Chapter 3988: A Big Harvest

Su Chen closed his eyes, then opened them with force, and his somewhat chaotic brain gradually became clear. When he looked again, he found that there was indeed a row of steps not far ahead.

This row of steps seemed to be made of fine jade and exuded a soft glow.

Obviously, this was not a step on the mountain, because there were no steps at the foot of the mountain, but there were steps halfway up the mountain, which was unreasonable.

Su Chen used his heavenly eyes and looked up. He could vaguely see the shadow of an ancient building in front of him, but he couldn't see it clearly.

Ancient buildings often represent opportunities, because in ancient times, there was a martial arts civilization that was much more brilliant than the present. Although it has dissipated now, there are always relics of it left in the world.

Su Chen pulled himself together, walked forward, and stepped onto the first step.

"Buzz!"

A huge force rebounded from his feet, causing Su Chen to fly backwards and land in the distance.

"It seems that we can't force our way up these steps."

Su Chen simply avoided the steps and walked directly from the side.

There was no road on the side, the rocks were rugged, and it was impossible to fly. With the huge pressure, it was also difficult to walk. But at least there was no rebound from the feet, so he could still go up, but the speed was slower.

Su Chen slowly walked up the mountain, stopping to rest for a while every few steps. Although the speed was slow, it was not unacceptable.

It took half a day for Su Chen to finally reach the ancient building.

Su Chen looked around and then said "Huh".

This was indeed an ancient building complex that should belong to an ancient civilization. But now, most of the houses have been destroyed, and some bodies that have weathered into bones can even be seen on the ground.

Su Chen's eyes swept over every item on the scene and fell into the distance.

In that very far place, there was a building that seemed to have been split in half by someone, breaking and collapsing in the middle. Below the broken part, there was a huge sword mark.

The sword marks were large and deep, and it was the terrible evil spirit emanating from them that created pressure that enveloped the entire mountain.

Su Chen tried to walk a few more steps up, but even he could not continue to walk up under the pressure at this time.

"I can only look around first."

Due to the pressure from the broken sword, Su Chen could not enter this huge ancient building complex, and could only walk around to find a suitable opportunity.

Not long after, Su Chen found a broken sword stuck in the ground among the rocks on the ground.

Su Chen observed the broken sword for a while, walked forward, and wanted to take it out.

But just after taking two steps forward, a strong pressure came again, making his chest choke, and a fishy and sweet taste came from his throat.

At this moment, Su Chen tried several more times, but he could not get close to the broken sword.

"Suck it for me!"

Su Chen raised his palm, and the true energy in his palm burst out with a strong suction force. Under constant urging, the broken sword was finally sucked over by him.

When the broken sword was in hand, a sense of ancient desolation came immediately. There are many ancient characters engraved on the sword, most of which seem to be shrouded in mist, and even Su Chen can't see clearly, he only knows that they are ancient characters.

The tip of the broken sword is simple and exquisite, and the sword body is broken from the middle, which looks like a kind of imperfect beauty.

He took it in his hand and waved it. A beam of invisible energy suddenly shot out from the broken end. With one sword, the several-foot-high rock was cut in the middle like tofu.

"The grade of this sword seems to be much higher than my own cultivation level."

Su Chen observed the broken sword and found that there were four ancient large runes on the broken sword, which stood out among many runes. He tried to infuse the true essence into the runes, but the runes only lit up slightly and soon went out again.

"It seems that after my cultivation level is improved and this rune is activated and glowing, the power of the broken sword should be further improved."

After getting the broken sword, plus the Xuanyin vine and dragon blood ginseng obtained before, Su Chen's trip was considered to be quite rewarding. He circled the ancient building complex again, and found no other treasures, so he took the little gecko back home and prepared to go down the mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, Su Chen met Luo'er, and the two continued to go down the mountain and returned to Chijiao City.

"Miss Luo'er!"

Not long after the two entered the city, they heard a call from behind, and five young men and women chased after them.

"Is it you?"

Luo'er was the first to recognize the other party. They were the five people she rescued in the Cangjin Mountains.

"Why are you five again?"

Su Chen also stopped and asked.

"Humph, we want to save Miss Luo'er and prevent her from being harmed by you!"

The five people spoke righteously, looking like messengers of justice.

"Go back to play in the mud."

Su Chen turned around and left.

"Hey, don't even think about leaving!"

The five people quickly surrounded them.

Su Chen stretched out a finger and pointed. The five people suddenly felt an invisible force coming and fell on their backs, but they were not injured.

Su Chen continued to move forward, and Luo'er hurriedly followed. She didn't want to get involved with this strange group of five.

"What should we do?"

One of the five said.

"Follow them first and see where they live, and then ask for help."

The oldest boy said.

"Okay."

The five people followed Su Chen and Luo'er stealthily. After following them all the way, they found themselves at the Alchemy Guild.

"Huh? Why is it here?"

"Is that the hateful guy an alchemist?"

"Even if he is an alchemist, he cannot tolerate Miss Luo'er falling into his clutches!"

"Let's go, let's get help!"

The five people discussed for a while and left in a hurry.

Su Chen returned to his residence and put away the Xuanyin vine and dragon blood ginseng for the time being. He didn't need these two things for the time being, and he planned to use the dragon blood ginseng after breaking through to the Tongli realm.

As for the Xuanyin vine, Su Chen wanted to use it to refine the Jiuzhuan Tongling Pill, but not now, because there were less than three days left before the possible changes in Chijiao City. It was not a good choice to refine such a time-consuming and laborious pill recipe at this time.

In meditation and practice, time passed quickly for another two days.

Relying on the Xiayue Treasure Fruit, Su Chen's cultivation level steadily improved to the half-step Tongli realm, and he was only one step away from the Tongli realm.

If there was a Jiuzhuan Tongling Pill at this time, he would have a great chance of breaking through to the Tongli realm.

At this time, there was only one day left before the possible changes, and Su Chen left the meditation state.

However, when Su Chen walked out of the room, he unexpectedly discovered that the maid Luo'er was not in the room.

Where did this girl go?

After asking someone, he learned that Luo'er had gone out early this morning with a little gecko.

"Damn..."

Su Chen then realized that the little gecko had slipped away from him again without knowing when.