I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#375 - Pass down the blood

Zhang Chen and Xu Erniu each gnawed on half a piece of flatbread, carrying tattered baskets filled with rotten vegetable leaves, walking along the crowded street with satisfied smiles on their faces.

To be honest, Zhang Chen really didn't have any good ways to make money at the moment, like firing glass, he didn't know a thing about it! If glass was so easy to make, why would people in later generations still need to buy glass when building houses?

Moreover, after firing the glass, the two of them were very likely to attract a fatal disaster.

As for other businesses, Zhang Chen didn't dare to do them either, mainly because he had too few self-defense methods. This was the second heaven of the spiritual world, and Zhang Chen wouldn't be surprised even if experts of the god and demon level appeared, so he still wanted to keep a low profile as much as possible.

However, it wasn't like he wasn't doing anything. He had already thought about how to make money, but all of this would have to wait until his body was completely recovered.

Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, another half month had passed. Zhang Chen's body had completely recovered, and he had already noticed the strangeness of Xu Erniu. This girl never begged, but only led Zhang Chen to pick up the vegetable leaves that others had thrown away.

Sometimes the vendors couldn't bear to watch and gave her a steamed bun or a baked cake, which made her happy for the whole day.

It was precisely because of Erniu's stubbornness that she was very famous in this area, and many merchants knew this maverick little girl.

"Why don't you go begging?"

On the street,

Zhang Chen picked up the tattered vegetable leaves and asked Xu Erniu beside him.

Xu Erniu not only didn't beg for food herself, but she also didn't allow Zhang Chen to beg for food.

"We are going to be immortals in the future. If people find out about us begging for food, wouldn't that ruin our reputation? Wouldn't that make us a laughing stock in the immortal world? I, Xu Erniu, am destined to become a female immortal in the future, how can I do such a thing?" Xu Erniu said to Zhang Chen with great conviction.

Zhang Chen was speechless when he heard this. The Xu Erniu in front of him had a deep obsession with immortals, and Zhang Chen had learned his lesson.

"According to your way of saving money, when will you be able to save enough money for the trip to Mount Qingcheng?" There was some teasing in Zhang Chen's voice.

"I'm still young, I can always save enough in a few more years." Xu Erniu said confidently.

"Don't sell flowers tomorrow, I have a way to make money." Zhang Chen said to Xu Erniu.

Xu Erniu was stunned when she heard this, and turned her head to look at Zhang Chen in surprise: "What way do you have?"

"Medicinal herbs." Zhang Chen's eyes swept over the medicinal herb shop in the distance, and the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a smile.

"Do you know about medicinal herbs?" Xu Erniu was stunned when she heard this.

"Slightly." Zhang Chen said.

Then Xu Erniu's eyes curved, revealing a big smile: "Really?"

Zhang Chen threw an unfresh green vegetable into Xu Erniu's basket: "Let's go home!"

The next day, Zhang Chen took Xu Erniu into the mountains to collect herbs. Zhang Chen had stayed in Huangli Temple for some days, and since ancient times, medicine and Taoism were inseparable, so he also knew something about the preparation of medicinal herbs.

There were not many medicinal herbs in this mountain, but there were definitely not a few, it was just that the preparation method was more troublesome.

The two of them spent a whole morning digging up half a basket of astragalus, and then Zhang Chen returned to the dilapidated temple to prepare the medicinal herbs.

Xu Erniu watched from the side, and after watching for a while, she was really bored, turned around and ran out of the dilapidated temple, disappearing from his sight.

After an hour, Zhang Chen finished preparing the medicinal herbs, and seeing that Xu Erniu had not returned, he walked out of the dilapidated temple to look for her. From afar, he heard a burst of scolding. Looking from afar, he saw a group of children from nearby villages gathered together to play. Xu Erniu wanted to join in, but who knew that she would be thrown stones by the group of children, and they cursed with foul language:

"We don't play with beggars!"

"Stinky beggar, stay away from us!"

