I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#181 - The land of youth!

Zhang Chen and the Great自在Heavenly Devil had differing opinions. Zhang Chen believed the current spiritual world was real, while the Great自在Heavenly Devil didn't trust Zhang Chen's ability to see through illusions, believing they had fallen into one. The Great自在Heavenly Devil even entertained designs on Zhang Chen.

Amidst the endless yellow sand, Zhang Chen walked from night into day, and from day he hid into night. After a full half-month, he finally saw an oasis in the distance.

"This time entering the spiritual world feels strange. I've been in the spiritual world for half a month, yet I haven't returned. Fortunately, the flow of time in the spiritual world isn't the same as in the material world. I don't know how long it's been outside. But there's no need to worry. If the time really comes, Fox Fairy Nannan will definitely wake me up." Zhang Chen walked in the yellow sand, his heart peaceful. The spiritual world was originally full of incredible things, so he wasn't worried about the problem of time flow.

In the sky, the bright moon hung low, and a wisp of purple air emerged from the east, dispelling the obscurity between heaven and earth. Zhang Chen left a shallow trace in the yellow sand.

"There's an oasis ahead!" Zhang Chen's eyes lit up as he looked at the tall trees.

"This is really hell." The Great自在Heavenly Devil stared at the oasis in the distance, shocked, and disbelief appeared in his eyes.

According to his understanding, since the two had fallen into an illusion, they would naturally be trapped by the boundless yellow sand illusion until their spirits collapsed and they were trapped to death inside. But what was going on with the oasis appearing in front of them now?

It should be known that the more complex the scenery created, the easier it is for the illusion to be seen through. How could there be changes again? The effort required to create a desert with illusions is a thousand times less than the effort to create an oasis.

Zhang Chen didn't know the Great自在Heavenly Devil's shock and doubt. Seeing the oasis in sight and the morning sun about to leap out of the ground, he quickly accelerated and hurried towards the distant oasis.

But as Zhang Chen walked quickly towards the oasis, he suddenly staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"Ouch ~"

A scream came from the yellow sand under Zhang Chen's feet.

Zhang Chen quickly stabilized his body and turned to look. Then he saw the yellow sand wriggling, and a figure emerged from the yellow sand. Although most of the other person's body was covered by the yellow sand, he could tell from the protruding shape that there was a human shape under the yellow sand, and it was a child.

"There's someone in the spiritual world?" Zhang Chen was stunned. He suddenly remembered what the Fox Fairy said, that there were countless creations in the spiritual world, and that spiritual medicines could transform into human form…

"Is my luck here? I can actually encounter spiritual medicine while walking?" Zhang Chen quickly turned back and quickly扒拉opened the yellow sand, and then couldn't help but be stunned:

"This is spiritual medicine? This is clearly a person! And a young man!"

The young man was wrapped in worn animal skins, lying quietly in the yellow sand. His body temperature was scalding and he was in a state of high fever, his breath was weak as if he could swallow his last breath at any time.

The young man's face was pale, his lips were chapped with layers of dead skin, sweat was constantly flowing from his body, wetting the yellow sand around him, and the whole person was completely dehydrated.

And on the young man's face, there was a big footprint. The footprint was clearly left by Zhang Chen when he just walked past.

"There's actually someone in the spiritual world?" Zhang Chen looked at the young man, a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Di!!!" The Great自在Heavenly Devil, who was on the side, couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the young man's appearance. His eyes were full of disbelief, revealing a ghostly expression.

"What are you shouting?" Zhang Chen turned to look at the Great自在Heavenly Devil, a look of doubt in his eyes. The Great自在Heavenly Devil suppressed the shock in his heart and quickly said: "I almost mistook him for a great medicine transforming into a human form. I thought it was a spirit medicine, so I exclaimed."

"It doesn't look like a great medicine, this should be a person." Zhang Chen looked up and down at the young man for a while. The young man's face was already burned by the sunlight and was covered with dead skin, so he couldn't see what he looked like, but Zhang Chen mastered blood control and could still see that the young man in front of him was not a great medicine. Pure living blood flowed in his body.

"My physical body has appeared in the spiritual world, and there are countless creatures in the desert. It seems normal for another person to appear." Zhang Chen gathered clear water and slowly poured it into the young man's mouth, while condensing ice cubes to cool the young man down.

