Chapter 1609

When Zi Chen woke up again, he found himself lying on a soft bed, and his injuries had mostly healed.

"Little guy, you're awake."

As soon as he moved, Zi Chen heard Old Man Schenker's voice.

Zi Chen sat up with difficulty. The bloody holes on his body had already scabbed over, but they hadn't completely healed yet.

Old Man Schenker sat next to him, staring at the abacus in his hand, calculating something.

"You don't have to risk your life for Spirit Crystals. If it weren't for me, you would've died already. See, to save you this time, I spent a total of 6655 Spirit Crystals. I hope your harvest this time is enough to cover the cost." The old man raised the abacus in his hand, then looked at Zi Chen.

"You didn't look at my storage bag?" Zi Chen asked curiously.

Old Man Schenker curled his lips and said, "It's just a broken storage bag. What's there to look at?"

Zi Chen took out the storage bag and threw it to the old man, saying, "Count my harvest. Later, I want to sell you a piece of information. At the same time, I want to summon something."

Old Man Schenker stared deeply at Zi Chen, and that stare made Zi Chen's hair stand on end.

Fortunately, the old man's attention was immediately attracted by the contents of the storage bag. The beating hearts were surging with powerful energy.

Among them, there was a heart with a bloody hole that was extremely eye-catching.

"Another Royal, and a late-stage seventh-tier one." The old man's eyes flashed with surprise, then he exclaimed, "There's another Royal."

"Kid, tell me, did you go deep into the Dax Plain? How did you even meet a late-stage Royal?"

"We'll talk about that later. Let's count my harvest first."

The old man's gaze fell on the late-stage heart again, then he sighed and said, "What a pity. This heart should've been worth 0555, but because it lost a lot of power, it's only worth 8555 at most."

Zi Chen's mouth twitched. Just one stab and he wasted 7555 Spirit Crystals. That was really extravagant.

But it was still better than being killed.

The Spirit Crystal old man quickly calculated the total. There were 2,155 Spirit Crystals in total. After deducting the 6,555 and 6,655 Spirit Crystals that he owed, Zi Chen still had 0,055 Spirit Crystals left.

"The boots and inner armor are damaged. They need to be repaired," Zi Chen said.

The old man nodded and said, "During the few days you were unconscious, you still have 9,055 left."

Zi Chen glared at the old man. "Just the repair alone costs a thousand Spirit Crystals. Why don't you just rob someone?"

The old man curled his lips and said, "You call that damaged? It's almost scrapped."

"Alright, cut the crap. Tell me your news." The old man appeared to be impatient.

"Let's talk about this later. I want to know if you have a way for me to summon other things."

"What do you want to summon? An original weapon."

"It's not a weapon. It's a very special item."

"As long as the price is high enough, not to mention one, even ten wouldn't be a problem."

"What's the price?"

The old man shook his head and said, "I'm not too sure about that. Can you walk? If you can, come with me."

Zi Chen got up, ignoring his injuries, and followed Old Man Schenker.

His current combat power was less than one-tenth of what it was in the outside world. He urgently needed to improve his combat power. Summoning the Wuji Danding might bring about an unexpected effect.

Old Man Schenker led Zi Chen to the back of the grocery store. There was a very conspicuous black wall. The old man reached out and tapped the wall from the side. A crack appeared in the wall, and then the stone walls on both sides slowly opened to both sides.

A spacious room appeared in Zi Chen's line of sight. The room was filled with crisscrossing lights.

Zi Chen stared at the lights in a daze. His expression gradually became solemn. He looked at the old man and asked, "These are the rules."

"Yes, the rules of this world."

The old man nodded and said, "If you want something, enter it and use your perception to manifest it. Then you will know the price you have to pay."

Zi Chen didn't delve into it. Instead, he asked in confusion, "You completely control the rules?"

The old man smiled and said, "How is that possible? We discovered this place by accident. It can be considered a magical part of this world. Little guy, don't hesitate. Hurry up and summon whatever you want. However, I have to remind you that it is impossible to summon a Domain World."

Zi Chen nodded and walked towards the crisscrossing lights in front of him.

After taking a step, Zi Chen saw that there were many marks on the ground. They were densely packed and crisscrossing in a very orderly manner.

Zi Chen stepped forward. The many lights fell on Zi Chen's body. Then, a cold and dignified voice sounded in Zi Chen's Knowledge Sea.

"Mortal, tell me your request."

Zi Chen's heart skipped a beat. Mortal? Could the owner of the voice be a god?

A pressure descended, suppressing Zi Chen so much that he couldn't breathe. Zi Chen's face instantly turned pale. He sensed some kind of anger from this pressure.

Zi Chen calmed his mind and outlined the appearance of the Everlasting Pill Cauldron in his mind.

A palm-sized pill cauldron appeared in Zi Chen's Knowledge Sea. In the next moment, this pill cauldron was projected above Zi Chen's head.

When old man Schenker saw the pill cauldron appear above Zi Chen's head, a trace of doubt appeared on his face. He didn't understand why Zi Chen would summon a cauldron. Was he preparing to refine pills?

