I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 94: King Pingbian’s ancestor is going to transform into a dragon?
Zhang Chen did not refute. He let the officers put handcuffs on him and walked out of the city.

There were no setbacks along the way, mainly because Zhang Chen asked the fox spirit to borrow some money from the county magistrate's house to bribe the officials. This made his journey very comfortable, and they arrived at the Yellow River in a few days.

From afar, a yellow dragon was crawling on the ground, winding and twisting to the horizon.

Zhang Chen looked around and saw a group of people busying around on the dry riverbed, cleaning up the river silt like ants. The whole construction site looked bustling with activity, and there were probably more than 100,000 people working there.

However, just as Zhang Chen was observing and observing, suddenly the dragon energy in his body jumped, and suddenly a golden light flashed in his eyes. Then the next moment, Zhang Chen's face changed suddenly, and he was so frightened that he almost jumped off the donkey cart.

In Zhang Chen's Dharma eyes, in the sky high above the Yellow River, a golden cloud dragon was opening its mouth wide, continuously swallowing up water vapor from all directions of heaven and earth.

The dragon was huge, probably tens of thousands of feet long. Its body was shining with golden light, and each of its scales was as big as a wheel.

The dragon is huge!

So close!

It wanders in the void above the Yellow River, swallowing up all the water vapor in the world.

The most important thing is that one of the dragon's tails actually meanders and coils, connecting to the ten-mile river below.

"This is the source of the dragon! The dragon is actually under the mud of the Yellow River!" Zhang Chen looked at the majestic and spectacular real dragon in the sky with a hint of horror in his eyes.

At the same time, the true dragon destiny in his body was eager to try, and transformed into a real dragon as thick as a thumb, swimming inside Zhang Chen's body, following Zhang Chen's pores, carefully swallowing the dragon energy diffused between heaven and earth.

"This place is actually the birthplace of the dragon!!!" Zhang Chen clenched his fists in his sleeves, his eyes filled with horror, then the crystal core in his body circulated, and he tried to calm himself down, then quickly summoned the fox spirit, and then looked at the fox spirit.

The vixen cast an illusion and looked at Zhang Chen unhappily: "Tell me, what is the matter with summoning me out this time?"

"There is something I forgot to ask you. You said that there is a dragon that turns into a running dragon, but I have taken away the dragon's luck and destiny. What should we do with the mystery of the dragon that turns into a running dragon?" Zhang Chen asked.

The corners of the vixen's mouth twitched when she heard that. She looked at Zhang Chen with her big eyes, and was actually a little speechless. After a long while, she said, "What else can I do? It's his bad luck! Who told him to run into you?"

At this point, the fox fairy Nannan seemed to know that Zhang Chen did not know the secret, so she said, "There is only one true dragon in the world, and this is a unique rule. All the dragons in the world, and even all the monsters, can transform into dragons if they have the fate of a true dragon."

"The one who is walking on a dragon should have been transformed into a real dragon and soared above the sky, making the clouds and rain. But he met you and you took away his fate. He has luck but no destiny. He can only blame himself for his bad luck. Unless you are willing to return his destiny to him, he is doomed!" The fox fairy Nannan said with emotion: "Once he turns into a dragon and walks on a dragon, he will live for at least a thousand years. What a great opportunity and good fortune this is? It's a pity that you messed it up. I'm afraid that he will come to seek revenge on you after he is born!"

"What do you mean by messed up by me? It's obvious that you had bad intentions, and it was just a coincidence! That true dragon tried desperately to drill into my body, what could I do?" Zhang Chen's expression was full of innocence, and the vixen looked like she wanted to hit someone.

The fox fairy Nannan now had a bitter face, and her little face was full of helplessness. What could she do?
She is also very helpless!

She kept begging and praying for the true dragon to favor her, but what was the result?
The fate of a true dragon is such that he would ignore her!

The fox fairy Nannan actually wanted to grab Zhang Chen’s head, punch him hard, and then ask: Why?
But she still swallowed her anger!

"Wait, you just said that after the other party failed to transform into a dragon, he will come to me for revenge? Does that mean that if the other party fails to transform into a dragon, he can still survive?" Zhang Chen grasped the key point of the problem.

"If it fails to transform into a real dragon, it can still transform into a fake dragon. Even if it is a fake dragon, it is at least at the ninth level of Yang God realm, which is definitely not something we can handle. You'd better hope that it dies in the womb, otherwise we will be in big trouble." The vixen's voice was full of caution.

Zhang Chen was silent after hearing this, with countless thoughts flashing through his mind. After thinking for a long time, he asked, "How can I return the True Dragon Fate?"

