I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 930 Intrusion
What's the most enjoyable thing in life?
The most satisfying thing is to seize someone else's moral high ground, then turn the tables and stand on that moral high ground yourself, waving the banner of morality and righteousness, and then let the other party suffer the consequences.

Just like now, Zhang Chen raised his banner high, stood on the moral high ground, trampled the entire Zhang family elders underfoot, pointed his finger at everyone and angrily cursed them, but everyone had no way to defend themselves and could only silently endure Zhang Chen's cursing.

"If there's nothing else, esteemed elders, I must take my leave. I hope you will find the heirloom of my Zhang family as soon as possible, so as to comfort the spirits of my ancestors in heaven." After saying this, Zhang Chen flicked his sleeves and walked out of the ancestral hall, leaving a group of clan elders standing dumbfounded inside.

As Zhang Chen stepped out of the Zhang family mansion, he thought to himself, "Awesome! This is fucking awesome!"

"However, I need to add fuel to the fire. To destroy the Gong family, I need to make the Zhang family and the Gong family fight each other." Zhang Chen walked to a secluded spot, his figure flashed and he transformed into a hummingbird. When he reappeared, he was already inside the Gong family compound. He saw that the atmosphere inside the Gong family compound was serious and heavily guarded. Everywhere there were Gong family guards with knives, protecting the entire Gong family compound without any blind spots.

However, Zhang Chen possesses an invisibility talisman, so no matter how many guards are stationed within the Gong family, it won't be difficult for him.

Zhang Chen selected an empty room, then transformed into a stream of water and flashed into it. The next moment, he took out the Book of Life and Death and activated its energy. Immediately, the energy of the Book of Life and Death soared into the sky, causing a great stir among the cultivators of the entire capital.

After revealing the aura of the Book of Life and Death, Zhang Chen vanished from his spot in a flash. When he reappeared, he had transformed into an inconspicuous mosquito, landing on a large tree in the courtyard and quietly observing what would happen next.

Not long after Zhang Chen disappeared, a group of Gong family members rushed over and entered the room. Seeing the empty room, they were all at a loss.

"The aura of the Book of Life and Death has actually appeared in my Gong family. Now my Gong family is in a situation where we can't explain ourselves. Could it be that someone from my Gong family really stole the Zhang family's Book of Life and Death?" The Gong family head's voice was filled with disbelief.

"The aura of the Book of Life and Death has indeed appeared in my Gong family. There must be a serious problem within my Gong family," an old man said.

"Who on earth is so reckless as to disregard the bonds between our eight great families and dare to do such a thing?" someone cursed angrily.

The Book of Life and Death is nice, but the Gong family doesn't really care for it!

This is absolutely disastrous! If internal strife breaks out among the eight great families and they start fighting each other, it will give the Great Victory Royal Family an opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and everyone will be doomed.

"Who just entered this room?" the Zhong family patriarch asked the guards at the gate.

"Reporting to your master, this room has been empty the whole time, and no one has been seen entering it," a guard replied respectfully.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room paled, realizing the gravity of the situation. After all, the room was clearly empty, yet the aura of the Book of Life and Death was leaking out – what did this mean? This person was deliberately leaking the aura of the Book of Life and Death, intentionally causing trouble for the Gong family.

What is the purpose of the other party?
The answer is obvious!
"Seal off the entire mansion immediately! From this moment on, not a single bird can fly out!" The head of the Gong family sensed something was wrong and hurriedly ordered his men to seal off the gates.

"That thief must still be inside the Gong family compound. Everyone, search the place and find him!" said the head of the Gong family.

Zhang Chen watched the Gong family's actions and secretly shook his head. He had mastered the art of invisibility, so what use was it for the Gong family to seal the gate?

The Gong family was in complete chaos, while the elders of the Zhang family ancestral hall finally emerged from within. Their eyes caught sight of the aura of the Book of Life and Death rising into the sky from within the Gong family ancestral home, causing the Zhang family elders, who had just been scolded by Zhang Chen, to turn red in the eyes.

"The Gong family still won't admit that they stole the Zhang family's Book of Life and Death. Now that the Book of Life and Death's energy has been leaked, let's see how they can cover it up! Quickly gather all the clansmen and tell everyone to bring weapons. We must make the Gong family give us an explanation!" The second grandfather of the Zhang family had red eyes.

Zhang Chen was openly climbing over the wall of the Gong family compound when he happened to run into the large Zhang family entourage. Tens of thousands of Zhang family members, young and old, were carrying weapons and, without saying a word, began banging on the gate after arriving at the Gong family compound.

Zhang Chen looked at the large group of people from the Zhang family. His eyes swept across the crowd, but he couldn't see Zhang Gaoqiu's figure. He then transformed into Zhang Gaoqiu's appearance in his mind and blended into the crowd without making a sound.

Did the Zhang and Gong families exercise restraint?
How about secretly adding fuel to the fire?

Then Zhang Chen transformed into Zhang Gaoqiu's appearance and looked at the crowd smashing the door. The Gong family's gate was made of some kind of wood, and no matter how much the crowd hacked and slashed, they couldn't break it in the slightest.

