I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 852 Refining the Peach Tree

At this moment, Zhang Chen's mind was filled with thoughts. He closed the scroll and pondered the mystery of the Three Lights Divine Water: "The Queen Mother of the West asked me to condense the Three Lights Divine Water. In this way, I will have the opportunity to come into contact with the Peach Tree. Could I then possess the Peach Tree?"

Zhang Chen silently deduced his idea. First of all, the idea was highly feasible and had a very high success rate. There were two key points: First, the true spirit of the peach tree had already been severely damaged. Second, he possessed the authority of the Five Elements. As long as he could lure the true spirit of the peach tree out and manifest it before him, he could suppress it.

"The key now is the Queen Mother of the West. If the commotion I cause alarms her, even if she is severely injured, she can still kill me with a single finger." Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, and various ideas swirled in his head. Just as he was pondering whether he should take the risk, suddenly the flames under the alchemy furnace in front of him turned into the appearance of the Creation Fire Spirit: "Jia Shiba, hurry up and help me escape."

"Weren't you locked down there? How did you manage to show your tracks and escape?" Zhang Chen looked at the Creation Fire Spirit that appeared before him, his eyes filled with panic. What would happen if the Queen Mother of the West noticed this?

"This is just an avatar of mine. My true body is still locked up below. Don't panic. I have already sensed that the Queen Mother of the West has fallen into a deep sleep. Quickly help me break free, and I will lend you a hand to help you achieve immortality," said the Creation Fire Spirit.

"The Queen Mother of the West has fallen into a deep sleep?" Zhang Chen's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

“Indeed, the Queen Mother of the West has fallen into a deep sleep and sealed herself away. Unless a huge commotion is caused, she will never wake up.” The voice of the Creation Fire Spirit was filled with urgency: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You must help me escape quickly and do not delay the opportunity.”

Looking at the Heavenly Fire Spirit, Zhang Chen wasn't thinking about helping it, but rather about the Peach Tree. The Peach Tree was of innate wood attribute, while the Heavenly Fire Spirit was of innate fire attribute. Fire overcomes wood, which is the cycle of heaven. He possessed the authority of the Five Elements, and if he assisted the Heavenly Fire Spirit, he might be able to kill the true spirit of the Peach Tree, and then his own primordial spirit could take its place.

As for the Queen Mother of the West's appreciation and cultivation of him, Zhang Chen dared not agree. The Queen Mother of the West had already turned him into a scapegoat, so how could he still be grateful for her kindness?

Moreover, what kind of karmic debt did I incur by building an altar on the Kunlun Mountain dragon vein? I was merely a pawn of the Queen Mother of the West. If I hadn't had some ability to escape divine punishment, I would probably have died back then.

Zhang Chen was the first to disbelieve that the Queen Mother of the West was unaware of the power of divine punishment.

If he had that kind of power, he would have already overturned the table with the Queen Mother of the West.

"If I save it now, it's not entirely safe. What if the Queen Mother of the West is just pretending to be asleep? That would be a huge problem. If I can secretly collude with those three innate beings outside, and lead them to fight the Queen Mother of the West, thus luring her away from Kunlun Mountain, then that would be the best time for me to carry out my plan." Zhang Chen thought to himself, unwilling to take any risks whatsoever.

Moreover, he felt that the Queen Mother of the West must be using a secret technique to seal herself and heal herself at this time. If she were to be interrupted rashly, she would definitely suffer a trauma, causing her injuries to worsen. The more seriously the Queen Mother of the West was injured, the safer he would be.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen said to the Heavenly Fire Spirit, "Please be patient for now and allow me to find a safe strategy. You must not interfere with me again."

Zhang Chen flicked his finger, and the fire-attribute authority extinguished the last trace of consciousness of the innate fire spirit before him. Then he sat down in front of the alchemy furnace and pondered: "How should I convey the news of the Queen Mother of the West's serious injury and slumber to those three innate beings?"

Zhang Chen didn't even know where those three innate beings lived, so how could he send out the message?

“This matter requires the help of Lady Biyun. Although I do not know where those three innate beings reside, Lady Biyun has lived in Kunlun Mountain for countless years and is the right-hand woman of the Queen Mother of the West. Logically speaking, Lady Biyun should know.” After pondering for a moment, Zhang Chen went to find Lady Biyun.

Biyun Niangniang was sent by Xi Wangmu to create a kind of light gauze. The gauze contained a mysterious sealing power. Zhang Chen was also shocked when he saw it because the gauze was very unique.

"Biyun." Zhang Chen waved to Biyun Niangniang from afar.

Lady Biyun stopped what she was doing and came to Zhang Chen's side: "Is there something you need?"

"When you have time, go back to the Alchemy Hall and refine some pills for me." Zhang Chen's words were pointed. Since there was no way to conceal the secrets of heaven from the outside world, he dared not speak recklessly, lest he disturb the Queen Mother of the West.

How clever is Lady Biyun? She understood the unspoken meaning and nodded immediately: "You bear the heavy responsibility of the Queen Mother of the West. Your affairs are more important than mine. I will go and refine the elixir for you first."

After speaking, Lady Biyun followed Zhang Chen to the main hall and went straight to the alchemy furnace. She said to Zhang Chen, "What urgent matter do you have that you must discuss here?"

"Do you know the origins of the three demon gods who attacked the Queen Mother of the West that day?" Zhang Chen asked.

