I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 1002 180,000 Spiritual Items
Upon hearing the Empress's words, Zhang Chen's heart sank. Countless ancient relics were buried within his spiritual world, each of them terrifyingly powerful, possessing world-destroying strength. Now, they had all awakened, vying for the remaining fortune within the spiritual world. This was definitely not good news for Zhang Chen.

He treated the spiritual world as his own backyard, hoping to plunder its treasures to enrich his own middle-thousand world. Now that those old guys have started to plunder, where will he find a share?
The only good news is that, compared to the abundant spiritual energy within the spiritual world, the material world has already entered the Dharma-ending Age for those old folks. They won't enter the material world; if they did, they would die even faster.

Hearing the Empress's words, Zhang Chen sensed the danger, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't interfere with the creation within the spiritual world. Of course, he could ask the Queen Mother of the West for help, but for a powerful being like her, the concentration of spiritual energy in the spiritual world was no different from that in the material world. Asking the Queen Mother of the West for help would be a waste of resources.

Having thought this through, Zhang Chen had no choice but to give up and instead explore other avenues to deduce the art of soul reincarnation.

For him, the only way to escape the calamity was probably to preserve his soul, retain his memories, and then reincarnate repeatedly to survive the calamity of the end times.

“Just because others can’t do something doesn’t mean I can’t. I have the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and I also have the Heavenly Eye integrated into my consciousness. With the help of these two supreme divine objects, I might have a chance to keep my consciousness intact in the cycle of reincarnation.” A glint of light appeared in Zhang Chen’s eyes as he began to secretly deduce his supernatural powers.

Of course, Zhang Chen was confident that he would live longer than anyone else in the Dharma-ending Age because he was nourished by the innate energy constantly emanating from the Middle Thousand Worlds. If all the extraordinary beings in the world disappeared in the future, Zhang Chen would definitely be the last extraordinary power to disappear.

As the fleet sailed north, the water monsters in the area retreated in all directions. The various monsters also kept their distance, and after being touched by the aura of Tiger Power Immortal, they dared not approach him recklessly.

After traveling for another half month, Tiger Power Immortal came to Zhang Chen's cabin again, carrying a very large package in his hand. The package was at least ten cubic meters in size, and Tiger Power Immortal looked much smaller while carrying the huge package.

"All the spiritual herbs and treasures of the demon race are here. Now that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is constantly dissipating, the power of these treasures is also dissipating, gradually becoming useless and of little use to my demon race." Tiger Power Immortal threw the package directly into the cabin. Fortunately, Zhang Chen's cabin was large enough, otherwise it really couldn't accommodate such a large package: "I really don't know why you want to collect this trash."

“These useless things might save your life in a critical moment,” Zhang Chen retorted, then his gaze fell on the package. He saw that overwhelming spiritual energy was emanating from the package and spreading into the void, like a large smoke signal, which was very eye-catching.

Zhang Chen couldn't bear to see the essence of the treasures leak away, and wanted to open the package to put the various treasures inside into his Middle Thousand World, but was stopped by Tiger Power Immortal: "Wait!"

Zhang Chen paused, turned to look at Tiger Power Immortal, wondering why the other party was stopping him.

“This package of mine may only be ten cubic meters, but it can contain mountains and seas. It contains as many as 180,000 spiritual treasures. If you open it rashly, I'm afraid the entire ship will be crushed. If you want to open the package, you will need to find a spacious place,” said Tiger Power Immortal.

Zhang Chen was taken aback upon hearing this: "Treasures involving space? That's truly rare; this is the first time I've ever seen one."

"This item was left behind by my demon ancestors, and there is only one of its kind. However, with the great calamity of heaven and earth about to arrive, this item will soon become a mortal object. If you like it, I'll give it to you," said Tiger Power Immortal nonchalantly.

The world is about to undergo a great change, and all treasures will turn into ordinary things. He no longer cares about mere treasures.

Seeing Tiger Power Immortal's generosity, Zhang Chen was delighted: "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

With the use of his supernatural powers, the treasure was sent into the Middle Thousand World. Then, the package opened within the Middle Thousand World, and in the next moment, countless spiritual lights poured out from the package, devouring the innate energy between heaven and earth.

Tiger Power Immortal was indeed not lying. The demon race had dominated the Great Wilderness and swept across half of the human land. The spiritual treasures they had collected were enough to form a mountain as high as Mount Tai. At this moment, countless spiritual treasures were piled up in one place, frantically devouring the innate energy, and were about to undergo a transformation under the nourishment of the innate energy.

Tiger Power Immortal only collected ordinary acquired spiritual objects. Acquired spiritual objects, after being nourished by innate energy, will naturally undergo transformation and change towards innate energy.

The Eye of Heaven flickered in the void, and a power flowed through the darkness, sending countless spiritual objects into all directions of heaven and earth.

Those with earth-attribute attributes were sent deep into the earth, those with metal-attribute attributes were sent into mineral veins, those with plant-attribute attributes were planted among springs and mountains, and those with fire-attribute attributes fell into magma. In an instant, the 180,000 treasures were divided according to their attributes and sent to their respective suitable places for development.

