“Just saw a member of the Saint Clans who seemed like they wanted to trouble you, would you say that’s interesting?” Ying Xiaoxiao said with a light laugh.
Li Hao slightly raised his brows. The commotion in the tea house had just ceased, and there were two more movements outside the city revealing auras that were pursuing and leaving. He naturally noticed.
Ancient Holy Clan? Li Hao’s eyes moved slightly, thinking of the Ji Family and other Saint Clans in Great Wilderness Heaven. His thoughts whirred, and he asked,
“Were they scared off by you?”
“Sort of.”
Ying Xiaoxiao smiled, “Aren’t you going to invite us to sit down first? We haven’t eaten yet, anyway.”
As she spoke, she glanced at the fish roasting over the fire.
“Please, take a seat.”
Seeing they meant no harm, Li Hao also invited them to sit and asked, “Is that member of the Saint Clans here for your trouble or mine?”
“Clearly here for you.” Ying Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and smiled, “He wouldn’t dare to trouble us.”
“Are you two also from the Ancient Holy Clan?”
“You guessed right.”
Ying Xiaoxiao replied with some surprise, then helplessly said.
Li Hao glanced at her, feeling this young girl’s acting was a bit exaggerated.
But aside from the Ancient Holy Clan, he couldn’t think of any other possibility for now.
The two hid their breaths well; he couldn’t investigate their specifics, but not being able to figure it out was tantamount to figuring it out.
Obviously, the strength of these two was somewhat terrifying, and they were most likely beings of the Tao Comprehension Realm.
“How about, I paint a picture for you two?”
Li Hao suddenly suggested.
Ying Xiaoxiao looked at the nearby drawing board with interest, “Can you actually paint? If it’s too ugly, I might have to tear it up.”
“I guarantee it’ll be beautiful.”
Li Hao said.
The tea stand elder spoke, “Paint me first.”
Old Jianghu are always cautious… Li Hao thought to himself and agreed immediately.
The tea stand elder was obviously on guard. He had heard of demons luring souls through paintings and other Demon Arts. Although such things would definitely be ineffective against them in the Tao Comprehension Realm, he could not guarantee there wouldn’t be other strange tricks.
After he was seated properly, Li Hao also readied the ink and swiftly began to paint.
Before long, a lifelike painting was sketched out.
Artistic Path Experience +18790.
With the prompt on the painting board before his eyes, Li Hao was momentarily stunned, then inhaled softly.
Good grief, what a bounty!
Painting a single picture gained him nearly twenty thousand experience!
Currently, his Artistic Path Attributes:
Seventh Stage of Artistic Path: (38279/500000)
He needed five hundred thousand experience to advance to Stage Eight.
Although accumulation over time would surely be faster than mere cultivation as long as he kept painting, to amass five hundred thousand experiences would still require at least half a year’s work.
After all, painting ordinary landscapes, even if the artistry was exceptional, would only yield a few symbolic experience points. Only by painting beings with Daoist Charm or powerful creatures could he gain a large amount of experience.
“Is it finished?”
The tea stand elder inquired.
Li Hao came back to his senses, showed the painting to him, and then when he looked at the two again, they seemed like living experience treasures.
“Oh, it’s actually quite good.”
Ying Xiaoxiao peered over and was a bit surprised; she could tell that this was not a simple reproduction but contained a certain charm.
The tea stand elder examined it and was also very satisfied. He quietly checked himself to ensure nothing like a “Curse” or soul-calling had occurred during the process, or that any hidden rules or other techniques were at play. Only then did he relax.
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“Shall I paint another for you?”
Li Hao turned to the young girl.
Seeing the tea stand elder didn’t object, Ying Xiaoxiao happily nodded her head.
Soon, Li Hao focused and started painting once again.
Artistic Path Experience +15832.
Tsk!
Li Hao marveled internally; this young girl was truly not simple—fifteen thousand experience! Even if the experience per painting declined with each subsequent attempt, he could still gain around a hundred thousand experience from painting her ten times.
If he worked them to the bone, painting a hundred or so pictures, he could at least harvest over two hundred thousand experiences.
Combined with the elder’s…the two could add up to nearly five hundred thousand!
With these two, he could close the gap to reach Stage Eight.
Earlier, His Majesty had left, and Li Hao was so caught up in serious discussions that he missed his chance to harvest. Next time he was free, he would go paint for His Majesty and the True Person from Gan Tao Palace—should be good for another four or five hundred thousand experiences. Then the jump from Stage Eight to Ninth Stage would be cut in half.
Tsk… The more Li Hao thought about it, the more delighted he became. He suddenly recalled they had just driven away a member of the Saint Clans—wasn’t that a missed opportunity for an experience bundle?
“Is it done?” Ying Xiaoxiao, seeing Li Hao stop, immediately asked.
Li Hao nodded, handing over the painting of the young girl to her.
In the painting, the girl in blue-green clothes swirled gracefully, the golden bells on her wrist seemed to flutter in the wind, her cascading black hair, and her dazzling eyes and teeth overwhelmed with beauty.
With astonishment sparkling in her eyes, Ying Xiaoxiao examined it closely and then said to Li Hao, “Can I keep this?”
“Of course.”
Ying Xiaoxiao’s face lit up, “I will treasure it.”
Li Hao smiled, “If you like it, I can draw more for you, different poses…like walking, flower picking, and so on.”
“Sure!” Ying Xiaoxiao quickly agreed.
Li Hao chuckled inwardly and immediately started on a second painting for her.
From the experience gained, Li Hao could also roughly surmise that the two were beings of the Tao Comprehension Realm. After all, even when he painted the Candle Flame God, he didn’t get such a bountiful amount of experience.
Yet these two Tao Comprehension Realm beings were here for no reason, claiming to be from the Ancient Holy Clan… Who are they trying to fool?
Having previously visited the Ji Family, which was not considered the most declining clan among the Ancient Holy Clans, the Tao Comprehension Realm members were already War God Level existences within the clan—only two or three people in one clan. Even if the other Ancient Holy Clans doubled in number, they wouldn’t be idle enough to come here and track him down.