The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 974 Another debt

The first-grade divination technique, "Peeping into the Heavens and Measuring the Earth: The Divine Mirror of the Great Firmament," is composed of two spells: "The Secret of the Azure Cave" and "The Heavenly Observation Technique."

The former requires a type of qi called "Wen Shu Zhi Liu Gang," which Zhao Chen had never even heard of, while the latter requires a strange type of evil qi called "Gui Yu Que Ming Sha."

Zhao Chen had heard of this malevolent energy before. Legend has it that it is produced in small quantities in certain special "mysterious realms". The "Thief's Sect" has a strange spell called "Demon-Eating Curse", which requires this malevolent energy.

"However, since 'Wen Shu Zhi Liu Gang' can be generated by combining its extraordinary characteristics with this terrifying polluted aura, could 'Gui Yu Qu Ming Sha' also be able to do so?"

"What extraordinary characteristic must that be, and what kind of aura must it combine with to produce it?"

Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes, feeling that there were currently two possible ways to find the answer to this question:

Firstly, one must master the "Dongyou Qingjian Jue". Although it is only a Yang Gang spell, it is clearly blessed by the "Taixiao Daojun" in this other dimension, and may be able to display effects that exceed its own power.

Secondly, they went to ask the magic mirror called "Arods".

Since the cultivation method of the "Sky-Gazing and Earth-Measuring Divine Mirror" supernatural power was obtained inexplicably by "seeing" it, there must be a great connection between the two.

"That mirror has a rather 'bad' personality!" Although Zhao Chen had fled hastily from the dock, he had "seen" the question asked to the "Mechanical Heart" member behind the mirror. It was a standard "socially deadly" question, even worse than the spirit of the blessed land of the Li family.

"Speaking of which, the blessed land of the Li family was actually created by the Star God's mount, the so-called 'Star River True Lord'... And the Star God also had the concept of 'other dimensions' back then... Could the two really be related?"

As Zhao Chen's thoughts raced, he reached out and retrieved the "Wen Shu Zhi Liu Gang" that had fallen back into the metal box.

Just as he was about to study the symbolic patterns and strange designs on the bronze door, a series of clanging sounds suddenly echoed through the underground hall.

These sounds came from behind the bronze gate, echoing continuously and increasingly urgently in the empty underground, as if from an extremely distant ancient time.

"As expected, something terrible is sealed behind this door, but fortunately it can't come out for the time being."

Zhao Chen remained calm and used his "Vision Eye" to carefully observe the situation. He found that the power of the gate showed no signs of weakening, so there was no need to worry about the thing inside coming out in the short term.

As for what the future holds? What does that have to do with him!

"However, the 'pollution' seeping in from over there has intensified, and my 'Five Emperors' Demon-Suppressing Spiritual Sound' has already started to ripple. I'm afraid it won't be able to hold out for much longer. If I stay any longer, I'll need to 'recharge'... It's best to leave now!"

With this thought in mind, Zhao Chen released the "Crimson Dragon Sword," merging his body with the sword to transform into a beam of sword light that shot straight into the sky. In an instant, he left the ground and arrived in the sunlit forest.

Of his many flying spells and supernatural abilities, flying on a sword is the fastest, but unfortunately it consumes too much energy. It's fine for short-distance escapes, but it's too expensive for long journeys.

Since the abandoned castle was located in the mountains in the southeastern suburbs of the capital Backlund, not far from the city, Zhao Chen did not fly again to avoid being detected by the church's powerful figures. Instead, he used the "Swiftness Spell" to "run" towards the city.

Before long, he entered a small town called "Kangwa" on the edge of the mountains.

Considering that he had one... no, two foodies at home, Zhao Chen casually bought some local "delicacies" at a burial-style hotel called "Old John" in town before hiring a horse-drawn carriage to return to the city.

They traveled in silence, and by the time Zhao Chen returned to his villa on Williams Street, it was already evening.