"You smell so bad…"

"Stinky beggar, get out of here!"

…

A group of children surrounded Xu Erniu, constantly teasing and pushing her, their voices full of mockery.

Xu Erniu stood there helplessly, letting the dozen or so children pull at her clothes, tug at her hair, kick and punch her, pushing her back and forth.

Zhang Chen looked at Xu Erniu being bullied, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes. This kind of orphan without parents is most easily bullied.

Zhang Chen didn't step forward to stop them, but watched quietly. After another half an hour, Xu Erniu was pushed to the ground and couldn't get up again. Only then did a group of children spit at her and leave with disgust.

Zhang Chen didn't say anything, but stepped forward to help Xu Erniu up. He saw Xu Erniu's face covered with tears, and she looked at Zhang Chen very aggrievedly:

"Erniu took a bath, Erniu doesn't have a bad smell on her body."

"Of course Erniu doesn't have a smell on her body!" Zhang Chen touched Xu Erniu's head: "You go back and prepare the medicinal herbs, and don't play with them in the future."

Zhang Chen led Xu Erniu back to the dilapidated temple, taught Xu Erniu how to prepare the medicinal herbs, and then asked: "Do you know where the beggars who stopped us that day are?"

"I know, in a dilapidated house not far away." Xu Erniu said.

"Okay, prepare the medicinal herbs." Zhang Chen lowered his head, his voice still gentle, but a cold look appeared in his eyes.

The next day, Zhang Chen led Xu Erniu to the town to sell medicinal herbs. A whole basket of medicinal herbs only sold for thirty copper coins.

Medicinal herbs were not worth much in this world, and could only temporarily solve the problem of food and clothing.

Xu Erniu's eyes lit up when she took the thirty copper coins: "Zhang Chen, you are so amazing, it won't be long before we can save enough money for the trip to Mount Qingcheng."

"This is just the beginning, there are more good days ahead."

Zhang Chen stroked Xu Erniu's head, and then used the thirty copper coins to buy a large pile of yellow paper.

"What are you buying so much yellow paper for?" Xu Erniu looked at Zhang Chen spending more than twenty copper coins to buy that large pile of yellow paper, and her eyes turned red with heartache.

“Don't rush, we're going to do a big deal.” Zhang Chen patted Xu Erniu's head, then the two returned to the broken temple, ate some wild vegetables and rested. Zhang Chen sat in front of the dim bonfire without sleeping. When the night was quiet, the Golden Scissors in his spiritual world activated, devouring all the Yin and Yang energy. At the instant the Yin and Yang energy was completely devoured, Zhang Chen had a golden Invisibility Talisman in his hand.

“I have the protection of Yin and Yang energy, so I can't use this Invisibility Talisman myself, but that doesn't mean others can't use it. Moreover, the main function of this Invisibility Talisman is actually imprinting, since its body is a golden talisman.”

Zhang Chen stroked the golden Invisibility Talisman, a smile appearing in his eyes. Then he took out Xu Erniu's small knife and slowly cut the yellow paper into the exact same size as the Invisibility Talisman. Only then did he look through the dozens of cut yellow papers in his hand. The next moment, the Golden Scissors activated again, and the Yin and Yang energy in Zhang Chen's body was swept away.

Zhang Chen was a cultivator in the Jade Liquid Returning Pill realm, and the mana in his body could be generated automatically. At the moment when all the Yin and Yang energy was absorbed, a wisp of mana was born in Zhang Chen's body. Zhang Chen directly drove that wisp of mana and poured it into the golden talisman, directly using the golden talisman to imprint the yellow paper.

After a while, a wisp of Yin and Yang energy was born in Zhang Chen's body, and at this time, a piece of yellow paper in Zhang Chen's hand directly turned into an Invisibility Talisman.

Then Zhang Chen used this method again, drawing out Yin and Yang energy, and at the moment of generating mana, he continued to create various talismans.

