
“Good disciple hasn’t been to other cities, so naturally wouldn’t notice these,” Xue Lingling teased: “In fact, the vast majority of people today don’t care about these; for them, as long as there’s a place to live peacefully, that’s fine.”
“Then, where exactly is our Yaoyang City located?” Wu Xian urgently wanted to know his exact position.
“Central Area of the East Continent, one of the oldest cities.”
Wu Xian couldn’t help recalling the information he learned from the Zhou Family.
So, all cities today were actually shelters pieced together by special Spatial Technology?
“Right, then can these purified Areas be reclaimed by us?” Wu Xian asked enthusiastically.
“Theoretically yes, but implementing it is quite complex,” Xue Lingling shook her head: “What you’re seeing before you is just surface purification; to truly turn it back into land suitable for human survival, how easy is that?”
Wu Xian understood.
Just like this purified Control Zone before them, it had only superficially dispelled the eerie, terrifying aura of the Abyssal Realm.
But the terrain and landforms still retained features unique to the Abyssal Realm.
Following Master Sister deeper in, they soon returned to the Abyssal Realm’s proper scenes and atmosphere.
The former High-Level Control Zone defense line was no longer a defense line, but the front line for the broad masses of Yaoyang City’s military and civilians pushing outward.
Of course, the scroll paintings in the people’s hands were still in the Development stage, highest at around Five-Star, so their impact on the High-Level Defense Line was relatively small.
Even so, outside the High-Level Defense Line, there were still quite a few figures subduing Dimensional Monsters.
“Is the High-Level Defense Line the outermost perimeter?” Wu Xian curiously inquired.
“That’s right,” Xue Lingling nodded with a smile, “This is also the foremost front resisting Abyssal Realm invasion; though called the front line, it’s still quite a distance from that Abyssal Rift Dimension.”
Wu Xian understood, gaining a clearer cognition of this world.
Beyond the defense line, there were basically Level Six and Level Seven Abyssal Monsters, and even quite a few Level Eight Abyssal Monsters appearing.
Moreover, the Dimensional Fluctuation Strength here was unusually high, providing considerable amplification and buffs to the Abyssal Monsters.
