I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 955 The Big Wedding
Zhang Chen was filled with emotion. In the past, this world was like a boundless ocean, teeming with countless ferocious sea beasts. But since the ocean began to dry up, countless fish and shrimp have died on the riverbed, and some giants have mysteriously disappeared without a trace. The more Zhang Chen thought about it, the more he felt that the water was very deep.

In the past, when powerful beings from the primordial chaos invaded, the Queen Mother of the West sent a message to the outside world, "Do not come in," but it was struck by a bolt of lightning from the Heavenly Dao and turned into the words: "Come in!" Countless giants and ancient beings were deceived into entering by that lightning. Among them must have been powerful beings comparable to the Queen Mother of the West, but no one knows where they are sleeping.

"However, the arrival of the end of the Dharma in the Heavenly Dao is a great joy for ordinary beings, at least they are spared the persecution of those old guys and their chances of survival are getting greater and greater. It is a good thing for ordinary beings, but for those supreme beings, it is a great misfortune, it can be called a catastrophic disaster!" Zhang Chen thought to himself.

"What are you thinking about?" Tiger Power Immortal asked, leaning closer when he saw Zhang Chen lost in thought.

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this: "I have one more request of you."

"You still have something to ask me for? That's rare!" Tiger Power Immortal looked Zhang Chen up and down, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Zhang Chen pointed in the direction of the imperial city: "Now that I am in charge of the Zhang family and have become the head of the Zhang family, I am afraid that the Great Sheng King will try to harm me in the future. If there are any changes in the future, I will need you to look out for me outside and buy time for my struggle with the Great Sheng royal family."

"You're going to turn against the Great Victory Royal Family? What happened? How dare the Great Victory Royal Family turn against you? After all, you're so despicable and shameless, how dare they offend you? Aren't they afraid you'll overthrow the Great Victory Royal Family's rule?" Tiger Power Immortal's voice was full of curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's face immediately darkened. This bastard's mouth is truly venomous.

"Boy, since you've fallen out with the Great Victory Royal Family, why not go all the way and side with my demon race? How about joining forces with us to conquer the human race? If my demon race captures the human capital, I can appoint your Zhang family as the leader of the human-demon race, in charge of the entire race. At that time, I will incorporate all the humans in the world into the human-demon race, and you will be the true leader of the human race. How about that? Am I being generous enough?" Tiger Power Immortal patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder and asked.

Zhang Chen frowned upon hearing this: "Are you sure you can be the master of the demon race? Don't forget, you still have an ancestor above you."

When the topic turned to the ancestor of the demon race who could rival the Great Sage Teacher, Zhang Chen immediately perked up and asked with great curiosity, "What is the origin of your demon race's ancestor?"

"His origins are mysterious. He was invincible from the moment he was born, even surpassing me. No one can fathom his background." Tiger Power Immortal shook his head, indicating that he did not know the other party's origins.

"How strange!" Zhang Chen exclaimed with surprise, "Logically speaking, at his level of cultivation, such inter-racial conflicts should hardly interest him. Why would he actively get involved in inter-racial conflicts?"

"Speaking of this matter, I do have some speculation. The other party is probably after the destiny of this world, because only the destiny of this world can attract such an ancient being," said Tiger Power Immortal.

"Luck? What does he want luck for?" Zhang Chen asked, a look of astonishment on his face.

"It's probably related to the slumber of those ancient beings," said Tiger Power Immortal.

Zhang Chen seemed to understand something upon hearing this. Since he couldn't figure out the other party's intentions, he would just observe coldly. As long as he pushed forward relentlessly, all the secrets would eventually be revealed to him.

"I'm getting married soon, would you like to have a drink?" Zhang Chen asked.

“If you were to hold your wedding outside the capital, I would still come for a drink even if you didn’t invite me. But since you’re holding your wedding inside the capital, I dare not step in casually, lest I be skinned alive and used as bedding.” Hu Lida refused repeatedly.

"It seems the dragon energy within the imperial city is suppressing you quite a bit, making you so wary. This is truly the first time I've seen this." In Zhang Chen's mind, Tiger Power Immortal had always been fearless, but now he was so wary of the imperial city. Zhang Chen paid even more attention to the imperial city, realizing that he had never truly fathomed its depths.

"Dragon energy belongs to the power of the earth, suppressing all evil spirits. Although I have stepped into the twelfth level, it is the power of an ancestral vein of the earth, representing the will of the earth. How can I offend it?" Tiger Power Immortal shook his head repeatedly.

The two drank another jar of wine and carefully plotted how to use Chen Sanliang's discourse to help Zhang Chen restrain the power of the academy.

"How much do you know about the background of the Great Victory Royal Family?" Zhang Chen asked after finishing his conversation with Tiger Power Immortal.

"No matter how much wealth the Great Victory Royal Family possesses, as long as you take action against them, my demon race will unconditionally support you," Tiger Power Immortal promised Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen glanced at Tiger Power Immortal, put down his wine bowl, and stood up: "Give my regards to Mr. Chen."

