Picking Up Skill Fragments in a Demonic World
Chapter 12

Dragon Burial Ground

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That Fox Spirit didn't look like a second-tier being at all. Although she was suppressed by the Golden Light, she showed no fear of him! She must be third-tier, or even higher, having fallen from a higher realm to be captured by Wang Wu! Otherwise, with the abilities the Fox Spirit was currently displaying, Wang Wu wouldn't even be enough to fill her teeth! A hundred Wang Wus wouldn't be enough for the Fox Spirit to kill.

"If the Fox Spirit is truly third-tier, or even fourth-tier or higher, the experience points needed to stack my second skill would be too much. I still don't know how many experience points are needed. For now, it's better to focus on one! I'll stack the first skill first and see if stacking the first skill will suppress the Fox Spirit. If the first skill can't suppress the Fox Spirit, it won't be too late to stack the second skill."

Zhang Chen had a judgment in his heart at this time. The experience points needed for the first skill to go from unranked to ranked was one hundred, and from first-tier to second-tier was five hundred, a full five times increase. And now, from third-tier to fourth-tier, it should be at least ten times. Currently, upgrading his first skill to third-tier required five thousand points, and once he entered the third-tier, upgrading to fourth-tier would require at least ten times, or even dozens of times the points, at least fifty thousand points as a base. Fifty thousand points would definitely be enough for him to upgrade his second skill.

Zhang Chen looked at the Fox Spirit, pondered for a moment, then his eyes turned to the stone tablet. After a slight hesitation, he took out a wild chicken he had caught that morning from his basket, took out a knife, and with a swift motion, directly cut off the wild chicken's head. The bright red chicken blood sprayed onto the stone tablet. This time, Zhang Chen saw clearly that the stone tablet was like a sponge, and all the blood actually seeped in at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This stone tablet is indeed strange." Zhang Chen's eyes were fixed on the stone tablet, pretending to be calm as he watched everything before him. At this moment, the carved words on the stone tablet suddenly twisted slightly, and then a vast voice actually resounded directly within Zhang Chen's spiritual world:

"The Dragon battles in the Wilds, its blood is black and yellow. Now there is a Dragon named 'Ying', who is the Emperor's mount. It fought against the two monsters 'Wind' and 'Rain', exhausted its strength and died, buried in the Wilds, guarding the Emperor's daughter 'Qing'..."

"This voice?" Zhang Chen was startled, not daring to be distracted. He quickly focused his mind and listened intently, countless thoughts flashing in his mind, analyzing the meaning within the text.

The passage was very short, only a few hundred words, so the vast voice quickly ended. Otherwise, Zhang Chen wouldn't have been able to make a rubbing of the text so quickly before.

"This article probably says that in ancient times, when the Emperor was unifying the world, he encountered a great battle. There was a Dragon under his command named 'Ying', who fought against the two monsters 'Wind' and 'Rain', then exhausted its strength and died, buried in a place called 'Wilds', guarding a woman named 'Qing', who was the Emperor's daughter."

Zhang Chen listened to the chanting that directly resounded in his spiritual world, countless thoughts flashing in his mind, his eyes filled with shock: 'Dragon? Are there really Dragons in this world? A Dragon actually fought against humans and was buried here? That's right, if there wasn't a Dragon, how could I have obtained a wisp of Dragon Qi?'

Immediately, Zhang Chen's heart pounded wildly, his eyes filled with disbelief: 'That is to say, the Great Tomb I am currently excavating seems to be the tomb of that Dragon? No, it should be the tomb of the Emperor's daughter 'Qing'. This is an ancient divine being from who knows how many years ago. How great a fortune is contained within? How many skills can I activate?'

Zhang Chen's heart began to stir. If he could obtain fortune from that Great Tomb, would he still need to fear the Fox Spirit? At that time, a mere Fox Spirit could be suppressed with a flick of his finger.

"What kind of method is this? It actually resonates directly in my mind? Brainwaves?" A thought flashed through Zhang Chen's mind. He could understand the principle behind it, after all, brainwaves had been developed in later generations, allowing the brain to control computers, mobile phones, and toy cars. Moreover, he had read many cultivation novels. Although he didn't understand the current mystery, he could still make some guesses.

"That is to say, deep within this tomb, it is possible that the body of a Dragon is buried? Or the body of that mysterious Emperor's daughter 'Qing' is buried? If I can dig it out, how many skill points will I get? How many incredible skills will I get?" At this moment, Zhang Chen's eyes turned green.

"I also finally know why there are a large number of snakes gathered here. This place is a Dragon Burial Ground. All snakes gather here. If they can absorb a wisp of Dragon Qi, that would be an earth-shattering fortune. I thought there was some terrifying strangeness within the tomb, but it turns out that legendary ancient divine beings are buried here. I, Zhang Chen, am going to be rich this time." Zhang Chen was excited. He looked at the rabbit in the basket, quickly took it out and killed it, pouring the blood onto the tombstone.

However, this time the tombstone did not react, and there were no experience points, which made Zhang Chen quite disappointed.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen could only carry his basket and leave, walking slowly down the mountain. Since he knew about the fortune of the tomb, his mood was greatly improved. This tomb was enough for him to dig for a lifetime. For now, he was temporarily not lacking sources of points and skills.

Zhang Chen came to the stream and began to pluck and skin the rabbit and wild chicken, so as not to let the Fox Spirit see any flaws.

As his hand touched the clear water in the mountains, the Dragon Qi in Zhang Chen's primordial spirit slightly fluctuated. He felt a strange sense of closeness to the stream before him.

"I have a feeling that even if I accidentally fall into the water, I will never drown." Zhang Chen muttered as he cleaned the rabbit in his hand.

Before long, the wild chicken and rabbit were processed. Looking at the tender white meat, a hint of dissatisfaction appeared in Zhang Chen's eyes: "It seems that today I will have to benefit that damned Fox Spirit and save her the trouble of skinning."

After processing the wild chicken and rabbit, Zhang Chen's eyes were filled with Golden Light. After looking around, he didn't see the Fox Spirit following or peeking, so he hummed a little tune and walked towards the cave. He was going to start preparing explosives.

He couldn't rely on his skills for the time being. The only thing he could rely on was explosives.

"Also, the rubber bands for the slingshot, I should also find a way to make them, but there are no good materials in this world. After I make explosives, perhaps I can hunt fierce beasts like tigers and bears, and use their tendons and gold threads to make the rubber bands for the slingshot." Zhang Chen said to himself.

Making gunpowder was not difficult, at least not for Zhang Chen. Saltpeter could be made by collecting animal and human feces. As for sulfur, it was not difficult either. There were sulfur ore mountains in the mountains, and no one in this world mined them. Everyone didn't know the use of sulfur. As for the last ingredient, carbon, there was even less to say.

However, it required purification to make high-purity explosives from gunpowder, and some things needed to be added, focusing on the purification of raw materials.

After being busy for half a day, Zhang Chen happily checked the traps, picked up two muntjacs, and then went down the mountain with a joyful face.

PS: The new book will be renamed if there are no accidents, so don't get lost, little friends.

Don't worry, the Fox Spirit will definitely be killed, but before killing her, her value must be squeezed out. She can't bully the protagonist for nothing.

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