I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 389 Self-disruption
But how could there be a problem with the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth?

The innate peacock was trapped in the mirror, unless the old peacock had a chance to escape.

Thinking of this, the Patriarch of Immortality suddenly lost his composure, and saw his magic power running and poured into the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth. The next moment, the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth opened, showing the scene of the Guixu land. However, the Innate Peacock had already taken the opportunity to escape at this time. Where was the trace of the Innate Peacock?
"We're in big trouble!"

Looking at the empty Guixu land, Patriarch Changsheng felt as if a thunder had exploded in his head and cold sweat flowed from his back. This was the only thought in his mind at this moment.

The innate peacock is very powerful and has killed a supreme immortal. Even if its body is destroyed and only a bit of its spirit is left, it will eventually recover its strength. How can it end well for itself then?

Although he had attained the realm of "fruit", he still had self-knowledge in his heart. He was still a long way from the realm of the immortal back then, let alone the innate peacock that could kill an immortal like a stray dog?

After coming to his senses, the Changsheng Patriarch had a second thought in his mind: "What should I do?"

What should I do? I must find a way to capture the old peacock's true spirit before its power is restored.

At this time, Patriarch Changsheng's face turned pale, and his fists were clenched in his sleeves. If Patriarch Xuanji had not yet spoken about "borrowing people", he could naturally summon several of his allies to discuss countermeasures, but now he was somewhat unsure of the situation and didn't know what his allies were thinking.

Moreover, the innate peacock has been imprisoned here for tens of thousands of years, and its strength will only become weaker and weaker. It did not run away tens of thousands of years ago, so how could it suddenly run away?
"Could it be that those old guys are secretly pushing me to release the Innate Peacock just to cause trouble for me and distract my attention, so that they can take the opportunity to seize the Grass Returning Pill and the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth?" The Patriarch of Longevity was uneasy, and his mind was filled with all kinds of bad thoughts.

"It's difficult! But I still have to tell you in advance that the innate peacock's true spirit is not something I can find back by myself. Even if I really find the innate peacock's true spirit, I can't subdue it by myself." The Changsheng Patriarch cursed in his heart: "It's really a troubled time."

Over there, Xu Erniu looked at the expression of the Grandmaster Changsheng cautiously. She had been hanging around in the market since she was a child and was very good at observing people's words and expressions. At this moment, she knew that things were going to be troublesome through the slight expressions on the Grandmaster's face.

"Ancestor, did I do something wrong?" Xu Erniu asked anxiously.

Hearing what Xu Erniu said, the ancestor reached out and touched Xu Erniu's head: "Don't be afraid, it's not your fault, just practice hard."

At this point, the Changsheng Patriarch paused and said, "By the way, if someone wants to recruit you to another Taoist temple to learn from you, what will you do?"

"The old master has been so kind to me, like a second parent. I will always be filial to him, so how dare I betray him?" Xu Erniu said.

Hearing Xu Erniu's words, the corners of Changsheng Patriarch's mouth curled up, and he felt that the words he had not yet said seemed unnecessary to say again.

"Good! You are a good child. You should practice well in the future and don't let down the ancestors' expectations of you." The Patriarch Changsheng praised, then left in a hurry. He wanted to gather all his fellow practitioners to discuss the matter.

It is said that Zhang Chen originally wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of the monk Haichan and use the five feathers of the innate peacock to arouse the greed in the monk Haichan's heart. However, when he arrived at the hut where the monk Haichan was resting, the monk Haichan had already been invited away by the ancestor.

Zhang Chen was not in a hurry. He had plenty of time to wait. If he failed this time, there would be next time.

When Zhang Chen has free time, he starts to study the Five Elements Escape Technique, and strives to master the Water Escape Technique as soon as possible. By the time he has mastered the Five Elements Escape Technique, there will be almost no place in the world that can trap him.

Not to mention that the Grandmaster Changsheng summoned all his fellow allies to discuss the matter of the Innate Peacock. Zhang Chen waited for half a day and was summoned by his senior brother, who said that the Grandmaster Changsheng wanted him to come over.

Zhang Chen quickly tidied up his clothes and came to the place where the Patriarch of Longevity was resting. He saw the Patriarch of Longevity sitting cross-legged on a cushion, gently wiping the sword in his hand.

"Disciple pays homage to the Grandmaster." Zhang Chen bowed respectfully to the Grandmaster Changsheng.

Upon hearing this, Changsheng Patriarch stopped wiping his sword, lowered his head and glanced at Zhang Chen: "Get up."

