I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#252 - Seal Print

However, Zhang Chen cautiously chose to move through the grass, bypassing houses and palaces along the way, and finally detected Chen Xu's presence in a secluded small building.

As someone valued by the King of Pingbian, Chen Xu had an independent courtyard in the King of Pingbian's mansion.

Zhang Chen 'crawled' onto the roof, slipped into the house along the tiles, then transformed from water into his original appearance, quietly sitting in front of the desk, watching Chen Xu standing under the eaves outside the door, observing the rain.

Chen Xu stared at the rain for a long time before turning around and walking into the house, only to see Zhang Chen sitting there with a smile. Chen Xu paused, as if he had been frozen, his whole body stuck there.

"This is the King of Pingbian's mansion, how dare he be so bold? And the King of Pingbian's mansion is so heavily guarded, yet it can't stop him?" Seeing Zhang Chen, a huge wave surged in Chen Xu's heart.

Seeing Zhang Chen, he felt a little scared. Meeting this guy was never a good thing.

He wanted to call for the guards of the King of Pingbian's mansion. There were guards outside the courtyard, but they were fifty meters away from the small building. If he shouted, it would provoke the fierce man opposite to become angry and violent, and he would definitely not be able to hold on until the guards arrived.

He had seen Zhang Chen torture Zhong Xiang before, and Zhang Chen's methods were definitely not something he could resist. So, after hesitating for only two breaths, he closed the door, looking at Zhang Chen with a smile on his face: "Yo, isn't this Young Master Zhang? Why have you come to the King of Pingbian's mansion?"

His voice was full of surprise and concern, with a strong flattering tone: "The King of Pingbian's mansion has secretly issued an assassination order, sending people to secretly hunt you down. Why did you throw yourself into the net?"

Seeing Chen Xu close the door, Zhang Chen was very satisfied with Chen Xu's actions. This was a smart person, and a smart person knew what to do at what time.

"I came to you today to help you fulfill your wish," Zhang Chen said with a smile.

"Fulfill my wish?" Chen Xu was stunned. What wish? Why didn't he know?

"Weren't you annoyed in the great tomb that those two brushes hindered you from fusing with the mysterious? I can help you seal those two brushes so that they can never bother you again," Zhang Chen said with a smile.

Chen Xu cursed inwardly upon hearing this: 'Damn it, saying you're helping me seal the brushes, aren't you just trying to get your hands on my two brushes?'

But he didn't dare to fall out with Zhang Chen. This was a ruthless person who dared to offend even the King of Pingbian's mansion, so he could only keep smiling and said: "Everyone has their own destiny in the dark. Perhaps my destiny is to be trapped by these brushes, unable to master the mysterious for the rest of my life. This is my fate, and I have given up struggling. You should leave, just let me accept my fate."

To be honest, Chen Xu was somewhat afraid of Zhang Chen. Last time, he forcibly snatched a wisp of Yin-Yang energy from his two brushes. He had never seen such a method before.

"Since I'm here, you can't just let me leave empty-handed, can you?" Zhang Chen said with a smile. Although he said it with a smile, the unquestionable tone in his words still made Chen Xu's heart chill.

How dare he argue with Zhang Chen? It was just being fleeced of another wisp of Yin-Yang energy, which was harmless and didn't damage its origin.

"Forget it, this evil star has come to my door. If I don't let him fleece a wisp of innate Yin-Yang energy, he won't give up. It's just a wisp of Yin-Yang energy anyway, and maybe I can ask him to do something..." Chen Xu's thoughts flashed. Although the King of Pingbian's mansion was good, it was not suitable for him. He, Chen Xu, was a free wanderer, a free bird, how could he be confined to a cage?

This King of Pingbian's mansion was a cage that kept people from being free.

If he wanted wealth and glory, why would he need to rely on the King of Pingbian's mansion? With his skills, where couldn't he find a meal? The next great tomb would have countless gold and silver treasures, enough for him to live a carefree life.

"Since you want to help me solve my troubles, I am naturally grateful. But I also have something I want to ask of you, please take me away, I don't want to stay in the King of Pingbian's mansion anymore," Chen Xu looked at Zhang Chen.

"The King of Pingbian's mansion has inexhaustible wealth and glory, are you willing to leave?" Zhang Chen asked in surprise.

"Even the most delicious delicacies will eventually become tiring to eat," Chen Xu said.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at Chen Xu. He had taken his brushes. Once the King of Pingbian's mansion asked him to decipher the golden light protecting the ancient gods and demons, he would be powerless and would definitely be questioned by the King of Pingbian's mansion. At that time, he would lose his value and might even lose his life because of it.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen pondered for a moment, but did not make any guarantees. Instead, he said: "I can only create an opportunity for you to leave. As for whether you can leave smoothly, it depends on your own luck."

"Thank you, Young Master," Chen Xu bowed.

As he spoke, Chen Xu summoned the two brushes, which floated in his palm.

