I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

But Zhang Chen was ultimately a person with a conscience. Aside from having no grudges with Liu Ji, Liu Ji had repeatedly given him pointers in Huangli Temple. Zhang Chen couldn't bring himself to kill and silence him.

Moreover, Zhang Chen had sensed a trace of a unique aura on Liu Ji: Absolute Defense.

Absolute Defense was a magical treasure of the Emperor's Daughter, yet Liu Ji had obtained it through great fortune. The Emperor's Daughter had initially taught Zhang Chen the incantation to control Absolute Defense, telling him to retrieve it if he had the chance in the future.

"Zhang Chen, what are you doing here, kid?" Just as thoughts were swirling in Zhang Chen's mind, he saw Liu Ji approaching with a face full of enthusiasm to greet him.

"I was just wondering the same thing, old man, what are you doing here?" Zhang Chen looked at Liu Ji, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Let's go, we'll talk at the tavern. This place is crowded and not a good place to talk," Liu Ji said to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen nodded and went with Liu Ji to a small tavern. After entering a private room, Liu Ji finally spoke, "What are you doing in Jinling, kid? You should run quickly. The entire Yellow Sky Dao is after you. You've really poked the Yellow Sky Dao in the lung. It won't be long before a powerful figure from the Yellow Sky Dao descends to preside over a major event. If you don't escape in advance, you'll be close to death if the Yellow Sky Dao discovers your whereabouts."

Zhang Chen brewed a bowl of tea for Liu Ji before calmly saying, "My escape isn't urgent. On the contrary, what brings you here?"

Liu Ji smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "I'm a relatively smooth person. The Yellow Sky Dao sent me as a vanguard to scout out the situation in Jinling City."

"Scout out the situation in Jinling City?" Zhang Chen raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, pushing the tea towards Liu Ji:

"The Yellow Sky Dao never acts without benefit and never does useless work. What does the Yellow Sky Dao want to do?"

Liu Ji hesitated slightly before saying:

"Given our relationship, it wouldn't hurt to tell you. The Yellow Sky Dao wants the nation's water transport and wants to use the power of water transport to guide the Sea Clan into the pass. The Yellow Sky Dao's target this time is the Shen family of Jinling, intending to destroy the entire Shen family of Jinling and then seize the power of the nation's water transport."

"The Yellow Sky Dao is colluding with the demon race?" Zhang Chen was stunned after hearing Liu Ji's words.

"The Yellow Sky Dao can't fight against the imperial court's Inspection Department. To preserve itself, it can only collude with the demon race," Liu Ji muttered.

Zhang Chen tapped his fingers on the table upon hearing this, a serious look in his eyes, "Once the Yellow Sky Dao achieves its goal, the Sea Clan's vast army will enter the pass. At that time, the human race will be in great trouble, and countless innocent lives will be devastated."

"Only when the world's living beings are plunged into misery will they believe in gods, making it easier for the Yellow Sky Dao to gather faith," Liu Ji replied.

Zhang Chen fell silent upon hearing this, a look of solemnity on his face, looking at the steaming tea without speaking.

"Is there a way to stop it?" Zhang Chen asked.

"How to stop it? Who can stop it? You? Or me? We are just pawns under the general trend. The only thing we can do is to strive for enough resources for ourselves as much as possible under this rolling trend," Liu Ji said here, and said to Zhang Chen: "You kid, take care of yourself. You abducted Cheng Yu of the Yellow Sky Dao. Cheng Yu is related to the Yellow Sky Dao's future plan. Now the entire Yellow Sky Dao is looking for you like crazy. Once they find you, you kid is afraid that you are not far from death. The only thing waiting for you is the ending of extracting your soul and refining your spirit."

Zhang Chen blew on the hot tea upon hearing this, took a light sip, and then said, "Isn't it because they haven't found me yet?"

"If you don't leave, they will find you soon. The one presiding over the Jinling event this time is the Water Virtue Star Lord, one of the seven star gods of the Yellow Sky Dao. He is a star god conferred by the Yellow Sky Dao, born to master the water god's authority and possesses the power of the water god. This time he came down the mountain to suppress the Shen family, bring the world's water transport under his command, and then gather enough incense faith to step into the realm of the eleventh rank." Liu Ji said to Zhang Chen very seriously.

"Water Virtue Star Lord? I heard people say before that the Yellow Sky Dao wanted to confer the Southern Dipper Six Stars and the Northern Dipper Seven Stars? How did a Water Virtue Star Lord pop up again?" A dazed look appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes.

Liu Ji said: "The Nine Luminaries are the two auxiliary stars of the Northern Dipper Seven Stars. There is no conflict for someone to obtain two star god positions."

"Godhood is so precious, wouldn't it be a waste for one person to hold multiple positions?" Zhang Chen said.

"It is a waste, but who made the other party's identity too special?" A sour look of envy appeared in Liu Ji's eyes.

Zhang Chen looked at Liu Ji in surprise upon hearing this. Liu Ji didn't beat around the bush: "You know that Water Virtue Star Lord. He is Zhang Xiaohua, the heir of the Pingbian King. Logically speaking, what the Yellow Sky Dao headquarters prepared for him was the Northern Dipper Breaking Army Godhood, but his grandfather transformed into a dragon twice and fell twice, allowing him to obtain great water luck. When he ascended to the Breaking Army Star Lord position, he actually received a strange blessing and gained the induction of the auxiliary star, taking advantage of the situation to master the Water Virtue Star Lord's godhood. Because he mastered two godhoods, his position in the sect has been infinitely elevated, so he was sent to preside over the matter of plundering the water luck of the Divine Continent."