Zhang Chen stood up, and then he heard the master say, "You served tea to the ancestors today. Did you notice anything unusual?"

Zhang Chen was such a smart person. After hearing what Changsheng Patriarch said, a thought came to his mind: "Could it be that Changsheng Patriarch has become suspicious and my plan has come true?"

"Disciple didn't notice anything strange." Zhang Chen paused here, as if he remembered something, and shook his head.

Seeing this, the master asked tentatively: "If you notice anything unusual, just tell me."

"Perhaps I have thought too much. I dare not speak ill of you, the ancestors." Zhang Chen knelt down hurriedly, his voice full of fear and trepidation.

Seeing Zhang Chen's performance, the Grandmaster Changsheng knew that Zhang Chen had sensed something unusual, so he quickly said, "Just tell me what I want you to say. I will forgive you."

Zhang Chen paused for a moment before saying, "When I went to Patriarch Haichan's house before, I accidentally heard him talking to Patriarch Xuanji about the elixir and the sword. I overheard what he said, and then I heard that Patriarch Haichan had a fierce look on his face, as if he wanted to attack me, but was stopped by Patriarch Xuanji. Then Patriarch Xuanji said he wanted to take me as his apprentice..."

Zhang Chen stopped here very cleverly. There was no need for him to guide what happened next, as the Patriarch of Longevity would naturally figure it out in his mind.

As expected by Zhang Chen, when the Changsheng Patriarch heard Zhang Chen's words, his reasoning immediately formed a perfect closed loop: Huandan must be Cao Huandan, and the so-called treasured sword must be the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror. Now that his calamity is approaching, some of his secrets are difficult to suppress, and the Xuanji Patriarch must have caught some clues, and the other party calculated the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror and the ginseng fruit. First, the Xuanji Patriarch and others plotted against Zou Wenlong, causing Zou Wenlong to set up the Nine Bends of the Yellow River formation in Wuzhuang Temple. At that time, he would invite everyone here. As long as the Nine Bends of the Yellow River formation was not broken, everyone would have an excuse to stay here to comprehend the formation. Wait until his calamity breaks out, and then plot against him and fight for all kinds of treasures.

Unexpectedly, when the two were discussing, they were accidentally discovered by Zhang Chen. Then the monk Haichan had murderous intention in his heart, but was stopped by the ancestor Xuanji, who wanted to accept Zhang Chen as his disciple and at the same time use Zhang Chen's name to ask Xu Erniu to test himself.

At this point, Changsheng Patriarch had already predicted that these people had come with bad intentions and must have come for his calamity, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to plot against him. "Even the Peacock Spirit in my Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror was caused by those old guys. As long as I pass the calamity, the Innate Peacock Spirit will definitely seek revenge on me. When the time comes, I will fight to the death with the Innate Peacock Spirit, and they will take advantage of the opportunity. I, Changsheng Patriarch, have seen through everything!" Changsheng Patriarch stroked his own sword, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

Then he subsided his murderous intent and continued to wipe his sword slowly: "Then the Xuanji Patriarch appreciates you, but I can't stop you. If you want to become the Xuanji Patriarch's apprentice, I will never stop you."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen quickly expressed his loyalty: "Grandmaster, you are wrong. Once a teacher, you are a father for life. You are my master. How can I betray my master? That old master Xuanji also wants to take me as his disciple. I think he is not even as good as my master."

Hearing Zhang Chen's flattery, the Grandmaster Changsheng felt much better and said to Zhang Chen, "I am very pleased that you are so loyal. You have lived up to my heart of cultivating you. I will give you a task now. When you boil water for them in the future, quietly add the powder in this bottle into it."

As Xuanji Patriarch spoke, he took out a thumb-sized jade bottle from his bosom and said to Zhang Chen, "But you still need to be careful about this matter. If it is exposed, I am afraid I can't protect you."

"Master, rest assured. I will definitely accomplish this. Even if I fail and get discovered, I will never implicate you. I will take all the responsibility on my own." Zhang Chen vowed.

Hearing this, Changsheng Patriarch nodded in satisfaction, and did not forget to make a promise to Zhang Chen: "If you can accomplish this, I will teach you the Wuzhuang Temple's supreme skill, Xiuli Qiankun, and let you cultivate the body of a god."

The secret of the world up your sleeve?