Of course, this was also because he didn't go straight home after entering the city, but instead went to the North District to deliver a new "demon intelligence" to the Night Watch team.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Delta, one of the four head maids Zhao Chen had "created," led the newly hired handy maids to greet him and informed him that the lady and young lady had already eaten, asking if he wanted the chef to prepare another meal.

Hong Xiaoxi moved into the villa as Zhao Chen's sister. Zhao Chen waved his hand, telling them not to bother, and then carried the food box that he had kept warm with magic into the villa's residential area.

This area is sealed off by divine sense and magic, preventing maids from entering at will.

As soon as Zhao Chen stepped into the room, he saw Hong Xiaoxi practicing the "Earth Fire Burning Mountain Palm" from the "Rock Fire True Skill" for strengthening the body and soul, while Su Xuanbing was pointing out her shortcomings.

Having gone through this ordeal, the young girl finally realized the importance of strength, and the opportunity to be guided by a master of supernatural powers was rare. So even when she noticed Zhao Chen coming in, she didn't stop and focused on practicing her palm techniques.

After glancing at it casually, Zhao Chen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, because after Su Xuanbing's correction, Hong Xiaoxi's palm technique had become quite effective.

In terms of body-strengthening efficiency alone, it is in no way inferior to Zhao Chen, who had the blessing of a rank back then.

"Isn't her compatibility with 'True Skill of Rock Fire' a bit too high? Is this what makes her special, besides being given the surname 'Medic'?" Zhao Chen asked Su Xuanbing telepathically.

Su Xuanbing actually decided to guide Hong Xiaoxi after discovering this. She nodded slightly and replied telepathically, "She gives me a feeling that is somewhat similar to the Kagura family child who severely injured me before. Perhaps it is related to her foot and that so-called 'Fire Kagutsuchi'."

That fake "God of Fire" was turned into a volcano by the Empress. If this little girl is really related to him, then she should indeed be a good match for the "True Skill of Rock Fire".

After all, although this technique is one of the basic teaching materials of "Qingyun Daoguan", it did not actually originate from Daoxianmen, but was provided by the Wang family of Xiongshan Port.

Seeing that Su Xuanbing had taken a liking to Hong Xiaoxi and was clearly thinking of intercepting a genius for the Su family, Zhao Chen didn't interfere much. The girls around him were all incredibly talented, and the pseudo-fire god from Japan was really not worth mentioning.

Hong Xiaoxi only came over to bow to Zhao Chen and express her gratitude to Su Xuanbing after she had finished performing the entire set of palm techniques.

Then, with her precocious little face, she tactfully left the room and returned to her bedroom, carrying a box of "delicacies" that Zhao Chen had brought back.

Su Xuanbing didn't stand on ceremony with Zhao Chen, took another food box and started eating, while listening to Zhao Chen recount his afternoon's experiences.

Upon hearing that he had been struck by a demigod's attack at the dock, Su Xuanbing quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, grabbed his hand, and asked with concern as she examined him:

"You are hurt?"

Zhao Chen shook his head calmly: "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

Su Xuanbing, having ascertained the true extent of Zhao Chen's inner world injury, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not serious. When we cultivate together tonight, I'll share some of the 'Lotus Immortal Body' essence with you, and you'll be fully healed."

"This will also help you perfect your self-created sword technique."

The so-called "Lotus Immortal Body" is just like the fruits of the flower goddess's flower supernatural powers; it is merely a derivative of supernatural powers, and sharing some of it will not harm one's own cultivation.

However, once the origin of one's fundamental supernatural powers is revealed, it means exposing one's greatest secret to the other party...

Su Xuanbing's willingness to do this indicates that she already considers Zhao Chen her closest confidant.

Sensing the female general's fervent feelings, Zhao Chen sighed inwardly:

"Even if I stole ten thousand stars from the Milky Way, I could not redeem the debts of love and lust that I am burdened with..."

"I've incurred another debt!"

(End of this chapter)