778 Number What in the World? (1/2)

That young scholar stopped his donkey and took a few glances at them. He had a mischievous expression as he said, ”I plan to mingle with them and pay a visit to the owner of this land. Why is brother planning to go?”

Qin Mu said with a smile, ”We are planning to mingle in and take a look at what's happening. Since we have the same goal, why don't we travel together?”

That young scholar pondered and said to the donkey, ”Lü Zheng, is it fine if there are two cauldrons at our side?”

That donkey curled up his lips and said, ”Hwee.”

The scholar said with a smile, ”Carrot says it's fine so we can travel together.”

”Cauldrons?”

Qin Mu was cautious and he asked humbly and politely, ”Brother, what is the difference between cauldron, black wok, and a poop basin?”

That young scholar laughed with satisfaction. ”There's no difference.”

Qin Mu laughed out loudly and he looked towards the ancient battlefield in front of him. This ancient battlefield was already shrouded in mist and he could see scattered constructions and ruins with his naked eyes. There were towering city walls, huge and tall palaces, as well as tall memorial arches and gates.

There were tracks of half-gods on the ground and by following these tracks, they would be able to find Mother Earth.

The dragon qilin and water qilin walked forward along with the donkey. The water qilin took a glance at the donkey and gave off a look of disdain. ”This little livestock sure is dumb, he only knows how to walk forward when a carrot is dangling in front of them yet he never knows he would never be able to eat the carrot.”

The donkey glanced at him and revealed a look of disdain.

The water qilin thought to himself. 'I've made a Pact of Little Earth Count so I can't eat Master Lan, however, I can eat the donkey! Although, the master of the dragon qilin is a little troublesome. He and that scholar are getting along well so if I eat the donkey, he will mostly turn me into his dinner in his fury.”

Qin Mu kept observing that young scholar and the more he looked, the more suspicious he got. However, when his gaze landed on the scholar's chest, he couldn't see any bulge so he couldn't be sure.

The scholar saw his gaze and said with a smile, ”Lü Zheng, this youth had sneaky eyes, he even looks at the chest of a guy.”

Qin Mu face blushed and that donkey laughed. ”Aang, aang—”

Qin Mu probed and asked, ”Sis... Brother, how do I address you?”

The scholar said with a smile, ”Why do we have to be acquaintances before to meet? Qin Mu Qin Fenqging, have I asked you your name? If I haven't, why are you asking me?”

Qin Mu was even more suspicious. ”You know my name but I don't know you, isn't that a little unfair? Also, how do you know I am Qin Mu?”

”Heavenly Saint Cult Master Qin Mu is outstanding and multi-talented so who doesn't know of you?”

That scholar said, ”As for me who is an unknown small figure, of course, Cult Master doesn't know.”

Qin Mu couldn't ask for his name so he could only look at donkey. ”Why is Brother Lü, call Lü Zheng?”

The scholar said, ”He is a donkey and his words are nasty. He likes to debate with others so I give him the word zheng.”

Qin Mu's gaze flickered and said, ”I also know a bull called Niu Sanduo and I also know a tiger which I address as Senior Tiger.”

That donkey curled up his lips in disdain. ”Hwee, Hwee.”

Qin Mu's face turned black and he thought to himself. 'I don't understand what this donkey is saying, I've not learned that language before so I don't know what he's saying. However, this pair of master and servant looks suspicious, could he be Heavenly Teacher Scholar?”

They walked into this foggy battlefield and there were rays of sunlight inside the fog. The constructions also seemed ancient and they had very stranges patterns on them. Qin Mu got the dragon qilin to stop while he examined the patterns on these broken walls. He then took out a brush and paper to draw down these patterns.

The scholar looked at him draw and said with a smile, ”Cult Master Qin is truly talented. You even have extraordinary talent on the path of painting and calligraphy.”

Qin Mu's face turned slightly red and he said humbly, ”I don't dare to praise myself in the path of painting and calligraphy, I'm at most number two in the world. The number one in the world is my Grandpa Deaf. He has entered the path in painting and calligraphy, there's a differentiation between the inside world and the outside world.”

Scholar was astonished and praised, ”His painting and calligraphy have reached the realm of creating something from nothing? And even have a difference between inside and outside, his attainments are indeed not shallow. However, him being number one in the world is debatable and even your number two in the world is debatable as well.”

Qin Mu asked with a smile, ”In that case, who is number one in the world?”

Scholar said, ”I also have studied the path of painting and calligraphy. When cultivating the path of painting and calligraphy to a profound realm, it's creation. Creation is none other creation divine art. I dare not talk about others but in terms of creation divine art, no one can beat me.”

Qin Mu passed the brush in his hands over and he asked, ”In that case, may brother please draw?”

Scholar shook his head and said, ”I don't draw normally, I only draw when needed to.”

Qin Mu raised his head at the gate that stretched into the clouds. ”Another Southern Heavenly Gate... It's a pity it's broken! Let me draw a Southern Heavenly Gate!”

He flicked the tip of his brush and a huge piece of paper laid out straight in the air. Flipping over his palm, his left hand grasped four brushes while his right hands moved in circles as he drew. Ink formed by itself and continuously swirled in the air.

Qin Mu raised his brush to paint and his brush moved like snakes and dragons. Countless details flowed out and formed the patterns on the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Qin Mu moved his brush quickly and the tip of the paper even entered the insides of the paper as though there was another universe inside. Even though this Southern Heavenly Gate was drawn on paper, there seemed to be another world inside the paper that had a vast space.

His brush transformed into a divine artifact that could create all things. He constructed out the countless patterns of Southern Heavenly Gate and they were as detail as they could be.

Afterward, four brushes flew inside the paper and starting painting on the inside. It was so marvelous that it couldn't be described with words.

After some time, Southern Heavenly Gate was formed.

Qin Mu kept his brush and ink before taking the painting down from the sky. Shaking it forcefully, a Southern Heavenly Gate flew out from the painting and crashed onto the ground.

This Southern Heavenly Gate was thirty-thousand yards tall and it looked extraordinarily majestic. It showed the awe of the ancient celestial heavens as it stood tall in the ancient battlefield. It represented the authority of the celestial emperor.

Qin Mu looked at Scholar and he asked with a smile, ”How is my art of creation?”

Scholar was full praises as he said, ”To have such attainments when you haven't even entered the realm, you can barely be considered number three in the world. If you can surpass your Grandpa Deaf, you can just barely make it to number two. If you can forgo the brush and paper so that you aren't restrained by them, in that case, you will be number two for sure. As of now, your standard is just your painting looks like what it is. You are still a distance away from being number one.”

Qin Mu sought guidance sincerely. ”In that case, what's the standard of the number one?”