I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 908 Subduing the Mosquito Taoist

Faced with the threat from Hei Wuchang, Zhang Chen simply sighed: "Do you think you can threaten me? I, Zhang Chen, have never been threatened by anyone."

At this point, Chen stretched out his left hand: "Hand over the Book of Life and Death! This is your final choice!"

Black Impermanence sneered upon hearing this: "Stubborn fool!"

The next moment, a mysterious power flowed around Black Impermanence, and he made a few strokes on the Book of Life and Death. A mysterious power flashed on the Book of Life and Death, and an invisible wave flowed towards Zhang Chen. However, it disappeared automatically when it got within three feet of Zhang Chen.

"How could this be!" Black Impermanence stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"It's up to you!" Zhang Chen said to Mosquito Taoist.

Mosquito Taoist let out a strange laugh and pounced on Black Impermanence. Black Impermanence transformed into a streak of light and soared straight into the sky. He had already sensed something was wrong and did not want to stay where he was to die. However, Zhang Chen gently tugged the chain in his hand, and Black Impermanence was pulled back from a distance and landed in front of Zhang Chen.

Faced with Zhang Chen's soul-capturing power, the other party had no power to resist and was directly dragged back by Zhang Chen.

Black Impermanence's eyes were filled with despair. How could he possibly fight like this? He was already no match for Mosquito Taoist, and now there was another guy constantly causing trouble and shaking his soul. He had no power to resist at all and was suppressed in a single exchange.

"Zhang Chen, I am your ancestor! How dare you commit patricide!" Black Impermanence shouted, his voice filled with despair.

"Killing one's ancestor? It was Mosquito Daoist who killed you, what does that have to do with me, Zhang Chen? I'm afraid I, Zhang Chen, cannot bear such a stigma." Zhang Chen chuckled lightly upon hearing this, his laughter filled with contempt.
"From the moment you touched the Book of Life and Death and attacked me, everything was already destined."

"There are many taboos in activating the Book of Life and Death. Without my guidance, you can forget about activating it! Leave me here, I still have a use for you!" Black Impermanence pleaded repeatedly.

However, Zhang Chen simply stood there, quietly watching Black Impermanence and Mosquito Taoist fight. After thirty moves, Black Impermanence turned into a black light and was directly absorbed into Mosquito Taoist's mouth and disappeared without a trace.

“The Great Luo True Spirit is immortal and indestructible. Although I devoured its true spirit, I only suppressed its power. If I were to truly kill it, it might have a chance to be resurrected in the River of Time in the future. Therefore, for beings at the Great Luo realm, it is better to leave them alive than to kill them,” said Mosquito Daoist. “Sealing is the best solution.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen remained noncommittal, ignoring Mosquito Daoist's words. Instead, he reached out and caught the Book of Life and Death falling from the void. Then, Yama's authority was automatically activated, and Zhang Chen gained omniscience and omnipotence over the Book of Life and Death before him, gaining control over it.

"This thing is rather useless; it can only control the life and death of beings below the Immortal Path. It's tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away," said Mosquito Daoist, who leaned over from the side.

"This item was of little use in the ancient era of gods and demons, but it will definitely be of great use in the future when the Dharma-ending Age arrives." Zhang Chen's hand flashed with light and the Book of Life and Death disappeared. He sealed the Book of Life and Death into his Heavenly Eye and used the power of the Heavenly Eye to refine it.

"Are there any treasures in this underworld?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Although the aftermath of the Dharma-ending Age spread to the Underworld a little late, the entire Underworld has already been affected. All the rare and precious materials have turned into withered wood, and even the Sea of ​​Blood has evaporated. What treasures do you still want?" Mosquito Taoist said to Zhang Chen, "The only rare and precious materials left in the Underworld are perhaps the River of Oblivion beneath your feet."

The Yellow Springs Water is only tenth-tier water, so it's not surprising that it was preserved. After all, the power of the cataclysm of heaven and earth has not yet affected the twelfth tier, and treasures of the twelfth tier and below can be preserved.

"There are some powerful old guys hiding in the underworld. After sensing the calamity of heaven and earth, they chose to seal themselves away. Their origins are a treasure to you," Mosquito Daoist said to Zhang Chen.

"Old man? What's your cultivation level?" Zhang Chen asked.

“Da Luo!” Mosquito Daoist said, “If we join forces and can devour its origin, we might be able to recover to our peak state.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen glared at Mosquito Daoist. He only wanted to seek treasures and good fortune, not to seek death. Let alone a Great Luo Realm being, he would rather not provoke even an old guy at the Golden Immortal Realm.

He had not yet found the Five Banners, and the Five Elements River might not be able to compete with the Golden Immortal. He didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

A powerful cultivator could kill him with just one slap.

"I'm going back to the mortal world. Your cultivation level is only at the twelfth level. Come with me and don't stay in the underworld." Zhang Chen said to Mosquito Daoist.

