I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#281 - Osmotic Change

"Controlling all water currents within 500 meters is somewhat useful, especially the ability to freeze all fourth-order monsters within a five-meter radius using water flow. This skill is very useful. However, wanting to upgrade from fourth-order to fifth-order actually requires five million points. Is the Golden Finger crazy with greed? Such a blatant rip-off?" Zhang Chen looked at the five million points, then at his remaining 400,000 skill points, and decisively chose to give up and look at the next skill.

The Sixth Skill Meditation Technique can be upgraded, and it just so happens to require only 400,000 experience points, which is worth upgrading. However, for Zhang Chen, his current Meditation Technique is sufficient. If the Meditation Technique is upgraded and his consciousness undergoes unpredictable changes, stepping into an unknown spiritual realm, it might attract disaster. Therefore, after a slight hesitation, Zhang Chen temporarily gave up upgrading the Meditation Technique.

With a stronger Meditation Technique, he could enter the second heaven from the first heaven of the spiritual world. However, Zhang Chen knew his own limitations. He hadn't even figured out the first heaven yet. If he entered the second heaven, who knows what kind of trouble he would stir up. If he rushed in headfirst without any preparation, it would be a huge problem.

Zhang Chen moved his gaze away from the Meditation Technique and landed on the various talismans.

The fifth-order Immobilization Talisman requires 1.2 million skill points. No need to think about it; Zhang Chen doesn't have enough skill points.

The fifth-order Suppression Talisman requires 2 million points, so no need to consider it either.

The Invisibility Talisman also requires 1.6 million points. Zhang Chen pondered whether he should add the Invisibility Talisman first tomorrow. When the Invisibility Talisman is upgraded to the twelfth order, could he openly go to the Pingbian King's mansion and take away the Emperor Daughter's body?

Now it seems that with this massive supply of points, it's not impossible for him to max out the Invisibility Technique.

Zhang Chen moved his gaze away from the Invisibility Technique and looked at the other various skills. The skills that could be upgraded at this time were: Divine Mist Transformation, Fire Aversion Talisman, Water Fixation Talisman, and Earth Hardening Talisman.

Zhang Chen's gaze landed on Divine Mist Transformation. Divine Mist Transformation is most mysterious for quietly traveling and secretly infiltrating, and this divine power is quite mysterious and can be used in many emergency situations.

[10 Skill (Third Order): Divine Mist Transformation (0/100000)]

"Third-order Divine Mist Transformation only requires 100,000 skill points, which is nothing to me. If I can find a safer way to enter and exit the Taoist temple, it's worth it." Zhang Chen thought, and directly added the points.

In an instant, 100,000 points evaporated, leaving only 300,000 points.

At this time, the Golden Finger interface of Divine Mist Transformation also changed accordingly:

[10 Skill (Third Order): Divine Mist Transformation (0/100000)] ——\u003e [10 Skill (Fourth Order): Infiltration Transformation (0/200000)]

Looking at the changes on the skill interface, a hint of surprise appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes: "Infiltration Transformation? What a strange name?"

Looking at the notes again, it says: [Can penetrate soil and travel through soil.]

Seeing this skill introduction, Zhang Chen couldn't help but show joy. Being able to travel through soil, the concealment is simply raised to an exaggerated degree.

"Isn't this equivalent to Earth Escape Technique? Water flows and penetrates in the soil, no wonder it has the name Infiltration."

Zhang Chen pondered secretly.

At this time, there were still 300,000 experience points left, and Infiltration Transformation only needed 200,000 experience points to upgrade to the fifth order, so Zhang Chen didn't even think about it and directly added the points.

The points were directly deducted, leaving only 100,000, and the Golden Finger interface changed again:

[10 Skill (Fourth Order): Infiltration Transformation (0/200000)] ———\u003e [10 Skill (Fourth Order): Infiltration Transformation * Stone Piercing (0/400000)]

[Note: Not only can you travel through soil, but you can also travel through rocks.]

"This skill has something!" Zhang Chen's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he was more and more satisfied with this skill.

At this time, there were only 100,000 points left. Zhang Chen looked at the Fire Aversion Talisman: [12 Skill (Fifth Order): Fire Aversion Talisman (0/64000)]

Without thinking, Zhang Chen directly emptied his points and added them. Then he saw the points turn into 36,000, and the interface of the twelfth skill also changed for a while:

[12 Skill (Fifth Order): Fire Aversion Talisman (0/64000)] ——\u003e [12 Skill (Sixth Order): Fire Aversion Talisman (0/128000)]

[Note: You can ward off sixth-order flames.]

The notes are simple, ordinary, and unremarkable, and the required points are also very few, at least very few compared to the other skills.

