Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 837: Three Sacrifices!

Chapter 837: Chapter 837: Three Sacrifices!

Of course, Shi Hao couldn’t share half with the Purple Gold Rat; instead, he only gave it a quarter.

——After all, there were four of them. Although Shi Feng hadn’t joined them yet, could he not leave a share for his father?

"Right now, those people outside must be frantically searching for us. Let’s stay here and be honest."

"Hmm."

The two of them and the rat had no intention of going out, so they began cultivating in the Immortal Abode.

This time, their gains were immense, truly immense.

The harvest from even one Heaven Building Ladder could drive someone insane, let alone a whole bunch of them.

This gain was far greater than any ancient relic treasure hunt. But the question is, under normal circumstances, could one manage to rob a Heaven Building Ladder-level expert?

Seven days later, Shi Hao felt he had touched a barrier and could not progress further.

He had to either break through to Ascending to Saint Position or... sacrifice once more.

Come!

Shi Hao had already refined a piece of the Sky Reaching Tree, fully integrating it with himself. So this time, his sacrifice not only included his own martial arts comprehension but also a piece of the Sky Reaching Tree.

He began to sacrifice; Heaven and Earth accepted his offering. After a while, a vast surge of energy immediately fed back to him.

Comprehensive enhancement, transforming the life level from soul to body.

Three sacrifices!

This time, it lasted a full eleven days.

An extra day!

Shi Hao felt that his understanding of martial arts did not increase much; the difference lay in the Sky Reaching Tree.

In other words, if he sacrificed solely with the Sky Reaching Tree, he could still receive the Power of Heaven and Earth, and the duration was as long as a day, even longer than the usual Great Sacrificial Heaven breakthroughs relying on one’s own strength.

But that’s all there is to it.

No way around it, it was just a piece of the Sky Reaching Tree.

If the whole tree were sacrificed, could the time of sacrifice last ten or twenty days?

At the end, indeed, Heaven and Earth were communicating with him again, wanting Shi Hao to offer up the Little Star Universe.

If it were a human, after being rejected twice, they certainly wouldn’t approach a third time. But in fact, Heaven and Earth have no emotions, and repeated rejections would not cause "it" to have any emotional changes.

Shi Hao decisively refused; this was his foundation. Though it may be weak now, in the future, it might evolve into an existence comparable to the Mortal Realm.

On the other side, Weng Nanqing and the Purple Gold Rat also refined the Sky Reaching Tree and sacrificed, gaining an upgrade from one sacrifice.

Shi Hao became curious about what the limits of the Great Sacrificial Heaven really were: the number of sacrifices or the time quenched by the Power of Heaven and Earth?

Look, the Power of Heaven and Earth Shi Hao gained from one sacrifice was at least ten times more than others. So even if others completed ten sacrifices, could they surpass Shi Hao?

Therefore, Shi Hao believed that the limit of the Great Sacrificial Heaven was not entirely determined by the number of sacrifices but also took into account the total duration of the sacrifices.

In summary, the more sacrifices, the longer one is quenched by the Power of Heaven and Earth, and thus more powerful one becomes.

What Shi Hao had to do was, when the number of sacrifices reached its limit, also reach the limit of the quenching time of the Power of Heaven and Earth.

He left the Immortal Abode; by now, there was naturally no longer any strong practitioner searching nearby; everyone’s focus was still on Ding Lingfeng’s Divine Storehouse.

Who wouldn’t want to be the second Nine Dragons Divine Honor?

In fact, Shi Hao didn’t have much desire for this, as he had already found his own path. Even if he obtained Ding Lingfeng’s Divine Storehouse, at most, he would only learn some of his extraordinary skills and could not possibly tread the same path as him again.

That’s why Shi Hao could leisurely cultivate in the Immortal Abode for so long; otherwise, who else could sit still?

He changed his appearance again and started inquiring around.

Soon, he understood the situation of the past twenty days.

——An ancient palace has been discovered, suspected to be Ding Lingfeng’s old residence!

For so many days, all the mighty powers had been wanting to break into the palace, but they hadn’t done so yet.

Why?

Outside the palace were all sorts of formations and restrictions that posed a great threat even to Heaven Building Ladder-level practitioners, and besides, there were hordes of mythical beasts, strong enough to reach Heaven Building Ladder-level, slowing the army’s progress immensely.

Now, various forces had just jointly eradicated the mythical beasts and advanced to the palace gate, but the heavy door was tightly shut and locked by a Formation, and all the mighty ones were jointly deducing strategies, trying to open the gate soon.

In other words, although Shi Hao "delayed" for about twenty days, he hadn’t missed anything at all.

Shi Hao, along with the other three, set off towards the palace.

They soon arrived at the location.

If Ding Lingfeng’s Divine Storehouse was indeed hidden here, then this should be the final stop at this location.

Shi Hao didn’t go forward; having just immenseelly looted everyone, he didn’t want to lose his head.

He just watched quietly, keeping a very low profile.

The Purple Gold Rat wanted to directly pass through the door to seize Ding Lingfeng’s treasure, but the palace’s defense was evidently beyond its expectations, so much so that even with its abilities, it couldn’t succeed.

Just like that, seven days quickly passed.

In these seven days, all the mighty powers collaborated with utmost sincerity, advancing step by step, making very smooth progress. It’s said that breaking open the palace gate was a matter of a day or two now.

Sure enough, after just another day’s time, cheers erupted from the front.

The Restrictions were breached; entrance was now possible.

Everyone hastened forward, and the massive palace door opened with a dull sound.

"Ding Lingfeng, you bastard, finally letting me out!" At this moment, an earth-shattering roar sounded from inside the palace.

Immediately, everyone was dumbfounded.

What was going on?

There was actually someone inside this palace!

And it turned out this person was imprisoned by Ding Lingfeng?

This doesn’t add up; how many years had passed? Wouldn’t they have already perished?

Could it be... an Immortal?

It wasn’t impossible; Ding Lingfeng had ascended to the Immortal Realm long ago, with extraordinary and unparalleled strength. If he truly captured an Immortal and forcefully suppressed them here, it wasn’t out of the question.

Immortal!

Everyone’s heart skipped a beat; this was an existence only found in legends.

Shi Hao rose, observing from above.

From the open palace gate, a middle-aged man strode out.

He was unkempt, exuding a rough and crude aura, his hair a disheveled mess. If not for the previous roar and coming out of the palace, anyone would have mistaken him for a common street hooligan.

Damn, could this person be an Immortal?

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

The middle-aged man paused at the entrance, scanning around with undisguised disdain on his face, "The most annoying thing is you people. Upon hearing news of some treasure or ancient relic surfacing, you swarm like flies attracted to the smell of shit, buzzing over."

Upon hearing such a metaphor, everyone’s face turned ugly.

It’s known that there was no shortage of Heaven Building Ladder powerhouses here, and even some Absolute Summit-level ones. But now, being likened to flies, how could they not be infuriated?

Yet, was this middle-aged man... truly an Immortal?