I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 236 Dragon!

Although Zhong Xiang was scolding Zhang Chen, he still arranged for someone to lead Zhang Chen to the guest room in the backyard, and then repeatedly warned him: "You can live quietly in the manor, but there is something I want to tell you. You must not go to the front yard. If you provoke the Pingbian Palace to discover your whereabouts, don't blame me for attacking you in order to protect myself."

"Don't worry, as long as no one comes to the backyard and finds me, I will never take the initiative to go to the front yard." Zhang Chen said quickly.

Zhong Xiang nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Zhang Chen, "Have you ever found a way to break the curse in the tomb?"

"There are some clues." Zhang Chen said.

Zhong Xiang's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this, and even a flattering smile appeared on his face: "How do you break this curse?"

"Wait until you light the flame of the Bagua Furnace for me, and then I will tell you." Zhang Chen replied.

Zhong Xiang didn't ask any further questions after hearing this. He knew that Zhang Chen was still worried about him, and he was also worried about Zhang Chen. The two of them were now wary of each other and cooperating with each other.

Zhang Chen lived leisurely and comfortably in the Zhong family. No one would have thought that Zhang Chen actually stayed in Zhong Wubai's house.

You must know that it was Zhang Chen who shattered Zhong Wubai's faith in Taoism. Logically, the two should be incompatible and have a life-and-death feud, but who knew that Zhang Chen would quietly reverse all of this?
The front yard of the Zhong family manor was bustling with activity, with countless vehicles and horses coming to pay their respects, while Zhang Chen sat quietly in the backyard practicing and comprehending his magical powers and skills.

At this moment, Zhang Chen looked at the nine flying swords that were suppressed by the five-colored flashes, with a hint of thought in his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Time passed by little by little, and Zhang Chen's Qigong skills had made no further progress. He could only ponder new uses for the skills and think about how to obtain the practice formulas for the next level of Qigong.

"Huang Tiandao doesn't attach much importance to the cultivation formula of Qigong. If I climb to a higher position in Huang Tiandao, I will have a chance to obtain Huang Tiandao's formula. Of course, the Xisheng Sutra is also a clue, but unfortunately, after searching the entire tomb, I still can't find the whereabouts of the Xisheng Sutra. It seems that the Xisheng Sutra is just a fragment of a page."

Zhang Chen secretly sighed in his heart: "Now is not the time to leave Huang Tiandao. I still need to find clues and whereabouts of higher-level Qigong in Huang Tiandao."

Then Zhang Chen took the little tiger out of his clothes and said, "I wonder if I can cultivate the little tiger into a tiger spirit. Then I will have a mount."

"The tiger is the strongest and most masculine creature in the world, born with the ability to control evil spirits. A tiger at the peak of its vitality can make even evil spirits retreat in fear at its roar." Zhang Chen stroked the little tiger in his hand. Zhao Lie was still a child and desperately needed sleep, so he was now snoring.

"I also need to practice a method to control beasts. It's not very convenient to control beasts with just the beast taming technique derived from dragon energy." Zhang Chen continued to organize what he had learned.

Time passed slowly, and seven days later, Zhong Xiang brought news that the Pingbian Palace had withdrawn its troops from the mountains.

The major forces could not find any treasures among the mountains, so they naturally withdrew their troops. Zhang Chen became alert upon hearing this, and hiding his tracks along the way, he and Zhong Xiang came to the place where the Bagua Furnace was.

"You want to refine treasures here?" Zhong Xiang looked at the eight mountains in front of him with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "These are just eight barren mountains, how can you refine treasures?"

"Follow me." Zhang Chen said, and then led the way.

Zhang Chen followed the knowledge he had inherited and continued to calculate and lead the way among the mountains. He came to the center of the eight mountains, but he saw a small hill that looked like a furnace cover. Then Zhang Chen found the location of Xunfeng according to the directions of the Eight Diagrams and pointed to the top of the hill and said, "Brother Dao, please forge a passage here. The passage should be 88 meters long, not more or less."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiang didn't say much and turned into a ball of fire. Then the rock continued to melt into magma.

The lava was rolling and churning continuously. Strangely enough, when Zhong Xiang was melting the magma, weak and strange winds suddenly emerged from the rock, causing the flames around him to flicker.

You must know that Zhong Xiang's flame is a rare fire between heaven and earth, and ordinary mountain wind cannot blow it away.

"There are rocks blocking the way in front of here, how can the wind blow out? And it can also blow my flames?" Zhong Xiang looked at the flames rolling around him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

At this time, ice was surging around Zhang Chen, and the cold air isolated his fiery power outside his body, blocking the burning power of the flames.

After hearing what Zhong Xiang said, Zhang Chen's eyes revealed a trace of emotion: "If it weren't for such a magical place, it would be impossible to forge a magic weapon."

