I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

Chapter 85: Two Pages Opened by an Ancient God

“What is that?”

Hearing the words of the fox spirit Nannan, Zhang Chen quickly turned his head and looked over, only to see the fox spirit Nannan standing in front of the crystal bone, shouting loudly at Zhang Chen.

“Come and see! You'll know once you see it!” The fox spirit Nannan said urgently, “This is a supreme heavenly book!”

Hearing this, Zhang Chen hurriedly stepped forward and stood beside the fox spirit Nannan, then followed her gaze, his eyes falling on the bluestone in front of the crystal bone.

The crystal bone was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a book placed in front of it. However, because the color of the book was too similar to the bluestone, and the firelight in the stone chamber was dim, the jade bone had attracted all their attention, so they had not noticed the book placed on the ground.

Moreover, the book was very thin, less than 0.3 centimeters thick, and was currently open, lying quietly in front of the jade bone.

Zhang Chen's gaze fell on the book, and he saw that each of the two open pages was painted with two strange and extremely complex symbols.

There were no words on the pages, only two symbols that looked very complicated.

“It looks a bit like the talismans of later Taoism.” Zhang Chen raised the torch and carefully examined the symbols, which resembled the talismans of later Taoism.

“What did you just say this is?” Zhang Chen asked while observing the symbols.

“A heavenly book!”

The fox spirit Nannan said.

After speaking, she was afraid that Zhang Chen, this bumpkin, would not understand, so she explained, “This kind of book contains mysterious power. Although it doesn't have any mysterious abilities, the things recorded on it have incredible creation. Now, the mysterious power on this book has dissipated, and it's just an ordinary book, but the content recorded on it has not changed in any way and still has great value.”

“About sixty years ago, a human race Divine Vision Grandmaster excavated a heavenly book from a large tomb, causing a bloody storm in the martial world. Even foreign races from beyond the Great Wall did not hesitate to send their armies south, with hundreds of thousands of troops knocking on the gates of the Central Plains.” The fox spirit Nannan said, “The content recorded in it contains incredible secrets. Some people even say that it records the cultivation methods of the soul, as well as various methods of mastering incredible abilities. Its value is simply immeasurable, to the point where foreign races would not hesitate to start a war for a single book!”

“According to research, although these heavenly books were excavated from large tombs, they were not handwritten by ancient gods. Even the ancient gods do not know where the heavenly books come from. This object should be the laws of heaven and earth imprinted on ordinary things, and then formed into creation. Even for those ancient gods, this object is still extremely important.” The fox spirit's voice was full of fervor.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen understood that no one knew where the heavenly books came from, only that they contained incredible content.

Although the mysterious power on the heavenly book had dissipated, the content recorded on it was still valid.

“Do you recognize the things on these pages?” Zhang Chen asked.

The fox spirit's words suddenly faltered, and her enthusiasm was stifled: “I don't recognize them!”

After speaking, she felt a little embarrassed to say that she didn't recognize them in front of Zhang Chen, so she quickly added, “It doesn't matter if I don't recognize them! We can take this heavenly book out and find those old guys from the human race to decipher it, which is equivalent to us recognizing it.”

“Since you said that this heavenly book has lost the blessing of mysterious power, I'm afraid its material has long since decayed into ashes. As long as we touch it slightly, this book will immediately turn into dust. How can we have the opportunity to take it out?” Zhang Chen looked at the open book in front of him, a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes. He hoped that the book would drop a skill, allowing him to obtain all the content of the book, but unfortunately, the mysterious power on this book had dissipated, and there was no chance to drop a skill.

Hearing this, the fox spirit was also stunned, and then carefully looked at the two open pages in front of her: “According to what you said, aren't we only able to see these two pages of content?”

“Of course.” Zhang Chen said.

Although he was also heartbroken by the loss of a heavenly book, at least he could still see two pages, right?

Hearing this, the fox spirit clutched her chest, her whole person heartbroken: “The treasure is right in front of me, but I have no way to take it away. It's simply a sin!”

Zhang Chen ignored the fox spirit's words and focused his eyes on the two runes in front of him. The two runes were too complex, and even if Zhang Chen had been reborn, it would not be easy to remember them.

