I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 721: Scratches on the Pillars

"It's simply shocking. If this news is true, I'm afraid something big is going to happen!" Zhang Chen's voice was filled with horror.

Zhou Qiucheng is an eleventh-rank master. If he is possessed by the Great Freedom Demon, how powerful can the Great Freedom Demon be? How many sentient beings can he possess?

I am afraid that countless masters in the world will suffer and be in bad luck!
The most important thing is that the various hypotheses put forward by the Great Freedom Demon are extremely possible.

"This is so scary!" Zhang Chen secretly shuddered in his heart, and then asked the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon: "How likely do you think this situation is?"

"You should know better than me how likely it is. From the disappearance of the poison to Zhou Qiucheng going against his own will, how likely do you think it is? If Zhou Qiucheng had the iron-faced and impartial character he used to have, how could he do something that goes against his will?" The Great Freedom Demon pointed out the flaw.

Zhang Chen fell silent after hearing this. After a long while, he said helplessly, "Is there any way to save it?"

"You use the means you use to control me to control that bastard, and then I will swallow him, and everything will naturally return to normal." The Great Freedom Demon replied.

Zhang Chen shook his head upon hearing this: "This is going to be difficult! Unless his true form is revealed and I can see it with my own eyes, I'm afraid I won't be able to control him."

That part of the Great Freedom Demon was sealed deep underground in the Linglong Tower. Zhang Chen couldn't see any trace of the other party at all. How could he activate his skills to mark it?
“Unless Zhou Qiucheng releases the Great Freedom Demon on his own initiative, or tears up the restriction of Linglong Tower, I will not be able to control your broken body.” Zhang Chen replied.

"Now that things have come to this, we can only wait silently for the opportunity." The Great Freedom Demon said helplessly.

Zhang Chen wanted to move, but he had no chance.

The days seemed to have quieted down. Since the wedding day, Zhang Chen never went to Chongzheng Academy again.

However, Chen Sanliang’s plan to go to Jinling City to discuss Taoism had to be postponed. As for why it was delayed?

Because Chen Sanliang was assassinated by an assassin, it is said that he was injured and needed recuperation.

When Zhang Chen heard the news, a month had passed.

In Zhang Chen's yard, Zhang Chen's ears trembled slightly, listening to all useful information within a radius of ten miles. Soon, the news about Chen Sanliang's assassination had reached Zhang Chen's mind.

“The various princes and Confucianists in the Jiangnan area will certainly not sit idly by and wait for death. Even though Chen Sanliang has reached the eleventh level, he still suffered heavy damage. This shows how brutal the assassination was.” Zhang Chen was a little frightened at this time.

Just as Zhang Chen was having all sorts of thoughts in his mind, he heard a conversation:
"I heard that there were eighteen ninth-level gods and seven tenth-level gods who surrounded and killed Chen Sanliang this time. What's more, a mysterious forbidden weapon appeared. Those tenth-level masters relied on the forbidden weapon to severely injure Chen Sanliang."

"It's a pity that even if the forbidden weapon was used, Chen Sanliang was still not killed. He was just seriously injured." Someone else said.

"If the Great Immortal Hu Li had not acted in time, Chen Sanliang's life or death would have been unknown. After the Great Immortal Hu Li stepped into the twelfth level, his entire body turned into a Gengjin physique, which made him invulnerable to swords and spears, immune to water and fire, and indestructible. Even the mysterious forbidden weapon was smashed to pieces by a single punch from the Great Immortal Hu Li." Someone sighed.

Zhang Chen, who was sitting in the courtyard, heard the words "forbidden weapon" and looked puzzled: "Forbidden weapon? What is that?"

He had been exposed to the mysteries for so long, but had never heard of the words "forbidden weapons".

Unfortunately, the two men did not continue talking about the forbidden weapon, but instead talked about how to transfer the family business and transfer the money to the imperial capital first.

"What is a forbidden weapon? It seems like something extraordinary. The waters in this world are very complicated." Zhang Chen was secretly shocked at this moment. He felt that it was right for him to continue to hide after obtaining the eleventh-level skill. If he jumped out and was ambushed by others, he would not know how he died.

“I’d better continue to refine the Divine-Slaying Whip. By refining the Divine-Slaying Whip, I’ll have an extra layer of protection. But I don’t know what Chen Sanliang’s condition is like now. It’s a pity that I don’t know his whereabouts. Even if I want to treat him, I don’t have the time.” Zhang Chen sighed secretly in his heart and continued to travel in the spiritual world.

After more than a month of travel, Zhang Chen was infinitely close to the central pillar of the world.

Zhang Chen calmed down and continued to practice quietly. Finally, after another three days, Zhang Chen's soul used the escape technique to arrive in front of the central pillar of the spiritual world of the fourth heaven.

Looking at the pillar from afar, Zhang Chen's eyes showed a sigh: "It's not easy!"

