Chapter 2232 - 2233: Ancestral Treasure Map and Blood Sea Vendetta (Part 2)
Chapter 2232: Chapter 2233: Ancestral Treasure Map and Blood Sea Vendetta (Part 2)
As soon as these words were spoken, a commotion arose among the crowd.
Because everyone knew what the Immortal Sect Cave Dwelling meant.
Even in this Sky Beyond the Skies, where strong cultivators were everywhere, those worthy of being called Immortal Sect Cave Dwellings were as rare as phoenix feathers.
Because these places were invariably blessed with natural beauty and wondrous fortune.
There were even rumors that in some great sect cave dwellings, one could directly come into contact with the Heavenly Dao Laws.
The benefits of this for one’s cultivation were self-evident.
And if it was really as this man said, then even if the Immortal Sect Cave Dwelling was abandoned, it would still be an unimaginable treasure.
Because for any sect, the most precious treasures were usually hidden in their cave dwellings.
This meant it could not only be a holy land for cultivation but possibly a hidden vault of treasures.
But could this guy, who lost everything in The Drunken Life Pavilion, and was even struggling to keep his life, really know the location of the Immortal Sect Cave Dwelling?
The crowd expressed deep skepticism about this.
Seemingly sensing the crowd’s suspicion, the man’s face turned red and he stammered, "I know you don’t believe me, but why would I lie to you about something like this?"
"You say you’re not lying, then show us some evidence!" Yue Qinghuan said.
"Alright! Then I’ll give you the evidence!"
With that, the man reached out and began unbuttoning his shirt.
Yue Qinghuan jumped back in fright, "Hey, what are you doing?"
"Giving you evidence! Didn’t you want evidence?"
As he spoke, the man took off his shirt, revealing his ribs sticking out.
His back and chest were covered with dense scars.
These scars looked like they had been there for a long time, with some only leaving faint traces.
But even so, the sheer number and density of the scars were shocking.
The man then took a deep breath and suddenly scratched his belly with his fingernail.
A long cut immediately appeared on his stomach, with blood gushing out.
The man’s face turned pale, full of pain, but he still forced himself to endure, trembling as he reached into the wound, as if searching for something.
The brutal scene caused Lü Yangyan’s sister to scream and turn away, unable to bear watching.
As for Yue Qinghuan, her expression also changed slightly.
Because she did not expect this seemingly reckless and slippery man to be so resolute.
At that moment, the man let out a muffled groan, then with a forceful tug, pulled something out from inside his belly.
Dripping with blood, he was covered in cold sweat, nearly exhausted as he said, "This is my evidence!"
As he spoke, his figure swayed, seeming as if he would faint at any moment.
Xue An immediately appeared beside him, a gentle light glowing in his hand as he placed it on the man’s shoulder.
In an instant, the wound on the man’s belly stopped bleeding and rapidly healed.
At the same time, a renewed light appeared in his eyes, filled with gratitude as he said to Xue An, "Thank you!"
Xue An smiled slightly and then turned his gaze to the item in the man’s hand.
"This is...?"
The man carefully unwrapped the outer layer of the item, revealing a map made of neither paper nor silk.
When unfolded, it showed an intricate and detailed route map.
"This is the map to the Immortal Sect Cave Dwelling," the man said.
Xue An raised an eyebrow slightly. Even with just a casual glance, he could tell the map was not a fake.
The man then handed the map to Xue An, "As long as you follow the route on it, you can find the Immortal Sect Cave Dwelling!"
Xue An took it in hand, finding its texture warm like jade. Regardless of whether it was his Divine Sense or Cultivation Level, once it entered, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, gone without a trace, clearly not an ordinary item.
This further confirmed the item’s extraordinary nature.
This couldn’t help but make Xue An’s expression grow solemn, then he looked at the man.
"Do you really want to give this to me?"
The man nodded, "Of course!"
"Do you know the value of this item?"
"How could I not know? In fact, our family paid a terribly heavy price to keep this item safe!"
Xue An’s heart stirred, "So in other words, this item is ancestral to you?"
The man nodded, "That’s right!"
Then the man roughly explained what had happened.
It turned out this man’s name was Zhu Zhesheng, and his family had been in the business of mining spiritual minerals for generations.
Due to the accumulation of his ancestors, the family was quite wealthy, so they held some prestige within their Starry Domain.
But compared to their grand wealth, the Zhu Family’s connections were dwindling.
Especially by Zhu Zhesheng’s generation, there was just one successor left.
If it had only been this, it would have been fine, but after the elders in the family passed away, with no one to control him, he began to act recklessly.
Especially under the deliberate temptations of some people, he became addicted to gambling.
Soon, he lost almost all his family’s wealth.
But he still had some boundaries; even though he lost the wealth, he didn’t have the idea of selling the spiritual mineral veins.
But though he didn’t think of it, others coveted them.
Soon, under the instigation of sinister minds, he came to Linglong City and quickly got caught up in the allure of The Drunken Life Pavilion.
By that point, he didn’t care about boundaries at all, and the spiritual mineral veins were soon sold off.
The wealth he gained from this enabled him to live lavishly in The Drunken Life Pavilion for a time, but in the end, it was the same as every gambler under the sky; he was utterly cleaned out.
But even at this point, things weren’t over. Somehow these people knew about his family’s Ancestral Treasure Map and began to press him about it.
Among them, the person who had tempted him to The Drunken Life Pavilion was the most active.
Only then did Zhu Zhesheng finally understand everything.
The whole thing was a trap from the beginning.
These people not only wanted the Zhu family’s assets, but also the treasure map.
But Zhu Zhesheng also knew that if he handed over the map, his death wouldn’t be far off.
So he clenched his teeth and refused to admit anything.
At that point, his tough and rebellious nature surprisingly helped him endure multiple rounds of severe beatings.
Eventually, it seemed these people either gave up or for some reason, suddenly stopped concerning themselves with him and threw him into a dungeon in Dream Death Courtyard, leaving him to his fate.
It was in this imprisonment that he remained until Xue An appeared.
Originally, Zhu Zhesheng had completely given up hope.
But Xue An’s arrival renewed his hope.
With a bitter smile, he said, "This treasure map is an heirloom of my family, passed down through generations. My father warned me as he handed it down, ’Never reveal it unless you are absolutely certain, otherwise, it will bring fatal disaster.’ For this reason, I always kept it secretly hidden in my belly until I met you!"
Xue An held the treasure map tightly, looked deeply into Zhu Zhesheng’s eyes, and slowly said, "Then... what do you want?"
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