I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 713 Marriage Grant
The eyes of the Great Freedom Demon were full of horror. His body that was sealed in the Linglong Tower was actually beginning to become powerful. This was not a good thing for him.

"His power can already penetrate the seal and seep out from the underground seal. The aura it emits is beginning to resonate with me. If it is not contained, I'm afraid it won't be long before that power is able to interfere with the outside world. By then, it will take the opportunity to escape and live in the hearts of all living beings, or swallow me up. That would be troublesome." said the Great Freedom Demon.

"But the other party has been sealed under the tower for countless years and has been weakened all the time. How come he suddenly became stronger? If there is only one change, it is that the Linglong Tower has accepted the changes of divine power and turned into a divine weapon." After analyzing this, Zhang Chen's words suddenly paused, and his eyes showed a hint of doubt and uncertainty, and his eyes were filled with a trace of horror:

"By the way, do you have the ability to absorb the negative emotions of all living beings?"

"Of course there are. The essence of demons is the obsession in the hearts of all living beings, and the negative emotions in the hearts of all living beings." said the Great Freedom Demon.

After he finished speaking, the Great Freedom Demon suddenly realized something, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes: "Are you talking about the poison of Shinto incense?"

"There is no other reason except this." Zhang Chen said.

The Great Freedom Demon fell silent after hearing this. He looked at the crystal stone ground under his feet with a look of ugliness in his eyes. "You are right. The incense poison of the Shinto is a great tonic for the demon. The reason why he became powerful quietly is because he absorbed the incense poison gathered by all the people in Jinling City."

"So what should we do now? How can we stop him from absorbing the poison from the incense?" Zhang Chen asked the Great Freedom Demon.

The Great Freedom Demon smiled bitterly: "Unless all the power of faith is dissipated and Zhou Qiucheng gives up using the Linglong Tower to transform into a Shinto magic weapon, as long as the power of incense is gathered, the incense poison will be absorbed by it."

"It turns out that all this is a conspiracy. Zhou Qiucheng was bewitched by the demon below and turned the Linglong Tower into a Shinto magic weapon. Then he took the opportunity to absorb the poison of the incense to strengthen himself and find the power to break the seal. What's worse, he will use the Linglong Tower as a medium to secretly lurk into Zhou Qiucheng's heart, and then take over Zhou Qiucheng's body and be reborn. This is his purpose!" The voice of the Great Free Demon was full of shock. His eyes looked at Zhang Chen with horror in his eyes: "Zhang Chen, you have to take care of this matter. If you don't, Zhou Qiucheng and I will be in big trouble."

"I would like to intervene, but can I? Unless I ask Zhou Qiucheng to give up Shintoism, but looking at Zhou Qiucheng's current state, if anyone dares to persuade him to give up Shintoism, I'm afraid he will fight to the death with the other party." Zhang Chen sighed softly.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon scratched his head and said, "This is difficult!"

Zhang Chen said calmly, "You don't have to panic. He has been sealed for countless years, so it's not easy for him to escape. As time goes by, I will become stronger and stronger. As long as he can't escape within three to five years, even if he does escape, I will kill him."

Zhang Chen will only become stronger with the passage of time. To him, time equals strength.

"I hope so. Now we can only wait and see." The Great Freedom Demon cursed. Now he could only hope that Zhang Chen was strong enough to suppress his clone when it ran out.

At the same time, he also made up his mind that he must not leave Zhang Chen's side, lest he be swallowed by the rest of his body.

While the two were talking, Zhang Chen's eyes were shining with golden light. Along with the onset of the righteous golden light, Zhang Chen's divine power began to sublime continuously. The righteous golden light wanted to break through the barrier, spy on the incarnation of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon below, and then mark the opponent. Unfortunately, the level of Zhang Chen's righteous golden light was not enough, and he could not detect the location of the incarnation of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon at all.

Even if he mobilized the Devouring Eye, it was still the same. He could not detect the body of the Great Freedom Demon below. Since he could not see the other party's body, Zhang Chen naturally could not mark him.

At this moment, a strange thought arose in Zhang Chen's mind. After the same person's body was split into two halves, two consciousnesses were born respectively. Could it still be considered one person?

In short, after Zhang Chen activated his own soul marking skill, he did not sense that there was a target that he had hooked under the Linglong Tower.

Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind: "No matter how old you are, now that you have been chopped into pieces, you should be marked by the skill of 'Soul Seizing', just like the state of the Great Freedom Demon. As long as I hook you up as soon as you are born and don't give you the opportunity to take over another body and revive, you will never make trouble."

Zhang Chen relaxed a little when he thought of this, and felt that everything was still under his control. He still had control over the Great Freedom Demon and was not very afraid of him appearing.

Time passed slowly, and when Zhang Chen walked out of Linglong Tower, he saw Zhou Zhen sitting in a pavilion in the distance, looking at the white clouds in the wilderness without saying a word.

