I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 964 World Barrier
After hearing Zhang Chen's words, no one said much; there was still time to wait.

"Esteemed Ancestors, the feng shui formation has been repaired. May I take my leave now?" Zhang Chen asked tentatively.

If he could leave the underground passage now, the suspicions surrounding him would be lessened when he drew upon the power of the world.

“This world passage has only just been stabilized, and we don’t yet know if there are any oversights. You should wait here for now, so that if there are any problems, we can check and fix them in time,” said the old patriarch of the royal family beside him.

Hearing the words of the royal ancestor, Zhang Chen could only wait helplessly. About three more hours passed before the feng shui formation was completely stabilized, the spiritual world and the material world were anchored, and the two worlds that were originally not intersecting were connected at this time.

The moment the feng shui array was repaired and the connection between the two worlds was completed, a vast and mysterious energy surged out from the spatial passage. The mysterious energy within the space was like a surging tide, nourishing everyone's bodies. The ancestors, whose lifespans were about to run out, felt their bodies become stronger under the nourishment of that energy, and their seemingly rusty bodies became much lighter.

"Such powerful and abundant energy! The other side must be a magnificent world, where incredible creation is being nurtured." After noticing the changes in his body, the ancestor of the Great Victory Royal Family was so excited that his whole body trembled, and he quickly stepped into the passage.

The eldest gentleman and the others also had their eyes flashing, and followed closely behind them towards the direction of the spatial passage.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen had no choice but to follow closely behind, arriving at the end of the spatial passage. There, he saw a transparent barrier behind which mist swirled. Through the hazy mist, he could see a vast, hazy world, where exotic flowers and rare herbs bloomed with sacred radiance, majestic mountains stretched to the heavens and earth, cranes danced among the clouds, and divine beasts roamed between heaven and earth, roaring down stars.

Standing at the end of the passage, the crowd stared in awe at the world that was appearing and disappearing in the distance! Their eyes were filled with excitement, and the mysterious energy within their bodies could not be suppressed, as if it was about to leak out at any moment.

"That world must have an elixir of immortality that can prolong life!" The ancestor of the Great Victory Dynasty had burning eyes as he looked at the transparent barrier in front of him. Without saying a word, he strode over, wanting to break through the screen and enter the mysterious world on the other side.

The moment he touched the transparent barrier, a divine light flashed across it, and then, like a wall, it rammed into the black-robed ancestor, causing him to stagger and let out a muffled groan. He then staggered back more than ten steps, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Kid! Did you do this?"

At this moment, someone noticed something was wrong and quickly surrounded Zhang Chen, asking him in a cold voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen shook his head with a wry smile: "All the patriarchs are here, how could I dare to do anything in front of them? I'm not tired of living yet."

"Then what's the deal with this barrier?" an ancestor of the Great Victory Royal Family asked, pointing to the transparent barrier.

"That's a world barrier, the power of the barrier between that unknown world and the world we live in. Although the two worlds have merged and anchored, the world barrier hasn't disappeared. To cross from one world to another, you have to break the world barrier between them. The function of the feng shui formation is only to anchor the two worlds, bringing them closer together. To enter the other world, you still need the power to break the world barrier," Zhang Chen explained.

If there were no world barrier, according to the law of high concentration flowing to low concentration, wouldn't all the energy in the spiritual world flow to the mortal world?
This is why Zhang Chen dared to summon the other party to the world barrier. Unless the other party used a primordial spiritual treasure to shatter the world barrier, they would not be able to enter the other world at all.

Of the three innate spiritual treasures of the Great Victory Dynasty, the Judgment has been shattered by Black Impermanence, leaving only two. One of these innate spiritual treasures is still in the hands of the Great Victory Dynasty's ancestor, Chai Zhu, restraining the Peacock Ancestor. At present, the Great Victory royal family can only mobilize one innate spiritual treasure.

However, it takes time for the other party to transmit information and mobilize the innate spiritual treasure, and this time is the best opportunity for Zhang Chen to make his move.

As for why he summoned these people to the end of the spatial passage to witness the eighteenth heaven, Zhang Chen wanted to show everyone that he had completed his mission and made a contribution. His identity issue should be resolved naturally at this point, and the Great Victory Dynasty could not pursue the matter any further.

Having connected two worlds, and with the other world now visible, his mission was complete. As for breaking the world barrier, that was no longer his concern.

Zhang Chen knew in his heart that breaking through the world barrier was no easy task. Breaking through the world barrier was equivalent to ascension. In the past, countless cultivators had tried to ascend to the Thirty-Three Heavens, but only a very few could do so. This shows how difficult it was to enter the world.
Just like when he first entered the Thirty-Three Heavens, what terrible price did that god who ascended into the spiritual world pay?

