"My life is over! What a pity for the skill I just obtained!" Huang Chao looked at Chai Chuanxin, who was right in front of him, with eyes full of unwillingness.
He had just acquired superpower means, but who knew he'd be spotted by someone who wanted to kill him for his treasure.
Seeing Huang Chao's face full of despair, ready to surrender, just as Chai Chuanxin's hand touched Huang Chao's clothing, a flash of golden light appeared from Huang Chao's sleeve, directly immobilizing Chai Chuanxin.
It was the rune Zhang Chen previously gave to Huang Chao.
Seeing this scene, Huang Chao was overjoyed with relief, his eyes filled with the joy of having narrowly escaped death. The next moment, a dagger appeared in his sleeve, gleaming coldly as it stabbed at Chai Chuanxin's throat.
"Clang~"
But to his surprise, an immense counterforce hit, and Huang Chao's dagger was directly twisted and fell to the ground.
"Copper Skin and Iron Bones?" Huang Chao was shocked at this scene, and without a second thought, turned and ran.
Huang Chao hadn't run far when he saw the body-stabilizing rune on Chai Chuanxin start shaking and vibrating, a flash of fire burned the rune until it turned to ash, scattering in the stone cave.
"Damn ant, I want to extract and refine your soul." Seeing Chai Chuanxin recovering from the Body-Stabilizing Technique with some unknown technique and regaining vitality, he was about to chase Huang Chao when unexpectedly he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head, followed by a dizzying sensation.
"Not good, I got ambushed!" A thought popped into Chai Chuanxin's mind, and the next moment everything went black as he collapsed onto the ground unconscious.
Zhang Chen looked at Chai Chuanxin covered in excrement and urine, feeling disgusted and without a clue how to deal with him. But this guy was so shrewd, he might have something valuable on him; letting him go like this seemed wasteful.
Fortunately, Zhang Chen had mastered the Water Control Technique and directly summoned clear water to clean Chai Chuanxin, then summoned Fox Fairy Nannan.
"Why summon me? Is there something good again?" Fox Fairy Nannan hopped over to stand in front of Zhang Chen.
"I just knocked Tushan Qing unconscious, can you check if this fox has anything valuable on him? Any mysterious gains?" Zhang Chen asked.
Upon hearing this, Fox Fairy Nannan's eyes lit up and she approached Chai Chuanxin, going directly to his ear, and picked something out of it. The next moment, Fox Fairy Nannan pulled out a vibrant flower from Chai Chuanxin's ear, radiating mysterious power and appearing very peculiar.
"Tushan Qing's ears have their own space, it's not a secret among the Demon Race." With the flower in her hands, Fox Fairy Nannan came over to Zhang Chen: "This flower seems interesting, it smells like it can enhance souls. It should be a mysterious power-containing powerful medicine."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen took the flower, which was the size of a fist, deep red in color, blood-like, and glittered like a shiny agate.
"Can't you tell the origin of this powerful medicine?" Zhang Chen asked.
Fox Fairy Nannan shook her head upon hearing, and Zhang Chen directly put her away. A black lotus petal appeared in front of him: "Can you recognize the origin of this flower?"
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon was stunned upon seeing the flower: "What's this sinister thing?"
"What is it?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.
"This flower comes from the Eighth Heaven of the Spiritual World; once crushed into powder, it can be used in battle against enemies to seal their essence, qi, and spirit, causing them to immediately fall into autism, losing their five senses' connection to the outside world, leaving them at your mercy." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon said, "It's a valuable thing; if used wisely, even a tenth-level god would take a huge fall. Even if they don't immediately faint, their spirit would scatter, greatly weakening their combat strength. This thing was harvested clean in the Spiritual World long ago, and it was rare even in Ancient Times. Where did you get this?"
Zhang Chen pointed to Chai Chuanxin on the ground. The Great Freedom Celestial Demon's gaze fell on Chai Chuanxin, immediately showing a look of surprise: "Eh, this kid is so strange!"
"Why do you say that? Did you see something?" Zhang Chen asked.
"Copper Skin and Iron Bones, Soul Replacement, Devouring Soul...Wait, there's also the Substitute Death Technique! He actually has the Substitute Death Technique! A contract! This kid actually possesses the most mysterious 'Ancient Contract Scroll' from Ancient Times. This reminds me of someone! Someone who absolutely shouldn't be alive!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon's voice took on a peculiar tone, staring fixedly at Chai Chuanxin, his voice filled with oddity.
"What is the Ancient Contract Scroll?" Zhang Chen asked.
"It's a scroll made of dragon skin, written with Contract Law, condensing the essence of Contract Law. Its origin is unknown, but it holds uncanny and unpredictable oath power." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon's voice was filled with an indescribable strangeness: "Especially the Substitute Death Technique, it's extremely eerie; to kill him, you'd need the legendary Sword of Cause and Effect."
"Substitute Death Technique?" Zhang Chen's pupils shrank upon hearing, Fox Fairy Nannan never mentioned this! It seems not even Fox Fairy Nannan knew, this guy hid things pretty well.
And that damned Substitute Death Technique of his actually requires the Sword of Cause and Effect to kill him, really troublesome.
"If you encounter him in the future, you better stay away from him. I've seen the Ancient Contract Scroll once in Ancient Times, anyone possessing it seldom brings good fate to those around them." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon's voice was full of caution.
Zhang Chen seemed thoughtful upon hearing this: "I think you exaggerate, although he possesses the Substitute Death Technique, his cultivation is too low. Even if I can't kill him, I can seal him, right? Once sealed in a desolate place away from the world, alive or dead makes no difference, wouldn't it?"
"Can you take the Ancient Contract Scroll from him?" Zhang Chen felt tempted.
"Don't even think about it, kid, you're overthinking it. That scroll is at the 'Fruit' level of existence, not something you can covet. Even I, as your ancestor, can't handle it." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon bluntly crushed Zhang Chen's greed: "Also, have you found the whereabouts of the Cursed Demon God's true body?"
Zhang Chen held the red flower: "The Cursed Demon God disappeared."
"Disappeared? What do you mean?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon paused upon hearing.
Zhang Chen recounted the events. The Great Freedom Celestial Demon pondered for a moment, then turned and looked at Zhang Chen with a profound gaze: "Isn't it possible that the pool of black liquid was actually the Great Freedom Celestial Demon's true body, having lost its spirituality?"
Zhang Chen was taken aback at this, showing surprise, then looked at Chai Chuanxin on the ground, and started heading towards the depths of the stone cave: "What about this flower? It emits a mysterious aura that can't be hidden from those old geezers, carrying it outside is flaunting."
"This item comes from the Spiritual World; you can place it in your Spiritual World." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
"How is it placed?" Zhang Chen asked.
"I forgot you haven't had a Soul Emergence, nor can you take things into the Spiritual World. But you can summon your female slave, the Little Fox, to bring treasures into the Spiritual World." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
Zhang Chen's eyes showed joy upon hearing this, then he put away the Great Freedom Celestial Demon and resummoned Fox Fairy Nannan.
"Zhang Chen, every time you summon me out, it's to make me do things for you, either this or that! I'm not doing it anymore! I'm still a child; how can you treat me like this? Use me and directly lock me away, are you still human?" As soon as she appeared, Fox Fairy Nannan complained, her voice filled with dissatisfaction.
Zhang Chen chuckled lightly: "How do you wish to be treated?"
Fox Fairy Nannan whimpered: "I want to play outside! I don't want to be locked in the Dragon Qi."
Zhang Chen smiled and patted Fox Fairy Nannan's head: "Aren't there many people now? I'll let you out to play when we reach a deserted place."