As the 180,000 spiritual objects fell into the Middle Thousand World, the concentration of innate energy within the Middle Thousand World began to drop rapidly, falling to less than one-tenth of its previous level. However, the foundation of the entire world was growing wildly, and the laws were evolving rapidly. Various laws within the Middle Thousand World were constantly being supplemented, with each spiritual object corresponding to the evolution of a law. At this time, the Heavenly Dao of the entire Middle Thousand World, having absorbed the creation of countless heavenly treasures, began to expand wildly. The power of the Heavenly Dao continued to grow stronger under the feedback, and countless new threads of law emerged, gradually merging into the Middle Thousand World.

As the sun, moon, and stars formed, gradually transforming from illusion into matter, the rivers of destiny and time surged dramatically. Zhang Chen's eyes swept across the entire world, and upon noticing the changes, a burning glint appeared in them. This wave had saved at least billions of years of evolution in the Middle Thousand Worlds.

Inside the cabin, Zhang Chen seemed unaffected by the Middle Thousand Worlds and was currently talking with Tiger Power Immortal.

"Where did you put the package? That's quite a skill. I never knew you possessed such supernatural abilities." Tiger Power Immortal's eyes showed a hint of surprise when he saw Zhang Chen take away his package.

No matter which world you're in, there are no simple treasures when it comes to things involving space.

"You have given me so many treasures, I don't know how to repay you." Zhang Chen looked at Tiger Power Immortal.

"What's this talk of repaying or not repaying? In this great calamity of the Dharma-ending Age, they're all just pieces of trash, not worth mentioning." Tiger Power Immortal waved his hand dismissively.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at Tiger Power Immortal and said, "Actually, when the Great Tribulation of the End of Dharma arrives, I do have some means to overcome the tribulation. If you really have nowhere to go in the future, I can give you a chance to get through the tribulation."

Tiger Power Immortal handled things beautifully, and Zhang Chen certainly wouldn't be stingy with his reward.

"Really?" Tiger Power Immortal's pupils widened upon hearing this, his eyes filled with disbelief.

That was the Great Calamity of the End of Dharma! When all laws were destroyed and the extraordinary disappeared, how could Zhang Chen have a way to survive the calamity?
"Of course it's true! I can give you that opportunity right now, but you can never leave my side again," Zhang Chen said to Tiger Power Immortal.
Do you have a way to get through that ordeal?

If Zhang Chen takes Tiger Power Immortal into his Middle Thousand World, he will definitely not release him again. Otherwise, if Tiger Power Immortal leaks the news, those old antiques in dire straits will definitely fight him to the death and will spare no effort to seize his small world. Zhang Chen will not cause trouble for himself.

Tiger Power Immortal, with a joyful expression, did not press Zhang Chen for how he could help him overcome his tribulation. Instead, he said, "You can reserve this spot for me for now. I will come back to you after I have dealt with the matters concerning the demon race."

Tiger Power Immortal hesitated upon hearing that he could not leave Zhang Chen's side. Once he accepted Zhang Chen's method, it would mean losing his freedom, which was difficult for a demon king to accept. However, he did not refuse. He planned to find a way to get through the tribulation on his own first. If he could get through it, he would not need to ask Zhang Chen for help and would not lose his freedom.

If he can't get through this, it's not too late to ask Zhang Chen for help. There are still some days before the end of the Dharma in the world, and he still has a chance to find other ways to get through this tribulation.

Zhang Chen knew what Tiger Power Immortal was thinking, so he didn't try to persuade him anymore. Instead, he nodded with a smile. After being beaten up outside, Tiger Power Immortal naturally knew how terrible the calamity to come would be.

Even the Primordial Saint was helpless in the face of the Dharma-ending Age, let alone the mere Tiger Power Immortal.

So he didn't try to persuade him, but just smiled and waited for Tiger Power Immortal to come looking for him in a sorry state someday.

If Tiger Power Immortal didn't come, Zhang Chen wouldn't feel sorry. For him, the absence of one living being in the Middle Thousand Worlds meant one less person to share the innate energy, which was a good thing.

Tiger Power Immortal looked at Zhang Chen with surprise in his eyes: "I knew you were extraordinary, but I never expected you would have a way to avoid calamity. It's really unbelievable."

“There’s always a way out; there’s always a glimmer of hope,” Zhang Chen replied.

“Yes, there’s always a way out. I don’t believe that God won’t leave us extraordinary beings any chance of survival.” Tiger Power Immortal’s eyes were filled with stubbornness and obstinacy: “He will always leave us a glimmer of hope.”

Tiger Power Immortal departed, his expression a stark contrast to his dejected state upon arrival, now brimming with exhilaration. Perhaps Zhang Chen's discovery of a way to evade the calamity had spurred Tiger Power Immortal into action, giving him hope. He rushed out with great enthusiasm and vanished into the world, leaving Zhang Chen to observe his own world and ponder whether he should add some constraints and laws to his Middle Thousand World.
(End of this chapter)