I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 734 News about Chen Ping
Zhang Chen soon realized that the power and hardness of a refined treasure did not represent the strength of the person who refined the treasure.

Some people have profound cultivation and are good at attacking. Some people have low cultivation but are good at refining various treasures. The strength of their cultivation cannot be measured by the treasures they refine.

"However, the difficulty of refining these 'bricks' is beyond my expectation. They are even more difficult to refine than the dragon balls. It's really a headache." Zhang Chen muttered to himself, then he sat cross-legged in meditation to restore his energy and spirit.

The days seemed to slow down, and Zhang Chen lived a fulfilling life every day. He meditated during the day and entered the spiritual world to move bricks. At night, he read books and practiced calligraphy, eavesdropping on news from various groups of people. His life was quite leisurely.

But soon Zhang Chen heard news about an old friend: Chen Ping from the Dragon and Tiger Escort Agency, the eldest son of the Chen family.

夜晚
The candlelight flickered in the Soul-binding Lamp. Zhang Chen looked at the soul fragments in the Soul-binding Lamp and deduced silently in his mind: "I don't have enough time to condense Han Suzhen's soul before Chen Sanliang discusses the Dao, unless I collect the fourth reincarnation in the spiritual world: Shura Dao. The power of the four reincarnations can speed up the soul's cultivation."

"It is not easy to collect the Shura Dao. The corpse ancestor is too unfathomable. I must move all the bricks first, and then use my magical powers to collect the Shura Dao." Zhang Chen made up his mind. At his current speed of moving bricks, it would take another half a year before the formation would most likely collapse.

Zhang Chen couldn't let the formation collapse. He had to stop his actions before it collapsed, so as not to alarm the sleeping Corpse Ancestor and make him wake up in advance and notice him, thus ruining his plan to seize Shura Road.

Zhang Chen is now like a bug, and the formation is like a piece of wood. When Zhang Chen eats at the tree in the initial stage, it will not be noticed by humans, unless the tree is about to die.

As long as the other party is not always keeping an eye on the operation of the innate formation, and Zhang Chen does not kill the tree, he will naturally not attract the other party's attention.

According to Zhang Chen's estimation, it would take him about half a year to move everything before it would really affect the operation of the formation, or even cause it to collapse.

Zhang Chen's eyes moved away from the Soul-Binding Lamp, his ears trembled slightly, and all the sounds within a ten-mile radius came rushing towards him.

An area of ​​ten miles in radius is not small. If it were in Zhang Chen's later times, it would have been the diameter of a fifth-tier city.

Countless voices came from the void and poured into Zhang Chen's ears. Suddenly, one voice caught Zhang Chen's attention:
"Have you heard? The young leader of the Dragon and Tiger Escort Agency is back?"

"Of course I heard about it. It is said that one of Young Escort Leader Chen's hands was cut off. In order to find an elixir to prolong Young Escort Leader's life, the Escort Agency has offered a reward throughout Jinling City, hoping to find a way to regrow his arm."

……

Zhang Chen did not continue to listen to the following words, because the other party was just expressing his admiration for how grand the Dragon and Tiger Escort Agency was in Jinling City, and how kind-hearted the Chen family was. In short, it was all boasting.

"Chen Ping finally came back from outside? It seems that he has suffered a lot of hardships. One of his arms was lost outside. You can see how dangerous it is." Zhang Chen was a little horrified. He now masters the laws of life. It is not difficult to regenerate his broken limbs.

"There is no rush for this matter. It won't be too late to help him reattach his arm after I leave Jinling City. The situation in Jinling City is complicated now. The most important thing for me is to lie low and not attract everyone's attention. Then I can take advantage of the chaos to profit from it." Zhang Chen muttered secretly in his heart.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Zhang Chen was about to continue his meditation practice, but Huang Chao disrupted his plan. He saw Huang Chao walking in from the gate, looking refreshed, and came to Zhang Chen, saying loudly: "Brother Zhang, let's go have a drink."

"Drinking? Is there something good going on?" Zhang Chen looked at the other party in surprise.

"I have made another breakthrough in my cultivation. Is this considered a good thing?" Huang Chao said.

"You've made another breakthrough in your cultivation? Congratulations." Zhang Chen congratulated Huang Chao.

"Let's go to Bailu Tower for a drink today. I'll treat you!" Huang Chao said.

"You go out with me, aren't you afraid of being seen by Huang Tiandao's people?" Zhang Chen joked.

"Of course I won't show my true face." Huang Chao said with a smile.

While the two were talking, Huang Chao's body twisted and turned into a strange face. He pulled Zhang Chen to the restaurant to drink.

Bailu Tower is a new restaurant that has been built since Zhou Qiucheng took control of Jinling City. It is eight stories high and has all kinds of food, drink and entertainment items, making it a gold-spending den in Jinling City.

The two of them went all the way to the second floor of the restaurant, booked a private room facing the street, ordered eight exquisite side dishes, and Huang Chao poured a glass of wine for Zhang Chen, and then the two of them raised their glasses and drank. After three rounds of drinking, Huang Chao said, "Brother Zhang, Zhou Qiucheng is dead, why don't you leave Jinling City? Jinling City is not far from chaos. If you don't leave, even I can't protect you by then."

