I Collect Skill Fragments in the Demon World-Chapter 710 - 367: The Second Heaven? (Part 2)

Zhang Chen looked at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, waiting for the next words, and he heard the Great Freedom Celestial Demon say: "Remember how I stirred things up during the Fall of the Emperor Era? I left countless seeds and imprints."

Zhang Chen’s pupils contracted upon hearing this: "Do you mean?"

"Those seeds have taken root and sprouted, and they have even bloomed bright flowers." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon was laughing, a very smug laugh, with eyes full of joy:

"Kid, from now on, I’ll be protecting you."

At this moment, Zhang Chen was overjoyed: "I didn’t expect to have such benefits."

Then he closed his eyes and performed the Visualization Technique, wanting to confirm if this was the second level of the heavens. Suddenly, deep within his Spiritual World, Zhang Chen felt a mark. At this moment, the mark was dim, but Zhang Chen suddenly had a mysterious enlightenment in his heart: "As long as that mark becomes bright again, I can return."

"So this is undoubtedly the second level of the Spiritual World! My soul was struck by purple thunder upon entering the Spiritual World, directly suffering heavy damage and reincarnating, and that mark is the imprint of the Material Realm. As long as I retrieve my Magical Power and repair the mark, I can return to the Material Realm." Seeing that unique imprint of the Material Realm, Zhang Chen directly and decisively reached this conclusion in his heart.

That mark is an anchor point, and a vast force is silently irrigating and supporting the operation of that anchor point. What I need to do is to retrieve my Magical Power and restart that mark.

"Kid, I’m going for a stroll, you play here by yourself." With these words, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon’s figure disappeared into the void.

The Great Freedom Celestial Demon left, leaving Zhang Chen sitting in the ruined temple, looking at his tattered clothing and filthy hands, he couldn’t help but feel a bit irritated.

"Here, eat quickly!"

Just as Zhang Chen looked at his own pitch-black hands, Xu Erniu came over carrying a half-broken clay pot, standing in front of Zhang Chen.

Half of the pot was filled with bran, and the other half with wild vegetables.

"Can this be eaten?" Zhang Chen looked at the food in the pot, a question mark flashing in his mind.

But before Zhang Chen could speak, Xu Erniu already grabbed two sticks as chopsticks, pinched the cooked wild vegetables, and brought them to Zhang Chen’s mouth.

Looking at the steaming wild vegetables, then at Xu Erniu dressed as a pitch-black beggar, Zhang Chen could only open his mouth and swallow with difficulty. The wild vegetables were fine, but when Xu Erniu brought the bran to his mouth, after taking a bite of bran, Zhang Chen couldn’t swallow anymore; though the bran was cooked, it was harsh on the throat.

"I’m not eating, you eat!" Zhang Chen said with difficulty.

"How can just eating wild vegetables be okay? Wild vegetables have no nutrients, when will your injuries heal if you only eat wild vegetables? This bran is nutritious, and it’s what I saved up with great effort." When Xu Erniu saw Zhang Chen refusing to eat, he nagged on the side.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen was helpless and could only open his mouth, forcing the bran down.

Then Xu Erniu took out a handful of wild vegetables from his chest, putting them directly into his mouth and chewing.

Watching Xu Erniu munching on grass, Zhang Chen was rendered speechless. At least he had bran to eat, while Xu Erniu could only chew on grass.

"Rest assured, once I’m healed, I will definitely repay you, ensuring you endless prosperity and wealth." Despite the pain in his throat, Zhang Chen promised Xu Erniu.

Upon hearing this, Xu Erniu looked Zhang Chen up and down, taking in his tattered clothes, his eyes full of disbelief: "We’ll talk once you’re better. You’re mine now, I’ll protect you, ensuring you don’t starve."

With these words, Xu Erniu continued chewing on wild vegetables, the sound of munching echoing through the ruined temple.

Zhang Chen didn’t pay attention to Xu Erniu but instead pondered the situation of his body, regarding the memories of its original owner, which were a complete blank with no impression.

