I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 254 The Heart of Killing God!

Can humans really become gods later in life?
Is the god conferred by the other party the god that I knew in my previous life?
If Huang Tiandao could really be deified, I'm afraid the implications would be beyond my imagination.

Once a god really comes into the world, the whole world will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes, and a wave will sweep across the entire world.

The dispute between humanity and the gods will begin, and the bloody catastrophe in the world will start again.

Zhang Chen was listening to the old Taoist's words and felt a little frightened.

"You must build a good relationship with Xie Lingyun. The Inspection Office represented by Xie Lingyun is related to whether my Huang Tiandao can completely remove the last obstacle and completely control the entire Northland. The ancestors of the Taoist temple intend to use Xie Lingyun to drag Xie Xuan into the water, so whether you can please Xie Lingyun and join the Inspection Office is of great importance. The Inspection Office has tens of thousands of elite troops stationed in the Northland, which is a major threat to my Huang Tiandao." The old Taoist's voice was full of seriousness.

Zhang Chen remained silent upon hearing this. He asked him to drag Xie Lingyun into the water? How could it be possible! He, Zhang Chen, was definitely not the kind of person who would betray his friends. Moreover, Zhang Chen was not a fool. Xie Lingyun was his backer in the Inspection Office. Even if he was implicated by Huang Tiandao in the future, he would still have a way out. He could seek Xie Lingyun's help to clear his name. If Xie Lingyun was dragged into the water by Huang Tiandao, there would be no way out.

"Why don't you go and tell Xie Lingyun to invite her to attend the Water God's Conferment Ceremony? Then, with the help of the Water God's blessing, you can help her take another step in her cultivation, and you can also take the opportunity to strengthen your relationship." Liu Feng stopped and looked at Zhang Chen: "Go tell Xie Lingyun, I'll wait for you outside the city. After you tell Xie Lingyun, we'll return to the mountain."

"If you can really accomplish this, you will benefit a lot in the Taoist temple." Liu Feng patted his chest and promised solemnly.

What else can Zhang Chen say?
He could only walk towards the city. If he wanted to gain a foothold in Huang Tian Dao and be qualified to access the supreme classics of Huang Tian Dao, he had to make enough contributions.

Liu Feng waited in the mountains, while Zhang Chen went down the mountain, used the invisibility talisman to enter the city, and waited in the inn again. Before Zhang Chen had to wait long, Xie Lingyun's Yin Spirit had already arrived outside the door.

"Why don't you leave the city? The Prince of Pingbian is looking for you now. They want to chop you into pieces and eat you alive." Xie Lingyun walked into the house and closed the door. He looked at Zhang Chen with some worry: "This time, the Prince of Pingbian is determined to kill you. If you are caught by the Prince of Pingbian, I am afraid that I can't save you."

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this: "I'm not that easy to catch. I was planning to leave, but halfway through, I met the abbot of Huangli Temple. The abbot told me to invite you. Huangli Temple is about to hold a ceremony to confer the title of God, and they want to confer the title of a god of nature. At that time, the gods will bless you and help you to further your cultivation."

Xie Lingyun's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this: "Huang Tiandao wants to confer a title on the natural spirits? Are the natural spirits the sacred ones you mentioned? If we kill them, will our martial arts practice be able to go further?"

Xie Lingyun's eyes sparkled, and there was a blazing light in them.

"It should work." Zhang Chen replied after a little thought.

In theory, natural gods are no different from gods like Donghuang Taiyi.

“How can the blessing of gods be compared to directly slaughtering gods and taking their essence and blood to practice martial arts? How safe is that?” Xie Lingyun’s eyes were full of burning light, and it was obvious that Xie Lingyun was very excited.

"Don't make trouble. Huang Tiandao is not that simple. There are countless masters in it and it is not easy to deal with them." Zhang Chen was shocked when he saw this.

Xie Lingyun disagreed when he heard this: "It's just a loose folk organization, what can it achieve? Such an organization can be swept away in an instant with just one imperial decree from the court. If what you said is true, that sacred blood can improve martial arts cultivation, then this Huang Tian Dao does have some use."

"Go back and tell the abbot that I will definitely go when the time comes." Xie Lingyun said.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen looked towards Xie Lingyun. He saw a glimmer of ambition in Xie Lingyun's eyes. He always felt that Xie Lingyun wanted to make trouble.

But is Huang Tiandao so easy to deal with?
Zhang Chen shook his head secretly, knowing that he could not persuade Xie Lingyun. A remarkable woman like Xie Lingyun had been in power for many years, and once she made up her mind, it would be difficult for her to turn back.