"What? Is Huang Tiandao sure of winning?" Zhang Chen asked tentatively.

"Zhou Qiucheng has a flaw, and I, Huang Tiandao, have now mastered that flaw. As long as the opportunity comes, Zhou Qiucheng will definitely die." Huang Chao vowed.

Zhang Chen's expression suddenly became serious when he heard that. Although Huang Chao was a careless person, he never lied to him. Since the other party said that he had grasped Zhou Qiucheng's weakness, he must have grasped Zhou Qiucheng's weakness.

"Can Zhou Qiucheng not die?" Zhang Chen asked.

Huang Chao paused in his drinking action after hearing these words. He put down the wine cup and said in a deep tone: "You should know that I don't want to kill him! Even if I am not there, there are still other great men in Huang Tiandao who will take charge of this matter."

"Of course, if you have the ability to rescue him from Huang Tiandao, I will never object to you saving Zhou Qiucheng." Huang Chao said.

Zhang Chen fell silent after hearing this, knowing that things were not as simple as he thought. Now that Huang Chao dared to speak so confidently, things would definitely not be simple.

Seeing Zhang Chen silent, Huang Chao felt a little embarrassed, thinking that he had failed Zhang Chen's expectations, so he said: "This time Huang Tiandao invited a great master from the Gong family. It is said that this person has mastered a strange treasure that can release the power of wind and fire. Even a twelfth-level strongman dare not be hit by it."

"Even a twelfth-level strongman can't withstand a single blow? Could it be an innate spiritual treasure?" Zhang Chen asked in surprise.

Currently, the only thing that can compete with a twelfth-level strongman is the innate spiritual treasure.

"I don't know! I only know that this person is the new generation leader of the Gong family and carries the hope for the future of the Gong family. This person is called: Gong Hei. Not only is his bloodline powerful, he has also condensed a tenth-order golden body with the power of incense." Huang Chao said.

"Someone from the Gong family? And he's Gong Hei. It's true that enemies often meet on a narrow road." Zhang Chen sighed softly, his voice full of emotion.

Thinking back to the time when he had a conflict with the Gong family, and then Gong Hei and Gong Bai hunted down the number one martial artist, he got himself involved, and then his Blood God Son took the opportunity to take over Gong Bai's body.

Ever since I left the North, I have lost contact with the Gong family. I didn't expect that the Gong family would appear in front of me again.

"How did the Gong family get involved with Huang Tiandao?" Zhang Chen asked with a surprised look on his face.

"The Gong family has completely surrendered to Huang Tiandao and has become a part of Huang Tiandao. As for how the Great Sage Master conquered the Gong family, it was because the Great Sage Master personally helped the Gong family awaken the secret treasure. Moreover, the Gong family also wants the status of the natural god of incense and fire. I, Huang Tiandao, promised to promise the Gong family a position of star god to fill the position vacated by Zhang Xiaohua, and it will be held by Gong Chun, the first direct descendant of the Gong family's youth." Huang Chao's voice was full of caution:

"The Southern Dipper and the Northern Dipper are not just seven powerful men, but seven ancient clan forces. In addition, the twelve real men under their command all have the support of ancient clans. You can imagine how powerful Huang Tiandao is now."

Huang Chao said this, and solemnly warned Zhang Chen: "Huang Tiandao can compete with the demon clan, and its strength is imaginable. No matter what happens in the future, you must not completely stand on the opposite side of Huang Tiandao. I know you may have a grudge against some people in Huang Tiandao, but every grudge has its own owner, and you must not involve the entire Huang Tiandao, otherwise I am afraid you will not be able to bear the consequences."

"I understand." Zhang Chen raised the wine cup and said to Huang Chao, "Thank you for your care."

Huang Chao waved his hand and said, "You and I are as close as brothers, why are you saying those polite words? When I ascend to a high position in the future, I will definitely crush Gu Mingyue and others to death and avenge you."

Zhang Chen and Huang Chao were drinking when they suddenly heard a noisy noise coming from outside the door, accompanied by a burst of angry curses, and saw a figure flying out of the restaurant and falling on the street.

Looking at the disheveled figure lying on the street, Zhang Chen, who was sitting on the second floor, was stunned: Chen Ping.

Why was Chen Ping thrown out of Bailu Tower?
Just when he was confused, he suddenly heard a haughty voice in the restaurant: "Chen Ping, you are so bold that you dare to offend our guest of the Gong family. Why don't you apologize to the guest as soon as possible?"

Then a young man in white, with oily hair and powdered face, about fourteen or fifteen years old, walked out of the restaurant and looked down at Chen Ping. "Did you really think you were the eldest son of the mansion? You are a useless person now, and you dare to show off in front of me. You really don't know your place. You have offended the distinguished guest. Even if I break your legs today, no one will say anything bad about you."

"Chen An, you've gone too far!" At this moment another person shouted and walked out.

(End of this chapter)