I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 573 Jinling
Looking from afar, the city of Jinling is in sight. It looks like an ancient ferocious beast crawling on the ground, with a mighty divine light rising into the sky, covering the whole world.

"Tenth-rank gods! And there are five of them!" Zhang Chen opened his Dharma eyes and looked into the distance, and saw that the entire Jinling City was shrouded in the divine luck, and even the dragon energy of heaven and earth could not suppress it.

“Once all the cultivators reach the tenth level, the suppression of the dragon energy on them will be greatly weakened. This Jinling City is not simple. It can actually give birth to tenth-level divine masters, and five of them are tenth-level masters. You must know that in the past, the entire northern land, the Pingbian Palace gathered the luck of the entire northern land, but it only gave birth to an eleventh-level divine dragon. The area of ​​Jinling City is less than half of the territory of the Pingbian Palace, but it can actually give birth to five tenth-level beings. It shows how profound its luck is.” Zhang Chen’s eyes showed a hint of caution.

Once a cultivator reaches the ninth level, the distance between various systems has been infinitely reduced. Whether it is the immortal path or the other Yinshendao cultivators or Xianghuoshendao cultivators, the gap between the two sides has become minimal. Everyone has begun to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth and come into contact with the power of the laws of heaven and earth. What everyone competes in is the mastery of supernatural powers.

At this level, the difference in foundation becomes apparent. Some people have inherited from their master, and do not need to comprehend the magical powers from the laws of heaven and earth, but can directly use the magical powers passed down from their master. Some people hold innate spiritual treasures, while others inherit unknown powers, and the gap between the two sides will be further widened.

"There are already five tenth-level beings, and who knows how many ninth-level Yang Gods are hiding in the dark." Zhang Chen began to be alert in his heart: "Don't waste time! Stay here! Although I now have the ninth-level skill Sun Charcoal Fire, its power is too mediocre and too single. If I fight with a real ninth-level Yang God, I may not have the upper hand." Zhang Chen's eyes revealed a trace of caution: "But the level of the gods here is high, so the probability of me taking advantage of the situation is also high."

He wanted to steal the power of incense to improve his skills, but too little power would not work.

Jinling is a place of great wealth and beautiful scenery with many talented people. It is the place where the essence of the sun and the moon converge. Its population density is much higher than that of King Pingbian's territory. Otherwise, the incense in a small city of Jinling would not be enough to support five tenth-level innate gods.

"One of them has a magnificent aura, while the others are slightly inferior. Although they have the aura of the tenth level, they seem to be a little lacking in quality." Just as Zhang Chen was analyzing in his mind, a voice sounded in his ears:
"That's Jinling City?"

A group of people stood in front of the carriage, looking at the hazy outline in the distance, their voices full of fatigue.

Because it is too far away from Jinling City, everyone can only see an outline from a distance. But precisely because they can only see the outline, they can more intuitively appreciate the grandeur of Jinling City.

"That's Jinling City." Zhang Chen said.

"It's been a long journey, but we're finally here." Zhang sighed, her voice full of emotion.

"The real test has just arrived." Zhang Chen muttered, "Let's eat first! If you want to reach Jinling City, it will take at least one day."

After hearing Zhang Chen's words, the family started to cook. Zhang Chen casually broke off a piece of green grass and stuffed it into his mouth, thinking about how to enter Jinling City. If his family's whereabouts were leaked and they were wanted by the court, and it was Shen Qiu who did it, then the other party must have arranged everything in Jinling City and waited for his family to get in.

"What should we do next?" Zhang Chen's eyes showed a hint of thought.

"What do you plan to do? If it is true as you said that the Shen family has ill intentions towards us, we might as well avoid the Shen family and quietly take root in a remote corner of Jinling City. With our current abilities, we will not starve to death, so there is no need to rely on the Shen family." There was a hint of worry in Zhang's eyes.

"It's not necessarily that the Shen family is afraid of us. It's possible that just a group of people, led by Shen Qiu, have ill intentions towards us." Zhang Chen denied Zhang's words. He had to go to the Shen family because Zhang said that there were things his mother left for him there, so how could he not take a look?

"The more Shen Qiu doesn't want us to go to Jinling, the more we have to go. Not only must we go, but we must also go directly to his door and catch him off guard." Zhang Chen made the decision.

Zhang stopped trying to persuade him and just said, "You have the final say in our family. Since you have spoken, we will naturally obey your orders."

After hearing what Zhang said, Zhang Chen didn't say much, but thought about entering the city.

If one wants to enter Jinling, the city gate is the first checkpoint. Zhang Chen has a premonition that if Shen Qiu returns to Jinling City first, he will definitely make some arrangements at the city gate.

"I wonder if my fake pass will work." Zhang Chen felt a little worried. The next moment he used his escape technique to disappear from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already in front of the Jinling city gate. He saw hundreds of soldiers standing at the Jinling city gate, constantly checking the passing passengers and examining everyone's passes.

