in2ebook #154 - I am not human!
#154 - I am not human!
Chapter 153: I'm Not Human!
“There are such limitations? It only lasts for a day?” Xie Lingyun said, a hint of disappointment on her face.
Zhang Chen was silent. This was unavoidable unless his skills improved further; otherwise, he feared he couldn't change this iron rule.
“We still need to verify the effectiveness of this talisman.” Xie Lingyun stuck the talisman on her arm and immediately began circulating her cultivation technique.
As Xie Lingyun circulated her technique, a wisp of black smoke gathered around her once more: “Insignificant mortal蝼蚁, you cannot escape the fate I have set for you. You dared to use tricks to harm me. I, your ancestor, have decided to show you no more mercy…”
The Heavenly Demon's voice echoed, eerie and unpredictable, filled with indescribable terror, casting a shadow over one's heart.
However, before it could finish speaking, the talisman on Xie Lingyun's arm flickered, directly emitting a golden light that struck the unformed black smoke. A miserable shriek followed, and the black smoke was instantly annihilated by the light.
“It worked!” Xie Lingyun opened her eyes, her gaze filled with joy, her eyes reddening with emotion, tears welling up.
Heaven have mercy, how much effort had she put into suppressing and resisting this damned Heavenly Demon? From a young age, she had been plagued by the Heavenly Demon, never finding peace, constantly facing the threat of death. The suppressed feelings within Xie Lingyun's heart were difficult to describe.
“Was the Heavenly Demon eliminated?” Zhang Chen asked.
Hearing this, Xie Lingyun's expression turned serious: “The Heavenly Demon is attached to my soul, becoming one with it. Unless I die and it loses its anchor, it will be immortal and indestructible. That golden light only wounded it, weakening its power.”
Xie Lingyun spoke, her voice filled with solemnity. At this moment, the talisman Zhang Chen had drawn turned to ashes, falling from Xie Lingyun's sleeve.
“Immortal and indestructible? Such incredible methods exist in this world?” Zhang Chen's eyes were filled with disbelief.
“When the Heavenly Demon was weak, my father once used supreme Zen methods to kill it, but this Heavenly Demon is immortal and indestructible, like wild grass that grows again after a fire, it can make a comeback before long. It's just that as my cultivation level increased, the Heavenly Demon's power also gradually strengthened, even forcing me to improve my cultivation, wanting to seize and devour me.” Xie Lingyun's voice was somewhat bitter:
“However, now with your talisman's help, if I can suppress the Heavenly Demon for a period of time, it can buy me some time. I can probably survive for a while longer.”
Zhang Chen was silent. Power acting on the soul was something even his Righteous God Light couldn't handle. Although his Righteous God Light was strong, it could only suppress the Heavenly Demon after it emerged. As for the concealment within the depths of the soul, that was beyond Zhang Chen's reach.
Zhang Chen was worried that if he couldn't fundamentally contain the Heavenly Demon, when the Heavenly Demon recovered, he would be in big trouble. Relying on his Righteous God Light to restrain the Heavenly Demon, the Heavenly Demon would never let him go. He and the Heavenly Demon were destined to have one of them fall.
“You… can you teach me this talisman-drawing technique? Name any conditions you want. Wealth, riches, gold, and jewels, anything you want, I can give you. I can even guarantee that you and your descendants will never have to worry about food and drink for generations.” Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen, hesitating slightly before asking.
Of course, she knew this was a bit of a stretch, but she had no choice. This talisman could only last for a day. She couldn't possibly take Zhang Chen everywhere, could she? What if Zhang Chen accidentally suffered an accident one day? Wouldn't she be doomed too?
Entrusting her future to someone else was something Xie Lingyun could never accept.
If she relied on Zhang Chen, wouldn't she be at his mercy? This she could not accept.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen quickly said: “It is my honor that the noble lady has taken a liking to this talisman-drawing method. As for the so-called wealth and riches, please don't mention it again. I think living in the mountains is quite good, and I don't need to be troubled by the mundane world below. Wealth, riches, gold, and jewels are all sources of trouble. I plan to stay in the mountains for the rest of my life and never want to go down the mountain to interfere in worldly affairs.”
Zhang Chen wasn't a fool. Did he care about the so-called wealth and riches? With the fox spirit, he didn't lack money to spend.
But if he could get Xie Lingyun, the daughter of Xie Xuan and the head of the Northern Inspection Department, to owe him a favor, that would be great.
Xie Lingyun couldn't help but be stunned by Zhang Chen's answer. She never expected Zhang Chen to answer like this, and she never expected Zhang Chen's heart to be so noble, making her feel somewhat ashamed, feeling that the conditions she had proposed earlier had tarnished the young man's character.
