Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 292: The Clue is Lost

Chapter 292: Chapter 292: The Clue is Lost

"Someone made a murderous move?" Shi Hao asked, his expression somewhat astonished, because the Purple Star Sect was the strongest force on the Eastern Fire Continent, who would dare to kill the Sect Master’s grandson and granddaughter-in-law?

"Mm-hmm." Lin Yuyue nodded, revealing a hint of anger.

The enmity of murdering one’s parents could not be shared under the heavens!

"Someone from the Purple Star Sect?" Shi Hao asked again.

Lin Yuyue was taken aback, then counter-asked, "Why would you guess that?"

"Because if it were an outsider, with the Purple Star Sect’s strength they should have been able to protect you. Yet now, you were sent to a remote place, using such a method to keep you away from danger, indicating that the assailant is someone within the Purple Star Sect," Shi Hao said. "It seems your great-grandfather was not able to completely control the Purple Star Sect."

Lin Yuyue looked at him with a strange gaze, as if she were looking at a monster.

"What’s the matter?" Shi Hao asked.

"Are you really only seventeen?" Lin Yuyue said with a tone of amazement.

Shi Hao smiled broadly: "Almost eighteen now."

Lin Yuyue sighed again and then said, "You guessed right; my great-grandfather indeed wasn’t able to fully control the sect. There was also a Supreme Elder, who was a disciple of cultivation of the sect in his youth, but lost contact due to an accident. By the time he returned, the sect already had a new disciple of cultivation, which was my great-grandfather."

"After returning to the sect, the Supreme Elder and my great-grandfather had a fierce conflict over competing for the position of Sect Master, splitting the sect into two factions: one supporting my great-grandfather, the other supporting the Supreme Elder."

"This internal strife was immensely draining, and ultimately, the former Supreme Elder spoke up, deciding that my great-grandfather would be the next Sect Master, while the Supreme Elder was elevated to elder, becoming the foremost among them to this day."

"After my great-grandfather inherited the position of Sect Master, out of consideration for the difficulties the Supreme Elder had also faced, he was quite lenient towards him, leading to the Supreme Elder’s ambitions growing even further. He began to form cliques within the sect and grew so influential that he could stand on equal footing with my great-grandfather."

"Now, if my great-grandfather were to take action against the Supreme Elder, it would only lead to the sect’s disintegration."

"An intricate situation where a single move affects the whole body, my great-grandfather is also helpless," Lin Yuyue added.

Shi Hao continued, "So, your parents, and your parents’ parents, all might have been killed by someone sent by the Supreme Elder?"

"It’s possible, but without any evidence, my great-grandfather can only keep searching for clues and dare not turn against the Supreme Elder rashly," Lin Yuyue nodded in agreement.

"You were sent to the Cursed Land, which is supposed to be beyond the Supreme Elder’s reach," Shi Hao pondered and said. Therefore, after searching for over a decade, the Supreme Elder finally thought of this overlooked place, and thus, Luo Qing’er made her appearance.

But then, what does all this have to do with his own origins?

It probably has no connection.

Moreover, another crucial point was that even a powerful being like Yuan Chengmie, in the act of seizing Shi Hao’s body, wound up having his remnant soul absorbed instead, proving that Shi Hao was no ordinary person.

——Even if Yuan Chengmie’s strength had fallen to an all-time low at that moment, he was still a contender of the Ascend to Heaven Ladder, and he probably could have easily possessed Lin Yuyue’s great-grandfather.

Therefore, Shi Hao was either born extraordinary, or his birth was so extraordinary that even without ever cultivating, terrifying entities resided within his soul, making an Ascend to Heaven Ladder contender stumble and fall.

Extraordinarily born, so was he targeted for assassination just after birth?

Shi Hao pondered, all these conjectures would make it impossible to piece together the truth.

"But how do I uncover the secrets of my origins amidst this vast sea of people?"

I thought there would be some connection with Lin Yuyue, but now it seems that this is evidently a dead end.