"If the other party swallows your soul, your true dragon destiny will naturally be complete." Fox Fairy Nannan said slowly: "So you must never take chances. If you encounter a dragon in the future, it is best to run as far away as possible."

"If the opponent fails to transform into a dragon, it is very likely that he will turn into a pseudo-dragon such as Jiaolong, Taotie, Yazi, Qiuniu, etc., but he is definitely not something you can deal with." The fox fairy Nannan's voice was full of seriousness, and it was obvious that she had no intention of joking at all at this moment.

Zhang Chen glanced at the fox fairy Nannan after hearing this and said, "You said that I now have the fate of a real dragon. If I swallow the fate of turning into a dragon, will I have a chance to replace it? And turn into a real dragon directly?"

"Of course you can!" Fox Fairy Nannan said without hesitation: "Even if the other party fails to transform into a dragon, it is still a ninth-level existence. Are you sure you can swallow it? And not be swallowed by it in one gulp?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen turned the fox fairy Nannan into a rune and put her away. This vixen really can't talk!
As the illusion disappeared, the two officers beside him turned their heads and looked at Zhang Chen: "Brother, we have arrived at our service place. We brothers still have to do our duty impartially. Please forgive us."

As he spoke, the officer took out a chain and locked Zhang Chen up.

Inside the camp

A soldier reported: "General, the person you specified has arrived."

The general waved his hand to indicate that he understood, tapping his fingers on the table at the same time: "A document from the palace arrived half a day ago. According to the document, he should be allowed to live for two months first, so as to avoid immediate death and make people in the world suspect that the prince is behind it. Well, let him live for two months, and then find a random opportunity to kill him after two months."

"As for now, just treat it normally, so that people won't know that I've given it special treatment and ruin the reputation of the prince and the crown prince." The general slowly closed the document.

"Since the prince has asked me to do something, I must do it beautifully and must not implicate the palace."

Since Zhang Chen arrived at the camp, everything went smoothly. He was immediately settled in and given tools to dig soil on the riverbed of the Yellow River.

Zhang Chen was now under a low roof and had to lower his head. He held the shovel and basket and walked towards the Yellow River bed.

Due to the drought, the river sand of the Yellow River has turned into yellow sand, which is not easy to dig.

Especially now the sky is high in the sun, with a big sun hanging high in the sky, making people dizzy.

But for Zhang Chen, it was not unbearable.

But as Zhang Chen dug with a shovel, he couldn't help but be stunned: "How strange!"

Why do you think that is?
Although the Yellow River bed was dry and had turned into yellow sand, the area beneath the river bed was surprisingly moist, as if water could be dug out if one continued digging.

After a little thought, Zhang Chen understood the reason: "Yes, the place where the dragon turns into is here. The water vapor in the world converges here. Although most of the water is absorbed by the dragon, there is a constant supply of water vapor converging here every moment. The world is so big, and there is so much water vapor?" Zhang Chen dug three more shovels and really saw turbid water.

“It doesn’t make sense!” Zhang Chen suddenly thought of a flaw. Even if the imperial court couldn’t see the true dragon’s fate, with a large amount of water converging here, the imperial court should have discovered the place where the dragon was hiding, dug it out and killed it?

Zhang Chen couldn't figure it out, so he called the fox spirit out and asked about his doubts. However, he didn't say that he could see the fate of the real dragon. Instead, he changed the question:
"Why did I find water flowing directly from the Yellow River bed with just two shovels? Could it be that the place where the dragons turn into dragons is right here, so all the water in the world converges here?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing Zhang Chen's words, the vixen laughed so hard that she fell backwards.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Chen looked at the fox fairy Nannan and felt a little frightened by her laughter.

"First of all, even if the imperial court wants to kill a real dragon, it has to wait until the Jiaolong has completely transformed. Only by killing it can they take away its blood and dragon essence, which can extend life. Secondly, you mentioned the problem of digging water under the Yellow River. That's because the Yellow River is one of the water veins in the world. The Jiaolong absorbs water, and the water veins in the world first enter the Yellow River and then are absorbed by the real dragon."

"What I mean is that as long as you dig anywhere in the Yellow River, you can dig out water with just two shovels. This is because all the water in the world first flows into the Yellow River, and then the water in the Yellow River is extracted by the dragons." The vixen explained with a smile, as if mocking Zhang Chen's ignorance.

Zhang Chen was not angry. Instead, he raised his head to look at the phantom of a real dragon that stretched from the sky to the earth, and then looked at the vixen who was laughing so hard that her body was shaking with laughter. His body couldn't help but feel restless.

"Stop! Stop! I've never heard of anyone improving their own skills! This is absolutely not allowed!" Zhang Chen kept reminding himself in his heart.

