I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 153 I'm not human!

“There is such a restriction? It can only be completed in one day?” Xie Lingyun showed a hint of disappointment when he heard this.

Zhang Chen remained silent. There was nothing he could do about it. Unless his skills improved, he was afraid that he would not be able to change this iron rule.

"The effect of this talisman needs to be verified further." Xie Lingyun stuck the rune on his arm and started practicing the technique the next moment.

As Xie Lingyun practiced his skills, a black mist gathered around him again. "You are just a mortal ant, and you can't escape the fate I have set for you. You dared to use tricks to harm me. I, the ancestor, have decided not to show you mercy..."

The voice of the devil rang out, its voice was ghostly and unpredictable, filled with unspeakable fear, which involuntarily cast a shadow over people's hearts.

However, before he could finish his words, the runes on Xie Lingyun's arm flashed, and a ray of golden light burst out directly, hitting the black smoke that had not yet condensed. A scream was heard, and the black smoke was directly annihilated and dissipated by the light.

"It's done!" Xie Lingyun opened his eyes, his eyes were full of joy, his eyes were red with excitement, and tears were welling up in his eyes.

God has mercy on her. How much effort has she put in to suppress and fight against this damn demon? She has been entangled by the demon since she was a child. She has no peace day and night and is always facing the threat of death. The depression in Xie Lingyun's heart is really hard to describe.

"That demon was destroyed?" Zhang Chen asked.

Xie Lingyun's face turned serious when he heard this: "That demon lives in my heart and has become one with my heart. Unless I die and he loses his spiritual support, he will be immortal. That golden light only hurt him and weakened his power."

Xie Lingyun spoke, his voice full of seriousness. At this moment, the runes drawn by Zhang Chen turned into ashes and fell out of Xie Lingyun's sleeves.

"Immortality? Is there such an incredible method in the world?" Zhang Chen's eyes were full of disbelief.

"When the demon was weak, my father used the supreme Zen method to kill it. But the demon was immortal, just like the weeds that can't be burned by a big fire but will grow again in the spring breeze. It won't take long for it to come back. But later, as my cultivation level improved, the demon's power also gradually became stronger, and it even forced me to improve my cultivation level, wanting to take over my body and devour me." Xie Lingyun's voice was a little sad:

"But now that I have the help of your talisman, if I can suppress the demon for a while, it can buy me some time, and I can probably survive for a while."

Zhang Chen fell silent after hearing this. Even his own righteous light was powerless against the power acting on his mind. Although his righteous light was strong, he could only suppress the demon after it emerged. As for the hidden things deep in his mind, that was not something Zhang Chen could get involved in.

But Zhang Chen was worried that if he couldn't curb the Heavenly Demon fundamentally, and wait until the Heavenly Demon recovered, he would be in big trouble. Even if he relied on his righteous light to restrain the Heavenly Demon, the Heavenly Demon would never let him go, and one of them would surely fall.

"Can you...can you teach me your technique of drawing talismans? Just name any conditions you want. Wealth, gold, silver, and jewelry, as long as you want it, I can give it all to you. I can even guarantee that you will have food and drink for several lifetimes and generations." Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen and asked after a slight hesitation.

Of course, she knew that this was a bit too much, but she had no other choice. The talisman could only last for one day, and she couldn't take Zhang Chen with her wherever she went, right? If Zhang Chen accidentally got into an accident in the future, wouldn't she be unlucky too?
Xie Lingyun could never accept pinning his family's future on others.

If she relied on Zhang Chen, wouldn't she be controlled by others? She couldn't accept this.

Zhang Chen said quickly, "Since the lady is interested in this method of drawing talismans, it is my honor. As for the so-called wealth and glory, don't mention it anymore. I think it's good to live in the mountains. I don't have to be bothered by the worldly affairs down the mountain. Wealth and glory, gold, silver and jewelry are all the source of troubles. I plan to stay in the mountains for the rest of my life and never want to go down the mountain to get involved in worldly affairs."

Zhang Chen was not a fool. Did he care about the so-called wealth and glory? After having the vixen, he had no shortage of money to spend.

But Xie Lingyun was the daughter of Xie Xuan, the daughter of the chief of the Northern Procuratorate. It would be great if Xie Lingyun could owe him a favor.

