Compared to the blood in the sea of blood that can defile even the mysterious, mere poison is of no effect to him.
However, Zhang Chen did not show it but continued to drink merrily with Zhang Xiaohua, seemingly unaware of Zhang Xiaohua’s schemes.
At this time, Zhang Chen gazed at the eleventh-grade lotus flower in the sea of blood, pondering secretly that he must study it well upon returning. Since the mysterious change in the sea of blood, he had not yet fully understood the changes on his body.
Moreover, the skills dropped from that innate mosquito are valuable to Zhang Chen; he was too busy to check them out yet.
The two of them enjoyed the feast merrily, and Zhang Chen left drunk, but as Zhang Chen departed, a black petal of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon floated down.
Zhang Xiaohua enthusiastically sent Zhang Chen off, appearing genuinely brotherly, completely hiding the usual animosity.
Once Zhang Chen was sent off, Zhang Xiaohua sneered coldly: "Hehe, keep drinking my mind-disturbing liquor, it won’t be long before it turns you into a lunatic."
Upon returning to his small abode, Zhang Chen summoned the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, who reported: "The potency of the drug can confuse the soul and disturb the essence, qi, and spirit, but the effect is subtle and requires long-term consumption."
"This kid’s scheming has deepened," Zhang Chen murmured to himself.
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon vanished, leaving Zhang Chen standing in the courtyard lost in thought.
"Now that Huangli Temple is about to hold the Luotian Grand Sacrifice, and divine beings are watching from the shadows, it’s not wise for me to act hastily. Better let him live for a few days. Zhang Xiaohua is nothing to me; the real trouble is Prince Pingbian’s Mansion. Unless Prince Pingbian’s Mansion is dealt with, there’s no point in eliminating Zhang Xiaohua. If not for the higher-level Qi Cultivator techniques, why would I endure this humiliation?" Zhang Chen inwardly cursed and then focused his mind on observing the skills he acquired in the Underworld.
[Skill: Devouring]
[Remark 1: Requires the oral apparatus of the Innate Mosquito as a medium]
[Remark 2: Can devour the essence of all grades to enhance one’s Innate Origin, alter the root foot, transform the acquired into innate, transform innate into Innate Divine, and transform Innate Divine into Chaos Demon God, thus infinitely elevating oneself]
[Remark 3: Can devour all items to assist in cultivation.]
[Would you like to equip it?]
Zhang Chen stared at his new skill, his eyes widened in disbelief. This skill, like the Five-Colored Divine Light, was an ungradable skill that directly reached its pinnacle.
"This is rather heaven-defying!" Zhang Chen looked at the new skill, his gaze falling on Remark 1 - requires the oral apparatus of the Innate Mosquito as a medium?
He just obtained the oral apparatus of the Innate Mosquito; wasn’t it perfectly prepared for him?
"Equip," Zhang Chen commanded in his mind.
At that moment, a peculiar force permeated Zhang Chen’s sleeve, and the oral apparatus of the Innate Mosquito transformed into a black light, directly appearing in Zhang Chen’s Spiritual World, equipped on the Golden Finger Interface.
Then Zhang Chen felt a connection with the oral apparatus of the Innate Mosquito; it seemed to have become an organ of his own, transforming into a part of him.
"What a fascinating feeling, able to devour everything in heaven and earth, as if anything can be swallowed up," Zhang Chen looked at the table, then shook his head. The table was just an ordinary piece, not worth any value, and devouring it would be a waste of his magical power.
Suddenly, Zhang Chen looked at Chengyu, his eyes lighting up: "If my Devouring skill can swallow anything, what about Xiaodouding’s Incense World within her Spiritual World?"
Zhang Chen’s heart surged with excitement, and as a thought crossed his mind, instinctively his skill activated, and an unknown power infused his eyes. The world before Zhang Chen changed in appearance; astonishingly, he could see through Xiaodouding’s physical body, revealing the soul within her Forehead Ancestral Acupoint along with the Incense World hidden there.
In Zhang Chen’s Eye of Devouring, numerous chains emerged across Xiaodouding’s soul; these chains connected with the cluster in the Incense World, bound in an unspoken connection: if he were to devour the incense, Xiaodouding’s soul would also be consumed.
"Indeed, I can devour the Incense Qi, but Xiaodouding’s soul and the cluster of Incense Qi in her soul are bound together, so I cannot act recklessly. I must first separate the two," Zhang Chen mused to himself.
He did not act rashly; now that he had discovered the technique for the Six-Word True Mantra Seal, he just needed to wait and observe its effects, without stirring further trouble.
If he carelessly damaged Xiaodouding’s soul irreparably, it would be a grave loss.
Having mastered the new skill, Zhang Chen felt a itch to test it out, so he stepped out of the courtyard for a stroll, seeking something extraordinary in the Daoist Temple to test his hand.
Zhang Chen perpetually kept the Devouring skill active, the power of the Law of Devouring flickering in his eyes. Once he stepped out of the house, he halted abruptly, his steps frozen.
What previously seemed mundane even when observed through the Dharma Eye, now appeared extraordinary in the gaze of the Eye of Devouring.
The entire Daoist Temple was saturated with a golden brilliance like raindrops, circulating above, converging within the Ancestral Master’s hall of the Daoist Temple.