Zhang Chen then said goodbye and left. Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen's back with a burning gaze: "If I can open up a new path for the martial arts of the world, I will not hesitate even if I die. Why should I care about my life?"

Zhang Chen originally wanted to leave the city directly, but he thought of the girl Xiao Douding, so he went to the street to buy some snacks, told the fox fairy Nannan to take them and follow him, and then he walked out of the city.

Zhang Chen walked out of the city and dragged out the Great Freedom Demon:
"Isn't Xie Lingyun already pure and kind? Why does he still have greed for gods?"

Zhang Chen felt somewhat suspicious, suspecting that the Great Freedom Demon was deceiving him. The other party was Xie Lingyun's inner demon, and of course he knew what Xie Lingyun was thinking.

"Xie Lingyun is a man of conviction. He wants to open up a path for warriors all over the world. The most important thing is that Xie Lingyun feels that the gods are just the weirdness of heaven and earth and cannot be regarded as real life, so they don't have the sympathy you mentioned." The Great Freedom Demon said with a smile.

Zhang Chen suddenly realized what was going on, but he didn't say much. Instead, he returned to the forest thoughtfully. From a distance, he saw the temple master Liu Feng sitting under a big tree, fanning himself with a cattail leaf fan.

Seeing Zhang Chen coming down the mountain, Liu Feng's eyes lit up immediately: "Is the matter settled?"

"Of course, Chief Xie has already agreed. He will definitely attend the deification ceremony when the time comes." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver the invitation after I get back. You've done a great job this time." Liu Feng's face was full of smiles, and the wrinkles on his face were squeezed into a chrysanthemum. That kind of excitement was abnormal, which made people suspicious.

Then the two of them returned all the way to the Taoist temple, and found that the entire temple was indeed empty. Countless disciples had been sent down the mountain to spread their faith, and only a small number of elite disciples remained in the temple to continue their practice.

Zhang Chen returned to his own courtyard and saw from afar the little kid sitting in the shade, reading a book bored. When he approached quietly, he saw that the book was on Cheng Yu's face and a snoring sound came from under the book.

"I didn't expect this girl to snore when she sleeps?" Zhang Chen was secretly surprised. It is not common to see girls snoring these days.

Zhang Chen was secretly surprised. As he was thinking, the fox fairy Nannan came in with a big bag of snacks and placed them on the table one by one. Then Zhang Chen told the fox spirit to guard the Bagua furnace. After the fox spirit left, Zhang Chen looked around his house.

The house was clean and tidy, and it seemed that it was cleaned regularly. Zhang Chen started stewing meat in the house. As the aroma of meat continued to spread, Cheng Yu gradually opened his eyes in his sleep and asked sleepily, "Where does the smell of meat come from?"

Then, as if he had thought of something, with a surprised smile on his face, he suddenly turned over and sat up, and saw Zhang Chen sitting in front of the stove and fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.

"Junior brother, when did you come back? Why did you take so long to go down the mountain? I missed you so much. If you don't come back, I will run down the mountain to find you." Cheng Yu saw Zhang Chen and jumped up and threw himself into Zhang Chen's arms. Zhang Chen held Cheng Yu in his arms like an old father holding his daughter. The little kid was very small and skinny. It seemed that he had been treated badly in the past few days.

"I'm back, aren't I? I didn't go down the mountain to play, but to do something big." Zhang Chen couldn't help feeling emotional when he thought about his days down the mountain. He had only spent eight or nine days down the mountain, but he felt as if he had been gone for several years.

"I don't care. I'm just unhappy." Cheng Yu's voice was full of cuteness.

"I brought you a lot of snacks this time." Zhang Chen carried Cheng Yu to the table and looked at the paper packages. Cheng Yu pushed Zhang Chen away and ran towards the packages: "You came back just in time. I ran out of snacks this morning and just finished eating the preserved fruits."

As Cheng Yu spoke, his face was filled with excitement as he opened the package. His surprised voice echoed in the room: "Wow, this is dried hawthorn, this is dried pear, this is dried fig, and there is also maltose..."

The little boy looked at the paper bags one after another with a happy expression on his face. He checked the paper bags and said, "Did you make a fortune down the mountain? Wow, there's even osmanthus cake! And donkey rolls!"

The little bean's joyful cries continued to echo in the small building. Zhang Chen walked up to it and patted it on the head: "Are you happy now?"

"Of course I'm happy! It doesn't matter if you bring me more snacks next time and come back a few days later." The little bean's voice was full of cuteness.

Zhang Chen hit the little kid hard on the head when he heard this: "You've got snacks and you've forgotten your brothers."