"What magic weapon are you talking about?" Zhong Xiang's voice was full of confusion.

Zhang Chen did not respond to Zhong Xiang's words, but just signaled Zhong Xiang to continue concentrating on smelting the cave.

"Well, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. You are too stingy. You hide everything you do!" Zhong Xiang scolded angrily.

"Yes, yes, you are generous and you don't hide anything!" Zhang Chen mocked in annoyance.

Zhong Xiang was too lazy to pay attention to him. If it wasn't for breaking the curse, he would have to let this kid know that the flowers would be so red. Zhang Chen complained and said nothing more. Instead, he quietly followed behind Zhong Xiang, constantly calculating the distance between the two people's smelting.

This place is a natural Bagua terrain, but it is not as simple as it looks. Even if you want to dig a passage to activate this Bagua formation, it requires a lot of skills.

There are eight directions in Bagua. Except for the Xunfeng direction, digging a cave from any direction will directly break the natural Feng Shui points. Only by digging from the Xunfeng direction, even if the outside wind enters the Bagua pattern, it will not only not damage the Bagua furnace pattern, but also make the Bagua furnace more powerful, completing the finishing touch.

"Slow down! Slow down!" Zhang Chen looked at Zhong Xiang who was melting the magma quickly, and was terrified. He was afraid that Zhong Xiang would melt too much, so he hurriedly shouted to Zhong Xiang to pay attention to the distance.

Zhong Xiang was getting impatient with Zhang Chen's shouting and said unhappily, "Don't be so long-winded. I know what's going on. If you keep on talking and make me upset, and I really melt at the wrong distance, don't blame me."

Zhang Chen didn't dare to continue talking after hearing this. He could only follow Zhong Xiang and calculate the distance carefully.

Let’s talk about the other side, inside the Pingbian Palace.

There were three figures sitting in the Pingbian Palace, one demon, one human, and one divine light.

The monster is Qingqiu Baicang, the man is the current ruler of the North, King Pingbian, and the divine light on the side is actually Huang Tiandao's Yangshen realm great cultivator Gu Mingyue.

"Now that the tree coffin has been taken away by the court, my ancestor's body cannot be resurrected by the tree coffin. How can you two teach me?" King Pingbian's voice was heavy.

The price he paid this time was not small. He just wanted to revive the body of his ancestor, but in the end, his efforts were in vain. The tree coffin was actually taken away by the court, and his plan was in vain. Now he has completely gone to the opposite side of the court, and he is afraid that the court will not forgive him.

"Dugu Qiu lost his cultivation and paid a huge price to severely injure us. He must have also suffered heavy injuries. He will definitely not be able to escape from the Northland with the tree coffin. You should know that the tree coffin is only a few thousand pounds for mortals, but it is as heavy as a mountain for Yangshen strongmen. Now Dugu Qiu is so strong that he can't even drive things. How can he move the mountain and fly back to Kyoto? I guess the old guy must be hiding somewhere, and the tree coffin is also hidden in the Northland. As long as we guard all the checkpoints in the Northland, it will be impossible for the old guy to transport the tree coffin. By then, the tree coffin will still fall into our hands." Bai Cang said, "What we have to do now is to completely block the Northland and not give the court people a chance to come in."

"What you said certainly makes sense, but the key now is that I have already torn my relations with the court, and the whereabouts of the tree coffin are unknown. Those old guys in the court are eager to extend their lives, and now those good-for-nothings in the court are probably preparing to attack me. I don't have much time left. The North is so big, how can I have the time to blockade the North and search for the whereabouts of the tree coffin bit by bit?" King Pingbian's voice was full of impatience.

His relationship with the imperial court was already tense, and now such a precious treasure as the tree coffin was intercepted by him in the north. What wouldn't those old guys in the court do to prolong their lives?
If he couldn't find the tree coffin, his ancestor would not be able to transform into a dragon. How would he be able to fight against the imperial army then?

Especially since Bai Cang actually asked him to blockade the north and stop the court's experts, and he must find the tree coffin. Wouldn't this make the officials in the court even more anxious?
Gu Mingyue and Bai Cang had certainly considered King Pingbian's worries, and then they heard Bai Cang say, "I have already contacted the Tiger Power Ancestor in the Great Wilderness. If the twelfth-order gods of the court are dispatched, the ancestor can take action to block the mysterious power of the twelfth order."

"After all, that is the power of your Great Wilderness, not the power of my Pingbian Palace. This was not what you promised me when you invited me to join you. You promised me that you would be very sure of defeating the Fierce Demon King, but who knew that it would end up like this?" King Pingbian's voice was full of gloom.

If it weren't for the fact that the tree coffin could revive his ancestor, and if that time he had the power of the twelfth level to fight against the twelfth level mystery of the court, he would never dare to collude with the demon clan and openly resist the court's decree.

