I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

Zhang Chen was a man of great magnanimity; naturally, he wouldn't make things difficult for a mere handyman!

The group bid farewell and departed. The three little ones left in a carriage, while Zhang Chen used a teleportation technique to disappear from the spot. He was going to stake out Jinling City, preparing to find someone from the Salt Gang to use as a puppet.

"Or should I just use Lai San as a puppet? But the Shen family's power is too great. Lai San is the nephew of the chief steward, Lai Changrong. If Lai San disappears, it will definitely cause a great stir."

Zhang Chen thought about it and rejected the idea.

However, once someone is possessed by a Blood God Seed, after the Blood God Seed leaves, the person will turn into a human skin, their soul completely scattered and disappearing from the world.

Zhang Chen arrived outside Liu Ji's house. Looking at Liu Ji's door, he used an invisibility technique and sat openly opposite the door: "Just staking out like this is a bit of a waste of time. I still need to stir things up a bit."

With a thought from Zhang Chen, the Blood God Seed in Lai San was recalled.

Shen Family

In front of the gate, Lai San was welcoming guests and chatting with them when suddenly, for a moment, a red light flashed in Lai San's eyes, and then he turned into a human skin and fell to the ground, immediately causing chaos in the entire Shen family.

Although Lai San was a servant, he was still a member of the Shen family. Now that he had died for no reason in front of the Shen family's gate, the Shen family naturally had to investigate the cause. Killing Lai San in front of the Shen family's gate was a provocation to the Shen family.

The Shen family quickly put the entire city on alert, searching for the hidden murderer. For a time, the atmosphere in Jinling City was tense, and the various forces were panicked. The Yellow Turban Dao and other forces couldn't sit still and began to shrink their influence, secretly inquiring about news.

Zhang Chen didn't have to wait long before he saw a middle-aged man with an ordinary face hurrying over. He knocked on the door outside according to a certain rhythm, and then the door opened, and Liu Ji let him in.

Not long after, the figure left. Zhang Chen thought and used an invisibility technique to follow. Soon, he discovered the Yellow Turban Dao's gathering place, and then he easily found the Salt Gang's hideout. A drop of Blood God Seed flew out, and the next day, Zhang Chen's mansion had an old servant wearing a mask.

Although Chongzheng Academy's term would only start in three days, the three little ones were already going to Chongzheng Academy every day to study with Zhou Qiu, learning classical literature.

Zhang Chen was also strolling around Chongzheng Academy, sensing the location of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Zhang Chen had the Six Paths of Reincarnation Art in hand, and he also possessed the Human Path of Reincarnation, so he naturally had some sense of the Reincarnation components in the dark.

Zhang Chen walked along in the academy. At this time, the academy had not yet started, and only the teachers were in the academy preparing for the start of the term. Zhang Chen walked all the way to the back mountain of the academy and saw a waterfall in the back mountain. Below the waterfall was a hundred-zhang cold pool, and next to the cold pool was a nine-story pavilion.

The pavilion was very large, not smaller than the Leifeng Pagoda of later generations.

The pavilion was not an ordinary object; the entire pavilion exuded a mysterious aura. The entire pavilion was cast from a mysterious material.

"The material of that pavilion is a bit special, as if it were carved from jade? But on closer inspection, it doesn't quite look like it. It also seems to be cast from flesh and blood." Zhang Chen looked at the pavilion from afar, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

He could feel that the material of the pavilion was very strange, similar to the flesh and blood of living beings.

Most importantly, the pavilion was actually absorbing the essence of the Great Sun in the sky.

And the Beast Path that he was sensing was in that pavilion.

Zhang Chen was thinking about whether he should use a teleportation technique to sneak in when the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon stopped him: "The material of that pavilion is peculiar, not within the Five Elements. Your teleportation technique cannot enter it at all. If you accidentally touch the ancient building's restrictions, I'm afraid it will attract the academy's attention."

"Huh?" Zhang Chen's expression changed when he heard this: "A material not within the Five Elements?"

"The aura flowing around that pavilion is at least at the eleventh level. There is a powerful suppressing force within it. Even a tenth-level expert who accidentally touches the restrictions will be suppressed inside. I advise you not to take the risk," the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon said: "Moreover, this ancient building is very strange, as if it were a broken treasure. It is not complete. In my instinct, it seems to be wary of this pagoda and can't wait to get away from it immediately."

Zhang Chen's pupils shrank when he heard this. It was rare for something to make the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon wary.

Zhang Chen looked intently at the pavilion and saw the vast essence of the Great Sun being absorbed by the pavilion, but the pavilion did not show any abnormality, as if it were an ordinary treasure, which looked strange.

It was a pity that Zhang Chen was too far away from the pavilion and could not see its aura clearly, nor could he test the bottom of the pavilion.

