I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 161 Shangqing Notes
"How could this be?"

Zhang Chen was stunned, his eyes full of disbelief. How could his magic power be absorbed by Xie Lingyun's soul?
If Zhang Chen's magic power is compared to water, then Xie Lingyun's soul is the dry desert. How does water flow when it meets the desert?

At this time, as the magic power was absorbed by Xie Lingyun's soul, an indescribable sense of comfort came from Xie Lingyun's soul. Xie Lingyun found that as she absorbed the "qi" transmitted by Zhang Chen, Xie Lingyun realized that her soul seemed to have undergone some inexplicable changes. This change was very subtle, but she couldn't tell what the specific change was. She always felt that her soul had undergone some inexplicable transformation, but this transformation was too weak, and she could hardly perceive any benefits for a while.

"I understand. It must be because our physiques are different that such a change occurred." Xie Lingyun opened his eyes and said to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen retracted his hand and looked at Xie Lingyun with a puzzled look: "What do you mean?"

Xie Lingyun said: "Maybe the Qi was just generated in my body and then it was absorbed by my soul, so this is why the Qi cannot be generated."

Zhang Chen laughed inwardly when he heard this. Xie Lingyun's speculation was totally off the mark, but he did not correct her and was happy with Xie Lingyun's misunderstanding.

"Maybe I'm not destined to be an immortal." Xie Lingyun was feeling a little depressed.

"Maybe the opportunity has not yet arrived." Zhang Chen comforted.

Xie Lingyun didn't comment and looked at the sky outside: "I'm going back first. I'll come back tomorrow to discuss the mystery of Qigong with you."

After Xie Lingyun left, Zhang Chen took the Buddhist scripture Xie Lingyun had given him in his hand and looked at the four large characters on the cover, which he did not recognize at all.

Fortunately, on the side of the scripture, there were small text translation annotations: Shangqing Notes.

"What the hell? Shangqing Notes?" Zhang Chen looked at the translated text and his heart suddenly shook, beating rapidly, as if he had encountered an 18-magnitude earthquake. His eyes were full of disbelief.

Shangqing?

Is this the Shangqing that I understand? What a joke!!!

"The Shangqing Tongtian Saint?" Zhang Chen was a little bit unbelieving.

He quickly opened the first page of the book. There were mysterious words on it, and next to the mysterious words were translated words: I listened to my teacher preaching the great way of talismans in the past, so I wrote down this note.

There were simple words without any extraneous remarks. Then, when one turned to the first page, an extremely complicated talisman came into view. The talisman had no name, but was just a pattern outlined on the paper.

Zhang Chen looked at the rune, only took a glance and then continued to flip through the pages. As he flipped through the pages quickly, he saw pages of runes all behind him. Until the last page, there was an unfinished sentence scribbled on it: It's too late!
Zhang Chen was stunned by these four simple words: "What do you mean it's too late?"

He didn't understand.

"There are a total of 365 kinds of talismans recorded in this book. It is impossible for me to finish reading it within one month..." Zhang Chen was conflicted while holding the Shangqing Notes. He could only choose key runes to focus on, but the key was that he could not understand the meaning of the runes at all. How could he choose the runes to specialize in?

“So it’s very difficult. Do I have to pick a rune at random and rely on luck?” Zhang Chen smiled bitterly.

The people in the Inspection Office cannot even get started with talismans, so of course they don’t know the effects and names of talismans, and they cannot mark them.

Zhang Chen stared at the book in his hand in a daze, flipping through the runes again and again, unable to make a decision for a moment.

"呲流~"

At this time, the little boy came in from outside with a medicine in his hand. His face turned bitter. He drank the medicine and said, "Zhang Chen, why are you reading these useless books instead of practicing martial arts? This book of yours is very strange and seems to be quite old."

"How do you think I can quickly memorize the contents of a book?" Zhang Chen asked.

The little boy seemed to be looking at a fool when he heard this, and said without thinking: "Are you stupid? You said it was the whole book, so of course it means reciting it as a whole. Reciting the whole book is a link between the previous and the next, so it is faster to recite it."

Zhang Chen lowered his head and pondered over what Xiao Douding said. An idea flashed in his mind: "Yes, since it is a book, it should be considered as a whole. I will try it first. When I specialize in one rune, I can also practice the other runes. In this way, there may be a chance that the golden finger will regard the whole book as a whole. Wouldn't I succeed directly then?"