The innate Gengjin energy on the pillars of Mount Buzhou is more powerful than that at the foot of the mountain. Fortunately, Zhang Chen has the protection of the true fire of the sun, so he is not afraid of the scattered innate Gengjin energy.

Zhang Chen walked all the way to the pillars supporting the sky and felt the divine power flowing through them.

[I found a copy of Shenwei. Would you like to pick it up? ] A guidance message popped up on the Gold Finger page.

Zhang Chen did not act rashly, he was not a fool. The divine power on the Pillar of Heaven suppressed the source of the Gengjin Energy. If he rashly took away the divine power, the pillar of the world would be damaged by the Gengjin Energy, or even cut off directly, and finally the entire fourth heaven would collapse.

"Where is the source of the Gengjin Qi you mentioned?" Zhang Chen asked.

The Great Freedom Demon pointed to the Gengjin Storm Ocean in the distance: "It's in the depths of that world."

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this, then his figure flashed, and he used the Golden Escape Technique to continue heading towards the top of the Mount Chengtianzhu. However, before he could fly a hundred miles, Zhang Chen suddenly fell out of the state of the Golden Escape Technique.

"How strange! Logically speaking, I have mastered the Gold Escape Technique and can fly in all substances related to gold. However, the Gengjin energy here seems to be endowed with some unique characteristics, which makes it impossible for me to use the escape technique and directly forces out my Gold Escape Technique?" Zhang Chen's eyes showed a hint of disbelief.

"The Gengjin Qi actually has its own will? Could it be the magical power of a cultivator?" Zhang Chen showed curiosity in his eyes.

However, at this time Zhang Chen was not far from the source of the Gengjin Energy, so even if he did not use the escape technique, Zhang Chen's walking speed was very fast.

After all, he is now in the state of primordial spirit, and his cultivation is uncertain. With the protection of the true fire of the sun, he can move forward without any hindrance.

Although the Gengjin Energy in the air is strong, it is just average to Zhang Chen. His Sun True Fire is too powerful. Even if the Gengjin Energy is extremely sharp, it cannot penetrate the firewall formed by the Sun True Fire.

"How come the Gengjin Energy here has its own will?" Zhang Chen asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"When you reach the source of Gengjin Energy, you will know the truth of the matter." The Great Freedom Demon said mysteriously.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at the Great Freedom Demon and didn't say much, but continued on his way.

Finally, after another seven days, Zhang Chen couldn't help but stop in his tracks. He had already seen the source of the Gengjin Energy in the distance.

"What is that?" Zhang Chen's eyes showed a hint of disbelief after seeing the source of Gengjin Qi.

It was a huge ravine, ten miles long and about a mile wide.

The overwhelming Gengjin energy emerged from the ravine, sweeping across the sky and spreading to the entire fourth heaven.

Zhang Chen's eyes were full of curiosity. He quickly approached the ravine of Gengjin Qi and saw the bottom of the Gengjin Qi at a glance. The ravine was only two hundred meters deep.

The Gengjin Energy did not emanate from the bottom of the ravine, but from the walls of the ravine.

"There is Gengjin energy coming out here. Could it be that there is some treasure related to the innate Gengjin energy underneath?" Zhang Chen's eyes showed a hint of curiosity. He pondered in his heart and felt that this situation was extremely possible.

However, after looking at the entire shape of the gully, he couldn't help but be stunned, because the shape of the gully in front of him was too unique.

"Why does this gully look like it was scratched by a person's fingernail?" Zhang Chen stood near the gully for a moment before he spoke and muttered to himself.

"Good eyesight! You saw it right. This gully was accidentally scratched by a god who mastered the innate Gengjin law during a fight with a powerful being." The Great Freedom Heavenly Demon said, "That being is very great. Even if it was an accidental scratch, it was still contaminated with the innate Gengjin law. From then on, Gengjin energy has been continuously bursting out of this gully, destroying all life in the fourth heaven."

“What???” Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It was just a scratch left on the ground by the other party, but it actually imprinted the laws of heaven and earth, and for countless tens of thousands of years thereafter, the innate Gengjin energy had been bursting out, constantly destroying the entire world?
What destroyed all life in the fourth level of the spiritual world was just a scratch?
Zhang Chen simply couldn't believe how powerful the other party had to be to possess such incredible strength and such incredible means.

"Shocking!" Zhang Chen replied, then came to his senses and said, "Didn't you say there are great benefits here? A great treasure? That's it?"

"This is the trace left by the supreme being. It is imprinted with the powerful laws of heaven and earth. If you can comprehend something from it, you can benefit from it for the rest of your life. Isn't this a great benefit?" The Great Freedom Demon asked Zhang Chen.

This question confused Zhang Chen. He stared blankly at the huge pit and was in a daze for a while.

He wanted to mobilize the power of his soul to sense the aura of laws in the deep pit, but unfortunately after sensing for a while, he didn't gain anything.

(End of this chapter)