I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 861 Don't want it? ? ? Come in!!!
The Queen Mother of the West has already given the treasure to Zhang Chen; does Zhang Chen have any other choice?
Of course he had no choice!
"Although this matter is dangerous, you are immune to the power of divine punishment, and the other party cannot do anything to you." The Queen Mother of the West reassured Zhang Chen, "If you can accomplish this, I will certainly reward you handsomely."

What could Zhang Chen say upon hearing this?

He could only nod: "I will obey Your Majesty's orders."

The Queen Mother of the West was very satisfied with Zhang Chen's attitude. Then, she saw him suddenly unleash a powerful attack, striking the world barrier. Countless threads of law on the world barrier were severed, and a passage with no end in sight appeared in Zhang Chen's field of vision.

"Go quickly!" The Queen Mother of the West grabbed Zhang Chen by the neck and hurled him towards the passage. Zhang Chen was thrown for countless miles, landing directly at the end of the passage. The next moment, the Five Directions Banner erupted with fierce energy, attacking forward. Then, the void ahead distorted, and the world barrier was pierced through a distance by the Five Directions Banner. Zhang Chen hurriedly used his supernatural powers to fly into the passage. However, before he could reach the end of the passage, a mysterious power flowed within the world barrier, and the torn passage began to repair itself, with the broken laws of heaven and earth beginning to reorganize.

"We can't delay any longer, quickly bring out the jade tablet." The Queen Mother of the West hurriedly reminded him from behind, while cursing herself inwardly for her 'miscalculation'. Looking at Zhang Chen's tortoise-like speed, she realized that she had forgotten to teach this fellow a flying technique. At the crucial moment, she had forgotten that Zhang Chen's flying speed was too slow.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen immediately summoned the jade tablet. Terrifying energy fluctuations erupted from the tablet, tearing the world barrier in front of him apart for countless miles once again. The jade tablet sped away into the distance, but after flying only a few hundred meters, a purple lightning bolt flashed in the void, shattering the jade tablet in an instant. The original four words "Don't come in" were broken and pulverized into the two words "Come in," while the "Don't" word vanished into nothingness.

"Holy crap! Something terrible is about to happen! Is this intentional or unintentional?" Zhang Chen's eyes were filled with astonishment when he saw this scene.

Although he was stunned, he did not delay his escape. He saw Zhang Chen turn around and run without saying a word. However, his escape speed could not keep up with the speed at which the world barrier was recovering. Just as the world barrier was about to heal and trap Zhang Chen inside, the Queen Mother of the West intervened. She remotely controlled the Five Banners, which turned into a stream of light and brought Zhang Chen out.

Zhang Chen is immune to the power of lightning punishment, so how could the Queen Mother of the West just watch him die in the passage?

As soon as Zhang Chen stood still, he saw the Queen Mother of the West staring blankly into the distance with an unpleasant expression. Zhang Chen cautiously asked, "Your Majesty, the jade token has already been sent out. Why do you look so unwell?"

“I have fallen into Heaven’s trap again. The jade tablet that was originally meant to say ‘don’t come in’ was erased by the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, and after it became the word ‘come in,’ it was sent out. I’m afraid the people outside will suffer from this scheme.” The Queen Mother of the West’s eyes were filled with embarrassment.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen tentatively said, "Your Majesty, there's no need to think that way. I think this is a good thing. You can imagine, if the outsiders come in and join forces with you, you can bombard the world barrier together and escape together, right?"

"You think it's that simple? Heaven will never let those people in easily. It will definitely try every means to exhaust all their energy before letting them in. At that time, everyone will be lambs to the slaughter." The Queen Mother of the West's voice was full of gloom.

"Heaven has no intelligence; how could it have such meticulous calculations?" Zhang Chen asked tentatively.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West shook her head: "You don't understand. Although the Heavenly Dao has no consciousness, its instinctive deductions are even more terrifying."

After saying this, the Queen Mother of the West took Zhang Chen's hand and transformed into a stream of light, returning to Kunlun Mountain: "You must quickly build the underground palace. We don't have much time left. Before the Heavenly Dao lets them in, it will definitely eliminate me first. I must make preparations in advance."

The Queen Mother of the West's words were inexplicable and illogical. Zhang Chen listened thoughtfully, and seeing that the Queen Mother of the West was about to go into seclusion again, Zhang Chen quickly said, "Your Majesty, with the disappearance of the Creation Fire Spirit, the Golden Armor Warriors can no longer be trained, and the number of warriors can no longer be increased. Please make a decision, Your Majesty."

Zhang Chen quickly said something to the Queen Mother of the West.

"How much longer will it take to complete the construction of your altar?" The Queen Mother of the West did not inquire about the Creation Fire Spirit or the Golden Armor Warrior's lifespan extension. Instead, she asked about the progress of Zhang Chen's altar construction.

“In another fifty years, the project should be completed,” Zhang Chen replied.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West nodded: "You must make sure that feng shui formation is built properly, and there must be no oversights."

After speaking, the Queen Mother of the West disappeared, leaving Zhang Chen standing there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

Is this gone?

She actually didn't care about the life or death of the golden-armored warriors of Kunlun Mountain?