"Gong family, open the door now and give us an explanation!" "The aura of the Book of Life and Death is in your Gong family. Hand over the Book of Life and Death immediately!"

"If you don't hand over the Book of Life and Death today, we're not done with you!"

"Gong family, do you intend for the eight great families to fight to the death?"

……

The Zhang family members pounded on the door while shouting their condemnation.

"If we can't break down the Gong family's gate, let's just push down their courtyard wall! I refuse to believe that the Gong family's courtyard wall is as sturdy as their gate!" Zhang Chen shouted from the crowd.

He could see that the Gong family's courtyard was protected by a feng shui formation, but so what? Could Zhang Chen not break through a mere feng shui formation?
"Brothers of the Zhang family, follow me!" Zhang Chen arrived outside a courtyard wall, found the node of the feng shui formation, and smashed it down with a hammer. After three hammer blows, the feng shui formation was destroyed. Then, as the feng shui formation was destroyed by Zhang Chen, a hole appeared in the courtyard wall under the smashing of a group of Zhang family members. Then, the Zhang family members rushed in like a tide.

Upon seeing the breached courtyard wall, the Gong family members panicked and rushed to defend themselves with weapons. Seeing that a conflict was imminent, the head of the Gong family quickly emerged from the backyard: "Brothers and elders of the Zhang family, please do not act rashly! Please do not act rashly! I have something to say; please let me finish speaking."

"The aura of the Book of Life and Death has already appeared in your Gong family. We're not blind, so what else do you have to say? If we delay any longer, and your Gong family really refines my Zhang family's Book of Life and Death, we won't be a match for your Gong family. At that time, how will we have any chance to reclaim the treasure? The only thing waiting for my Zhang family is the extinction of our bloodline." Zhang Chen shouted angrily from the crowd, stirring up the emotions of the onlookers.

As expected, as soon as Zhang Chen finished speaking, the Zhang family members became anxious and started shouting:

"The aura of the Book of Life and Death has already appeared in your Gong family, what else do you have to say?"

"Exactly! Exactly! It's just a delaying tactic. We must not fall for the Gong family's trick!"

"Either hand over the Book of Life and Death right now, or let's fight to the death and wipe each other out while my Zhang family still has the strength to fight!"

……

The Zhang family members kept shouting and arguing, completely ignoring the Gong family's explanation.

Fortunately, Zhang Shenqi still had some sense of reason. He waved his hand to suppress the clamor of the Zhang family members, and stared intently at the Gong family members: "Speak quickly if you have something to say. This is your last chance! If you cannot persuade the elders of my Zhang family, you will not be able to let this go today."

The head of the Gong family gave a bitter smile upon hearing this: "I know your Zhang family is anxious, but please don't rush. My Gong family has also been tricked. The aura of the Book of Life and Death suddenly appeared in my Gong family, which was completely inexplicable. We are currently sealing off the entire courtyard to investigate. Please give us some time, brothers of the Zhang family. Since the Book of Life and Death is in my Gong family's old residence, we will find it and return it to you even if we have to turn the foundation upside down."

"You make it sound nice, but who knows if your Gong family is just stalling for time to refine the Book of Life and Death? The Book of Life and Death is right here in your Gong family, how could you not know its whereabouts? You're just trying to fool us." Zhang Chen wasn't about to give up, sowing discord among the crowd.

"To show the sincerity of my Gong family, how about we invite the Zhang family members to search together? If we find the Book of Life and Death, your Zhang family can take it back!" The head of the Gong family said, demonstrating his sincerity.

"This is your Gong family's old residence, surely filled with countless traps and mechanisms. How would my Zhang family know where you hid the treasure? You old thief, don't waste any more time. If you can't produce the Book of Life and Death, we're not done with you now." Zhang Chen changed his position in the crowd, altering his appearance once more, and continued to stir up trouble and incite emotions among the crowd.

Zhang Qishan also said with a gloomy expression, "Patriarch of the Gong family, it's not that I don't want to give you face, but we have irrefutable evidence of the aura in the Book of Life and Death. If you don't give us an explanation, we will have no choice but to be impolite. Don't blame us for disregarding the friendship between the eight great families that has lasted for thousands of years."

Seeing that Zhang Shenqi was unyielding, the Gong family members were also at a loss. Just then, other members of the eight great families arrived. The head of the Lei family stepped forward and said, "Gentlemen, we are all from the eight great families and we are of one family. What misunderstandings cannot be resolved by talking? Why resort to violence? We must not damage the friendship between the eight great families."

"It's not that I want to hurt the friendship between the eight families, it's that the Gong family has gone too far. They're treating our Zhang family like fools. The Book of Life and Death has clearly appeared in the Gong family's possession. Everyone in the city knows this, yet they still deny it. They're the ones who disregard the friendship between the eight families that has lasted for thousands of years. If they can't give us an explanation today, my Zhang family will definitely not let this go!" Zhang Shenqi said in a gloomy voice.

The head of the Lei family looked at the head of the Gong family, who smiled bitterly and said, "There is indeed more to this matter than meets the eye. I have invited all the members of the eight great families to search my Gong family's old residence. What do you think of this?"

(End of this chapter)