I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 675: Stealing Longevity
Hearing what Chai Wenji said, Zhang Xiaohua sighed helplessly: "Who would have thought that Huang Tiandao would act so quickly? What can we do now that things have come to this?"

"Since you caused this trouble yourself, you have to find a way to solve it yourself, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless." Chai Wenjie said in a cold voice.

"Since I can't afford to be branded as ungrateful, I can only ask her to speak up," said Zhang Gaoqiu.

"That girl is completely obsessed with you. Do you think she will take the initiative to ask for a breakup?" Chai Wenji stared at Zhang Gaoqiu. Zhang Gaoqiu smiled bitterly: "As long as we want, we can always find a way."

After hearing what the two said, Zhang Chen couldn't help but feel sad for Shen Ling. The biggest mistake a woman can make in her life is to be blind and misjudge a person.

Zhang Chen was too lazy to listen to the discussion of this couple. He walked out of Linglong Tower and in a flash he arrived at a deserted forest of Chongzheng Academy and began to sort out his harvest.

The biggest gain from this trip is that I can extend the life of plants and trees.

Zhang Chen turned his head and looked at a big tree beside him that was as thick as an adult's waist. He stretched out his palm and slowly pressed it on the bark of the tree. His mind flashed with the authority of his own wood element. The next moment, a green airflow that was invisible to the naked eye floated out from the tree and poured into Zhang Chen's body.

In just ten breaths, the big tree had turned into a dead tree. Zhang Chen stood there with an intoxicated look on his face, slowly retracting his hand.

"Comfortable!" Zhang Chen muttered.

Then he felt his own added life span, and after a long while he said, "Only one day's life span has been added, which is a bit too little!"

"Perhaps the tree is not old enough, so it contains less vitality." Zhang Chen looked at a big tree next to him. The next moment, he tapped his finger and the law of time flowed, blessing the big tree. He saw that a half century of time had passed quickly, and the big tree had changed from being as thick as an adult's waist to being as thick as three people hugging.

It is normal for a tree to grow so thick in sixty years without any disaster or harm.

"I wonder if the effectiveness of the tree I forcibly grew by relying on the law of time will be compromised." Zhang Chen was a little worried, but he still stretched out his hand and pressed it on the tree. Then he saw it activate the power of the wood element, and saw green energy from the tree irrigating Zhang Chen, constantly pouring into Zhang Chen's body, nourishing his body and soul. With the green airflow infused into his body, Zhang Chen felt much more relaxed.

"Ten days of life! That's great!" Zhang Chen was overjoyed at this time. A big tree actually increased his lifespan by ten days. There were so many big trees all over the mountains. Even if he couldn't live forever, it would not be difficult for him to live for thousands of years.

"My biggest crisis now has finally been resolved." Zhang Chen's eyes showed a hint of excitement.

The combination of his own time law and the authority of the wood element is a perfect match.

Zhang Chen casually picked up a branch of a big tree, and with the command of the Wood Element, the branch actually took root and sprouted roots out of thin air. Then Zhang Chen looked at the dead tree and flicked a fire. The tree was directly turned into ashes by the sun's charcoal fire. Then Zhang Chen dug a hole and planted the branch in it. Then he issued the command again, and the branch took root and sprouted, coming back to life.

Zhang Chen used another time magic to strike down, and the branch grew rapidly. After sixty years, it had turned into a big tree, but this tree was more than half the size of the previous one.

"How strange! They have both been blessed by sixty years of time, but why is it that the previous tree was as thick as three people could hug it, while the tree in front of me is only as thick as two people can hug it." Zhang Chen looked at the tree that had shrunk a lot with a puzzled look in his eyes. He activated the power of the Wood Element to sense the tree in front of him. He could clearly feel that after sixty years of growth and development, the tree in front of him was no match for the previous tree.

"Why? Is it because of the different roots? A big tree is originally a big tree, and a big tree is just evolved from branches?" Zhang Chen put forward a hypothesis in his mind, but rejected it instantly. He holds the power of the Wood Element, and after a little thought, he knows that the reason is not here.

"Could it be because of the soil?" Zhang Chen looked at the ashes on the ground and once again came up with a hypothesis in his mind.

Previously, a big tree grew here for sixty years, and it grew very quickly during this sixty years. The earth's soil had no time to recover, so the second sapling did not receive enough nutrients?
"That should be the case. It seems that my wood element authority and the power of time are still limited. However, the limitation is not big. After all, the world is so big. I can't plant trees here. I will just move to another place. In just a few decades, the soil here will become fertile again." All kinds of thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind.

