I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 133 Breaking into the Barrier World

"Hmm?" The middle-aged man looked at the fruits and pastries on the table, his pupils shrank involuntarily, and a hint of caution appeared in his eyes.

"Why are there fewer cakes and fruits? Could it be that someone is stealing the tribute?"

The middle-aged man asked, looking around the hall with a look of doubt: "Who! Come out now!"

His voice was full of coldness and a hint of fear. The conversation between him and the young man was a shocking secret. If it got out, someone could die.

So there is no way the news could get out.

"I have already found the dust left by your footprints. If you come out on your own and surrender to me, I can still spare your life. But if I wait and find you out, I will probably have someone cut you into pieces." The middle-aged man's voice was full of coldness and intimidation, making people tremble.

Zhang Chen and Xiao Douding, who were standing under the altar, were secretly complaining, wondering why they were so unlucky recently. They had stolen offerings twice and crawled under the table twice, and they had encountered such bad luck each time.

Hearing the middle-aged man's scolding, Xiao Douding glanced at Zhang Chen, thinking that she was discovered, and then made an expression to Zhang Chen that said 'you stay here and hide, I'll go out to deal with them'. In her opinion, it is better for one person to go out and be exposed than for both of them to be caught.

But Zhang Chen put his hand on the little kid's shoulder and shook his head to signal him to be patient. He clearly did not leave any trace before he came in, and the old guy actually said that he left footprints. He must be bluffing.

At this time, the young man said, "Master, please don't be suspicious. Maybe the time has not come yet, and the disciple who is responsible for exchanging the tribute has not arrived yet."

As he spoke, he picked up a pear on the table, wiped it, put it to his mouth and started to eat it.

The middle-aged man nodded upon hearing this, as if he agreed with his words: "It should be, otherwise the other party would have come out after my trick. Calculating the time, it should be time to exchange tributes. Let's go quickly and don't let anyone see us here."

After saying that, the two of them left, leaving Zhang Chen and Xiao Douding hiding under the curtain, not daring to breathe.

When the little boy heard the footsteps leaving, he was about to speak and get out, but Zhang Chen grabbed him, pressed his mouth and shook his head at him.

The little boy was stunned. Although he didn't understand why Zhang Chen did this, he still chose to believe Zhang Chen's command.

After about forty breaths, the young man's voice was heard outside the hall again: "Master, it seems that there is really no one here, otherwise the other party would have come out."

"There is indeed no one here. I was worrying too much. Let's go." Another middle-aged man's voice sounded.

At this moment, Zhang Chen cursed from behind the curtain: "Old bastard!"

He was not experienced, he just sensed the movement of objects through the water vapor in the air. The two men pushed away the water vapor in the air as they walked, but suddenly stopped when they reached the door of the hall. Of course, they could not hide it from Zhang Chen's eyes and ears.

At this time, Zhang Chen came out from under the altar. Little Douding was hiding underneath and refused to come out. He said to Zhang Chen, "Do you want to hide for a while longer? What if the enemy comes back to attack us?"

"No, they have already gone far away." Zhang Chen picked up the pear and started to eat it again: "Do you know those two people?"

"One is Xu Wei, who is in charge of the martial arts assessment of all the disciples in the Taoist temple. He is also the deputy abbot of the Taoist temple and is mainly responsible for teaching the martial arts of the disciples in the Taoist temple. As for the other disciple, it is the second senior brother! He was clearly a disciple of the master, but I didn't expect that he was secretly colluding with Xu Wei, and he was also a traitor in the Taoist temple. He actually wanted to seize the secret of our Taoist temple. He deserves to die." The little bean was so angry that he cursed loudly, his face full of indignation.

"Second senior brother? He is the second senior brother? What's his name?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Wei Yingwu! He was the one who got the woman pregnant at the foot of the mountain before." said the little kid.

Zhang Chen seemed to be thinking deeply after hearing this. He knew this Wei Yingwu. Not only did he know him, but he also had a lot of hatred for him. Before, when he went to become Mr. Wuliu's apprentice, it was this Wei Yingwu who kicked him a few times and also took away his treasures.

"I'll go find the master and expose them." The little kid was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Zhang Chen stuffed the bitten pear directly into the little kid's mouth, and then said unhappily: "Our words are not serious, even if we go to complain, no one will believe us."

