I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 895 Law-Level Invisibility

Zhang Gaqi chased after the carriage, while Zhang Chen sat inside, watching Zhang Gaqi's retreating figure and shaking his head inwardly.

"What do you think of Zhang Gaqi?" Zhong Wubai followed Zhang Chen's gaze to Zhang Gaqi, who was running behind them, and asked.

Zhang Chen remained silent for a long while before saying, "A fool who is constantly entangled and struggling between ideals and reality!"

Zhong Wubai remained silent upon hearing this, and only after three or five breaths did he withdraw his gaze: "The assessment is very accurate!"

The imperial city greatly suppressed supernatural powers, leaving Zhang Gaqi with no choice but to chase after the carriage: "Zhang Chen, do you know what it means if you return to the Zhang family? Zhang Chen, you are a smart man, you must think carefully and consider the bigger picture!"

Zhang Chen lowered the carriage curtain, let out a soft sigh, and said in a voice full of inexplicable meaning, "It's really perplexing!"

Zhang Chen's dilemma lies in the fact that while there are many bad people in the Zhang family, there must also be many good people like Zhang Gaqi, which is why Zhang Chen is so conflicted.

Zhong Wubai was clearly aware of Zhang Chen's dilemma and slowly said, "It is indeed a difficult and complicated situation, so you need to find the right balance."

“If I were to take action against the current beneficiaries of the Zhang family, the Zhang family would be weakened infinitely, and the remaining people would inevitably face a purge by the royal family. When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken; everyone will be implicated, and no one can escape.” Zhang Chen sighed softly, and no one knew what he was thinking at that moment.

"But they want your life! Are you really going to give up your life and let them kill you?" Zhong Wubai asked.

Zhang Chen felt relieved upon hearing this, and a strange smile appeared on his lips: "What you say is true, sir. In order to live well, I can't care about many things anymore. It's better for my fellow Daoists to die than for me to die. Rather than me dying, I'd rather they all die, and then the world will be at peace."

The carriage drove away, leaving Zhang Gaqi standing there blankly, like a wooden statue, watching the departing carriage and horses without moving. Zhang Shenqi walked over from a distance and stood behind Zhang Gaqi, a cold glint in his eyes: "I told you long ago that this boy is a wolf in sheep's clothing and has no regard for the overall situation of the eight great families. He shouldn't have been allowed to enter the capital, but you just wouldn't believe me."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gaqi turned around and glanced at Zhang Shenqi, a bitter look in his eyes: "I must persuade him to change his mind. He is definitely not the kind of person who would disregard the bigger picture."

"A fool's dream!" Zhang Shenqi coldly rebuked, then turned and boarded a carriage, disappearing without a trace.

Watching Zhang Shenqi's departing figure, Zhang Gaqi took a breath: "This is tough!"

The carriage traveled through the bustling streets and arrived at the Zhong family's residence. There, hundreds of men, women, and children of the Zhong family were already waiting in the inner courtyard. When the carriage entered through the back gate and stopped, Zhang Chen saw hundreds of faces of men, women, and children.

"Greetings, Your Excellency." The crowd bowed to Zhong Wubai.

Zhong Wubai took Zhang Chen's hand and began to introduce his children to Zhang Chen. Zhong Wubai had seven sons and five daughters in his life. Needless to say, the five daughters had long been married off. Six of his seven sons had also been exiled. Only the eldest son's line remained in the mansion.

Zhong Xiang is a young lady from the eldest son's lineage.

Zhong Wubai pulled Zhang Chen along and began to introduce the line of people to him one by one. Men and women in red and green were all looking at Zhang Chen, some with eager eyes, some with flattery, and some with doubt.

But since Zhang Chen was so highly regarded and praised by Grandpa Zhong, who would dare to be rude to him? Not only would everyone refrain from being rude, but they would also try their best to curry favor with him.

As for the absurd plot points in the novel, and the plot points where someone dares to question Old Master Zhong, that's absolutely impossible. Old Master Zhong is the absolute authority in the Zhong family.

After some polite introductions, everyone was seated. Zhang Chen was invited to take the seat of honor, accompanied by the young and old members of the Zhong family. Various exquisite dishes and fine wines were served, and Zhang Chen ate with gusto. The banquet lasted for three hours before it finally ended, and Zhang Chen was then taken to a guest room to rest.

Zhang Chen's guest room is located in a small garden within the Zhong family mansion. It is a three-story building with its own entrance, surrounded by bamboo and flowers, making it very quiet and secluded.

Everything in the guest room was arranged perfectly, from the bedding to all the daily necessities, everything was brand new. There were also four stunningly beautiful sixteen-year-old maids serving the guests, and a group of martial arts masters with flowing auras guarded the courtyard.

In Kyoto, martial arts masters are more sought after than cultivators. Cultivators may not be able to demonstrate their skills, but martial arts masters are the mainstream in Kyoto and are the ones who decide the outcome of battles.

