I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 853 Releasing the Heaven-Opening Fire Spirit

The Three Lights Divine Water is truly mysterious, containing the essence of the sun, moon, and stars, and brimming with incredible power.

Zhang Chen, having mastered the power of water, no longer needed the cultivation method of the Three Lights Divine Water after only coming into contact with it. With his power of water, he could have as much innate divine water as he wanted.

After Zhang Chen finished cultivating the Three Lights Divine Water, he pondered for a moment and then stood up to visit the Queen Mother of the West. Ostensibly, he was visiting the Queen Mother of the West, but in reality, he wanted to verify whether it was true that the Creation Fire Spirit had said that the Queen Mother of the West had fallen into a deep sleep.

He's not stupid; he won't let the Heavenly Fire Spirit fool him.

Zhang Chen arrived at the palace of the Queen Mother of the West and saw that her aura had dropped to its lowest point. Two golden-armored generals stood guard in front of the hall, like two pyramids.

"Who goes there? Halt at once!" As soon as Zhang Chen approached, one of the golden-armored generals opened his eyes and shouted at him.

"I am Jia Shiba, and I have been ordered by the Queen Mother of the West to build a palace. I have encountered a problem and have come to ask for your advice. Please let me know." Zhang Chen smiled gently, his laughter full of warmth.

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, the golden-armored general suddenly realized and said, "I have heard of your great name. You are a favorite of the Queen Mother of the West. However, you may have made a wasted trip this time. The Queen Mother of the West has given an order that no one may disturb you without her summons. You should go back."

"The Queen Mother of the West has given me the order to complete this building within a thousand years. This building is of great importance and cannot be lost or delayed. I humbly request that you two venerable deities convey this message," Zhang Chen said respectfully.

Upon hearing this, the divine general shook his head: "This matter was ordered by the Queen Mother of the West. How dare we disobey? You should go back. After the Queen Mother of the West comes out of the pass, I will inform her on your behalf."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen left with a look of disappointment, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "The Queen Mother of the West must have fallen into a deep sleep, otherwise the commotion I caused outside the palace could not have escaped her notice. This matter is related to her plan for the power of the Kunlun Mountain dragon vein. If she heard that I had encountered a problem, she would definitely summon me."

Zhang Chen made his deductions and then went to the alchemy room. Watching the raging flames in the furnace, he slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the three demon gods to make their move. About a month later, suddenly, a terrifying aura swept up from the distance, its divine power overwhelming. Zhang Chen quickly stepped out of the palace, his eyes lighting up as he saw a hand grasping a vast galaxy and pressing down on the entire Kunlun Mountains: "Queen Mother of the West, come out and face your death!"

Zhang Chen looked up and saw a giant standing tall in the distance, his palm striking out and covering half of the Kunlun Mountains.

"God of Strength! How dare you offend my Kunlun Mountain! You deserve to die!" The Queen Mother of the West's furious voice rang out, followed by a five-colored ray of light shooting straight into the sky, sweeping across the heavens and earth.

The Queen Mother of the West made her move, instantly engaging the God of Strength in battle. At the same time, the God of Fire and the Star Shifter also appeared, and in an instant, the two sides became entangled in a fierce fight that caused the earth to collapse, mountains to crumble, and the universe to be torn apart.

Zhang Chen could see that the current Queen Mother of the West was far less powerful than she had been before. Back then, she had directly and forcefully defeated the three demon gods, but now she could only be on par with them.

"kill!"

The Queen Mother of the West fought a great battle with the three demon gods, and her figure gradually moved away from the Kunlun Mountains and disappeared into the boundless starry sky.

"My chance has come! It seems that the Queen Mother of the West has indeed reached her most critical moment, and even the three demon gods cannot defeat her quickly!" Zhang Chen watched the Queen Mother of the West's departing figure, and the next moment he used the Fire Escape Technique, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of the Creation Fire Spirit.

"You've finally arrived! Quickly help me escape this predicament. I'm suffocating here. This wretched place is neither above nor below the earth, and the dim, gloomy atmosphere is unbearable." The Heavenly Fire Spirit complained to Zhang Chen.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen said, "Of course I'm here to help you out of this predicament, but there's something else you need my help with."

"What is it?" asked the Creation Fire Spirit.

"You have to act in a play with me and help me force out the true spirit of the peach tree..." Zhang Chen whispered in the ear of the Creation Fire Spirit.

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Fire Spirit was taken aback and looked at Zhang Chen with a surprised expression. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He just said, "Alright! It's settled then. Leave this trivial matter to me. I am naturally his nemesis and will definitely complete this task."

“I’ve already arranged for the three demon gods to besiege Kunlun Mountain as a test of the Queen Mother of the West. After this test, we’ll decide on our next move. I can help you break free of your restraints now, but you can’t run out. You must stay underground and wait for my signal,” Zhang Chen said to the Creation Fire Spirit. The Creation Fire Spirit assured him, “Don’t worry, I will never ruin your grand plan. If there’s an opportunity to take revenge on the Queen Mother of the West, I’ll be more than happy to do so.”

