I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 954 Reunion with Zhao Lie
The turmoil seemed to have subsided. As for the origin of the map, no one bothered to investigate. Even the royal family wouldn't investigate it. Since the other party dared to scheme, they had already erased all traces, and no one could find out even if they wanted to.

Most importantly, there is a chilling truth: the other party did this silently and without alerting anyone, not even the ancestors suppressed under the cycle of reincarnation. The cycle of reincarnation had already disappeared without a trace. Such a powerful person is simply astonishing. Looking through the past dynasties to the present, there is no one who can match him.

This method is terrifying upon closer examination, inspiring fear in people's hearts.

Moreover, Zhang Haqi, who knew the only clue, was already dead, so how could they investigate?
Even if it's discovered that it was done by one of the eight major families, so what?
The eight great families are not so easily shaken!
Aside from swallowing this bitter pill, the Chai family seemed to have no choice but to watch helplessly as the murderer went unpunished.

Inside the pavilion

Zhang Chen withdrew his gaze, a sneer in his eyes: "The world on the other side is the spiritual world. These old guys want to rely on the spiritual world to avoid the shackles of lifespan. They're delusional. The mysterious energy within the spiritual world has been exhausted. Hoping to achieve immortality through the spiritual world is wishful thinking. Besides, that spiritual world is my predetermined world. How dare you lay a finger on it?"

Zhang Chen withdrew his gaze and continued to observe the turbulent events in the capital from his seat in the pavilion. At this time, the fate of the world was precarious. Externally, there were demons and the Yellow Heaven Path causing trouble, while internally, the eight great families harbored treacherous intentions. The Great Victory Dynasty was like a small boat tossed about in a storm.

"After things are settled in the New World, the Great Victory Royal Family will likely take action against me. My father almost usurped the throne from the Great Victory Royal Family, so how could they allow me to continue living? Perhaps I could cooperate with Chen Sanliang, who could restrain the power of the Academy, while I unite with the eight great families to suppress the Great Victory Royal Family. It's not impossible that we could have this opportunity." Zhang Chen's mind was racing with calculations.

Just as Zhang Chen was calculating, a secret letter was delivered by the fox spirit Nannan: "Tiger Power Immortal has sent you a letter."

"Tiger Power Immortal? It's been quite a while since I've heard from that old fellow." Zhang Chen looked surprised upon hearing this: "How is the demon race doing now?"

While talking, he took the letter that the fox spirit Nannan handed him.

Upon hearing this, the fox spirit Nannan said, "That Marquis Wen's methods are extremely powerful. He actually managed to block the forces of the demon race and Huang Tiandao, preventing the demon race from continuing their southward advance."

"Does Marquis Wen have such abilities?" Zhang Chen was taken aback as he held the letter. He had passed through Marquis Wen's territory before, and Old Turtle Territory was adjacent to Marquis Wen's territory. He did not remember Marquis Wen having such abilities.

Wenhou is merely a tenth-order deity; what right does he have to stop the demon army?
Upon hearing Zhang Chen's question, the fox spirit Nannan shook her head: "I don't know! Anyway, the demon army was blocked by Marquis Wen."

With doubts in his heart, Zhang Chen opened Tiger Power Immortal's letter. The letter contained ordinary greetings, but at the end it stated Tiger Power Immortal's main purpose: to invite Zhang Chen to meet him outside the capital.

As for entering Kyoto to meet with Zhang Chen, Tiger Power Immortal dared not do so. The dragon energy in Kyoto was too strong, and Tiger Power Immortal would be suppressed even if he entered Kyoto.

Zhang Chen carefully folded the letter, then glanced around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he vanished in a flash. When he reappeared, Zhang Chen was in a large mountain outside the capital. There was a pavilion in the mountain, and a figure in white sat quietly in the pavilion. Who else could it be but Tiger Power Immortal?
Tiger Power Immortal was seen holding a chess manual, playing against himself. The black and white pieces intertwined, their killing intent soaring to the sky.

"Great Immortal, what refined taste you have!" Zhang Chen stepped forward, sat opposite Tiger Power Immortal, and praised him.

He carefully examined Tiger Power Immortal and noticed the difference in him. In just five years, the innate energy of the other party had gathered in his body, and his bloodline had transformed into the White Tiger bloodline.

"Huh?" Tiger Power Immortal stopped playing his game of chess, looked up at Zhang Chen with a surprised expression, his eyes filled with curiosity:

"Something's not right with you, kid! Why do I feel uneasy when I see you, like... like I'm no match for you at all? How is that possible? I'm already at the peak of the twelfth rank, how could you possibly beat me?"

"It must be just an illusion." Zhang Chen picked up a black chess piece and casually placed it on the chessboard.

Tiger Power Immortal awakened the innate white tiger bloodline. The innate white tiger bloodline is naturally sensitive and has a mysterious grasp of qi. Although Zhang Chen tried his best to suppress his qi, Tiger Power Immortal still managed to detect a trace of it.

Tiger Power Immortal gave Zhang Chen a meaningful look upon hearing this, and then said, "It's been a few years, and you've become unpredictable. Where have you been all these years? Why haven't you made a sound? If I didn't have spies in the capital, I wouldn't have known you had already arrived."