Zhang Chen followed the crowd, wanting to see if there was any way to fish in troubled waters. However, as he got closer, he gradually saw the guards at the city gate checking the pass for passers-by. Zhang Chen's heart sank, "No chance."

"Name!"

"The villain Wang Erniu!"

"Where do you live?"

"Xiguan Village outside the city."

"The accent does match. Why did you enter the city?"

"..." The guard's questions ranged from guiding the way to speaking, and his body shapes and appearances were constantly compared, which made Zhang Chen's eyelids twitch. With the way the other party was questioning, there was no chance for his family to sneak in.

Even if everyone was dispersed and blended in, they couldn't escape being questioned because of their accent.

Needless to say, the problem of my accent is also a problem that will make me unable to get by.

"I'm in trouble! I want to perform the magic of combining sand or mobilize the swarm of bees in Jinling City, but I'm afraid I won't get any benefit. After all, there are countless masters in the city. If I make too much noise, it will definitely attract the attention of the masters in Jinling City." Zhang Chen withdrew from the queue, turned around and walked back to think of a solution.

"What should I do? How can I sneak into Jinling City?" Zhang Chen walked among the green mountains and clear waters, all kinds of thoughts flashing through his mind. He never expected that he would be stuck in front of the Jinling city gate.

When they returned to the camp, Zhang had already prepared the meal. Seeing the depression between Zhang Chen's brows, she asked, "Are you worried about the Shen family?"

"I'm not worried about the Shen family. I'm worried about how we are going to get into the city gate. The inspection in Jinling City is very strict. It's not easy to sneak in with our pass full of loopholes." Zhang Chen took the rice handed over by Cheng Yu, sat on the stool and took a bite, and then expressed his worries.

"What if we can sneak in with the help of a large caravan?" Zhang asked.

Zhang Chen shook his head: "I'm afraid it's as difficult as ascending to heaven. We don't know any big caravans, and we don't have any money. Why would they help us?"

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Cheng Yu's eyes flickered: "I do have an idea."

"What idea?" Zhang Chen turned his head and looked at Cheng Yu.

But Cheng Yu smiled and said, "You have the ability to enter the city, why not go and ask the young lady from Guangji to see if she has any way to let us in."

After hearing Cheng Yu's words, Zhang Chen had an idea. This was a good idea.

According to past life psychology, if you want to ask someone for help, the person most likely to help you is the person who has helped you before.

"But I don't know the whereabouts of that lady, and I can't find her. How can I ask her for help? Unless you have that lady's personal belongings on you, I can use the treasure to lock onto the lady's breath and then find her whereabouts." Zhang Chen said.

"What a coincidence! When that young lady bestowed the elixir upon us, she also brought the sachet that contained the elixir with her, and we still have it." Zhang put down her bowl, hurriedly walked into the carriage, took out the sachet, and handed it to Zhang Chen.

It was a red sachet with flowers embroidered on it with gold thread. The whole sachet was only the size of a baby's fist and looked small and exquisite.

"Since I already owe someone a favor, I won't mind this time." Zhang Chen put away the sachet, and after dinner, he used the escape technique to enter Jinling City, and then went to an empty corner to take out the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth. He used the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth to absorb the scent of the sachet, and then Zhang Chen poured his magic power into the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth. Then, the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth opened, and a light flashed on the mirror, followed by a burst of water vapor rising, and then a large area of ​​snow-white came into Zhang Chen's eyes.

"What a white mirror! No, it's a really big mirror!" After Zhang Chen saw the mirror, the blood flow in his body accelerated. He suddenly closed the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror and took a deep breath: "Don't look at it if it's not proper! Don't look at it if it's not proper! I, Zhang Chen, am definitely not such a dirty villain."

Shen family
In a small courtyard

The room was filled with steam, and a graceful figure was washing herself in the bathtub. Suddenly, at some point, the jade on Jiang Nan's chest emitted a red light, emitting scalding heat, which stimulated Jiang Nan to raise his head suddenly, and subconsciously pulled the bath towel from the edge of the wooden tub to cover his graceful body.

"Someone is spying on me! Using magical powers on me." Jiang Nan frowned, stroking the jade hanging around his neck, with a look of panic in his eyes: "This piece of jade was left to me by my mother in the past. It is said to have been passed down in the Xiantian era and was dug out from a large tomb. It can detect the fluctuations of mysterious power..."

As the jade gradually regained its coolness, Jiang Nan slowly stood up from the tub, not bothering to wipe off the water stains, and directly took the clothes to put on: "The Shen family has strict rules, who dares to be so presumptuous?"

In a certain alley, Zhang Chen closed the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, and then put it into his sleeve: "How embarrassing!"

"I originally wanted to find that young lady to introduce me, and then go straight to the Shen family. Who knew this would happen? I definitely didn't do it on purpose." Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

"But that young lady from the Jiang family has a really good figure!" Zhang Chen muttered to himself, walked into a teahouse nearby and ordered a pot of tea, then calculated the time while drinking the tea.

(End of this chapter)