"Brother Zhou, why are you so worried here?" Zhang Chen noticed the worry on Zhou Zhen's face and walked up to him and asked.

"You don't know what's wrong with my father. He actually thinks Jiang Nan is well-educated and considerate, and wants to arrange a marriage and betroth her to me." Zhou Zhen's voice was full of distress.

"Ah?" Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that such a thing could happen.

"When did this happen?" Zhang Chen asked.

Zhou Zhen said: "This morning!" Zhang Chenwen secretly sighed in his heart: "Jiang Nan is a very capable girl. She has been learning from Zhou Qiucheng for several months and has even been recognized by Zhou Qiucheng. This woman is really not simple."

Just when Zhang Chen was thinking about this, he heard Zhou Zhen say, "I know my father is worried about the discussion. He will definitely be defeated by Chen Sanliang. Once Chen Sanliang asks him to surrender and join the demon clan, my father will never agree. He will die. With Chen Sanliang's vicious temper, he will never let my father go. Now my father wants to decide my life before the discussion. Even if I want to object, I can't open my mouth."

"Since it's an arranged marriage, why is it Jiang Nan, whose family has already been destroyed? There are countless young ladies from noble families in Jinling City, why did you choose Jiang Nan?" Zhang Chen asked the question that was confusing him.

"The interests behind the children of big families are interconnected, and the water behind them is too deep. My father wants to find a woman with a clean background and who is also educated. Jiang Nan's family, young and old, were all slaughtered, and she is well-educated and well-mannered, and is highly praised by my father. Isn't she the best candidate?" Zhou Zhen's voice was full of distress.

Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Qiucheng, who was frowning, and thought about something. He asked tentatively, "Jiang Nan is very beautiful and knowledgeable. She would be a good wife for you. Why are you so resistant?"

Zhou Zhen shook his head when he heard this: "I don't know either. When I heard that I was going to marry Jiang Nan, I felt very upset."

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this, and asked in astonishment, "Just because of this?"

"Yes, that's why." Zhou Zhen said.

Hearing Zhou Zhen's words, Zhang Chen took a breath, but his face was full of helplessness, not knowing what to say.

Just when Zhang Chen was about to test Zhou Zhen, he heard footsteps in the distance. A steward came to the pavilion and bowed to Zhang Chen: "Mr. Zhang, the sir invites you to come over."

Zhang Chen apologized to Zhou Zhen, then walked all the way to Zhou Qiucheng's yard, where he saw Zhou Qiucheng sitting under a big tree, gently wiping an inkstone.

Jiang Nan was standing in the corner, copying books quietly.

"Greetings, sir." Zhang Chen stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

After hearing Zhang Chen's words, Zhou Qiucheng put down his inkstone and said with a smile, "Sit down."

Zhang Chen sat down respectfully opposite Zhou Qiucheng, and then heard Zhou Qiucheng say, "I called you here today because I want to ask you something."

"I am sorry to ask for your calligraphy. Sir, I am too embarrassed to ask you to do that. Please just give me your instructions directly." Zhang Chen said respectfully.

Hearing this, Zhou Qiucheng nodded: "You have known Jiang Nan for a long time and lived in the Shen family for a period of time. What do you think of Jiang Nan?"

As Zhou Qiucheng finished speaking, Zhang Chen's ears moved slightly, and he heard an imperceptible strange sound coming from Jiang Nan. He could tell that Jiang Nan was very nervous and the handwriting in his hand was wrong.

"Miss Jiang comes from a scholarly family, so she is naturally well-educated. I admire her very much." Zhang Chen only talked about her talent, not her character.

As Zhang Chen was speaking, he turned his head to look at Jiang Nan in the corner, and saw Jiang Nan raised his head and looked at Zhang Chen with a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

"I want to betroth Jiang Nan to Zhou Zhen as his wife, but your senior brother is a blockhead and doesn't seem to be smart at all. Remember to persuade him for me. I will soon discuss Taoism with Chen Sanliang. By then, it will be uncertain whether he will live or die, and everything is unknown. I want to see your senior brother get married and settle down as soon as possible, which will fulfill my wish." Zhou Qiucheng said to Zhang Chen.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen subconsciously looked at Jiang Nan again, and saw that Jiang Nan had lowered his head and pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on their conversation.

What else could Zhang Chen say after hearing what Zhou Qiucheng said?
He couldn't say anything to refute, so he could only nod in response.

Zhang Chen chatted with Zhou Qiucheng for a while. Most of the time, Zhou Qiucheng was talking and Zhang Chen was listening. After a full hour, Zhou Qiucheng waved his hand to signal Zhang Chen to leave.

After Zhang Chen retreated respectfully, he walked out of Zhou Qiucheng's yard. Countless thoughts were running through his mind, and he was silent.

"Jiang Nan is really restless. Whoever marries this woman will be implicated by her." Zhang Chen secretly said in his heart: "I will stay away from this woman in the future and never let her stick to me, lest she becomes a trouble that I can't get rid of."

(End of this chapter)