I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 492 Picking up Dugu Qiu

After hearing what Zhang Chen said, Zhang remained silent and did not continue talking. She was a person who knew the big picture and when to advance and retreat, otherwise she would never be favored by her cheap father.

"Can you tell me about my father?" Zhang Chen's feet created ripples in the water, and his eyes seemed to see through time and space, with blood-red shadows flashing.

With the help of Gong Bai's perspective, he saw the overwhelming monsters, which were now coming across the Great Wall of Bones. He saw the blood-red shadow mixed into the monster army, constantly devouring monsters, leaving a skeleton behind wherever it passed.

The demon army crossed the Great Wall of Bones and entered the pass!

Gong Bai was killing, slaughtering the monsters of the demon clan continuously.

There are powerful demons who can control the water flow and guide the flood back underground, thus clearing a path for the demon army.

Countless demon armies rushed to the mountain tops and slaughtered the surviving northern people.

"Your father was a modest gentleman. He never seemed to get angry. He always had a confident expression on his face, as if everything was under control." Zhang's eyes showed a trace of reminiscence: "Even if he had to eat coarse food, he never complained. Before I married your father, I thought he was just an ordinary citizen. I never knew that he was actually a descendant of a large family who was exiled. His knowledge was as vast as the sea. He seemed to understand and know everything."

Zhang Chen fell silent upon hearing this, and drove his boat to a secluded valley. He watched the flood gradually recede, opened up a large cave, and arranged for Zhang and the two children to live in the mountain.

Zhang did not ask Zhang Chen how long he would stay in the North. She just quietly took the three little ones into the cave and hid them, trying not to cause trouble for Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen sat in the cave, thinking of Gong Bai's figure coming nearby. He would lie dormant in secret to protect the safety of the few people. If any monsters passed by, they would be devoured by Gong Bai and become Gong Bai's meal.

Zhang Chen took out the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth and gently activated his magic power. The Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth opened, the bronze mirror surface flashed with light, and a picture appeared before his eyes.

In the picture, a man in a red robe is lying face down in the mud, his body motionless and no one knows whether he is dead or alive.

"Dugu Qiu was defeated and suffered a serious blow? It's only been a short period of time, but the two sides have already decided the winner. Did the Great Immortal Huli defeat Dugu Qiu?" Zhang Chen looked at the picture in the treasure mirror with a hint of caution in his eyes.

The strength of the Great Immortal Huli was beyond his expectations. Even if the opponent suffered a serious injury and his strength dropped to the tenth level, Dugu Qiu had a twelfth-level artifact in his hand, so he should not have been defeated so miserably.

"From the Tomb of the Emperor's Daughter, to the sneak attack on Zhang Shicheng, to the decisive battle with the Great Immortal Huli, Dugu Qiu has been buying time for the Inspection Office. He has fought battles one after another, constantly igniting his life and activating the twelfth-order secrets. He has suffered heavy losses repeatedly. If it were not for the Longevity Tree Coffin that extended his life, I'm afraid this old guy would have turned into dry bones long ago." said the Great Freedom Demon.

"This is my chance. If I take the opportunity to get close to Dugu Qiu, I may have a chance to spy on the whereabouts of the Longevity Tree Coffin." Zhang Chen's eyes showed a hint of excitement.

Then Zhang Chen used the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth to sense Dugu Qiu's location. The next moment, his figure flashed, and he used the Earth Escape Technique to disappear on the spot.

When Zhang Chen appeared again, he had arrived in a messy dense forest. The flood in the forest had receded, leaving behind a patch of mud and dirt, which was very uncomfortable to step on.

Zhang Chen endured the discomfort and walked slowly in the mud. He came to the designated location and saw the man in a bright red robe lying on the ground.

"It's Dugu Qiu." Zhang Chen took a look and confirmed that the other party was Dugu Qiu. Then a golden light flashed in his eyes, and the golden light of the true god flowed and observed the aura around the other party. After a long time, he closed the golden light in his eyes and muttered to himself: "I can't see clearly. This chief eunuch has a twelfth-level mysterious concealing aura. Even my true god's golden light can't see through it."

Muttering to this, Zhang Chen opened his Devouring Eyes and his gaze fell on Dugu Qiu. Under the Devouring Eyes, Zhang Chen finally saw some clues. He saw that Dugu Qiu's internal organs had been shattered, and there was a branch of the Immortality Tree on his chest. A trace of vitality flowed from the branch, maintaining his vitality.

On Dugu Qiu's back, he carried a 1.5-meter-long spear. The spear was cast in one piece and looked like a bronze object. It was covered with rust and had mysterious symbols flowing on it.

"A twelfth-order mystery, Judgment! Or it can be called the Spear of Heavenly Punishment!" Zhang Chen's eyes fell on the spear, and his breathing could not help but stagnate. That was a twelfth-order mystery, and Zhang Chen couldn't help but stare at it. Moreover, it was a mystery that advocated attack and was best at fighting. How could Zhang Chen not be jealous? However, in Zhang Chen's perception, the twelfth-order artifact was connected to Dugu Qiu's aura, and there was an inexplicable connection between the two, which was considered to have recognized the master.