At this time, the Great自在Heavenly Devil's eyes were fixed on the young man in front of him, his eyes revealing a look of disbelief, as if he had met a ghost. He was stunned there, countless thoughts flashing in his mind, and he fell into serious self-doubt: "Is this really an illusion? Impossible! This kid has never seen Di, how can there be traces of Di in the illusion? And he has never been to the time and space of the previous era, how can the scene of the previous era appear in the illusion?"

Whether it is creating an illusion in the heart or creating an illusion in the outside world, for the illusion, it is created according to what it thinks.

That is to say, if Zhang Chen falls into an illusion, then this illusion must be related to what Zhang Chen thinks.

So at this time, the Great自在Heavenly Devil on the side fell into self-entanglement, and the whole person began to doubt himself, his eyes were full of unbelievable light, he kept wiping his eyes, and then a pair of eyes rolled around, staring at the young man in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.

Zhang Chen didn't know the Great自在Heavenly Devil's thoughts. As he manipulated the water flow to irrigate and used ice to cool down, the young man's breath gradually stabilized.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen dispersed the water control technique, looked at the scorching sun in the sky, and directly carried the young man on his shoulders and headed towards the distant dense forest.

Zhang Chen's footsteps were very fast, and he finally came to the shade of the trees when the sun rose.

The tree was very big and very tall. Only when he got closer did he realize that the tree was probably thirty meters tall, and the trunk was thick enough to be embraced by three meters.

Unlike the yellow sand outside, it was very cool in the shade of the trees. Dew condensed between the branches of the trees, and drops of dew were the size of fists, hanging on the branches of the trees, which made Zhang Chen look surprised: Dewdrops the size of fists are very strange!

Zhang Chen's heart moved, and the dew on the tree gathered and turned into a ball of water. After washing himself, he washed the young man on the ground again before looking at the surrounding environment.

The tree was so tall, but there was still grass growing on the ground that did not reach the knees, as if it was not affected by the towering tree at all.

"Huh? There are many animals in the jungle." Zhang Chen's eyes revealed a hint of surprise. As Zhang Chen's beast control skills were activated, there were dozens of animals within a short distance of five hundred meters, but the size of these animals was a bit large, like a group of antelopes or something.

Zhang Chen's beast control skills were activated. The next moment, in his perception, an animal jumped over, but when the small animal came closer, Zhang Chen couldn't help but be stunned: "Rabbit?"

But isn't this rabbit's size a bit too large? A rabbit the size of an antelope?

Under the Beast Controlling Technique, the rabbit obediently awaited its death. Zhang Chen placed his palm on the rabbit's neck, and two fangs extended, directly draining the rabbit's blood.

"But how should I start a fire for smoking and roasting?"

Zhang Chen pondered briefly, then looked at the tattered leather on the young man's body. He collected some fallen branches and leaves, and after using ice to make a magnifying glass, the sun rose, and soon a bonfire was burning brightly.

Zhang Chen held an ice knife and gutted the rabbit. Before long, the aroma of roasted meat wafted through the air.

Zhang Chen tore off a rabbit leg and feasted on it to the side. Meanwhile, the Great自在Heavenly Demon paced back and forth around the young man, as if contemplating some difficult problem.

"You seem very interested in him?" Zhang Chen said to the Great自在Heavenly Demon while eating the rabbit leg.

"I just find it a bit strange to see a living being in the mental world," the Great自在Heavenly Demon said.

"It is indeed very strange, because the current mental world is completely different from what is recorded outside. The mental world recorded outside only contains mystery and great medicine, but it doesn't say that there are living beings inside," Zhang Chen said, gnawing on the rabbit leg.

Just as he was speaking, the young man let out a weak call and slowly opened his eyes, saying weakly, "Who are you? Where am I?"

The young man's tone was strange, and Zhang Chen couldn't understand him: "What language is this?"

"You don't understand?" The Great自在Heavenly Demon looked at Zhang Chen, its heart becoming more and more panicked. This was Zhang Chen's illusion, so how could there be something beyond Zhang Chen's understanding?

The only explanation was that this was not an illusion at all!

All illusions are derived based on the 'target' being affected, and will never exceed the target's knowledge.

The Great自在Heavenly Demon looked at Zhang Chen, then at the young man in front of him, its eyes flickering, its heart filled with panic and a little excitement.

"He's asking who you are," the Great自在Heavenly Demon translated for Zhang Chen, seeing that he couldn't understand.

"You can understand his words?" Zhang Chen asked the Great自在Heavenly Demon curiously.