"Zhang Xiaohua? Breaking Army Star Lord? Water Virtue Star Lord?" Zhang Chen gasped upon hearing this.

Northern Dipper Heavenly Gate Breaking Army Star Lord: Also known as Yaoguang Star, in charge of the Six Masters, the God above the Heavens, in charge of the Heavenly and Earthly Machinery, such as the length of the four seasons, the rise and fall of the heavens and earth, and the calamities, all of which are under his jurisdiction.

Therefore, the Breaking Army Emperor's godhood authority is extremely great.

"What rank of god has Zhang Xiaohua cultivated to now?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Originally, he returned to the position of Breaking Army Star Lord and had already stepped into the ninth rank of god, but with the Water Virtue Star Lord obtaining the recognition of the Water Star, he actually stepped into the tenth rank on the basis of the ninth rank, becoming the number one person under the Great Virtuous Teacher of the Yellow Sky Dao in one fell swoop." Liu Ji's eyes were full of envy at this time.

Zhang Chen tapped his fingers on the table, countless thoughts deducing in his mind: "Zhang Xiaohua can obtain the recognition of the Water Star, ascend to the Water Virtue Star Lord's fruit position, and become the only god in the Yellow Sky Dao besides the Great Virtuous Teacher to step into the tenth rank. There must be Zhang Shicheng's pusher behind him. Zhang Shicheng transformed into a dragon of the tenth rank and obtained the water luck of the north. It is not impossible for him to push Zhang Xiaohua before his death."

"Now that the Great Virtuous Teacher is in seclusion, Zhang Xiaohua has become the number one person in the Yellow Sky Dao in terms of cultivation. Even the Twelve True Men have been suppressed by him. He has vaguely been given the title of Deputy Leader. This guy has taken the lead and occupied the absolute first opportunity. In the future, it is not impossible for the python sparrow to swallow the dragon and completely control the Yellow Sky Dao and use the Yellow Sky Dao to support the Pingbian King. I heard people say that you and Zhang Xiaohua have a life-and-death feud, so you must be careful," Liu Ji said.

Zhang Chen looked Liu Ji up and down upon hearing this and asked, "Zhang Xiaohua and I both came from the village. Why do you favor me?"

Liu Ji heard this, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then gave Zhang Chen an unexpected answer: "Because I like the way you look!"

Zhang Chen was stunned. This answer was beyond his expectations, but he didn't believe this answer.

Liu Ji put down the teacup: "Zhang Xiaohua will arrive in three months, so run as far as you can."

Liu Ji stood up to leave at this time, but was stopped by Zhang Chen: "Village Chief, please wait, I still have something to ask."

Liu Ji looked at Zhang Chen, and Zhang Chen said: "I wonder if you can tell me about the major forces in Jinling City? Since you have started laying out in Jinling City, you should have thoroughly understood Jinling City, right?"

Liu Ji glanced at Zhang Chen in surprise: "You are about to leave Jinling City, why are you asking about the major forces in Jinling City?"

"Who said I was leaving?" Zhang Chen asked back.

This time it was Liu Ji's turn to be silent. His eyes stared at Zhang Chen, his face full of seriousness: "Are you not afraid of being liquidated by Zhang Xiaohua?"

"There is a tenth-rank god in Jinling City. Zhang Xiaohua is only a tenth-rank. It is not so easy to do whatever he wants in Jinling City," Zhang Chen said.

Liu Ji took a deep look at Zhang Chen: "There is a tenth-rank god in Jinling City, who is the old ancestor of the Shen family in Jinling. Apart from this, all the other major forces rely on the Shen family to make a living. Those ninth-rank gods are not to be feared. If you are concerned about the major forces in Jinling City, you only need to focus your attention on the Shen family."

"There is only one tenth-rank god in the Shen family?" Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this. He felt several auras in Jinling City, which seemed to be tenth-rank gods as well?

"There are a few who are close to the tenth rank and have the aura of the tenth rank. They can be called half a tenth rank. Although they have the position of the tenth rank, they have not condensed the tenth rank god body and cannot be considered a true tenth rank." Liu Ji seemed unwilling to say more, just casually explained a few words, and repeatedly urged Zhang Chen to leave Jinling City as soon as possible, and then turned and left in a hurry.

Looking at Liu Ji's distant back, Zhang Chen narrowed his eyes: "Liu Ji masters Absolute Defense. This treasure is a tenth-rank mystery. If you want to break it, you need at least the power of the eleventh rank. In this Jinling City, there is no one who can break Liu Ji's defense at all."

"Uncle Liu, I have one more thing to ask you." Seeing that Liu Ji was about to walk into the rolling crowd, Zhang Chen quickly shouted.

Liu Ji stopped upon hearing this and turned to look at Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen ran down from the teahouse, came to Liu Ji, and said with a solemn expression: "I want to ask you to transfer the tenth-rank god of the Shen family away, just for a quarter of an hour."

Zhang Chen wanted to find the secret treasure left by his mother in the Shen family. The only place where the secret treasure could be stored was the backyard. However, there was a tenth-rank god guarding the ancestral hall in the backyard, and Zhang Chen couldn't get close at all. The current Liu Bang masters the tenth-rank Absolute Defense, which is an opportunity for Zhang Chen.

"You think too highly of me. Where do I have the ability to delay a tenth-rank god?" Liu Ji shook his head quickly upon hearing this, shaking his head into a rattle drum, and refused Zhang Chen's request without even thinking about it.

Seeing Liu Ji reject him, Zhang Chen sighed softly, but he was not disappointed. This was within his expectations.