"If Dugu Qiu died, Judgment would surely be silent, and then I might have a chance to steal it. Unfortunately, Judgment is now connected with Dugu Qiu's aura, and is in a semi-awakened state with the help of Dugu Qiu's breath. It belongs to someone else, and I can't steal it at all." Zhang Chen felt very sorry.

As for Zhang Chen's attack on Dugu Qiu at this time, to eliminate him? That was simply wishful thinking. I'm afraid that what he would face at that time would be a fatal blow from Judgment. Did he really think that the twelfth-level mystery was just for show?

"If I can find a way to make the twelfth-level mysterious drop some skills, it is not impossible for me." Zhang Chen glanced at Judgment, then walked forward to observe for a moment, and tentatively patted Dugu Qiu on the shoulder: "This brother, are you still alive? Are you okay?"

At this time, Dugu Qiu's breath was extremely weak. Zhang Chen knew that Dugu Qiu had fainted, so he pulled Dugu Qiu out of the mud, carefully carried him on his back, and rushed away.

At the same time, his Wood Element authority also sensed the vitality in the green branch on Dugu Qiu’s chest. It was as rich as a small sun and appeared in his perception.

Zhang Chen's mind flashed with thoughts, and then he carried Dugu Qiu to a clear stream and placed him carefully on the ground. Just as he was about to reach out to Dugu Qiu's chest, the Judgment suddenly emitted a buzzing sound, as if it had sensed Zhang Chen's malice. The Judgment spear shot out a tiny arc of electricity, which bounced Zhang Chen's palm back.

"Hiss~" Zhang Chen shook his palms and grimaced in pain. He knew that this was the Judgment's automatic protection, but because he had not done anything extreme at the moment, it was just a warning to himself temporarily.

The branch of the immortal tree is related to Dugu Qiu's life. Dugu Qiu's life depends on that branch. If that branch is taken away by himself, Dugu Qiu will surely die without a burial place. Therefore, the mysterious creature does not allow himself to approach the branch on Dugu Qiu's chest.

"What an amazing spirituality!" Zhang Chen said to himself, looking Dugu Qiu up and down, and reasoning and analyzing in his mind: "If I want to touch that branch, I must first stabilize Dugu Qiu's injuries and save him from life-threatening danger. Then the judge will naturally not judge me for murdering Dugu Qiu."

After thinking for a while, Zhang Chen took out a golden elixir from the Bashe space and looked at Dugu Qiu: "You old man are so lucky! If I wasn't in urgent need of extending my life, I would never let you have this golden elixir."

Of course, with Zhang Chen's current personality, he would certainly not do a business that would lose money. He wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Dugu Qiu and see if there was a chance to test Judgment through Dugu Qiu, so that Judgment would drop his skills.

The golden elixir was a precious medicine refined by Xu Erniu. Zhang Chen stuffed it into Dugu Qiu's body. As the medicinal power took effect, vitality spread in Dugu Qiu's body, and his damaged internal organs were constantly repairing themselves under the powerful vitality.

"It's really a good thing for you, Old Deng. Even without my help, he should not have died. But with the help of my golden elixir, this old fellow's cultivation may be able to make further progress." Zhang Chen sensed the changes in Dugu Qiu's injuries and muttered to himself.

Then he looked at the Judgement behind him without leaving any trace, and said to himself: "I have now saved Dugu Qiu's life. You are a smart mystery, you should have noticed my good intentions and will not hinder me anymore."

Zhang Chen once again tried to strip Dugu Qiu of his clothes, and saw a wooden stick as thick as a wrist and more than ten centimeters long falling from his arms.

Zhang Chen looked at Jue's reaction and saw that there was no reaction, so he pretended not to see the branch. Instead, he put Dugu Qiu's clothes in the water to rinse them, and after they were rinsed clean, he hung them on the branch to dry.

Judgment is a twelfth-order mystery. Although it has no wisdom, it is spiritual. What Zhang Chen has to do is to deceive the spirituality of Judgment and create a feeling that he did it unintentionally.

Then Zhang Chen stripped off all the clothes on Dugu Qiu and washed them clean, and the Judgment fell to the ground. Zhang Chen glanced at the Judgment and treated it as an ordinary spear, throwing it aside casually, and then washed Dugu Qiu's whole body with clean water. After rinsing Dugu Qiu's whole body clean, Zhang Chen washed off the mud on himself, and then took the branch inconspicuously in his hand.

As he held the branch in his hand, the next moment an endless stream of vitality surged like the Yangtze River, pouring into all the orifices of Zhang Chen's body.

"That's the feeling!" Zhang Chen held the branch in his hand, a look of ecstasy in his eyes, and his body was like a dry sponge, constantly swallowing the branches of the Longevity Tree.

"Too slow!" After a dozen breaths, Zhang Chen was somewhat dissatisfied with the speed at which the branches of the Longevity Tree were pouring into his body. Who knew when that old guy Dugu Qiu would wake up?
So Zhang Chen thought about it and quietly summoned the mouthparts of the innate mosquito, and pierced into the branches of the Longevity Tree. In just ten breaths, the branches of the Longevity Tree had turned into dead wood and then drifted away in the air.

(End of this chapter)