"What Xiaodouding said reminded me. Can I treat this book as an overall skill? Can I learn the experience from the entire book?"

If I finish reading the entire book of Shangqingshou Notes, will all my troubles be gone?
Zhang Chen stood there with the book in his hand, thinking, "But how can I live like this?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen's face suddenly lit up with joy. He ran forward, hugged the little bean's head, and kissed the little bean's face hard: "Senior sister, you are really my lucky star."

After finishing his words, Zhang Chen began to carefully ponder the order of drawing the runes on the first page, then picked up a wooden stick and started scratching at the sand table.

The little kid came forward and looked at Zhang Chen's book. Looking at the ghostly scribbles on the book, his face suddenly became more bitter: "Junior brother, you are not still thinking about cultivating immortals, are you?"

"I'm not thinking about practicing, but I have already succeeded in becoming an immortal." Zhang Chen corrected Xiao Douding's words seriously.

The little boy fell silent after hearing this. He lowered his head to look at the medicine in his hand, and then handed it to Zhang Chen: "Junior brother, drink the medicine quickly. You haven't had the medicine for cleansing the marrow and removing hair for a long time. It will be a big deal if you delay your martial arts practice."

She felt that Zhang Chen's illness was more serious than hers, so it would be better for her to ask Zhang Chen to drink it first, and then she could go and boil the medicine herself.

Zhang Chen looked at the medicine handed over by Cheng Yu and felt speechless. He now knew that Cheng Yu's medicine was for treating mental illness, so how could he continue to drink it?

"I think that drinking this medicine makes people feel drowsy and have no energy for the whole day. How about I wait until I'm done with my work before drinking it?" Zhang Chen looked at Cheng Yu, carefully choosing his words to explain his behavior.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Xiao Douding didn't know what Zhang Chen was thinking. He thought Zhang Chen really wanted to wait until he was done with his work before taking the medicine, so he put the medicine down and said, "You must drink this medicine. Don't forget it."

Then the little kid turned around and left, worriedly going back to boil the medicine.

Seeing the little kid walking away, Zhang Chen directly drained the water from the medicine soup, leaving only the dry residue at the bottom of the bowl. Then Zhang Chen quickly stuffed the residue at the bottom of the bowl into his sleeves and continued to ponder the runes calmly.

There is no way he would take the medicine, even if you beat him to death.

Zhang Chen was a person who had worked hard to get two runes. He also had some experience in drawing runes. In addition, his runes had been upgraded to the mysterious level, and his understanding of runes had already reached a sophisticated level. Learning runes was like practicing calligraphy. Zhang Chen had completely learned two characters and reached the master level of attainment. Even if he wrote new characters, they would not be ugly. As for whether he knew the character or not, it did not hinder his writing at all. In the process of writing, he could even find problems with the stroke order, and then gradually correct them by trial and error.

This means that Zhang Chen has a foundation and can learn faster.

Of course, Zhang Chen did not just practice the first rune. In his spare time, he would also look through the runes that followed, sketch a few strokes on them, and try to imitate them.

"This is when the importance of learning from a teacher comes into play. If you have a famous teacher to teach you, it will only take a few days to get started." Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

Studying the Shangqing Notes, entering the spiritual world to dig through ruins for treasures, and practicing Qi became Zhang Chen's daily tasks.

Now Zhang Chen and Xiao Douding have been relieved of their duties and have become free men in the Taoist temple. As for why they were relieved? Of course, it was because Xie Lingyun had spoken up, and the Taoist temple would not dare to not give Xie Lingyun face.

In the afternoon, the abbot Liu Feng arrived.

"Master." When the little kid saw Liu Feng, he rushed over with joy and was held in Liu Feng's arms.

Liu Feng held the little bean in his arms and touched its head. It was obvious that he loved it very much. After he had admired the little bean, he looked at Zhang Chen, who immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Master."

"It's been a while since we last met. You've become successful now. I heard that you've been appreciated by a noble lady and your future will be bright." Liu Feng looked at Zhang Chen with a smile.

"It's just the mercy of your ladyship." Zhang Chen said politely.

Liu Feng put the little kid down and said, "Go to the kitchen and get a jar of wine and bring it to me."

"I'll go." Zhang Chen quickly interrupted.

