I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 682 Refining
Zhang Chen tricked the fox fairy Nannan away and went all the way back to the academy. Now there was chaos at the foot of the mountain, there was chaos on the mountain as well, and people in the academy were also in panic.

Although Zhou Qiucheng was guarding the mountain, the aftermath still affected the mountain.

Zhang Chen didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters. He just wanted to practice quietly and then take the opportunity to grow stronger and reap more benefits.

When Zhang Chen arrived at the mountain, he saw from afar another group of scholars surrounding Shen Qiu, constantly teasing and mocking him. Shen Qiu was squatting on the ground in embarrassment, his clothes were tattered and he couldn't lift his head.

When the Shen family was at its peak, Shen Qiu was so proud, and now he is so destitute. There is no shortage of people who take advantage of others' misfortunes, and there is no shortage of villains who take advantage of others' misfortunes.

Zhang Chen withdrew his gaze and did not meddle in other people's business. Instead, he walked all the way into the Linglong Tower and saw Tu Shan Qing chewing an apple and observing a certain line of graphics.

Noticing Zhang Chen coming in, Tu Shanqing came forward and pulled Zhang Chen aside: "I heard that a big shot from Huang Tiandao came to investigate the cause of Zhang Xiaohua's death. You better hide well and don't let Huang Tiandao find you."

"Only the three of us know what happened in the tomb. If you don't tell me, I don't tell you, and the immortal Huli doesn't tell you, who would know that I was the one who killed Zhang Xiaohua?" Zhang Chen said to Tu Shanqing in a bad mood.

"I heard that Huang Tiandao is trying to find a way to open the entrance to the tomb and explore inside. It would be really troublesome if they sneak into the tomb and find some clues." Tu Shanqing was a little worried.

"Don't worry, that's the power of Weak Water, it's not so easy to get through." Zhang Chen patted Tu Shan Qing on the shoulder and comforted him. His eyes inadvertently swept across the entire pagoda, and he saw Zhang Gaoqiu and the little princess Chai Wenjie standing in the corner. Chai Wenjie stood there expressionlessly, and Zhang Gaoqiu seemed to be explaining something with great effort.

Zhang Chen took a look and ignored it, but continued to observe the operation of Linglong Tower. However, after a cup of tea, Zhang Gaoqiu came from a distance and came to Zhang Chen: "Zhang Chen, I have something to tell you."

"I don't think there is anything to talk about between us." Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Gaoqiu coldly.

"Shen Ling had a miscarriage!" Zhang Gaoqiu said to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen's pupils shrank when he heard this. He never thought Shen Ling's condition was so serious.

"The Shen family was destroyed. Men, women, young and old were all slaughtered overnight. After hearing the news, Shen Ling was so sad that she had a miscarriage and lost the baby in her belly." Zhang Gaoqiu said.

Hearing Zhang Gaoqiu's words, Zhang Chen asked in confusion: "Then what? What does it have to do with me? You don't have to tell me about this kind of thing."

"Don't you have an engagement with Shen Ling? Don't you like Shen Ling? Now that she is no longer bound by the baby in her belly, I can help you pursue her! Her family has suffered a tragedy and she is helpless and vulnerable. If you take care of her and take advantage of her opportunity, you will be able to win her over in one fell swoop. I understand Shen Ling and know all her weaknesses. As long as you do as I say, it will be a piece of cake to win her over." Zhang Gaoqiu looked at Zhang Chen with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen stared at Zhang Gaoqiu, wanting to see how shameless Zhang Gaoqiu was. Unfortunately, he was disappointed. Zhang Gaoqiu didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt, and there was only expectation on his face.

"Scum!" Zhang Chen spat out two words.

"She's just a woman. If you don't play with her, she will play with you. What kind of relationship do I have with Shen Ling? It's just a joke! He's attracted by my family background and the Zhang family background. If one day I fall from the clouds into the mud, or if the Zhang family behind me suddenly collapses, do you think Shen Ling will continue to live with me?" Zhang Gaoqiu looked at Zhang Chen, his voice full of seriousness:

"You are my brother. I want to warn you that women in this world are the most untrustworthy animals. They only pursue power and wealth and worship the strong. Once you lose power one day, they will leave you without hesitation."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Gaoqiu and recalled the divorce cases in later generations. Most of the divorces were initiated by women, and nine out of ten times the reason why women filed for divorce was because they could no longer live together.

Women are indeed unreliable. Not only women are unreliable, but everything in this world is unreliable except self-sufficiency.

"If you have a woman you love in the future, remember to keep some tricks up your sleeve, otherwise you will be killed sooner or later." Zhang Gaoqiu said.

"I'm not interested in what you say." Zhang Chen replied.

"You are not interested in what I say? Then are you interested in making a deal? You help me seduce Shen Ling and help me and the little princess get together. Then the little princess and I can live together and fly away, and I will give you countless wealth." Zhang Gaoqiu said to Zhang Chen: "You know very well what kind of life you have lived in the north. Now is your chance to gain wealth and change your fate. When I become the prince consort in the future, I can also promote you and exempt you from the status of a criminal."

