I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#392 - Disruption

Chapter 389: Shooting Oneself in the Foot

But how could the Celestial Treasure Mirror have a problem?

The Innate Peacock was imprisoned inside the mirror. Unless this old peacock had a chance to escape.

Thinking of this, Patriarch Changsheng was no longer calm. He circulated his magic power and poured it into the Celestial Treasure Mirror. The next moment, the Celestial Treasure Mirror opened, showing the scene of the Ruins of Return. But at this time, the Innate Peacock had already taken the opportunity to escape. Where could its traces be found?

"This is a big trouble!"

Looking at the empty Ruins of Return, Patriarch Changsheng felt a thunderclap in his mind. Cold sweat flowed down his back. This was the only thought in his mind at this moment.

That Innate Peacock was powerful, having once killed an Supreme Immortal. Even if its physical body was destroyed, leaving only a trace of its true spirit, it would eventually recover its strength. When that time came, would he still have a good ending?

Although he had attained the 'Fruit' realm, he was still self-aware. He was hundreds of thousands of miles away from the realm of that Immortal back then, let alone the Innate Peacock who could kill Immortals like stray dogs?

After regaining his senses, a second thought flashed in Patriarch Changsheng's mind: "What to do?"

What should he do? He must take advantage of the old peacock's power not yet recovered to find a way to capture the old peacock's true spirit back.

At this time, Patriarch Changsheng's face was pale, and his fists were clenched in his sleeves. If Xuanji had not asked to 'borrow someone', he could naturally summon his allies to discuss countermeasures, but now he was uncertain, not knowing what his allies were thinking.

Moreover, the Innate Peacock had been imprisoned here for tens of thousands of years, and its strength would only become weaker and weaker. It hadn't escaped in tens of thousands of years, so how could it suddenly escape now?

"Could it be that those old guys are secretly manipulating things, releasing the Innate Peacock to cause me trouble and distract my energy, so they can take the opportunity to seize the Grass Return Pill and the Celestial Treasure Mirror?" Patriarch Changsheng was uneasy, his mind filled with all kinds of ominous thoughts.

"It's tricky! But I still have to say it in advance. The true spirit of the Innate Peacock cannot be retrieved by me alone. Even if I really find the true spirit of the Innate Peacock, I cannot subdue it alone." Patriarch Changsheng cursed inwardly: "It's really an eventful time."

Xu Erniu carefully looked at Patriarch Changsheng's face. She had been in the city since she was a child and was best at observing people's expressions. At this time, through the subtle expressions on the Patriarch's face, she already knew that things were troublesome.

"Old Ancestor, did this disciple do something wrong?" Xu Erniu asked nervously.

Hearing Xu Erniu's words, the Patriarch reached out and touched Xu Erniu's head: "Don't be afraid, it's not your fault. Go and cultivate properly."

Speaking of this, Patriarch Changsheng paused: "By the way, if someone wants to win you over to study in another Taoist temple, what would you do?"

"The Old Ancestor treats me with kindness as heavy as a mountain, like reborn parents. This disciple will serve the Ancestor in front of him in the future. How dare I betray my master?" Xu Erniu said.

Hearing Xu Erniu's words, the corners of Patriarch Changsheng's mouth curled up, feeling that the words he had not yet spoken seemed unnecessary.

"Good! You are a good child. Cultivate well in the future, and don't let down the Old Ancestor's expectations of you." Patriarch Changsheng praised, and then hurriedly left, he wanted to summon the fellow Taoists to discuss.

It is said that Zhang Chen originally wanted to take the opportunity to perform in front of that Monk Haichan, using the five feathers of the Innate Peacock to stir up the greed in Monk Haichan's heart, but who knew that when he came to the small building where Monk Haichan was resting, Monk Haichan had already been invited away by the Patriarch.

Zhang Chen was not in a hurry, he had plenty of time to wait, if it didn't work once, there would be another time.

Zhang Chen began to ponder the Five Elements Escape Technique, striving to master the Water Escape Technique as soon as possible. When he mastered the Five Elements Escape Technique, there would be almost no place in the world that could trap him.

Not to mention Patriarch Changsheng summoning fellow Taoist allies to discuss the Innate Peacock, Zhang Chen waited for a short time, and received a call from his senior brother, saying that Patriarch Changsheng asked him to come over.

Zhang Chen hurriedly tidied up his clothes and came to the place where Patriarch Changsheng was resting. He saw Patriarch Changsheng sitting cross-legged on a futon, gently wiping the treasure sword in his hand.

"Disciple pays respects to the Patriarch." Zhang Chen respectfully bowed to Patriarch Changsheng.

Hearing this, Patriarch Changsheng stopped wiping the sword, lowered his head and glanced at Zhang Chen: "Get up."