Fortunately, at a critical moment, the crystal core in Zhang Chen's body vibrated again, and that familiar feeling struck again. Zhang Chen felt that his vision began to change. In an instant, he seemed to see the microscopic world, the trajectory of dust in the world, and the molecular structure of all kinds of matter.

In this state, his mental power seemed to be infinitely elevated. He had completely memorized the two runes with complex lines with just one glance.

Then the crystal core stopped vibrating, and Zhang Chen withdrew from that subtle state. Sensing the image that seemed to be imprinted in his mind, he was about to speak to the fox spirit when suddenly a warmth flowed from his mouth and nose, and then he saw a stream of bright red blood flowing out.

“What's wrong with you? Can reading a book make your nose bleed?” The fox spirit noticed the smell of blood and quickly turned to look at Zhang Chen, fearing that Zhang Chen would die directly, and she would be buried with him.

Zhang Chen wiped the blood from his nose, feeling a sharp pain in his body. Countless capillaries ruptured at this moment, but continued to recover under the effect of blood control.

Blood control was consuming blood, constantly and rapidly restoring his body, and then a slight feeling of dizziness came. Zhang Chen felt that the blood existing in his body was less than half of its peak.

“It turned out to be physical overload! This skill cannot be used lightly. Unless I have a large source of blood, I will die if the blood is exhausted.”

Zhang Chen secretly warned himself.

But all of this was worth it, because he had memorized the two runes. For the time being, let's call them runes. Zhang Chen felt that they would definitely be of great use in the future.

“I'm fine.” Zhang Chen ignored the fox spirit's words and looked at the book on the ground, carefully reaching out his finger, seemingly wanting to turn the page.

“Hey, don't be reckless! At least wait for me to record these two patterns before experimenting.” The fox spirit said anxiously.

Zhang Chen ignored the fox spirit's words. The moment his fingertip touched the book, he saw that the book had indeed completely carbonized. The touched area turned into dust and fell in the air.

Fortunately, Zhang Chen only touched an insignificant corner. Only the area touched by Zhang Chen's fingertip turned into dust. Seeing this, Zhang Chen quickly withdrew his finger and turned to the fox spirit and said, “Is there any ability in this world to reverse matter?”

Zhang Chen thought of matter reversal. Now that this book is completely carbonized, if someone could reverse matter, perhaps they could save it.

"Never heard of it," the fox spirit shook her head. "Do you think gods are so easy to meet? I've only encountered five in my travels through the world. The rest are just postnatal cultivators exploring the spiritual realm. Even cultivators who can explore the spiritual realm, I've only seen eight, including both humans and beasts."

"Although there are mysterious beings in this world, they are extremely rare. It's truly tragic for us to walk alone," the fox spirit Nannan said with emotion.

"Didn't you say that mysterious abilities can be passed down through bloodlines? According to you, as bloodlines are passed down generation after generation, shouldn't there be more and more people who possess mysterious abilities? Why are they so rare?" Zhang Chen was puzzled, feeling that it was contradictory.

"When people who possess mysterious power marry and have children with ordinary people, the purity of the mystery is constantly diluted, becoming weaker with each generation. After three to five generations, the mysterious ability disappears completely, and they become ordinary people. Moreover, when people who possess mysterious power combine, the mysterious forces within their bodies sometimes clash, causing the children to die at birth. Sometimes, they can complement and enhance each other, and their power far exceeds that of their parents. However, what parents in the world don't hope that their children will be born smoothly and healthily? Therefore, most people who possess mysterious power marry ordinary people, hoping that their descendants can continue to live healthily."

The fox spirit Nannan changed the subject, saying, "However, although the descendants of those with bloodlines may not show the abilities they possess, as long as they have the opportunity in the future, the mysterious power of the bloodline within their bodies will be reactivated. For example, when a dragon transforms and gathers fortune, if someone can snatch a trace of fortune from the dragon's mouth, they can reactivate the dormant bloodline in their body."

"Are there any sects in this world? Like the sect inheritances in novels and biographies?" Zhang Chen asked, looking at the fox spirit.

