I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 862 Buried with Him!

Zhang Chen wasn't stupid. From all the evidence, he could tell that the Queen Mother of the West was seriously injured and very anxious.

Do you know why?
Such a big thing happened in West Kunlun, and even the Creation Fire Spirit escaped. Yet the Queen Mother of the West ignored it and chose to go into seclusion in the underground palace to cultivate. Doesn't that mean the Queen Mother of the West was in a hurry?

“The future of Kunlun Mountain will surely bring great changes!” Zhang Chen muttered to himself, but he did not know how Kunlun Mountain would change, nor could he predict it. After all, who could fathom the mind of the Queen Mother of the West?

Just as Zhang Chen was struggling with this decision, time flew by, and the feng shui formation was finally completed, as was the underground palace.

Just as the feng shui formation completed its closed loop, the dragon vein of the entire Kunlun Mountains trembled slightly, emitting a mysterious aura. Then, a beam of colorful light shot into the sky from the Kunlun Mountains, and the Queen Mother of the West emerged from the light.

"Greetings, Queen Mother of the West." Upon seeing the Queen Mother of the West appear, Zhang Chen's eyes revealed a hint of awe, and he quickly bowed in greeting.

"How is the construction of the underground palace going?" the Queen Mother of the West asked.

"Your Majesty, the setup is complete." Zhang Chen bowed respectfully.

"All golden-armored warriors, assemble here!" The Queen Mother of the West commanded all cultivators and innate beings in the Kunlun Mountains.

Before long, all living beings in the Kunlun Mountains gathered. Zhang Chen scanned the golden-armored warriors and innate beings in the mountains, and there were still 200,000 of them.

"I have already completed my grand tomb and will soon enter it to slumber. When the world reopens, I will be resurrected and return to the world. You should all be with me and be buried with me!" The Queen Mother of the West's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Zhang Chen's heart, making him dizzy and disoriented. He thought to himself, "My guess has come true. The Queen Mother of the West sensed something terrible was about to happen and was actually thinking of using the dragon veins of Kunlun Mountain to hide herself and wait until the world reopens."

Once heaven and earth reopen, they can naturally return to chaos, and the Queen Mother of the West can re-enter the chaos to recover to her peak state.

“Most importantly, the Queen Mother of the West actually wanted all the living beings of Kunlun Mountain to be buried with her. What about herself? What about Biyun?” Zhang Chen’s eyes began to redden.

As expected, as soon as the Queen Mother of the West finished speaking, the golden-armored warriors and innate beings of Kunlun Mountain were in an uproar. They all began to stir and looked at each other. One of the innate beings seemed unable to believe his ears and asked, "Ancestor, do you mean that we should follow you into that underground palace and stay there until the end of time?"

The Queen Mother of the West nodded, her gaze fixed intently on the primordial being: "What? You're not happy about it?"

"Now that heaven and earth have just been created, there are countless opportunities and fortunes to be had. This is the time for us to forge ahead. How can we waste our time in the tomb? Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I have no intention of wasting my time here!" After saying this, the primordial being turned into a stream of light and flew away.

As the words of the innate being fell, the eyes of the other innate beings all flickered, and without saying a word, they hurriedly transformed into streaks of light and fled into the distance, intending to escape from Kunlun Mountain.

Even the hundreds of thousands of golden-armored generals had sensed something was wrong and scattered without saying a word.

Zhang Chen glanced at Biyun Niangniang, then grabbed her wrist without a word and began running wildly through the mountains.

To be buried alive in the underground palace? That would truly be burial alive! The underground palace is built within the Kunlun Mountain dragon vein, which prohibits all magic, making it impossible for cultivators to cultivate. Before long, they would turn into withered bones in the tomb.

If they were to enter that great tomb, whether it was Zhang Chen or Lady Biyun, they would all be reduced to skeletons under the suppression of the dragon vein within a hundred years.

Even if there are peaches?
Peaches cannot grow in the dragon vein and can only enter a dormant state.

So Zhang Chen grabbed Biyun Niangniang's hand and fled without saying a word.

"Can they escape?" The Queen Mother of the West sighed softly, and the five flags in her hand flew out, landing in the eight directions of heaven and earth. In an instant, they formed a primordial array, trapping all living beings in Kunlun Mountain within it.

"The Innate Five Elements Grand Array? Yet it cannot trap me!" Zhang Chen looked at the grand array barrier blocking his way, activated his Five Elements Authority, and broke straight out, disappearing outside the array.

The Queen Mother of the West, who was suppressing cultivators from all sides within the great formation, couldn't help but let out a soft "Eh" upon seeing this scene, her eyes revealing a hint of curiosity: "Impressive technique, my Five Elements Great Formation couldn't even hold it off for a moment."

Then, the Queen Mother of the West stretched out her hand and grabbed at the creatures that were running around in Kunlun Mountain. All the creatures flew up and fell into her fair and delicate palm, turning into sealed puppets.

The next moment, the Queen Mother of the West stepped out and reappeared in front of a large mountain, having left the Five Elements Formation.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chen dragged Biyun Niangniang along as they fled. Biyun Niangniang's voice was filled with horror: "The Queen Mother of the West actually ordered countless living beings in Kunlun Mountain to be buried with her! This is utterly inhuman!" Zhang Chen's face was extremely grim: "I originally thought the Queen Mother of the West only wanted to use the power of the Kunlun Mountain dragon vein to seal herself, but who knew she would actually order all living beings in the entire Kunlun Mountain to be buried with her? This is truly inhuman!"