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard the name, but when he thought about it, since Cao Huandan and Tiandi Baojian had already appeared, if a Sleeve of Secrets appeared, it didn't seem to be something difficult to understand, right?
"Disciple thanks the Grandmaster." Zhang Chen once again performed with tears of gratitude, which made the Grandmaster nod repeatedly with a look of satisfaction, and then he asked Zhang Chen to leave.

Zhang Chen left the residence of the Changsheng Patriarch, with a strange look in his eyes. He lowered his head and looked at his toes: "The Changsheng Patriarch is dead! I said! Even the King of Hell can't stop him."

"Don't be careless. Even if you cut off his physical body, it will be extremely difficult to annihilate his soul with your current strength. Unless you lead him into the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and cut off the origin of his soul, you will have a chance to kill him with the incomplete golden scissors. The cultivation of the Immortal Ancestor has already stepped into the realm of 'fruit'. If you want to kill him, you can only cut off his fruit to kill him completely. Otherwise, even if you destroy his soul, he can rely on the power of the fruit to revive and return from the long river of time." said the Great Freedom Demon.

Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Is there such a thing?"

"The realm of fruit is no longer that of ordinary creatures. Once you step into the realm of fruit, it is another world." The Great Freedom Demon sighed softly.

Zhang Chen couldn't believe it: "My golden shears can't kill the opponent?"

"If your golden scissors were at their peak, you could have strangled it to death, but don't you have any idea what state your own golden scissors are in now?" said the Great Freedom Demon unhappily.

Zhang Chen was instantly speechless upon hearing this, and immediately became obedient.

"What are you going to do next? When are you going to take action against Monk Haichan?" asked the Great Freedom Demon.

"No rush. I will continue to sow discord and make both sides suspicious. Then I will use Monk Haichan to light the fuse." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

After saying this, he took the spring water and coal to go to the homes of the ancestors to boil water. He saw that all the great men had serious expressions, sitting in the yard, not knowing what they were thinking about.

When they arrived at the courtyard of Patriarch Xuanji, they saw that the old man was calculating something with a frown on his face, but he calculated and calculated but still could not get any result.

Seeing Zhang Chen coming to make tea again, Xuanji Patriarch put down the tortoise shell in his hand and looked at Zhang Chen with his eyes: "Boy, you are here."

"Greetings, ancestor. I'm here to make tea for you." Zhang Chen said.

Upon hearing this, Ancestor Xuanji waved at Zhang Chen, motioning him to come forward, and then stroked Zhang Chen's head with a smile: "Child, do you know how much I paid to get that old bastard Changsheng to agree to let you become my disciple and inherit my Taoist tradition? I have already made an agreement with Ancestor Changsheng that as long as your sister asks, she can go with you to my Taoist temple to practice with me. In the future, all kinds of resources and various magic formulas will be at your disposal. I will definitely train you and your sister well."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at Old Ancestor Xuanji with a pair of eyes, wanting to say something but stopping, his face full of confusion, and then silently lowered his head to boil water.

Ancestor Xuanji took in Zhang Chen's expression and thought that Zhang Chen had changed his mind, so he said, "Boy, I have already persuaded your ancestor, you don't want to change your mind, do you?"

Zhang Chen shook his head silently, looked at the ancestor Xuanji, made an expression as if he wanted to say something but stopped, and finally lowered his head.

"What do you want to say? Just tell me. If you have any problems, I, the ancestor, will solve them for you personally." Ancestor Xuanji said, looking at Zhang Chen's expression.

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly, looked around, and then suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Grandmaster, you'd better leave Wuzhuang Temple! This is not a good place. If you continue to stay, I'm afraid there will be unexpected disasters. I can't repay you for your appreciation of me. I can't sit idly by and watch you die here. You should leave quickly, the farther the better, and it would be best if you never come back."

"What do you mean?" Hearing this, the Xuanji Patriarch was shocked: "Why is there danger in Wuzhuang Temple?"

Zhang Chen said nothing upon hearing this and just made tea silently.

"If you don't explain clearly, I will never leave. Since I know that Wuzhuang Temple is in danger, how can I sit back and watch? Your ancestor and I have known each other for tens of thousands of years. We are true Taoist friends, friends who have risked our lives for each other. If he is in danger, how can I sit back and watch?" Ancestor Xuanji said, "We are united and are not afraid of any disaster. I want to see who dares to offend Wuzhuang Temple. I will make sure that he can't leave."

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Grandmaster, I know what you are talking about. But what if the crisis comes from my ancestor?"

After these words were spoken, the yard fell into dead silence, without a single sound.

(End of this chapter)