Chapter 25: Emerging from Mud Unstained

ter than himself, Tian Yao County Lord was anxious."Miss, you clearly ate more than me!"Xiaoqing mumbled incoherently, her mouth still dribbling grape juice.Ye Qingyun was dumbfounded.Isn't it just a..."This old man has always loved calligraphy and paintings. I wonder if young master has any other works he could show me"

Shen Tianhua cautiously asked a question.

He was afraid that his request would displease Ye Qingyun.

After all, I took the initiative to come here and have to look at other people's calligraphy and paintings.

This is rather rude.

Yet Ye Qingyun remained unfazed.

"Well, I just happened to paint one last night, so why don't you take a look, sir"

Saying that, Ye Qingyun walked to the desk beside him and picked up a painting.

"Sir, please have a look."

Ye Qingyun opened the painting in her hand.

A picture of a lotus pond filled with flowers suddenly appeared before Shen Tianhua and Xiao Shi.

Shen Tianhua was shocked.

Xiao Shi's face was full of astonishment.

This painting!!!

It's so beautiful!

It was as if a pool of blooming lotuses were before their eyes.

Lotus leaves are emerald green.

Lotus flowers reflect the red hues.

It's truly breathtakingly beautiful.

A sight to behold!

Xiao Shi was fine, she could only see that the painting was very beautiful, it can be said to be the number one painter in the world.

But Shen Tianhua was different.

He faintly sensed a unique charm from this painting.

And it seems to be beneficial for Shen Tianhua's cultivation level as well.

Having just glanced at it a few times, Shen Tianhua's cultivation that had been silent for many years without the slightest hint of nervousness, actually showed signs of breaking through.

This greatly shocked Shen Tianhua.

Could it be...

As Shen Tianhua, I have spent most of my life. At the twilight of my years, could there still be a chance for breakthrough

And this stroke of luck is right here in front of us, in this very painting!

"This painting is simply a masterpiece!"

Shen Tianhua couldn't think of any other words to describe it.

Only the finest things in the world can express my inner admiration.

"Is that an exaggeration"

Ye Qingyun was speechless.

He himself didn't realize how good the painting was, anyway Ye Qingyun thought it was just average.

"Master, there are two more poems here!"

At that time, Xiao Shi pointed to the blank space in the corner of the painting and said.

Shen Tianhua had been so focused on the painting that he overlooked the poem in the blank space.

At this moment, upon Xiao Shi's reminder, he immediately looked over.

"Emerging from the mud but remaining unstained"

"Clean as a clear stream, yet not artificial"

Upon seeing these two lines of poetry, Shen Tianhua was completely stunned.

He sat in a chair, completely lost in thought, as if his soul had left his body.

His lips kept repeating these two lines of poetry.

Xiao Shi on the side was a little worried, fearing that her master had gone too far and might fall into demonic obsession.

While Ye Qingyun also looked at Shen Tianhua with a strange expression.

"This old man isn't getting senile, is he"

The next moment.

Suddenly, a golden light appeared between Shen Tianhua's brows.

Then, a wave of abundant vitality surged around him.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz!!!

Only Shen Tianhua could hear the sound, resonating within him.

This is the sound of Qi and blood revitalizing, accelerating flow.

This means Shen Tianhua has broken through!

Life is renewed!

>Long life again!

"I broke through!"

"I broke through!"

Shen Tianhua trembled with excitement.

His appearance at this moment also looked much younger than before.

Shen Tianhua's heart was filled with incomparable excitement and joy.

After cultivating for hundreds of years, he arduously climbed to the middle stage of the Heavenly Ascension Realm, becoming a powerful figure who ruled over his domain.

Looking across the Seven Kingdoms of Nanzhuang, there are very few who can rival Shen Tianhua's strength. You could count them on one hand.

But Shen Tianhua's cultivation base has not improved for many years.

Shen Tianhua himself also knows that he is too old, and his cultivation has reached its limit.

One can only make further breakthroughs if there's an extraordinary opportunity.

Otherwise, it would be impractical.

But I didn't expect that.

The breakthrough Shen Tianhua had been desperately seeking was right here, at this very moment.

Things will happen naturally.

There was absolutely no warning whatsoever.

It went through smoothly.

Wow, this came as such a surprise!

Shen Tianhua immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Ye Qingyun.

His attitude was extremely formal.

...and deep respect.

It's like a junior, asking a senior for advice.

This left Ye Qingyun somewhat at a loss.

"What is the old man doing"

He helped Shen Tianhua to his feet.

Shen Tianhua was nearly in tears.

"Master Ye, this old man is simply overcome with emotion upon seeing such a masterpiece. I couldn't help myself."

Ye Qingyun let out a breath of relief.

"Well, then nothing is wrong. If the old gentleman truly likes this painting, I shall give it to him."

Shen Tianhua trembled all over.

"Really, young master"

"Really"

"Are you really willing to give this painting to an old man like me"

"Sure."

Ye Qingyun blinked, without any hesitation or reluctance.

This is just a doodle he made.

In that case, Ye Qingyun could draw dozens of paintings a day.

I don't care at all.

Anyway, in his eyes, these paintings are worthless.

"Thank you, young master! Thank you so much!"

Shen Tianhua, however, was so excited that his hands trembled.

"It's alright, alright. If you like it, Mr., I can give you a few more."

Ye Qingyun is very generous.

But Shen Tianhua was terrified.

He waved his hands repeatedly.

"One is enough, one is enough."

Just kidding!

Just this painting alone is enough to make Shen Tianhua contemplate for a long time.

If there were a few more, I'm afraid it would be too much to chew and could end up harming myself.

Shen Tianhua touched his storage pouch.

He dug out a crystal from the middle.

"Young Master Ye, this is something I obtained several years ago. Although it is not as precious as the painting you made, it is the most valuable thing I possess."

"Since Master has gifted this painting to an old man, the old man naturally wants to return the favor. Please accept this gift, Master!"

Ye Qingyun curiously took the crystal.

This crystal was a deep azure blue, slightly larger than a fist. It felt slightly warm to the touch.

Besides that, Ye Qingyun couldn't see anything special about this crystal.

But it actually looks pretty good.

"Well, this stone is nice."

Ye Qingyun nodded and casually placed it on the table.

Xiao Shi was a little dissatisfied.

That must be an extremely rare treasure given by his own master to the other party.

...but to be treated so carelessly.

But Shen Tianhua didn't care at all.

On the contrary, I think it's only natural.

Although this ancient jade stone is precious, in the eyes of such a high-level expert, it's probably just an ordinary thing.

"I traded a piece of ancient obsidian for this precious painting. I certainly got the better end of the deal."

Shen Tianhua muttered to himself.

If other martial artists knew about this, they would surely be shocked.

Oh, ancient Xuan stone!

That is said to be the material used to forge divine weapons in legend.

Throughout the entire Southern Desolate, there's probably no second piece of Ancient Profound Stone to be found.

Now, Shen Tianhua has used this piece of ancient Xuan stone to exchange for a painting.

And Shen Tianhua still felt like he had made a profit.

"Well, how about we go have dinner together"

Ye Qingyun enthusiastically invites you.

It's too boring to eat alone.

More people gathered around excitedly.

Shen Tianhua was naturally delighted.

Although he had been fasting for many years, since it was an invitation from a high-ranking person, how could he possibly refuse

This is an honor for me. any other reaction."Could it be that I have insufficient cultivation, so I felt nothing after eating the hot pot"Ye Qingyun thought so.At this time, Xu Changfeng and Dongfang Su both stood up and bow...