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this: "I received a great fortune, which is why it took a few years."

"That must be quite an opportunity, after all, that great tomb of gods and demons in the North didn't pose any challenge to you." Tiger Power Immortal said this with eager expression:

"What good stuff did you get? Come tell me!"

“What good stuff is there? You’re overthinking it!” Zhang Chen said.

"You stingy brat! Fine, don't tell me then!" Tiger Power Immortal glared at Zhang Chen, then complained, "It's not that you suddenly disappeared, but you really put me in a terrible situation! Have you forgotten that I was going to have a final battle with that guy from Huang Tiandao? I was hoping to turn the tide with your innate spiritual treasure, but who knew you would disappear so quietly, causing me to be defeated by the Great Sage Teacher and lose face!"

Tiger Power Immortal was very unhappy, his voice full of complaints. "Isn't this also an accident? I'm trapped in that awful place and can't get out," Zhang Chen explained, then asked, "How is the Great Teacher?"

Tiger Power Immortal pondered for a moment before speaking, "Unfathomable! If it weren't for the fact that my demon race has an unfathomable ancestor, I'm afraid the demon race would already be enslaved by Huang Tiandao."

He was referring to the Peacock Ancestor!

If he is defeated by the Great Virtuous Teacher, then the Great Virtuous Teacher will take control of the Pingbian Royal Palace and use its banner to control the northern lands and suppress the demon race.

Fortunately, the demon race also had an unfathomable Peacock Ancestor, who defeated the Great Sage Teacher at the crucial moment.

"Is the Great Teacher of Virtue really that powerful?" Zhang Chen asked incredulously.

"Do you know how many moves it took the Great Master to defeat me?" Tiger Power Immortal asked in return.

Zhang Chen asked with a surprised expression, "How many moves?"

Tiger Power Immortal held up three fingers, and Zhang Chen frowned: "Thirty moves!"

"No, it was only three moves!" Tiger Power Immortal smiled bitterly: "I attacked twice, but the opponent only needed one move to defeat me. The Great Sage Teacher is as powerful as an indescribable giant, and no matter how many supernatural powers I use, I cannot shake him."

"One move? This old guy has broken through to the twelfth level, hasn't he?" Zhang Chen's voice rose.

"He must have reached the realm of Fruition!" Tiger Power Immortal's voice sounded like a dream: "My battle with him felt like he was beating up a child! Can you understand the difference between an adult and a child?"

Zhang Chen understood: "The Great Teacher must have already broken through to the realm of enlightenment."

"A position?" Tiger Power Immortal looked surprised; he had never heard of the term "position."

Zhang Chen explained, "The Fruit Rank is a realm above the twelfth level!"

"I see." Tiger Power Immortal pondered for a moment before saying, "If you're saying he's broken through to the Fruit Realm and can defeat me in one move, leaving me powerless to fight back, then that's possible!"

At this point, Tiger Power Immortal said to Zhang Chen, "However, the feeling you give me now is no less than that of the Great Teacher of Virtue; you are equally unfathomable."

Zhang Chen glanced at Tiger Power Immortal, ignoring the other's flattery, and asked, "What brings you here today?"

"What is your opinion on the demon race conquering human territory?" Tiger Power Immortal asked.

"The Way of Heaven is vast and unstoppable. Each race has its own destiny, and fortunes change in turn—this is the grand trend of Heaven!" Zhang Chen said. "As long as the demon race doesn't slaughter the human race to the last man, the land of Shenzhou will naturally be governed by each race's own abilities. However, it's simply impossible for your demon race to conquer the world and seize the land of Shenzhou. Not to mention those ancient aristocratic families, even Huang Tiandao alone can render your demon race helpless. What makes you demon race think you can take over the land of Shenzhou?"

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, Tiger Power Immortal gave a wry smile and did not deny Zhang Chen's words: "Heaven favors the human race too much."

Heaven truly favors the human race. The bloodline of humans contains the power of ancient gods, and some old beings even conceal it within their families through bloodlines. Such a foundation is something that the demon race can never match.

Of course, Zhang Chen knew very well that the reason why the demon race was driven out of the land of Shenzhou and became a supporting character, living a miserable life in the cold land, was because there was a strange entanglement between the human race and the powerful beings of the prehistoric world. This entanglement had already begun in the era of the Queen Mother of the West.

"The demon race is the protagonist supported by the Heavenly Dao in this world, while the human race is the result of the schemes of the masters of the prehistoric world, competing with the demon race supported by the Heavenly Dao. The human race's ability to become the protagonist is due to the secret efforts of the masters of the prehistoric world." Although Zhang Chen has not lived from the ancient era to the present, with his current cultivation level, he can deduce a general idea based on the various bloodline powers of the human race.

For example, the power inherited by the Miya family is the power of the Wind God!
The Zhang family inherited the power of Black Impermanence.

The Lei family inherited the power of Thor!
All the major bloodline families of the human race have traceable connections to the primordial world.

From the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon to the Mosquito Daoist, the lineage in Zhang Chen's mind has become clearer and clearer. However, what he can't understand now is that most of the experts from the prehistoric era have never shown their traces. Where did they go?
(End of this chapter)