There are still 36,000 left. Zhang Chen looked at the Water Fixation Talisman and the Earth Hardening Talisman. Thinking that Huangli Taoist Temple was going to consecrate the Water God recently, Zhang Chen chose to upgrade the Water Fixation Talisman:

[14 Skill (First Order): Water Fixation Talisman (0/4000)] ———\u003e [14 Skill (Fourth Order): Water Fixation Talisman (0/32000)]

The notes are ordinary and unremarkable:

[Note: You can fix fourth-order water currents within 50 meters around you.]

The skill of Water Fixation Talisman is useless to Zhang Chen, but after upgrading it, it may be useful to the consecrated Water God in the future.

Thinking of Xie Lingyun wanting to slaughter the gods, Zhang Chen suddenly had a thought: "I always feel uneasy. I'm afraid Xie Lingyun is going to fail. I might as well just upgrade the Water Fixation Talisman these few days. It may be of great use to deal with the so-called Water God in the future and can play a fatal blow."

As for the matter of him belonging to the Huangtian Dao camp but helping Xie Lingyun, this idea was directly thrown out of his mind. Now that Zhang Xiaohua has joined Huangtian Dao, her status is even higher than his own, and the situation of Little Bean Sprout is unclear. No matter how you look at it, he and Huangtian Dao are not on the same path.

If it weren't for the Qi training formula and solving the matter of Little Bean Sprout, he would have run away long ago.

"It's decided. First upgrade the Water Fixation Talisman. If an accident really happens during the god slaughter, I may still have a chance to save it," Zhang Chen secretly made up his mind.

Just then, the bell for morning class rang. Zhang Chen quickly put away the wooden bucket, then took the mop and disappeared into the night.

When Zhang Chen returned to the courtyard, Little Bean Sprout had already gotten up. At this time, he was standing in Zhang Chen's room with a worried face, pacing back and forth.

Hearing Zhang Chen open the door and seeing Zhang Chen's figure with the help of the firelight, Little Bean Sprout complained: "Zhang Chen, why are you only coming back now?"

"I did a big thing!" Zhang Chen lowered his voice, picked up the tools and started washing: "Later, I will come back so late every night, you don't have to worry about me."

Cheng Yu frowned slightly upon hearing this, and said with some worry: "Zhang Chen, our Taoist temple is not that simple. Although I don't know what you want to do, I want to tell you that you must be careful and don't cause trouble, otherwise something big will happen."

It can be seen that Little Bean Sprout is very worried about Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen touched Little Bean Sprout's head when he heard this: "Don't worry, I naturally have the ability to escape, and no one can catch me. If I didn't have complete certainty, I would never do it."

Little Bean Sprout was still skeptical, but didn't say much, because she knew she couldn't dissuade Zhang Chen.

After washing up, the two went to morning class together. After morning class, Zhang Chen returned to his room and fell into a deep sleep. Although he practiced cultivation, he still needed sleep.

Life seemed to quiet down, and everything was uneventful.

However, Zhang Chen knew in his heart that this was the final calm before the storm. It wouldn't be long before a massive storm would sweep through the entire Yellow Millet Temple: the Battle of Godslaying.

But just as Zhang Chen closed his eyes, he was once again drawn into a dream.

This time, Zhang Chen didn't panic. Besides his rebellious grand-niece, who else had the ability to pull him into a dream?

However, this dream was very unique. Zhang Chen's figure appeared directly in a void, where he saw his grand-niece with disheveled hair, dressed as a female ghost, with a large tongue hanging out, staring at him with a green face and fangs.

"Scaring me? Looks a bit scary." Zhang Chen looked at the Empress's appearance and affirmed her disguise.

But before Zhang Chen could finish speaking, the Empress's hair wrapped around him again, binding him, followed by a flurry of punches and kicks.

He couldn't win!

Zhang Chen really couldn't win. He could only parry and had no power to fight back. Facing his rebellious grand-niece, Zhang Chen had no ability to resist and could only hug his head to avoid her attacks.

"I said, stop hitting me. Can't I find a way to steal your physical body out? You have to give me some time, right?" Zhang Chen's voice was full of grievance.

What could he do?

He was also very helpless!

But the Empress didn't listen to him, only a series of punches and kicks.

It is said that Little Bean Sprout finished her practice and came to Zhang Chen's room to play, only to see a scene that stunned her. Zhang Chen's face on the bed was inexplicably bruised, as if he had been beaten. In a blink of an eye, his face was swollen into a pig's head.

Little Bean Sprout blinked her eyes, looking at the scene in front of her, her mind was full of confusion: "Who am I? Where am I? Where am I going?"

