I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

The steward saw someone arrive, looked up at Zhang Chen, and said impatiently, "Didn't I tell you to go back quickly? You have offended the Shen family..."

Before the steward could finish speaking, Zhang Chen slammed a jade token on the table and pushed it in front of the steward. The steward was stunned, and the next moment he hurriedly picked up the jade token pushed over by Zhang Chen. After carefully examining it, he swallowed hard. This was Zhou Qiucheng's token, and its meaning couldn't be clearer.

As for saying that Zhang Chen picked up this token? Or that Zhang Chen stole it? Completely impossible!

So the steward hurriedly stood up and respectfully handed the jade token over, "I am Ma Jiu, may I ask for the young master's name?"

Zhang Chen held the token, slowly put it away, and then said with a smile, "Zhang Chen!"

He had decided not to hide his identity anymore. With so many people stirring things up, what was the point of hiding his identity? Besides, he had already decided to sever the cause and effect with the Shen family, and it would be inappropriate to use the Shen family's name again.

The steward didn't ask Zhang Chen for his household registration documents, but instead quickly registered Zhang Chen's name and then took out another token and handed it to Zhang Chen, "Young Master Zhang, you can enter Class A, Rank A. Do you want to live in the dormitory or go home?"

Zhang Chen pondered for a moment before saying, "Go home to live."

The mountain dormitory was a large common room where several people lived together. There were too many people and too many eyes, which was not suitable for Zhang Chen. He had too many secrets, and it was more convenient to live alone.

Moreover, he had mastered the Five Elements Escape Technique. For him, it was not difficult to go home, and it wouldn't waste much time.

Zhang Chen's direct admission attracted the attention of many people. Just as he bypassed the steward and walked towards the academy, suddenly a burst of noise came from a distance. Another carriage came from afar, galloping all the way and stopping nearby. Then the carriage reined in, and a familiar figure appeared in front of Zhang Chen: Zhang Xiaohua!

"Why is he at Chongzheng Academy?" Zhang Chen was shocked, and his steps shifted slightly, subconsciously avoiding the other party's gaze and hiding in the crowd.

Then he saw Zhang Xiaohua stride forward, holding a golden invitation in his hand, and came to the steward Ma Jiu, "I, Zhang Xiaohua, the heir of the Prince of Pingbian, have obtained an admission quota to Chongzheng Academy and have come today to complete the admission procedures."

Heir of the Prince of Pingbian?

When the surrounding people heard this, they all started to discuss it. In recent years, there had been a lot of commotion in the northern lands, especially with the rampant demons, which had broken through the White Bone Great Wall. Countless people in the northern lands had died tragically and become food for the demons. When such tragic events were reported back to the human lands, the entire Shenzhou aristocracy discussed it.

It can be said that now all information and people related to the northern lands will cause a sensation, especially with the demon clan's offensive unabated, constantly invading the territories of the various human lords, which makes people pay attention to all the news from the northern lands.

And Zhang Xiaohua, as the heir of the Prince of Pingbian's mansion in the northern lands, suddenly appeared in Jinling, wouldn't that attract attention?

At this time, when Zhang Chen heard that Zhang Xiaohua was going to join Chongzheng Academy, he couldn't help but frown. He had been neighbors with Zhang Xiaohua for seven or eight years, and Zhang Xiaohua was extremely familiar with his family. Once he noticed that the three little ones were studying at Chongzheng Academy, it would probably cause even more trouble.

So Zhang Chen turned around and left, walking all the way into the mountains, thinking about ways to plot against Zhang Xiaohua and how to let the three little ones study in the academy with peace of mind.

"Zhang Xiaohua's entry into Chongzheng Academy is probably for ulterior motives. The Huangtian Dao wants to attack the Shen family. The only thing in Jinling City capable of interfering with the battlefield is the unknown-level mystery mastered by Zhou Qiucheng. It can be said that Chongzheng Academy is the only variable for the Huangtian Dao to attack the Shen family, so Zhang Xiaohua is hiding his cultivation and entering Chongzheng Academy, and should be coming for Zhou Qiucheng." Zhang Chen's mind quickly flashed with thoughts.

Since the other party had joined Chongzheng Academy, it was only a matter of time before he met him, and he needed to prepare early.

Fortunately, his methods were now extraordinary. Facing the eleventh-level Zhang Xiaohua, even if he was not the other party's opponent, if he wanted to take the opportunity to escape, the other party would not be able to stop him.

"This is troublesome. Zhang Xiaohua's appearance has disrupted my plans..." Zhang Chen hesitated for a moment, turned his head and walked towards Zhou Qiucheng's courtyard. If he wanted to study in Chongzheng Academy with peace of mind, he still had to test Zhou Qiucheng's attitude. If Zhou Qiucheng's attitude was ambiguous, then he could only risk breaking into the pagoda and taking away the Six Paths of Reincarnation and leaving.

Zhang Chen came all the way to Zhou Qiucheng's courtyard. Zhou Qiucheng was standing in front of the gate in a white robe, looking at the distance with a solemn expression. His brows were furrowed, as if he had encountered some difficult problem.

Zhang Chen stepped forward and respectfully bowed, "Greetings, teacher."

"You've come. Come in with me for tea. How did the admission go?" Zhou Qiucheng withdrew his gaze and asked.

"The admission has been completed, but..." A hint of hesitation appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Qiucheng seemed to see Zhang Chen's difficulty, and when he saw him hesitating, he asked.

"I have a mortal enemy who has come to Chongzheng Academy. I heard people say that the mortal enemy has broken through to the eleventh level. I'm afraid I can't stay in this Chongzheng Academy." Zhang Chen smiled bitterly.

