I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 986 Evolution of the Sun and Moon
Zhang Chen had long since mastered and refined the Six Paths of Reincarnation. With just a slight thought, the Six Paths of Reincarnation detached from the Great Thousand World and fell into Zhang Chen's Small Thousand World.

As soon as the Six Paths of Reincarnation entered the Lesser Thousand World, the entire Lesser Thousand World trembled violently. The Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc shone with ancient and mysterious brilliance, and sacred runes flowed around it. Then, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc directly drilled into a certain other dimension deep within the earth. The other dimension trembled incessantly and evolved into a reincarnation world. At this moment, the Underworld was quietly established.

At that moment, the alternate dimension evolved from the Six Paths of Reincarnation combined with the laws of the Great Thousand Worlds, and strands of reincarnation power flowed throughout the Lesser Thousand Worlds. Zhang Chen's Lesser Thousand Worlds underwent earth-shattering changes.

The sun and moon were rapidly condensing, the Milky Way was becoming more brilliant, and the whole world seemed to have transformed from stagnant water into circulating living water. The cycle of life and death of the whole world was completed, forming a perfect transformation. Then Zhang Chen's small world expanded wildly, and life began to emerge within the world. Among the grass, trees, mountains and rivers, birds, beasts, insects and fish gradually hatched.

As the world underwent its transformation, Zhang Chen's Lesser Thousand Worlds leaped into the Middle Thousand Worlds, the world barrier thickened more than tenfold, and the World Tree expanded and grew more than tenfold. The World Tree received the feedback of the world's power and grew wildly, and the rich innate energy between heaven and earth also increased rapidly.

"The Middle Thousand Worlds are enough for me to slumber in!" the Queen Mother of the West's voice rang out: "Quickly, put me in!"

The Queen Mother of the West could not sense Zhang Chen's Heavenly Eye, nor could she sense the changes in Zhang Chen's world. However, she could sense the fluctuations in Zhang Chen's soul. As the Lesser Thousand World evolved into the Middle Thousand World, Zhang Chen's primordial spirit also began to undergo subtle changes, receiving feedback from the Middle Thousand World. With her cultivation level, the Queen Mother of the West made a slight calculation and was already aware of the evolution of Zhang Chen's Lesser Thousand World.

If a minor world that has attained a complete cycle of the six realms of reincarnation cannot evolve into a middle world, the Queen Mother of the West will not believe it.

Upon hearing Xi Wangmu's words, Zhang Chen did not refuse. With a thought in his mind, he opened the connection channel between the Frozen Hell and the Middle Thousand Worlds. The next moment, Xi Wangmu's figure flashed and appeared in the Middle Thousand Worlds.

As soon as the Queen Mother of the West appeared in the Middle Thousand Worlds, the entire world seemed to creak and groan, as if it were overwhelmed, and the world's operation slowed down.

"Such rich innate primordial energy, but the Middle Thousand World is still somewhat strained to support beings at the Primordial Chaos level." After greedily inhaling the primordial energy of heaven and earth within the Middle Thousand World, the Queen Mother of the West spoke. Seemingly afraid that Zhang Chen might change his mind because she had affected the world's operation, she quickly explained, "Don't worry, as long as I fully conceal my aura, it won't affect the operation and evolution of your Middle Thousand World."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Queen Mother of the West began to suppress her aura, suppressing it to the extreme. As she suppressed her aura, the laws of heaven and earth began to operate more smoothly, no longer as stagnant as before.

The Queen Mother of the West randomly chose a mountain peak and buried herself within the earth's veins, absorbing the power of the earth's veins and the primordial energy between heaven and earth.

Zhang Chen glanced at the Queen Mother of the West, and seeing that she had not affected the operation of his world, he stopped paying too much attention to her.

The concentration of primordial energy within the Queen Mother of the West's body is still lower than the concentration of innate energy within the Middle Thousand Worlds. As long as she survives well within the Middle Thousand Worlds, her strength will not only not decline, but will instead begin to increase.

"Zhang Chen, I have already sensed the existence of innate energy, I want to go to that world too!" Mosquito Daoist sensed the dense innate energy in the Middle Thousand World within the Frozen Hell and immediately became restless, starting to clamor and wanting to go in.

“The Queen Mother of the West has performed many great deeds to qualify for cultivation in the Middle Thousand Worlds. You have not performed any great deeds yet, so what qualifications do you have to enter it for cultivation?” Zhang Chen refuted Mosquito Daoist’s words, interrupting the other’s delusions: “If you want to enter it for cultivation, you must perform great deeds. Otherwise, don’t even think about entering it.”

Upon hearing this, Mosquito Taoist immediately wilted: "When will you teach me how to perform meritorious deeds?"

"Soon!" Zhang Chen closed his Heavenly Eye and replied.

His current actions have likely angered the Great Victory King, who cannot tolerate his existence and will soon retaliate.

For Zhang Chen, it was not out of necessity that he wanted to fight the Great Victory Royal Family. After all, the great changes in the world had begun, and once they clashed, he would not be able to suppress the source within his body.

"I wonder if the three twelfth-tier gods of the Great Victory Royal Family will be affected by the heavens and earth," Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

However, he quickly composed himself and summoned the Corpse Ancestor. Looking at the Corpse Ancestor that he had immobilized, he saw that the other party had a blue face and fangs, surrounded by corpse energy, with primordial energy flowing around it. A terrifying pressure emanated from its body, making people's hearts pound with fear.

