Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 714: A Corner of the Map

Nangong Li’s eyes shifted as he spoke, "Something went wrong in the clan, I need to find him and notify him."

Shi Hao chuckled, "Do I look like a fool to you?"

"Not at all." Nangong Li naturally shook his head.

At that moment, even if he thought Shi Hao was a fool, he would certainly not say it aloud.

"Then why do you still use lies to deceive me?" Shi Hao asked.

Nangong Li sighed, "Actually, he stole a treasure from me. I must find him and take that treasure back."

Shi Hao clapped his shoulder, "This is already the second time. Let there not be a third; otherwise, I will have no interest in any secrets, and I will immediately execute you."

Being patted repeatedly, Nangong Li couldn’t help but look uncomfortable, feeling a chill that made him sense the approach of death.

He pondered for a while, then asked, "If I tell you, will you not kill me?"

Shi Hao glanced at the Purple Gold Rat and nodded, "Alright, I won’t kill you."

Nangong Li did not know whether Shi Hao’s promise would hold, but at that moment, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Nangong Zheng was a disciple of Zhang Taiyuan, and Zhang Taiyuan was an elder of the Jiuming Sect." Nangong Li began to reveal the truth, "However, Zhang Taiyuan was expelled by the Jiuming Sect."

"It was also by chance that, after a bout of drunkenness, Nangong Zheng revealed why Zhang Taiquan was expelled and became a traitor—because he had stolen a treasure from the sect."

"That should be a corner of a map, revealing the location of an Ancient Secret Treasure."

"Later, Zhang Taiquan was hunted by the Jiuming Sect and ultimately beheaded, but they did not find that corner of the map, and Nangong Zheng just disappeared. So, we all suspect that the corner of the map is with Nangong Zheng."

"My clan paid a great price to send me to this world, all to find Nangong Zheng and obtain that corner of the map."

This time it should be the truth.

Shi Hao thought for a moment, then took something out of the Immortal Abode.

This was from Nangong Zheng’s Spatial Spirit Tool. He had only briefly checked it before tossing everything into the Immortal Abode.

This was a blank piece of paper, cut on both sides, probably only one fourth of its original size.

Previously, he was very curious as to why Nangong Zheng would keep a blank piece of paper. Out of caution and bewilderment, he had not thrown it away. Now, it seemed very likely that this was that corner of the map, just that Immortal Law was mysterious, hence nothing was showing, leaving it blank.

"How, how do you have this map?" Upon seeing it, Nangong Li became excited.

Shi Hao couldn’t help but smile, "How do you know this is that corner of the map?"

Nangong Li was at a loss for words.

It was mainly too coincidental—he had just mentioned the map, and Shi Hao had produced one. It was natural to subconsciously think they were the same.

Immediately, his expression grew very unsightly.

If this was indeed the real map, then it meant Shi Hao had already killed Nangong Zheng, and now that he knew the secret of the map, would he silence him?

He definitely would.

Thus, he felt frightened, certain that Shi Hao would not keep his promise.

"Relax, I said I would not kill you, and I definitely won’t." Shi Hao patted his shoulder again.

Nangong Li felt a moment of joy, just breathed a sigh of relief, but his vision immediately darkened as his consciousness swiftly left his body.

Along with his consciousness, his life also departed.

"You, broke, your promise!" Nangong Li used the last of his energy to speak.

"Cackle, Little Stone didn’t kill you, the one who acted was your dearest uncle!" Purple Gold Rat said, drawing back its tail which had transformed into a sword a moment ago and had pierced through Nangong Li’s heart.

Nangong Li’s mouth opened and closed twice, but he couldn’t make a sound, and it was unclear whether he was condemning Shi Hao for being despicable or something else.

Shi Hao was not about to show mercy and let such a big threat leave alive; if he did, he would make too many enemies even before entering the Immortal Realm.

It was unnecessary.

"Look at this, what kind of map is it?" Shi Hao asked the Purple Gold Rat.

"Damn, there isn’t a single pattern on it, how am I supposed to read it?" the Purple Gold Rat responded irritably, though it examined it carefully and said, "This kind of map must be specially made, only when four pieces are combined will it reveal itself."

Shi Hao examined the map from both sides and then said, "If that’s the case, then why would the Jiuming Sect think this is a map related to the Ancient Secret Treasures?"

The Purple Gold Rat nodded, "That must be because they obtained it from some ancient relic, making them believe it’s related to the Ancient Secret Treasures."

"Aren’t Immortals supposed to be Undead, why then is there talk of Ancient Times?" Shi Hao curiously shifted the topic.

The Purple Gold Rat couldn’t help but laugh, "Who told you Immortals could live forever without dying?"

"They can’t?" Shi Hao was surprised.

"Of course not!" the Purple Gold Rat shook its head, "Even the mighty Immortal Venerables are just long-lived, there’s never been a case where an Immortal Venerable was immune to the cycle of life and death!"

Shi Hao opened his mouth but nothing came out; so it turned out that the title of Immortal was just a namesake and didn’t truly imply liberation from birth, aging, sickness, and death.

"However, Immortals can seize new bodies and reincarnate, taking over a body filled with life force," the Purple Gold Rat added, "In doing so, although they need to cultivate from scratch, they can live another lifetime."

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"With each reincarnation, the soul accrues another layer of imprint, referred to as the Reincarnation Mark."

"Once these marks exist, they periodically attract divine punishment, the more marks, the more frequent and powerful the divine punishment is, and in the end, one still has to dissolve back into the cycle."

"I’ve heard of an old Immortal Venerable who reincarnated at least seven times, yet still couldn’t endure the punishment of heaven and earth and finally dissolved into the cycle."

Shi Hao thought for a moment and said, "So, the Immortal Venerable is the strongest being in the Immortal Realm?"

"Commonly known, indeed," the Purple Gold Rat nodded, "However, the Immortal Realm has existed for such a long time, there might be even stronger old monsters hiding in some corner, evading the senses of the cosmos, to live even longer."

"Well, let’s not worry about it for now, we might find use for this sometime," Shi Hao then threw the map into the Immortal Abode.

"Mhm mhm mhm, if it turns out to be valuable, we father and son will take a trip—ah!" the Purple Gold Rat nodded and said, but its careless words led to it being kicked away, transforming into a small point of light.

Shi Hao and the Purple Gold Rat continued searching, but it remained difficult to find anything.

Several days later, they suddenly sensed a fluctuation in space.

"The Ancient World is closing!" the Purple Gold Rat said.

"Hmm," Shi Hao also sensed it, this world was beginning to repel him, but the force was not yet very strong.

"By the way, there’s some king waiting outside for you, wanting to capture you and take your life, have you thought of how to resolve that yet?" the Purple Gold Rat suddenly asked.