Just when Zhang Chen was daydreaming, he suddenly heard a loud noise from afar: "Come on! Everyone, come on!"

Zhang Chen turned his head and saw a group of people gathered together in the distance, seemingly discussing something.

"It's been dug out! It's been dug out!"

At this moment a group of people exclaimed.

Zhang Chen looked curiously, wondering if something was dug out from under the Yellow River bed?
So Zhang Chen squeezed in through the gap in the crowd, trying hard to bear the stench of sweat emanating from everyone. Looking at the natives around him who were covered in dust and whose faces could not be seen clearly, Zhang Chen felt a little emotional in his heart. The corvée labor on the Yellow River was not easy. One had to dig a sufficient amount of soil every day to be eligible to eat. Otherwise, he would be cheating and would have no food to eat.

Zhang Chen squeezed forward and saw a two-meter-high stone tablet. At first glance, Zhang Chen recognized that it seemed to be a tombstone.

A tombstone was dug out from the Yellow River?
It is not surprising to dig out anything from the Yellow River. Even if gold, silver and treasures are dug out, it is very normal.

After all, when the Yellow River floods, countless ancient tombs have been destroyed and countless large ships have sunk into it. It can be said that the Yellow River is a treasure.

It was just that a group of people had no interest in the stone tablet. They simply dragged it aside and continued digging around it, hoping to dig up something interesting.

Zhang Chen glanced at the tombstone and didn't think much of it at first, but he suddenly found something wrong. The light of the righteous god in his body actually reacted. His Dharma eyes opened automatically, and he saw a layer of faint golden light emanating from the tombstone, flickering like a candle in the wind.

“Dragon Qi! It’s actually dragon Qi! This stone tablet is actually stained with dragon Qi!”

"There's something wrong with this stone tablet." Zhang Chen paused and looked up and down at the stone tablet. He saw that the stone tablet was ancient and the words on it were not the human words he had seen before, but a very strange symbol.

On the front of the stone tablet are tadpole runes, and on the back of the stone tablet are depictions of the nine sons of the dragon.

The most important thing is that although this stone tablet had just been dug out of the soil, there was no sand stuck to it.

"what!"

At this moment, the vixen came closer, with a hint of surprise in her voice: "Is this the writing of my demon race?"

"The writing of the demon race?" Zhang Chen looked at the tadpoles, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "I wonder what is written on them."

"You forgot, I just don't recognize the human characters, I don't recognize those ancient characters, but I still recognize the demon characters in front of me." said the fox spirit.

"Oh? Do you know the demon language? Please read the words above for me." Zhang Chen said.

"In the eighteenth year of the great victory in Kaiping, the tomb of Zhang Chun, the King of Pingbian, was buried."

After the fox spirit finished reading, she stood in front of the stone tablet, as if she had encountered something puzzling, and stood there in a daze.

"What are you thinking about? Keep reading?" Zhang Chen observed the remaining dragon energy on the stone tablet. He was extremely anxious at this moment. A bold idea rose in his mind: 'Could it be that Zhang Xiaohua's ancestors were buried here and wanted to turn into a dragon?'

After all, there wouldn't be such a coincidence!

The tomb, dragon energy, and destiny all gathered in one place. Zhang Chen would never dare to believe it if it was just a coincidence.

"It talks about the first King Pingbian."

"This stone tablet records the achievements of King Pingbian! It's nothing but flattery, there's nothing much to say!" The vixen frowned.

"But there are two suspicious points. The Pingbian kings of all generations have their own royal mausoleums. Wasn't the first Pingbian king buried in the mausoleum? Why would his tombstone appear here? It is impossible that someone had nothing better to do and moved the Pingbian king's tombstone and threw it here, or that someone imitated the tombstone and threw it into the Yellow River." said the fox fairy Nannan.

"Did the Yellow River flood and washed away King Pingbian's ancestral land?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Impossible! The tomb of Prince Pingbian was built in the mountains. It is impossible for it to be washed away by water, let alone by the water of the Yellow River." The fox fairy Nannan said firmly.

"Then the only explanation is that King Pingbian's tomb is buried here." Zhang Chen said.

Hearing this, the fox fairy Nannan stared at Zhang Chen as if she was looking at a fool: "Isn't the first Pingbian King a fool to bury his tomb under the Yellow River? Could it be that he wanted to bathe himself day and night after his death? For all tombs in the world, the first requirement is that the soil is dry, so that the tomb will not be damp and soak the corpse!"

ps: After thinking about it, there are too many loopholes in the layout of the palace, and it is impossible to analyze it in detail. Let's dig up Zhang Xiaohua's ancestral grave! Emmm, please subscribe and vote for me, brothers.

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