I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#500 - Godfather

Chapter 497 Godfather

Zhang Chen spoke with grand righteousness, his words filled with noble phrases, but in the end, he simply didn't want to acknowledge the old eunuch as his godfather.

How could a decent man like himself acknowledge an old eunuch as his godfather? If word got out, how would Zhang Chen ever face anyone again? He would surely be ridiculed by heroes throughout the land.

Unexpectedly, after Zhang Chen finished speaking, the old eunuch across from him fell silent, his eyes scrutinizing Zhang Chen from head to toe, before praising, "Rare, you have a conscience. Most people in this world are without conscience, it's rare for you to have one, which surprises this old ancestor."

"It's not that I have a conscience, it's just that I know one shouldn't act against their conscience," Zhang Chen said, secretly relieved, thinking, "He should give up now, right?"

Unexpectedly, the next moment, the old eunuch clapped his hands in praise, then said to Zhang Chen, "This old one likes your spirit. Kneel down and kowtow."

"What?" Zhang Chen was stunned, staring blankly at the old eunuch, wondering if he had misheard.

He had already clearly explained the pros and cons, so why was the other party still so unreasonable in wanting to be involved with him?

"I said, kowtow. The trouble you're in isn't without room for maneuver. Once this old ancestor reaches the tenth rank, I can easily resolve this karma for you. I like you very much, so hurry up and kowtow! I'll take on your karma," Dugu Qiu said with a smile.

Zhang Chen was speechless, staring blankly at the old eunuch, unsure of what to do, standing there at a loss.

He had said all the nice and nasty things he could, why couldn't this old eunuch understand?

"What? Is there something you're still hesitating about?" Seeing Zhang Chen standing there blankly, the old eunuch assumed Zhang Chen was so happy he couldn't find north, south, east, or west, his mind overwhelmed by the joy of happiness, so he smiled and brought Zhang Chen back to his senses.

Hearing the old eunuch's words, Zhang Chen's head buzzed. He felt that if he made excuses not to acknowledge the godfather at this point, the other party would think he was toying with him and would immediately turn hostile.

Therefore, Zhang Chen could only force a smile, a smile more unsightly than crying:

"Since it's acknowledging a godfather, how can there be no ceremony? This place is too simple and crude, it won't show the child's sincerity. Once the Northern Lands are pacified, the child will invite relatives and friends to witness, and hold a grand ceremony…"

Zhang Chen wanted to find an excuse to delay, waiting until he left the Northern Lands, then the world would be so big, where would this old eunuch find him?

Unexpectedly, the old eunuch waved his hand, not caring at all, saying, "This old one doesn't care about such empty fame. What this old one values is your pure heart. If you have me in your heart, what does it matter if there's no apprenticeship ceremony? If you don't have me in your heart, even if the apprenticeship ceremony is grand, if you're two-faced behind my back, secretly stabbing me, it's useless."

The old eunuch said here, his gaze fixed on Zhang Chen: "Boy, we don't need to worry about those worldly rituals, you kowtow."

The old eunuch had already said so, what else could Zhang Chen say? If he refused again, then he would truly be ungrateful, and the two would only end up falling out.

Therefore, even if Zhang Chen was unwilling, he could only grit his teeth and accept it.

"This child greets Father! I don't know why, but since the child saw you, it's as if I've seen my own biological father. From now on, you're my real father," Zhang Chen said, kneeling on the ground as if pushing over a golden mountain or toppling a jade pillar, respectfully kowtowing to the old eunuch: "This child has met Father."

"Good! Good! Good child! You really are a good child. This old one has acknowledged countless children, hundreds big and small, but you are the most unique. Don't worry, after I return to the capital, I will take the initiative to plan for your rehabilitation. This time, you will follow me back to the capital, so this old ancestor can take care of you, and you will have no shortage of fine clothes, jade food, wealth, and glory," the old eunuch said, patting Zhang Chen's shoulder, his voice full of satisfaction.

Hearing the old eunuch's words, Zhang Chen's mouth twitched. He didn't want to go to the capital now. The capital was a place where fortune gathered, with many experts and mixed forces, he didn't want to put himself in danger.

"Father, this child already has his own plans and doesn't want to go to the capital for the time being. I still have to go to the south for a trip to take care of some personal matters. After I'm done, I'll go to the capital to rely on you," Zhang Chen quickly said to the old eunuch.

He had countless secrets on his body, how could he follow the old eunuch to the capital?

The capital was a cage, unsuitable for Zhang Chen's development. With his abilities, only in a place with few experts could he shine brightly, turning all his resources into strength.

Hearing this, the old eunuch looked Zhang Chen up and down, revealing a thoughtful expression: "Is there some trouble? If you have any trouble, just tell me. Within the Great Sheng Dynasty, many things are just a matter of this old ancestor's word."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen shook his head: "There's no need for Godfather to take action, this is the child's personal matter."

Seeing Zhang Chen's resistant attitude, the old eunuch didn't say anything more, only saying: "If you have any problems you can't solve, just have someone send a letter to the Internal Affairs Office, this old one will back you up."

Zhang Chen didn't know if this old eunuch was reliable, so he could only nod in agreement.

The old eunuch sized Zhang Chen up and down, then asked, "Do you plan to cultivate martial arts or the divine soul path in the future? If you cultivate the divine soul path, this old one can directly impart a visualization technique to you. If you cultivate martial arts, it will be a bit troublesome. You've already passed the best time for martial arts foundation building, and your achievements in the future may be limited. However, if you can find natural treasures to cleanse your marrow and reshape your tendons and bones, it's not impossible to achieve something."

