Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 324 - 314 Shahai Town

"Feng Haizhong, where do you think you’re running to now?" Chu Hao put aside his feelings for the gray-clothed elder and said icily.

Just as Feng Haizhong turned around to start running, he shuddered upon hearing the words, but his feet did not slow down, and he immediately broke into a run. However, just as he leaped forward, everything before him turned dark, and a tall figure had already blocked his path.

He was startled and hurriedly swung his sword to attack.

Smack—the long sword was grasped by the opponent’s hand, as if it were embedded in a mountain, and he could not pull it out at all.

It was none other than Chu Hao.

Wasn’t this guy right behind him? When did he run to the front?

"Don’t take other people’s belongings. To take without permission is to be a thief," Chu Hao said forcefully, pulling the sword. Feng Haizhong couldn’t hold onto the hilt, and the Deep Blue Sword immediately returned to Chu Hao’s hand, where he stored it in the Mustard Seed Ring.

Feng Haizhong trembled all over, retreating continuously, filled with the fear of death.

Chu Hao couldn’t help but shake his head. Both were servants of Yue Feng, yet the gray-clothed elder had been unyielding until death, while Feng Haizhong was so afraid of death, completely incomparable.

"You can’t kill me, I’m a follower of Lord Yue Feng, you can’t kill me!" Feng Haizhong clutched at straws as he exclaimed.

Uninteresting.

Chu Hao struck with his palm, and with a smack, Feng Haizhong was shattered into a blood rain, leaving no remains.

"I didn’t expect this fellow to be quite wealthy." Chu Hao acquired two Mustard Seed Rings, belonging to Feng Haizhong and the gray-clothed elder. Feng Haizhong’s possessions were few, merely about one hundred thousand Star Stones, but the gray-clothed elder’s wealth was frighteningly vast, mostly Fourth Grade Star Stones worth at least six million.

These must not have been the gray-clothed elder’s possessions, but rather they were kept for Yue Feng.

—Yue Feng himself came from a well-off family that would surely invest heavily in him, so it wasn’t surprising that he possessed such significant wealth. Naturally, Yue Feng wouldn’t care about "money" and entrusted it to his loyal old servant, which seemed quite reasonable.

Having stored the two Mustard Seed Rings, Chu Hao moved to another place to continue his comprehension.

Five days later, someone came to visit unexpectedly—a young lad of the Martial Disciple Realm who handed him a "flyer". It turned out that in a few days, a large auction would be held in "Shahai Town," which was currently actively soliciting guests.

Seeing that he was unlikely to have a breakthrough anytime soon, Chu Hao decided to check it out.

Shahai Town was built alongside the Heavenly Spring, but the Heavenly Spring was too vast, resembling a boundless ocean. Thankfully, the Nine States all fell roughly within a 90-degree radial range of the Heavenly Spring, so it was only necessary to notify the people in this area.

Beyond this range lay a vast desert where no grass grew and no signs of life were evident; it was a forbidden zone for humans.

Chu Hao set off for Shahai Town with Fat Cat.

In fact, Shahai Town was quite famous in the region of the Heavenly Spring. Many Warriors of the Martial Sect who wished to break through would gather there. A large-scale auction was held periodically, mainly featuring various Spirit Grasses, providing martial artists with opportunities to immediately undertake breakthroughs.

—Opening the Life Spring required a massive amount of power, something impossible to achieve solely with one’s own strength; one must consume a large amount of Spiritual Medicine. Moreover, the process was extremely violent, often resulting in severe injuries that also necessitated the use of Spiritual Medicine for recovery.

Chu Hao was not short of Spiritual Medicine; Xiaocao had already prepared it for him in advance. He was curious to see if he might fortuitously encounter an artifact from Ancient Times.

Just like antiques, sometimes everyone is unaware of an item’s true value, and it gets sold for cheap. And he had a Cat Demon from Ancient Times by his side, perfectly capable of guiding him and helping him find bargains.

"Fat Cat, where did you go these past few days?" Chu Hao asked. The Fat Cat had disappeared for almost ten days and had only just returned the day before.

"Just wandering around," responded the Cat Demon nonchalantly.

This Cat Demon harbored countless secrets, but it always refused to divulge them.

Chu Hao did not press further, as he found it difficult to treat someone who could speak human language and whose behavior was not unlike that of a human as just another cat; instead, he regarded it more like a person in a cat’s skin.

Could this Fat Cat possibly be the reincarnation of some human soul?

Considering this, Chu Hao asked, "Fat Cat, could it be that your soul has been possessed, and you were actually a big lad in a past life?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I am a holy being among cats, destined to become a Heavenly Emperor, far beyond mere humans!" The Cat Demon retorted thunderously, clearly annoyed at being compared to a human level.

This Cat ate crow, and Chu Hao was not one to nitpick over such an issue. He then asked, "Fat Cat, what kind of being is a Heavenly Emperor?"

"A Heavenly Emperor is a Heavenly Emperor, the strongest throughout the heavens, earth, and the primordial universe," declared the Cat Demon proudly. "How about that, scared now, huh? I am destined to become such a being."

Chu Hao said, "More impressive than a War God?"

