DiploNovel #425 - Space Mystery
#425 - Space Mystery
Chen Xu's eyes were filled with excitement. This visualization technique could be used as a family heirloom, and from then on, his Chen family would be a family of mystics.
Moreover, although he possessed the Bashe bloodline, its evolution was too slow. By cultivating the power of mystery, he could promote the evolution of the Bashe bloodline, with both complementing each other to form a perfect cycle.
Chen Xu knelt directly on the ground, expressing his gratitude to Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen patted Chen Xu's shoulder, "Don't be so polite. We're brothers from now on, so what's with the formalities!"
Zhang Chen didn't want Chen Xu to be so polite, because he knew that he owed Chen Xu too much. If it weren't for Chen Xu's two brushes, he probably wouldn't have been able to return from the River of Time. Moreover, even if the two brushes were later destroyed, the innate Yin-Yang source would transform into a Yin-Yang millstone, which could be nurtured into a supreme treasure in the future. The value of all of this could not be measured by a mere secret technique, nor could Zhang Chen repay it casually.
If Zhang Chen wasn't afraid of causing trouble, he would have really wanted to give Chen Xu some Yellow Spring water to help him along.
Zhang Chen helped Chen Xu up, his voice gentle and kind: "We're all brothers, so there's no need to be so polite."
Chen Xu got up and poured a full bowl of wine: "What公子 says is right, we're all brothers, no need for emotional talk, let's see what we can do!"
Outside, firecrackers were still going off, while inside the house, with the red clay stove, Zhang Chen and Chen Xu drank face to face, the atmosphere was intense.
"What are your plans for the future?" Chen Xu looked at Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "First, I want to ruin the Pingbian Wang Mansion's big plans. Even if I can't overthrow the Pingbian Wang Mansion, I'll at least disgust them thoroughly."
Speaking of this, Zhang Chen said, "After settling things here, I want to go to Jiangnan to see the land of fish and rice. What about you?"
Chen Xu picked up his wine bowl and clinked it with Zhang Chen's. After taking a sip of wine, his face slightly flushed, he said, "I must dig out the tombs of gods and demons in the future, dig out more great fortunes, and explore the truth of the ancient gods and demons era."
"Ambitious!" Zhang Chen patted Chen Xu's shoulder: "I just want to live a simple life, living peacefully, that would already be very good."
Chen Xu was stunned after hearing Zhang Chen's words: "According to your abilities, it wouldn't be difficult to become a noble or a wealthy tycoon, right? Why do you only want simple meals and be an exploited commoner? Besides, you're so young, why do you have such a senile idea?"
Zhang Chen smiled: "Everyone has their own ambitions."
"I'm very accurate in judging people. You have great karma and great luck gathered on you. Even if you want to settle down, I'm afraid you'll be pushed by the situation," Chen Xu said.
"Wherever fate pushes me, that's where I'll go!" Zhang Chen said.
"Also, there's a fortune in the ancestral tomb of the Pingbian Wang Mansion. Buried in that mountain range is a treasure called: Ascension Pool. Every drop of liquid inside has incredible effects, capable of transforming people. You can make arrangements in advance, and don't miss it," Zhang Chen instructed Chen Xu.
Chen Xu nodded respectfully upon hearing this, raising his own wine cup: "Thank you, brother, for the reminder. I will never forget it."
It was obvious that Chen Xu was more than ten years older than Zhang Chen, but when facing Zhang Chen, he called himself 'little brother.' The scene was simply comical, but both parties felt it was natural and there was nothing strange about it.
Chen Xu felt that Zhang Chen's methods were high, simply unfathomable, and his mentality was more mature than his own, so he willingly and sincerely called the young man in front of him: Brother Zhang.
In the end, this world is still about comparing the strength and status of both sides.
Moreover, Zhang Chen had saved his life, so of course he respected Zhang Chen in his heart. Of course, it would be even better if Zhang Chen wasn't so cunning.
Zhang Chen and Chen Xu drank and talked happily. The two discussed many current affairs, and then Chen Xu drank too much and fell asleep groggily.
Zhang Chen added firewood to the stove and covered Chen Xu with a cloak. Just as he was about to close the doors and windows to sleep, his action of inserting the door bolt paused. He noticed the change in the aura outside the door, startling him so much that his ultrasonic waves surged out and spread around.
Zhang Chen opened the door and saw a familiar figure standing in the white snow, holding a yellow lantern, looking particularly strange on this festive day of New Year's Eve, quietly standing under the eaves and looking at him.
"Sir!"
Zhang Chen recognized the identity of the person at a glance, it was that stubborn old Confucian scholar.
The old Confucian scholar shook off the snow on his body, pushed Zhang Chen away unceremoniously while holding the lantern, and walked directly into the house: "I got the news that the Pingbian Wang Mansion is going to plot against you, so I'm here today to take you away."
The demon race and the Pingbian Wang Mansion had secretly formed an alliance and reached a deal, so it was not surprising that Chen Sanliang knew about Zhang Chen's affairs.
"The Pingbian Wang Mansion is willing to let me go?" Zhang Chen said in astonishment.
Chen Sanliang took off his cloak, revealing his thin body. He was as thin as a straw stalk, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.
