I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 645 Three months

Zhang Chen glanced at Hu Li Daxian and did not refute his words. Instead, he took back his own measuring ruler and turned to walk out the door: "Let's run away quickly, and then wait for the big changes in Jinling City."

Seeing Zhang Chen walking away, Hu Li Daxian took out the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Devil-Slaying Shuttle from his sleeve, played with it in his hand, and smiled foolishly: "What a treasure! What a treasure! I got an unparalleled secret treasure in one move, which is really a big profit. I really hope this kind of thing can happen more often!"

"But that kid's treasure can actually seal the void, and even freeze the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demon Shuttle. It's really scary. I don't know where that treasure came from. I have never even heard of it. This kid is really mysterious." The Great Freedom Demon muttered in his heart, with a strange look in his eyes: "That kid has too many tricks. It's only a matter of time before he grows up. I can't be his enemy, so as not to cause big trouble in the future."

After saying this, Huli Daxian looked Zhang Gaoqiu up and down, and checked Zhang Gaoqiu's aura again: "Something is not right! Isn't there a rumor that this kid has obtained a secret treasure that can enter the spiritual world? Why can't I feel the aura of that treasure?"

The Great Immortal Huli was confused, but since he couldn't find the source of the treasure, he could only give up his little idea temporarily. He turned into a breeze and swept the two of them away into the air. Then he threw the two of them back into the Yipin Building and disappeared without a trace.

Zhang Chen walked out of the teahouse and saw from afar that Yipintang across the street was in a mess. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he used the escape technique to disappear in the crowd.

The next day, Zhang Chen came to the academy and saw people gathered in twos and threes, talking about Zhang Gaoqiu and the little princess fainting. This incident had caused a great uproar in the academy. Zhang Gaoqiu and the little princess were attacked in Yipin Building last night, which shook their souls. They were confused all night and talked nonsense in their sleep.

“The roar of the Great Immortal Huli contains the power to ward off evil, intimidate, and capture the soul. It is definitely not something that little karami like you two can withstand.” Zhang Chen knew the reason clearly.

Dragons gather in the clouds and tigers follow the wind. The tiger itself has the power to control the wind. Its roar can scare away all beasts and has the power to capture souls. Its innate magical power can control ghosts, which is also a magical power targeting souls. It can be seen that it is also born with the ability to control souls.

In the following days, Zhang Chen's life became peaceful. Without Zhang Gaoqiu's targeting and the little princess Chai Wenji's calculations, Zhang Chen's life was very comfortable.

There are also talented people in the academy. Some have received mysterious favor, mastered the mysterious laws, and have a sense of the mysterious birth sealed in the Linglong Tower. There is naturally an indescribable bond between them. As long as Zhou Qiucheng opens the seal, he can become one with the weirdness and become an extraordinary being.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. During these three months, the time in the academy was leisurely. Zhang Gaoqiu and the little princess Chai Wenjie were left in the academy, and Shen Ling took care of Zhang Gaoqiu every step of the way. However, with the passage of time, Shen Ling's belly began to gradually show.

And what about Zhang Chen?

In addition to practicing and comprehending the laws of heaven and earth every day, he would refine the Eight Treasures Heart Protecting Pill. However, his talent in alchemy was ultimately a little lacking, and he never made any progress.

In the courtyard

Zhang Chen sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace and saw the firewood burning under the furnace. A raging flame rose up and burned the furnace bright red like a branding iron.

The smell of medicinal herbs wafted out of the furnace, enveloping the entire yard. That smell was almost like medicinal decoction, and although it wasn't unpleasant, it did make people feel dizzy if they were in this environment for a long time.

I don't know how long it was, suddenly Zhang Chen snapped his fingers, the water vapor in the void gathered, turned into a stream of water, and extinguished the flame under the alchemy furnace. Then Zhang Chen controlled the water flow to form a big hand, and opened the lid of the alchemy furnace. Zhang Chen looked at the ashes in the alchemy furnace, and his brows couldn't help but frowned.

"This is difficult! I have been refining pills for three months, but why can't I refine the Eight Treasures Heart Locking Pill?"

During the past three months, Zhang Chen had been refining pills every day and knew every step of pill refining like the back of his hand. However, he still could not refine the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill and could not find any pattern at all.

"What exactly went wrong?" Zhang Chen asked the Great Freedom Demon.

The Great Freedom Demon shook his head: "I know nothing about alchemy, so I can't distract you from the problem."

Zhang Chen was disappointed and jumped off the furnace. He thought about every step of refining the elixir. Various thoughts flashed through his mind. After a long time, Zhang Chen set his eyes on the flame ashes under the furnace: "All my control steps are perfect. The only possible problem is probably the flame. Could it be that the quality of the flame is not good?"

"This is probably the only reason!" Zhang Chen finally focused the problem on the flame.

