I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 703 Chen Sanliang's Declaration of War
The essence of the power of the Blood Path has surpassed the twelfth level and reached the realm of "fruit". It's just that Zhang Chen's skill level is too weak to unleash the powerful power of the Blood Path.

The Blood God Son was definitely not something that an ordinary cultivator of Huang Tiandao could detect. If it was the mysterious Great Sage Master who took action personally, Zhang Chen felt that it was possible.

Zhang Chen had always been wary of Huang Tiandao's great and wise teacher, and felt that he was unfathomable. As the founder of a mysterious cultivation system sixty years ago, he was not only practicing the incense and fire way, but also the Yangshen way. Zhang Chen could not imagine how high his cultivation was.

Especially since the other party has been collecting incense from all over the world for sixty years, how amazingly will his strength be improved?

Think about the masters created by Huang Tiandao, the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper, the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper, the Twelve Immortals, and the Water God of the Yangtze River, and you can imagine the realm of the Great Sage Teacher.

“There’s a reason why Huang Tiandao is still alive and well and making troubles in the face of suppression and encirclement by the imperial court.” Zhang Chen’s heart was filled with emotion.

"Are you sure? Are you sure that position will fall on your head?" Zhang Chen looked at Huang Chao in surprise.

"I have a myriad of tricks, and no one has been able to see through them yet, not even the star gods of Huang Tiandao and the eleventh-rank Yangtze River water god. If I cannot inherit this position, then there will be no one else suitable in Huang Tiandao." Huang Chao's voice was filled with pride.

He does have the ability to be proud.

Zhang Chen glanced at Huang Chao. The source of the curse in the other party's body was not an ordinary curse, but the incomplete source of the devil. In terms of the essence of power, it has exceeded the twelfth level. It is normal that no one in Huang Tiandao can see through it.

"Then I must congratulate you in advance." Zhang Chen raised his glass to Huang Chao.

"Let's celebrate together and drink this cup!" Huang Chao said with a smile.

The two of them drank some more wine, and then Huang Chao fell asleep drunk, leaving Zhang Chen sitting in the house eating snacks and thinking about the situation in Jinling City. After a long time, he put down his chopsticks, ordered the servants to take the chopsticks away, and went to the patio to wash up, meditate and comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.

In fact, Huang Chao was not bragging. Three days later, Huang Chao was elected as one of the six decision-makers in Jinling City, replacing his boss and becoming the new ruler of Zhang Chen's residential area.

Huang Chao becoming the boss had no impact on Zhang Chen. After all, even if Huang Chao really took the position of boss, the resources in his hands were still like clouds and smoke to Zhang Chen, and he had no use for him at all.

The reason why he helped Huang Chao was just a casual move.

This is a seed that I planted casually. If it can take root, sprout and bloom, that would be great. If it dies halfway, there is no pity.

The flow of time seemed to gradually slow down. When Zhang Chen came to Chongzheng Academy again one morning, he saw Zhou Qiuchen, who had been in seclusion for a long time. He was standing in front of Linglong Pagoda, looking at the broken plaque of Linglong Pagoda in silence.

Zhou Qiucheng had frost flowing all over his body, and cold air was coming out of his pores. The ground where he was standing was covered with streaks of frost. All the disciples around him avoided him and dared not come forward.

"Sir, have you come out of seclusion?" Zhang Chen saw Zhou Qiucheng's back and hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and greeted him.

Zhou Qiucheng turned his head and glanced at Zhang Chen: "I left the customs yesterday."

"But has the injury been alleviated?" Zhang Chen looked Zhou Qiucheng up and down. It didn't look like his injury was alleviated no matter what.

"I have to leave." Zhou Qiucheng sighed helplessly.

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this: "Could it be that something big happened in Jinling City again?"

In his opinion, only if something uncontrollable happened in Jinling City would Zhou Qiucheng be forced to leave.

"Come with me. I'm waiting for you here." Zhou Qiucheng said to Zhang Chen, then led Zhang Chen to the back mountain, all the way to his study, and asked Zhang Chen:

"How much do you know about Chen Sanliang?"

"Chen Sanliang?" When Zhang Chen heard Zhou Qiucheng mention Chen Sanliang, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. He didn't know why Zhou Qiucheng would ask about Chen Sanliang.

"I and Chen Sanliang lived together in the north for a period of time. I don't know him well enough." Zhang Chen replied, "Why are you asking about Chen Sanliang?"

Zhou Qiucheng picked up a visiting card from the table and handed it to Zhang Chen: "Chen San started discussing the Dao in various academies in Jiangnan two or three days ago. Wherever he went, there was chaos. All the academies were suppressed by him and fell into his claws. Even this beast sent me a visiting card yesterday, saying that he would come to Jinling City to discuss Dao with me in a year, and asked me to prepare in advance. If I lose the discussion, he will lead the entire Chongzheng Academy to surrender to the demon clan and join his army to be driven by him. If I win, he will lead the demon army to retreat."

Zhang Chen was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Zhou Qiuchen who was frowning, and quickly took the post and read it. The handwriting on the post was indeed Chen Sanliang's. All of this could not be fake.

The two of them looked at each other, and Zhang Chen could feel Chen Sanliang's domineering aura and his absolute confidence in himself.

