I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 860 The Thirty-Three Heavens Embedded in the World Barrier
Upon hearing Xi Wangmu's words, Zhang Chen's eyes revealed a thoughtful expression. Then, he saw Xi Wangmu stride into the chaos, continuously devouring the power of chaos.

At this moment, the chaos within the world surged with towering waves, with the forces of earth, water, wind, and fire constantly exploding, yet stopping amidst the turbulent collisions.

"What terrifying power! The entire chaos is boiling. Does that power come from the barrier of the world?" Zhang Chen looked at the power fluctuating in the chaos and made a guess.

The Queen Mother of the West strode forward, swallowing up all the energy in the chaos wherever she went. It seemed to have become a bottomless pit, absorbing all the waves that were about to approach her.

It is unknown how long the Queen Mother of the West traversed through the chaos, but she finally arrived at the world barrier again, at the place where the altar was inlaid. Her eyes looked at the place where the altar was inlaid, and her expression changed.

Zhang Chen was also stunned, staring blankly at the barrier of the world. He saw a strange object embedded outside the barrier of the world outside the chaos, seemingly echoing the altar.

Zhang Chen recognized the object at a glance; it was the Thirty-Three Heavens, after all, he was very familiar with the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Within those thirty-three heavens, shadowy figures flickered, using their supernatural powers to lock onto the altar, intending to enter the Great Thousand World using the altar as a coordinate.

"Oh no! They're using the altar as an anchor point and the Thirty-Three Heavens as a boat, trying to break through the world barrier and break in!" A hint of panic appeared in the Queen Mother of the West's voice. This was the first time Zhang Chen had ever seen a hint of panic in the Queen Mother of the West's eyes.

The Queen Mother of the West leaped onto the altar and looked out at the chaos. She saw countless people outside the chaos pushing the Thirty-Three Heavens, trying to use the Thirty-Three Heavens to break through the world barrier and enter the world.

"Don't come in! Don't come in!" The Queen Mother of the West roared at the outside of chaos from the altar, but a figure appeared on the world barrier and absorbed all of the Queen Mother of the West's voice.

"The will of Heaven!!!" The Queen Mother of the West looked at the figure blocking the sound waves, a serious expression on her face.

The figure didn't speak, it just stood there blankly.

"Your Majesty, what has happened?" Zhang Chen asked tentatively.

"This world is going to devour people! He lured the demons from the chaos into this world, wanting to make those primordial demons spread their paths within it, thus facilitating the evolution of his own world." The Queen Mother of the West's voice was filled with horror.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen was startled: "Is that the will of the world? Could the will of the world possess sentience?"

"It is the will of the world, but it has no wisdom, only the instinct for evolution." The Queen Mother of the West's voice was full of bitterness: "And once a Primordial Chaos level demon god enters it, it will surely become the best nourishment for this world."

Zhang Chen looked at the Queen Mother of the West, then at the thirty-three heavens embedded in the barrier of the world, seemingly lost in thought.

"The Queen Mother of the West came from the chaos, but is trapped in the Great Thousand World?" This was the thought that arose in Zhang Chen's mind at this moment: "The Great Thousand World wants the Queen Mother of the West to abandon her physical body and disperse her Dao in this world, so as to fulfill the foundation of this world. The Queen Mother of the West is unwilling to escape from this world."

So the question arises: why do those chaotic demons go to such lengths to enter the world?
Zhang Chen's mind was filled with too many questions. He wanted to ask the Queen Mother of the West, but seeing her anxious appearance, he was afraid of upsetting her.

But knowing the reason behind the matter was right before his eyes, he knew he would miss a golden opportunity if he didn't ask. So he tentatively asked, "Your Majesty is not from this world, but comes from Chaos?"

The Queen Mother of the West glanced at Zhang Chen and did not hide anything: "That's not the case. I did not come from Chaos, but from another world."

"There are worlds within chaos?" Zhang Chen asked in surprise.

The Queen Mother of the West nodded: "The chaos is vast and boundless, and of course there are other worlds. However, the world I inhabit is heading towards the end of Dharma and is collapsing. Therefore, countless powerful beings in my world calculated new opportunities for life and methods for all beings to overcome tribulations. Thus, the powerful beings of the Primordial Chaos calculated the location of this world and refined that world in the end of Dharma into the Thirty-Three Heavens, intending to relocate the entire world in the end of Dharma into this world." Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this. The relocation and migration of an entire world—what an enormous undertaking that was!