"This is an extremely ancient language, born in an extremely distant era," the Great自在Heavenly Demon's expression was very strange.

Zhang Chen picked up a rabbit leg and handed it to the young man: "Here, for you."

The young man couldn't understand Zhang Chen's words. The Great自在Heavenly Demon could only translate in one direction because the young man couldn't see the Great自在Heavenly Demon's true form.

Although the two didn't speak the same language, the young man instantly understood Zhang Chen's meaning. He climbed up and came to Zhang Chen, carefully took the rabbit leg, and devoured it ravenously.

"Can you teach me this language?" Zhang Chen looked at the ravenous young man, then at the Great自在Heavenly Demon.

"You underestimate my abilities. You only need to release your protective golden light, and I can directly teach you this language, allowing you to understand it instantly. Why bother learning it little by little?" the Great自在Heavenly Demon said.

Hearing the Great自在Heavenly Demon's words, Zhang Chen's eyes were full of amusement. If he hadn't mastered the skill to pull out the Great自在Heavenly Demon at any time, he would really have to be wary of this fellow.

But now that he had mastered the second-level Soul Hook skill, if the other party wanted to do something, he could only say that they were overthinking things.

Just as Zhang Chen's thoughts flashed in his mind, thinking that the Great自在Heavenly Demon was going to play a trick, the Great自在Heavenly Demon said, "However, teaching you the language is also possible, but you must let me leave for a period of time."

"Leave? Go where?" Zhang Chen was stunned.

The Great自在Heavenly Demon smiled coldly: "To see what interesting things are in the first level of this mental world! You also know that I have lived for countless years and have been to the first level many times. I left some creations in the first level in the past, and now I think they should have grown up."

"Hmm?" Zhang Chen was stunned. He didn't expect that living for a long time would have such benefits.

Seeing Zhang Chen's expression, the Great自在Heavenly Demon thought that Zhang Chen was also greedy, so it said with a smile, "Don't worry, if there really are great medicines and immortal herbs, I will give you some benefits after I obtain them."

Zhang Chen glanced at the Great自在Heavenly Demon: "I agree to this deal. You can go wherever you want. But when you teach me the language, you won't secretly attack me, right?"

"Since you know that I have mastered the Nine曲Yellow River Formation, you should know the power of the Nine曲Yellow River符阵," Zhang Chen looked at the Great自在Heavenly Demon.

"Don't worry, I know what's important. I just think this place is a bit strange, so I'm teaching you more skills so you can survive better," the Great自在Heavenly Demon said.

The Great自在Heavenly Demon transformed into a black lotus, and then a petal fell, landing in front of Zhang Chen. Then, the Great自在Heavenly Demon transformed into a human form and pointed at the petal on the ground, saying, "As long as you melt that petal with magic power, you can gain the ability to communicate in the language."

"This wouldn't be a devil seed, would it?" Zhang Chen looked at the Great自在Heavenly Demon.

"You're thinking too much. I know that I can't plant a devil seed in you, so why would I waste my effort? And I know that I definitely can't fool your discerning eyes!" the Great自在Heavenly Demon said.

"Even if you really take out a devil seed, I'm not afraid!" Zhang Chen picked up the petal on the ground, checked it with his magic eyes, and after finding it harmless, he used his magic power to wrap the petal. The petal turned into black smoke and entered Zhang Chen's body.

Sure enough, a stream of information flowed through Zhang Chen's mind, and he inexplicably mastered a language.

At the same time, the Soul Hook skill was activated, and Zhang Chen did not find any devil seed left by the Great自在Heavenly Demon on his body.

"You're being quite nice now," Zhang Chen looked at the Great自在Heavenly Demon.

The Great自在Heavenly Demon was too lazy to pay attention to Zhang Chen. It now had more important and exciting things to do. Its figure flashed and turned into black smoke, disappearing into the air.

"What's your name?" Zhang Chen looked at the ravenous young man and tried to ask in the newly acquired language.

Although it was a newly learned language, there was no obscurity at all, as if he was born with it.

"My name is 'Di,' the 'Di' of earth," the young man stopped swallowing and replied solemnly, "May I ask your name?"

"Your name is so strange, it only has one character," Zhang Chen replied in surprise, then introduced himself, "My name is Zhang Chen!"

As he spoke, Zhang Chen looked at the young man's face, which was full of burns, and felt that the young man looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere (in a dream): "Why are you alone here?"