"What should we do? Are we just going to let their conspiracy succeed and take away the mystery of our Taoist temple?" The little kid was anxious.

"Didn't the Taoist temple say that we would have a martial arts contest to decide the winner? Then we can find a way to defeat Wei Yingwu, right?" Zhang Chen took the little boy's hand and walked out the door.

"We are determined to obtain this secret!"

As Zhang Chen communicated with the fox spirit, he also gained a general understanding of the cultivation level of the gods in this world.

The rank of gods is determined based on mystery.

For example, if someone obtains the secrets in the Tomb of the Imperial Daughter and then masters the twelfth-order secrets, they will continue to integrate the twelfth-order secrets and become stronger little by little. According to the degree of integration with the secrets, it is determined what level of god they are.

Because the secret of controlling gravity is at the twelfth level, so if someone obtains the secret of the twelfth level, the upper limit is the twelfth level.

If someone obtains the third-level mystery, along with its fusion with the mystery, the limit that can be achieved is also the third level.

Of course, this is the case without practicing the method of the soul. If you embark on the path of cultivation, you will break this shackles.

But for Zhang Chen, mystery is equivalent to supernatural power. If he could obtain a supernatural power for free, he would certainly not give it up.

"Wei Yingwu and I are old enemies. This time I must ruin all his affairs." Zhang Chen sneered in his heart. He was worried that he would not have the opportunity to take revenge on Wei Yingwu. He never thought that this guy would come to him on his own initiative.

Although the opponent is a dark power expert, I am still a god. If I exchange injuries for each other, I may be able to defeat him with my rapid healing ability.

Of course, the most important thing is that he still has time to study the runes. If he can figure out the effects of the two runes, he may have a chance to turn defeat into victory. Zhang Chen took Xiao Douding's hand and left quickly. Xiao Douding's voice was suddenly filled with worry: "Brother, didn't Wei Yingwu just say he wanted to kill people to silence them? Is he going to kill that woman?"

Zhang Chen turned his head and glanced at the little kid: "You don't want to meddle in other people's business, do you?"

The little kid said nothing, just stared at him with his big eyes.

Zhang Chen was speechless and said, "He killed his wife, what does it have to do with us? If you want to blame someone, just blame that woman for being blind and falling in love with a scumbag. There are so many honest men in the world, but she chose Wei Yingwu instead. Isn't it because she likes Wei Yingwu because he is rich and handsome? Believe it or not, if it was someone like me who is plain-looking, that woman would definitely ignore me and call me a licker and leave."

"Besides, if we meddle in other people's business, the woman might not believe us and think we are secretly hurting her. If she tells Wei Yingwu, he will take the opportunity to plot against us. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"

Zhang Chen didn't want to meddle in other people's business at all. Wei Yingwu had mastered the hidden power and was not someone easy to deal with. The only way was for him to use a knife to exchange injuries with Wei Yingwu so that Wei Yingwu's hidden power could not be brought into play.

Xiao Douding sighed when he heard this: "It's a pity for the baby in her belly. How can there be such cruel parents in the world?"

"He killed his descendants and has no descendants. What does it have to do with us?" Zhang Chen said unhappily.

No matter when, it is never a good habit to meddle in other people's affairs.

"What should we do next?" The little kid looked at Zhang Chen with eyes full of curiosity and questions.

Zhang Chen pondered for a moment after hearing that and looked at the five-year-old little girl. The little girl was only five years old. If he asked her to go down the mountain and sneak into the Procuratorate, she would probably be cheated by the old foxes in the Procuratorate and lose everything. Moreover, children were unstable in nature. If they got out of control and were brainwashed by the other party, Huang Tiandao would be in a passive position. Therefore, the little girl would definitely not have a chance to obtain that mysterious item.

"Then we should select from the younger generation, between the ages of fifteen and thirty." Zhang Chen made a conclusion and asked the little boy, "Let me ask you, who are the masters among the people between the ages of fifteen and thirty in our Taoist temple?"

Xiao Douding pondered for a moment after hearing this: "Except for the eldest brother who died young, the other three brothers have all reached the realm of dark energy. As for the other three thousand disciples, ninety-nine percent are bright energy and have not yet mastered the soft energy. After all, they don't have one-on-one guidance from a famous teacher, so it's hard for them to break through. However, there are probably seven or eight who have touched the dark energy, but they are not as good as that villain Wei Yingwu."

