I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#389 - Gathering of Immortals

As the saying goes: success comes from secrecy. Xu Erniu is too young to control her emotions. If I tell her the truth and she is noticed by the Longevity Ancestor, it would be a disaster.

Xu Erniu pulled Zhang Chen to the front yard, where all the disciples were already lined up, ready to welcome the guests at the foot of the mountain.

From afar, they saw colorful lights and figures shrouded in divine light coming from the horizon. The Ancestor hurriedly went forward to greet them.

"Who are those people?" Zhang Chen and Xu Erniu stood at the end of the line. He looked at the figures chatting and laughing with the Longevity Ancestor and whispered to Xu Erniu.

Xu Erniu shook her head, her face blank. She tugged at the sleeve of a fellow disciple beside her: "Senior Brother, do you know who those people are?"

The disciple stared straight ahead, his lips moving slightly, his voice quietly conveying:

"Those are Ancestor Dongxuan, the Three Immortals of the Outer Seas, Ancestor Xuanji, Fairy Dongqian, Fairy Moonlight, Monk Haichan, and Ancestor Fulu of Fulu Island. They are all Master's close friends, invited by the Ancestor to break the formation."

Zhang Chen was shocked. Those who could be called 'friends' by the Longevity Thief must have cultivation levels no less than his.

The most important thing was that there were nine such experts. Could it be that experts from the second level of the spiritual world were so worthless? They were appearing in batches?

Zhang Chen still didn't know where he was and thought he was still in the second level of the spiritual world.

"This is troublesome! I only wanted to deal with the Longevity Thief, but I didn't expect to attract his allies. One Longevity Ancestor is already making me extremely wary, and now there are a dozen more experts of the same level…" Zhang Chen's scalp tingled.

"I wonder if these people have heard of the Empress's name. The Empress ascended from the second level to the first level, she shouldn't be an unknown figure. Logically speaking, such experts should make a big name for themselves as soon as they appear. If I can contact the Empress and ask her to kill the Longevity Thief, it might save a lot of trouble." Zhang Chen pondered in his heart. He felt that the Longevity Thief was definitely not the Empress's opponent. The Empress had once slaughtered the ancient gods, and countless gods had died in her hands. Her strength was earth-shattering, so how could she take the people in front of her seriously?

These people were not even in the same league!

"Zhang Chen, my plan has changed. I don't want to possess an ordinary disciple anymore. I want Monk Haichan's body. Help me seize Monk Haichan's body." At this moment, the voice of the Innate Peacock sounded in Zhang Chen's ear.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at one of the bald-headed, middle-aged monks dressed in Buddhist attire. He saw that the other party was bare-chested and had a Maitreya-like appearance, with Zen intent surrounding him. He was a powerful expert.

"Didn't you just want an ordinary disciple's body from Wuzhuang Temple? Monk Haichan's strength is unfathomable. You want me to help you possess Monk Haichan, it's better to kill me. How can I possibly fight Monk Haichan?" Zhang Chen quickly shook his head and refused.

Just kidding, these invited guys were at least existences who had broken through the twelfth level. With his weak cultivation, the other party could blow him to death with a single breath.

"I know you have extraordinary means. If you can help me accomplish this, I will teach you an unsurpassed technique. Although you have obtained my Five-Colored Divine Light, you can only use its fundamental power and cannot unleash its subtleties. I have a technique called: Five Elements Escape Technique. If you can help me possess Monk Haichan, I will teach you the Five Elements Escape Technique." At this moment, the Innate Peacock's voice was full of enticement.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at Monk Haichan, a greedy look in his eyes: "Five Elements Escape Technique? What kind of divine power is that?"

"If you can cultivate this divine power, you can freely escape into the five elements and roam within them. At that time, there will be very few places in this world that can trap you," said the Innate Peacock.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen fell silent, quickly weighing the gains and losses.

He wanted to deal with the Longevity Ancestor, and Monk Haichan was also his target. If he could trick a cultivation technique out of him while dealing with Monk Haichan… and since it was for the Innate Peacock to deal with Monk Haichan, it was only right for the Innate Peacock to put in some effort to help him, right? Anyway, they would have to face each other sooner or later, so why not take the opportunity to borrow the Innate Peacock's power.

And if he wanted to help the Innate Peacock complete the possession, the only thing he could rely on now was probably the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. He could use the formation to trap Monk Haichan, or even suppress him.

If he could trick Monk Haichan into the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, then it would be easy to deal with him, but Monk Haichan was not a fool. How could he trick Monk Haichan into the formation?