"No! I can't go to the mortal world! If I go to the mortal world, I will die even faster!" Mosquito Daoist looked at Zhang Chen with bitter eyes: "Don't you know? Once you break through to the Dao Fruit realm, even if your realm drops again, you will continue to lose your original essence until the original essence in your body is completely exhausted, and you will have no extraordinary power left."

"What? Such a thing exists? Why?" Zhang Chen was shocked upon hearing this.

Once you break through to the Dao Fruit realm, the loss of your original essence doesn't cause you to fall in realm, but rather it continues to be lost.

"Because when a cultivator reaches the Dao Fruit realm, the mana within their body undergoes a transformation, becoming imbued with the power of laws. Even if there is only a trace of the power of laws within the body, it will still be of a higher level than the essence of heaven and earth outside, so the loss of the source will not stop. Otherwise, why do you think those old guys chose to sleep and seal themselves away instead of letting the concentration of the essence of heaven and earth dissipate? That's because once the mana starts to dissipate, it won't stop!" said the innate mosquito.

"So you're completely useless now? You're utterly useless to me?" Zhang Chen's face darkened upon hearing this. The innate mosquito smiled bitterly, "I'm already like this, what use am I? I'm counting on you to protect me."

"How could I possibly protect you?" Zhang Chen said irritably. "I don't even know who to ask to protect me."

“You are different, you can really protect me!” Mosquito Daoist said, “You have the Tongtian Jianmu. As long as the Tongtian Jianmu grows, it will be enough to support the breath of several Hunyuan Saints. Even if your origin is lost, you will still have the Tongtian Jianmu to replenish it, and you will still have the opportunity to leave behind extraordinary power.”

"So in the future, the Tongtian Jianmu (a magical tree) is very likely to be my last resort?" Zhang Chen said.

“That’s right! That’s exactly it!” said Mosquito Taoist.

Zhang Chen fell silent upon hearing this, never expecting the situation to be so dire, far exceeding his expectations.

"What happened back in ancient times?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Don't ask me, I don't know!" Mosquito Taoist shook his head repeatedly.

"Aren't you a naturally gifted individual? How could you not know?" Zhang Chen didn't quite believe what the other person was saying.

Mosquito Taoist said, "In the past, I suffered from a terrifying enemy, which damaged my origin and caused me to lose my memories from the ancient times."

Zhang Chen was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, as his attempt to uncover the secrets of the ancient times had failed.

"Then what about you? Should I keep you in the underworld?" Zhang Chen looked at Mosquito Daoist. What a good tool, a natural henchman, but unfortunately he was imprisoned in the underworld.

"The underworld will soon be affected as well. The aftershocks of the end of Dharma have already begun to ripple through the underworld, and it is no longer safe." Mosquito Taoist's voice revealed a bitter tone. He was now in dire straits himself: "Perhaps the next time you see me, I will have become an ordinary mosquito."

Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this, never expecting things to have gotten so bad, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

“I do have a place that might help you avoid this calamity,” Zhang Chen said to the Mosquito Taoist.

"You have a place to escape the calamity? You can't, can you? In the great calamity of the end times, which will cover all living beings, how can you escape the calamity?" The innate mosquito was stunned upon hearing this, its voice filled with surprise.

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this and opened the Frozen Hell: "What do you think?"

"That's...that's...that's the aura of Xuanming...that's the aura of the Queen Mother of the West...you actually dug up Xuanming's grave and dismantled the Queen Mother of the West's feng shui formation!" Mosquito Taoist was so frightened that his body was trembling.

“After they enter my Frozen Hell, they can avoid the aura of the Great Calamity of the End of Heaven and Earth. If you enter it, you should also be able to avoid the calamity, right?” Zhang Chen looked at Mosquito Daoist. No matter how high this guy’s cultivation is, it can’t be higher than that of the Queen Mother of the West, right?

“I…I’m with them…” Mosquito Daoist hesitated for a moment, but thinking of the impending Great Calamity of the End of Dharma, he gritted his teeth and said, “I’ll go in! Just make sure my place is far away from Xuanming. That guy is my nemesis, and I really can’t afford to offend him.”

"Xuanming? Which one is Xuanming?" Zhang Chen asked.

Mosquito Taoist pointed a finger, and Zhang Chen looked at the sealed palm, a thoughtful look in his eyes: "So this great god is called Xuanming."

Xuanming is the god of winter, who wields the laws of ice.

Insects and similar creatures are most afraid of the harsh winter.

"I understand, you can go in now." Zhang Chen began to drive away the innate mosquitoes, keeping them as a keepsake for the future.

Even if it's useless, we should keep it by our side as much as possible, since this guy is really dangerous.

"If you ever encounter any major trouble in the future, you might be able to release me to help you. However, you must pay me a reward. For every time I help, you must allow me to absorb the innate energy from the Tongtian Jianmu tree for three days." Mosquito Daoist began negotiating terms with Zhang Chen before entering the Frozen Hell.

"Wow, you can do business with this?" Zhang Chen was stunned.

"Innate Qi is extremely important to beings like me who are born with innate Qi. It is a great tonic and a life-saving medicine." The innate mosquito was somewhat envious of Zhang Chen's innate Qi.

(End of this chapter)