After speaking, Zhang Chen had already disappeared from the spot. Tiger Power Immortal stared wide-eyed at the place where Zhang Chen had vanished, completely unaware of how Zhang Chen had left.

Back at the academy, Zhang Chen's days seemed to quiet down again. With the incident involving the ancestors of the Chai family, the Chai family's actions suddenly became more stable. The claws that had been extended towards the Gong family were gradually withdrawn. The Dasheng royal family focused all their energy on collecting materials to repair the interdimensional passage, after all, solving the problem of their ancestors' lives was the most important thing.

With the Chai family no longer stirring things up behind the scenes, the situation between the Gong and Zhang families has become more stable. However, just to maintain appearances, the two families still engage in various battles and struggles from time to time. But all these battles and struggles are kept within a certain range by their subordinates to prevent the two sides from really fighting each other again.

Even with the help of the Great Victory Dynasty, it would be extremely difficult to gather all the materials needed to repair the passage between the two worlds. Although the Chai family possessed the entire world, the materials used to build the passage between the two worlds were all extremely precious and could be called rare treasures. Among them were not only materials for repairing the passage, but also some personal items that Zhang Chen had taken the opportunity to smuggle in.

Time flies, and the day of the betrothal arrived in the blink of an eye. Zhang Chen invited the elders of the Zhang family to the Zhong family to propose marriage. After exchanging their birth dates and times, the two sides set the wedding date for a month later.

Then another month passed, and on Zhang Chen's wedding day, all the Xie family father and daughter, Zhou Qiucheng, Dugu Qiu and others who had a past relationship with Zhang Chen were present without exception.

Among the eight major families, apart from the Gong family, the other six families also sent groups of people to the Zhang family's banquet.

Now that Zhang Chen has become the head of the Zhang family, the dust has settled and the die is cast. No matter how disgusted everyone is by the Pingbian King's situation, they can only grit their teeth and accept it. They dare not fail to send people to attend Zhang Chen's wedding, lest the two sides become enemies in the future and affect the unity within the eight great families.

Not only the eight great families, but also the powerful nobles and officials who had curried favor with them, as well as officials in the court, all came to offer their congratulations. Even the old Grand Tutor Ji Chuan came in person to offer his congratulations.

Even within the royal family of Dasheng, a prince representing the King of Men was present, secretly monitoring Zhang Chen's cronies, or more precisely, observing the cronies and foundations of the eight great families.

Zhong Xiang, wearing a red veil and a bright red robe, was led directly into the backyard after bowing to Zhang Chen.

As for the claim that Zhang Chen has no parents? He is bowing to his wife, Zhang Shi, who has raised Zhang Chen and his three children with great care and hardship over the years. She deserves Zhang Chen's bow.

Then came the process of the groom toasting the guests. After Zhang Chen finished filling the glasses for all the guests, the head of the Lei family stood up and looked at Zhang Chen: "Head of the Zhang family, now that all eight families are here, I have a question I would like to ask you. Please answer my question."

Zhang Chen looked in the direction of the sound and saw the head of the Lei family. His eyes showed a hint of disgust. Today was his wedding day, and the other party was standing up and making such a scene. He was afraid that the person who came was not friendly.

"What is it, Patriarch Lei?" Zhang Chen asked calmly.

"I wonder how to deal with the Prince of Pingbian? If the Prince of Pingbian really sides with the Dasheng royal family, our eight great families will have played their last trump card, and their positions will be in jeopardy. All of this is your doing, shouldn't you give us an explanation?" The head of the Lei family asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen remained calm and said, "The Pingbian Prince's Mansion is nothing but an empty shell. I have already exhausted its resources and it is now just a shell. I killed its only son, Zhang Xiaohua, and he did not retaliate. What kind of power can the Pingbian Prince's Mansion have? Even if it joins the Dasheng royal family, so what? The Pingbian Prince's Mansion is just an empty shell and is not worth mentioning!"

"You make it sound so easy for you. That's the last thorn in the side of the North, the reliance of our eight great families, the result of our combined efforts over hundreds of years. Everyone has poured countless efforts into it. You think you can just destroy it like that? Where does that leave us? You have to give us an explanation today. If you can bring the Pingbian Prince's lineage back to our side, that's fine. But if you can't, then please step down as family head to avoid further provoking the Pingbian Prince." The Lei family head stared at Zhang Chen with his fierce eyes, his words showing no mercy.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's face darkened. Today was his wedding day, and the other party was putting on such a show, clearly disrespecting him.

"When did it become your Lei family's place to interfere in the affairs of my Zhang family?" At this moment, the Third Uncle stood up and glared at the Lei family head:

"If you continue to attend the wedding banquet, we'll welcome you out of consideration for the friendship among the eight great families. But if you want to cause trouble, we won't care about the feelings of the eight great families!"

(End of this chapter)