Zi Chen only had a single pill cauldron on him. It had an extraordinary origin and was known as the primordial object of heaven and earth. If he wanted to summon it, he was afraid that the price he would have to pay would be too great. So, Zi Chen decided to use his Mind's Eye. He only projected the appearance of the pill cauldron but didn't outline it in detail. Moreover, he deliberately reduced the size of the pill cauldron by a lot.

At this moment, the blurry pill cauldron in old man Schenker's eyes was simply an ordinary thing. He even felt a little pity for Zi Chen. If he wanted a pill cauldron, he had plenty of them here. Why go through so much trouble?

The illusory pill cauldron disappeared, and the pressure that shrouded this space also disappeared. As for the light that filled the sky, it gathered together to form a shining crystal.

The crystal slowly descended and landed in Zi Chen's hand. His face couldn't help but turn pale.

"This price … isn't it a little too great?"

"How is it? What price do you have to pay?" asked old man Schenker when he saw Zi Chen walk out.

"A thousand alien hearts." Zi Chen put away the spirit crystal and smiled bitterly.

"What? A thousand? The first time you summoned, and it was for a broken cauldron. You actually want a thousand alien hearts?"

Zi Chen nodded. Right now, he was somewhat unsure whether he had profited from his little scheme or had suffered a great loss after being discovered.

Seeing Zi Chen's expression change, old man Schenker asked, "Then do you still want to summon?"

"Of course." Zi Chen didn't hesitate.

"That broken cauldron is very useful. If you want, I can give you eight or ten of those cauldrons for a thousand alien hearts." The old man didn't understand.

Zi Chen shook his head and didn't explain.

"Alright, let's talk about the information now." Seeing that Zi Chen had made up his mind, the old man didn't say anything else.

"The alien races of the Dax Plains want to attack this city." Zi Chen put away his disappointment and started to talk about the important matter.

"What?" The old man looked at Zi Chen with an expression that said, "Are you joking?"

"This time, I didn't go deep into the Dax Plains at all. These were all killed outside. Moreover, I risked my life and heard the alien experts say this with my own ears." Zi Chen looked at the old man and said, "It's up to you to believe it or not."

The old man had a heavy expression on his face. "Little fellow, you mustn't joke about this matter. If what you say is true, the Royal Sky City will give you a huge merit. But if it's false, the price you have to pay for this joke is something you won't be able to bear."

Zi Chen wasn't scared by the old man and said directly, "You can go and investigate if you want to believe it or not. In any case, I heard it with my own ears. As for whether the alien race said this intentionally or not, you don't have to worry at all. After all, I killed two members of their royal family. If they knew that I was there, they wouldn't make such a joke."

The old man nodded and fell into deep thought.

Zi Chen said again, "Didn't you say that there would be a reward? You can judge whether this is true or not. But before that, you can give me a big storage pouch in advance. If it's true, you can give me the storage pouch. If it's false, I'll return it to you later."

"Don't you have a storage pouch on you?"

"Do you think a storage pouch of one square meter can hold a thousand alien hearts?"

The old man couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. "Just for a broken cauldron, is it worth it?"

Zi Chen smiled mysteriously. "Maybe, he will give you a huge shock."

The old man stared into Zi Chen's eyes. Zi Chen wasn't afraid at all and returned his gaze.

"Fine, I'll believe you this time. This is a three-meter storage pouch. It should be enough for you to use." The old man took out a storage pouch from his robes.

Zi Chen received it and extended his spiritual sense. Instantly, a look of joy appeared on his face.

Because this three-meter storage pouch was not only three meters long and three meters wide, it was also three meters tall. It was a cube.

After receiving the storage pouch, Zi Chen asked for some pills. This time, the number of pills Zi Chen needed was undoubtedly a huge number. It took up almost half of the spirit crystals.

Next, Zi Chen would use the spirit crystals to recover his energy.

"Didn't you say that the alien races have already gathered? Could it be that you want to go out again?"

"I'm not that stupid. I'll heal first. After I'm healed, I'll think of a way to hunt the alien races."

"If the alien races really attack the city, you might be safer in the city," the old man said as he watched Zi Chen preparing to leave.

Zi Chen shook his head and said, "When the time comes, there will definitely be many experts in the city. So will the alien races. I don't want to be noticed and slapped to death."

Zi Chen's battle strength was good. Once the city was attacked, it would be easy for him to kill ordinary seventh-rank aliens. However, because it was too easy, he would attract too much attention. If he was careless and was slapped to death by Jiu Chong, he would probably be slapped to death.

The old man didn't stop Zi Chen anymore. Instead, he said, "You better keep a low profile. I recently heard that someone came here to look for Zi Chen."

Zi Chen's expression changed slightly. He turned around and gave Old Man Schenker a grateful look. Then, he put away his long blade and Dragon Piercer and walked back to his residence.

Before leaving, he also changed his appearance.

In this place, Zi Chen barely knew Wharton except for Old Man Schenker. Now that someone was looking for him, it obviously wasn't Wharton.