"Eh, why have you spaced out, not even responding when I’m talking to you?" Lin Yuyue’s voice drifted over.

Shi Hao smiled and said, "It’s nothing, just lost in thought for a moment."

Lin Yuyue couldn’t help but feel a little sullen. She was considered a goddess; how could Shi Hao space out in front of her? This was not something that made her happy.

"Right, then Ruan Jiaoyu is the one your great-grandfather sent to protect you?" Shi Hao asked again.

"Yeah," Lin Yuyue nodded, suddenly feeling a little unhappy.

Why on earth did this guy suddenly think of Ruan Jiaoyu?

She fiercely remembered that previously Shi Hao had incessantly praised Ruan Jiaoyu’s figure, thinking she herself couldn’t compare, so, was this guy now unable to get her out of his head?

No way!

She immediately made up her mind to send Ruan Jiaoyu away for a while, to prevent the two from meeting face to face.

—Hmph, this definitely isn’t jealousy.

"Right, how did you get here?" Lin Yuyue just remembered, when she first saw Shi Hao she was so excited that she actually forgot to ask how he got out of the Cursed Land.

She knew, when she and Shi Hao had parted ways, he was nothing but a Breaking the Extreme Martial Artist. How could he have possibly crossed the vast sea and arrived at the Eastern Fire Continent?

"This, well, it’s a long story," Shi Hao pondered for a moment.

"Coincidentally, I have plenty of time," Lin Yuyue smiled.

Alright then.

Shi Hao selectively talked about his experiences, glossing over the secretive parts, but it still took a very long time before he clearly explained why he appeared in the Eastern Fire Continent and Purple Star Sect.

After listening, Lin Yuyue was naturally stunned; she could never have imagined that Shi Hao’s experiences were so rich.

And, Xiao Hei was actually Shi Hao’s little brother!

My god, Xiao Hei was a Sword Body, his future achievements boundless. Now her great-grandfather and the Supreme Elder both wanted to take him as a Direct Disciple, it’s just that Xiao Hei had always refused to take a master.

With Xiao Hei as a card in his hand, even if Shi Hao himself was weak, no one in the world would dare to bully him.

Once a Sword Body grows up, its terror knows no bounds.

"You’re in the Soul Nurturing stage now, right?" Lin Yuyue asked, for Shi Hao had only mentioned his experiences but hadn’t clarified his Cultivation Realm.

Shi Hao nodded, "That’s right."

The Ten Steps to Soul Nurturing naturally meant he was now at the Soul Nurturing Realm, though he even possessed the combat power of the Third and Fourth Islands of the Other Shore.

Since Lin Yuyue was like a friend, he didn’t deceive her, but of course, he couldn’t tell her that he had reached the Ten Steps.

Lin Yuyue was delighted. Stepping into Soul Nurturing meant one had truly become a Martial Artist. No matter how poor one’s talent was, with enough resources and the terrifying foundation of Purple Star Sect, elevating Shi Hao to the Other Shore shouldn’t be difficult.

However, in her eyes, Shi Hao had at most just stepped into the Soul Nurturing stage, a step or two at best, so she quickly said, "I’ll go and ask the great-grandfather to take you as a disciple of Purple Star Sect right away."

Shi Hao shook his head, "Forget it, I don’t want to pledge allegiance to any sect for now."

The matter of Zhenwu Sect was still fresh in his mind, which made him temporarily uninterested in joining any sect.

Lin Yuyue took Shi Hao’s reluctance as him being too proud, and she nodded. She really had been too hasty. She needed to arrange for an elder from her sect to "accidentally" discover Shi Hao’s extraordinary martial arts talent and voluntarily take him as a disciple, giving Shi Hao plenty of face.

Shi Hao was disappointed and after sitting for a while longer, he took his leave.

Just as Shi Hao’s figure disappeared, a shadow suddenly emerged from the bushes.

"I must report this to Young Master Jian immediately!"

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.