Zhang Chen stood up, and then heard the Patriarch say: "You served tea to the Old Ancestors today, did you notice anything unusual?"

What kind of clever person was Zhang Chen? After hearing Patriarch Changsheng's words, a thought arose in his mind: "Could it be that Patriarch Changsheng has become suspicious, and my plan has been achieved?"

"Disciple did not notice anything strange." Zhang Chen said here, suddenly paused, as if he remembered something, but shook his head again.

Seeing this scene, the Patriarch tentatively asked: "If you notice anything unusual, just tell me."

"Perhaps this disciple is thinking too much, this disciple dares not to discuss the Old Ancestors." Zhang Chen hurriedly knelt on the ground, his voice fearful.

Looking at Zhang Chen's performance, Patriarch Changsheng knew that Zhang Chen had noticed something unusual, so he hurriedly said: "Tell you to speak, just speak, Old Ancestor will forgive you."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen pondered slightly, and then said: "When this disciple went to Old Ancestor Haichan's house before, he accidentally heard him and Old Ancestor Xuanji talking about what Returning Pill and treasure sword, this disciple accidentally heard it, Old Ancestor Haichan's face showed ferocity, and he seemed to want to attack me, but was stopped by Old Ancestor Xuanji, and then Old Ancestor Xuanji said he wanted to accept me as a disciple…"

Zhang Chen stopped very cleverly here. He didn't need to guide the next thing, Patriarch Changsheng would naturally fill in the blanks.

Sure enough, as Zhang Chen expected, after hearing Zhang Chen's words, Patriarch Changsheng's reasoning immediately formed a perfect closed loop in his mind: The Returning Pill must be the Grass Returning Pill, and the so-called treasure sword should undoubtedly be the Celestial Treasure Mirror. Now that his tribulation is approaching, some of his secrets are difficult to suppress, and they must have been captured by Old Ancestor Xuanji. The other party deduced the Celestial Treasure Mirror and the Ginseng Fruit. First, Old Ancestor Xuanji and others plotted against Zou Wenlong, causing Zou Wenlong to set up the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation in Wuzhuang Temple. When the time comes, he will invite everyone over. As long as the Nine Curves Yellow River Formation is not broken for a day, everyone will have an excuse to stay here to comprehend the formation. When his tribulation breaks out, he will then take action to plot against him and seize all kinds of treasures.

Who knew that when the two were discussing, they were accidentally exposed by Zhang Chen, and then Monk Haichan had murderous intentions, but was stopped by Old Ancestor Xuanji, wanting to take Zhang Chen as his disciple, and at the same time, he could use Zhang Chen's name to ask for Xu Erniu to test him.

At this point, Patriarch Changsheng had already determined in his heart that these people were ill-intentioned and must be here for his tribulation, wanting to take the opportunity to plot against him.

"Even the peacock true spirit in my Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth was a trick of those old geezers. As soon as I undergo tribulation, that innate peacock true spirit will definitely seek revenge on me. When the time comes, I will fight to the death with the innate peacock true spirit, and they can take advantage of the situation. I, the Changsheng Ancestor, have seen through everything!" The Changsheng Ancestor stroked his treasured sword, a hint of killing intent revealed in his eyes.

Then, the killing intent subsided, and he continued to wipe his treasured sword unhurriedly: "That Old Ancestor Xuanji appreciates you, but I can't stop it. If you want to become a disciple of Old Ancestor Xuanji, I will never stop you."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen quickly expressed his loyalty: "Ancestor, you are wrong to say that. Once a teacher, always a father. You are my teacher, how can a disciple betray his teacher? That so-called Old Ancestor Xuanji also wants to take me as a disciple, but this disciple thinks he is not even worth a hair on the master's head."

Hearing Zhang Chen's flattery, the Changsheng Ancestor's mood improved a lot, and he said to Zhang Chen: "You can be so loyal, I am quite gratified, and I have not failed my heart of cultivating you. I will give you a task now. When you boil water for them in the future, secretly add the powder in this bottle to it."

As the Xuanji Ancestor spoke, he took out a thumb-sized jade bottle from his arms and said to Zhang Chen: "But this matter must be handled with care. If it is exposed, I am afraid I will not be able to protect you."

"Master, don't worry, this disciple will definitely accomplish this matter. Even if I fail and am discovered, this disciple will never implicate the master. This disciple will bear all the responsibility alone," Zhang Chen vowed.

Hearing this, the Changsheng Ancestor nodded in satisfaction, not forgetting to draw a big cake for Zhang Chen: "If you can accomplish this, I will teach you the supreme art of the Wuzhuang Temple, the Universe in the Sleeves, and make you cultivate the physique of a god."

The art of Universe in the Sleeves?