"Boy, release me immediately, and I, your ancestor, will forgive your sins. Otherwise, when I am reborn, I will make you pay!" The Corpse Ancestor looked at Zhang Chen with an icy voice:

"Your immobilization talisman is good, but it won't hold me for long. Once I, your ancestor, am free, it will be your death day."

"Oh?" Zhang Chen looked at the Corpse Ancestor upon hearing this, a strange smile appearing in his eyes: "Of course I know that my immobilization talisman won't hold you in place for long, but I never intended to use it to suppress you." As he spoke, Zhang Chen extended his finger, forming a mark, and gently touched the Corpse Ancestor's brow.

The Corpse Ancestor is different from the Queen Mother of the West. When he refined the Queen Mother of the West's physical body, she was at her peak. The current Corpse Ancestor is just an old man with the Hunyuan Realm who can only perform at the level of a Celestial Immortal. Zhang Chen can refine him in a short time.

"Boy, what are you going to do to your ancestor?" Upon sensing Zhang Chen's corpse control technique mark, the Corpse Ancestor felt a surge of panic. A sense of foreboding, a feeling of impending doom, welled up within him. He struggled violently, trying to break free of the immobilization talisman, but Zhang Chen wouldn't give him the chance. With a light tap of his finger, Zhang Chen gave the Corpse Ancestor no opportunity to react. The mark had already landed on the Corpse Ancestor's body. The next moment, the power of time acceleration was applied, and the mark on the Corpse Ancestor's body began to change rapidly.

Kyoto Royal Palace

As the Great Victory King listened to the guard's report, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes filled with grief: "That scoundrel actually skinned Wenxin alive and killed my most beloved princess. I will not let him get away with this! I will fight him to the death!"

The Great Victory King's eyes were filled with grief: "If I were to extract his soul and refine it to burn as a heavenly lamp, I would absolutely not spare him!"

"Your Majesty, please reconsider. Zhang Chen's strength is unfathomable. We should not afford to break ties with him." The twelfth-rank deity quickly reassured him.

"Am I to stand by and watch him act so arrogantly and domineeringly?" The Great Victory King's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "I will not allow anyone to ride roughshod over me!"

"Perhaps we can use the power of the Gong family to restrain Zhang Chen, causing the Zhang family and the Gong family to fight to the death, thus buying us time," the twelfth-order god said.

Upon hearing this, the Great Victory King fell silent, and after a long while, he said, "Summon the Gong family head, Gong Xufeng."

In fact, long before the turmoil in the capital, the direct descendants of the Gong family had already been transferred by Gong Xufeng and sent to the Pingbian Prince's Mansion to take orders. However, Gong Xufeng did not leave and remained in the capital to command the collateral branches of the Gong family. Therefore, the Dasheng royal family did not notice the Gong family's little tricks.

Gong Xufeng arrived at the inner palace and respectfully bowed to the Great Victory King: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The Great Victory King nodded: "My dear minister, there is no need for such formalities. I have summoned you here today because I have a very important matter to entrust to you."

Zhang Family Residence
Zhang Chen was focused on refining the Corpse Ancestor. As 120 years passed, Zhang Chen had already grasped the Corpse Ancestor's head and was now working his way up to its neck and cervical vertebrae.

"Boy, what have you done to me! Stop right now! Stop right now!" The Corpse Ancestor cursed at Zhang Chen, constantly scolding him, seemingly trying to intimidate him.

Zhang Chen glanced at the Corpse Ancestor and a smile appeared on his lips: "The Ancestor said that after I escape, he would skin me alive. In order to guard against the Ancestor, I can only use a little trick in advance."

According to Zhang Chen's estimate, with the power of time acceleration, he only needs five days to completely master and refine the Corpse Ancestor in front of him, and from then on, he will have another protective means at the level of Hunyuan Daluo.

"You bastard! Just you wait. In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I, your ancestor, will be freed. Then I will devour you alive!" The Corpse Ancestor gritted his teeth and glared at Zhang Chen.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at the Corpse Ancestor, listened to his words, and gave a faint "Oh." Then, Zhang Chen took out a stack of talismans from his sleeve and slowly affixed them to the Corpse Ancestor. While affixing the talismans, Zhang Chen also took back the talismans that had run out of energy and recharged them.

"What the hell!" The Corpse Ancestor's eyes widened as he stared at the talisman stuck to his body, feeling utterly horrified.

"Hehe, I never said I only had one talisman. Don't worry, I may lack many things, but I don't lack talismans." Zhang Chen said with a smile, reaching out to pat the Corpse Ancestor's head. "Since you're already in my hands, you might as well accept your fate. Trying to escape from me is just wishful thinking."

"You brat! I, your ancestor, am a tiger fallen into the plains, bullied by dogs!" The Corpse Ancestor's voice was full of grief and indignation. If he were in his peak condition, he could have devoured all of the little Karami's essence, energy and spirit in one breath. But who would have thought that he would end up like this in this era, and be so humiliated?
Although his anger was burning fiercely, the Corpse Ancestor was not one to act impulsively. He still needed to find a way to escape this calamity, so he suppressed his rage and looked at Zhang Chen: "Boy, how about we make a deal? If you release me, I can teach you the legendary Heavenly Immortal Path! I also know the location of the legendary Spiritual World, and I can take you there. That Spiritual World contains countless treasures, as well as elixirs of immortality. Eating just one will grant you eternal life. There are also divine objects that can enhance your strength. Once you obtain them, you can soar to the heavens and surpass my own power."

"The spiritual world is so wonderful, why don't you go there?" Zhang Chen pretended not to know the mysteries of the spiritual world and asked in return.

(End of this chapter)