I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 359: Death Substitute
Zhang Chen, who was hiding nearby in invisible state, was stunned. He never expected that the melon would be eaten by himself.

"Mr. Wuliu is such a vicious and despicable man! He even dares to plot against me again." Zhang Chen stood nearby and listened to the conversation between the two, with a hint of unkindness in his eyes.

These two old Biddens from the Pingbian Palace actually dared to set their sights on me. How despicable!

King Pingbian stroked his chin after hearing this, and said after a moment: "That boy is not simple, he is as cunning as a ghost, and he must not be allowed to see the flaws."

"No matter how cunning he is, he is just an ordinary man. How can he see through our calculations?" Mr. Wuliu smiled complacently and said, "Let me leave this matter to my subordinates."

Then the two of them made some detailed arrangements before leaving the earth vein and returning to Goulan County.

Zhang Chen looked at the two people's backs as they walked away, his eyes revealing a hint of coldness: "Well, well, I want to see who is scheming against whom. I have so many tricks, how can I let you bully me? I want you to lose more than you gain, and take this opportunity to swallow up this good fortune."

Zhang Chen walked back and came to Chen Xu, then lifted his invisibility spell. When Chen Xu saw Zhang Chen, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Master Zhang, what's going on?"

"There is a mysterious object buried in that mountain range that fell from the fairyland. The mystery is flowing with incredible power. The Pingbian Palace wants to dispatch a large army to guard it. Therefore, the excavation of their ancestral tomb has been put on hold to avoid any mistakes." Zhang Chen explained to Chen Xu.

"Has the Prince of Pingbian also noticed the mystery?" Chen Xu said to himself, "What a trouble."

"But I already have a plan, just wait for my news." Zhang Chen patted Chen Xu's shoulder and said, "Go find a place to hide first, and when I have arranged everything, we will start."

Chen Xu had no choice but to do as he was told and left in a depressed mood.

Watching Chen Xu go away, Zhang Chen turned into mist and disappeared among the mountains. When he reappeared, he had arrived at his own secret base. At this time, the hunting falcon was standing in the cold wind looking at the distant mountains, wondering what he was thinking about, and the bees also hid in the beehive and fell asleep.

Sensing Zhang Chen's arrival, the falcon showed a happy expression, flew in front of Zhang Chen, rubbed its head against Zhang Chen, and let out a joyful cry.

The queen bee of the bumblebee actually climbed out of the beehive against the cold wind, but she stood at the door of the beehive, fearing the cold wind from outside and daring not to rush out.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen stepped forward and stretched out his hand. He saw a bumblebee crawling out of the beehive, swooping into Zhang Chen's sleeve, grabbing Zhang Chen's arm, and emitting a joyful buzzing sound.

Zhang Chen looked at the queen bumblebee and the falcon, and a thought came to his mind: "Are these two beasts really worth wasting my precious branding quota? The bumblebee is fine, if it becomes powerful and forms a bumblebee army, it can do something. But the falcon... Even if I enlighten it, it is hard to say how far it can go in the future. The most important thing is that the evolution speed of this falcon will definitely not keep up with my growth speed."

After a little hesitation, Zhang Chen decided to give the two beasts a chance. As for whether they could succeed and how far they could go in the future, it all depended on their luck.

At worst, I can just kill the two monsters directly, and then the spot will naturally return to my hands.

Zhang Chen pointed his finger at the two beasts, bestowed their fate and brand upon them, and then the two beasts fell asleep, as if they were in hibernation.

A trace of mysterious energy between heaven and earth gathered together and was absorbed by the two beasts. The two beasts that were in a coma underwent some inexplicable transformation.

Zhang Chen carefully stuffed the queen bee into the beehive, and then dragged the falcon into the depths of the cave to prevent it from being eaten by passing wild beasts. Then he turned into mist again and flew low over the sky, and came to the Bagua furnace.

As soon as he arrived at the Bagua Furnace, Zhang Chen immediately noticed the changes in the Bagua Furnace. The colorful flames in the Bagua Furnace actually changed. The flames in the Bagua Furnace turned from seven colors to colorless flames. The temperature in the Bagua Furnace was scorching hot, and even the rocks outside began to show signs of melting into magma.

You have to know that the Bagua Furnace is still able to absorb the power of the flame in the furnace. Only a little bit of residual heat is transmitted through the furnace. It can be seen that the temperature of the flame is so terrifying that it is probably increased a thousand times.

Zhang Chen possessed the Fire-Repelling Bead, and had a complete understanding of flames. He recognized the origin of the flame in a moment: "Colored Realm Fire."

