Chapter 823

Flying at a low altitude for several thousand li, Zi Chen finally found a building that hadn't been eroded by the wind. It was a stone house. It wasn't very tall, and there was a faint energy radiance circulating on the surface of the stone house. This was a seal that prevented the stone house from being eroded by the wind.

After approaching the stone house, Zi Chen sensed that there were energy fluctuations within the stone house, as well as life fluctuations.

"There's someone here, there's actually someone here." Zi Chen who had already given up hope was reignited in his heart.

If there were people, there would be resources. With resources, the road of trial would be a lot easier. Although he didn't dare to say that he had a hundred percent chance of passing, at the very least, he would have a higher chance of survival.

Zi Chen's figure descended, and the torvosaurus also landed not far away. Zi Chen pushed open the door and entered, and was instantly dumbfounded.

This room wasn't very big. Aside from a stone table and two stone stools, there was only a stone bed. The life aura was on the stone bed, but it wasn't a person. To be more precise, it wasn't a complete person, but a skeleton that possessed the flame of life.

This was a human-shaped skeleton, and it was quietly lying on the stone bed. There were only bones left of the skeleton, and there wasn't a trace of flesh on its body. The source of the life aura was within its skull, and there was a ball of Soul Fire that wasn't even as big as a fist.

The Soul Fire was burning, and it emitted a weak life aura. It seemed like it was in a deep sleep. Just as Zi Chen pushed open the door and entered, the other party seemed to have sensed something. The Soul Fire burned even more vigorously, and the life aura also became denser.

Zi Chen was instantly stunned when he saw this scene. He didn't expect to see such a scene.

A spiritual sense spread out from the burning Soul Fire. This spiritual sense's essence was extremely high, but it was extremely weak at the moment. Zi Chen was completely capable of erasing it. The spiritual sense swept across Zi Chen's body, and then it asked blankly, "You're a trial taker?"

The other party's voice was very ancient, but through the spiritual sense, Zi Chen was able to sense the other party's meaning. Thus, he nodded and said, "Yes, I just arrived at the ancient road. Previously, I used up a lot of resources, so I want to exchange some resources here."

After he finished speaking, Zi Chen's face was filled with bitterness. The other party was already in such a state. It was obvious that there were no resources for him to exchange for.

The soul flame in the skull burned brightly, and the previously muddle-headed skeleton seemed to be completely awake. Startled, he exclaimed, "A trial taker! It really is a trial taker! I can't believe I've been waiting for a trial taker! What did you just say? Ancient Road 64? You only took 64 to reach this place."

Zi Chen nodded and said, "That's right. It's the first trading ground on the first nine ancient paths. However, it seems that I've come too late."

"That's right. You're too late. There's no one here anymore. They've all left." The voice from the Soulflame turned gloomy.

"I saw a lot of weathered buildings earlier. Were there people who lived here before? But they've all left. Where did they go?" Zi Chen asked.

"This used to be an extremely prosperous ancient road. Many trial takers would come here to exchange for resources. However, something happened to the ancient road, and no trial takers came here for thousands of years. It gradually declined, and in the end, the resources here were no longer enough to sustain everyone's survival. Thus, they all stepped onto the ancient road and left," the Soulflame said.

"What about you? Why didn't you leave with them?" Zi Chen was puzzled.

"I'm the guardian of this ancient road. Guarding here and serving trial takers is my mission. If I leave, this ancient road will be completely abandoned."

The skeleton's answer filled Zi Chen's heart with admiration. The skeleton's current state was also caused by the exhaustion of its spiritual power and the loss of its life force.

"Young man, you're the only trial taker to reach this place in all these years. Moreover, you're a trial taker who reached here in 64. I'll give you a choice now. A special choice."

"Special choice?" Zi Chen was puzzled. "Yes.

It's a very special choice, but also a great opportunity. The ancient road is extremely long and filled with all kinds of dangers. If you had come a little later, I might have disappeared on my own. I can't guarantee that there won't be any surviving guardians on the ancient road. If there aren't any, it means that there won't be any resources left. Your journey on the ancient road will be even more dangerous. Under such circumstances, you'll be lucky if you can keep your life. Wanting to break through to the Human Origin Stage is just a dream. "

"Right now, you have a chance to turn a fish into a dragon. It can help you break through to the Human Origin Stage. As long as you stay here and guard this place, I can help you break through to the Human Origin Stage immediately."

"I'll guard this place forever. I'm sorry, but I can't agree." Faced with such a great opportunity, Zi Chen didn't hesitate at all and immediately rejected it.

The temptation of breaking through to the Human Origin Stage was indeed great, but the price he had to pay was so great that Zi Chen couldn't bear it. Zi Chen could imagine that even if he broke through to the Human Origin Stage, he would still be waiting for death here silently.