The most important thing is, if it wasn’t for the purpose of resurrecting the ancestor, he shouldn’t have gotten involved in this mess.

Things are now in a very awkward state. The imperial eunuch Dugu Qiu was seriously injured and mysteriously disappeared in the North with his tree coffin. The North is so big, and the other party could just hide in the corners of the deep mountains and forests. Where can we find him?
If he secretly passes on the message at that time, the court's masters will definitely come to support in secret, or the court's army will come to attack, and the Pingbian Palace will be in danger.

"It's not easy to find the tree coffin in the vast north. The old guy Dugu Qiu is a shrewd man. Once he hides, it will be difficult to find him. I'm afraid you can't hope to find the tree coffin to revive the old prince to fight against the court. If the prince is afraid of the court's punishment, I have a way." Gu Mingyue said with a smile.

"What do you have in mind?" King Pingbian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stared at Gu Mingyue with his eyes full of anticipation.

"You want to count on finding the tree coffin to revive the old prince, but if you wait three to five years to find the tree coffin, I'm afraid it will be too late. I wonder if the old prince would consider taking the sacred path of Huang Tiandao?" Gu Mingyue said.

"Shinto?" There was a hint of inquiry in King Pingbian's eyes.

“Although real dragons are supreme in the world, there are also five great dragon species that are no worse than real dragons. For example: the divine dragon. If the great heavenly master can grant a divine decree, the old prince can transform from the way of the gods to the path of the divine dragon, and then combine with the huge power of faith in the north, in as little as half a year or as long as a year, he can transform from a Jiao into a dragon again and become a divine dragon that is no worse than a real dragon.” Gu Mingyue’s eyes were full of inexplicable color.

Of course, he had his own little calculations. If Zhang Shicheng followed the path of Shenlong, he would definitely be controlled by Huang Tiandao in the future and become a part of Huang Tiandao. By then, the entire Pingbian Palace would be tied to Huang Tiandao's chariot.

Huang Tiandao got all the foundation and territory of the North for nothing, and he will take off directly when the time comes!

What kind of benefits would these monks who practiced the way of God get? Perhaps they would reach a higher level of cultivation and obtain the legendary fruition, right?

Bai Cang's face changed when he heard this. The reason why he tried to persuade King Pingbian to betray the human race was to make King Pingbian helpless when facing the oppression of the imperial court, and directly turn to the demon clan. Then the demon clan would easily seize the territory of the north and successfully cross the Great Wall of Bones. But who knew that such a mistake would happen? Huang Tiandao actually jumped out to reap the benefits at the critical moment?

This is fucking robbery!

He had worked so hard to connect the three parties, and now Huang Tiandao actually jumped out to take advantage of them. How could this be tolerated?
You should know that Huang Tiandao's great Taoist priest has already advanced to the twelfth level and is currently comprehending the legendary "Tao Fruit". His strength is among the best in the world. If Huang Tiandao takes control of the North, the demon clan will have a hard time.

“I’m afraid that there are too many flaws in transforming into a divine dragon. Not only does it require a huge amount of incense, but it also needs to be in harmony with the earth veins to derive its own divine territory. Although it has infinite power in its own divine territory, once it leaves its own territory, its strength will be greatly reduced. The farther away from its own territory, the weaker its strength will be. Wouldn’t it be a pity for the plan of the Pingbian Palace? And a pity for the old prince’s foundation? You must know that the old prince is only one step away from transforming into a dragon. You must not be so hasty.” Bai Cang was afraid that King Pingbian would be tempted, so he quickly spoke up.

"No! After the old prince turns into a divine dragon, he can merge with the main dragon vein of the North Land. Then the whole North Land will be the old prince's territory. The old prince will be invincible in the North Land and protect the whole North Land. The most important thing is that when the prince has strong soldiers and horses and expands outward, the old prince can also turn into the golden dragon of the North Land's luck and become stronger with the destiny of the North Land, thereby reducing the dependence on the land. The most important thing is that once the incense and land collected are enough, the old prince can open up the kingdom of God. At that time, it will not be difficult to turn into an innate sacredness and completely get rid of the constraints of the land." Gu Mingyue tried his best to deceive.

As soon as these words came out, King Pingbian's heart was pounding, while Bai Cang, who was standing beside him, was shocked and thought to himself, "Oh no! This damn Gu Mingyue is so eloquent, King Pingbian might be tempted."

He wanted to stop it, but he couldn't say anything to refute it because he only had a vague understanding of Shinto.

Shinto comes from Huang Tiandao, and only the cultivators of Huang Tiandao can understand it. So isn't it up to the cultivators of Huang Tiandao to say whatever they want?
(End of this chapter)