I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

Chapter 94: Is the Ancestor of the Prince of Pingbian About to Transform into a Dragon?

Zhang Chen didn't refute, allowing the officers to put him in shackles and lead him towards the outside of the city.

There were no complications along the way, mainly because Zhang Chen had the fox spirit borrow some money from the county magistrate's house to bribe the officers, which made his journey in shackles quite pleasant. In a few days, they had already arrived at the Yellow River.

Looking into the distance, a yellow dragon was lying prostrate on the earth, winding and twisting, stretching to the horizon.

Zhang Chen looked around, and a group of people were busy on the dry riverbed, like ants, going back and forth, clearing the river silt. The entire construction site looked bustling, with probably tens of thousands of people working.

However, just as Zhang Chen was observing and sizing things up, suddenly the dragon energy in his body jumped, and a golden light flashed in his eyes. The next moment, Zhang Chen's expression changed drastically, and he was so shocked that he almost jumped off the donkey cart.

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

The dragon was very huge, probably ten thousand feet long, and its body was flashing with golden light. Each scale was as big as a cartwheel.

The dragon was huge!

It was right in front of him!

It was just wandering in the void above the Yellow River, swallowing the water vapor of the entire world.

Most importantly, one of the dragon's tails was winding and coiling, connecting to the ten-mile river channel below.

"This place is the source of dragon transformation and flood dragon departure! The flood dragon that is transforming into a dragon is actually under the silt of the Yellow River!" Zhang Chen looked at the majestic true dragon in the sky, with a hint of horror in his eyes.

At the same time, the true dragon fate in his body was eager to try, turning into a true dragon as thick as a thumb, wandering in Zhang Chen's body, carefully devouring the dragon energy diffused in the world along Zhang Chen's pores.

"This place is actually the birthplace of dragon transformation and flood dragon departure! ! !" Zhang Chen clenched his fists in his sleeves, his eyes full of horror. Then, the crystal nucleus in his body circulated, trying to calm himself down, and then he quickly summoned the fox spirit and looked at her with both eyes.

The fox spirit directly cast illusion magic, looking at Zhang Chen unhappily: "Speak, what's the matter with summoning me this time?"

"There is something I forgot to ask you. You said that now there is a flood dragon transforming into a dragon, but I seized the flood dragon's fortune and the true dragon fate. What should be done with that mysterious dragon that is transforming into a dragon?" Zhang Chen asked.

The fox spirit's mouth twitched when she heard this, and she looked at Zhang Chen with her big eyes, and she was a little speechless. After a long time, she said: "What else can be done? He is unlucky! Who told him to meet you?"

Speaking of this, Fox Fairy Nannan seemed to know that Zhang Chen didn't know the secret, so she said: "There is only one true dragon in the world, this is a unique law. All flood dragons in the world, and even all monsters, can transform into dragons if they obtain the true dragon fate."

"Now, the one who is departing as a dragon, after obtaining the fortune, should have smoothly transformed into a true dragon and soared above the nine heavens to travel the clouds and rain, but he met you and you seized his fate. This is having luck but no life, and he can only admit that he is unlucky. Unless you are willing to return the true dragon fate to him, otherwise he is finished!" Fox Fairy Nannan said here, her voice full of emotion: "Once the dragon transformation is successful and it transforms into a true dragon, its lifespan will be at least a thousand years. What a great opportunity? It's a pity that you messed it up. I'm afraid that after the other party is born, he will come to you for revenge!"

"What do you mean I messed it up? It was clearly you who had bad intentions, I was just mistaken! That true dragon fate desperately drilled into my body, what could I do?" Zhang Chen's expression was full of innocence, which made the fox spirit want to hit him.

Fox Fairy Nannan's face was bitter at this time, her small face was full of helplessness, what could she do?

She was also very helpless!

She chased after it, begging the true dragon fate to favor her, but what was the result?

The true dragon's fate really ignored her!

Fox Fairy Nannan really wanted to grab Zhang Chen's head, give him a hard punch, and then ask: Why?

But she swallowed this bad breath!

"Wait, you just said that after the other party fails to transform into a dragon, he will come to me for revenge? Could it be that the other party can continue to live after failing to depart as a dragon?" Zhang Chen grasped the key point of the question.

"If it fails to transform into a true dragon, it can also transform into a pseudo-dragon. Even if it is a pseudo-dragon, it is at least an existence at the ninth-level Yang God realm, and it is definitely not something we can deal with. You better hope that the other party dies in the womb, otherwise we will be in big trouble." The fox spirit's voice was full of caution.

Zhang Chen was silent when he heard this, and countless thoughts flashed in his mind. After thinking for a long time, he asked: "How to return the true dragon fate?"

