I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 683 The Moon Was There

Staring at the half-broken Zhu Xian Sword in his hand, what Zhang Chen wanted to know most was what happened to the little girl who had peed on him that year!

After the catastrophe of heavenly punishment that year, I returned to the present time and space. I don’t know whether the little girl continued to survive in that time and space.

"Now that the Zhu Xian Sword and the Ascension Pool have appeared, how far will it be to find the little girl?" After the thought flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, he looked at the tip of the Zhu Xian Sword in his hand.

After the catastrophes of heaven and earth, and the impurities and filth of human spirit, the spirituality of the Zhu Xian Sword has been polluted, and its power is no longer as brilliant as it was in the ancient times.

But fortunately, I have mastered the innate energy. With the nourishment of the innate energy, it is only a matter of time to recover it.

Zhang Chen tried to infuse his magic power and innate energy into the tip of the sword, wanting to refine the sword tip. Following the mantra that activated the Zhuxian Sword, it was not difficult for him to refine the sword tip. In an instant, he had refined a restriction of the Zhuxian Sword.

"The Immortal Execution Sword is broken, and many of its innate restrictions are incomplete. There are only eighteen complete innate restrictions." Zhang Chen carefully sensed the mystery of these eighteen innate restrictions while refining it: "These eighteen innate restrictions are mainly based on 'destruction' and 'annihilation', and contain the 'Great Way of Destruction' that exterminates life. There is a force of annihilation flowing within it. No wonder even if only a piece of the sword tip is left, it can easily kill a tenth-level strongman."

Zhang Chen's magic power was poured into the tip of the sword. Then, that half of the sword tip emitted a faint sound filled with joyful melodies, actively swallowing up Zhang Chen's magic power and innate energy.

About half a day later, Zhang Chen had initially refined an innate restriction, and had already mastered the tip of the Zhuxian Sword. The Zhuxian Sword quickly shrank to the length of a thumb, and flew directly into Zhang Chen's sleeve and disappeared. "I have already initially refined an innate restriction. The next step is to refine the tip of the Zhuxian Sword with magic power bit by bit. But now I can drive it, and I am not afraid of being taken away by others, unless the other party has a magical power like the five-color divine light, which can forcibly suppress my mark and take the sword away." Zhang Chen took the tip of the Zhuxian Sword and nurtured it close to his body, then put away the alchemy furnace, swept across the entire house, and had no place to stay, so he performed the escape technique and left.

When Zhang Chen used the escape technique to leave, he passed by the Shen family mansion and saw from afar that the Shen family mansion had now turned into ashes and became a ruin. Countless strong men wearing yellow robes and yellow turbans surrounded the Shen family.

He saw Gu Mingyue, who was discussing something with several Huang Tiandao cultivators in front of the ruins of the Shen family, while Liu Ji stood in front of Gu Mingyue, humbly looking at her in a flattering manner.

Just as Zhang Chen looked at Gu Mingyue, Gu Mingyue, as a ninth-level god, could already observe the movement of the energy trajectory of heaven and earth. He seemed to have sensed something and looked in the direction of Zhang Chen, which frightened Zhang Chen so much that he immediately used the escape technique to fly away.

He was not afraid of Gu Mingyue, but he felt that there was no need for a conflict right now. Now all the masters of Huang Tiandao had gathered here, and countless old guys were also focusing their attention on Jinling City. Even the Xiantian Water God was watching in secret. It would be better for him to stay hidden and develop.

I have already killed Zhang Xiaohua. If I kill the Twelve True Immortals, I am afraid that the great virtuous teacher will come.

"What a mysterious magical power, which can transform the body into energy and escape into matter. This ability is not something that ordinary masters can possess." Gu Mingyue watched Zhang Chen perform the escape technique and flew away. She did not try to stop him, but secretly praised him in her heart.

Now Jinling City is full of evil spirits, and masters from all directions will sneak into Jinling City to get a piece of the pie after hearing the news of the Xiantian Water God's Tomb. Although he has some magical powers, it is impossible for him to stop all the masters who come to Jinling City, check them, and then drive them out. That would be too offensive, and Huang Tiandao could not afford the consequences.

Zhang Chen used the art of escape to return to Chongzheng Academy. When he appeared at the foot of the academy mountain, he recalled the former glory of the Shen family. He couldn't help but reveal a trace of emotion in his eyes. The changes in the world were too unpredictable. In just a few short days, the Shen family had already experienced a shocking change.

When he returned to the backyard, Zhou Qiucheng was not there. Only the three children and Zhang and Zhou were in the house.

Zhang Chen returned to his house and studied the recipe of Eight Treasures Heart Locking Pill: "Now that I have the Sun's True Fire, I can try to make the Eight Treasures Heart Locking Pill." Just as he was thinking about all the possibilities and the process, a sound of footsteps broke the silence of the rain curtain, and the eldest son Zhou Zhen came to Zhang Chen's door: "Brother Zhang, I have been looking for you for a long time."

"What do you want from me?" Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Zhen in surprise.

"I'm thinking of asking you to persuade Shen Ling. The girl had a miscarriage, and her family was destroyed. Her spirit suffered a fatal blow. She refused to eat or drink. It would be troublesome if she died in Chongzheng Academy. You might as well persuade her to go down the mountain and join the three major families at the foot of the mountain. There have been rumors among the three major families that they can protect the Shen family." Zhou Zhen said.

