Hao Ren turned around and saw Zhen Congming and Wu Luoxue walking toward him side by side.
He sensed a demonic essence approaching him.
Wu Luoxue's expression was calm, but Zhen Congming walked beside her and gestured for her to please her.
"Hehe, it's Xue and Congming." Xie Yujia smiled when she saw them.
Obviously, Xie Yujia didn't sense anything strange.
Seeing no reaction from Hao Ren, she nudged him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing! Nothing!" Hao Ren shook his head.
He had lost all his nature essence and couldn't sense any dragon cultivator's aura, but how could he sense Zhen Congming's demonic essence?
When he was at Gen-level, he couldn't sense anything different from Zhen Congming's. He could only vaguely sense that Zhen Congming's realm was between Kan-level and Li-level.
This demonic essence didn't cause any discomfort, but Hao Ren could clearly sense that it was different from his cultivation method.
"Hey!" Zhen Congming walked to Hao Ren with Wu Luoxue and greeted him.
Pouting, Wu Luoxue raised her head slightly and looked at Hao Ren with her big bright eyes. Both of them were in their school uniforms. Zhen Congming looked handsome while Wu Luoxue looked cute.
"Ok." Hao Ren hesitated for half a second and waved his hand.
"Xue, don't mind him. Let's go in." Zhen Congming grabbed Wu Luoxue's soft hand and walked toward the Art Building.
He kept going to Wu Luoxue's class, but Wu Luoxue still didn't pay attention to him. However, Zhen Congming's pestering wasn't completely useless. At least when Wu Luoxue wanted to go somewhere, Zhen Congming could be the best person to accompany her.
Different from Zhen Congming, Wu Luoxue didn't like to wander around. However, she was interested in this small art exhibition since she had learned all kinds of arts, including zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Hao Ren looked at the backs of the two little guys and frowned slightly.
"Gongzi, do you feel something?" Lu Linlin asked Hao Ren.
"I don't know how to describe it. I guess it's demonic essence?" Hao Ren asked.
"Hehe, it's demonic essence." Lu Linlin corrected, "Gongzi has turned to the Immortal Physique, so he's very sensitive to demonic cultivators."
"The Demon Clan cultivates by absorbing nature essence, but they don't convert it into nature essence. Instead, it is demonic energy that goes through the demonic core. Zhen Congming's nature essence is very weak, but his demonic energy is very strong. It's just that it's locked up," Lu Linlin continued.
"Hmm …" Hao Ren didn't really understand.
However, he had helped Little White cultivate the Transformation Technique, so he could feel that Little White's demonic power was different from the spiritual power in his body. He could use nature essence with Su Han, but he had to use the Transformation Scroll with Little White.
To a certain extent, the Dragon Core was also a type of Monster Core, but the cultivation method of the Dragon Clan was more similar to that of human cultivators.
Generally speaking, only the highest level cultivators, such as Yue Zilong, could sense the Demonic Qi. However, Hao Ren's Immortal Physique had increased his senses to a higher level. Although he couldn't sense nature essence yet, he could sense the demonic energy, which was completely different.
"In fact, it's a little strange. When Zhen Congming is with Wu Luoxue, his demonic energy is more intense," Lu Lili said.
"Wu Luoxue …" Hao Ren thought for a moment and thought, "Maybe her physique is different, and that's why Zhen Congming is more attracted to her."
Seeing that they had entered the Art Building, Hao Ren suddenly remembered that Zhen Congming still needed to set up the array formation for Fifth Heaven, so he hurried over.
Demonic energy and nature essence were both cultivation energies, and Hao Ren just hadn't gotten used to it yet. It was just like when he first sensed the nature essence fluctuations of other dragon cultivators. After getting used to it, he wasn't surprised anymore.
Seeing Hao Ren walking into the art exhibition again, Xie Yujia had no choice but to follow him in. Their textbooks were still in the classroom, and they weren't usually taken away. However, she was still a bit worried.
The students returned to the art exhibition one after another. Most of them came in to wander around and kill some time.
Wu Luoxue put her finger on her little mouth and looked up at the oil paintings hanging on the wall. Hao Ren walked closer and sensed Wu Luoxue's aura, but he didn't sense any demonic energy or nature essence.
No matter how he looked at her, she was just an elementary school student.
"Hehehe … Little Girl, do you like to paint as well?" A kind-looking old man walked to Wu Luoxue and slightly bent over to ask her.
Wu Luoxue looked at him and didn't answer. She only nodded slightly and moved to look at other paintings.
"How come elementary school students are here?" Jiang Yuan was in a bad mood, and she felt uncomfortable when she saw Zhen Congming and Wu Luoxue.
