I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 869 Wake up
How powerful would the Queen Mother of the West's physical body be after being nurtured by the Kunlun Dragon Vein? It's something that Zhang Chen, a nobody who hasn't even achieved immortality, could never fathom.

Next comes refining the physical body. They will be facing an unparalleled being like the Queen Mother of the West inside the tomb. How could Zhang Chen let Zhou Chuan and Chen Xu stay here and risk their lives?

For an existence like the Queen Mother of the West, who can take lives with a mere thought, Zhou Chuan and Chen Xu simply cannot withstand her.

However, Zhou Chuan was quite loyal and insisted on going in and out with Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen could not let the two of them stay in the tomb to die. To be honest, he now had the power of the Blood Path and the art of taking someone else's place. He thought that he could still escape if he encountered a crisis. If he took Zhou Chuan and Chen Xu with him, it would be a waste if the two of them died!
Of course, Zhang Chen could also ignore the zombie and let the mark invade and refine it on its own. However, once the zombie is born, the trouble would be much greater. Before Zhang Chen's mark could control the zombie, he would be slapped to death by the Queen Mother of the West. The consequences would be even more serious.

Zhang Chen knew perfectly well that this zombie's strength had reached an unimaginable level. After all, with the Queen Mother of the West's physical body as a foundation, plus the nourishment from the entire Kunlun ancestral vein, the extent to which this body would reach after transforming into a zombie was completely beyond his comprehension.

The physical body of a Primordial Chaos level expert, combined with the nourishment of the earth's power, would inevitably give birth to an existence that is terrifying to the extreme.

Faced with Zhang Chen's insistence on leaving, Zhou Chuan and Chen Xu wanted to stay and weather the storm together, but in the end they couldn't resist Zhang Chen's obstinacy and had no choice but to leave the tomb.

As the two retreated, Zhang Chen stood before the coffin, his eyes scanning the Queen Mother of the West inside. He slowly sat cross-legged in front of her, trying his best to activate the feng shui array to isolate her aura and delay the time it would take for her to wake up.

Zhang Chen sat cross-legged in front of the coffin. Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, a mysterious energy flowed within the coffin, startling Zhang Chen from his meditation. Zhang Chen looked at the corpse inside the coffin and saw that there were holy rays of light flowing within it. With Zhang Chen accelerating the process day by day, the Queen Mother of the West had begun to awaken from her slumber.

"It's you!!!" A voice rang in Zhang Chen's ears: "Weren't you dead? How are you still alive?"

The Queen Mother of the West's surprised voice echoed throughout the entire tomb.

"Your Majesty, we meet again. I have missed you dearly since we parted years ago," Zhang Chen said, sitting cross-legged in front of the coffin, his tone ambiguous.

"Miss you? I don't know if you've eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, daring to come before me and flaunt your power. Although I don't know why you didn't die back then, that doesn't matter anymore. I'll just kill you again!" The Queen Mother of the West's voice was full of disdain. The next moment, divine light flowed around her, and she was about to kill Zhang Chen. But who knew that the next moment, the Queen Mother of the West's exclamation rang out from inside the coffin: "You scoundrel, what have you done to my physical body?"

"Damn it! How could this be? How could my physical body turn into a zombie?" The Queen Mother of the West's incredulous voice echoed through the void.

As the will of the Queen Mother of the West revived, a vast new will emerged within her physical body, constantly clashing with her and vying for control of the body.

The Queen Mother of the West's physical body, after being nurtured, had long since developed self-awareness, but had remained dormant. Now, as the Queen Mother of the West's true spirit awakens, the zombie's physical will also begins to awaken, engaging in a life-or-death struggle with the Queen Mother of the West.

The Queen Mother of the West wanted to refine her physical body again and regain control of it, while the zombie wanted to trap the Queen Mother of the West's will within her body, then bind and refine it, ultimately fulfilling its own destiny.

If this zombie can refine a Primordial Chaos level True Spirit, its cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds, reaching an incredible level.

"A fight between two tigers is a good thing for me."

Just as countless thoughts were flashing through Zhang Chen's mind, he saw chaotic energy constantly being born in the void before him. Then, the chaotic energy collided and surged back and forth, startling Zhang Chen so much that he hurriedly mobilized the Five Elements Authority to suppress the chaotic energy in the void. If he could not resolve the chaotic energy that was surging out, he was afraid that the entire tomb would be transformed into a chaotic state, causing unpredictable disasters.

Watching the divine light vying for control within the corpse, Zhang Chen simply sat calmly to the side, occasionally using his time-accelerating abilities. Meanwhile, the Queen Mother of the West was busy fighting the zombie for control of the body and had no time to care about Zhang Chen.

Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye. Since Zhou Chuan and Chen Xu left the tomb two years ago, they have never come back. Inside the tomb, there is only Zhang Chen, who is just watching the show, and the Queen Mother of the West and the zombies who are fighting to the death.

At this moment, Zhang Chen had already gained control of the zombie's arms, and he continued to attack the zombie's legs without making a sound.

As for outside affairs? What about Kyoto?

Zhang Chen couldn't care less about anything else. In two years, the Pingbian Prince's caravan had barely reached the capital. For him, there was still plenty of time.