Zhang Chen stepped forward and looked at the two brushes, carefully observing them for a moment. Then, he stretched out his hand and took out a jade box from his sleeve.

This jade box was no ordinary jade box. It was the jade box that sealed the refining method of the God-Slaying Whip that had run out of the Emperor's Daughter's body.

Zhang Chen activated the six-word mantra in his heart. He saw a golden light flashing in his palm, and the six-word mantra transformed into a virtual calligraphy, pasted on the jade box. Then, Zhang Chen looked at Chen Xu and said to Chen Xu: "Throw the two brushes into the jade box together."

Hearing Zhang Chen's instructions, and looking at the jade box in his hand, Chen Xu immediately understood his meaning, and couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart: "Good boy, I thought you just wanted to plunder a wisp of Yin-Yang energy, but who knew you were actually eyeing my two brushes. You really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. You must know that those old guys in the Yang God realm used all kinds of methods to seize these two brushes back then, but they couldn't do anything about these two brushes. Although you have some skills, and even some evil ways, to say that you can do what all the Yang God realm powerhouses can't do is simply wishful thinking."

Although he was disdainful in his heart, Chen Xu obediently cooperated with Zhang Chen and sent the two brushes into the box. No matter where his two brushes went, or where they were sealed, they would immediately return as long as he thought about it.

No means could imprison or block his two brushes.

Seeing the two brushes fall into the box, Zhang Chen quickly closed the box, trapping the two brushes inside.

"I don't know if this jade box, coupled with the six-word mantra, can suppress these two brushes and solve your worries," Zhang Chen carefully looked at the two brushes in the box. He saw that the two brushes seemed to sense something was wrong. Their bodies twisted and turned into two rays of light, one black and one white, constantly colliding in the box. However, the six-word mantra burst out with rays of Buddha's light, actually blocking the brush's collisions time and time again.

At this time, Chen Xu, who was standing opposite Zhang Chen, also changed color suddenly. He realized something was wrong for the first time, because his connection with the two brushes in the dark was actually broken.

That's right, his connection with the two brushes was actually broken!

This was the first time this had happened. In the past, no matter how others suppressed them or used any means, his connection with the two brushes would exist in the dark. He had never encountered such a complete disconnection before.

"How do you feel now?" Zhang Chen stared at the two brushes in the box for a while before raising his head to look at Chen Xu.

Chen Xu stammered and hesitated, "Or, you shouldn't help me anymore. Just give the two brushes back to me. I think it's actually quite good to have them..."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen immediately understood what he was thinking. This kid was being both a hypocrite and a tease, a bit like a certain type of person in later generations, who says 'no' and complains about everything, but their body is very honest. Once they really lose it, I'm afraid they'll cry and wail.

"Don't worry, I'm just temporarily sealing these two brushes. If you have any accumulated mysteries, hurry up and fuse them during this time. After this period, if I return the two brushes to you, you won't be able to fuse them anymore, and you'll miss the opportunity," Zhang Chen said with a smile.

He could feel that the two brushes were eroding the Six-Syllable Mantra Talisman. He had to bless the jade box with the Six-Syllable Mantra Talisman every day, otherwise, the brushes would brush open his Six-Syllable Mantra seal.

"These brushes are really evil," Zhang Chen muttered to himself, feeling the eroded power of the Six-Syllable Mantra.

He was afraid he couldn't handle these brushes. They were immune to all laws and specialized in breaking all kinds of restrictions. There was simply no way to refine them.

Zhang Chen put away the jade box, carefully stuffed it into his sleeve, and then changed the subject, "I have an invisibility talisman here. After you stick it on, as long as you don't encounter a seventh-order expert, no one will discover your tracks. Later, I'll make some noise outside to attract the attention of the Pingbian Manor's experts. You can take the opportunity to escape at that time. Whether you can escape depends on your own luck." Zhang Chen instructed Chen Xu, while taking out the invisibility talisman and sticking it directly on Chen Xu's body, "Later, I'll cause a commotion, and you can just rush out. Whether you can escape depends on yourself, remember?"

Chen Xu nodded upon hearing this, "Young Master, your great kindness, I will never forget."

The reason Zhang Chen took action to save Chen Xu was actually to prevent accidents. In case the brushes ran back at some point, and Chen Xu wasn't in the Pingbian Manor, the Pingbian Manor would be helpless against the God-Demon body.

After Zhang Chen applied the invisibility talisman to Chen Xu, he directly turned into mist and slipped away through the eaves, disappearing into the rain through the cracks in the roof, and then directly rushed into the clouds, where he revealed his true form.

As his mind moved, the clouds in the sky surged, turning into water currents to support Zhang Chen. Then, Zhang Chen summoned the fox spirit, "Bring the explosive packs?"

"What are you doing with explosive packs?" Fox Fairy Nuannuan asked with a surprised expression.