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this name, but when he thought about the Grass Return Pill and the Treasure Mirror of Heaven and Earth, if another Universe in the Sleeves appeared, it didn't seem like something difficult to understand, right?

"This disciple thanks the ancestor," Zhang Chen performed another tearful performance, which made the ancestor nod repeatedly, revealing a look of satisfaction, before telling Zhang Chen to leave.

Let's talk about Zhang Chen, who withdrew from the Changsheng Ancestor's residence, with a strange look in his eyes, and lowered his head to look at his toes: "The Changsheng Ancestor is dead! I said it! Even Yama can't keep him."

"Don't be careless. Even if you cut off his physical body, with your current strength, it will be extremely difficult to annihilate his soul. Unless you introduce him into the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation and cut off the origin of his primordial spirit, you will have a chance to kill him with the incomplete Golden Scissors. The Changsheng Ancestor's cultivation has already stepped into the realm of 'Fruit'. If you want to kill him, you can only cut off his Fruit to completely kill him. Otherwise, even if you destroy his primordial spirit, he can still rely on the power of the Fruit to be resurrected from the river of time," said the Great自在天魔.

Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "There is such a thing?"

"The realm of Fruit is already extraordinary. Once you step into the realm of Fruit, that is another world," the Great自在天魔 sighed softly.

Zhang Chen couldn't believe it: "My Golden Scissors can't kill the other party's Fruit either?"

"If your Golden Scissors are at their peak, you can naturally strangle their 'Fruit', but don't you have any idea what state your own Golden Scissors are in now?" the Great自在天魔 said unhappily.

Zhang Chen was speechless when he heard this, and immediately became honest.

"What are you going to do next? When will you attack the Monk Haichan?" the Great自在天魔 asked.

"Don't worry, I have to sow discord again, so that both sides will be suspicious, and then use the Monk Haichan to ignite the fuse," Zhang Chen said with a smile.

After speaking, he carried spring water and coal to boil water for the ancestors, and saw that the great powers were all serious, sitting in the yard, wondering what they were thinking.

When he came to the Xuanji Ancestor's yard, he saw the Xuanji Ancestor frowning and calculating something, but after calculating back and forth, he still didn't calculate any results.

Seeing Zhang Chen coming to make tea again, the Xuanji Ancestor put down the tortoise shell in his hand and looked at Zhang Chen with a pair of eyes: "Boy, you are here."

"Greetings, Ancestor, this disciple is here to make tea for the ancestor," Zhang Chen said.

Hearing this, the Xuanji Ancestor beckoned to Zhang Chen, motioning Zhang Chen to come forward, and then smiled and stroked Zhang Chen's head: "Child, do you know how much I paid to ask you to become a disciple and inherit my Taoism, to get that old杂毛 Changsheng to let go? I have already told the Changsheng Ancestor that as long as your sister speaks, she can go to my Taoist temple with you to practice with me. In the future, all kinds of resources and various formulas will be available for you to use. I will definitely cultivate you brothers and sisters well."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at the Xuanji Ancestor with a pair of eyes, wanting to say something but hesitating, his face full of tangled emotions, and then silently lowered his head to boil water.

The Xuanji Ancestor took Zhang Chen's expression into his eyes, and thought that Zhang Chen had regretted it, so he opened his mouth and said: "Boy, I have already persuaded your ancestor, you shouldn't want to go back on your word, right?"

Zhang Chen silently shook his head, looked at the Xuanji Ancestor, made a look of wanting to say something but hesitating, and finally lowered his head again.

"What do you want to say? Just tell me, if there is any difficulty, I will personally solve it for you," the Xuanji Ancestor said, looking at Zhang Chen's expression.

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this, looked around, and then suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Ancestor, you should leave the Wuzhuang Temple as soon as possible! This is not a good place. If you continue to stay, I am afraid there will be an unexpected disaster. Your appreciation for me makes me unable to repay you. Watching you fall here, I really can't sit idly by. You should leave quickly, the farther you go, the better, preferably never come back."

"What do you mean?" The Xuanji Ancestor was shocked when he heard this: "How can there be danger in the Wuzhuang Temple?"

Zhang Chen was silent when he heard this, just silently making tea.

"If you don't explain clearly, I will never leave. Since I know that there is danger in the Wuzhuang Temple, how can I sit idly by? I have known your ancestor for tens of thousands of years, and we are true Taoist friends, friends who have gone through life and death. If he is in danger, how can I sit idly by?" The Xuanji Ancestor said: "If we unite, we will not be afraid of any disaster. I want to see who dares to offend the Wuzhuang Temple. I will definitely make him come and not be able to leave."

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Ancestor, how can I not know what you said? But what if the crisis comes from my ancestor?"

When these words fell, the yard was dead silent, and there was no more sound.