“Let’s find a desolate mountain to hide in. As long as we can avoid the current trouble, and after the Queen Mother of the West enters the tomb to sleep, we can regain our freedom…” Before Zhang Chen could finish speaking, a figure appeared in front of him, draped in colorful light, blocking his path.

"Where are you two going?" The Queen Mother of the West looked at the two of them, her voice devoid of sorrow or joy.

Zhang Chen stopped flying, stood in the void, and blocked Biyun Niangniang's way: "Why is Your Majesty like this? I have done no great service for Your Majesty, but I have certainly worked hard for you. Why don't you spare my life? I will be eternally grateful and pray for Your Majesty day and night."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West shook her head: "Others may not be able to be buried with me, but you absolutely cannot, because you know the layout of my feng shui formation. Before the immeasurable calamity of the future arrives, I will be completely asleep. How can I let you wander outside?"

Zhang Chen was taken aback upon hearing this, then a bitter smile appeared on his lips: "It seems that I am destined to be buried with the Empress today?"

The Queen Mother of the West nodded: "They must be buried with her."

Seeing this, Zhang Chen sighed helplessly: "I am willing to be buried with Your Majesty, but my wife is unaware of the structure of this feng shui tomb. I wonder if Your Majesty could spare her life?"

“I am willing to go to the tomb with my husband and be buried alive with him. We are husband and wife, one and never to be separated. How can you be buried alone in that dark and oppressive house?” Upon hearing this, Lady Biyun firmly grasped Zhang Chen’s wrist, her voice filled with determination.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen's eyes flashed, and he shook his head in refusal: "No! You must follow my arrangements."

Zhang Chen winked at Biyun Niangniang, then turned to the Queen Mother of the West: "Your Majesty, could you please grant me this favor?"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West shook her head: "You two are a loving couple, but I cannot bear to separate you. I have thought that it is not safe to bury you in the great tomb. You know the key to my feng shui formation. If you escape while I am asleep, or if you damage my feng shui tomb, I will be in big trouble."

Zhang Chen was taken aback upon hearing this, and his expression changed drastically as he sensed the murderous intent in the Queen Mother of the West's words.

“Biyun knows nothing. She can enter the tomb with Your Highness and serve you. I am willing to eliminate any potential dangers for Your Highness.” Zhang Chen’s face was bitter. He never expected that he would not even be buried alive with Your Highness and would end up dying.

The Queen Mother of the West turned her head and glanced at Lady Biyun, then said to her, "Biyun, come here!"

"Your Majesty, what do you intend to do with Jia Shiba?" Biyun Niangniang was no fool; she asked with a pale face.

“He has his mission. Kunlun Mountain is still short of a tomb keeper, so he can stay outside and guard the tomb,” said the Queen Mother of the West.

"Really?" Lady Biyun looked at Zhang Chen with a pale face, somewhat incredulous.

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this: "Go ahead! I'll wait for you outside!"

After speaking, the Queen Mother of the West transformed into a streak of light, engulfing Biyun Niangniang and disappearing into the void. Zhang Chen stood in the void, turning his head to look towards Kunlun Mountain. Looking at the grand formation composed of the five flags, a bitter smile appeared on his lips. He had already sensed that the Queen Mother of the West had destroyed his physical body and primordial spirit before leaving: "Indeed, the Queen Mother of the West can naturally escape into the chaos when the world ends. My greatest value to her was resisting the heavenly punishment. Now that the crisis of the heavenly punishment is gone, I am naturally a dispensable pawn. Moreover, I also know the entire layout of the feng shui formation and the underground palace. If she were to cause damage in the future, the Queen Mother of the West would not be able to withstand it. To the Queen Mother of the West, I am just a variable. The best way to deal with me is to annihilate me and make me shut up forever."

Zhang Chen sighed softly, his voice filled with helplessness. His body turned into wisps of gray and vanished into the void.

real world
Old Turtle Ridge Tomb
In front of the stone monument

Zhang Chen, who was meditating, slowly opened his eyes, a strange look in them: "I never thought I would die at the hands of the Queen Mother of the West, and the Queen Mother of the West never imagined that I could be resurrected in the distant future."

"Although the Queen Mother of the West killed me, she won't get away with it either. I've secretly tampered with her feng shui formation. What was originally a nourishing feng shui formation has now been transformed into a place for raising corpses after my manipulations. The Queen Mother of the West is sleeping in the Kunlun Mountain dragon vein, and her physical body has been silently nurtured into a zombie. I've outmaneuvered her!" Zhang Chen felt secretly pleased.

However, after returning to Kunlun in his dream, he was also somewhat terrified. He seemed to have seen only the tip of the iceberg of that mysterious era of creation, and he seemed to have some understanding and grasp of the root cause of the great changes in the world. However, many things were like a fog, and he could not see through them at all.

"Logically speaking, in my era, all those Hunyuan powerhouses should have merged into the Great Thousand World. It should be an extremely brilliant era now. How come it's even worse now? The twelfth rank has become a legend?" Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)