Chapter 275 Prototype of the World (1/2)
The disciples of Tianxiang Order retracted under her orders, leaving behind Shen Lian, Zhao Xiaoyu, Ruoxi and the Chief of Tianxiang Order, who was also the female divine fox which Shen Lian knew many years ago, named Xin Shisiniang.
She looked at Zhao Xiaoyu, and Zhao Xiaoyu squinted, ”Looks like I should not eavesdrop here as well.”
She led little Ruoxi out of the place and vanished far away.
Shen Lian said, ”If she wanted to hear, we can't hide it either.”
”Is she your Daoist partner?” Xin Shisiniang smiled.
”No.”
”What a shame. She is quite a match for you,” Xin Shisiniang carried on.
Shen Lian said, ”Miss Xin, I don't think you were planning to tell me this right. What really happened to the painting?”
”Father actually regretted not passing on the painting to you. Eventually, it got mugged away. Actually, this painting could be the prototype of a world,” Xin Shisiniang whispered, but her words were shocking.
”What does a prototype of a world mean?” Shen Lian seemed slightly shocked. He thought of a point, but it seemed hard to believe.
”That painting was the work of an almighty who refined an unformed world into a painting scroll. However, this almighty did not proceed with the next step of refinement. So the painted scroll still looked blur and unopened. It still hasn't formed the mountains, streams, and rivers. That was why we saw that the painting as pure white,” Xin Shisiniang exhaled.
”Did your father know about this back then?”
”No, he did not know. We only knew that that painting brought catastrophe upon us. If we had passed it to you to bring back to Qing Xuan, that catastrophe would not have fallen upon us,” Xin Shisiniang sounded rather sad.
Shen Lian did not know what to say. Old Divine Fox could be mysterious, but he was quite a gentleman and knowledgeable. He handled things like a scholar. Even though he was in the demon clan. Shen Lian was rather fond of this Old Divine Fox.
He lost his life for a piece of painting, this totally portrayed the meaning of 'an innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth'.
He did not know how to console Xin Shisiniang.
Xin Shisiniang continued, ”That person was just trying to grab the painting, but he hurt my father along the way. Due to his brute strength, my father and I had no capability to fight back. Father had not totally lost the possibility to survive, but he decided to transfer all his life force to me, and finally, his spirit dissipated into thin air”.
Shen Lian thought that even though Old Divine Fox was not at the level of an earthly immortal, he should be of the same level as himself. Yet he had no chance of fighting back the painting robber. Who exactly was that man? He also understood why Xin Shisiniang's mana had improved so much in only twenty years. It was the Old Divine Fox who loved his daughter so much, that he had his final works of cultivation transferred to Xin Shisiniang. At the same time, he would never recover and even lost the opportunity to reincarnate.
Shen Lian lowered his voice, ”Who is this painting robber?”
Xin Shisiniang replied, ”I remember his face. He had two horns on his head, huge body builds covered in black cow's fur. He had cow's hoof and eyes, so he could a demon king in the form of a cow. After I took over this Tianxiang Order, I went around searching the origins of this demon king, but as if he disappeared into thin air.”
She could never forget the face of this remarkable demon king. Any launch of attack would shatter the earth and heavens, so scary that she had woken up from this nightmare.
Shen Lian noticed her fear, and sighed, ”Your father had passed on his entire life's worth of cultivation to you. So you have to keep on living for him.”
Xin Shisiniang knew that Shen Lian was consoling her. After all, the demon king was almost invincible. She could never match up against him.