"Could this also be a method of cultivation? Or is he practicing some kind of magical power? What a cruel method." Little Bean Sprout smacked her lips secretly, silently turned and left the room, not daring to disturb Zhang Chen.

If Zhang Chen knew Little Bean Sprout's reaction, he would definitely grab her face and pull it into a grimace.

If this girl woke him up from the dream, would he still have to be beaten?

Zhang Chen was beaten in the dream for five hours before the female ghost let him go. Then, dazed, he sat up in bed, and the next moment, he grinned in pain, and quickly mobilized his energy to repair the injury.

After all the scars on his face were repaired, Zhang Chen stood up from the bed, gritting his teeth and said: "This grand-niece of mine is too naughty. Every time I meet my uncle, she makes this kind of joke."

But he knew in his heart that he had to resolve the matter of the Empress's physical body as soon as possible, otherwise, he really couldn't stand being beaten every day.

It really hurt, hurting the soul, hurting into the bones.

Zhang Chen felt a burst of annoyance. He was entangled by his grand-niece, but what could he do? Who told her to be his grand-niece? His own grand-niece, he could only spoil her.

Zhang Chen left the courtyard and didn't see Little Bean Sprout's trace. He wanted to try the infiltration technique. Seeing that there was no one around, Zhang Chen quietly walked to the corner of the wall and directly turned into a stream of water scattered all over the ground. Then, the stream of water transformed by Zhang Chen instantly penetrated into the sand, shuttling and tumbling in the gaps of the sand, entering ten meters underground. Then, Zhang Chen rolled towards the distance. Before long, he had already appeared in a mountain outside the Yellow Millet Temple. Then, the soil on the ground had a stream of water seeping out, and in a breath, the stream of water gathered into a ball, and then twisted and transformed into Zhang Chen's appearance, turning into Zhang Chen's appearance.

"The speed of infiltration is very slow, about the same as normal walking speed. If I encounter mountains, rocks, or cliffs, the speed will be halved. Especially in dense jungle areas, those tree roots are obstacles and cages to me, greatly delaying my speed."

Zhang Chen stood in the mountain, feeling the mystery of the infiltration technique, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

Although there is the disadvantage of slow speed, Zhang Chen still wanted to say: This skill is very good.

At least in the future, when he enters and exits the Yellow Millet Temple, it will be many times more concealed, and it will be difficult for people to notice the clues.

After Zhang Chen tested the infiltration technique, he had a number in his mind about the infiltration technique, and then he turned into a stream of water and returned, returning to the Taoist temple. However, when sneaking into the Taoist temple, Zhang Chen seemed to have lost his way underground. There was a wall with golden light flowing in front of him, blocking Zhang Chen's path.

"This is?" Zhang Chen looked at the soil flowing with golden light, and a hint of caution appeared in his eyes. The golden light in the soil was the power of incense, which made Zhang Chen feel alert.

"This place should be thirty meters underground. There is such a place under the Yellow Millet Temple?" The stream of water transformed by Zhang Chen revolved around the wall sacrificed by the power of incense, and a hint of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

After he turned around, he found that this seemed to be an underground secret room, the secret room was very large, the size of a building.

"Opening up such a secret room in the deep mountains, and also sacrificing it with the power of incense, this Yellow Millet Temple has secrets." Thoughts flowed in Zhang Chen's heart. He wanted to sneak in and spy in secret, but he was now in the state of divine water transformation, and he couldn't use his magical powers, so he could only wander around the wall.

"This matter is not difficult for me. Now my water control technique has reached 500 meters..." Zhang Chen thought, turned into a stream of water and returned to the Taoist temple, standing in his own courtyard, sensing carefully, constantly sensing the flow direction of the underground water flow.

However, when Zhang Chen was using underground water to sense the secret room, he couldn't help but stunned, because in his underground water sensing, he didn't notice the trace of the underground secret room at all. The area he sensed was completely normal, without any strangeness.

"Strange ~"

Zhang Chen controlled the water flow and circled around the secret room coordinates. It was empty, just like normal soil. He thought for a moment and did not act rashly. For him, the most important thing now was to collect points, and everything else was just a trivial matter.

Who knows what's in this secret room?

Cultivation formulas?

Gold and silver jewelry?

Or some old monster in retreat?

Thinking of cultivation formulas, Zhang Chen couldn't help but feel a heat in his heart. If there really were cultivation formulas, he could take a risk.

The most important thing is that it seems that the opportunity is coming soon. When the Yellow Heaven Dao confers gods, if the imperial court really decides to slay the gods, the Yellow Millet Temple will inevitably be in chaos, and that will be his chance.