"Chen Sanliang actually sent me a post a year in advance and asked me to prepare a year in advance. This shows that he has absolute confidence in his own way. This person's style of doing things is really overbearing. He completely looks down on me!" Zhou Qiucheng cursed at this point, "This is really too much!"

Now that Chen Sanliang's post had been delivered, how could he still rest assured to retreat and heal his injuries? Facing the angry Zhou Qiucheng, Zhang Chen looked at the domineering words on the post again, and finally understood why Chen Sanliang was unhappy.

"Sir, you don't have to accept the challenge." Zhang Chen slowly closed the post and said.

"If I don't fight him, won't it show that I'm afraid of him? As the saying goes: There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. If I don't fight him, won't it be laughed at by scholars all over the world? Won't I become a laughing stock among scholars? I can't afford to lose face. How can I prove my truth then?" Zhou Qiucheng cursed:

"The most important thing is, if I accept the challenge, it will be fine, and both sides can decide who is better and who is better. If I don't fight, I'm afraid Chongzheng Academy will be reduced to scorched earth in an instant. The demon tribe is coming with such force that even my pagoda can't suppress it."

Zhang Chen heard this and a popular Internet meme from his past life flashed through his mind: "Do you want to be respectable yourself, or do I want to help you be respectable?"

Do you really think that you can hide away from Chen Sanliang just because he comes to discuss Dao?
Chen Sanliang doesn't rely on his cultivation to bully you, but decides the winner through a discussion of the Dao, which is to give you a chance and to give you dignity. If you don't want dignity, he will naturally have ways to make you undignified.

Looking at Zhou Qiucheng with a frown on his face, Zhang Chen could also sense his dilemma. Chen Sanliang was invincible in the north, and his morality had been tempered through the trials and tribulations of the north. Zhou Qiucheng knew in his heart that he was most likely to be defeated.

"What does sir mean?" Zhang Chen asked.

"You have been in contact with Chen Sanliang for a period of time. Do you know the essence of Chen Sanliang's morality? Do you know the flaws in his doctrine?" Zhou Qiucheng's face turned slightly red, and he also felt that his behavior was inappropriate, but he really had no other choice and could not think of any means to defeat Chen Sanliang.

Hearing Zhou Qiucheng's words, Zhang Chen was speechless. Not only did he know all of Chen Sanliang's teachings, but he was also the one who taught Chen Sanliang the moral principle of "teaching without distinction", which is why he is what he is today.

Who would have thought that Zhou Qiucheng, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes who looks righteous, would one day want to use the back door.

However, there was no flaw in Chen Sanliang's teaching without discrimination, otherwise Buddhism and the Chan school would not have been suppressed so badly by the Jie school.

Facing Zhou Qiucheng's question, Zhang Chen shook his head and chose to refuse: "I don't know! Although I was in the North, I was a disciple of his wife Han Suzhen. Chen Sanliang looked down on me, so I didn't have much contact with him."

Chen Sanliang treated him well. Not to mention that he didn't know the flaw of teaching without discrimination, even if he really knew it, he would never reveal it.

Are there any flaws in the policy of teaching without discrimination?

Of course!
But Zhang Chen would never say it.

"Oh, this time we're in big trouble!" Zhou Qiucheng sighed softly, his eyes full of disappointment.

Zhang Chen heard this and said, "Sir, why don't you ask the court to help?"

Zhang Chen probably also knew that Zhou Qiucheng was in trouble this time. If he couldn't get through it, Zhou Qiucheng would probably fall, and his iron-faced and impartial character would probably be ruined.

However, Zhang Chen also felt that Zhou Qiucheng's impartiality and incorruptibility was simply impossible to achieve, because it was a dead end. It would be better to use Chen Sanliang's hand to completely destroy this road and pull it back from the cliff.

"If the imperial court had the ability to control me, it would not have allowed the demon army to enter the pass." Zhou Qiucheng was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, his eyes full of anxiety. Even when Huang Tiandao wiped out the entire Shen family, he had never seen Zhou Qiucheng so anxious.

"Did Han Suzhen leave you any manuscripts or books of knowledge? They are a close couple, and perhaps you can see some flaws in Chen Sanliang's knowledge in Han Suzhen's books." Zhou Qiucheng asked.

Facing Zhou Qiucheng's question, Zhang Chen shook his head: "Han Suzhen only taught me how to read. She didn't teach me any other books."

Chen Sanliang looked disappointed when he heard this. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to let Zhang Chen go.

Zhang Chen walked out of the backyard and just happened to see Zhou Zhen and Jiang Nan coming together.

"Brother Zhang." Zhou Zhen greeted Zhang Chen from a distance.

"Brother Zhou." Zhang Chen raised his hand and saluted, his eyes fell on Jiang Nan. He wondered why Zhou Zhen brought Jiang Nan to the backyard.

"Jiang Nan asked me a question today, and I couldn't answer it. My father happened to be out of isolation, so I brought her here to ask him." Zhou Zhen said.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at Jiang Nan with a flicker in his eyes. He always felt that this girl was not that simple.

Jiang Nan has always been a thoughtful person. She has never concealed her intentions in front of Zhang Chen. Now that he saw that she had actually started to contact Zhou Qiucheng, Zhang Chen felt that something was not right.

(End of this chapter)