Although her paintings could not be compared to those of the masters, she was still a little famous. Several of her paintings had won national awards. She felt that the style was not low. Even university students who did not study art might not be able to understand it. How could these primary school students come to join in the fun?
The college students only glanced at the paintings briefly and talked about them before leaving in a hurry. Only this elementary school student was looking at the paintings carefully, which made Jiang Yuan wonder … "Are my paintings for elementary school students?"
However, with her oil painting teacher here, Jiang Yuan couldn't get mad. She just looked very bad.
Wu Luoxue opened her big eyes and raised her little head. She slowly moved her feet and continued to look at the paintings.
"What do you think of these paintings?" the old man bent over and asked Wu Luoxue when he saw how serious Jiang Yuan was.
"They're okay," Wu Luoxue answered.
Such an answer made Jiang Yuan seethe with anger. What do you mean by okay? These paintings were hung in the most eye-catching places at the entrance of the art exhibition, and they were all her proudest works!
An elementary school student wouldn't understand them at all! Also, these college students had terrible taste in art!
Jiang Yuan's face turned red and white, and she gently pushed Wu Luoxue. "Little Girl, only college students can come in here. Elementary school students should use crayons to draw."
Wu Luoxue was looking at the third painting on the wall, and she almost lost her balance when Jiang Yuan pushed her. She was small in stature and light in weight. Jiang Yuan's push was as good as chasing her out.
"You … b * tch!" Zhen Congming saw Wu Luoxue stumbling back, and he immediately rushed over and kicked Jiang Yuan.
He was wearing small leather shoes, and his kick landed on Jiang Yuan's calf, making her scream in pain.
Jiang Yuan had a bad day, and she was very frustrated. However, she tried to suppress her emotions, and she exploded at this moment. She reached out and tried to pull Zhen Congming's ear.
Since the seniors and leaders of the art circle were visiting the classrooms of the Art Program, it wouldn't be a big deal if only her teacher saw her teaching this wild kid a lesson.
Pa!
Her arm that was about to reach Zhen Congming's face was suddenly grabbed.
Jiang Yuan was furious, and she was about to break free when she realized that it was Hao Ren who grabbed her.
Hao Ren looked at her lightly and said, "You are just a kid. Why are you so calculative?"
"I …" Jiang Yuan was still angry, but she couldn't get her arm out of his grasp, and her anger subsided abruptly.
If it were before, she would have pushed Hao Ren's chest with her palm. "How dare a guy like him touch me?"
However, she hadn't recovered from the shock yet, and she didn't dare to move when she saw Hao Ren's hand on her wrist.
Hao Ren didn't want to take advantage of her, so he threw her wrist away. She was the so-called talented girl in the art circle, and many guys wanted to flatter her. However, Hao Ren didn't have any feelings for her, and he wasn't afraid of offending her.
Xie Yujia's wrist was a hundred times more delicate than hers.
"Jiang Yuan, don't be naughty. Why can't kids look at oil paintings?" The old man looked at Jiang Yuan's pale face and put on a serious face.
Jiang Yuan gritted her teeth and stood by the old man without saying anything.
Wu Luoxue wasn't angry. She walked back slowly and continued to look at the oil paintings on the wall. Zhen Congming stood by Wu Luoxue like a bodyguard, and he glared at Jiang Yuan with all his might.
Jiang Yuan gritted her teeth, and she was so angry that her nose was almost crooked. She was the rising star of the art circle, but she was being bullied by a kid!
Wu Luoxue walked around the art exhibition and carefully looked at all the oil paintings.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili hadn't been to the art exhibition before, so they walked around as well. In comparison, they preferred traditional Chinese paintings and weren't interested in oil paintings.
Hao Ren took the opportunity to walk to Zhen Congming's side. "Hey, when are you going to make an array formation for me at Ethereal Summit?"
"What's the rush? If we're going to make one, we'll make the best one! " Zhen Congming glanced at Hao Ren. "I can make the most powerful array formation, but I'm afraid that you don't have enough people!"
"This guy is really not likable," he thought.
Hao Ren suppressed his unhappiness and asked again, "How many do you need?"
"15 Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, 150 Core Formation Realm cultivators, and 1,500 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators!" Zhen Congming reached out his hand and said with a pout.
He had the blueprint of an ultimate array formation that was as powerful as those ancient array formations, but it required a lot of cultivators. He didn't believe that Hao Ren could gather so many cultivators.
After all, Ethereal Summit was just a small valley. Even the big sects on and above Fifth Heaven couldn't mobilize so many cultivators to make an array formation.
