I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 910 Framing the blame
Zhang Chen didn't know who the man was, nor did he need to. What he needed to do now was find Gong Chun, so he only glanced at the man and ignored him, quickly disappearing into the corridor.

"What's with this kid's panicked state?" A hint of surprise appeared in the man's eyes. He was the head of the Gong family and Gong Chun's father: Gong Xufeng.

Just as he was about to chase after them to ask, a commotion suddenly came from the gate. He frowned, his attention drawn to the gate, and quickly walked towards it.

Zhang Chen arrived smoothly at Gong Chun's study, pushed open the door and barged in, startling Gong Chun, who was reading inside, into standing there dumbfounded: How could there be two of him?

"Who are you!" Gong Chun asked Zhang Chen, her eyes filled with bewilderment.

However, the next moment, Zhang Chen, who had transformed into Gong Chun, gave Gong Chun a strange smile, and then disappeared into the house with a flash, using the Five Elements Escape Technique.

"What the hell?" Gong Chun stood there dumbfounded. How could a living person just disappear without a trace? You must know that the imperial city has dragon energy that suppresses and destroys all laws, so supernatural powers cannot be used at all. How could a living person just disappear?
If he weren't so confident in his eyesight, he might have thought he was seeing things.

"Could it be that I have some unknown twin brother?" Gong Chun stood up and walked to the door to check.

Meanwhile, at the corner of the wall outside the Gong family mansion, Zhang Chen, disguised as a sparrow, stood on the eaves, quietly watching the scene unfold. He saw that the Zhang family members had already surrounded the Gong family's residence, attempting to break in, but were blocked by the guards. For a moment, the two sides shoved each other, and it seemed that the situation was about to get out of control when a majestic voice came from afar:

What are you all doing, making such a racket and blocking the gate?

"I've met the head of the family!"

When the guards saw Gong Xufeng approaching from a distance, they quickly stepped back, bowed, and then recounted how the Zhang family members had attempted to break into the mansion.

Gong Xufeng was taken aback: The Zhang family wanted to break into the Gong family? That doesn't make sense!

Then Gong Xufeng raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, and bowed to Zhang Shenqi, saying, "Brother Zhang, how have you been? May I ask why you have intruded into my Zhang family?"

The Gong family and the Zhang family are both among the eight great families. The two families have been intermarried for generations and are very close relatives by marriage.

“Gong Xufeng, why did I come to the Gong family and intrude into their inner quarters? You shouldn’t ask me that; you should ask your own Gong Chun.” Zhang Shenqi said with a gloomy expression.

"Could there be some misunderstanding?" Gong Xufeng saw the hundreds of Zhang family members behind Zhang Shenqi and knew that the matter was serious, so he tentatively asked.

“Gong Chun secretly infiltrated the Zhang family and stole the Zhang family’s ancestral treasure, the Book of Life and Death. This item is the lifeblood of our Zhang family. I would like to trouble you, brother, to ask Gong Chun to hand over the treasure.” Zhang Gaqi stepped forward and questioned him directly.

"What?!" Gong Xufeng's expression changed upon hearing this: "Brother, you can't say things like that!"

Gong Xufeng wasn't stupid. As the head of the Gong family, he naturally knew the seriousness of the matter. Once Gong Chunzhen stole the Zhang family's ancestral treasure, the Book of Life and Death, it would become an irreconcilable feud with no room for reconciliation between the two sides.

Not to mention that Gong Chun is determined to fight the Zhang family to the death, the entire Gong family and the Zhang family are determined to fight to the death.

Thinking back to Gong Chun's earlier panic, Gong Xufeng suddenly had a bad feeling. Could it be that Gong Chun really stole the Book of Life and Death?
"Nonsense? We followed Gong Chun all the way from the Zhang family's residence to your Gong family's gate, watching him enter your mansion with our own eyes. Hundreds of us saw it. The evidence is irrefutable; how could we possibly lie about it!" Zhang Shenqi said.

“Brother Gong, our two families are old friends. If you can get Gong Chun to hand over the Book of Life and Death now, we can pretend nothing happened and not damage our friendship. But if you can’t hand over the treasure, I’m afraid the Zhang and Gong families will be locked in a life-or-death struggle!” Zhang Shenqi said.

Upon hearing this, Gong Xufeng's expression changed several times. He then addressed the Zhang family members, saying, "Please come into the mansion so we can discuss this further. I will personally inquire with Gong Chun to see if there is any misunderstanding." Regardless of any conflict between the two families, they are related by marriage, and the Zhang family should be invited into the mansion before someone is sent to investigate the truth.

Zhang Chen looked at the two families, a smug smile on his lips. The next moment, he flashed away and landed in the Zhang family's old house.

What is the Book of Life and Death? What Zhang Chen truly cares about is the Six Paths of Reincarnation. He hasn't forgotten that the Six Paths of Reincarnation are still sealed within the Zhang family.

"I have already found the six realms of reincarnation: the animal realm, the hungry ghost realm, the asura realm, and the human realm. However, I still haven't gathered the hell realm and the heaven realm. Now that the hell realm has appeared in the Zhang family, I must not give up. I must seize the human realm to complete my hell realm." Zhang Chen revealed his true form under a large tree in the Zhang family's residence. Then, he affixed an invisibility talisman to his body, and all the Zhang family members passed by Zhang Chen, ignoring him completely.

