I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

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Zhang Chen set his sights on the head of the Gong family. If he were to empower the head of the Gong family with the Blood God Child, and then use the head of the Gong family's Blood God Child to possess the other key figures of the Gong family, wouldn't that be a natural progression?
“If I control the core figures of the Gong family, the entire family will fall into my hands, and I won’t need to destroy them.” Zhang Chen’s eyes darted around, and he began to let his thoughts wander: “Now that the Gong family has sided with the Dasheng royal family, if I control them, wouldn’t they be like pawns? If I use the Gong family to betray the Dasheng royal family, and if I really break ties with them in the future, my chances of winning will be much higher.”

Countless thoughts raced through Zhang Chen's mind. After a moment, he composed himself, calculated everything, and then used an invisibility talisman to conceal his figure. He left the secluded house and went straight to the Gong family head's room. He had been to the Gong family before and knew where the Gong family head's room was. He went straight to the study. The Gong family head was not in the study at the moment. Zhang Chen flashed into the study, picked up a book and casually read it, waiting for the Gong family head to arrive.

Before Zhang Chen's Blood Dao cultivation reached the twelfth level, he certainly wouldn't have thought of using the Blood God Child to possess the other party, since the Blood God Child wasn't without flaws. However, once Zhang Chen mastered the twelfth-level Blood God Child, unless one was a powerful being at the Dao Fruit realm, no one could see through the Blood God Child's traces.

Zhang Chen waited from daylight until nightfall. Then, he heard footsteps outside the door. He put the books back in their place and used an invisibility spell to hide in the corner of the wall. He saw the head of the Gong family walk in from outside the door with a furrowed brow, followed by an old man.

"Have you gathered all the information?" the head of the Gong family asked.

"We've found out that it was Zhang Chen who usurped Zhang Shenqi's power, and now the entire Zhang family is in Zhang Chen's hands," the old man said.

Upon hearing this, the head of the Gong family's face immediately darkened: "This is difficult! Zhang Chen is not someone to be trifled with. Compared to Zhang Shenqi, I would prefer Zhang Shenqi to continue as the head of the Zhang family, as the situation would be easier to control. That scoundrel Zhang Chen has even taken over the Pingbian Prince's Mansion. We are not even as good as the Pingbian Prince's Mansion. I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses and fall into a disadvantageous position when facing Zhang Chen."

“Zhang Chen is indeed troublesome. Why don’t you go to the palace and ask the King to execute Zhang Chen? Once Zhang Chen is dead, the Zhang family is nothing to worry about,” the elder asked.

Upon hearing this, the head of the Gong family looked helpless: "Don't even mention it! That damned King of Men actually said he wanted to use Zhang Chen to repair the passage to the new world. Zhang Chen must not be touched!"

After saying this, the two looked at each other and sighed helplessly. They then began to discuss how to deal with the Zhang family's offensive.

Through their conversation, Zhang Chen recognized the old man before him as Gong Suo, the eldest uncle in the Gong family, who held a very important position within the family.

"Killing two birds with one stone." Zhang Chen sneered.

The two discussed for another hour before Gong Suo sighed softly, "Xu Feng, my Gong family has encountered an unprecedented crisis in thousands of years. The burden of the Gong family rests on your shoulders alone. You must hold on."

The head of the Gong family is named Gong Xufeng.

"Uncle, rest assured, the Gong family will not collapse! Even if the seven great families join forces, my Gong family will never fall! If the seven great families force us, we will pledge allegiance to the royal family; if the royal family forces us, we will pledge allegiance to the demon race. In this chaotic world, there will eventually be a place that can accommodate us. I have already secretly contacted the old scholar Chen Sanliang to secretly plan a way out for my Gong family. No matter what situation my Gong family is in, we will never sit idly by and wait for our demise." Gong Xufeng's voice was full of solemnity.

As he finished speaking, Gong Suo's eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything more. He simply patted Gong Xufeng on the shoulder and said, "No matter what choice you make, the Gong family will support you."

Gong Suo left, leaving Zhang Chen and Gong Xufeng standing in the room. Zhang Chen couldn't help but sigh softly: "Look at the Gong family, united as one, they're sure to get through this. And look at the Zhang family, everyone's got their own agenda, they're utterly hopeless."

After cursing under his breath, Zhang Chen quietly appeared behind Gong Xufeng. Before Gong Xufeng could react, the "fixed" character was already pressed against his back. Then Zhang Chen sighed softly, "He is indeed a heroic figure, but it's a pity that he has offended me."

Then Zhang Chen sliced ​​open the other person's skin, and a drop of blood essence seeped into it along with the blood flowing out of the other person.

First of all, the art of talismans is a method of immortality, and it does not prevent Zhang Chen from using it in the capital.

Secondly, the dragon energy in the air suppresses Zhang Chen's Blood God Child, making it difficult for it to display its power in the outside world. Only by sending the Blood God Child into the opponent's blood can it invade the opponent's essence, energy, and spirit, thus exempting it from the suppression of the dragon energy.

The human body is a microcosm, with its own laws governing its operation, and is not subject to the laws of the larger world.

Therefore, only by having the Blood God Child enter Gong Xufeng's blood can the suppression of the dragon energy be avoided, and Gong Xufeng be possessed.