After a night passed, Zhang Chen counted the talismans in his hand, a look of joy appearing in his eyes: “Fifty Immobilization Talismans, fifty Invisibility Talismans, enough for me to make a fortune.”

Zhang Chen couldn't use these talismans himself, so he could only give them to others. He didn't plan to give them to Xu Erniu. With Xu Erniu's personality, even if she had the ability to become invisible, she would never be willing to steal money.

Zhang Chen took the prepared talismans, looked at Xu Erniu who was fast asleep, and walked out of the broken temple, facing the slightly bright morning light on the horizon.

Not far from the broken temple where Xu Erniu was located was a village. The village was not far from Yangzhou City, so it could be considered a prime location. The beggar whose finger was cut off by Zhang Chen last time lived in an old house in the village.

At this time, Zhang Chen stepped into the morning light and came to the outside of the dilapidated house. The dilapidated door opened, and a burst of snoring came from inside. Zhang Chen walked into the house and saw a group of beggars sleeping randomly on the bed, but the number of people was two less than last time.

The beggar's hand injury had gradually improved without inflammation. It must be said that the people in the spiritual world had good physical fitness, constantly nourished by the power of mystery, and their physical fitness was not generally good.

Zhang Chen came to the front of the beggar leader and tugged at the beggar leader's trouser leg. The beggar leader flicked his leg, very dissatisfied with someone pulling him.

“Liu Zi, be more honest when you sleep, don't pull my clothes.” The beggar leader said groggily.

“If you don't get up again, you don't have to get up.” Zhang Chen's indifferent voice rang in the house.

The beggar leader, who was sleeping groggily, was suddenly startled, and immediately woke up from his deep sleep. He was too familiar with the voice. It had often appeared in his dreams recently. After all, the wound on his hand had not healed yet.

Then the beggar leader's snoring stopped, and then he suddenly rolled over and sat up, and saw Zhang Chen standing in the house looking at him. Then he shivered suddenly and rolled over and sat up: Why did this evil star come?

Then he kicked the brothers next to him: “The little ancestor is here! The little ancestor is here!”

Then he directly knelt on the bed, smiling at Zhang Chen: “Little ancestor, why did you come? Did we brothers offend you in any way?”

The beggars over there also got up one after another. After seeing Zhang Chen's back, they were all shivering, kneeling there, looking at Zhang Chen with fear.

“I want to talk to you about a deal.” Zhang Chen said.

“Ancestor, you can just order us to do anything, and the little one will definitely do it for you.” The beggar leader said quickly.

Zhang Chen smiled coldly, gave a warning, and turned to leave.

The beggar leader held the talisman in his hand, his eyes full of excitement, and kept kowtowing to Zhang Chen: “Sir, don't worry, I will be your dog from now on, and I will definitely handle this matter properly and make you satisfied.”

Zhang Chen stopped, turned his head to look at the beggar leader: “What's your name?”

“My name is Xiu Liu.” The beggar leader kowtowed twice before saying his name.

Zhang Chen looked at Xiu Liu in front of him, showing a thoughtful look. Next, if he wanted to make money, he was afraid that he would have to resort to unscrupulous methods. It would be impossible to ask Xu Erniu to do it. Xiu Liu in front of him was a good candidate.

Zhang Chen beckoned: “You come forward.”

Xiu Liu crawled to Zhang Chen's side, looking like a dog, lying in front of Zhang Chen with a docile face.

Zhang Chen stroked Xiu Liu's head, thinking of the blood techniques he had obtained, and said with a smile: “Xiu Liu, since you want to be a dog for me, I will pass on a method to you. As long as you can cultivate the knack, I will accept you as this dog.”

Then the Golden Scissors in Zhang Chen's body drew out all the Yin and Yang energy. When Zhang Chen recovered a trace of mana, Zhang Chen imprinted the content of the Blood Nerve into Xiu Liu's head.

Among all of Zhang Chen's methods, only the Blood Nerve took a different approach, and it would take effect in forty-nine days to become a Blood God Child.

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