“I’ve heard the Queen Mother of the West mention those three demon gods. One is called the Star Shifter, another the God of Fire, and the third the God of Strength. These three demon gods are the Queen Mother of the West’s greatest enemies. Protected by the Heavenly Dao, the Queen Mother of the West has tried to kill them several times, but they have always escaped. The three demon gods’ dwelling places are extremely unique, and even the Queen Mother of the West finds them troublesome and is unwilling to waste too much energy,” said Lady Biyun. “Do you know the dwelling places of those three demon gods?” Zhang Chen asked.

Upon hearing this, Lady Biyun's heart skipped a beat, as if she had realized something. She nodded blankly and said, "Of course I know."

"I want to convey the news of the Queen Mother of the West's injury and slumber to those three demon gods. Do you have a way to do that?" Zhang Chen asked.

Upon hearing this, Lady Biyun fell silent for a long while before saying, "Do you know what will happen to us if the news leaks out?"

“It’s nothing more than being skinned alive and burned. I’ve had enough of this life. We can probably continue to endure it, but Shun is still young. We need to find a way out for him.” Zhang Chen’s voice was heavy.

After a long silence, Lady Biyun stared intently at Zhang Chen with her bright eyes: "How confident are you?"

Zhang Chen smiled but didn't speak. Seeing this, Lady Biyun also smiled: "Leave this matter to me. Our family should indeed take a gamble. If we succeed, great; if we fail, it's just death. There's nothing to be afraid of."

Zhang Chen nodded upon seeing this: "Don't worry, I will arrange everything properly."

Biyun Niangniang didn't say much, but stepped out of the alchemy furnace to prepare to start refining the pills. After Biyun Niangniang finished refining the pills, she disappeared from the Pill Hall, leaving Zhang Chen sitting in the main hall, slowly unfolding the scroll in his hand, and beginning to ponder the buildings that Xi Wangmu wanted to build.

"It's really strange that the Queen Mother of the West also understands the secrets of feng shui. Moreover, this feng shui secret has activated the dragon vein of Kunlun Mountain, forming an unprecedentedly massive pattern. Once this pattern is successfully completed, I will surely suffer divine punishment again." Zhang Chen had been observing for a long time and had already made a deduction in his mind. At this moment, he was getting restless. Although he was not afraid of divine punishment, he couldn't just do this!

The Primordial Era and the Future Era are both governed by the same Heavenly Dao. The sins I committed in the Primordial Era will have to be repaid sooner or later!
As countless thoughts raced through Zhang Chen's mind, he surveyed the layout before him and felt that something seemed amiss with what the Queen Mother of the West wanted him to build, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"I can't disobey the Queen Mother of the West's orders. Even if there are mountains of knives and seas of fire ahead, I have to go on. I have no choice." Zhang Chen muttered to himself, picked up the blueprints and began to plan the location in the mountains and find strongmen to work for him.

The location of this building is different from the original Reverse Scale Land. This place is built on the Pearl Spitting Land. If the Reverse Scale Land was to suppress the dragon vein, then the Pearl Spitting Land was to seize the entire dragon vein's fortune and receive its sustenance.

"The Queen Mother of the West is going to use the entire dragon vein to nurture herself?" Zhang Chen couldn't quite figure out how this feng shui formation was used.

To deal with the dragon vein, a grand formation is really useless. Not to mention a grand formation, even an innate grand formation is useless. Only a feng shui grand formation can influence the power of the dragon vein.

“This project is extraordinary. Not only will it require hollowing out the entire Kunlun Mountains for thousands of miles underground, but it will also require constantly demolishing and rebuilding various mountain peaks on the surface. It is truly a massive undertaking. However, the strongmen involved in this project will likely suffer divine retribution afterward and will find it difficult to reincarnate.” After calculating the location, Zhang Chen instructed the strongmen to begin their work.

Zhang Chen then took out a feng shui compass and began to monitor the magnetic field of the world. At the same time, he took out the supernatural power of the Three Lights Divine Water and began to ponder it in secret.

This supernatural power is not difficult for Zhang Chen. As long as he understands the principle, he will have entered the path. He can then directly use the cheat code to achieve perfection in an instant.

As for the experience points needed in this process?
For Zhang Chen, he lacks everything right now, but the one thing he has no shortage of is experience points; he has plenty of them.

As construction on the Kunlun Mountains commenced, the workers relentlessly moved mountains and overturned seas. Zhang Chen extended his fingertip, and a tiny, colorful water droplet appeared on it.

As the colorful light appeared at his fingertips, Zhang Chen's eyes widened in shock: "What incredible water flow! How can such a heaven-defying thing exist in the world?"

Zhang Chen's eyes showed disbelief. He was really shocked by the Three Lights Divine Water. Do you know why?
The Three Lights Divine Water has two uses. One is that it contains the killing intent of the sun, moon, and stars, which can destroy souls and spirits. The other is that it can bring the dead back to life, revive plants, and benefit all things in heaven and earth. It contains the most powerful vitality in the world and already contains the laws of life.

"This Three Lights Divine Water has countless wonders. No wonder it can benefit innate spiritual roots. With this divine water, the growth rate of my Heavenly Tree and the Tree of Longevity will increase significantly again," Zhang Chen exclaimed in admiration.

(End of this chapter)