“If you don't want anything, I can't accept your things.” Xie Lingyun said, feeling troubled. Apart from gold and jewels, the only valuable thing she had was the Visualization Method she had obtained, but the Visualization Method was a secret of the Xie family, and she couldn't decide to pass it on.
However, Xie Lingyun pondered for a moment and suddenly thought of an idea. Since the young man in front of her had figured out the path of talismans, there seemed to be several ancient books on talismans in the Inspection Department. Those ancient books had been gathering dust since they were excavated from the tomb. After research by the seniors of the Inspection Department, they found that the so-called Qi training and talisman techniques were all nonsense, so no one paid attention to them.
Thinking of Qi training, a thought suddenly flashed through Xie Lingyun's mind. She remembered Xiaodouding saying earlier that Zhang Chen had a mental illness and was always talking nonsense about practicing Qi and cultivating immortals…
Thinking of this, Xie Lingyun's gaze towards Zhang Chen changed slightly, and countless thoughts arose in her mind in an instant.
“Noble person, there is no need to be troubled. It's just a mere talisman technique, I have never taken it to heart.” Zhang Chen picked up the cinnabar brush in front of the table and said to Xie Lingyun:
“I will now explain the method of making talismans to the noble person.”
Xie Lingyun watched Zhang Chen calmly, but saw Zhang Chen carefully explaining the method of drawing the silver talisman 'Suppress,' without any reservations. While drawing the talisman, Zhang Chen thought to himself: “If I only teach her to draw useless talismans, Xie Lingyun's intelligence will inevitably arouse suspicion. I still need to think of an excuse. In this way, even if Xie Lingyun fails to draw the talisman successfully, it is only her problem and cannot blame me.”
Moreover, Zhang Chen also had a worry in his heart. These days, Xie Lingyun had been guiding him in martial arts, and there had been a lot of physical contact with him. He wondered if she had noticed his Qi training technique. If the other party had noticed his magic power and he concealed it without saying anything, it would be counterproductive.
“The most important key to drawing talismans is actually Qi training.”
Just as Xie Lingyun was watching Zhang Chen drawing the lines of the talisman, explaining the key points of drawing talismans, and countless thoughts were flashing in her mind, Zhang Chen suddenly spoke, pulling Xie Lingyun's thoughts back.
"Qi cultivation?" Xie Lingyun was stunned when she heard this. She had already decided that Zhang Chen wanted to hide his secrets, and was using useless talisman techniques to perfunctorily deal with her. She never expected to hear this word from Zhang Chen's mouth.
After this word popped out of Zhang Chen's mouth, Xie Lingyun was completely dumbfounded, and a thought could not help but rise in her heart: "Did I misunderstand him?"
Zhang Chen did not notice the change in Xie Lingyun's expression, but continued to draw the talisman while injecting golden light, muttering to himself: "I obtained a scripture in the past, called 'The Scripture of Western Ascension'. When I was pondering it, I suddenly felt something in my heart, and a stream of Qi was inexplicably born in my body. This Qi is extremely mysterious and very strange."
"And if you want to draw a talisman, the most important thing is this stream of Qi. Only by injecting this stream of Qi into the talisman can the talisman exert incredible magical effects," Zhang Chen said to Xie Lingyun.
Xie Lingyun's pupils shrank when she heard this, and the light in her eyes trembled, and an unspeakable excitement rose in her heart.
Qi cultivation! The most mysterious Qi cultivation technique in the legend, is it actually real? The young man in front of her has actually cultivated the legendary Qi cultivation technique? Otherwise, how can the talisman be explained?
"If the noble lady wants to practice drawing talismans, she still needs to comprehend the Qi cultivation technique," Zhang Chen raised his head to look at Xie Lingyun after drawing the talisman.
"You are willing to teach me the Qi cultivation technique?" Xie Lingyun's eyes were full of disbelief. This is a mysterious inheritance, and even the great nobles can only obtain it at their core.
"I can't teach you the Qi cultivation technique, because I myself am confused about how the Qi sensation was born. All I can do is give you the Qi cultivation technique that I have read. As for whether you can cultivate the Qi cultivation technique, it depends on your own talent and comprehension," Zhang Chen said to Xie Lingyun.
He had studied the incomplete volume of the Scripture of Western Ascension, and it was of no use. After the fox spirit retrieved the incomplete volume of the Scripture of Western Ascension, it was put on a high shelf by him. At this time, it was just right to use it to confuse Xie Lingyun.