Zhou Qiucheng was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Zhang Chen in astonishment, "Are you talking about that eleventh-level deity down the mountain?"

"You know?" Zhang Chen asked in surprise.

"The appearance of a god is always accompanied by celestial phenomena, and the other party is appearing in my territory. If I can't detect it, I don't deserve to be entrusted by the imperial court with the important task of guarding Jinling." Zhou Qiucheng said, "A month ago, I had already observed the celestial phenomena at night and saw the Pojun Star and Mercury coming towards Jinling."

Zhang Chen looked up at the sky when he heard this, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything.

"This person should be a newly born star god of the Huangtian Dao. The other party is not coming for you, but for me." Zhou Qiucheng said to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this, "Coming for you, teacher?"

"The Huangtian Dao has become more and more active in recent years, especially in recent years, constantly laying out in the Jiangnan region. I heard people say that the Huangtian Dao and the White Lotus Sect seem to be interested in the Shen family's water transportation. Jinling is the Shen family's base camp, and the other party is probably coming for me, wanting to contain me from helping the Shen family." Zhou Qiucheng said.

Zhang Chen's expression was stunned. He never expected that there would be such a key to it, and how could the news that the Huangtian Dao was going to attack the Shen family be flying all over the sky? It seemed like the whole world knew?

Zhou Qiucheng saw Zhang Chen's astonishment, so he explained, "The cicada is aware of the autumn wind before it moves. The Shen family controls 70% of the world's canal transportation. They are not fools. If they didn't have a keen sense of smell, they would have been buried in the ancient times. Where would they have the opportunity to pass down? The Huangtian Dao wants to attack the Shen family, wanting to annihilate a family that has been passed down for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, and completely eliminate the Shen family's living forces. What a huge layout is this? How can such a feat be concealed from the Shen family?"

Zhang Chen thought about it and thought it was right. If the Shen family was such a fool, they would have been eliminated in the process of inheritance.

"Today the news is already flying all over the sky, why doesn't the Shen family take the lead? Why doesn't the imperial court protect them?" Zhang Chen asked.

Zhou Qiucheng smiled bitterly when he heard this, "I heard people say that an supreme great demon has appeared in Kyoto, good at using five-colored divine light. His methods are earth-shattering, forcing the three great twelfth-level mysteries of Kyoto to dare not act rashly, so Kyoto is also powerless to deal with the Shen family's situation. If the Shen family wants to survive the calamity, they can only rely on their own heritage."

Zhang Chen heard this and thought thoughtfully, "The Shen family will definitely not sit still and wait for death."

"That's for sure, the Shen family is not easy to bully, how can they let the Huangtian Dao do things in the dark?" Zhou Qiucheng said, "Originally, as long as I was sitting in Jinling, the Shen family could guarantee that the base camp would be safe, but now that Zhang Xiaohua has come, I'm afraid the Shen family will encounter big trouble, and may suffer heavy losses."

"Do the other great families in the world just let the Shen family be destroyed without offering help?" Zhang Chen still didn't understand and asked.

But Zhou Qiucheng shook his head, "Where do you think the incense and divine Dao methods of the great families in the world come from? The great families have long been colluding with the Huangtian Dao in secret."

Zhang Chen's pupils shrank when he heard this. He suddenly felt that an invisible net was spread out in the world. The size of this net exceeded his expectations.

It's just that there are still many problems in this that Zhang Chen can't figure out. For example, the Shen family is not bad in the ranking of the world's families, so why would the world's families let it be plotted against by the Huangtian Dao.

Moreover, the Shen family and the Zhang family of Kyoto have been married for generations. The Zhang family of Kyoto belongs to one of the eight great families, and the eight great families are in the same breath. How could the Zhang family of Kyoto let the Shen family be destroyed?

Seeming to see Zhang Chen's doubts, Zhou Qiucheng explained, "The destruction of the Shen family is actually very related to the Zhang family of Kyoto. Regarding the Shen family's affairs, two opinions have split within the Zhang family of Kyoto. The first is the current head of the family, who wants to rescue the Shen family and protect the Shen family. There is also a faction, which is the elders of the Zhang family, because the Shen family broke the contract and wanted to destroy a marriage contract and embezzle a treasure, which made that faction furious. So the Zhang family of Kyoto split into two voices, and for a time it was difficult to tell the difference, so naturally they couldn't take care of the Shen family. Also, I heard people say that the Zhang family of the northern lands seems to have some kind of inexplicable connection with the Zhang family of Kyoto, and Zhang Xiaohua has now stepped into the eleventh level, and is very likely to become the future leader of the Huangtian Dao, and will control the entire Huangtian Avenue in the future. He promised the Zhang family of Kyoto a natural divine position, so it caused the internal relations of the Zhang family of Kyoto to split."

"But that's not right. According to you, the Shen family and the Prince of Pingbian's mansion represented by Zhang Xiaohua are in the same camp. Why would the Huangtian Dao attack the Shen family?" Zhang Chen didn't understand. It didn't make sense.

"Zhang Xiaohua has obtained the divine position of the Water Virtue Star Lord, and the world's water transportation is controlled by the Shen family. He is just a Water Virtue Star Lord in name only. If you were Zhang Xiaohua, what would you do? The grievances between the two sides cannot be reconciled! And the Zhang family naturally has a closer relationship between the Shen family and the Prince of Pingbian's mansion. Now it seems that they are closer to the Prince of Pingbian." Zhou Qiucheng said.