To be honest, he really wanted the Five Elements Escape Technique, after all, the Five Elements Escape Technique was very mysterious. If he could successfully cultivate it, wouldn't he be like a fish in water when he returned to the material world?

But after thinking about it, Zhang Chen couldn't think of a way to lure Monk Haichan into the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, so he could only pin his hopes on the Great自在 Heavenly Demon, and then asked in his heart: "Do you have a way to lure Monk Haichan into the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation?"

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Great自在 Heavenly Demon said: "Monk Haichan has cultivated the Buddhist relic technique. Even if you cut off his three flowers and five qi in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, his relic is mainly refined with spiritual power, and his relic still has great power, which you cannot resist. I advise you to be honest and keep your own peace, and don't mess around."

The Buddhist relic is a product of the spirit, and does not involve magic power. Even if its magic power is cut off, its relic still has the power to move mountains and overturn seas.

"Can you do it?" After hearing the words of the Great自在 Heavenly Demon, Zhang Chen asked.

"Hehe, you don't know that if it comes to playing with the spirit and mind, I am the ancestor. Monk Haichan cultivates the Buddhist method, mainly cultivating a flawless mind, but he is precisely restrained by me. If it were other old guys, it would be really difficult for me to exert much power, but facing Monk Haichan, it would be accurate as soon as I make a move. I have already told you that I have planted magic seeds all over this world, and now they have long since taken root, sprouted, blossomed, and borne fruit. All the living beings in the entire Wuzhuang Temple have my clones in their hearts." The Great自在 Heavenly Demon did not say whether he could do it, but rambled on a lot, bragging about himself.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen smiled and secretly said in his heart: "Please help me, Ancestor."

"Are you really sure you want to attack Monk Haichan?" The Great自在 Heavenly Demon asked again repeatedly.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen nodded and replied to the Great自在 Heavenly Demon in his heart: "That old peacock said he would teach me a Five Elements Escape Technique, you know, I am the kind of person who can't resist temptation."

Hearing this, the Great自在 Heavenly Demon was speechless, but since Zhang Chen chose to die, he had no reason to stop him: "You just need to think of a way to arouse Monk Haichan's greed. As long as he has a single thought, I can definitely make his mind fall."

Zhang Chen pondered upon hearing this: ‘This Monk Haichan's state of mind is usually as complete and serene as an ancient pool, constantly polished to a state of perfect clarity. Only when his thoughts arise can the Heavenly Demon take advantage and turn him into a puppet of the Great自在 Heavenly Demon.’

Just as Zhang Chen was contemplating how to incite greed in Monk Haichan, the voice of the Innate Peacock resounded in Zhang Chen's mind: “Boy, are you going to do this deal or not?”

“Speaking of which, why did you choose Monk Haichan?” Zhang Chen asked tentatively in his mind.

“Because Monk Haichan is not human, but a transformed alien Golden Cicada. The Golden Cicada undergoes nine transformations, and in the process of its nine transformations, it is equivalent to reshaping the origin of life and gaining a new life. If I seize his body and then use the Innate Five Elements Origin to interfere, I can obtain an Innate Peacock body.” At this time, the Peacock did not hide anything. He knew Zhang Chen's abilities. This kid was a bit strange, and if he concealed anything from him and angered him, it would probably cause big trouble.

Zhang Chen said: “I can help you, but there is one troublesome thing, and that is how to make Monk Haichan greedy. As long as Monk Haichan becomes greedy, I can lead him into the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation, and then use the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation to trap him.”

As for Monk Haichan's powerful mental strength?

What's the use?

There is the Water of the Yellow Springs in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation. Monk Haichan's mental relics will definitely be suppressed by the power of the Yellow Springs and will be difficult to use.

“Make Monk Haichan greedy? This matter is quite simple. Among those who plotted against me in the past, there was this Monk Haichan. He coveted my Five Elements Origin. If you show the Innate Five Elements Origin in front of him, it will definitely move his heart.” The Innate Peacock said.

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this. Since the Innate Peacock had a solution, he didn't need to say much and just waited for the result.

The powerful figures around the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation looked at each other, all feeling a headache. The Xuanji Ancestor said: “This formation is very fierce. Even if we accidentally enter it, I'm afraid we will be entangled in calamities, and tens of thousands of years of cultivation will be reduced to nothing, and we will end up here. If we want to break this formation, unless we destroy this thousand-meter earth vein from the outside, I wonder if you, brother…?”

Xuanji Ancestor looked at the Longevity Ancestor, and the Longevity Ancestor shook his head: “No, no! This is the main vein of Qingcheng Mountain, and it is closely related to me. Once a thousand two hundred meters of the dragon vein is destroyed, the ancestral vein will be broken, and the dragon vein energy of this Qingcheng Mountain will probably dissipate, and my cultivation will be completely over. Moreover, the Qingcheng Mountain earth vein is a dragon vein, and it has the power to destroy all laws. Even if we want to use our supernatural powers, we cannot shake its body.”