"Meow, what’s a War God? If it were me back in the day, what War God? I could easily smack down a bunch of them with one swipe of my paw," said the Cat Demon. However, its eyes flickered non-stop, clearly showing how nervous it was.

"Were there people more impressive than a War God during your time?" asked Chu Hao.

"Of course, do you think a War God represents the pinnacle of martial arts?" retorted the Cat Demon with a glare before sighing, then adding, "But not anymore. This universe has been cursed, and no one can go further now."

"How have you turned into a soothsayer now, what curse? Can such a thing possibly exist?" Chu Hao laughed.

"What an ignorant boy. You don’t even understand what the Heavenly Dao is, yet you dare to speak so rashly?" Fat Cat shook its head repeatedly, putting on the air of an elder.

Chu Hao laughed and said, "Then enlighten me properly."

"Pff, you’re not qualified yet," Fat Cat said disdainfully.

"And when will I be?" Chu Hao pursued Fat Cat’s words.

This time, Fat Cat did not beat around the bush and said, "You’ll have to wait until you become a War Venerate."

War Venerate.

It was the first realm of the Upper Three Realms, a leap compared to the Middle Three Realms.

Chu Hao nodded inwardly. A higher mystery wasn’t necessarily better. Just like now, he couldn’t decipher the patterns on the Jade Seal, simply because they were too profound, far beyond his current understanding.

"Fat Cat, do you recognize this object?" he took out the Mysterious Jade Seal.

"Oh, lucky you, boy. You’ve actually gotten your hands on a Heavenly Dharma Stone," Fat Cat just glanced at the Jade Seal before speaking.

"Heavenly Dharma Stone? What’s that supposed to be?"

"Good stuff!" Fat Cat nodded and explained, "Sometimes, Heaven and Earth will inscribe the Dao onto something. It was originally carved on Jade Stone, but the Heavenly Dao cannot be stolen or replicated, so they could only cut out this piece of Jade Stone and turn it into a Jade Seal."

"This is the Heavenly Dao?" Chu Hao’s heart skipped a beat, as Fat Cat had just been talking about the Heavenly Dao, and now here it was, personified.

"Your luck is really not bad, but right now, this is not something you can comprehend. So don’t focus too much on it, lest you become obsessed and lose yourself, which would bring more harm than good." Fat Cat spoke sternly.

Chu Hao nodded, "I am aware."

In their conversation, the man and the cat had arrived in Shahai Town.

Although Fat Cat was mischievous, it did not want to create a stir, so it sat quietly on Chu Hao’s shoulder and said no more.

The town was large, comparable to a city, but since it was not surrounded by walls, it was still considered a town. There was no authoritative power controlling it uniformly, creating a mixture of people and creatures. Walking on the streets, one could see fights and even dead bodies.

Normally, a disciple of an Imperial-level Power like Chu Hao would have absolute security. As long as he revealed his identity, there weren’t many who would dare to openly offend an Imperial-level Power.

Moreover, if it didn’t involve interests, people generally wouldn’t provoke trouble on purpose.

Chu Hao found the auction house; compared to other auction houses, this one was much shabbier, nothing but an open square with a platform in the center surrounded by empty space.

This open space was already filled with many people, all eagerly waiting for the auction to start, hoping to obtain an artifact that could help them break through—like the Life Spring Pill, although its formula had reportedly been lost long ago. The Life Spring Pills available now all originated from Ancient Times; not only were they few in number, but their medicinal efficacy had also severely diminished and couldn’t compare with those from Ancient Times.

Chu Hao’s arrival didn’t attract any attention; even if he had brought his aura down to Single-Meridian with the Concealment Jade, this place had plenty of Peak Martial Sects, most of them at Eight Meridians, less than one in ten thousand was at Nine Meridians, and Ten Meridians were likely only him.

"Hey, look, quickly, that’s Fairy Xu Ling!"

"Among the young Heaven Talented of Water State, she could be ranked in the top 20. Is she finally going to attempt to advance to Warrior?"

"She’s so beautiful, like a real fairy."

"Of course, she’s also one of the most dazzling top ten beauties of this generation in Water State, ranked ninth."

"What? Being this beautiful and only ranked ninth?"

"Of course, for beauties of such level, not only the appearance matters but also the aura and martial talent are crucial."

"It’s hard to imagine there are eight other beauties in Water State who are even more enchanting."

The crowd buzzed, and Chu Hao also looked in the direction everyone was pointing. He saw an enchanting beauty approaching gracefully; with every step she took, her hips swayed gently, revealing her attractive figure, seductively captivating.

This was indeed an exceptionally beautiful woman; just from her looks, she was on par with Qin Yulian, but she appeared more confident than Qin Yulian, thereby enhancing her charm.

Such a confident beauty would greatly inspire men’s desires for conquest; having her as an obedient partner by one’s side would be indescribably fulfilling.

Chu Hao glanced once then withdrew his gaze. Until now, he had not seen a woman more outstanding than Su Wanyue. He couldn’t help but miss her, wondering where this noble lady of the Gu Clan was at this moment.

There were four robust and handsome young men by Xu Ling’s side, appearing as bodyguards that prevented others from even getting a chance to speak to her.

These four were very strong. Although they appeared to be at Eight Meridians Peak, the aura they emitted was incredibly dominant, each bearing an invincible confidence that seemed to disdain the world. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)