Zhang Chen had a clue in his mind after hearing that, the so-called competition would probably be among these dozen or so dark energy disciples.

"What you need to do next is to practice martial arts well. You may have a chance when the time comes." The little boy looked at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen remained silent upon hearing this. He felt that instead of pinning his hopes on martial arts training, it would be better to pin them on the two runes.

Then the two returned to the house, and Xiao Douding began to practice martial arts more diligently, while Zhang Chen also began to ponder the talisman, hoping to develop it before the big competition. By then, he might have a chance to ruin Wei Yingwu's plan.

After only one day of study, Zhang Chen still gained nothing and had no grasp of the texture of the rune.

At this time, Zhang Chen began to meditate and practice Qigong, and then entered a state of ecstasy, and his soul appeared in front of the curtain.

This was the first time Zhang Chen appeared in the endless void after cultivating magic power. As soon as his soul appeared, Zhang Chen immediately noticed something different.

What was different from the past was that the green lotus that had been in the ancestral orifice between his eyebrows suddenly appeared in the endless void, floating above Zhang Chen's head, emitting chaotic clear air and enveloping Zhang Chen.

"What is this?" Zhang Chen raised his head and looked at the green lotus above his head, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The green lotus was in bud, as if rooted in chaos, and was surrounded by a chaotic mist.

Zhang Chen observed for a while, but didn't notice anything strange, so he ignored it and walked to the curtain again. He looked at the barrier with shining golden light and thought: "How can I break through the barrier of the curtain and enter the world behind the tomb?"

Zhang Chen stretched out his hands and touched the world barrier, but the next moment Zhang Chen was stunned. He saw that the indestructible curtain in the past was like air and was easily penetrated by his own hands.

"What?" Zhang Chen was stunned when he saw this, with a look of astonishment in his eyes. Then he stepped out and disappeared in front of the barrier. Then, his eyes blurred and he appeared in a gray world.

The sky and the earth were gray, as if it was a heavy fog. There was a black whirlwind in the sky, blowing sand and rocks everywhere. It seemed that the heaven and earth were shaking. Zhang Chen felt that his soul would be blown away by the black wind in the next moment.

At this time, the green lotus above Zhang Chen's head was spinning, emitting a three-foot green light that enveloped Zhang Chen and fixed the void three feet in circumference around him. No matter how strong the wind was howling outside, it could not do anything to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen tried to stand still in the hurricane, looking at the world in front of him, and then he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot: "Ruins? This is a ruin?"

What caught Zhang Chen's eyes was a piece of black land, on which lay the ruins of a palace. The palace had been shattered into powder and scattered on the ground.

The ground was paved with white jade bricks, but at this time those white jade bricks were completely shattered, with traces of cracks on them, as if they had been hit by an inexplicable impact.

"Where is this ruin?" Zhang Chen looked at the ruins in front of him with a hint of astonishment in his eyes. This was different from the first heaven described by the fox spirit.

In the spiritual world described by the fox spirit, it was a place filled with all kinds of natural treasures, various great medicines and creations. However, Zhang Chen looked at the black wind that was darkening the sky and the earth in front of him, as well as the dilapidated ruins, and it did not look like a place of creation at all.

The strong wind made the sky dark and the earth dim. Nothing could be seen beyond thirty meters. Zhang Chen stood where he was and did not dare to move around. Instead, he looked carefully at the ruins in front of him, hoping to see something.

“But the vixen was right about one thing. After my soul entered this world, it seemed to be mysteriously nourished. My soul was actually nourished by a strange power.” Zhang Chen said to himself.

"I have tried many times to enter the First Heaven before, but was always blocked by barriers and could not enter here. But this time, I entered it easily... If there is a difference, it is that I have mastered the art of practicing Qi and cultivated magic power. Could it be that magic power is the key to enter the spiritual world? Could it be that the ancient saints also possessed magic power? This is impossible. If the ancient saints mastered magic power, humans should have recorded this power long ago, instead of only following the Yangshen system now, and even completely denying the way of practicing Qi and completely abandoning it." Zhang Chen stood in the ruins and muttered: "But what's the matter with the appearance of palace ruins here? Are there living beings living in the spiritual world?"

"I don't know if I can summon the fox fairy Nannan. This fox spirit might know something about the situation." Zhang Chen said to himself.

(End of this chapter)