I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 408 New Cultivation Formula
"What is this old fellow thinking about? Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, instead of thinking about how to deal with it, why does he come to my Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation?" Zhang Chen was a little puzzled and had already secretly become alert. If this old fellow really wanted to use his Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to do something bad, Zhang Chen would never allow it.

The Patriarch of Longevity stared at the formation for a long time, then he narrowed his eyes, turned around and left the formation.

Zhang Chen used the earth escape technique to return to his own courtyard. Thinking about the expression of the Immortal Patriarch today, he always felt that this old guy had set his sights on his Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

Time passed little by little, and Zhang Chen's life was very peaceful. Apart from comprehending supernatural powers and thinking about reversing yin and yang every day, he had no worries.

Three days later, Xiuliu arrived again.

Zhang Chen was resting his mind with his eyes closed in the courtyard when he saw Xiu Liu's figure walk out from the void and bow to Zhang Chen: "Sir, the matter has been settled."

Zhang Chen opened his eyes upon hearing that, and saw a pile of books in Xiu Liu's hands. The books were about a meter high and tied together with ropes.

"I have obtained all the cultivation techniques from all over the world for you. I wonder if there is one that you want." Xiu Liu said respectfully.

Zhang Chen sat up after hearing this, took the books from Xiu Liu, and opened them one by one. The first book talked about martial arts, blood path, and the secret method of measuring acupoints. Zhang Chen was stunned when he saw the secret. This practice formula seemed to be passed down from the earth era, and it had some shadows of measuring acupoints in the real world. However, this book described it more comprehensively. After practicing martial arts to measure acupoints, one must find the secret to refine into the acupoints, so as to obtain incredible power and have the ability to pick stars and take the moon.

If a warrior achieves great success, and can refine the mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars into his acupoints, every move he makes will have the power to shake the heaven and earth.

The second book is a secret method, which talks about the mysterious grafting of monsters and plants, so that people can gain incredible powers.

The third book tells the story of breathing in the flames between heaven and earth, constantly melting various flames in the body, and finally turning into a god of fire. The more types of flames that are integrated, the more powerful the practice will be.

……

Zhang Chen kept flipping through the books, his brows gradually furrowed. Although these books could lead to achievements after practicing, all of them talked about the practice of "techniques", similar to the unorthodox magical powers that were cultivated, such as the art of calling out names to dismount from horses, etc.

Until he turned to the last book, Zhang Chen looked at the blue-covered book, his eyes moved slightly, and there were four words written on the title: Shangqing Zhengfa.

"Shangqing?" Zhang Chen thought of the Shangqing talisman he had obtained before, and the two words Shangqing were inherently very sensitive.

The Supreme Master of the Heavenly Palace! The Immortal Execution Sword!

It makes people think a lot.

Zhang Chen opened the book and read it carefully. The tiny, fine characters he saw shocked him:
"One word or two can lead to a profound understanding. Why would one need thousands of books on alchemy? If one is not burdened by the physical body, then the Great Luo Heaven will be before one's eyes."

After just reading one sentence, Zhang Chen was pleasantly surprised: "This is the taste!"

Then he lowered his head and continued to read:
"If you want to refine your body and spirit, you must know how to return to your roots and restore your life. So it is said: There is a way to return to your roots, and to restore your life, you must find the gate to restore your life..."

(Ziqing Zhixuan Collection - written by Bai Yuchan of the Song Dynasty)
Zhang Chen read it carefully, and the more he read, the more excited he became. The more he read, the more he liked it. "It's just right!"

But by the time I finished reading the Qi training chapter, the book had already reached the last page.

"That's all?" Zhang Chen was stunned as he flipped through the last page of the book. Just the Qi Training Chapter? What use did he have for the Qi Training Chapter? He had already cultivated to the level of Jade Liquid Returning Elixir. This Qi Training Chapter was just a piece of cake for him.

"Where did this Shangqing Zhengfa come from?" Zhang Chen closed the Shangqing Zhengfa calmly and looked at Xiu Liu.

"It comes from the Taiping Dao." Xiu Liu's eyes fell on the Shangqing Zhengfa in Zhang Chen's hand, and there was a hint of thought in his eyes: "The Qi training formula that Zhang Chen, an old guy, is so interested in is not a simple thing. There must be a big secret in it."

"Taiping Dao? Is it the Taiping Dao that fought to the death with the Patriarch Changsheng?" Zhang Chen asked.

"That's right." Xiu Liudao said.

"I want the complete version of Shangqing Zhengfa." Zhang Chen replied.

Xiu Liu was about to speak when he heard this, but stopped. Zhang Chen noticed that Xiu Liu's expression was different, so he asked, "What's the matter? Is it difficult to handle?"

"As far as I know, no one in the entire Taiping Dao has mastered this cultivation formula." Xiu Liu said with a strange look on his face.

"How could it be?" Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this, his eyes full of disbelief. This is the real golden elixir path, how could no one have mastered it?

"What does the Taiping Dao practice?" Zhang Chen was puzzled. Xiu Liu said, "It's the same way as the Wuzhuang Temple."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Chen was puzzled. Isn't the practice of Wuzhuang Temple the great way of Qigong? Then the practice of Taiping Dao and Wuzhuang Temple is the same, so how can they not cultivate the Qigong formula?

