I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 1050 The Immortal Family
However, Zhang Chen still thought highly of Zhang Guan, after all, Zhang Guan's heart was good. As long as a person's heart is not corrupted, how bad can he be?

Zhang Chen watched Zhang Guan leave, then went inside and began to peruse the materials that the North had collected from all corners of the world over the years: "Is there any news about the spiritual world?"

After searching for a long time without finding an answer, Zhang Chen asked the King of Pingbian, who was organizing the materials.

That's right. Ever since the King of Pingbian was deposed, he was transferred here to organize information for Zhang Chen. The King of Pingbian's bloodline was assimilated by the Blood God Child, and he is extremely loyal to Zhang Chen. As long as Zhang Chen gives an order to send him to his death, he will not have any objections.

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's question, the King of Pingbian shook his head: "I have reviewed all the messages sent here, and there is no news."

“This shouldn’t be!” Zhang Chen stood in front of the pile of documents, frowning and deep in thought. Logically speaking, with the world undergoing great changes and the end of the Dharma era approaching, the spiritual world should have fallen as well. Why haven’t we found out any information yet?

Moreover, the fall of that small world must have caused a huge commotion, resulting in the mass extinction of the surrounding area and creating a terrifying natural disaster. Such news should not have been kept from the spies in the north, but why is there not a single sign of it?
However, since the King of Pingbian said there was no such thing, then there definitely wasn't. Zhang Chen turned around and entered the secret room.

Time flies by in the blink of an eye

On this day, Xie Xuan, Xie Lingyun, Zhou Qiucheng, and others arrived together at Zhang Chen's residence. Zhang Chen, who had been in seclusion in a secret room, came out of the house and his gaze swept over Xie Xuan and the others: "Have you said goodbye to your family? Have you taken care of your affairs after your death?"

"Everything has been arranged." Xie Xuan nodded, then hesitated, but ultimately swallowed his words.

"What does Chief Xie want to say?" Zhang Chen noticed Xie Xuan's unusual behavior and asked.

"With such abilities, would you be willing to bring a few more people in?" Xie Xuan asked tentatively.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen shook his head with a wry smile: "You overestimate me."

Did Zhang Chen not want to? Of course he did! He even used this as a pretext to recruit the world's talents to serve him. However, Zhang Chen could not do so because the beings in this world possessed the energy of cause and effect. The more people sent into the Middle Thousand World, the greater the power of cause and effect would be, and the stronger the cause and effect between the Middle Thousand World and the Great Thousand World would become. Although the Heavenly Eye suppressed it, Zhang Chen was still uneasy, fearing that it might cause some trouble.

After all, the Middle Thousand Worlds are of great importance; the slightest mistake could lead to catastrophic consequences. If the Middle Thousand Worlds were to be targeted by the Greater Thousand Worlds, Zhang Chen could not bear the consequences.

Xie Xuan said no more after hearing this. Zhang Chen looked at Xie Xuan with his eyes. After decades of time, although he still had the foundation of his previous cultivation, he had aged considerably.

"Since you are all ready, let's enter the secret realm I have prepared. I have prepared pills for you all. Once you enter the secret realm, they will help you quickly recover to your peak condition. As for how far you can cultivate, that depends on yourselves." After Zhang Chen finished speaking, a golden light burst forth from between his eyebrows, enveloping everyone. The next moment, everyone's figures were captured by the golden light and disappeared without a trace.

In the middle world

As soon as the group entered the Middle Thousand World, they felt the overwhelming and vast innate energy pouring in, nourishing their bodies like spring rain.

"What is this?" As everyone felt the transformation of their bodies and the dense, misty energy of heaven and earth, a look of horror appeared in their eyes.

Having endured the torment of the Dharma-ending Age, they suddenly found themselves in such a prosperous era, their eyes filled with disbelief.

At this moment, the entire Middle Thousand World was shrouded in white mist formed from innate primordial energy. Since everyone was a mortal, they could not see the towering Jianmu tree. Just then, a figure emerged from the mist, which was Zhang Chen's avatar: "Everyone, the primordial energy here is abundant. It can not only help you recover your strength, but also help you break through to a higher level. I have prepared some pills here to help you recover your strength faster and break free from the shackles of lifespan."

As he spoke, Zhang Chen distributed the pills that Lady Biyun had refined years ago to everyone, but he was reluctant to part with the pills that the Queen Mother of the West had refined.

No one was surprised to see Zhang Chen there. They swallowed the pills one by one, and as the powerful energy of the pills entered their stomachs, their auras surged continuously. Before long, they regained their youth and returned to their peak condition.

"An incredible place." Zhou Qiucheng looked at his body, which had regained its youth, his eyes filled with disbelief, and he was stunned for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen laughed and said, "Hehe, the place I secretly prepared is no ordinary place. However, there is something I must inform you all in advance: the flow of time here is very different from that of the outside world. One hundred and eighty years here is equivalent to only one day outside. If you can break through your cultivation levels in time, you will not be afraid of the passage of time. However, if you do not break through in time, you may exhaust your lifespan and die of old age. But you don't need to worry. I have already prepared a sealed place for you. As long as you are sealed, you will not be affected by the power of time. If the Golden Age arrives outside, I will release you, and you can still live freely in the world. I wonder what you will choose?"