"Could it be that I have amnesia? The key point is, how did I sustain these injuries?" Zhang Chen felt the Yin Yang Qi constantly repairing the injuries in his body, desperately searching his memory for traces of the original owner, but after contemplating for a long time, he finally pinpointed the issue; that Yin Yang Qi was extremely domineering, continually cleansing his physical body and soul, likely triggered when he broke the Mystery of the Womb, causing the Innate Yin Yang Qi to awaken, erasing all past imprints including previous memories.

"No worries, I can always start over. Judging by the attire of this body, I’m likely a beggar. The past is past, it’s now a matter of solving the issues with the Yin Yang Qi in my body, regaining my Magical Power, then activating the mark, creating a connection between the Material Realm and the Spiritual World, and opening a passage between the two." Zhang Chen’s mind raced with ideas.

"Solving the issues with the Yin Yang Qi isn’t simple; perhaps while I’m in the second level of the heavens, I could search for my niece’s trace; my cheap niece might have some solutions, who knows." Zhang Chen thought quietly to himself.

Zhang Chen thus settled into life inside the ruined temple. Every day, Xu Erniu brought some wild vegetables and bought herbal decoctions for Zhang Chen to drink while Zhang Chen infused Yin Yang Qi into the Golden Scissors to repair its injuries.

As Zhang Chen repaired the Golden Scissors, its dullness and rust gradually faded, returning a semblance of vitality.

A snap of the fingers brought seven days to pass, and on this day at noon, Xu Erniu carefully pulled out a jar from the corner of the ruined temple, then took out a handful of copper coins from the broken jar, counting them incessantly.

Zhang Chen sat in the corner, watching Xu Erniu count them over and over, he had helped count for Xu Erniu, a total of eighteen copper plates.

"Zhang Chen, can you stop drinking medicine? We don’t have enough money! This is the money I’ve saved for three years, all spent on your medicine, I’ve lost big time," Xu Erniu sat in the corner, with a little face full of heartache twisted into a knot, speaking to Zhang Chen: "You drank seven doses of medicine over these seven days, each dose cost thirty copper plates, you spent a total of two hundred and ten copper plates, all my hard-earned savings are gone."

Seeing Xu Erniu’s miserable face, Zhang Chen found it amusing yet was touched. Despite having a mastery of Divine Techniques where he spent money like water, treating money like dirt, when had he ever been short of money?

Yet, Xu Erniu’s giving of his savings to treat him touched Zhang Chen deeply.

"My injuries are almost healed, I can move a bit now, I no longer need medicine, save those copper plates for yourself," Zhang Chen replied with a smile. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Upon hearing this, Xu Erniu turned to Zhang Chen with a look of concern: "Are you really getting better?"

Nodding in response, Zhang Chen said: "Why would I lie to you? Besides, you only have eighteen copper plates left, which isn’t enough for medicine anyway."

Upon hearing this, Xu Erniu sat there dejectedly, clutching the copper plates in her hands, muttering: "Zhang Chen, you must repay me well in the future, I’ve given too much for you, these funds are all I had for crossing the river, and now they’re all spent on you. Two hundred and ten coins, at least could have bought two hundred and ten buns, what days these could have been."

Smiling at these words, Zhang Chen said with a grin, "Fret not, once I’m healed, I’ll earn you a life of luxury and abundance."

Zhang Chen’s Divine Techniques were still restricted, but Zhang Chen was not worried; the Five-Colored Divine Light and the Yin Yang Origin were among the most powerful Divine Techniques in the universe, requiring Zhang Chen to carefully develop them.

"Hopefully! Worst case scenario, you can go begging later, the money you earn, pay me back." Placing the money back in the corner and burying it with dirt, Xu Erniu then sat beside Zhang Chen, sizing him up: "Tell me honestly, are you truly healed?"

"Of course, I’m fine." Zhang Chen reached out and rubbed Xu Erniu’s head: "You don’t need to waste more money."

"After spending so much, don’t go dying on me with a relapse, I’d be at a huge loss if you do!" Xu Erniu muttered.