"But I don't have the skill to control fire. The only skill that can possibly evolve into flame is the solar charcoal fire. If I upgrade it once more and evolve it into a tenth-level skill, it may evolve into the solar true fire. If I master the solar true fire, I may be able to refine the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill." Zhang Chen said secretly in his heart.

But what he had to do first was to gain the authority of the Wood Element and find a way to increase his lifespan. Otherwise, what would be the use even if he could refine the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill?
"Just bear with it for now!" Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

Then Zhang Chen walked into the house and added the Yellow Spring Water to the Soul-binding Lamp. Seeing that there were more than a dozen soul fragments in the Soul-binding Lamp, Zhang Chen nodded with satisfaction, dripped the Sun Flowing Pulp into the hive, and then walked out of the house to the school. Walking on the bustling streets, Zhang Chen could clearly feel that there was an indescribable aura of killing in the crowded streets.

There were still bloodstains on the street that had not yet dried.

Zhang Chen looked at the drops of blood on the ground that had never dried up, his eyes showing a hint of caution. This was all the blood of the Shen family's side branches. Those side branches of the Shen family came to Jinling City from the outside world, and each of them suffered serious injuries, and their blood was spilled on the long street.

"The situation in Jinling City has reached a critical point and may explode at any time." Zhang Chen said to himself.

He came all the way to Chongzheng Academy, and just as he arrived at Linglong Tower, he saw Tu Shanqing coming to greet him. He approached Zhang Chen mysteriously and said, "Have you heard? Huang Tiandao will officially take action against the Shen family in three days."

"Is the news accurate?" Zhang Chen turned around, his eyes full of seriousness.

"Of course it's accurate! There are at least 200,000 people from the Shen family and their collateral branches gathered in Jinling City, which is enough for the blood sacrifice." Tu Shanqing lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the masters of Huang Tiandao have begun to arrange means to close the net, and the murderous intent has begun to sweep in."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen's eyes showed a hint of caution. He remained silent. Tu Shanqing beside him asked: "What should we do?"

"We can only act according to circumstances." Zhang Chen said.

"It would be great if the Shen family and Huang Tiandao could fight to the point of mutual destruction." Zhang Chen sighed.

"It's not that simple." Tu Shanqing shook his head.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you a piece of news. These past few days, Zhang Gaoqiu and Chai Wenjie have been awake for longer and longer periods of time. Before, they could only stay awake for a few breaths, but now they can stay awake for a quarter of an hour. I estimate that it won't be long before the two of them will be fully awake." Tu Shanqing reminded Zhang Chen.

"What if they wake up? These two have absolutely no influence on the overall situation." Zhang Chen disagreed: "The fight between the dean and Zhang Xiaohua will probably end with the demise of the Shen family. When the dean returns, these two won't be able to cause any trouble."

"It's good that you know the answer!" Tu Shanqing said this, and then stepped forward and said, "There is another piece of gossip. Have you heard it? Shen Ling's belly has grown bigger. It is said that she is pregnant, and it has already started to show. She can no longer hide it."

"When Zhang Gaoqiu wakes up, we can watch the fun." Zhang Chen nodded, his voice full of gloating: "I want to see how he faces Shen Ling and Chai Wenji."

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Tu Shanqing also laughed strangely, his voice full of gloating: "I really hope they fight each other until they are bruised and battered, and it would be best if one or two of them are killed or injured, so that we can also enjoy the fun."

Zhang Chen is not as gossipy as Tu Shan Qing. He just wants to live peacefully in the academy and develop himself. He doesn't want to get involved in anything about the outside world.

The two chatted for a while, Tu Shan Qing went to make friends with other scholars, while Jiang Nan walked over from a distance and came in front of Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen ignored Jiang Nan and continued looking at the mural on the wall.

Jiang Nan stood behind Zhang Chen, his lips moved slightly, revealing an expression of wanting to say something but stopping himself, and finally closed his mouth, turning it into a leisurely sigh, turning his head and walking away, only his cold voice echoed in the air: "I heard that Jinling City is about to be in chaos, and the only place to take shelter is Chongzheng Academy. You have been living in the academy recently, don't go back, so as not to be implicated in the chaos."

Zhang Chen turned his head to look at Jiang Nan's back and couldn't help but shook his head secretly. He felt that Jiang Nan was a very contradictory person.

"But who doesn't have contradictions in life?" Zhang Chen sighed quietly. For a woman like Jiang Nan, it is simply unrealistic to expect to rely on a "layer of membrane" to bind the other person and tie him down for life.

"Profits come first! Interests come first! She has probably heard about the Shen family's rumors. I wonder what choice she will make, whether she will continue to choose to marry Shen Qiu." Zhang Chen said to himself.

If she continued to choose to marry Shen Qiu, he might still look up to her, otherwise Zhang Chen really looked down on this woman.

No one likes a profit-seeking person!

(End of this chapter)