Zhang Chen pointed to the ground below. Fox Fairy Nuannuan's eyes widened instantly, filled with excitement, "Zhang Chen, you're good, you've actually learned to ride the clouds? This skill is great. With the means to ride the clouds, escaping will be much faster in the future."

As she was speaking, a shocking thunderclap suddenly exploded in the clouds.

Fox Fairy Nuannuan was standing in the clouds at this time. She had the protection of dragon energy, so she wasn't afraid of the lightning in the sky. At this time, Fox Fairy Nuannuan, fearing that the world wouldn't be in chaos, said, "How many do you want?"

"Bring ten! And remember to bring some fuses!" Zhang Chen instructed.

After hearing Zhang Chen's instructions, Fox Fairy Nuannuan went away to transport the explosive packs from the cave. Before long, she had returned and handed the explosive packs to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen silently measured the distance between the cloud head and the Pingbian Manor. The Pingbian Manor occupied dozens of acres, so he didn't even need to aim. He could throw them down with his eyes closed.

After Zhang Chen made a rough estimate, he lengthened and reconnected the fuses, then casually lit them and threw them down from the clouds, immediately turning into mist and hiding in the sea of clouds, running away as fast as he could.

The people of Pingbian Manor would never have imagined that someone would throw things from the clouds.

Moreover, explosive packs were not a mystery. In this dark, rainy, and thundery weather, even Yin God experts did not dare to leave their bodies to investigate, lest they be injured by lightning.

So this gave Zhang Chen a chance to exploit. As the explosive packs fell, fireworks bloomed in the Pingbian Manor in the darkness. Streams of flames soared into the sky, accompanied by earth-shattering explosions. Countless pavilions in the entire Pingbian Manor were razed to the ground, and countless people were blown to death.

"What happened?"

"Help!"

"Someone, save me!"

......

Waves of cries and wails echoed through the rainy night, causing chaos in the Pingbian Manor.

The earth-shattering explosions accompanied by firelight alarmed Pingbian King and Fifth Six Mr., who were discussing their plans in the house. The two were alarmed by the explosions and rushed out of the courtyard, only to see the entire Pingbian Manor ablaze with fire. Countless people were suddenly blown to death in their sleep, suffering an undeserved disaster.

"Could it be lightning fire descending? But that shouldn't be. How could a dozen lightning fires descend at once?" Pingbian King stood in the rainy night looking at the explosions, his eyes filled with horror.

"This is Zhang Chen's doing!" Fifth Six Mr. recognized the origin of the explosions with just one glance.

"Are you sure? It's really that kid Zhang Chen breaking into the Pingbian Manor? Could it be that he's here for the God-Demon corpse?" Countless thoughts rolled in Pingbian King's mind.

However, the God-Demon corpse had not yet been transported back. If the other party was here for the God-Demon corpse, wanting to fish in troubled waters, then they had made a wrong calculation.

"Dispatch the sharpshooters. Although his object has amazing explosive power, it's not without its weaknesses. As long as we use the sharpshooters to contain him, then his death will be near." Pingbian King's voice regained its composure at this time.

"In addition, order people to protect the Madam and the Young Master, so that the other party cannot take advantage of the situation. How dare that kid attack the Royal Manor alone? I'm afraid there are also court personnel secretly participating in the test." Pingbian King said.

At this moment, he chose to defend rather than counterattack.

Zhang Chen, seeing the Pingbian Manor plunged into a sea of fire, dared not stay any longer, lest more disasters arise, so he quickly followed the rainwater into the city, confirmed that he had not left any traces, and had not been tracked, then he returned to the inn with peace of mind. After walking into the room, he saw Xie Lingyun sitting quietly in the inn drinking tea.

"Did it succeed?"

Xie Lingyun saw Zhang Chen walking in from outside the door and asked with a smile.

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this, a smile appearing on his face, "It succeeded."

"It's good that it succeeded. Now the city is in chaos. Take good care of yourself. I still have to take advantage of the chaos to scavenge some benefits."

After Xie Lingyun finished speaking, she walked out of the inn. Today, dark clouds covered the sky, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and all cultivators below the Yang God realm were honest. Even Xie Lingyun, who had cultivated into the Yin God, was afraid of the majesty of the heavenly thunder in the dark.

Watching Xie Lingyun's leaving figure, Zhang Chen began to ponder the matter of the Emperor's Daughter entering his dreams again. The Emperor's Daughter could enter his dreams, so did that mean he could communicate with the Emperor's Daughter?

Wouldn't he then know the burial grounds of those ancient gods and demons? Know the creations of countless great tombs?

Even more so, countless secrets of the ancient era, the methods of martial arts cultivation, and even more news, would be grasped by him?

He would be precognizant in this era, excavate all the mysterious creations, and then, with the help of those mysterious creations, wouldn't it be an exaggeration to say that he would ascend to the sky in one step?

"Great niece! I've done a big thing for you this time. You have to thank me properly." Zhang Chen muttered to himself, and began to sleep, preparing to dream.