Medusa in the Trash Heap
Chapter 4 - A Garbage Heap? This Is a Heaven-Defying Treasure Trove!!

Chapter 4: A Garbage Heap? This Is a Heaven-Defying Treasure Trove!!

“Wong…”

As he connected with the mark at the center of his brows, Chen Fan vanished and reappeared once more within the garbage dump.

The sight before him left him a little stunned.

Through the swirling dust, Chen Fan could vaguely see the collapsed remains of a house.

“Could it be… a long-abandoned house collapsed into my garbage dump?”

His eyes were filled with anticipation.

Before the dust had even settled, Chen Fan charged directly into the ruins of the house.

He grabbed one of the wooden beams and yanked it out.

The beam was over ten meters long and incredibly heavy—no lighter than refined steel.

If Chen Fan hadn’t already opened sixteen acupuncture points, he wouldn’t have been able to lift it.

The wood radiated the aura of time, but showed no signs of decay.

It must have been the main support beam of the house.

And there were several more like it.

“System, is this wood worth anything?”

“Do you want to recycle it?”

Chen Fan asked, full of expectation.

After all, this wood was no ordinary timber.

“Iron-Branch Wood. Each piece is worth fifty points.”

The system responded crisply.

The piece of wood in his hand disappeared into thin air.

It was recycled immediately.

“Nice…!”

As soon as he heard it could be recycled, Chen Fan’s heart filled with joy. Energized, he quickly pulled out the remaining seven beams.

Eight in total—a small profit of four hundred points!

You had to know, while this wood wasn’t ordinary, it was of no real use to Chen Fan personally.

Sell it?

Who’d be bored enough to buy a random wooden beam?

This wasn’t the old era.

[“Ding! The host can check his current points.”]

After recycling the eight beams, the system reminded him and displayed an interface.

However, the interface only showed the points—no other information.

“These points are practically free!”

Chen Fan was overjoyed.

This “Waste-to-Treasure” system lived up to its name.

Reinvigorated, Chen Fan continued digging through the ruins.

Before long, he unearthed a jade bottle.

“Pills?”

Holding the bottle, his heart brimmed with hope.

He gently opened the lid, and a rich fragrance instantly spread out.

It was the scent of medicinal pill fragrance, rushing straight to Chen Fan’s nose and being absorbed.

In that moment, he felt the blood and energy in his body boil, and his cultivation technique began to operate on its own.

Crack!

Under the influence of the pill aura, a strange sound came from his body—his seventeenth acupoint unexpectedly opened on its own.

His aura surged dramatically.

Crack…

Right after, the eighteenth acupoint opened as well.

“What kind of heaven-defying pill is this?”

“Just the pill fragrance alone made me break through twice in a row…”

Once his aura stabilized, Chen Fan was utterly shocked.

“It’s a type of Spirit-Refining Pill, used to enhance a cultivator’s strength.”

The system explained.

“Also, what you absorbed wasn’t the danqi, but rather the danjing—the essence left behind after the pill was digested.”

“As for why you were able to break through two layers, it’s because your body underwent a restoration, and your aptitude improved drastically.”

“Otherwise, absorbing danjing at most would only open one acupoint.”

“Danjing?”

Chen Fan shook the jade bottle. Empty. The pill had long since vanished—not even any residue left.

He couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

Too much time had passed. The pill had completely dissolved, not even leaving behind dregs.

Still, the system felt like an all-knowing genius, as if there was nothing it didn’t understand.

For a moment, he regretted all the time he had wasted over the years learning artifact appraisal.

“Does the jade bottle count for anything?”

Chen Fan asked.

“Fifty points!”

As soon as the system replied, the bottle disappeared from his hand.

Another fifty points gained, Chen Fan searched even more diligently.

Rotten wooden planks and weathered stones were piled into a separate heap.

These were true garbage. The system wouldn’t recycle them.

Clang—!

Finally, from the ruins, Chen Fan unearthed a box.

Its material was extraordinary, though it was badly corroded.

“System, is this box still worth anything?”

“It was once a divine weapon made of sacred metal, but its essence has completely faded. The formation patterns are gone. No recycling value…”

“All right…”

Chen Fan sighed in disappointment and pried the box open.

Crack…

With a bit of force, it shattered—the corrosion was just too severe.

But when he saw what was inside, Chen Fan’s eyes lit up.

There were three intact items inside.

A jade pendant, an ancient beast-hide book, and a short blade—neither quite a knife nor a dagger.

[“Ding! Congratulations to the host for discovering three high-value treasures.”]

“It is recommended that the host keep them.”

“What are these treasures?”

Chen Fan asked.

[“Ding! The system has detected that the jade pendant is a legacy item, the ancient book is a treasure map, and the short blade is the Phoenix Bone Blade—not only an ancient artifact but also a token of engagement…”]

“It can even detect all this?”

Chen Fan was stunned, but quickly, delight replaced his shock.

What’s true treasure-hunting?

This is true treasure-hunting!

A legacy!

A treasure map!

An ancient weapon, and a token of engagement, no less!

“Looks like this so-called garbage isn’t all just discarded by people of the heavens!”

Chen Fan came to a shocking realization.