"What are you thinking! You obtained fortune. Why would you pass it on to outsiders instead of your own son? Is that even possible?" The fox spirit widened her eyes, looking at Zhang Chen in shock, as if amazed that such a normal person could ask such a moronic question.

Zhang Chen's face darkened, and he immediately realized that he had made a common-sense mistake due to the influence of novels from his previous life.

How precious is inheritance?

It's like the throne. When the emperor is alive, he won't even pass it on to his own son, let alone something even rarer than the throne, like mystery.

"However, there are some shady organizations in this world, formed by people with ulterior motives. To handle certain matters in secret, they secretly recruit disciples and impart some skills to have them do things for them," the fox spirit continued. "For example, you humans have martial arts inheritances. A master opens a martial arts hall to support his family and may recruit some disciples to teach some skills. Or a security escort agency needs to escort goods and expand its influence. Even temples and Taoist temples have martial arts teachings, needing to establish themselves in the martial world, so they can only teach disciples to expand their influence."

Zhang Chen was silent after hearing this. The wonder of this world exceeded his expectations. It wasn't the martial world he imagined, but it was even more wonderful than he imagined.

"Now that you are a god, you can consider creating your own force in the future, secretly doing things for you, and recruiting some maids and servants to serve you, so I can rest," the fox spirit said.

Zhang Chen rolled his eyes at the fox spirit but didn't say anything. Instead, he stared carefully at the book in front of him, thinking about what methods he could use to obtain more content.

"You haven't given up?" Seeing Zhang Chen staring at the book in silence, the fox spirit guessed what Zhang Chen was thinking and asked.

"I have a feeling that the things recorded in this book are extraordinary and will definitely be of great use in the future. It would be a pity to miss it," Zhang Chen sighed regretfully, turning to look at the fox spirit. "You are in a soul state. Can you manipulate the book and separate this decayed book?"

"What are you thinking? I am in a soul state, but I am not omnipotent! Of course, if you are willing to release me from your restraints, I can transform this book into a state of nothingness, perhaps preserving it for the future to find an opportunity to restore it."

The fox spirit's eyes sparkled as she said this, with a hint of anticipation.

"If I release you from your restraints, you would probably kill me first in order to devour the mysterious fortune!" Zhang Chen said angrily.

Although he had mastered the Soul-Hooking Chain, and the fox spirit had lost her physical body, allowing him to hook her soul at will, he didn't want to cause any more trouble.

The fox spirit's abilities were too terrifying. If she retaliated, the chances of him failing were extremely high.

A hint of disappointment appeared in the fox spirit's eyes, and she pursed her lips without saying anything. With her intelligence, she naturally knew that no matter what she said now, Zhang Chen would never believe her.

"By the way, I actually have a question in my mind. Why would that bookworm sell his family property overnight to buy you back?" Zhang Chen asked his question.

"Of course, it was because I sent him a dream!" the fox spirit said.

"Then why didn't you choose to send me a dream, but chose that poor scholar?" Zhang Chen felt a little unbalanced.

The fox spirit was silent for a long time after hearing this, staring straight at Zhang Chen, making Zhang Chen feel a little creeped out. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Do you know why I kept borrowing rice and flour from your family?" the fox spirit asked.

"Why?" Zhang Chen was stunned.

"Because when I used my last bit of strength to find you to send you a dream, you were sleeping too soundly, completely lacking spirituality, and wouldn't dream at all. If I couldn't successfully send a dream at that time, my last bit of strength would be exhausted, and I would have no choice but to die. Fortunately, at a critical moment, that scholar went to your house to steal things in the middle of the night, giving me the last hope!" The fox spirit gritted her teeth as she said this.

"I have never encountered such a dull person before. Sleeping like a dead pig, lifeless and unable to even dream!"

The fox spirit felt wronged!

What could she do?

She was also very helpless!

Zhang Chen was speechless after hearing the fox spirit's explanation, and he was stunned for a moment.

ps: Tomorrow, we will leave the tomb and start dealing with the plot outside. I feel that this plot is a bit watery, but writing chapters about exploring fortune seems a bit watery. Tomorrow, I will push the main line.