"Unfortunately, we were wrong! This world is not the primordial world we predicted, capable of accommodating Primordial Realm experts. It is merely a Great Thousand World! When I arrived first with the main force, I saw that this world was in the process of creation, its energy vast and boundless. I thought it was a primordial world, so I thought I would rush in first to merge with the Dao and gain the upper hand. But who knew that this was just a Great Thousand World, and this Great Thousand World was very unique. My timing was also very unfortunate. It actually caused the primordial spirit of this world to retain a trace of its original consciousness to merge with the Heavenly Dao. The laws of the world underwent a stress reaction during the formation process, transforming into a prison. It actually drew the power and origin of the world to strengthen the world barrier, trapping me here alive, trying to trap and kill me here, so that my origin would be absorbed into this world and become its nourishment."

The Queen Mother of the West poured out her grievances to Zhang Chen. She had been holding these words in for a long time. What could she do? She was helpless too!

This world constantly mobilizes its own resources to strengthen its world barrier, continuously drawing upon the primordial energy and fundamental laws of heaven and earth to reinforce it, causing the upper limit of the world's capacity to accommodate powerful beings to continuously decrease.

Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this, never expecting such a thing to exist; it was truly beyond his expectations.

"Do you see those thirty-three heavens? The powerful beings of my world followed my trail and found this world. They were misled by me and thought that this Great Thousand World was the Great World we had predicted. Now they actually want to use the thirty-three heavens to break through the barrier between heaven and earth of this world and enter it. Once they enter, they will definitely be trapped in this Great Thousand World like me, their origins will be absorbed into this world and become the foundation of this world. That's why I said this world is going to devour people!" The Queen Mother of the West's voice was full of seriousness.

Zhang Chen fell silent upon hearing this, looking at the Queen Mother of the West, unsure of what to say. He suddenly felt something was amiss. Given the Queen Mother of the West's usual personality, she would never explain so much to him. So why was she telling him so much?

"This isn't good!" Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

Sure enough, just as Zhang Chen had this thought, the Queen Mother of the West said, "Now I need your help. As long as you help me with one thing, I will grant you unparalleled opportunities and fortune, and it is not impossible for you to become a Chaos Demon God."

Zhang Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly bowed and said, "I wonder what Your Majesty needs me to do? I will go through fire and water for you."

“I cannot cross this world barrier because my cultivation is too high and I have been locked by the Heavenly Dao. But you are different. Your cultivation is too low and the Heavenly Dao will not even notice you. As long as I secretly use a secret technique to help you deceive the heavens, you will definitely have a chance to cross the world barrier,” said the Queen Mother of the West.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's heart skipped a beat, but he calmly refused, saying, "I do wish to lend Your Majesty a hand, but I have no ability to survive in the chaos. My death is nothing, but it would be terrible if I ruined Your Majesty's grand plan."

The Queen Mother of the West waved her hand: "It's alright. I didn't expect you to pass through this world barrier and enter the chaos. I just told you to try to go as far inside the world barrier as possible."

As she spoke, the Queen Mother of the West grabbed at the chaotic energy, which condensed into a jade tablet with four large bird-script characters engraved on it: "Do not enter!"

Then, the Queen Mother of the West stretched out her hand, took out the Five Banners, and poured vast divine power into them before handing them to Zhang Chen: "These Five Banners contain the power of my attack. Later, I will strike the world barrier, creating a passage. Quickly crawl inside, and at the end of the passage, use these Five Banners to strike. Perhaps you can carve out a passage large enough for you to pass through. Even if you cannot pass through that passage, throw this jade tablet out of the chaos. This jade tablet contains the power of my attack, which should be enough to break through the final world barrier and transmit information to the outside world."

Zhang Chen accepted the Five Elements Flag and the jade tablet, his eyes gleaming and his heart pounding. The Five Elements Flag corresponded to the five elements of heaven and earth, and the power of the five elements flowed within it. If he could master it and entrust it to the long river of the five elements, it would enhance his strength to an incredible degree.

Unfortunately, the Five Banners bear the mark of the Queen Mother of the West, and Zhang Chen dares not keep them for himself. If the Queen Mother of the West discovers this, it will ruin his grand plan.

While instructing Zhang Chen, the Queen Mother of the West gazed intently at the chaotic world, her eyes gleaming with light.

"Your Majesty commands, and I dare not disobey, but... but... I'm afraid I'll ruin Your Majesty's grand plan..." Zhang Chen hesitated, still reluctant to go in and jump into the pit.

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, the Queen Mother of the West patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder: "I have dealt with the Heavenly Dao of this world for many years, and I would never make a mistake in my calculations. You will surely be able to achieve my goal."

When each person makes a move, Heaven will impose divine punishment based on the cultivator's strength. If the divine punishment suffered by the Queen Mother of the West is ten, then the divine punishment suffered by Zhang Chen is only one. The difference between the two is like heaven and earth. It is naturally easier for Zhang Chen to use the Queen Mother of the West's methods to break through the world barrier, and he will encounter less resistance, making it easier for him to take action.

(End of this chapter)