I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#336 - Magical Weapon

Zhang Chen never expected that his actions would delay the Empress's ascension.

He dared not reveal the real reason, lest his grand-niece beat him to a pulp. Instead, he cautiously probed, "Is there no other way to open that heavenly gate?"

The Empress turned her gaze towards Zhang Chen, "There is a way! If I can find a divine weapon to assist me, I can use its power to forcibly blast the gate open."

Hearing the Empress's words, the big black dog drooped its head and said dejectedly, "Forget it, there are no divine weapons in the first heaven of the spiritual world. We simply can't open the heavenly gate."

The Empress sat blankly in place, a hint of unwillingness in her eyes. She had painstakingly ascended to the first heaven of the spiritual world, only to find it on the verge of collapse, and now she was blocked before the gate to the second heaven. Was she truly destined to perish in this era?

Just then, Zhang Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned to look at the big black dog.

Divine weapon? He actually knew of a weapon, but he didn't know if that steel fork could be considered a divine weapon.

The big black dog sensed Zhang Chen's gaze. After their eyes met, it immediately knew what Zhang Chen was thinking and panicked. That was its master's weapon, how could it be given to someone else to use?

The big black dog bared its teeth at Zhang Chen, revealing a fierce threat. Zhang Chen ignored the big black dog and said to the Empress, "If you want a divine weapon, I seem to have a clue, but I don't know if that weapon can be considered a divine weapon."

Upon hearing this, the Empress's eyes lit up. However, before she could speak, the big black dog couldn't sit still any longer. It jumped up and glared at Zhang Chen, "Boy, I advise you not to talk nonsense! You better think carefully about what you say."

"Look, he's threatening me!" Zhang Chen looked to the Empress for help.

The Empress glanced at the big black dog, reached out, restrained it, and then hammered its head. The big black dog howled in pain, and soon its nose was bruised and its face swollen as it begged for mercy.

Only then did the Empress contentedly withdraw her hand, and simply sat down on the big black dog's body, using it as a stool. She turned to look at Zhang Chen, "Where is the clue to the divine weapon you spoke of?"

Zhang Chen glanced at the big black dog and saw that although its nose was bruised and its face swollen, and it was being sat on by the Empress, it still didn't forget to threaten him, secretly revealing its sharp teeth.

Zhang Chen ignored the big black dog and directly recounted how he had entered the thatched cottage, saw the steel fork, and described its extraordinary nature.

"I couldn't even touch that steel fork. It has its own spirituality. I don't know if it's the divine weapon you're talking about," Zhang Chen concluded.

Upon hearing this, the Empress's eyes lit up, and she looked thoughtfully at the big black dog. The big black dog was now in a panic. Facing the Empress's majestic phoenix eyes, it quickly defended itself, "Your Highness, don't listen to his nonsense. That fork is just an ordinary steel fork, I picked it up from outside years ago…"

"The first heaven of the spiritual world is about to collapse. Even if I don't take that divine weapon, when the spiritual world collapses, that weapon will only fall into the material world, benefiting those mortals. And you don't have the power to approach that divine weapon, so you can't continue to guard it."

"So, do you choose to lead the way, or be stewed and eaten?" The Empress asked unhurriedly.

Upon hearing this, the big black dog immediately shut its mouth, glanced at the Empress unwillingly, and finally said dejectedly, "Please, come with me."

It hadn't seen its master yet, how could it be willing to die?

Moreover, what the Empress said made sense. Zhang Chen couldn't approach that divine weapon, and it couldn't approach it either. When it fell into the material world, wouldn't it also lose the divine weapon?

Therefore, facing the Empress's coercion, the big black dog could only carry the two of them away, heading straight to the front of the thatched cottage.

Returning to the front of the thatched cottage again, everything had completely changed, but Zhang Chen's mood was particularly good.

Zhang Chen jumped off the big black dog's back, arrogantly pushed open the courtyard door, and then kicked open the door of the house, saw the steel fork hanging on the wall, and pointed to the steel fork, greeting the Empress outside the door, "Look, is this the divine weapon you want?"

The Empress walked into the house, heading towards the hunting fork hanging on the wall, while the big black dog followed behind, looking at the footprint on the door that Zhang Chen had kicked, feeling a little heartache. So it turned its head and glared at Zhang Chen, "Boy, you really deserve to die! If you break the door, I will definitely bite you to death."

"Hei Zi, how many tens of thousands of years have you lived? Why are you always arguing with a child?" The Empress, hearing the big black dog's threat, reprimanded it speechlessly.

The big black dog dared not retort, standing there meekly. Zhang Chen's eyes lit up, "Hei Zi? So your name is Hei Zi!"