"Zhang Chen, I am your senior sister, you can't be so rude and don't hit my head." The little kid rubbed his head, looked at Zhang Chen unhappily, and kicked Zhang Chen's calf, but when he thought that Zhang Chen actually brought back delicious food for him, he forgave him.

Soon the little kid put away the snacks and started drooling around the big pot of meat.

"Zhang Chen, let me tell you, the days you were away, I was living a life that was not like a human life." The little kid's words were full of complaints: "I was eating pickled radishes all day long. I almost tasted like pickled vegetables."

There is a severe drought in the world now. All the green vegetables have withered. Where can we get stew? There are no wild vegetables!
"There's no stewed meat in the Taoist temple? Stewing meat with pickled radish would be pretty good, right?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

"Don't mention it. The Taoist temple now spends a lot of money every day to preach. Everyone has to live frugally and save money to attract believers. Even the quality of our food has declined visibly." Xiaodouding's voice was full of grievance.

Zhang Chen found it funny. No wonder he felt that this girl had lost a lot of weight.

The big pot of meat was stewed. Zhang Chen stewed beef, which came from the loving donation of a wealthy family at the foot of the mountain. It was stewed until it was soft and tasty. The little kid picked up the chopsticks and dug into it.

The aroma of stewed meat filled the room. Fortunately, Zhang Chen had the skill of controlling water, and he formed a barrier made of water vapor that attached to the gaps of the doors and windows, locking the smell of meat into the room.

The two of them were eating heartily in the room. The little boy was so full that he lay on the chair unwilling to move. He ate the preserved fruit and looked at Zhang Chen lazily, "Junior brother, have you fallen behind in your martial arts lessons since you went down the mountain these few days?"

Zhang Chen's face froze when he heard this. He had been just hanging out at the foot of the mountain, so how could he have the leisure to practice martial arts? He had long forgotten about martial arts practice.

When Xiao Douding saw the expression on Zhang Chen's face, he immediately understood everything and said unhappily, "Are you being lazy? You can't do this. How are you going to protect yourself when you go down the mountain?"

"I was busy with too many things when I came down the mountain this time, so I forgot about it." Zhang Chen explained quickly.

"Hmph, I see you just don't want to practice martial arts. So you should practice well this time when you come back, and it will be a good chance to make up for the lessons you missed." said the little bean.

Zhang Chen cried out in pain when he heard this: "Senior Sister, I am really practicing Qi cultivation. What kind of martial arts are you asking me to practice?"

"You big-headed ghost, you only know how to cultivate immortality all day long, but I don't see you have made any progress in your practice. Since you said you have already cultivated immortality, then let me ask you, can you move mountains and seas?" The little bean looked at Zhang Chen with a sneer.

Zhang Chen shook his head helplessly upon hearing this.

The little bean laughed jokingly: "Then can you summon thunder?"

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly again. How could he, a mere cultivator in the Qi training stage, summon heavenly thunder?
So Zhang Chen could only reply helplessly: "No."

"Your request is too high. Cultivating immortals does not mean becoming an immortal. I have just started cultivating immortals. I have to take it step by step, right?" Zhang Chen complained unhappily.

Hearing this, the little kid said, "Okay, you said that moving mountains and seas and summoning thunder is difficult for you, then let me ask you, can you cast a fireball spell? Can you make flowers and plants grow?"

Zhang Chen was simply talking nonsense. Logically speaking, he could do what the little guy said, but he didn't have the mantra to practice it?
"I can't do it." Zhang Chen said helplessly.

"You can't do all these, what kind of immortal are you?" The little bean's eyes were full of mockery: "You'd better practice martial arts with me quickly, and stop dreaming about those unrealistic things."

"Come, stand with me." The little kid thought that Zhang Chen had delayed his martial arts practice at the foot of the mountain, and he began to get anxious again. He did not even bother to rest after dinner and started to ask Zhang Chen to stand.

"I think that instead of standing still, it would be better for you to teach me how to fight." Zhang Chen asked tentatively while standing still.

Fighting style is a universal skill, but combat awareness is difficult to cultivate!
"How far have you come in your training? You haven't even completed the True Dragon Frame training, and you want to learn how to fight?" The little kid looked at Zhang Chen with a sneer, "You are really too ambitious. You haven't even learned how to walk, but you want to soar to the sky in one step."

The little kid asked Zhang Chen to stand still, and Zhang Chen did not refute. Instead, he stood there quietly. He was thinking about whether he could find a way to sanctify his physical body in the future, which would also be considered as practicing martial arts.

After all, practicing martial arts is too hard, it requires a lot of polishing, and it’s not fun at all!
(End of this chapter)