Zhang Chen glanced at Gong Xufeng, whose face was filled with terror. He saw Gong's eyes darting around, but he couldn't see the invisible enemy. This was the capital city; who, besides a deity bestowed by the royal family, could use supernatural powers here? Could it be that the Dasheng royal family was plotting against him? Ignoring the panicked Gong Xufeng, Zhang Chen walked out of Gong Xufeng's study. The next moment, his invisibility spell dissipated, and he transformed into Gong Xufeng's appearance, quickly chasing after him. A moment later, he saw Gong Suo walking towards the door: "Uncle, wait a moment, I have something to say."

Gong Suo paused, turned to look at Zhang Chen who was walking past, and asked without suspicion, "Is there anything else you need to tell me?"

Zhang Chen glanced at the guards around him and subtly pulled Gong Suo's arm: "There are too many people around here, please come with me."

Zhang Chen grabbed Gong Suo's wrist and pulled her aside. Before she could react, he slashed her wrist with his palm, drawing blood. Blood God Child had already taken the opportunity to infiltrate her wrist.

"What else do you want from me?" Gong Suo asked with a puzzled expression, unaware that she had been ambushed.

Zhang Chen smiled lightly upon hearing this, casually made up an excuse to fool Gong Suo, and then sent him away. Afterwards, Zhang Chen, disguised as Gong Xufeng, went directly to visit the Gong family members on the list. By late at night, the twelve Blood God Sons had all taken their places, and Zhang Chen's plan had succeeded.

He waved in the direction of Gong Xufeng, and the immobilization talisman flew back, turning into a stream of light and disappearing into his sleeve, leaving Gong Xufeng standing in the study with a look of surprise and uncertainty, his eyes constantly looking around suspiciously.

"Could it be that the royal family of Dasheng has intervened? Under the suppression of the dragon energy within the capital, the only ones capable of using supernatural powers are the deities within the royal family..." Thinking of this, Gong Xufeng's expression was filled with doubt and surprise:

"Why did the royal family of Dasheng attack me but not take my life?"

He was puzzled.

"Could it be that the Great Victory Royal Family is searching for the Tree of Immortality? Suspecting that my Gong family stole the Tree of Immortality?" Gong Xufeng was filled with doubt and uncertainty, and for a moment he did not know what to do.

If we go on a high-profile arrest, what if it really is the royal family that makes the move, and we actually find some clues? Wouldn't that just cause trouble for ourselves?
"No one in Kyoto, except for the Great Victory King, has such means. Fine! I'll just swallow my anger!" Gong Xufeng sighed helplessly. After a long silence, he finally decided that it was best to keep the peace. No matter what, the other party hadn't hurt him, so he should just pretend he didn't know anything.

Inside the academy

Zhang Chen stood in the pavilion, gazing silently at the bright moon in the sky, his mind racing with calculations: "I've already dealt with the Gong family. Now, all I need to do is keep the Zhang family in check to temporarily ease the tension between the two families. Right now, what's most important to me is the final cycle of the Six Paths of Reincarnation."

Zhang Chen took out a leaf from his hand. In the next moment, the power of time rushed by, and eighteen hundred years passed in a flash. Zhang Chen looked at the leaf in his hand, thinking about finding a suitable person to deliver it to the Third Prince at a suitable opportunity.

"Whom should I use to deliver this treasure to the Third Prince?" Countless thoughts raced through Zhang Chen's mind, considering each potential candidate. Finally, he settled on Zhang Gaoqiu. Zhang Gaoqiu was a member of the Third Prince's faction; if Zhang Gaoqiu were to act, the Third Prince would certainly not suspect anything. He could devise a scheme, making Zhang Gaoqiu believe this item was a relic left behind by Zhang Shenqi, then having Zhang Gaoqiu discover it by chance and present it to the Third Prince for his approval…

"This plan is brilliant!" Zhang Chen was full of ideas and quickly grasped its ingenuity.

Then his gaze shifted, and he pondered how to deliver this item to Zhang Gaoqiu: "It would be best if Zhang Gaqi could lend me a hand in this matter, but unfortunately Zhang Gaqi hates me to the core now. How could he help me deal with Zhang Shenqi's last remaining heir? So I can only devise a plan myself! If the Zhang family headquarters were to hunt down a disciple of 'Zhang Shenqi's lineage' at this time, and that disciple ran to Zhang Gaoqiu's residence before dying, took out this item and handed it to Zhang Gaoqiu, saying that if this item were given to the Dasheng royal family, they could ask the Dasheng royal family to uphold justice. Given Zhang Gaoqiu's character, he would definitely hand it over to the Third Prince."

Zhang Chen devised a plan, a sinister smile appearing on his face. Although Zhang Gaoqiu was his cousin, the pain he had caused him would be etched in his heart forever. The humiliation in Jinling City was something Zhang Chen would never forget.

"Zhang Gaoqiu, you've schemed against me so many times, this time I'll scheme against you too, that'll be revenge, and our karma will be over!" Zhang Chen thought to himself.

Zhang Gaoqiu brought him not only suppression, but also the shame of being a man. How could Zhang Chen let him off the hook?
(End of this chapter)