The Creation Fire Spirit spoke with absolute certainty, his voice filled with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at the chains binding the Primordial Fire Spirit. These chains were forged by the Queen Mother of the West after the deaths of the other three Primordial Spirits. They were rare and supreme treasures, gathering the power of earth, water, and wind attributes. The wind attribute was useless to Zhang Chen, but the earth and water attributes would be no less beneficial to his Five Elements River than a congenital spiritual root. If he could obtain these two treasures and entrust them to the Five Elements River, Zhang Chen's cultivation would be boosted to an incredible level.

Looking at the three chains, Zhang Chen used his Five Elements Authority, and the chains representing the Creation of Heaven and Earth Spirit and the Creation of Heaven and Earth Water Spirit detached from the Creation of Heaven and Earth Fire Spirit, turning into two beads that floated in front of Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen carefully sensed the two beads. These were the origins of the spirit of creation and the spirit of creation, but they were only the purest origins. Their consciousness had been obliterated by the Queen Mother of the West.

The obliteration of the consciousness of these two primordial deities was a good thing for Zhang Chen. He immediately poured his two primordial spirits into the bead to refine and control it.

The Heavenly Fire Spirit was extremely excited. Looking at the blue chains binding it, it muttered, "The wind fuels the fire, and the power of the Heavenly Wind Spirit helps my cultivation. How could it possibly bind me?"

Then, the Creation Fire Spirit transformed into a bead. The bead shone with divine light like a great sun. It used some unknown method to break free from the chains. Then, the chains formed by the Creation Wind Spirit were sucked into the red bead like noodles.

The next moment, the red bead twisted and transformed into the shape of the "Lingbao" from the game Honor of Kings. Its body was fiery red, its eyes emitted golden light and flames, and it stared at Zhang Chen with a fierce aura. Its entire aura was locked on Zhang Chen, and it looked like it was about to make a move.

Zhang Chen wasn't surprised to see the restless Creation Fire Spirit. The nature of flames is filled with violence and destruction, brimming with the power of annihilation. The other party was no pushover either; it would be strange if it obediently submitted to him.

Looking at the fierce-looking Creation Fire Spirit in front of him, Zhang Chen remained silent. He was waiting for the Creation Fire Spirit to make a move, and then he would take the opportunity to teach it a lesson, making it completely submit to him.

"Boy, quickly break the contract within my true spirit, and I may spare your life; otherwise, I will burn you to ashes." The Creation Fire Spirit made no attempt to conceal its ferocity.

"Does the Ancestor intend to break his promise?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Hmph, what's the point of talking about loyalty with an ant like you? I am a supreme innate deity, and you are nothing but an ant. It is already an immense honor for me to spare your life." The voice of the Creation Fire Spirit was filled with ruthlessness.

Zhang Chen glanced at the Creation Fire Spirit, a thought flashing through his mind: "This Creation Fire Spirit cannot be kept. Its consciousness must be erased. Otherwise, if it causes any trouble around me in the future, it will be bad. Or, if it makes some underhanded moves when I fight with someone, wouldn't that be a trap to kill me?"

He controls the Five Elements and the other party's true spirit. Erasing the other party's consciousness is just a matter of a thought. However, he also needs to use the Heaven-Opening Fire Spirit to deal with the true spirit of the Peach Tree. Therefore, he must first stabilize and utilize the other party before eliminating him.

He doesn't need the opponent's combat power at all. As long as he entrusts the opponent to the Five Elements River, he can naturally transform the opponent into his own combat power.

“I know I cannot bind the Ancestor forever, nor have I ever intended to bind him forever. So, if the Ancestor helps me remove the true spirit of the Peach Tree, giving me the opportunity to refine and control it, and thus granting me immortality, I will release the shackles on the Ancestor’s true spirit. How about that? We can then wipe the slate clean, becoming strangers in the martial world, neither of us recognizing each other.” Zhang Chen said, his voice filled with a sigh.

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Heavenly Fire Spirit's eyes flickered. He recalled how Zhang Chen had easily broken the two chains, freeing the Queen Mother of the West from her restrictions, and had inexplicably refined and controlled his own true spirit. Moreover, the other party was not afraid of his flames. He felt a deep sense of apprehension towards Zhang Chen and did not want to truly fall out with him.

However, this did not stop him from trying his best to gain benefits for himself, so he said, "I can lend you a hand, but you still need to hand over the origins of the Heaven and Earth Spirit and the Heaven and Earth Water Spirit to me."

Zhang Chen understood the Five Elements Dao and could roughly guess that the Heavenly Fire Spirit wanted to control the Heavenly Earth Spirit and the Heavenly Water Spirit for the other party's use. The other party belonged to the Four Heavenly Spirits, and once devoured, it would definitely gain some benefit. However, he could not let the Heavenly Fire Spirit achieve its goal so easily. If the other party became suspicious, it would definitely realize that his motives were not good.

"First, keep this old guy calm, and then when things settle down, erase his intelligence!" Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)