The big black dog glanced at Zhang Chen with drooping eyelids, too lazy to pay attention to this kid, not liking him at all. It was afraid that if its temper flared up, it would bite him to death.

The Empress came to the wall, looked at the fish fork, and a look of joy appeared in her eyes, "It really is that divine weapon! I didn't expect him to leave this divine weapon behind."

"Your Highness, can you help me find the Young Master's whereabouts? He told me to guard here, and then suddenly left without a word, and never had any trace or news again," the big black dog looked at the Empress, a trace of sadness in its eyes.

Upon hearing this, the Empress shook her head, her voice full of heaviness, "The road to the Two Worlds Mountain is not easy to walk. The road to the Two Worlds Mountain opens once every kalpa. I don't know how long it will be until the next kalpa. When the next kalpa arrives, I will definitely step into the Two Worlds Mountain for you."

As she spoke, the Empress stepped forward and grasped the hunting fork. The steel fork flickered with cold light, wanting to resist, but the Empress's divine power flowed around her, directly suppressing the steel fork. The steel fork hummed and quietly remained in the Empress's hand, held by the Empress.

"With this divine weapon, I will definitely be able to blast open the heavenly gate and enter a higher level of heaven and earth in the spiritual world," the Empress said, her voice full of excitement.

Compared to the Empress's excitement, the big black dog was listless, looking like it would rather be dead than live, having failed its master's trust.

At this time, Zhang Chen came to the table, saw the slingshot and pills placed on the table, and a look of greed appeared in his eyes. The things left behind by the big black dog's master must not be simple things.

Zhang Chen once again reached out to pick up the slingshot, but the slingshot was still so heavy that he couldn't pick it up. He didn't even have the power to shake it.

The big black dog saw Zhang Chen's actions, and a look of disdain appeared in its eyes, 'A small ant dares to covet its master's divine artifact, it's simply wishful thinking. How could a mere ant shake that slingshot?'

Facing the big black dog's contempt, Zhang Chen gritted his teeth in hatred. He was actually despised by a dog, it was simply outrageous.

"Sooner or later, I will let you see my power. The wheel turns, we'll see," Zhang Chen thought to himself, gritting his teeth in hatred.

Over there, the Imperial Daughter heard the commotion, turned around, glanced at the slingshot on the table, and then said to the big black dog: "Hei Zi, you've narrowed your path! The First Heaven is about to collapse, and all items will fall into the mortal realm. You won't be able to use this slingshot. What's wrong with letting him take a look?"

The big black dog drooped its head upon hearing this, feeling speechless. This feeling was like a robber coming to your house: Anyway, you have so much money you can't spend it all, what's wrong with letting me spend some?

'You're a witch! You're stronger than me, you're right!' The big black dog cursed in its heart, squeezing out a smile on its face that reminded Zhang Chen of a certain meme.

"Hei Zi, you must never narrow your path!" The Imperial Daughter kicked the big black dog aside, then came to the table, looked at the slingshot and the beads, and said to Zhang Chen: "The origins of this slingshot and beads are not simple. The slingshot is made from the spiritual root of heaven and earth, the moon laurel tree, and the beads are dragon pearls left behind by seven True Dragons of the 'Fruit' realm, which were then tempered by some great power's secret method. As for the slingshot's rubber band, it seems to be taken from some mysterious creature, but I don't know exactly what. With your current strength, don't even think about pulling the slingshot, even picking it up will be difficult. Only when your Moving Mountain Art reaches the second level of perfection can you freely wield this divine weapon. However, with the first level of Moving Mountain Art, you can barely control it and unleash some of its power."

"He has cultivated the Moving Mountain Art?" The big black dog, hearing the Imperial Daughter's words, was shocked and quickly interjected.

"He not only cultivated the Moving Mountain Art, but he also used Pangu Stone as his foundation." The Imperial Daughter said meaningfully.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen was shocked. The Imperial Daughter saw through his details, didn't that mean she already knew that he was the one who moved the Pangu Stone, causing the collapse of the First Heaven of the spiritual world?

Zhang Chen looked at the Imperial Daughter somewhat guiltily, only to see the Imperial Daughter give Zhang Chen an unfathomable smile, and then reach out and pat Zhang Chen's head: "Don't be afraid, I won't blame you."

Being patted on the head by the Imperial Daughter made Zhang Chen feel strange, but thinking that he had done something wrong, he could only endure the rudeness of this rebellious great-niece.

The big black dog stared straight at Zhang Chen upon hearing this, indignantly saying: "That's the mantra left by my master, he cultivated it without saying hello, he's a thief! Why should he cultivate it? Your Ladyship, you must stand up for me! He stole my master's cultivation method without permission, he should have his divine powers abolished and be turned into a mortal."