"You don't need to spend your whole life here. A thousand years is enough. Stay here for a thousand years, and I'll use the authority of the ancient road's guardian to help you improve your cultivation. During this period of time, you can fully comprehend this stage without affecting your potential. After a thousand years, you can choose to leave."

Zi Chen had only cultivated for a mere hundred years. A thousand years was too long a time. Moreover, if he had to stay here for a thousand years, Zi Chen was afraid that others couldn't. Wang Xian 'er's status was unknown, and Lin Xue and Su Mengyao were very likely to come to this training ground. Therefore, Zi Chen had to hurry to the ancient road and wait for them.

Breaking through to the Human Origin Stage was great, but unfortunately, it wasn't Zi Chen's ultimate goal.

Zi Chen didn't hesitate and decisively rejected the temptation.

A low sigh came from the soul fire, "Alright then, I won't force you. I don't have any extra resources to exchange with you. There's only a bottle of aged wine under the bed. You can take it."

Zi Chen found a bottle of wine under the bed. There were Yuan Energy fluctuations on it, and it was obviously in a sealed state. Zi Chen thanked the soul fire, "Thank you for your gift, senior. I wonder what I can do to help you."

The soul fire let out a bitter laugh, "I've been here for so many years that even I have forgotten the years. Tens of thousands of years, hundreds of thousands of years. I've long grown tired of it. Now that I've waited for you, I've completed my mission. There's nothing left here, and there's no need for this place to exist."

"Go. After you leave, this place will disappear forever." The soul fire sighed.

Zi Chen nodded, his eyes filled with admiration. He then bowed deeply to the soul fire. As he bowed, a ray of light shot out from the soul fire and landed in between Zi Chen's eyebrows.

Zi Chen didn't notice this scene. After bowing, Zi Chen took away the bottle of wine. Since it was sealed for so long, it was obviously extraordinary. No matter how bad it was, it was still better than the Monkey Wine.

"When they left, I warned them that they could leave, but they had to leave some things behind. This place will never open again, so those things are useless. You can go and look for them. If you find them, you can take them all." Just as he was about to close the stone door, the soul fire transmitted its voice again.

"Thank you for your advice." Zi Chen thanked it again, and then closed the stone door.

After that, Zi Chen walked towards the weathered ruins in the distance. He was afraid that the torvosaurus would be careless and damage things. Zi Chen signaled the torvosaurus to follow him.

Walking in front of the ruins, Zi Chen waved his big sleeve, and the weathered dust was rolled up and scattered in all directions. At the bottom of the dust, Zi Chen really found something.

It was a jade bottle with a seal on it. The seal was still in good condition. Zi Chen picked it up and opened it. He found that there were five pills inside, and they were all of extraordinary quality.

After finding something, Zi Chen was happy. He then began to search for treasures in the ruins.

During this period of time, Zi Chen found elixirs that could restore one's energy, resources that could restore one's strength, spirit fruits, and essence liquids. In the end, Zi Chen even found a special wine.

This wine was of a higher grade than the wine in the Origin Tavern. After Zi Chen took a sip, he felt a burning sensation in his stomach. It was like a fire was burning, and a surge of energy was surging.

Zi Chen praised it and then began to refine it. After that, the bottleneck of his strength that had been stuck for a long time actually loosened a little.

After a while, Zi Chen opened his eyes. There was a bright light in his eyes. "Breaking through to the seventh level is just around the corner."

After sweeping through almost all the ruins and raising his strength to the peak, Zi Chen stepped on the ancient road. Before leaving, Zi Chen bowed to the stone house from afar and then left on the dragon.

"I don't know if the ancient race is still in this world. I'll let this little guy go and explore." After Zi Chen left, a sigh came from the stone house. Then, the whole place began to tremble.

The trembling became even more intense. It was as if the world was moving. Amidst the violent trembling, the world was separated from the ancient road.

This was the oldest ancient road. The current ancient road forces were unable to detect it. Therefore, even if an ancient road disappeared, they would not be able to detect it.

After leaving the first ancient road, Zi Chen stepped on the first ancient road of the second ancient road.

"Bang."

As soon as he arrived, before Zi Chen could see his surroundings, he was hit by a huge force.

Under this attack, he and the torvosaurus were instantly sent flying.

The one who sent them flying was a huge creature that was comparable to a mountain peak. When he saw the other party, Zi Chen did not know why, but the first thing that appeared in his mind was the ancient road's guardian, Sophie.

This creature was almost as tall and mighty as the other party. They were both so powerful and terrifying.

Zi Chen climbed up from the ground. The Dragon Soul Spear was already in his hand. Not far away, the torvosaurus was also ready for battle.

After that, a man and a dragon rushed towards the huge creature and continuously attacked.

Zi Chen's attacks were extremely sharp and terrifying. Each time, he would leave a deep wound on the huge creature's body. However, the other party was simply too huge. A mere injury would not affect his performance.

The battle with the huge creature took a full hour. After an hour, the two of them finally killed each other.

The consumption of the two of them was also huge.