Hearing the old eunuch plan his future path, Zhang Chen's heart stirred. Unfortunately, whether it was the visualization technique or the martial arts cultivation methods, he had no shortage of them.

However, in front of the old eunuch, Zhang Chen was playing the role of an ant who had just awakened the power of his bloodline, so he couldn't say that. Therefore, he respectfully bowed to the old eunuch and said, "Please make the decision, old sir."

The old eunuch sized Zhang Chen up and down for a moment, then took out a page of gold leaf from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Chen: "This is the fundamental visualization technique that this old one cultivates. It's the original version of the Heavenly Book. Take it and visualize and cultivate it. Remember, this page of golden book is of great importance and extremely precious. Do not lose it."

Golden book?

Zhang Chen's eyes lit up when he saw the page. He knew that he was able to obtain the Golden Light of the Righteous God because of a skill brought by a page of golden book, which shows how precious this thing is. He didn't expect to see another page of golden book now.

Zhang Chen 'excitedly' accepted the gold leaf book paper. He saw a visualization diagram engraved on it. The front was nine scorching suns, and the back was lines of text he had never seen before. The most important thing was that this text was the same as the text of the Western Ascension Sutra that Zhang Chen had obtained, and should have originated from the same source.

"This thing is temporarily entrusted to you for enlightenment. Remember not to show it in front of others, lest you attract a fatal disaster." Dugu Qiu solemnly instructed Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen took the golden page, feeling the mysterious power flowing on it, and looked up at Dugu Qiu: "Please forgive this child's ignorance, but what is the text engraved on this book?"

Zhang Chen had never seen this kind of text before. Zhang Chen had read all the books in Wuzhuang Temple and could be considered knowledgeable, but he had never seen the text on this page of the book. Obviously, this text came from after the mysterious era.

The old eunuch said with a smile: "This text is not from our era, but from the End of Dharma era. In order not to be buried in the depths of time and space, various inheritances used gold leaf to engrave the text to record the inheritance, so that it would not be subject to the decay of time."

"This text is the text of the Mysterious Era. It's normal that you don't recognize it. Families that are not from ancient inheritances cannot decipher its text. Not to mention you, even this old one doesn't recognize it, but the Chai family of our Great Victory Dynasty is a family inherited from ancient times, and they have a deciphered version of this page of golden book. This text records a supernatural power technique called: Sun-Gathering Art. This technique can gather the essence of the great sun to temper the tendons and bones and cultivate the Great Sun Golden Body. Unfortunately, countless experts in the inner court have personally tried it, but they couldn't withstand the burning of the power of the great sun and directly turned into ashes. You don't have to pay attention to the text, you just need to visualize the engraved picture scroll and complete the cultivation of the visualization technique." The old eunuch instructed Zhang Chen: "Knowing the text is of no benefit to you."

Zhang Chen didn't think so in his heart. Just because others can't cultivate a technique doesn't mean he can't.

However, he didn't need to know the text recorded on this page of scripture. He only needed to find a way to make this page of scripture drop a skill, and he would be able to logically master all the secrets on the entire page of scripture.

So Zhang Chen stroked the scripture with his fingertips and looked at Dugu Qiu with a curious expression: "Foster father, this is the first time I've seen a book made of gold leaf. I wonder where this thing came from. It's really strange."

Dugu Qiu said: "This golden page came from sixty years ago, when someone dug open an ancient tomb of gods and demons, and the experts of the Chai family obtained this page of golden book from it."

Zhang Chen looked up and down at the golden page, only feeling that his own Golden Light of the Righteous God seemed to be attracted by the golden page, and there was a feeling of restlessness in his body, as if it could flow out at any time to echo the golden page in his hand.

"This thing has a connection with the Golden Light of the Righteous God. Could it be that they came from the same source? That's right, they are both golden page heavenly books. If there is any connection between the two, it is understandable. This thing will definitely give me a big surprise, maybe it will make my Golden Light of the Righteous God transform again!" Zhang Chen's mind was constantly thinking about various thoughts. After a while, he made a decision: "I wonder if stimulating it with the Golden Light of the Righteous God can make this golden page drop a skill. Or, if I directly touch it with the Golden Light of the Righteous God, I wonder if it will cause any reaction. However, Dugu Qiu is here, so it's not good for me to try it here. If I cause any strange phenomena, it will be troublesome."

Zhang Chen could only suppress the thoughts in his heart, put the golden page into his bosom, and then said to Dugu Qiu: "Foster father, please rest assured, this child will definitely work hard to cultivate in the future and strive to practice stronger supernatural powers as soon as possible."

Then Zhang Chen changed the subject and looked at the spear in Dugu Qiu's arms, his face full of curiosity: "I wonder what the origin of this spear is? Foster father seems to value this thing very much?"

Zhang Chen pretended not to know the details of this spear and opened his mouth to test Dugu Qiu.

Dugu Qiu didn't hide it: "This thing is called: Judgment, it is a twelfth-order mystery, and it is one of the three great artifacts of the Great Victory Dynasty that suppresses the luck. It has two abilities. The first is to trigger the power of heavenly thunder and use heavenly thunder to kill the opponent. The second ability is amazing, that is, to mobilize the power of time, and can use the power of time to kill the enemy. This artifact is related to the luck of my Great Victory, so I can't give it to you."