"What's the situation down the mountain? How dare those three big families go against Huang Tiandao's blessing on the Shen family?" Zhang Chen looked surprised. Zhou Zhen said: "After the Shen family was destroyed, Huang Tiandao sent out masters to uproot the Ma family in revenge for Ma Jia's betrayal. Now there are only three of the five big families left in Jinling City. The others have been accepted by Huang Tiandao and are under his command. As for the blessing of the Shen family, it was the innate water god who did it. Every time a Shen family bloodline dies, the power of the innate water god will increase. In order to curb the recovery of the innate water god's power, Huang Tiandao has already taken action and gave up hunting down the Shen family disciples. He even took the initiative to extend an olive branch to protect the Shen family children. If he continues to hunt down the Shen family bloodline, I'm afraid he will hunt down a twelfth-level innate water god, or even a strong man beyond the twelfth level. Huang Tiandao is now in a dilemma."

"I heard from people that it's not Huang Tiandao who wants to kill the disciples of the Shen family, but that the innate water god is actively slaughtering the bloodline of the Shen family. Do you think Huang Tiandao can not be anxious?" Zhou Zhen's voice was full of emotion. Who could have thought that the outcome of things would turn out like this.

"It seems that Huang Tiandao is in big trouble." Zhang Chen's mouth curled up, revealing a hint of joy. Of course he would be happy that Huang Tiandao was in trouble.

This is definitely good news for him.

"Brother Zhang... Brother Zhang... Are you listening?" Seeing that Zhang Chen was distracted, Zhou Zhen stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Zhang Chen's eyes.

"Of course I heard it." Zhang Chen came back to his senses and said.

"Then please go and persuade Shen Ling. Don't let Shen Ling die in Chongzheng Academy. Huang Tiandao caused chaos in Jinling City and destroyed the Shen family. My father didn't show up, but it has already caused a lot of discussion in the outside world. If this matter gets out, I'm afraid that the outside world will think that Chongzheng Academy and Huang Tiandao are secretly colluding. If Shen Ling dies in the mountains, I'm afraid that people outside will be more convinced that Chongzheng Academy and Huang Tiandao are secretly colluding and killing the children of the Shen family to eliminate the hidden dangers for Huang Tiandao. Although smart people will not believe in rumors, but the public opinion can melt gold. At that time, the reputation of Chongzheng Academy will fall, and it will be difficult for my father to achieve enlightenment."

Zhou Zhen was a little anxious, so he had to come to Zhang Chen to lobby: "Besides, Shen Ling and Shen Qiu are the only remaining direct bloodline of the Shen family. If they are killed, it will greatly benefit the Xiantian Water God. I am afraid that the Xiantian Water God will secretly attack Chongzheng Academy. My father is now in crisis and can no longer protect the disciples of the academy. By then, I am afraid that Chongzheng Academy will be flooded with blood."

Zhang Chen listened to Zhou Zhen's words. What Zhou Zhen said certainly made sense, but he had found the wrong person. He had already severed ties with the Shen family, so how could he lobby Shen Ling?
So facing Zhou Zhen's pleading eyes, Zhang Chen could only sigh helplessly: "Brother Zhou, you may have asked the wrong person for help. The relationship between Shen Ling and I has become extremely bad. We have a life-and-death feud that cannot be resolved. How could she listen to me? Instead of asking me for help, you might as well ask Zhang Gaoqiu for help."

"I begged Zhang Gaoqiu, but he refused." Zhou Zhen smiled bitterly, his eyes full of helplessness.

Zhang Chen had expected that Zhou Zhen's request for Zhang Gaoqiu to intervene would fail. You know, Shen Ling's only support now is Zhang Gaoqiu. If Zhang Gaoqiu goes to persuade Shen Ling to leave Chongzheng Academy, Shen Ling will definitely misunderstand that he has ulterior motives, which will then put Zhang Gaoqiu in even greater trouble.

"It's impossible for me to show up. I have no connection with the Shen family anymore." Zhang Chen rejected Zhou Zhen's request.

Zhou Zhen had no choice but to smile bitterly and change the subject.

Time passed quickly, and after another three days, the shouting and killing in Jinling City finally stopped. It was said that a big man from Huang Tiandao had arrived, and under the strong suppression of that big man, the chaos in Jinling City finally returned to calm, and Jinling City was finally quiet.

Although Jinling City has become quiet, a bigger trouble is what all the people living in Jinling City have to deal with. Faced with the heavy rain that has continued for several days, the rivers in Jinling City have overflowed, and mountain torrents have begun to break out in some places.

Inside Chongzheng Academy

Late night
Zhang Chen was sitting in the house reciting mantras and cultivating his own Zhu Xian Sword. Suddenly in the middle of the night, a loud roar shook the world, and the sound spread over dozens of miles and echoed among the mountains.

"That is..." Zhang Chen quickly opened the window and looked into the darkness in the distance. With the help of the lightning in the sky, he saw a huge monster shuttling through the mountains. Wherever it passed, sand and rocks flew, and mountains and seas were moved. It carried a menacing posture and crashed into the cliff obstacles between the mountains, emitting a huge roar that spread far into the darkness.

The sound was so mighty and deafening that it swept across the heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)