"Such a huge time difference, of course I will choose to seal it." Xie Lingyun made her decision without even thinking.

If cultivation realms were so easy to break through, why did everyone struggle below the Yang Shen level in the past?
One day outside is equivalent to 180 years inside. Who can withstand that?
I'm afraid that within a year or two, everyone will be reduced to bones.

"I want to seal it too!" Zhou Qiucheng said hurriedly.

The crowd made their choices, requesting Zhang Chen to seal them away and release them during the Golden Age. Zhang Chen, faced with their choices, was no exception; after all, they were all prudent individuals who knew how to choose.

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After Zhang Chen sent everyone into the Middle Thousand World, he suddenly discovered a strange force pulling him towards his Middle Thousand World. However, he saw his Heavenly Eye close in an instant, cutting off that force.

"As expected, sending beings from the Great Thousand World into the Middle Thousand World carries the risk of exposure. As more and more beings are sent into the Middle Thousand World, the bond between the two sides becomes deeper and deeper."

"You sent them all in?" Zhong Xiang stared wide-eyed at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen stepped forward and stroked Zhong Xiang's head, gently straightening his clothes: "There is an avatar of mine in that small world. When you see him, it's as if you see me. After you enter that world, swallow the pill, and I will seal you away. We'll meet again in the next era."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiang's face showed a hint of reluctance: "What about Zhang Xiang and the others...?"

“My little world has its limits. Zhang Xiang can be sent in, but the others can’t. They are all kings of the North, and they are bound by the great fortune of this world. Their karmic entanglements are too deep, and I am powerless to help them.” Zhang Chen said with a troubled expression.

"Immortality has always been a rare thing, and I was too greedy." Zhong Xiang sighed softly upon hearing this, his voice filled with helplessness: "Send me away."

Zhang Chen nodded, opened his Heavenly Eye, and sent Zhong Xiang inside. With his avatar taking care of him inside, he had nothing to worry about.

However, as Zhong Xiang was sent inside, the causal power that came from the search became even stronger. It should be known that Zhong Xiang is a great cultivator in this world, the queen of Zhang Chen, and the mother of the current King of the Northern Lands. How great is the karmic force on her? It is only natural that it would cause the will of heaven and earth of the great world to react.

However, it was still nothing to the Heavenly Eye. As the Heavenly Eye closed, the will to explore from the Heavenly Dao was instantly blocked by the Heavenly Eye.

After seeing Zhong Xiang off, Zhang Chen went to the backyard and saw Zhang Shi, who had finished washing and dressing, and the three little ones who were full of excitement.

"Brother, hurry up and do it, I can't wait any longer." When Zhang Tuowei saw Zhang Chen walking over, he excitedly rushed forward, his eyes full of joy, without the slightest reluctance to leave the Great Thousand World.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen patted Zhang Tuowei's head and said, "You silly girl, you're still so immature."

"This barren environment makes it impossible to cultivate or master extraordinary power. Feeling myself getting older day by day is really unbearable," Zhang Tuowei complained.

Zhang Chen laughed upon hearing this. Who could bear it if a great cultivator were to become a mortal with a physical body?

Just as countless thoughts were swirling in Zhang Chen's mind, Zhang Shi stepped forward and looked at Zhang Chen with her cloudy eyes: "We went to that secret realm, leaving you alone outside. You must take good care of yourself and think things through carefully."

Zhang Chen quickly helped Zhang Shi up: "Don't worry, I've already arranged an escape route. You just go to the new world and enjoy the pleasure of immortality. Leave the outside world to me."

Zhang held Zhang Chen's hand again, giving him a long string of instructions before finally saying to him, "Take good care of yourself!"

After speaking, Zhang and the three children were sent into the inner world by Zhang Chen, where they saw the avatar that had been waiting for them.

"Big brother? Weren't you outside? How did you get in here?" Zhang Tuowei was stunned when he saw Zhang Chen's avatar.

"This is my avatar." Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Tuowei with annoyance, took out the pills he had prepared beforehand, flicked his finger and stuffed them directly into Zhang Tuowei's mouth.

This is a pill personally refined by the Queen Mother of the West; Zhang Chen would never use inferior products for his own family.

As for Zhong Xiang and the others, they have already been sealed away by Zhang Chen.

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As another group of people were sent inside, Zhang Chen frowned again. This time, an even stronger force of causality, tracking and locking onto him, crossed time and space and attacked Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen quickly closed his Heavenly Eye and blocked that force of heaven and earth from his body.

Now that Zhang Chen is evolving the Heavenly Dao in the Middle Thousand Worlds, he is naturally familiar with that invading will, which is the power of the Heavenly Dao.

"It's somewhat interesting, but that's about it. Today, the Heavenly Dao absorbs the primordial energy of the Great Thousand Worlds, creating the Dharma-ending Age, but it has also indirectly crippled itself, binding all its power. Apart from divine punishment, it cannot use any means to do anything to me." Zhang Chen was not too afraid, but he was afraid of the reckoning that would come when the Golden Age arrived.

(End of this chapter)