If Zhang Chen could control the zombie's legs, it would be equivalent to having control of most of the zombie.

Having arrived in Kyoto, he would have more confidence in the face of its unpredictable situation. To be honest, ever since his trip to the Primordial Era, Zhang Chen felt that the world was too complex and he couldn't quite grasp it. Without a trump card, he really wouldn't dare to roam around.

Through his observation over the past two years, he has also come to realize the power of the Queen Mother of the West. As expected of the Queen Mother of the West, she is a being of the Primordial Chaos level. The will of the zombie was gradually suppressed by her, and the true spirit of the Queen Mother of the West gradually gained the upper hand.

"If this trend continues, one day the Queen Mother of the West will suppress the zombie's spirituality, then devour it, thus greatly advancing her cultivation and gaining control of its physical body." Zhang Chen looked calmly at the zombie's body, as if it were an emotionless robot.

Without him, the Queen Mother of the West would certainly have achieved her wish, and the future outcome would have been that she would have devoured the true spirit of the zombie and thus obtained the fortune of the Kunlun Mountain ancestral vein, soaring to the heavens. However, with Zhang Chen around, Zhang Chen was no pushover either.

Zhang Chen sat quietly cross-legged, watching the battle between the Queen Mother of the West and the true spirit of the zombie. The Queen Mother of the West needed time, and Zhang Chen also needed time to master the legs that were invading the zombie.

"Only when the true spirit of the Queen Mother of the West and the true spirit of the zombie are locked in a fierce battle will these two beings be too preoccupied to pay attention to me, giving me time to complete more of my plans." Zhang Chen silently closed his eyes, and the next moment casually cast a time acceleration spell.

Time flew by, and another year and a half passed. At one point, Zhang Chen had a sudden thought. He looked at the zombie's legs and saw that the countdown on the zombie's legs had ended. Then, the countdown on the zombie's torso began.

"The head controls the whole body, which is important, but the torso connects to the limbs, allowing the power of the limbs to be twisted into a single rope. For me, controlling the torso is the most important. As for the head... it is the battleground between the zombie's true spirit and the Queen Mother of the West's true spirit. If they discover my refining mark, it could trigger a joint counterattack, causing them to unite against a common enemy. In that case, I would be shooting myself in the foot." Zhang Chen knew very well that the torso was the key. Once he controlled the hands, the opponent's attack power would be greatly reduced. By controlling the legs, he could control the direction of movement. If he could control the entire torso and connect all the power in his body, even if the zombie's true spirit still occupied the head, it couldn't control its limbs, so what could it do?

Isn't it still just letting oneself be driven?
Just as countless thoughts were swirling in Zhang Chen's mind, half a year passed in a flash. Suddenly, at a certain moment, the blue light on the zombie's head completely overwhelmed the white light. The zombie opened its eyes, and a blue light flowed in them. The blue light representing the Queen Mother of the West had completely gained the upper hand and gained control of the physical body.

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother is truly remarkable! Even a giant zombie that has been nurtured for countless millennia cannot subdue you!" Zhang Chen asked as soon as he saw the Queen Mother of the West open her eyes.

"You tricked me!!!" The Queen Mother of the West glared at Zhang Chen through gritted teeth: "You secretly replaced the great formation with the corpse-raising formation!"

If she still doesn't know that this was Zhang Chen's scheme, then she is not worthy of claiming to have attained the Primordial Dao.

“It’s because you’ve never treated me like a human being and tried to kill me that I had no choice but to fight back,” Zhang Chen sighed softly.

"You wait! Once I have complete control over this body, I will search the highest heavens and the deepest hell to grind you to dust!" The Queen Mother of the West gritted her teeth in hatred.

"I'm waiting for you. If you're so capable, why don't you just grind me to dust?" Zhang Chen said, his voice full of smugness and undisguised mockery.

At this time, the Queen Mother of the West was still unable to control her physical limbs and thought that she had not completely suppressed the true spirit of the zombie, which was why she could not move her hands and feet.

"Don't let your petty ambitions lead you astray!" The Queen Mother of the West snorted coldly, closed her eyes, and ignored him.

"Queen Mother of the West, I have a question I would like to ask you. Please answer it, Your Majesty," Zhang Chen said.

"Hmph!" The Queen Mother of the West snorted coldly, her voice full of contempt, and she disdained to answer Zhang Chen's words.

"If you don't speak, don't blame me for being offensive," Zhang Chen said coldly.

"Offend? I have now become a zombie, my physical body is immortal and indestructible, heaven and earth cannot destroy me, how can you offend me?" The Queen Mother of the West sneered.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen lifted his robe and slowly pulled down his trousers: "I think that before you fully control this body, I can still do many things. I, Zhang Chen, have slept with many women, but I wonder what the taste of a high-ranking female Grand Luo expert's mouth is like?"

As Zhang Chen finished speaking, the Queen Mother of the West's aura became chaotic, and her voice sharpened, losing its confident composure: "You scoundrel, how dare you blaspheme me! I will surely extract your soul, refine it, and burn it to the heavens, so that you will never be reincarnated!"

(End of this chapter)