"Shameless!" Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Gaoqiu coldly, then turned and left.

Watching Zhang Chen leave, Zhang Gaoqiu's face darkened, his fists clenched, and a murderous look appeared in his eyes: "Damn bastard! How dare you refuse my request? You are really tired of living."

Zhang Gaoqiu was panicking and helpless. Shen Ling had become a problem that he couldn't get rid of. Especially now that the Shen family was destroyed, Shen Ling was helpless and regarded her family as her only hope, so it was impossible for her to let go.

"Trouble!" Zhang Gaoqiu took a breath, then slowly turned and left. "How could there be such a shameless person in the world?" Zhang Chen said to himself.

Zhang Chen returned to the courtyard and saw Zhou Qiucheng sitting under the eaves wrapped in a quilt, thinking about something. Beside him, the three children were studying hard and asking for advice from time to time.

There was a trickle of rain in the sky, and all the rain instantly froze into ice after getting three feet close to Zhou Qiucheng.

The quilt on Zhou Qiucheng's body was covered with frost, and his brows were full of wind and frost.

Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Qiucheng, and a thought flashed through his mind: "I wonder if my Sun True Fire can help Zhou Qiucheng dissolve the power of frost."

This thought just arose, but was extinguished in an instant. The frost on Zhou Qiucheng's body came from his soul. If he used the true fire of the sun to drive away the cold, he was afraid that Zhou Qiucheng's soul would be burned to ashes in an instant.

If Zhou Qiucheng wanted to get rid of the icy power, he could only rely on himself to break the magical power in his soul.

"Are you feeling better, sir?" Zhang Chen walked up and asked.

Zhou Qiucheng smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "It's getting worse! I underestimated the Xiantian Water God's methods. His ice curse is really powerful. Even if I have the pagoda to help me suppress it, it will be a long way to go to wipe out that magical power."

Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Qiucheng and didn't know what to say for a moment. Zhou Qiucheng had fallen into such a trap, and he was powerless to do anything.

"Sir, you might as well find some exercises that can enhance the Yang energy, or look for some mysterious refining that can enhance the Yang energy. Perhaps it is hopeful to break the magical powers in the soul." Zhang Chen said.

Zhou Qiucheng smiled bitterly, "How can it be so easy to find such a treasure? You don't have to worry. I have some ideas on how to break the frost on my body. As long as I can understand the great Dao, I can prove the Dao, and then improve my cultivation to break the power in my soul."

Zhang Chen had heard of Zhou Qiucheng's path, which was the path of being impartial and ruthless. It was extremely difficult to continue on this path.

Being ruthless and impartial is bound to be deserted by his friends and relatives, and he is bound to make countless enemies and have countless people block his way on the road to enlightenment.

Zhang Chen wanted to persuade Zhou Qiucheng to change his way, but the idea was crushed as soon as it arose. Wouldn't he be making an enemy by asking Zhou Qiucheng to change his way with empty words?
Changing the way is not such a simple thing. It requires tearing down everything and starting over again. Who has that kind of mentality?
Zhang Chen couldn't find a way to help Zhou Qiucheng for the time being, so he could only stand under the eaves and talk to Zhou Qiucheng.

Zhou Qiucheng saw the worry on Zhang Chen's face, so he smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry about me. I am only one step away from achieving the Yang God. As long as I achieve the Yang God and pure Yang energy is born in my body, I will naturally be able to break the Xiantian Water God's method."

Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Qiucheng who was full of optimism and sighed secretly in his heart. The other party said it simply, but it was almost impossible to take that crucial step.

There is a huge gap between the cultivator who relies on attaining the Dao to enter the Yang God realm and the cultivator who relies on practicing techniques to enter the Yang God realm, which can be described as the difference between heaven and earth.

One is the supreme patriarch who created his own path, and the other is just a pure yang cultivator. There is a huge gap between the two.

There is a gap of "road" between the two sides.

Zhang Chen talked with Zhou Qiucheng for a while, then went into the house to meditate and practice, comprehending the changing laws of the world.

Time passed little by little, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the courtyard of Jinling City, Zhang Chen sat cross-legged in the house, with the alchemy furnace in front of him emitting a scorching air. He waved his hand and the lid of the furnace opened. A cold light shone out, and a sharp sword energy burst out, about to pierce through the eaves and soar into the sky, but was suppressed by Zhang Chen using the measuring ruler.

The flame in the alchemy furnace had gone out. Zhang Chen waved his hand and a ray of cold light flew out from the alchemy furnace and landed on Zhang Chen's palm, turning into half of a sword tip flashing with cold light.

As soon as the tip of the sword appeared, a terrifying murderous aura circulated in the room, as if it was going to annihilate all life.

Zhang Chen quickly activated the Zhu Xian Sword's control formula, and then restrained his murderous intent. The cold light of the Zhu Xian Sword faded, and it turned into an ordinary half sword tip.

"I didn't expect that we would meet again after countless years." Zhang Chen looked at the half-broken sword tip in his hand and couldn't help but sigh softly. His eyes were full of emotion as he recalled many things from the past.

(End of this chapter)