After greeting Lin Xuan, Heng Jingtian turned to face the portrait and statue of Demon God Feng Lian.
After staring at it for a moment, he nodded silently.
“Demon God Feng Lian is worthy of being the totem of faith that guards a country.”
“The requirements for his statue are extremely high. There are millions of procedures, and there can’t be any mistakes!”
Hearing this, Lu Zhi guessed that Heng Jingtian had found the trick to carving the statue.
He went forward and bowed respectfully. “Master, what I don’t understand is why we can’t carve again after we carve the semi-finished product?”
Heng Jingtian stroked his silver beard and said, “That’s because with your strength, you can only carve a semi-finished product.”
Lu Zhi and the other three Demon Craftsmen couldn’t help but look at each other.
As famous craftsmen in the southern region of the Heavenly Demon Realm, they were actually only qualified to carve a semi-finished product.
This shocked them greatly.
However, since Heng Jingtian spoke, they all knew that was the truth.
“Fortunately, Master came. Otherwise, we would have made a fool of ourselves today!” Lu Zhi smiled helplessly.
They originally wanted to show off in front of Lin Xuan, but almost failed miserably.
The other three Demon Craftsmen nodded silently.
As a Craftsman Saint, Heng Jingtian had always been elusive. It was unknown how many Demon Lords had invited him, but he had never appeared.
Today, he took the initiative to come to the Demon Palace of the Mo Ye Kingdom. From this, it could be seen how important the Demon God Feng Lian statue was.
This also proved that the difficulty of carving the statue of the Demon God Feng Lian was extremely high and demanding. It wasn’t something an ordinary person could do!
Mo Xie felt that with Heng Jingtian around, this matter would definitely be settled.
So he cupped his hands and bowed. “Then please take action, Craftsman Saint. I will definitely be extremely grateful!”
“You’re welcome, Demon Lord!”
“Carving a statue to benefit the people of a country is a righteous act. It’s my duty!”
Heng Jingtian said straightforwardly and focused his attention on the semi-finished product of the Heavenly Turtle Demon Crystal.
After carefully observing the divine statue and portrait, he waved his hand and conjured a golden carving knife out of thin air.
This saber was the size of a palm and was surrounded by nine black demonic dragons.
The blade could condense millions of mystic lights and looked extremely mysterious and sharp.
“Nine Dragon Demon Saber!”
Lu Zhi had a look of awe. “Master even took out such a trump card numinous treasure. It seems like this statue is definitely not something we can carve!”
The other three Demon Craftsmen nodded in agreement.
In order to carve the statue of the Demon God Feng Lian, Heng Jingtian even took out a top-notch numinous treasure carving knife. It was obvious that the difficulty of carving was extremely high.
Following that, they guessed that Heng Jingtian would very likely use his strongest power.
Only with the strongest configuration could the statue of Demon God Feng Lian be perfectly presented.
As everyone had guessed, demonic aura exploded around Heng Jingtian.
The terrifying quasi-Saint demonic aura turned into a black mist that wrapped around his body.
After the millions of black arms behind him absorbed this black mist, they became even longer and merged with his hands.
From the looks of it, his left and right hands seemed to be formed from hundreds of arms. They looked very strange.
Then, Heng Jingtian held the Nine Dragon Demon Saber with both hands and hacked the Heavenly Turtle Demon Crystal. Crack! A mark was carved.
Mo Xie, Lu Zhi, and the others raised their eyebrows. “Success!”
They had no doubt that Heng Jingtian could carve the second and third slash…
Heng Jingtian’s technique was indeed different from Lu Zhi’s. He first carved the lines on Demon God Feng Lian’s face.
At this moment, demonic mist and spiritual energy swarmed around the Demon Palace.
The country’s prosperity and the mysterious divine power merged into one and gathered towards the Heavenly Turtle Demon Crystal.
Mu Youqing couldn’t help but ask Lin Xuan, “Cousin-in-law, why is it that the more they carve, the more demonic aura gathers towards the Heavenly Turtle Demon Crystal?”
Lin Xuan said calmly, “This is because the Demon God Feng Lian is where the Mo Ye Kingdom’s faith is.”
“Such a Demon God has long been related to the prosperity of the Mo Ye Kingdom. Therefore, the clearer the appearance of the statue, the more prosperity it absorbs.”
“You can also understand this statue as the carrier of the Mo Ye Kingdom’s luck. It carries the prosperity of a country and faith in the Demon God.”
Mu Youqing’s beautiful eyes darted around.
“In other words, the closer this statue is to the finished product, the stronger it will be, and the more difficult it will be to carve?”
“Yes.” Lin Xuan nodded.
Mu Youqing smiled happily.
She immediately understood what her cousin-in-law meant. It seemed like she would really become smarter by following him!
Even Xuan Zhu and the others couldn’t help but give Mu Youqing a thumbs up.
“Aunt, you’re so awesome!”
“To make Daddy nod, it means that Aunt is very smart!”
Mu Youqing couldn’t stop smiling when she heard the babies.