When people speak, nine truths and one lie are the most confusing.
The Scripture of Western Ascension is real, and the talisman technique is also real, but the Qi cultivation technique is fake.
An incomplete Scripture of Western Ascension, can it cultivate anything?
Moreover, Zhang Chen also felt that this world must have unearthed a lot of large tombs, and there may be no shortage of Qi cultivation techniques. If he used this as a starting point, could he obtain other Qi cultivation techniques from Xie Lingyun? At that time, wouldn't he not need the Qi cultivation technique of the Yellow Sky Dao, and could continue the subsequent cultivation?
Countless thoughts flashed in Zhang Chen's mind, and he also began to make his own calculations. He also wanted to leave a way out for himself. If he could not successfully obtain the Qi cultivation technique within the Yellow Sky Dao, perhaps he could find another way and find a way from Xie Lingyun.
While speaking, Zhang Chen took off his clothes, then tore off the Scripture of Western Ascension sewn close to his body, and sent it to Xie Lingyun: "The Qi cultivation technique that I comprehended was comprehended when I recited the Scripture of Western Ascension. If you want to comprehend the Qi cultivation technique, all I can do is give you this Scripture of Western Ascension. As for whether you can comprehend the Qi cultivation technique, it depends on your talent and whether you have this opportunity."
Zhang Chen's eyes looked at Xie Lingyun, his gaze was pure and sincere, and facing that pure and clear gaze, Xie Lingyun couldn't help but feel a tremor in her heart, and an unspeakable shame surged into her heart.
Xie Lingyun was ashamed!
She actually suspected that the pure young man in front of her was hiding his secrets, and suspected that the other party was an old fritter trying to fool her.
"Pa ~"
Xie Lingyun suddenly raised her palm and slapped herself hard, making her fair face flushed red, and she hated her own dirty thoughts: "I deserve to die! I really deserve to die!"
Xie Lingyun felt that she deserved to be cut into pieces!
She felt that she was no longer clean, and actually had such dirty thoughts. The young man in front of her was like a pure white snowflake, and the whiter he was, the more he set off how unbearable she was.
"Why are you hitting yourself?" Zhang Chen looked at Xie Lingyun's actions with a somewhat inexplicable look.
Xie Lingyun did not answer Zhang Chen's words, but after taking a deep breath, she trembled and took the Scripture of Western Ascension. She could feel the mysterious power flowing on the Scripture of Western Ascension, and the young man in front of her was definitely not lying.
"You really gave me this scripture?" Xie Lingyun was a little unbelievable.
In this era, countless warriors are fighting to the death in pursuit of mystery, betraying brothers, couples turning against each other, fathers and sons killing each other, and all kinds of tragic plots are being staged, but the young man in front of her actually gave the Scripture of Western Ascension to herself as if he was giving away an ordinary scripture, which made her a little unbelievable.
In other words, the young man in front of her subverted her past cognition, subverted people's past attitudes towards treasures, and greatly shook her heart.
"What if I give it to you? Didn't the predecessors create the Dharma door to spread the Tao to the world and let people practice it? I have already remembered the contents above and comprehended the Qi cultivation technique, so even if I give you the Scripture of Western Ascension, it will not delay my practice of the Qi cultivation technique," Zhang Chen's words were very frank.
Xie Lingyun clenched the Scripture of Western Ascension and slapped herself hard again, leaving a blood-red mark on her fair face.
"Why are you always hitting yourself?" A trace of astonishment appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes. Could it be that the noble lady in front of him was being controlled by a celestial demon? Or maybe the girl in front of him was stupid and became mentally ill?
"I deserve to die!" Xie Lingyun sighed faintly, her voice full of helplessness.
"Do you really not want anything? Wealth, beauty? Or other conditions, such as becoming an official, are not impossible to arrange. If you want, I can decide to recruit you to join the Surveillance and Correction Department and become a member of the Surveillance and Correction Department," Xie Lingyun stared at Zhang Chen with her eyes. She really wanted to do something for the pure young man in front of her.
Zhang Chen scratched his head when he heard this. If it were in the past, he would have been eager to join the Surveillance and Correction Department and have a big backer to rely on, but since he pretended to be forceful in front of Xie Xuan, he no longer had any thoughts of going to the Surveillance and Correction Department.
Why?
After years of contact, sooner or later his abilities would be exposed and seen by those shrewd people. At that time, there would be many uncertainties. If these people set their sights on him and coveted the secrets on him, then he would be in trouble.
So, facing Xie Lingyun's question, Zhang Chen shook his head directly: "It's good in the mountains."