Color refers to matter.

The fire of the colored world is a flame that can ignite all matter. No wonder even the Bagua furnace cannot contain its power.

"How come the flame power of the Bagua furnace suddenly increased to the colored realm fire?" Zhang Chen's eyes were full of shock, and he soon guessed: "Could it be because of the mystery of falling into the Pingbian Palace?"

The mysterious object fell into the ancestral vein of the Pingbian Palace, and its power nourished the ancestral vein of the Pingbian Palace, while the Bagua Furnace extracted the power of the ancestral vein of the Pingbian Palace. So, doesn't it mean that the power of the treasure was actually used by himself?
"Great! It seems that it's not the Pingbian Palace that has good luck, but my luck!" Zhang Chen praised repeatedly. He stood in front of the Bagua furnace and carefully sensed the changes in the Bagua furnace. He saw that the spherical restriction in the Bagua furnace had collapsed by three layers in just a few days. It can be seen how fierce the colored world fire is.

“After some time, less than two months, I will be able to burn the restrictions on the sphere into nothingness and complete the refining of my treasure.” Zhang Chen was secretly happy in his heart. He didn’t expect that such a good fortune was waiting for him.

"Okay, okay, wait until I refine the divine whip. Then my strength will be improved to a higher level, and I will have more means to protect myself." Zhang Chen was happy, and after confirming that everything was correct, he left the cave and turned back to the Taoist temple.

At this time, Cheng Yu had already woken up and was practicing martial arts in the yard. His every move was well-organized and he looked very majestic.

Zhang Chen walked out of the house and watched Cheng Yu practicing martial arts. He couldn't help but applaud and praise: "Senior sister's martial arts skills are really impressive."

Cheng Yu stopped and looked at Zhang Chen with surprise: "When did you come back?"

Zhang Chen smiled and said, "Just got back."

"Come here, I brought you some good things this time." Zhang Chen waved at Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu followed Zhang Chen eagerly, his eyes full of curiosity: "What good stuff did you come up with?"

She knew Zhang Chen, and if something was called a good thing by Zhang Chen, it must be a good thing.

Zhang Chen smiled and took out a bottle of Basque snake blood and said, "Basque snake blood! If you use this blood to temper your body, it may help you cultivate martial arts qi and blood."

"You actually got such a good thing, you are really good!" Little Douding's eyes lit up, and after taking the jade bottle, he asked, "How do I use this thing?"

"Apply it on your body and let it absorb little by little. Do not swallow it." Zhang Chen warned. The remnant soul of the Bashen was still alive. Zhang Chen always felt that if he swallowed the blood of the Bashen directly, there would be consequences. If he was attacked by the remnant soul of the Bashen, it would be a loss.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Douding was delighted and carefully put away the bottle. Then he looked at Zhang Chen very seriously: "Junior brother, you are so kind to me. Don't worry, when I become a martial artist in the future, I will definitely protect you."

Zhang Chen rubbed the little kid's head and said, "Okay, okay, I'll wait for my senior sister to reach the peak of her martial arts skills and come to take care of me."

"I'm hungry now. Senior sister, can you prepare some food for me?" Zhang Chen said.

"Wait a minute, I'll go to the kitchen and find you something to eat." The little kid turned around and ran away.

Zhang Chen smiled as he watched the little boy walking away, then returned to the room, lay on the bed, and thought about his fighting skills.

Martial arts is martial arts, fighting skills is fighting skills, one is the way, the fundamental law, and the other is a skill, the art of killing.

Although he did not plan to practice martial arts, he also wanted to learn some killing skills.

It's a pity that there is no suitable master, and he has offended the Pingbian Palace. I'm afraid no one in the Taoist temple dares to get involved.

Zhang Chen was puzzled and could only give up temporarily, waiting for the Pingbian Palace to make a move and for mysterious news to appear in the north again, so that he could take the opportunity to intervene.

On the third day after Zhang Chen returned to the Taoist temple for his retreat, the temple master Xu Wei came to visit him.

"Greetings, Master." Zhang Chen bowed respectfully to Xu Wei.

Xu Wei had a gentle smile on his face, and he looked like a neighbor's uncle, asking people to get close to him: "Are you comfortable living in the Taoist temple? Are you satisfied with the environment?"

Zhang Chen replied: "I am a disciple of humble origins. I am lucky to have a meal to eat. How dare I despise it?"