As they spoke, Heng Jingtian had already carved out the facial features of Demon God Feng Lian and the dragon horns on his head.
Mo Xie nodded silently. The Craftsman Saint was indeed very impressive!
Unlike Mo Xie, Lu Zhi’s eyes flashed with worry.
He acutely discovered that Heng Jingtian’s temples were bulging and there were faint beads of sweat on them.
“What’s going on? Why does Master seem a little exhausted?”
Bang!!!
Suddenly, a terrifying demonic aura exploded and transformed into a thick black light that pierced through Heng Jingtian’s chest and sent him flying a thousand feet.
Ah ~
After landing, Heng Jingtian tasted blood in his throat. He lay on the ground and spat out a large mouthful of blood while his body trembled uneasily.
“What?!”
Mo Xie, Lu Zhi, and the other three Demon Craftsmen were stunned.
Who would have thought that a second ago, Heng Jingtian was still confidently circulating the Nine Dragon Demon Saber, but in the next second, he was sent flying and vomited blood.
Heng Jingtian looked up at the half-finished statue in shock.
“I believe that my cultivation level is not shallow, and my carving skills are at the Saint Tier. I know the statue of Demon God Feng Lian like the back of my hand.”
“But why… can I only carve a third of it?”
When he was carving just now, it was quite easy at first.
However, after more than ten slashes, he felt that it was becoming more and more exhausting.
He had thought that his cultivation level was enough to last until he completed the statue.
Unexpectedly, only a third of the way through, he was sent flying by the mysterious power in the statue.
Lu Zhi and the other three Demon Craftsmen were also shocked.
“Even Master can’t carve it. I really don’t know how the ancestor of the Mo Ye Kingdom carved such a perfect statue!”
Lu Zhi shook his head silently. He thought to himself that since even the mighty Thousand Hand Demon Craftsman couldn’t handle it, it seemed like no one could continue with the statue of the Demon God Feng Lian.
“What should we do?” Mo Xie had an anxious expression.
It wasn’t easy to find the Heavenly Turtle Demon Crystal, but even the invincible Craftsman Saint couldn’t carve it. Could it be that the new statue was destined to be unable to be created?
When he thought about how calamity had appeared frequently in the past few years and how the people had suffered, deep worry appeared in Mo Xie’s eyes.
Lin Xuan took in everyone’s expressions and couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.
He originally thought that Heng Jingtian would be able to carve Demon God Feng Lian perfectly. Unexpectedly, although Heng Jingtian was a Craftsman Saint and was known as the “Thousand Hand Demon Craftsman”, he still had obvious flaws.
He stood up and slowly walked towards the half-finished statue while saying,
“The statue of the Demon God Feng Lian carries the prosperity of a country, so the closer it is to completion, the higher the requirements for the sculptor.”
“Other than possessing exquisite carving skills, you also have to have outstanding speed to avoid the backlash from the power absorbed by the statue.”
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Heng Jingtian was the most talented and the first to react. “Consort, are you saying that I’m not fast enough?”
“Yes.” Lin Xuan nodded calmly.
Lu Zhi and the other three Demon Craftsmen revealed shocked expressions.
“Master, the Craftsman Saint is called the ‘Thousand Hand Demon Craftsman’. His speed is already as fast as lightning, and no one is his match.”
“The Consort actually said that he’s still not fast enough. This…”
“It’s obvious that the Consort must be faster than the Craftsman Saint!”
At this moment, Lu Zhi and the others suddenly understood that Lin Xuan must have unparalleled carving skills.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have voiced such insightful opinions again and again.
Heng Jingtian also thought of this and hurriedly bowed.
“The Consort is wise. It seems like only the Consort can carve a complete statue now!”
“Consort, please take action and help our people!” Mo Xie hurriedly asked Lin Xuan to take action.
He knew that since Lin Xuan had seen through Heng Jingtian’s problem, he had the strength to carve a complete statue.
“Yes.”
Lin Xuan nodded.
Since they were contributing to a country, they naturally couldn’t stand by and watch.
Otherwise, how could he maintain his lofty image in his daughters’ hearts?
Then, under everyone’s gazes, he activated his spiritual energy and formed a sword with his finger before condensing a sharp energy sword that landed on the Heavenly Turtle Demon Crystal.
Then, everyone saw a shocking scene.
His fingers were as fast as lightning as he controlled the energy sword to circulate like lightning on the Heavenly Turtle Demon Crystal.
Heng Jingtian, Lu Zhi, and the other two Demon Craftsmen were even more shocked to discover that Lin Xuan’s carving technique was complicated and varied, and he was extraordinarily skilled.
Relief sculptures, shallow sculptures, yin sculptures, hollowed sculptures…
Lin Xuan casually executed these techniques as fast as lightning!
Rustle!
In less than three seconds, a complete, exquisite, and lifelike statue appeared.
Heng Jingtian, Lu Zhi, and the others couldn’t help but rub their eyes in shock.
“Hiss! It’s done so quickly!”