Xiu Liu explained: "It seems that the world is lacking some kind of spiritual power, so this Qi training formula cannot be practiced at all, so the monks of Wuzhuang Temple use the energy of the earth veins to replace the spiritual power of heaven and earth. And the Taiping Dao cultivates various natal talismans, using the natal talismans as the root to make up for the missing spiritual power."

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this, and various thoughts flashed through his mind rapidly: "This shouldn't be the case! If it is in the material world, it is because of the great changes in heaven and earth that no one can practice the immortal way, but now it is the spiritual world, why hasn't anyone practiced it yet?"

"Lack of inspiration? What kind of inspiration is missing?" Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, and his head was buzzing: "Could it be that it is my righteous light of God? That's right, my righteous light of God is the missing inspiration!"

If we follow Xiu Liu's statement, then the Qigong training in Wuzhuang Temple seems to be wrong? No wonder Changsheng Patriarch and others are trapped in a corner.

Zhen Yuanzi practiced the great way of earthly immortals and became the ancestor of earthly immortals. There is no news that he was trapped in Wanshou Mountain.

But what do the Zhuxian Sword, the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, the Ginseng Fruit, and the secret method named after the Qing Dynasty represent? What do they reflect?
Zhang Chen rubbed his head, feeling confused. If he knew that he was not in the second level of the spiritual world, but in the ancient times, he would not know whether his head would explode.

"That's not right! There is an immortal! Is that immortal the real immortal I imagined?"

"This shouldn't be possible! This shouldn't be possible! What went wrong?" Zhang Chen's head was buzzing. He remembered that in the ancient times, when he wanted to breathe in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to practice Qi, he was severely injured by the Fairy Taiyin and was almost killed. He had clearly succeeded in his practice at that time. If the skills of the Qigong practitioners of that era were not tolerated by the innate sacredness, but now the innate sacredness has fallen and disappeared, and the essence of the sun and the moon between heaven and earth can be used at will, how come he still lacks the necessary conditions for practicing Qigong?
Zhang Chen just felt his head buzzing and he felt dizzy for a moment, not knowing what to do.

"I want all the skills of the Taiping Dao!" Zhang Chen looked at Xiu Liu, fearing that Xiu Liu had misunderstood, and quickly corrected him, "These are the authentic original skills."

Upon hearing this, Xiu Liu got up and left, leaving Zhang Chen in a daze in the yard. It turned out that the Qigong method practiced by the Changsheng Patriarch was wrong. No wonder he was trapped in Qingcheng Mountain and shared the joys and sorrows of Qingcheng Mountain.

"What went wrong that immortals are not allowed to be born in this world? Even if immortals are born, they are just fake immortals?" Zhang Chen scratched his head, unable to figure out the reason for a moment.

"What about the secret of Herbal Elixir that Xu Erniu practiced? What does it mean?" Zhang Chen thought of Xu Erniu again. This was the most important thing. He would not allow any accidents to happen to Xu Erniu.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Chen said, "It should be considered a magic! It's the same magic as calling a person's name and knocking him down!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen began to worry secretly again. Xu Erniu had practiced some mysterious and strange skill, and he was afraid that she would ruin him.

So he got up and went to look for Xu Erniu, wanting to see if there were any drawbacks in the martial arts practice Xu Erniu was practicing, and whether it could be improved.

Zhang Chen walked towards Xu Erniu's house and smelled the fragrance of herbs from afar. Zhang Chen didn't hesitate to push the door and walked in. He saw Xu Erniu sitting cross-legged in front of a two-story alchemy furnace, meditating and practicing.

Noticing Zhang Chen coming in, Xu Erniu stopped practicing and turned to look at Zhang Chen: "Why are you here?"

Zhang Chen looked around and saw that there was nothing strange in Xu Erniu's room. He looked at Xu Erniu seriously and asked, "Do you believe me?"

"Of course I believe you!" Xu Erniu nodded.

"Then I want to see your Cao Huan Dan practice formula, can you show it to me?" Zhang Chen said.

Xu Erniu hesitated when she heard this: "This is the secret technique passed down by our master. If I pass it on to you, it will definitely harm you. If the master finds any trace of it, I'm afraid you'll lose your life..."

"You don't have to worry about the master, just tell me the mantra." Zhang Chen said.

"Zhang Chen, I know you are practicing slowly and you haven't made any progress in the past decade, but don't worry, I will definitely refine a heaven-defying elixir to change your fate!" Xu Erniu thought that Zhang Chen couldn't stand the slow pace of his practice and wanted to take an unconventional approach, so she spoke to comfort him.

"But now I just want to see the formula of Cao Huan Dan. Will you give it to me or not?" Zhang Chen looked at Xu Erniu.

Xu Erniu and Zhang Chen looked at each other and finally sighed softly: "I can teach you the Grass Rejuvenating Pill, but you have to agree to one condition of mine."

"What conditions?" Zhang Chen asked.

"If you are caught by the Grandmaster one day, you must put all the blame on me and say that I taught you the formula without your permission. You yourself did not know that the formula you practiced was the formula for the Grass Returning Pill." Xu Erniu looked at Zhang Chen stubbornly: "If you promise me, I will teach you the formula! If you don't agree, I will never teach you a single word of this formula."

Zhang Chen looked at Xu Erniu in front of him and couldn't help but feel deeply moved. It was worth it for him to spend so much effort on this girl.

(End of this chapter)