"I think you want to become dog meat! If you want to save your master, you must have him cultivate the Moving Mountain Art to great success and move the Two Worlds Mountain away. You'll have to ask him for help in the future, I advise you to be polite to him." The Imperial Daughter looked at the big black dog with a smile.

The big black dog turned its head and glanced at Zhang Chen, its momentum immediately weakened, and it lay on the ground looking lifeless.

The Imperial Daughter ignored the big black dog, but picked up the slingshot on the table, played with it for a while, and then looked at Zhang Chen: "The jade box is on you, right?"

She was talking about the jade box that sealed the refining method of the God-Slaying Whip.

Zhang Chen quickly took out the jade box. The Imperial Daughter looked at the jade box, took it, and sighed softly: "In the past, my father fought a great battle with someone and finally obtained this jade box, but this jade box was impervious to swords, spears, water, and fire, and could not be opened at all. However, my father felt that this jade box must contain an extraordinary item, so he buried it with me, hoping to one day unlock its secrets. Unexpectedly, with the loss of spiritual energy between heaven and earth, the magical properties of this jade box have also been constantly lost, and it was actually opened in your hands."

"What is stored in the jade box?" The Imperial Daughter looked at Zhang Chen curiously.

"A blueprint!" Zhang Chen said.

"Blueprint?" The Imperial Daughter looked surprised, wondering what kind of blueprint would be stored in a jade box.

Hearing the Imperial Daughter's words, Zhang Chen said: "A blueprint for a magic weapon, that magic weapon is called: 'God-Slaying Whip'. I am preparing to refine it, and it already has a prototype."

The Imperial Daughter smiled: "If you refine it in the future, you must let me see it."

Speaking of this, the Imperial Daughter put the slingshot and beads into the jade box, then closed the jade box and handed it to Zhang Chen: "This jade box is incredibly mysterious. If you only take the slingshot, you will never be able to take it away. But if you put the slingshot into the jade box, it will be as light as a feather for you, and you can take it away."

Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this. He originally thought that the Imperial Daughter planned to keep this slingshot for her own use, but he never thought that the Imperial Daughter would give the slingshot to him.

Zhang Chen took the jade box, and sure enough, he saw that the jade box was as light as a feather.

Zhang Chen took the jade box, then looked at the Imperial Daughter, a hint of hesitation in his eyes: "Aren't you going to use this slingshot?"

"Having cultivated to my level, the slingshot is just useless effort. I can throw a stone at will, and its power is stronger than the power of this slingshot." The Imperial Daughter smiled confidently, then stood up and looked at the distant sky, not giving Zhang Chen a chance to continue asking questions, but waved the steel fork: "It's time to go!"

Speaking of this, the Imperial Daughter looked at the big black dog: "The First Heaven is about to collapse, are you going to enter the Second Heaven of the spiritual world with me, or what are you planning to do?"

"Your Ladyship, you go first! I still have some things to do in the First Heaven. Anyway, you will open the gate to the Second Heaven of the spiritual world at that time, and I will catch up then." The big black dog had a flattering smile on its face.

The Imperial Daughter nodded upon hearing this, then her eyes were full of warning: "You can stay in the First Heaven, but you are not allowed to torment Zhang Chen."

Speaking of this, the Imperial Daughter was a little worried and said to Zhang Chen: "You should leave quickly, otherwise, if I step into the Second Heaven of the spiritual world later, this little black guy might bite you."

Zhang Chen looked helpless upon hearing this. He still wanted to explore what opportunities there were in the First Heaven of the spiritual world.

"Apart from some unique and special mysterious aura, there are no outstanding treasures in this First Heaven, it's not worth you continuing to wander around. Of course, there are still some backhands left by the old guys in this First Heaven world, but with your strength to explore, you will only turn into dust. For example, the body of that Ba Snake is definitely not something you can handle. That little Ba Snake is just a tiny reptile with the lowest strength in the First Heaven." The Imperial Daughter explained the key points to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen was puzzled when he heard this. Why would those old guys bury themselves in the First Heaven instead of the higher heavens?

"The upper levels are crowded!" The Imperial Daughter sighed softly, her voice full of emotion: "Of course, there are also some unlucky ones who wanted to penetrate the spiritual world and enter the material world to set up a layout, but who knew they would suffer a backlash and fall in the First Heaven. Existences like this are first-class big shots even in the Thirty-Third Heaven."

When the Imperial Daughter said this, a figure popped up in Zhang Chen's mind: the Great自在Heavenly Devil.

Could that old guy be the unlucky one that the Imperial Daughter was talking about?

Very likely!

However, the Great自在Heavenly Devil ultimately entered the material world in the form of a remnant soul, so did he succeed or fail?