Xie Lingyun was stunned after hearing Zhang Chen's answer. She never expected Zhang Chen to answer like this, and she never expected Zhang Chen to have such a noble character. It made her feel a little ashamed and thought that the conditions she had proposed before had tarnished the character of the young man in front of her.

"If you don't want anything, I won't accept your things." Xie Lingyun felt a little embarrassed when she heard that. Apart from gold, silver and treasures, the only valuable thing on her was the visualization method she had obtained. However, the visualization method was a top secret of the Xie family, and she could not decide whether to spread it out.

However, after Xie Lingyun pondered over it, he suddenly came up with an idea. Since the young man in front of him had figured out the tricks of talismans, there seemed to be several ancient books on talismans in the Inspection Office. Those ancient books had been gathering dust after being dug out from the tomb. After being studied by the senior masters of the Inspection Office, it was found that the so-called qigong and talisman techniques were nonsense, so no one took them seriously.

Thinking of Qigong, Xie Lingyun suddenly had an idea. She remembered what Xiaodouding said before that Zhang Chen was mentally ill and kept talking about practicing Qigong all day long...

Thinking of this, Xie Lingyun's gaze towards Zhang Chen changed slightly, and countless thoughts arose in his mind in an instant.

"Don't worry, my lord. It's just a mere spell. I don't take it seriously at all." Zhang Chen picked up the cinnabar pen on the table and said to Xie Lingyun:

"I will explain to you how to make the talisman."

Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen calmly, but saw Zhang Chen carefully explained to Xie Lingyun how to draw the silver talisman, without hiding anything. While drawing the rune, Zhang Chen thought to himself: "If I only teach her to draw useless talismans, Xie Lingyun will inevitably be suspicious with her intelligence. I need to think of an excuse. In this way, even if Xie Lingyun fails to draw the talisman, it is only her problem, and she can't blame me."

Moreover, Zhang Chen had another worry in his heart. These days, Xie Lingyun had been teaching him martial arts and they had had a lot of physical contact. He wondered if the other party had noticed his Qigong skills. If the other party had noticed his magical powers, and he hid it without telling anyone, he would end up making things worse.

"The most important trick to drawing talismans is actually practicing Qi."

Over there, Xie Lingyun was watching the lines of the talisman drawn by Zhang Chen and explaining the key points of drawing the talisman. When thousands of thoughts were flashing through his mind, Zhang Chen suddenly spoke something, pulling Xie Lingyun back to his senses.

"Practicing Qi?" Xie Lingyun was stunned when she heard that. She had already made up her mind that Zhang Chen wanted to hide his skills and took out useless talismans to fool her, but she never expected to hear this word from Zhang Chen's mouth.

After this word came out of Zhang Chen's mouth, Xie Lingyun was completely confused, and a thought came to his mind: "Did I misunderstand him?"

Zhang Chen did not notice the change in Xie Lingyun's expression. Instead, he drew the talisman and injected golden light into it while saying to himself, "In the past, I obtained a scripture called "The Western Ascension Sutra". When I was pondering it, I suddenly felt something in my heart, and a stream of air was inexplicably born in my body. This air flow was extremely mysterious and very strange." "And if you want to draw talismans, the most important thing is this air flow. Only by infusing this air flow into the talisman can the talisman exert its incredible magical effect." Zhang Chen said to Xie Lingyun.

Upon hearing this, Xie Lingyun's pupils shrank, the light in his eyes trembled, and an indescribable excitement rose in his heart.

Qigong! The most mysterious Qigong in the legend is actually true? The boy in front of me actually mastered the legendary Qigong? Otherwise, how to explain the runes?

"Your lady wants to practice drawing talismans, but she also needs to understand the art of Qigong." After Zhang Chen finished drawing the talisman, he raised his head and looked at Xie Lingyun.

"Are you willing to teach me the art of Qigong?" Xie Lingyun's eyes were full of disbelief. This was a mysterious inheritance that only the core members could obtain even from great nobles.

"I can't teach you the art of Qigong, because I myself have no idea how the Qi feeling is born. All I can do is give you the article on Qigong that I have read. As for whether you can practice Qigong, it depends on your own talent and perception." Zhang Chen said to Xie Lingyun.