With their supernatural powers, mountains without dragon vein suppression can naturally be moved and overturned with ease, but mountains with dragon vein suppression have the power to destroy all laws. Although the supernatural powers of these people are powerful, they cannot shake them.

It should be known that the supernatural powers of cultivators come from the laws of heaven and earth, and the dragon vein is the representative of the laws of heaven and earth, the embodiment of heaven and earth. Although the supernatural powers of these people are powerful, they are nothing in the face of this general trend of heaven and earth.

If this Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Formation was arranged in a desolate mountain and wilderness, where there is no dragon vein, it would be easy for these high-ranking figures to break it, but now it is built on the dragon vein, which is as troublesome as it can be.

At this time, everyone in the field looked at each other. The ancestors were discussing the formation, but they couldn't think of a plan to break the formation for a while.

At this time, the disciples who were lined up to welcome them dispersed, and Zhang Chen also returned to the backyard to start cleaning the yard, discussing with the Peacock how to incite Monk Haichan's greed.

“In fact, the simplest thing to incite Monk Haichan's greed is for you to steal the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror. As long as you wave the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror in front of Monk Haichan, Monk Haichan will probably directly take action to snatch it.” At this time, the Innate Peacock's voice sounded from the five feathers.

Zhang Chen sighed softly upon hearing this: “You probably want to坑死 me. How can I possibly steal the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror? And if I steal the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, what about Xu Erniu?”

The Innate Peacock was silent upon hearing this, and Zhang Chen felt a little cold in his heart. This Innate Peacock probably didn't care about Xu Erniu's life or death, otherwise, how could he have made such a suggestion?

“You don't need to think too much about inciting Monk Haichan's desire. I have my own judgment in my heart. I already have an idea. Let's talk about the Five Elements Escape Technique. You give me the Five Elements Escape Technique first, and then I will help you.” Zhang Chen said.

“No, you kid are too cunning. If you play tricks halfway and I don't have any means to restrain you, wouldn't I suffer a big loss?” The Innate Peacock refused to let go at this time. He had already noticed something was wrong when that inexplicable mark mixed into his soul, and he felt that he had been calculated by Zhang Chen. Now that Zhang Chen was coming up with this trick again, he would never agree.

“If you can pass on the Five Elements Escape Technique to me, after I cultivate the Five Elements Escape Technique, my ability to survive will also greatly increase, and it will be safer to help you. Why don't you appreciate my kindness? If I accidentally get killed or caught by him when I show the treasure in front of Monk Haichan to arouse his greed, what should I do? It's a small matter that I suffer, but I'm afraid your plan to seize the body will be delayed.” Zhang Chen was eloquent at this time, constantly instigating the Innate Peacock.

The Innate Peacock hesitated upon hearing this. Zhang Chen's words were not without reason. The cultivation between Zhang Chen and Monk Haichan was too different. If there was a slight mistake, both of them would be unlucky. If Zhang Chen was caught, his true spirit would also be exposed, and he didn't know how much trouble it would cause.

“You still need to make another oath to me…” The Innate Peacock said.

Zhang Chen was overjoyed when he heard this: “It's done!”

The matter was done!

Just as Zhang Chen was about to swear an oath, Xu Erniu came over at this time and kicked Zhang Chen's calf: “What are you giggling about here? I just stood in the distance and called you, but you didn't answer.”

Zhang Chen turned to look at Xu Erniu: “I was thinking about something.”

Xu Erniu thought that Zhang Chen was worried about her inability to cultivate mana, so she comforted him: “Don't worry, I have recently researched a new kind of elixir, and it will soon be refined. When the time comes, it will definitely be able to cleanse the marrow and change your roots.”

“Don't worry, I have everything! If I become an immortal, I will never abandon you, and I will definitely take you to become an immortal together.” Xu Erniu said.

Zhang Chen stopped wiping the pillar upon hearing this, turned to look at Xu Erniu with wide eyes, and was quite moved. Then, he rubbed the little girl's hair: “I recently obtained a formula. You should take it and study it carefully, and cultivate it secretly. You must not tell anyone, not even the ancestor.”

He had made up his mind to pass on the great supernatural power of Reversing Yin and Yang first. If Xu Erniu succeeds in cultivation one day, he wonders if she can rely on Reversing Yin and Yang to change the characteristics of the ginseng fruit in her body, reverse the laws, and walk a new path.