54: Chapter 54 Harvest

"How is this possible?"

Wang Chenghu was shocked. In fact, he had been lurking nearby the entire time, waiting until both sides were nearly exhausted before making his move. He was certain that at that moment, Su Jiuchuan's aura had been chaotic, and he couldn't feel any True Qi circulation at all.

A First-grade Martial Artist absolutely could not have any possibility of deceiving an Xiantian Martial Artist. He had a premonition that this time, it wouldn't be the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it; rather, it was inviting a wolf into the house.

Su Jiuchuan could guess the other's confusion, but he didn't intend to explain. After all, the TV dramas of his past life had repeatedly warned transmigrators that talking too much often led to capsizing, especially when the opponent was an Xiantian Martial Artist.

He raised his hand and struck with a blade; his Saber Intent transformed once again into the phantom of the black blade, slashing straight over.

Wang Chenghu still wanted to dodge, but his consumption was too great, and he already had internal injuries. With injuries added to injuries, how could he possibly withstand Su Jiuchuan in his prime?

"Pfft!"

The blade light cleaved into the center of his brow, and Wang Chenghu died!

Su Jiuchuan did not dare to be careless. He walked over holding his blade, and only after seeing that the man was dead beyond a doubt did he let out a sigh of relief.

For Su Jiuchuan, he had become a Martial Artist almost entirely on his own, and he had absolutely no concept of many common martial arts knowledge. Especially during this period, having seen too many bizarre events, he subconsciously maintained reverence for things he didn't understand.

Logically, now that he had finally found a weakened Xiantian Martial Artist, it was the perfect time to interrogate him for information. However, he didn't dare to gamble on whether this old fellow had any trump cards up his sleeve.

This was just something that couldn't be helped.

For some time now, Su Jiuchuan had been pondering other uses for the simulator. Specifically, since one could choose the martial arts Realm at the time of death after a simulation ended, was it possible to save that choice opportunity?

Therefore, last night he had conducted another simulation. In that simulated life, he hadn't made a choice. Just a moment ago, when his True Qi was exhausted, he opened the System, pulled up the simulator, and chose the martial arts Realm.

Sure enough, the System infused the martial arts Realm he possessed just before his death, allowing him to restore himself directly to his Peak state. That was what led to the scene just now.

Today's affair was still somewhat risky; thinking back on it now, Su Jiuchuan still felt a bit shaky. If Wang Chenghu had attacked him as soon as he appeared, and then dealt with the Ape Monster, it would have been a completely different story.

However, Su Jiuchuan had thought at the time that Wang Chenghu would subconsciously look down on a First-grade Martial Artist like him, which was why he had taken a gamble. Fortunately, the result was quite good.

Su Jiuchuan walked to the side of the corpse and began to examine it. Just thinking about the items on an Xiantian Martial Artist made one excited.

He first fished out a pale yellow crystal from his robe. This item had been dug out from the chest of the Ape Monster. It was very hard, but he couldn't tell what its miraculous use might be.

He continued to search and found a sheepskin scroll. He opened it carefully and couldn't help but feel overjoyed; it was actually an Xiantian Technique—the Shouyang Scripture.

However, after opening it completely, he discovered that the back part of the sheepskin scroll had been cut off by a Sharp Weapon, which meant that it was an incomplete Cultivation Technique.

Su Jiuchuan could only sigh inwardly; truly, Xiantian Techniques were not cheap cabbage—they were really hard to come by.

Other than that, there was nothing else on the corpse.

He walked over to the corpse of the ape and began to study it carefully. From Wang Chenghu's words, he knew that this Innate monster was very rare, so he wanted to see what was special about this Innate monster.

This Ape Monster was not only three to four times the size of a normal ape, but its skin was also tough. Recalling how its fist could actually contend with the black blade earlier, he knew just how terrifying it was.

He didn't know if it was because the crystal had been dug out, but the Ape Monster's corpse was rotting at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a short while, parts of its body had started turning into yellow liquid.

A foul stench began to permeate the air.

Su Jiuchuan quickly covered his nose and retreated. However, as he straightened his body, he suddenly froze.

"What is this?"

He had retreated a certain distance, just enough to see the sole of the Ape Monster's left foot. There seemed to be a character on it, though he didn't know what had been used to carve it.

And he had actually seen that character before; it was the same as the text noted on the treasure map left behind by Ouyang Xian.

What on earth was this text?

Seeing that the Ape Monster's corpse was about to turn completely into yellow liquid, Su Jiuchuan hurriedly tore a piece of cloth from Wang Chenghu's body, pried a stone from the rock wall, dipped it in some blood on the ground, and copied the character on the sole of the Ape Monster's foot.

By the time he finished writing, the Ape Monster's corpse had completely turned into a pool of yellow liquid.

Seeing that there was nothing else left behind, Su Jiuchuan stood up, casually placed the crystal and the sheepskin scroll into his robe, and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, he felt something in his robe move. Su Jiuchuan was startled and hurriedly pulled out all the items from his robe.

It turned out that the short sword he had snatched from Shen Xiuru had lit up the moment it touched the yellow crystal, and it had jumped a few times in succession.

Su Jiuchuan was startled and hurriedly reached out to separate them, only to discover that the short sword had a suction force, firmly attaching the crystal to itself.

The short sword still jumped from time to time, just like when Su Jiuchuan had first obtained it, and at the same time, the pale yellow crystal was becoming dimmer and dimmer.

Su Jiuchuan mobilized his True Qi and gave a sharp tug, finally separating the two items. The short sword, as if reluctant to let go of the crystal, continued to hop around.

A good while passed, and the short sword seemed to realize it could no longer continue to contact the crystal, so it finally quieted down, and the blade body gradually dimmed.

These people from the Schools really had some tricks up their sleeves, Su Jiuchuan thought, his scalp tingling. What on earth was going on with this short sword? He didn't dare to imagine how profound the heritage of those great clans and Schools really was.

This crystal was somewhat mysterious, and he didn't know if anything would happen once the short sword completely absorbed it.

Sigh, it would be great if there were someone he could ask.

Su Jiuchuan couldn't help but sigh; it seemed that whether in ancient times or not, knowledge was always very important.

However, having no other options, Su Jiuchuan hid the short sword back in his robe, tore another strip of cloth from Wang Chenghu's corpse, wrapped the crystal in several layers, and tied it to his waist, considering it dealt with.

This time, Su Jiuchuan truly picked up the black blade and walked outward.

At the entrance of Cold Stone Valley, Squire Wang was pacing leisurely. This operation had been discussed with the Old Ancestor for a long time. Ever since the Gold Mine had been occupied by the Ape Monster half a year ago, the Old Ancestor had made a move, but he hadn't expected that the monster was actually also in the Xiantian Realm and was extremely fierce, fighting the Old Ancestor to a draw where both were injured.

Thus, he had come up with a method: use money to hire some high-grade Martial Artists to come as cannon fodder, and once they had exhausted the Ape Monster enough, the Old Ancestor would make his move; that way, it would be foolproof.

However, he hadn't expected that those high-grade Martial Artists were all trash. Batch after batch died, yet they couldn't even exhaust much of the Ape Monster's strength, so naturally, the Old Ancestor hadn't found an opportunity to strike.

This time was different; that Su Jiuchuan was an expert with Blade Intent Manifestation, so he was likely stronger than the ones before.

Just as Squire Wang was letting his thoughts run wild, he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Squire Wang, I have successfully fulfilled the mission!"