Just as Zhang Chen was wondering why a mysterious pavilion would appear in the backyard of Chongzheng Academy, he saw Zhou Zhen walking from afar, his voice already coming before he arrived:

"That pavilion is extremely mysterious. It suddenly appeared here sixty years after the founding of the Great Victory Dynasty. The Great Zhou dispatched countless experts to enter it to explore, but they all returned in defeat. Later, the imperial court rebuilt Chongzheng Academy to protect this pavilion, intending to use the righteous aura of the scholars to temper it, lest it erupt with misfortune and endanger the people. Later, after generations of exploration, Chongzheng Academy has mastered some of the rules of the pavilion in front of them and can use some means to turn it to their own use. This pavilion has a suppressing effect. Chongzheng Academy being selected as one of the branch academies of the Academy Palace is also greatly related to the pavilion in front of them. The pavilion in front of them was originally one of the unsolved mysteries of the Great Zhou. The Great Zhou Dynasty opened the inner courtyard in Chongzheng Academy to study the pavilion and to study some extremely difficult mysteries."

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this and turned to look at Zhou Zhen. Zhou Zhen said: "That pavilion has extremely powerful suppressing power. No matter how powerful your cultivation is, once you enter the pavilion, all your skills will be suppressed. And my father's Dao is 'Justice and Impartiality'. His righteousness is somewhat in line with the pavilion in front of him. He is the only one in the entire Confucian school who can face the pavilion and maintain his original intention, and even borrow some of the pavilion's power."

"Before my father, this pavilion was just the Great Victory Dynasty's prison. All the difficult and immortal evil spirits were sent into that pavilion to be imprisoned. It's just that in recent years, as my father's connection with the pavilion has deepened and he has gained some understanding of the pavilion, this pavilion has gradually been used by my Great Zhou," Zhou Zhen explained to Zhang Chen:

"And the reason why my father became the Dean of Jinling Chongzheng Academy is also because he can influence this pavilion."

Zhang Chen thoughtfully said: "I see."

"If you want to join the inner courtyard and comprehend the power of mystery, it will be done in this pavilion. This pavilion is where the mysterious inner courtyard's classroom is located. The Great Zhou Emperor created the inner courtyard of Jinling Academy, inviting the elites of the world who have mastered mystery to comprehend the mystery inherited from the ancient times, also wanting to decipher more rules of this pavilion," Zhou Zhen said.

Zhang Chen thoughtfully said: "Are there any dangers in this pavilion?"

"The biggest danger is that everything that enters it will turn into ordinary people, and all their divine power will be suppressed by the pavilion," Zhou Zhen said.

Zhou Zhen shook his head: "That pavilion has the power to collect. Without my father suppressing it, as long as you get within a hundred zhang of the pagoda, you will be collected by the pagoda and sealed inside."

"There's such a saying?" Zhang Chen asked with a curious look.

"When the term starts and the inner courtyard selection is over, you will naturally have the opportunity to enter the pagoda, so there's no need to rush for a while," Zhou Zhen said with a smile.

Zhang Chen nodded when he heard this. Facing a pagoda of unknown depth, he did not dare to test it casually.

As for why Zhou Qiu would have a connection with the pagoda and master part of the pagoda's power, Zhang Chen did not ask, because this was a secret belonging to the Zhou family and his son. How dare Zhang Chen inquire?

The two talked about the pagoda for a while, and then Zhou Zhen accompanied Zhang Chen for a stroll in the academy.

After returning home, Zhang Chen sat in his study, summoned the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon, and asked: "How much do you know about that pagoda?"

"I don't remember. I just vaguely remember in my memory that the pagoda is very terrible. As for the rest, I don't know," the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon said.

Zhang Chen glanced at the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon and began to secretly calculate in his heart: "I have the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, and the Mysterious Pill Furnace, and the Ascension Pool, and the Five-Colored Divine Light to protect me. Although that pavilion is an eleventh-level treasure, it may not be able to suppress me."

However, he did not take the risk, after all, it was an eleventh-level mystery, and anything could happen.

It would be better to wait for the inner courtyard to open and enter it with Zhou Qiu, get a general understanding of the situation before taking action.

"That pavilion is not simple." Zhang Chen didn't want to act rashly.

Time passed quickly. Three days passed in a blink of an eye. On the third day, when Chongzheng Academy started, the three little ones got into the carriage and headed towards the academy, while Zhang Chen directly used a teleportation technique and appeared in front of the academy's gate.

Although he was internally appointed by the Dean, he still had to register and enter the academy today, and then be assigned to a class and a series of other things.

When Zhang Chen arrived at the gate, it was already crowded with people. There were probably five or six hundred figures swaying in front of the gate.

"Does Chongzheng Academy recruit so many disciples?" Zhang Chen looked at the five or six hundred young people in luxurious clothes, a look of astonishment on his face.