"The other party swallows your soul, and the true dragon fate will naturally be complete." Fox Fairy Nannan said slowly: "So you must never be lucky. In the future, when you meet the dragon clan, it is best to run as far as possible."

"If the other party fails to transform into a dragon, it is very likely to transform into a flood dragon, a glutton, a yazi, a qiuniu, or other pseudo-dragons, but it is definitely not something you can deal with." Fox Fairy Nannan's voice was full of solemnity, and it could be seen that she had no intention of joking at this time.

Zhang Chen glanced at Fox Fairy Nannan when he heard this: "You said that now that I have obtained the true dragon's fate, if I swallow the dragon transformation fortune again, will I have a chance to replace it? Directly transform into a true dragon?"

"Of course!" Fox Fairy Nannan said without hesitation: "It's just that even if the other party doesn't transform into a dragon successfully, it is still an existence at the ninth level. Are you sure you can swallow the other party? Instead of being swallowed by the other party in one bite?"

Zhang Chen put Fox Fairy Nannan into a rune after hearing this. This fox spirit really doesn't know how to talk!

As the illusion disappeared, the two officers beside him turned their heads and looked at Zhang Chen: "Brother, the place of service has arrived. We brothers still have to do business, please forgive me."

While speaking, the officer took out the chain and locked Zhang Chen up.

Inside the camp

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

The general waved his hand to indicate that he knew, while tapping his fingers on the table: "The prince's mansion document was sent half a day ago. According to the statement in the document, let him live for two months first, so as not to immediately die and make the world suspect the mastermind behind the prince. Well, then let him live for two months for the time being, and find an opportunity to kill him two months later."

"As for now, just treat him like an ordinary person, so as not to be known in the future that I 'specially took care of' him and ruined the reputation of the prince and the prince." The general slowly closed the document:

"Since the prince asked me to do things, then I must do it beautifully, and I must never involve the prince's mansion."

Let's say that since Zhang Chen came to the camp, everything went smoothly. He was directly arranged, distributed tools, and went to the Yellow River bed to dig mud.

Zhang Chen is now under the eaves and has to bow his head, taking the shovel and basket, and walking towards the Yellow River bed.

The Yellow River sand has turned into yellow sand with the drought, and it is not easy to dig.

Especially today, the scorching sun is hanging high in the sky, making people dizzy.

However, for Zhang Chen, it is not unbearable.

It's just that after Zhang Chen dug down with a shovel, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Strange!"

Do you know why?

Although the Yellow River's riverbed was arid and had turned into yellow sand, it was surprisingly moist underneath, as if digging further would reveal water.

Zhang Chen pondered briefly and understood the reason: "Indeed, the land of dragon transformation is here. The world's water vapor converges here. Although most of the water is absorbed by the flood dragon, a constant stream of water vapor gathers every moment. How vast is the world, and how abundant is the water vapor?"

Zhang Chen struck three more times with the iron shovel, and indeed, he saw murky water.

"That doesn't make sense!" Zhang Chen suddenly thought of a flaw. Even if the imperial court couldn't see the true dragon's destiny, the abundant water gathering here should have alerted them to the flood dragon's lurking place, allowing them to dig it out and kill it?

Unable to understand, Zhang Chen directly summoned the fox spirit and asked her about his doubts. However, he didn't mention that he could see the true dragon's destiny. Instead, he phrased the question differently:

"Tell me, why could I dig up water with just two shovels in the Yellow River's riverbed? Could it be that the land of dragon transformation is here, causing the world's water to gather here?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, the fox spirit laughed, laughing so hard that she bent over.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Chen asked, looking at the fox spirit Nannan, feeling a bit unnerved by her laughter.

"First of all, even if the imperial court were to kill a true dragon, they would wait until the flood dragon had completed its transformation. Only by killing it then could they obtain its blood and dragon essence, which can prolong life. Secondly, regarding your question about digging up water in the Yellow River, it's because the Yellow River is one of the world's water veins. The flood dragon absorbs water, so the world's water veins first enter the Yellow River before being absorbed by the true dragon."

"My point is that you can dig up water with just two shovels anywhere in the Yellow River. This is because the world's water veins first enter the Yellow River, and then the flood dragon extracts the water veins from the Yellow River," the fox spirit explained with a smile, seemingly mocking Zhang Chen's ignorance.

Zhang Chen wasn't annoyed. Instead, he looked up at the towering, earth-shattering true dragon phantom and then at the fox spirit, who was laughing uncontrollably. His body couldn't help but stir with a certain desire.