Now that he had figured out the key, Zhang Chen was no longer worried. He used his earth power to cover the ashes on the ground, then walked to a large tree nearby, and used another sixty years of time to bless it. The tree twisted and turned into a dead tree again. Then he set the dead tree on fire, dug a hole to plant a small tree, and used another sixty years of magical power to bless it, and then used the passage of time to cover up the traces. Zhang Chen absorbed ten years of life in the mountains, and countless large trees died and became his nutrients.

After realizing that his life span had been restored, Zhang Chen slapped his head and said, "I was stupid. Why should I suck a tree to death? I can absorb some vitality from each tree, and when its vitality recovers after a few days, I can absorb and harvest it again. This is a long-term plan."

Zhang Chen felt that he had been a little stupid before, but it was not too late to realize it now.

"In the future, you must pay attention to recycling, so that you can hide your tracks." Zhang Chen looked at the sky. After a night of planting trees, the sun had already set. He used his escape technique to return to the yard and saw Zhang and Madam Zhou talking.

At this time, the maids and servants prepared dinner. After the family finished dinner, Zhang Chen returned to the house and thought about his life span.

"Can I transfer this life force to others? In this way, not only can I live forever, but my younger brothers and sisters can also live forever." Zhang Chen's mind was full of speculations.

"Even if it's not possible now, when my cultivation level is raised to a higher level in the future, perhaps I can develop such a method." Zhang Chen muttered to himself, suppressed his distracting thoughts, looked at Zhang Fei who was concentrating on reading, and fell into a state of meditation while lying on the bed.

The next morning

After breakfast, Zhou Zhen called Zhang Chen to rush to Linglong Tower. From a distance, Zhang Chen saw the distraught Shen Qiu sitting on a stone, like a wooden man. A group of noblemen gathered around him and kept mocking Shen Qiu.

"Mr. Shen, weren't you very arrogant before? You claimed to be a member of the Shen family and asked us to work like you slaves. Why aren't you arrogant now?" Someone kicked Shen Qiu in the back, causing him to stagger.

Shen Qiu turned his head with anger and looked at the man who kicked him: "Cao Dou, you ungrateful villain, I treated you well in the past. I always invited you to the brothel to drink and have fun. The money I spent on you over the years must be at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels, if not 100,000 taels. How dare you insult me ​​like this? If I hadn't taken the Eight Treasures Locking Heart Pill from the family, your mother would have died long ago. How dare you be so cruel and heartless?"

"Bah! Although I spent your money, you want me to be servile in front of you, work like a slave for you, act like a grandson all day long, be ordered around by you, and flatter you. Although I have received your favor, it was all earned by selling my dignity. What favor do I owe you?" Upon hearing this, Cao Dou kicked out in frustration, causing Shen Qiu to fall.

"Do you think I care about your money? If it weren't for the Shen family behind you, you wouldn't even be worthy of carrying my shoes!" Cao Dou said as he spit fiercely on Shen Qiu's face: "It's really a matter of time. The Shen family is in trouble now, and it's time for us to rise."

As Cao Dou finished speaking, the group of scholars came forward and punched and kicked Shen Qiu, pressing him to the ground and beating him violently. Shen Qiu's blood power flowed, and the water flow rolled up, turning into a tornado that swept towards everyone. However, everyone was not a vulgar person. Who was not a noble who could study at Chongzheng Academy? Who was not of blood?
The group of people were not willing to be outdone. They all used their magical powers to mobilize the power of their blood to suppress Shen Qiu. In a moment, they dispersed Shen Qiu's blood power, and then pressed his feet to the ground to greet him.

"A dragon swimming in shallow water is bullied by shrimps, and a tiger in the plain is bullied by dogs." Zhang Chen couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene, and his words were full of sighs.

"The Shen family was too powerful back then, and who knows how many people they offended secretly. Now that the Shen family has suddenly collapsed, the Shen family bloodline will definitely suffer a backlash." Zhou Zhen sighed slightly, then strode up and shouted from a distance: "Stop it! Fighting is prohibited in the academy. Do you want to be expelled from the academy?"

After hearing what Zhou Zhen said, everyone looked at him, not daring to talk back to him, and they all dispersed and said goodbye and left.

After everyone walked away, Zhang Chen looked at Shen Qiu, who was sitting on the ground with a bruised face, disheveled hair, and tattered clothes. There was a hint of emotion in his eyes, but he didn't say much.

"Fighting is prohibited in the academy. If they dare to do it again, just tell me and I will seek justice for you!" Zhou Zhen said to Shen Qiu.

After hearing what Zhou Zhen said, Zhang Chen felt that the other party was not sincere. If he really wanted to stand up for Shen Qiu, he should punish those children from aristocratic families now instead of waiting for next time.

"It seems that Zhou Zhen doesn't want to stand up for the Shen family! After all, when people leave, they are forgotten. Although the Shen family is on good terms with the Zhou family, the Shen family has no value now." Zhang Chen felt a little emotional. One must not be without value in life.

(End of this chapter)