Liu Feng waved his hand and said, "Tell her to go. I have something to tell you."

Little Bean walked away happily, but Zhang Chen felt a sinking feeling in his heart: "Liu Feng actually sent Little Bean away to talk to me. Obviously, the content of their conversation was a bit shameful."

"Let's go inside and talk." Liu Feng took the lead and went into the house and sat down.

Zhang Chen stood aside and didn't dare to take a seat. Seeing this, Liu Feng pointed to the seat opposite him and said, "Sit down. We don't have so many rules."

Zhang Chen just sat down with a respectful look on his face and took the initiative to ask: "Master, do you have anything to tell me?"

Liu Feng paused for a moment before asking, "How is your martial arts training going?"

"No progress." Zhang Chen shook his head: "Please forgive my stupidity, Master."

"Martial arts are meant to be honed over time. It's not easy to achieve results through practice." Liu Feng consoled her, then suddenly changed the subject:
"I heard that the lady thinks highly of you? She stayed here with you all morning today?"

"I'm just teaching you some knowledge. I don't think it's very important." Zhang Chen said modestly. Facing Liu Feng's gaze, he thought to himself, "The abbot is talking about this and that. It's not right! Is there something difficult that he wants to ask me to do? And it's related to the lady?"

Just as Zhang Chen was thinking about it, Liu Feng spoke up and confirmed his guess: "The master has given you an oral instruction, telling you that if you have the chance, you must ask the lady to take you down the mountain and arrange for you to work in the Inspection Office."

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this, and a thought popped up in his mind: "What does Huang Tiandao want to do? Does he want me to go undercover in the Procuratorate?"

Since ancient times, people who act as undercover agents have never had a good ending, especially in a place like the Procuratorate where talented people are as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river. If you are not careful, it will be a disaster. At that time, your soul will be shattered and your ashes will be scattered.

"What virtue and ability do I have to be promoted to the Inspection Office?" Zhang Chen pretended to be terrified when he heard this.

"Everything depends on human efforts. As long as you behave well in front of the lady, with her power and status, it will only take a word for her to promote you." Liu Feng stared at Zhang Chen, sizing up his expression and carefully observing his reaction.

Zhang Chen agreed immediately after hearing this: "Master, rest assured, if you want to promote a disciple, I will definitely ask you for it."

Liu Feng nodded in satisfaction after hearing this: "Zhang Chen, you are a smart person, I am very optimistic about you. If you can handle this matter well, you will not only gain wealth and glory, but also have a place in the upper echelons of Huang Tian Dao in the future."

Liu Feng chatted with Zhang Chen for a while, gave him some martial arts advice, and then got up and left.

Zhang Chen looked at Liu Feng's receding back, standing in the yard in deep thought, with a cautious look in his eyes: "Huang Tiandao's ambition is too big, he actually dared to reach out to the Inspection Office, he will definitely cause a terrible disaster in the future. When I find the follow-up exercises of Qigong, I must get rid of my family as soon as possible."

When Xiao Douding came back, he saw that Liu Feng had already left, so he hurriedly carried the jar of wine to Liu Feng.

Zhang Chen continued to practice runes and studied how to draw them. The night passed quickly. On the next morning, Xie Lingyun walked into the cottage with a lunch box and called Zhang Chen and Xiao Douding to eat together.

After finishing the meal, the little kid drank the boiled medicine and then fell into a deep sleep. Then Zhang Chen and Xie Lingyun began to discuss Qigong.

But Xie Lingyun still gained nothing.

After the discussion was over, Zhang Chen looked at Xie Lingyun and said, "The abbot came to see me yesterday."

"Oh?" Xie Lingyun raised her eyebrows. She knew that Zhang Chen was not letting her go for no reason when he said this to her.

"He asked me to ask you to promote me to join the Inspection Office." Zhang Chen looked at Xie Lingyun.

Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen thoughtfully and asked, "So you want to go down the mountain and join the Inspection Office? If you want to go, it's just a matter of a word from me."

"The hustle and bustle at the foot of the mountain can't compare to the leisure in the mountains." Zhang Chen smiled.

"I actually hope you can come down the mountain and give me a hand. You are a man of real ability and you shouldn't stay in the mountains and waste your skills." Xie Lingyun's voice was full of regret.

(End of this chapter)