He had studied the fragment of the Xisheng Sutra, but found it useless. After the fox spirit took it back, he put it aside. Now it was just the right time to use it to confuse Xie Lingyun.

When people talk, nine truths and one lie are the most confusing.

The Xisheng Sutra is real, the talisman technique is real, but the qigong technique is fake.

What can you achieve with an incomplete Xisheng Sutra?

Moreover, Zhang Chen also felt that many large tombs must have been dug up in this world, and there might not be a shortage of Qigong techniques. If he could set an example and obtain other Qigong techniques from Xie Lingyun, then at that time, he would no longer need Huang Tiandao's Qigong technique and could continue his subsequent practice?
Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, and he also made his own calculations. He also wanted to leave a way out for himself. If he could not successfully obtain the Qi training technique in Huang Tian Dao, perhaps he could find another way and find a way with Xie Lingyun.

As he spoke, Zhang Chen took off his clothes, then tore off the Xisheng Sutra that was sewn close to his body and handed it to Xie Lingyun: "The Qigong technique I comprehended was what I gained when I read the Xisheng Sutra. If you want to comprehend the Qigong technique, all I can do is give you this Xisheng Sutra. As for whether you can comprehend the Qigong technique, it depends on your talent and whether you have the opportunity."

Zhang Chen looked at Xie Lingyun with pure and sincere eyes. Facing that gaze as pure as water, Xie Lingyun couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and an indescribable shame surged in his heart.

Xie Lingyun is ashamed!

She actually suspected that this innocent young man in front of her was hiding something from her and that he was a sophisticated old fox trying to fool her.

"Crack~"

Xie Lingyun suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard, making his face red. He hated himself for being so filthy: "I deserve to die! I really deserve to die!"

Xie Lingyun felt that she deserved to be cut into pieces!

She felt that she was unclean, and actually had such a dirty mind. The boy in front of her was like a white snowflake, the whiter he was, the more miserable she looked.

"Why are you hitting yourself?" Zhang Chen watched Xie Lingyun's actions and couldn't help feeling puzzled.

Xie Lingyun did not answer Zhang Chen's words. Instead, she took a deep breath and took the Xisheng Sutra with trembling hands. She could feel the mysterious power flowing through the Xisheng Sutra. The young man in front of her was definitely not lying.

"You really gave me this scripture?" Xie Lingyun was a little bit unbelieving.

In this era, countless warriors fought each other in pursuit of the mystery, betrayed their brothers, couples turned against each other, fathers and sons killed each other, and all kinds of cruel plots were staged. However, the young man in front of her gave her the Xisheng Sutra as if he was giving her an ordinary scripture. She found it a little unbelievable.

In other words, the young man in front of her overturned her previous cognition, overturned people's attitude towards treasures in the past, and greatly shook her soul.

"What if I give it to you? Didn't our predecessors create the method for the purpose of spreading it to the world and giving it to people to practice? I have already remembered the contents above and have also comprehended the art of Qigong. Even if I give the Xisheng Sutra to you, it will not hinder my practice of Qigong." Zhang Chen's words were very frank.

Xie Lingyun clutched the Xisheng Sutra and slapped himself hard, leaving a blood-red mark on his fair face.

"Why do you always hit yourself?" Zhang Chen's eyes revealed a hint of surprise. Could it be that the noble lady in front of him was controlled by the devil? Or was the girl in front of him stupid and became mentally ill?

"I deserve to die!" Xie Lingyun sighed softly, his voice full of helplessness.

"Don't you really have nothing you want? Wealth, beauty, or other conditions, such as being an official. All of these are possible. If you want, I can recruit you to join the Censorate and become a member of the Censorate." Xie Lingyun stared at Zhang Chen. She really wanted to do something for the pure young man in front of her.

Zhang Chen scratched his head when he heard this. In the past, he would have loved to join the Censorate so that he could have a strong backer to rely on. However, ever since he had shown off in front of Xie Xuan, he no longer had any desire to join the Censorate.

Why?

After years of contact, sooner or later, whatever abilities I have will be exposed and seen by those cunning people. By then, I don't know how much uncertainty there will be. What if these people set their sights on me and covet my secrets? Then I will be in trouble.

So in response to Xie Lingyun's question, Zhang Chen simply shook his head and said, "It's good in the mountains."

(End of this chapter)