Xu Wei nodded with satisfaction when he heard this:
"Our Taoist temple has a task for you to do. In fact, it can't be said to be a simple task. The main purpose is to resolve the grievances between you and the Pingbian Palace. I have heard about the grievances between you and the Pingbian Palace. The Pingbian Palace is the ruler of the North. As long as you are in the North, you can't get around the power of the Palace. It's no good for you to offend the Palace. Even if you have the support of the Procuratorate, there are many things that the Procuratorate is powerless to do. For this kind of thing, it's better to have less trouble than more. How can it be more convenient than resolving grievances? Now the ancestral land of the Pingbian Palace wants to build a Taoist temple. On the one hand, it can collect incense for the Taoist temple. On the other hand, it can be regarded as serving the Palace and praying for its ancestors day and night. It can also be regarded as an opportunity for you and the Palace to resolve the grievances, so I decided to assign this task to you to ease your relationship with the Pingbian Palace."

When Zhang Chen heard this, he thought to himself, "The Prince of Pingbian's Mansion is so quick to act. It's only been three days since they attacked me."

He looked at Xu Wei again, secretly hating in his heart: "If I didn't know the truth, I would have believed your nonsense. You are such a hateful bastard! You are so hateful to the extreme!"

Zhang Chen quickly bowed to express his gratitude, and said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you for your care, Master. I am deeply grateful to you and will definitely repay you in the future."

Xu Wei looked at Zhang Chen's expression, and there was a hint of coldness and contempt in his eyes, but he quickly covered it up and said calmly: "You will go down the mountain to Pingbian Palace tomorrow to report to Mr. Wuliu. The palace will naturally assign you a task when the time comes."

Zhang Chen hesitated after hearing this: "Master, I have a blood feud with Mr. Wuliu in the Prince's Palace of Pingbian. If Mr. Wuliu plots against me and takes the opportunity to kill me in the Prince's Palace..."

"Don't worry, I'm here to take care of this matter. Of course, that won't happen." Xu Wei comforted Zhang Chen with a few words, then quickly walked away and disappeared outside the gate.

Looking at Xu Wei's departing figure, Zhang Chen sneered inwardly. The two sides had a grudge. However, there was no more wool to be fleeced in this Taoist temple now. He was happy to go to another place to fleece the ancestral tomb of King Pingbian. This was the other party who took the initiative to come to him and asked him to fleece, so he couldn't blame himself.

Xu Wei came to the backyard and saw Mr. Wuliu waiting in the yard. After seeing Mr. Wuliu, Xu Wei hurriedly stepped forward and bowed respectfully:
"Sir, everything has been arranged. Zhang Chen will go down the mountain tomorrow, but..."

When Xu Wei said this, he looked up at Mr. Wuliu's back and said with a little hesitation, "Zhang Chen can't die at the foot of the mountain. Otherwise, if Xie Lingyun asks for punishment, Huang Liguan will not be able to explain."

He has been working for the palace all along. How could he not know what the Pingbian Palace is like?

Hearing this, Mr. Wuliu smiled and said, "Don't worry, if Zhang Chen really died, he must have died after Xie Lingyun."

Hearing this, Xu Wei's pupils shrank, his eyes were full of disbelief, and then he lowered his head even more.

In the small courtyard

After Xu Wei left, Xiao Douding looked at Zhang Chen sideways:

"Zhang Chen, do you really want to reconcile with the Hebian Palace?"

"Of course not! The hatred between me and the Pingbian Palace is irreconcilable. How can we reconcile?" Zhang Chen touched the little kid's head.

"What about you?" The little kid looked at Zhang Chen, his eyes full of confusion.

Zhang Chen smiled softly: "Haha, this is called hypocrisy. The Pingbian Palace has bad intentions and wants to harm me, but they don't know that I also want to harm them. In the end, who will be more skilled depends on their own abilities."

Zhang Chen stroked the little boy's head and said, "You should stay in the Taoist temple and practice carefully in the future. Don't go down the mountain casually, and don't contact the people in the Pingbian Palace. Even the people in this Taoist temple are not trustworthy!"

When Xiao Douding heard this, he showed a hint of wit in his eyes: "Don't worry, I will definitely not listen to them and stay vigilant against them."

Zhang Chen stroked the little bean's head as if he was stroking a dog's head, his eyes full of worry. He was not worried about anyone now, the only one he was worried about was the little bean.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Chen took out an invisibility talisman and handed it to the little kid: "You must hide this talisman well. This talisman has the ability to make you invisible. Only a master at the Yangshen level can decipher it. Maybe it can help you in a critical moment."

He was really worried about Xiao Douding. Huang Tiandao had planned too much for Xiao Douding. Although he had broken Huang Tiandao's plan now, Huang Tiandao would never let it go.

(End of this chapter)