Zhang Chen refused the maid's service and sent her away. After carefully sensing his surroundings and confirming that there was nothing unusual, he looked at his cheat system interface:

[11 Skills (Tier 8): Invisibility Talisman (0/160000000)]

[Note 1: An eighth-tier expert, without eye techniques, cannot see through your invisibility talisman.]

The invisibility talisman was too low-level; it was no longer sufficient for Zhang Chen. Moreover, the experience points required to upgrade the talisman were, in Zhang Chen's current view, incredibly low—a single peach would suffice, more than enough. Zhang Chen took out a peach, but after thinking for a moment, he couldn't bear to eat it and returned it. Who knew what the future held, with the world undergoing great changes? Peaches were rare, and it was always better to have some on hand.

Zhang Chen activated the Bashe Space, and the jade stones that the Queen Mother of the West had used to build the great tomb were dissolved by the Bashe Space, turning into countless points that surged across Zhang Chen's cheat code.

The materials used to build the Queen Mother of the West's great tomb were no ordinary materials, and in the blink of an eye, Zhang Chen's points had accumulated to one billion.

Looking at the invisibility talisman on the cheat screen, Zhang Chen clicked on it directly:
[11 Skills (Tier 9): Invisibility Talisman (0/320000000)]

……

The tenth level requires 6.4 billion points.

The eleventh level requires 12.8 billion points.

The twelfth level requires 25.4 billion points.

At this moment, the various resources within Zhang Chenba's space began to melt and dissolve continuously. After all the accumulated resources, except for the pills and peaches, had been melted away, the total amount was exactly 28 billion.

Zhang Chen glanced at the cheat screen, casually clicked on it, and saw the invisibility spell on the cheat screen change:
[11 Skills (Law): Invisibility Talisman (0/100)]

Zhang Chen glanced at the cheat interface, then slowly closed it. For him, the law-level invisibility talisman was already sufficient for his use.

Zhang Chen stretched out his palm, and a golden talisman appeared in his hand. After his skill reached the Law level, it broke the quantity limit. As long as Zhang Chen wanted, and his strength allowed, it was not a problem to summon as many Law level talismans as he wanted.

Zhang Chen examined the golden talisman in his hand. It seemed to be made of pure gold, but it had a strange texture, somewhere between soft and hard. There were innate patterns flowing on it, which transformed into a mysterious order rune, flowing on the golden rune.

“Interesting.” Zhang Chen stroked the rune, his eyes scanning the patterns on it. Golden light shimmered on the patterns, yet they were faintly visible.

"A law-level invisibility talisman—even a Celestial Immortal wouldn't be able to see through it easily without the Heavenly Eye technique." Zhang Chen looked at the talisman in his hand with satisfaction, after all, in this Dharma-ending Age, this talisman was almost an unsolvable method.

However, the invisibility technique is not without its flaws. Once an attack is made or the energy of heaven and earth is mobilized, the person will fall out of the invisibility state.

Zhang Chen held the invisibility talisman in his hand and examined it for a long time. His gaze then fell on the Golden Finger panel (0/100). Based on his current understanding, those 100 data points should represent the level of comprehension of the laws, but Zhang Chen had not yet found the energy that could add points to the progress of the laws.

“It’s not easy to improve a law-level skill. My points can’t be added to the law-level energy anymore. Those hundred points are a huge gap for me.” Zhang Chen also felt strange.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Something that can accelerate the comprehension of the power of laws is not just ordinary energy.

"I wonder if I can quickly level up my Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, and if there are any limitations," Zhang Chen said, looking at the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique interface with some worry.

However, the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique is his fundamental method. No matter how many problems arise, he will work hard to overcome them. In fact, he will need to use the transformation techniques in the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to retaliate against the various families.

[Skill (Unranked): Nine Revolutions Profound Technique (0/1000000000)]

"It requires a billion points even before it's been upgraded to a high-level item, which is truly outrageous, but it does match the mystery of this divine ability." Zhang Chen looked at his own cheat interface and clicked on it the next moment.

[Skill (Tier 1): Nine Revolutions Profound Technique (0/10000000000)]

"Upgrading the first-tier Nine Revolutions Profound Technique requires 10 billion points, but I don't have enough points right now. Unless I take pills or eat peaches directly." Zhang Chen's eyes swept across the cheat screen. Whether it was pills or peaches, he was reluctant to eat them because he would have to rely on peaches to get through the great changes in the world in the future.

Zhang Chen had a hunch that the great changes in the world had not stopped, but were instead getting more and more serious.

One can imagine that, according to common sense, it could barely accommodate the Queen Mother of the West at the beginning of creation, but now it can't even accommodate the twelfth level cultivator. Wouldn't that mean the level of cultivators it can accommodate is getting lower and lower? How could it dare to waste such a treasure?
Even if his time-manipulation ability could accelerate the growth of the peach tree, it is currently only a seedling. It would take a very long time for it to grow into a mature tree, measured in millions or even billions of years. How could Zhang Chen dare to squander such a time?

(End of this chapter)