He had spent a lot of effort to make the Big Dipper Constellation Array Formation for Ethereal Summit. However, since Hao Ren attracted a lot of powerful enemies, it was forcefully destroyed, and he was a bit resentful toward Hao Ren.
"Humph! Why should I help Hao Ren wholeheartedly? I'm not Hao Ren's girlfriend!"
If Hao Ren couldn't gather enough cultivators for such an array formation, then Hao Ren couldn't blame him for not helping!
After throwing out the conditions, Zhen Congming jogged to catch up with Wu Luoxue.
After seeing the art exhibition, Wu Luoxue was about to walk out of the gate. In her eyes, these oil paintings were ordinary. They were too different from the ones she had seen in the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the Hermitage Museum in Russia.
"Little girl, what's your name? Have you learned oil painting? "Jiang Yuan's oil painting teacher asked with a smile when he saw Wu Luoxue returning to the gate.
"I only know how to paint apples," Wu Luoxue answered. Her tone was still quite quiet, but when it came out of her mouth, it sounded a little delicate.
"Jiang Yuan, go and get a drawing board and brushes," the old man looked at Jiang Yuan and said.
Jiang Yuan was a bit reluctant, but she couldn't disobey her teacher's order. The second floor of the Art Building was the art studio, and Jiang Yuan had an independent storage compartment for her painting tools.
She took some simple brushes and paint and returned to the art exhibition on the first floor.
The kind-looking old man set up the drawing board and looked at Wu Luoxue with a smile. "Try it?"
"Class is about to start …" Wu Luoxue said in a low voice.
"Try it." The old man put the brush in Wu Luoxue's hand and did some preparatory work for her. He was very enthusiastic.
Wu Luoxue had seen these oil paintings, and she wanted to try them as well. She had learned oil painting from her mom for three months, but she had been studying piano for the past six months. That was why she hadn't touched oil painting for a long time.
She sat on the chair and saw that the old man had taken out all the paint. He dipped some into the paint and carefully applied it on the tight canvas.
"Lao Wang, what's wrong? Did you find another good seedling?" A senior who had visited the Art Building with the leaders of the Art Program and returned to the art exhibition said with a smile when he saw Wang Shitong, Jiang Yuan's teacher, mixing paint for a little girl.
The old man, Wang Shitong, chuckled and didn't answer.
Wu Luoxue, on the other hand, drew the frame of an apple on the canvas in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Yuan was a bit surprised when she saw Wu Luoxue's posture, thinking that this elementary school student had obviously practiced.
At this moment, the afternoon classes were about to begin, and there weren't many students in the art exhibition. Hao Ren, Xie Yujia, and the Lu sisters didn't have classes, so they just watched Wu Luoxue paint.
Some students of the Art Program saw the art masters surrounding a elementary school student, so they came over to have a look as well.
Wu Luoxue continued to paint slowly, and her eyes were wide open.
"Humph …" Jiang Yuan wasn't happy. This was her art exhibition, but the limelight was stolen by this elementary school student.
If she really wanted to show off her painting skills, she should be the one to do it. Just because this little girl was pretty, the art masters all paid attention to this elementary school student.
Zhen Congming stood on the side and watched carefully. He had never seen Wu Luoxue paint, but he liked her quiet and serious expression the most.
"Well, it's done." Wu Luoxue put the brush aside.
It was a simple apple on the canvas.
"She is indeed at the level of an elementary school student. But this is good enough, "Jiang Yuan said.
She urgently needed to prove her existence.
However, the art masters ignored Jiang Yuan's words and came over to look at the apple carefully.
The apple floated quietly on the blank canvas as if it would fall at any moment. It wasn't because the painting was realistic, but because it had a mysterious power.
"Oh!" One of the old men couldn't help but yell.
Hearing his yell, the others also realized what was going on.
It was Cézanne's masterpiece, Apples and Oranges, which was as famous as Van Gogh! This elementary school student's apple was the one in the center of that world-famous painting!
Not even the slightest bit of difference!
They had copied this world-famous painting countless times in their lives, and they couldn't be wrong!
This kind of talent in oil painting was thousands of times better than Jiang Yuan's!
"Little girl, what's your name? Learn oil painting from me!" One of the old men stood in front of Wu Luoxue and yelled.
"Learn from me! Learn from me! "another old man yelled in a hurry.
These masters in the art world didn't care about their faces, and they all wanted to snatch Wu Luoxue into their arms.
"I'm going back to class." Wu Luoxue looked at these crazy old men and said, "I'm not going to learn oil painting from you. I'm going to learn from my mom."
She walked out of the art exhibition, and Zhen Congming hurried to follow her. In fact, Wu Luoxue hadn't painted in months, so she wasn't satisfied with the apple she painted!
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