Clearly, all of this doesn’t adhere to common sense.
Zhang Chen pondered carefully for a moment: "It seems that both the stone tablet and the Dragon Qi only drop skills after being attacked by my Light of the True God. Does this mean that dropping skills requires them to be attacked? But how does my Light of the True God work?"
His Light of the True God was a skill that dropped automatically when listening to scripture.
"Could this Twelfth Tier Mystery be a peculiar thing, like the stone tablet and Dragon Qi, while the scripture is another type of peculiarity?" Zhang Chen was a bit puzzled, but he wasn’t in a hurry. After experimenting a few more times, he believed he would grasp all the patterns.
Zhang Chen transformed into mist, ascending section by section, but even so, it took him three full hours to rise to the height of the small sphere.
"But how am I supposed to acquire the Twelfth Tier Mystery?"
Zhang Chen circled around the small sphere, only to suddenly realize that he couldn’t acquire the Twelfth Tier Mystery, or rather, he simply didn’t understand how to.
"Damn it, was I careless again?" Zhang Chen sighed helplessly, turned, and drifted out of the stone chamber, then transformed into human form, summoning forth the Fox Immortal Nannan.
As soon as the Fox Immortal Nannan appeared, she was terrified by the horrifying Yellow River Talisman Array. A gust of Yin Wind blew through the array, making her soul shake, as if it might collapse at any moment, as if even a slight increase in the wind’s power could blow her soul apart.
"What kind of ghostly place is this?" The Fox Immortal Nannan, scared out of her wits, burrowed directly into Zhang Chen’s embrace, sensing that this was the only place where she felt safe.
"This is my doing, don’t be afraid. Since your soul is connected to mine, even though the Yin Wind is powerful, it cannot harm you," Zhang Chen smiled and comforted her.
Simultaneously, as he felt the Fox Immortal Nannan’s curvaceous figure, smelled the fragrance like orchids in her breath, and looked at her incomparably beautiful face, exuding a delicate and timid appearance, he finally understood what it meant to be a vixen, as he was utterly entranced.
"This is my own skill!" Zhang Chen warned himself internally: "She’s integrated into my soul; she’s part of my soul, being with her is like being with myself."
Zhang Chen kept reminding himself, then pushed the Fox Spirit away. The Fox Spirit regained her composure, looked Zhang Chen up and down, and noticed his awkwardness, especially that long spear, which suddenly made her laugh, causing Zhang Chen to feel vexed and embarrassed, growing somewhat angry out of shame: "If you dare to laugh again, don’t blame me for punishing you."
The Fox Immortal Nannan’s lips curled up. Instead of arguing with Zhang Chen, she smiled sweetly and said: "Why did you summon me this time?"
She knew Zhang Chen too well, he was definitely the type who wouldn’t visit without a reason.
Zhang Chen’s eyebrows twitched, and he turned away from the Fox Immortal Nannan: "I need to ask you, upon encountering a Mystery, how exactly can it be subdued for my use?"
"You’ve found a mysterious object?" The Fox Immortal Nannan was taken aback.
Zhang Chen didn’t answer her question, feeling a bit embarrassed, he said: "Just answer me, why ask so many questions?"
Upon hearing his words, the Fox Immortal Nannan, knowing Zhang Chen’s thin skin, dared not tease him further, lest she face consequences: "There’s only one way to subdue a Mystery, and that is to obtain its recognition. Only when the Mystery actively acknowledges and accepts you, can you leverage its power for Washing Marrow and Cutting Hair, and use its power against foes."
"Only passive acceptance? Is there no way to actively command the Mystery?" Zhang Chen pursued.
The Fox Immortal Nannan shook her head: "I’ve never heard of it. Throughout history, Mysteries always actively find their masters. No one has ever been known to actively conquer a Mystery."
Seeing he couldn’t get more from her, Zhang Chen transformed the Fox Immortal Nannan into a rune and stored her within Dragon Qi, then his eyes fell back on his own array. There were no outsiders intruding in the Yellow River Talisman Array, so it seemed Xie Xuan hadn’t tampered with it, hadn’t covertly struck against him.
Zhang Chen turned his thoughts away from the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array:
"The Fox Immortal Nannan doesn’t know how to acquire the Twelfth Tier Mystery, I wonder if the Great Freedom Celestial Demon would know?"
Zhang Chen took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, pulled out the stopper, and the Great Freedom Celestial Demon immediately transformed into a wisp of black smoke, emerging from the bottle: "Brat, you finally remember your ancestor! It’s cramped and stuffy in that little bottle... What the hell! What is this? The Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array???"
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon coalesced into human form in the air, initially opening his mouth to complain, but upon seeing the array spread before him, he blurted out in shock, disbelief filling his voice.
"Is this the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array? It is the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array! How did you end up inside this array? This time, you’re dead for sure, there’s no one on earth who can save you!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon took another intent look at the surrounding fluctuating Qi Mechanism, then finally confirmed it indeed was the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array before him, his face instantly lit up with a grin, relishing Zhang Chen’s predicament.
Zhang Chen’s death would be a blessing for him, as no one else would control him by then.
"Oh Zhang Chen, despite being a youthful hero, even making the likes of me suffer under your hands, you’ve found yourself in quite the unlucky spot, trapped in the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array. Didn’t you want to comprehend this array before? Now the real Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array is right in front of you, so you’re at least dying fulfilled, achieving your last wish."
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s voice was high, excited, and the joy in his heart was unmatched, unreservedly displaying his schadenfreude.