Dragon's Origin

In addition, Wang Sheng needed to start contemplating what inscription to write on the giant stele in his Yuanshen space. He believed that once the inscription was written and carved, he would complete the Bixi transformation.

A hammer weighing one or two liang and a hammer weighing one ton are completely different concepts, and they are used in completely different ways. Fortunately, he could control them with spiritual Qi, and with his experience using three brushes, Wang Sheng勉强 started to adapt.

The requirement for spiritual Qi control was more than doubled. In addition, he had to constantly input spiritual Qi to stimulate the formation. It could be said that over the past few months, Wang Sheng's spiritual Qi had become more than twice as pure as before he started carving the giant statue.

Just as Wang Sheng was preparing for the final challenge, the preparation activities on the Laojun Temple side had also reached their final stage.

This time, Laojun Temple spent a high price to hire more than two hundred Grandmaster-level carving experts, plus thousands of carving craftsmen, to carve ten thousand statues of Laojun on Laojun Mountain.

More than two hundred carving Grandmasters had put aside their other work and concentrated on Laojun Mountain. Accompanied by the Taoists of Laojun Temple and the craftsmen responsible for assisting, they began to survey Laojun Mountain to determine the exact location of these Laojun statues.

Once the location was determined, these Grandmasters would begin to create drafts based on the local conditions, designing Laojun statues in different poses. First, clay models would be made, then the craftsmen would make rough prototypes, and finally, the Grandmasters would meticulously carve and complete the Laojun statues.

This grand initiative of Laojun Temple received the support of almost all Taoist sects in the world. Donations of money and goods, pious men and women burning incense and praying for blessings, and various Dharma assemblies continued. They were just waiting for all the statues to be completed, and then Laojun Temple would organize a grand consecration ceremony with high-ranking Taoists from all over the world, consecrating all ten thousand Laojun statues on the mountain at once.

It was estimated that after the ceremony was completed, Laojun Mountain would become a sacred place in the hearts of Taoists and believers all over the world.

Laojun Temple's move was not only strongly supported by the major families, but even the royal family vigorously promoted it. It could be described as everyone working together to achieve a great event.

Of course, the various families and the royal family valued the powerful force behind Laojun Temple and their temporary disdain for secular power. Such a powerful sect with thousands of years of inheritance could not be easily offended, even if it could not be drawn to their side.

Anyway, in recent centuries, the Taoist sect had only been interested in their own religious affairs and had never participated in any power struggles, so all parties had let them be. As the ruling class, they were very happy to see a religion that provided spiritual comfort to the people under their rule, which was very beneficial to maintaining their rule.

The Taoist sect rarely did such a big thing in hundreds of years. Since they were doing it, they were naturally cautious, fearing that even a slight mistake would lead to imperfections.

The location and form of each Laojun statue on Laojun Mountain needed to be approved by at least five Grandmasters and at least two high-ranking Taoists. In addition, it was necessary to consider whether these statues could be reached and how to worship them. Only after all of this was determined could construction officially begin.

Even after construction began, it would take at least two and a half to three years to complete it thoroughly. Overall, it was a huge project, no less than building a palace or a fortress.

Just the exploration and determination of the plan would take at least half a year. For a time, Laojun Mountain was bustling with noise, as lively as a downtown area.

Wang Sheng didn't know this, nor did he want to know it. He only had one thought in his mind now, which was to completely adapt to the lightest hammer, which weighed only one or two liang. While practicing, he would perfect the Laojun statue.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off. Even though the last hammer was very difficult to adapt to, after Wang Sheng spent twice as much time as on the other hammers, he was finally able to use it freely, however he wanted. At this time, the rough outline of the Laojun statue was finally completed. From head to toe, it had completely taken shape, waiting only for the final fine details to be meticulously carved.

By this time, it had been a full year since Wang Sheng started the first hammer. And this year had been enough for Wang Sheng to take his understanding of carving to the next level. His foundation was originally the Grandmaster-level technique of Master Lu simulated by the combat consciousness villain. Now, after a year of tempering, he could use the hammer and chisel as if it were an instinct, no matter when or where.

After completing this step, Wang Sheng did not rush to start the fine carving immediately. Instead, he completely stopped and emptied his whole body and mind. Then, he began to meditate on the demeanor of the Three Purities as he understood them on Earth.

Not only the Three Purities, Wang Sheng even blended together all the solemn, dignified, compassionate, and serene images he had seen and known from Buddhism, Christianity, and other religions, and finally formed a new image in his Yuanshen space based on the image of Taishang Laojun in this world.

When he had thought everything through thoroughly, Wang Sheng began to carve meticulously from top to bottom.

When he started, Wang Sheng was no longer attached to any particular hammer. The five hammers were exactly the same. When he didn't use spiritual Qi to stimulate the formation, they were just five ordinary-weight hammers. Wang Sheng usually just grabbed one at random, whichever one he got, and started carving.

If a carving Grandmaster of Master Lu's level was watching from the side, they would only see Wang Sheng's smooth and natural movements, and they would only nod frequently at Wang Sheng's actions.

He couldn't say about other materials, but for the giant rock that Wang Sheng was using in front of him, the stone material he was using, Wang Sheng could completely be called a Grandmaster.

Because the rough outline had been completed, and Wang Sheng's foundation had been so solid in this year's tempering, the efficiency of his work was many times higher than at the beginning.

In just one short month, the head of the giant statue took shape. Another month, the neck and chest took shape. Next was the abdomen, hips, thighs, calves, and feet. By the time Wang Sheng had completed all the parts, another half a year had passed.

When the last hammer and chisel were finished, Wang Sheng cleaned up all the debris, and when he looked up at his own work, he couldn't help but feel a burst of pride.

The giant statue, more than three hundred meters high, was actually completed by himself. This was completely unimaginable when he was on Earth. But in this world, Wang Sheng had completed all of this from beginning to end in just a year and a half. Standing at the foot of the giant statue and looking up, Wang Sheng's sense of accomplishment was even stronger than when he had successfully completed the Bixi transformation.

The outer three cliff walls were still there, tightly遮挡Wang Sheng's work. No one knew what Wang Sheng had completed here, no one knew what the giant rock at the confluence of the three rivers had become. All the mysteries were waiting to be revealed when Wang Sheng called Lingxu Old Daoist over.