Zhang Chen felt that the Queen Mother of the West was acting very strangely at this moment!
At this moment, a streak of blue light flashed across the void, landing in front of Zhang Chen after a few leaps and turns, transforming into the appearance of the Azure Cloud Goddess: "Where is the Queen Mother of the West?"

"The Queen Mother of the West has gone into seclusion." Zhang Chen's voice was somewhat cryptic. "As for the matter of the Golden Armored General's lifespan, is there any plan?" Lady Biyun inquired.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen shook his head. Seeing this, Lady Biyun's expression changed. She was a smart woman and seemed to have thought of some possibilities.

"Is the Queen Mother of the West going to abandon Kunlun Mountain?" Lady Biyun asked, her voice low and seemingly murmuring.

"Perhaps! Otherwise, there's no reason why the Queen Mother of the West would ignore the lives of everyone on Kunlun Mountain. Her injuries must have reached an extremely serious level, to the point that she can't even care about her vast territory outside." Zhang Chen's voice was full of sighs as he looked towards the underground palace. "I think if the Queen Mother of the West falls into a deep sleep, we might have a chance to escape Kunlun Mountain and gain our freedom. We need to prepare as soon as possible. Once we leave Kunlun Mountain, it won't be easy to survive in this chaotic world. Moreover, this world is about to undergo a major change, so we need to prepare early."

Lady Biyun glanced at Zhang Chen: "I'll refine more pills to prepare for future uncertainties."

The couple looked at each other, their unspoken understanding evident.

Since returning from beyond the heavens, Zhang Chen often looked up at the sky and gazed at the Milky Way. He saw that the fallen Milky Way had been restored, and there were specks of divine light twinkling in the starry sky. The stars in the heavens had transformed into an invisible array, which seemed to be in operation.

Zhang Chen was also pondering various future matters. He didn't know how much longer he could stay in this world, or whether he would have the chance to witness the demon god from beyond the heavens being trapped and killed by the Great World.

"I have two questions in my mind. First, judging from the current situation, the Great Freedom Demon is very likely to merge with this world in the future. Why would the Great Freedom Demon be torn apart by five horses in the future world? Second, logically speaking, the Great Thousand World has refined countless demons and gods from beyond the heavens and turned them into its own foundation. The Great Thousand World should have a rich foundation in the future and be an incomparably brilliant era. How come it has reached the end of the Dharma period?"

Zhang Chen pondered various reasons in his mind. Although he had glimpsed a corner of the mysterious era, he was even more confused.

Logically speaking, the Great Thousand Worlds has refined the Queen Mother of the West and countless demon gods at the Primordial Chaos Realm, so the whole world should have ushered in a brilliant era. Why is it that my era could not accommodate stronger beings?
"What exactly happened?" Zhang Chen suddenly remembered the troublemaker, the Great Freedom Demon. Could it be related to the Great Freedom Demon?

"Perhaps I could go to the future world and ask the Great Freedom Demon, after all, that old guy has lived from this mysterious creation era to the future era," Zhang Chen thought to himself.

“After the era of the Queen Mother of the West, it should have been the era of gods. The era of gods was incredibly brilliant. Logically speaking, the Heavenly Dao of that era had already refined countless beings at the Primordial Chaos Realm, which is why the brilliant era of gods should have arrived, right? There would have been no rise of emperors, and emperors would never have had the opportunity to rise.” Zhang Chen was puzzled.

In the past, Zhang Chen thought that he had taught the Emperor the supreme method, giving the Emperor the opportunity to slay the gods and cleanse the universe. But now that Zhang Chen has witnessed the power of the Primordial Chaos Realm in the Creation Era, he feels that he was too presumptuous before. It is not so easy for the Emperor to slay the gods and sever an era.

"Would those powerful beings at the Primordial Chaos Realm really just sit and wait to die?" Zhang Chen muttered to himself. "Unless those gods were all weaklings, which is why they were killed by the Emperor. But I personally experienced the power of those gods in the previous era. I personally felt how powerful they were. According to the current realm classification, they were at least at the Great Luo Realm. How could the Emperor have the opportunity to drive away and kill all the gods in the sky?"

"So what exactly happened in the future?" Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind as he tapped his knees slowly with his fingers.

He can't understand!
Time passed slowly, and Kunlun Mountain remained calm. However, beneath this calm, Zhang Chen always felt that there were unseen undercurrents surging.

Thirty years later, the white ape returned.

"Why is there no power of the Heavenly Fire Spirit?" The white ape had just returned to Kunlun Mountain when he sensed something was wrong and quickly asked, his voice full of confusion.

"The Heavenly Fire Spirit disappeared inexplicably, and I have no idea where it is." Zhang Chen shook his head.

"The Creation Fire Spirit is missing? Does the Queen Mother of the West know?" The white ape's expression changed upon hearing this.

“I have already reported this to the Queen Mother of the West, but she has not paid any attention to it,” Zhang Chen said.

Upon hearing this, the white ape looked thoughtful and then said, "I will go to the front of Her Majesty's palace and wait for Her Majesty to emerge from seclusion."

The white ape transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the distance, leaving Zhang Chen standing there silently watching its departing figure. After a long while, he turned and headed towards the underground palace, where he was preparing the final layout of the feng shui formation.

(End of this chapter)