Qin Han Chu frowned, "Are you trying to trick me?"
"Believe it or not, my prices are already very low, and I don't accept bargaining." The stall owner was stubborn and said.
"Fine, I'm in urgent need of these spirit herbs for a sect mission. A broken sword is better than nothing."
With that, Qin Han Chu gave the stall owner five thousand purple cards.
After completing the transaction, Qin Han Chu waved his hand and put away the broken sword and spirit herbs.
"Thank you." The stall owner smiled.
"Where did you find this broken sword?"
"If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't even glance at it."
"And you still picked it up."
Qin Han Chu asked teasingly.
Since Qin Han Chu had bought all his spirit herbs in one go, the stall owner was in a good mood and said, "Ten years ago, I found a mid-tier Xuan medicine in a crack on Kunwu Mountain. This broken sword was unearthed while digging for the Xuan medicine."
"Besides its interesting shape, this rusty broken sword has no collectible value."
"And you still sell it."
The stall owner smiled and said, "This rusty broken sword, and you still want it?"
"I don't like to be at a disadvantage. I'm happy if I can get some extra benefits." Qin Han Chu smiled.
"You certainly have character," the stall owner said with a smile, "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave."
Qin Han Chu didn't say much and turned to leave as well.
A moment later, Qin Han Chu checked into an inn in Stone Peak City.
Upon entering the room, he activated the formation within it.
Under the concealment of the formation, nothing in the room could be detected.
Activating the teleportation array, Qin Han Chu entered the ancient underground palace.
Only then did he take out the broken sword.
Qin Han Chu attempted to inject Hun Yuan power into the broken sword. As Hun Yuan power was injected, the rust on the sword directly fell off.
Immediately after, a terrifying power emanated from the broken sword.
Even though the sword was broken, it still possessed terrifying lethality.
With the enhancement of this broken sword, Qin Han Chu's combat power increased by at least fifty percent.
If this sword were whole, wouldn't it be even more terrifying!
"Let's try dripping blood!"
Logically speaking, this sword should have an artifact spirit.
But with the sword's breakage, it was unknown if the artifact spirit was still intact.
Qin Han Chu's blood dripped onto the broken sword and was instantly absorbed.
Subsequently, the figure of a woman appeared before Qin Han Chu.
Qin Han Chu was very surprised; the artifact spirit of this sword was a person?
"Are you an artifact spirit?" Qin Han Chu asked.
The woman looked blank and shook her head, "Who are you? And who am I?"
Hearing this, Qin Han Chu was dejected.
He had expected to learn about the broken sword from the artifact spirit, but instead, this artifact spirit had no memory.
It was understandable. Since the sword was broken, the artifact spirit would naturally be damaged as well.
"You should go back and rest first." Since this artifact spirit was useless, Qin Han Chu could only put it away for now.
Regardless, the fact that this broken sword could enhance Qin Han Chu's strength by fifty percent was already amazing.
Previously, Qin Han Chu could fight evenly with Xuan Sheng using Hun Yuan power, but with this broken sword, he now had the qualification to defeat Xuan Sheng.
Since the broken sword was found on Kunwu Mountain, perhaps the other half was also on Kunwu Mountain.
If he could find the other half, he might have a chance to repair it.
With this thought, Qin Han Chu returned to the inn.
The next day, he left Stone Peak City and headed towards Kunwu Mountain.
Kunwu Mountain was more than three months away from this place, passing through the territories of two cities along the way.
As Qin Han Chu left Stone Peak City, a middle-aged man quietly followed behind him.
This person was also from the Zuo Qiu clan.
At the same time, the Zuo Qiu clan leader received news of Qin Han Chu again and immediately brought people to pursue him.
Initially, Qin Han Chu did not notice that he was being followed because the person tracking him was a Xuan King.
After traveling for several days, Qin Han Chu finally sensed a tail following him.
If this person hadn't closed the distance for fear of losing track, Qin Han Chu wouldn't have noticed him.
Since he had discovered him, Qin Han Chu naturally wouldn't let this tail continue following him.
Qin Han Chu suddenly turned back and charged towards the person tracking him.
Seeing Qin Han Chu charging towards him, the man immediately realized he had been discovered.
He knew that Qin Han Chu could summon Xuan King powerhouses to attack him, so he did not dare to confront Qin Han Chu head-on.
The distance between them was a bit too great, making it difficult for Qin Han Chu to catch up.
Knowing that further pursuit would lead him into a trap, Qin Han Chu activated his invisibility cloak and disappeared.
Qin Han Chu's sudden disappearance startled the man.
Initially, this person was deliberately trailing Qin Han Chu, but now he dared not linger any longer.
What if Qin Han Chu approached stealthily? He would be in danger.
His priority now was to ensure his own safety.
Seeing how cautious the other party was, Qin Han Chu also gave up the chase.
Under the cover of invisibility, he headed towards Kunwu Mountain.
The Zuo Qiu clan leader, who was rushing over, was furious and cursed repeatedly upon learning that Qin Han Chu had escaped again.
So many powerhouses from the Zuo Qiu clan could not even capture a junior at the Xuan Saint realm.
Finally, the powerhouses of the Zuo Qiu clan split into more than twenty groups and searched in the direction Qin Han Chu had left.
Kunwu Mountain was a range of towering, primeval mountains, and many powerful Xuan beasts were hidden within these mountains.
The stall owner who sold the broken sword was only at the Spirit God level, so he absolutely dared not venture deep into Kunwu Mountain.
Kunwu Mountain was so vast that relying on Qin Han Chu to find the other half of the broken sword was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Qin Han Chu could only place his hope in the Heavenly Dao Spirit.
Based on his previous experience, as long as the broken sword was near Qin Han Chu, the Heavenly Dao Spirit would sense it.
Qin Han Chu possessed the combat power of a Xuan Saint, so there was no need to be overly cautious.
He moved rapidly through Kunwu Mountain, intending to search for the other half of the broken sword like sweeping for mines.
During this period, Qin Han Chu angered several Xuan beasts.
These Xuan beasts wanted to kill Qin Han Chu, but in the end, they were all subdued by Qin Han Chu using a human wave tactic.
It took Qin Han Chu half a month to traverse Kunwu Mountain, but he still could not find the other half of the broken sword.
This indicated that the other half of the broken sword might not be here.
To confirm this, Qin Han Chu even took out the broken sword and injected Hun Yuan power into it.
If the broken sword was indeed nearby, there might be a reaction.
Since neither the Heavenly Dao Spirit nor the broken sword showed any reaction, it was one hundred percent not here.
As Qin Han Chu was about to leave, his gaze fell upon the distance.
"Finally caught you!"
"You won't escape this time!"
Before he could see anyone, the voice of the Zuo Qiu clan leader drifted over.
Qin Han Chu knew that he had definitely been surrounded.
This battle was now inevitable.
"Are you Zuo Qiu clan dogs? How can I shake you off?" Qin Han Chu said.
"How dare you insult our Zuo Qiu clan, you court death!" an elder scolded.
Qin Han Chu sneered, "It's not easy to kill me."