"Stop! Stop! I've never heard of anyone 'using' their own skills! That's absolutely not allowed!" Zhang Chen secretly warned himself in his heart.

Just as Zhang Chen was lost in thought, he suddenly heard a commotion in the distance: "Work harder! Everyone, work harder!"

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

"It's been dug up! It's been dug up!"

At this moment, a group of people exclaimed.

Curious, Zhang Chen squeezed through the crowd, enduring the stench of sweat emanating from everyone. Looking at the dirt-covered faces of the laborers around him, Zhang Chen couldn't help but sigh. The Yellow River corvée was not easy; they had to dig up a certain amount of dirt every day to earn the right to eat, otherwise they would be considered lazy and wouldn't get any food.

Zhang Chen squeezed forward and saw a two-meter-tall stone tablet. At a glance, Zhang Chen recognized it as a tombstone.

A tombstone dug up from the Yellow River?

It wasn't unusual to dig up anything from the Yellow River. Even digging up gold, silver, and treasures would be normal.

After all, the Yellow River's floods had destroyed countless ancient tombs and sunk countless large ships. It could be said that the Yellow River was a treasure trove.

However, the crowd showed no interest in the stone tablet and simply dragged it aside, continuing to dig around in hopes of finding something good.

Zhang Chen glanced at the tombstone, initially unconcerned, but then he suddenly noticed something amiss. The light of the righteous god within his body reacted, and his divine eye automatically opened, revealing a faint golden light emanating from the tombstone, flickering like a candle in the wind.

"Dragon energy! It's dragon energy! This stone tablet is stained with dragon energy!"

"This stone tablet is strange." Zhang Chen paused, his eyes scanning the stone tablet. It was ancient and simple, and the characters on it were not the human characters he had seen before, but rather a strange kind of symbol.

The front of the stone tablet was covered with tadpole-like runes, and the back of the stone tablet depicted the nine sons of the dragon.

Most importantly, although the stone tablet had just been dug out of the soil, no sand or dirt clung to it.

"Huh!"

At this moment, the fox spirit came closer, her voice revealing a hint of surprise: "This is actually the writing of my demon race?"

"The writing of the demon race?" Zhang Chen looked at the small tadpoles, a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "I wonder what's recorded on it."

"Have you forgotten? I only don't recognize the writing of the human race, nor do I recognize those ancient characters, but I still recognize the demon script before me," the fox spirit said.

"Oh? You recognize the writing of the demon race? Quickly read the words on it for me," Zhang Chen said.

"The eighteenth year of Dasheng Kaiping, the tomb of Zhang Chun, the King who Pacified the Borders."

After the fox spirit finished reading, she stood in front of the stone tablet, as if she had encountered something incomprehensible, staring blankly at the stone tablet.

"What are you thinking about? Keep reading?" Zhang Chen asked, observing the remaining dragon energy on the stone tablet. He was now extremely anxious, and a bold idea arose in his mind: 'Could it be that Zhang Xiaohua's ancestral tomb is buried here, seeking to transform into a dragon?'

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

A tomb, dragon energy, and destiny converging in one place. Zhang Chen absolutely refused to believe it was just a coincidence.

"It talked about the affairs of the first King who Pacified the Borders."

"This stone tablet records the achievements of the King who Pacified the Borders! It's nothing more than some flattery; there's nothing to say!" The fox spirit frowned.

"However, there are two doubts among them. The Kings who Pacified the Borders of past generations all have their own royal mausoleums. Hasn't the first King who Pacified the Borders already been buried in the mausoleum? Why would his tombstone appear here? It's impossible for someone to be idle enough to move the tombstone of the King who Pacified the Borders and throw it here, or for someone to fabricate a tombstone and throw it into the Yellow River," Fox Spirit Nannan said.

"Could it be that the Yellow River flooded the ancestral land of the King who Pacified the Borders?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Impossible! The great tomb of the King's Mansion is built in the mountains and can never be washed away by water, let alone by the water of the Yellow River," Fox Spirit Nannan said categorically.

"Then the only explanation is that the great tomb of the King who Pacified the Borders is buried here," Zhang Chen said.

Hearing this, Fox Spirit Nannan stared at Zhang Chen, as if looking at a fool: "Then wouldn't the first King who Pacified the Borders be a fool to bury the great tomb under the Yellow River? Did he want to bathe himself day and night after death? For all tomb builders in the world, the first element is dry soil, so that the great tomb will not return to moisture and soak the corpse!"

ps: After thinking about it, there are too many flaws in the layout of the Prince's Mansion, and there is no way to carefully scrutinize it, let's dig up Zhang Xiaohua's ancestral grave! emmm, ask for a wave of subscriptions and monthly tickets, brothers.