"The invisibility talisman is really useful." Zhang Chen praised to himself, his eyes sweeping over the chaotic Zhang family compound. Countless servants were cleaning up the ruins of the dilapidated buildings, collecting clothes, and tidying up collapsed houses. The entire Zhang family compound was in complete disarray.

Zhang Chen stood on a rooftop, his eyes sweeping across the entire Zhang family ancestral home. He saw that the Zhang family ancestral home covered an area of ​​two thousand acres, which could be described as a truly luxurious and grand family.

"But where did the Zhang family hide the Hell Path?" Zhang Chen stood on the rooftop, carefully sensing, but he couldn't detect the aura of the Hell Path. So he flipped his hand, and the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror appeared in Zhang Chen's hand.

"The Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror is an innate spiritual treasure. It has some resistance to the loss of the primordial essence of heaven and earth, at least much stronger than that of cultivators." Zhang Chen silently recited the incantation for the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror. The next moment, he channeled dozens of strands of innate energy into the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, and then pointed at it:
"Open the Heavenly Treasure Mirror!"

As Zhang Chen touched the Heaven and Earth Mirror, it opened, and a hazy gray light shot out from it. The light swept across the entire Zhang family and finally landed in the direction of the Zhang family ancestral hall. Then, the image on the Heaven and Earth Mirror distorted and blurred, and a chaotic and blurry spatial form appeared above the Zhang family ancestral hall.

"Huh, there's actually a hidden space inside the Zhang family. No wonder it's a family that inherited the legacy of the Great Luo. Its foundation is unfathomable." Zhang Chen put away the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror and stepped out to the outside of the Zhang family ancestral hall. He saw that the entire Zhang family ancestral hall was in complete chaos. Countless descendants were tidying up the ancestral tablets and rearranging them neatly according to the family genealogy. For a moment, the entire Zhang family was in complete disarray.

"If I make a move now, it will definitely alert the disciples who are tidying up the memorial tablets." Zhang Chen hesitated for a moment, but now that he had transferred all the experts of the Zhang family away, it was the best time for him to make his move.

“However, the Six Paths of Reincarnation has always been linked to those old guys. After those old guys split up the Six Paths of Reincarnation, they used the Six Paths of Reincarnation to suppress their own energy. Could it be that the Zhang family’s Six Paths of Reincarnation also suppresses some unfathomable old antique?” Zhang Chen stood outside the ancestral hall, somewhat hesitant.

Although those old guys are in a deep sleep, none of them are easy to mess with. If he were to provoke any of them, it would be a huge problem for him.

"No rush. After the Book of Life and Death is lost, the Zhang family and the Gong family will inevitably clash. I have two options then. One is to step forward and shoulder the responsibility for the Zhang family in their time of crisis, so that I can rightfully take control of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. The second option is to pass the message to the Gong family and instruct them to attack the Zhang family. Without the Book of Life and Death, how can the Zhang family fight against the Gong family? When the Gong family storms into the Zhang family's stronghold and opens the hidden space, if there really is an old man inside, then let the Gong family bear the old man's wrath. After that old man is drained dry by heaven and earth and dies, I will then take control of the Six Paths of Reincarnation." Zhang Chen pondered these two methods, deciding which one was more reliable.

"There must still be some staunch supporters within the Zhang family, but I can't eliminate them all. I can use the Zhang family as my weapon to cut down the other major families, using them as an aid to destroy the eight major families." With this thought, Zhang Chen flashed and headed towards the Zhang family's treasury. Now that he was here, how could he not empty the Zhang family's treasury?

The greater the loss to the Zhang family, the heavier the guilt will be on Zhang Shenqi's shoulders, as long as the Zhang family's treasure trove is emptied.

"You old bastards, you want to hand me over to take the blame and use me to curry favor with the King of Pingbian? You're dreaming." Zhang Chen took a step forward and entered the Zhang family's treasure vault. The Bashe space opened and began to devour all spiritual objects.

As for how Zhang Chen found the Zhang family's treasure vault?
With a flick of the Heaven and Earth Mirror, what secrets could the Zhang family possibly keep under its nose?
As one of the eight great families, the Zhang family had considerable resources. Zhang Chen made a fortune and then set his sights on the gold and silver. Unfortunately, the gold and silver were mortal items that he couldn't take with him using his Bashe space. However, the fact that he couldn't take the gold and silver didn't mean that Zhang Chen wanted to leave them for the Zhang family. With the activation of his Five Elements Authority, all the gold and silver items turned to dust in an instant and disappeared into the air.

Looking at the dust filling the sky, Zhang Chen shook his head: "What I'm doing is simply a thankless task, but there's nothing I can do. Who told me to have such a deep grudge against the Zhang family? If the Zhang family doesn't fall into trouble and fight with the other families, they'll start targeting me and causing me trouble."

After doing all this, Zhang Chen muttered a few words to himself and then casually tapped a few buttons. Flames shot into the sky from the entire Zhang family's old house, and a huge fire swept up, turning the entire Zhang family into chaos in an instant.

The Zhang family was already in a state of panic due to the strong winds, and now that the fire has started, things are even more chaotic.

(End of this chapter)