"This kid really has good fortune!" Zhang Chen muttered, "As long as he’s not targeted by the Ba Snake Remnant Soul in the future, he’ll eventually become a Twelfth Tier existence."
Seeing Chen Xu leave, Zhang Chen stood silently in the Daoist Temple, carefully pondering his next plan.
After a long time, a thought crossed Zhang Chen’s mind: "This time, I’ll focus on the Invisibility Rune. I must level it up to the Ninth Tier. Then, the vast world will be accessible to me."
Zhang Chen has personally experienced the benefits of the Invisibility Rune. If it had not been for the Invisibility Technique before, how could he have absorbed the Ba Snake’s Creation under the noses of so many experts?
[11 Skills (Eighth Tier): Invisibility Rune (0/160000000)]
Zhang Chen’s gaze swept over the Golden Finger Interface: "It’s just 160 million points. With the Ascension Pool irrigating, how can I not grind out 160 million points?"
Various thoughts flickered in Zhang Chen’s mind, and finally, he resolved to grind the Invisibility Technique; even if the Celestial King himself came, he couldn’t stop him.
Then he strolled around the Daoist Temple, which had an elegant environment and various exquisite decorations. Were it not for the Feng Shui Grand Array consideration, this would be a great place.
Zhang Chen walked into the Library Pavilion in the Daoist Temple and saw more than a dozen bookshelves inside, containing tens of thousands of various books.
He casually pulled out a few books to browse, finding them filled with classics, local customs, mythological legends, and martial world anecdotes—nothing was missing.
The only disappointment was that there were no cultivation Secret Techniques on the shelves. Not even Martial Dao Secret Techniques or cultivating Secret Techniques, but Zhang Chen was not disheartened. To him, this room full of books was a great place to better understand this world.
"It won’t be lonely in the future," Zhang Chen murmured. After gradually understanding all the bookshelf categorization, he casually pulled out a few books to bring back to the main bedroom to read in his leisure.
In the main bedroom, Zhang Chen lit the fire, warming the room. He stewed lamb meat as the sky darkened, sitting by the fire reading books, eating tenderly stewed beef with eyes full of contentment.
It had been a long time since he enjoyed this kind of peaceful life, the last time was during his college days in his previous life.
Zhang Chen reads fast, able to read through a book in an hour. Now, having achieved Jade Liquid and Golden Core, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit have been elevated to an incredible level. Although not able to remember everything instantly, he can recall most parts.
He reads books to understand the content and roughly grasp the knowledge, not to memorize them. So Zhang Chen reads books very quickly, having read over a hundred books by midnight.
He values time because he knows he only has three months left. Next year, on the second day of February when the dragon lifts its head, there will surely be a change, and by then, it might be him slaughtering the dragon when Prince Pingbian’s Mansion reveals its dagger.
The flame enveloped the room like spring warmth, while the winter chill outside stiffened the bodies of the soldiers.
At that moment, Mr. Wuliu’s Yin Spirit walked in darkness, arriving outside the Daoist Temple. Upon seeing Mr. Wuliu, a soldier respectfully saluted: "Greetings, sir."
"How is the guy inside the Daoist Temple?"
"Very quiet," the soldier replied.
Mr. Wuliu’s Yin Spirit ascended, glancing at the Daoist Temple from afar, observing the flow of firelight within. A silhouette projected on the window paper showed the other quietly reading.
It was the hour of the rat, and yet he was still studying. Even Mr. Wuliu couldn’t help but ponder: "No wonder he rose from humility to such achievements, causing the young master to suffer a great loss. His qualifications are extraordinary, and he’s so diligent; he deserves success."
Mr. Wuliu sighed then vanished into nothingness, leaving a single sigh echoing in the wind: "What a pity!"
Zhang Chen read until late into the night, not knowing what time it was when he added firewood and drifted off to sleep.
The next day at dawn, Zhang Chen woke up, briefly washed, and headed towards the main hall. Today, he wished to personally experience the wonders of the Feng Shui Grand Array. He didn’t believe he, possessing the Devouring Skill and Devouring Space, would be bullied by Prince Pingbian’s Mansion and end up doing a favor for Zhang Xiaohua.
Zhang Chen made his way to the hall in the back courtyard, where an Everlasting Lamp hung, keeping the room from being dim.
He took the incense prepared earlier, lit it with the Everlasting Lamp, and inserted it into the Tripod Cauldron with ease. As the incense was placed into the cauldron, the smoke emitted did not drift upwards, nor to the left, forward, or right, but sank with a heavy texture directly into the cauldron.
At that moment, the runes on the creature inside the cauldron lit up, and the smoke entered the creature’s mouth, producing a strange wave spreading out from the creature’s body. The wave passed through the cauldron, its runes flickering with mysterious power, enveloping the entire Daoist Temple in the blink of an eye, transforming the Qi Mechanism of the entire temple.
Zhang Chen had already opened the True God’s Golden Light Dharma Eye, observing the void, witnessing the void’s transformation. At that moment, a profound Qi Mechanism linked the entire array, and then an invisible force field enveloped the temple. In the next moment, the creature in the cauldron expelled a torrent of rainbow light, carrying a mysterious aura identical to the Ascension Pool’s essence.
He saw the rainbow light spewed from the creature was directly absorbed by the Feng Shui Grand Array, triggering an inexplicable change. The array seemed activated, conducting a boundless energy, irrigating towards Zhang Chen.
Very quickly, Zhang Chen noticed that this energy was not infusing his body or soul. Upon contact, the boundless energy vanished without a trace as if Zhang Chen were a bottomless pit.
"Something’s wrong!"
At the moment of the overwhelming energy’s irrigation, although Zhang Chen’s physical body and soul hadn’t undergone any change, his mind felt shackled with a heavy lock, suppressing him, causing his spirit to become obscure. An indescribable drowsiness welled up in his heart.
"I’ve been schemed! My True God’s Golden Light Dharma Eye can’t even see through the transformation." Zhang Chen was shocked at heart, realizing Prince Pingbian’s Mansion’s means were indeed not simple. Had he not heard of their plot beforehand, he might have silently fallen into the trap.
However, Zhang Chen didn’t panic. His True God’s Golden Light may not comprehend the transformation, but he still possessed the Devouring Skill, which had never let him down.
Zhang Chen activated the Eye of Devouring, witnessing a bizarre dimension of the world appear before him.
At that moment, Zhang Chen saw a strange mass floating atop his head within his Essence, Qi, and Spirit, absorbing the endless energy but vanishing without a trace.
"Life Chart! That’s my Life Chart! It turns out the Feng Shui Grand Array’s power directly affects the Life Chart, no wonder Prince Pingbian’s Mansion dared to plot against me secretly!" Zhang Chen was startled internally at the sight.
Examining his Life Chart, it glowed with orange-yellow brilliance, interspersed with hints of light red. Within his Life Chart, a miniature Feng Shui array operated, accepting the vast energy expelled from the creature’s mouth.
That’s the energy of the Ascension Pool, possessing unbelievable Creation that can transform one from the roots. This energy infused Zhang Chen’s Life Chart, yet remained irrelevant to him—he couldn’t absorb even a fraction.
"With the energy from the Immortal Ascension Pool irrigation, my Life Chart is revealed; otherwise, how can one see their Life Chart? Even the Eye of Devouring can’t notice it," Zhang Chen pondered internally.