"Of course, the Pingbian Wang Mansion is unwilling, but I have unique methods. My lantern contains space. I can directly take you into it. Who will be able to detect your whereabouts then?" Chen Sanliang pointed to the yellow lantern.
Zhang Chen poured a bowl of wine for Chen Sanliang, and then looked at the lantern. Golden light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately noticed something was wrong. There was a layer of cyan light around the lantern that was imperceptible to ordinary eyes. The cyan light seemed to distort space, looking mysterious and extraordinary.
"Space-type mystery? This is the first time I've seen it," Zhang Chen said curiously.
"If the demon race wants to do something in the human race, the materials needed along the way are massive. To operate it, they need to hide their traces, and they can't do without this treasure," Chen Sanliang said slowly after drinking a bowl of wine.
Zhang Chen hurriedly poured another bowl for Chen Sanliang, and then slowly poured a bowl for himself, no longer looking at the lantern a second time. Although he was a little envious, he was definitely not a wolf cub.
Chen Sanliang took Zhang Chen's performance into his eyes and couldn't help but sigh softly. He was really a blind man with no eyes. How could he have confusedly rejected a beautiful jade and cultivated a wolf cub.
"After drinking this bowl of wine, let's go," Chen Sanliang said.
"I'm not leaving!" Zhang Chen shook his head, his eyes full of determination.
Chen Sanliang was stunned and said in astonishment: "If you continue to stay here, you will be killed by the Pingbian Wang Mansion."
Zhang Chen smiled triumphantly: "Sir, this statement is too arbitrary. Who will win and who will lose is not certain until things have settled."
Chen Sanliang gave Zhang Chen a meaningful look. From the time he met Zhang Chen until now, he realized that he had never seen through the poor disciple in front of him.
Zhang Chen didn't want to leave, and he didn't force him. Instead, he asked, "How is your learning going? Are there any things you don't understand?"
Zhang Chen shook his head and poured a bowl of wine for Chen Sanliang. Chen Sanliang picked up the wine and drank it all in one gulp, then put down the bowl, a look of disappointment in his eyes, and then sighed softly: "I should go!"
Zhang Chen was stunned: "Are you leaving so soon?"
"I still have important things to do! And I can't leave the banquet for too long!" Chen Sanliang said here, slowly stood up: "Before February, try to leave the Northern Territory."
He didn't say the reason, but just picked up the cloak hanging on the wall and put it on. The ice on the cloak hadn't melted in the house yet, and Chen Sanliang had already pushed the door open with the lantern and disappeared into the courtyard out of thin air.
At this time, the north wind was howling outside. Zhang Chen looked at Chen Sanliang's leaving figure, a look of surprise in his eyes, but he didn't care too much. After all, there were all kinds of strange things in this world. Now that there was something that could travel through space, it was very reasonable, right?
The cold wind poured into the house, dispelling Chen Xu's drunkenness. At this time, his eyes were a little hazy: "Isn't the relationship between that Chen Sanliang and you very bad? Why is he thinking of helping you?"
"He's making up for what he owes to his deceased wife!" Zhang Chen sat on the stool, picked up the wine and took a sip before saying.
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Chen Xu sighed softly: "That was an amazing woman, but it's a pity she followed the wrong person."
Zhang Chen didn't say much. Everyone has their own choices. Chen Xu felt that the woman followed the wrong person, but he didn't know that the woman had no regrets in her heart and was willing to die.
What is love in the world, that it teaches people to promise each other in life and death.
"Want to continue drinking?" Zhang Chen asked when he saw Chen Xu sober up.
"Drink!" Chen Xu got up, and the two began to drink freely again, until a ray of sunshine rose on the horizon, and the purple sunlight reflected on the window paper, and the two stopped drinking. Then Zhang Chen pushed the door open and called the cold wind to blow away the smell of alcohol in the house. After taking a breath of cold air, he said, "Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!" After Chen Xu finished speaking, the power of his bloodline flowed, and the smell of alcohol on his body was directly refined. Then he shook his body and directly turned into a small snake, disappearing into the dry grass.
In the blink of an eye, the courtyard was quiet, leaving only Zhang Chen alone, looking at the empty house, without saying a word for a long time.
On the first day of the new year, Zhang Chen had nothing to do, so he made a pot of braised pork knuckle, eating while thinking about the future. For him, there were three most important things right now: First: the immortal cultivation secret technique. Second, the Longevity Tree Coffin. Third, preventing Zhang Shicheng from transforming into a dragon.
"None of these three things are easy to handle! I still have to make the Northern Territory chaotic first. Only when the Northern Territory is chaotic will I have a chance." After Zhang Chen finished eating the pork knuckle, he began to retreat and practice, falling into a state of hard cultivation again.
For a whole month, under the blessing of the Ascension Pool, Zhang Chen refined the third layer of innate restrictions of the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror. At the same time, under the nourishment of the Ascension Pool, the Yin-Yang Millstone in Zhang Chen's body also began to have a trace of mysterious changes, and the Golden Scissors were also repaired a lot. Everything was developing in a good direction.
"There's only one month left, I have to hurry up, there's not much time left for me!" Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and continued to refine the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror.
From that day on, Zhang Chen basically didn't sleep again, refining the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror day and night. Finally, at the end of February, the fourth layer of innate restrictions of his Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror were refined, and Zhang Chen's control over the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror reached a new level.