Zhang Chen's mind raced with countless thoughts as he humbly explained the intricacies of the matter, trying his best to distance himself from the situation.

He wondered if, when the Queen Mother of the West took control of the world later, he could ask her to conveniently kill all the ancestors of the Great Victory Dynasty. Thinking this, Zhang Chen secretly transmitted his voice to the Frozen Hell. Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Queen Mother of the West objected without hesitation: "No! Absolutely not! Absolutely not!"

“It’s just a matter of a snap of the fingers for you…” Zhang Chen felt somewhat dissatisfied after hearing the Queen Mother of the West’s refusal.

"They possess the most concentrated destiny of this world. Who knows how the Heavenly Dao of this world has evolved? If I were to attack them, I would surely attract the attention of the Heavenly Dao, and who knows what kind of trouble that would cause then," the Queen Mother of the West said with lingering fear.

Upon hearing the reason for the Queen Mother of the West's refusal, Zhang Chen felt a little nervous: "Does the Heavenly Dao still exist in this era?"

"Of course! The end of the Dharma calamity was initiated by the Heavenly Dao. Although it has an impact on the Heavenly Dao, it is not enough to cause the Heavenly Dao to perish and collapse. Therefore, you must be careful when you use your methods and do not make too much noise, lest the Heavenly Dao notices it. If you make too much noise and the Heavenly Dao wants to kill you, I will not be able to save you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen fell silent, a sense of dread rising within him, his fear of the Heavenly Dao reaching its peak.

Just as countless thoughts were swirling in Zhang Chen's mind, the experts from the Great Victory Dynasty gathered in front of the World Barrier, their eyes fixed on it as they discussed how to open it.

After a while, the Master turned to Zhang Chen and asked, "Could we use a feng shui formation to open this world barrier?"

“The feng shui formation relies on the power of the earth’s veins, but there are no dragon veins connecting the two world barriers, so the feng shui formation cannot extend there and therefore cannot break through the barrier.” Zhang Chen spread his hands, pretending to be helpless.

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, a hint of disappointment appeared in everyone's eyes. The elder said, "My cultivation has already reached the twelfth level, so let me give it a try."

As they were talking, the man stepped forward and arrived at the entrance to the spatial passage.

Zhang Chen watched the old man's retreating figure and secretly shook his head. It was simply impossible for a twelfth-level cultivator to break through the spatial passage. At least a Taiyi realm level of strength was required to break through the spatial passage.

The tenth, eleventh, and twelfth ranks are equivalent to the three calamities of the immortal path, corresponding to the three calamities of wind, fire, and thunder. Only after passing through the three calamities can one truly attain the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit.

The Celestial Immortal Dao Fruit wants to break through the world barrier? That's utterly ridiculous!

Unless the other party possesses an innate spiritual treasure and uses it to unleash power beyond their level, it would be impossible to shake the spatial passage. After all, even when the Empress wanted to ascend, she relied on Zhang Chen's Golden Scissors to shatter the world barrier.

As the Great Master arrived at the spatial passage, a mysterious power enveloped his body. Then, a golden light burst forth, transforming into a streak of light that shot towards the world barrier before him. With a loud clang, the streak of light was deflected and sent flying. The Great Master trembled violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"The reason why the Great Master has reached the twelfth level is not because he has mastered an innate spiritual treasure. The source of his twelfth-level power is a mysterious life form with life force." With Zhang Chen's current level, he saw through the Great Master's true strength in just one glance.

"How could this be? Even you can't open the world barrier, so how are we supposed to cross it and enter the new world?" The ancestor of the Great Victory Dynasty's expression changed, and a gloomy look appeared in his eyes.

"Perhaps we can mobilize the innate spiritual treasures. With the power of the innate spiritual treasures, we might be able to break through the world barrier and enter that mysterious and unpredictable world on the other side." At this moment, Zhou Qiucheng spoke up: "Of course, if everyone works together to attack this world barrier, I wonder if we can shake it."

Upon hearing this, the ancestor of the Great Victory Dynasty's eyes flickered: "Innate spiritual treasures are related to the fate of the royal family and cannot be used lightly. Everyone, follow me and let's bombard this world barrier together to see if we can shake its power."

As soon as the Great Victory Royal Ancestor finished speaking, everyone began to mobilize their internal energy, and then terrifying streams of energy flowed and bombarded the world barrier.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen secretly shook his head. The realm above the Immortal Path and the realm below the Immortal Path are two completely different levels. There is no comparison between the two. No matter how many ants gather, they cannot compare to the casual stomp of an elephant.

(End of this chapter)