Chapter 1418: The Secret of the Treasure Map! (2/2)
The atmosphere turned strange. The Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Wushang Village Chief became extremely focused. Although they had studied this map for many hours, they had never imagined that the materials used to make the treasure map had been hiding their own secret.
”Brother Wenfu, this seems to be the real secret of the treasure map. Rather than being damaged, this is only a portion of the map and is only so large,” the Wushang Village Chief abruptly said as he looked at the silver diagram on the treasure map.
”Kid, you really did guess correctly.”
The Formation Elder suddenly tugged on the treasure map, placing the silver diagram directly beneath the region of white dots projected onto the ground by the Energy Condensation Pearl.
There was a flash of light as a starry radiance burst out from the treasure map and cast a dense collection of lights onto the air.
The Formation Elder was the first to realize what was happening, and he called out in surprise.
”This is a star map!”
He specialized in formations and was particularly knowledgeable in the field of the shifting of the Nine Palaces. The calculations of the Nine Palaces involved both astronomy and geography.
The Formation Elder would frequently calculate the positions of the stars, so he was extremely familiar with them. While the dots of light projected by the silver threads of the treasure map might have seemed nonsensical to others, the Formation Elder had been able to immediately recognize them as a star map.
”This is none other than the Supreme Palace Enclosure of the Three Enclosures. Here is the Supreme Palace Left Wall, over here is the Supreme Palace Right Wall, and these are the southern Official Stars, appearing like a young bird. They represent the Heavenly Court, and the seats of the Five Emperors. This one is the Left Law Administrator, and this is the Right Law Administrator1. All of them represent the Heavenly Emperor…”
The Formation Elder was constantly pointing at dots of light and listing a string of star names. He was extremely familiar with the stars in the sky.
The Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief had strange expressions on their faces as they glanced at each other.
No one in the martial arts world could be bothered to research the stars. It was pointless for the Formation Elder to point out all these stars to them.
But Wang Chong had a thoughtful look on his face. In the apocalyptic era, he had looked through many books and had some understanding of astronomy, but as the Formation Elder was so excited, he decided to remain quiet for now.
”Brother Zhou, just tell us what this star map means,” the Demonic Emperor bluntly said.
”Haha, it's very simple! The treasure map was never damaged. That was just how large it was in the first place. If my guess is correct, there are six pieces to the complete treasure map. Only when the six are brought together will we have the complete map. Through the star map, we will be able to pin down the location of the Origin Immortal Lord's treasury.
”Kid, you've done a great service. Even though all those martial artists were rushing in one after the other to try and find the secret to the Origin Immortal Art treasure map, you managed to dig out the whole truth.”
The Formation Elder looked at Wang Chong and chuckled. He was truly liking the kid the more he got to know him. Strength, daring, intelligence, and meticulous thought—this youth was truly one in ten thousand.
What a pity! How could he have been lost to an old scoundrel like Zhang Wenfu?
The Formation Elder turned to the Demonic Emperor Old Man, a strange expression on his face.
The Demonic Emperor Old Man's expression remained rigid and inflexible as he pretended not to notice. Next to him, the Wushang Village Chief couldn't help but chuckle. He had heard the Formation Elder grumble quite a bit and talk about how he wanted to take Wang Chong for himself.
”But it doesn't matter if we've found the secret to the treasure map. It still has no use,” the Demonic Emperor Old Man said. ”If it's as you say and we need all six pieces for the complete star map to find the true location of the Origin Immortal Art, our expedition to the northwest will still end without any gain.”
If it were just for his own sake, finding the Origin Immortal Art would not have been that important, but Wang Chong was currently his 'only' disciple and also his most cherished one. No matter what, he wanted to find the true Origin Immortal Art for his final disciple.
”Heh, in the past, having only one piece of the treasure map would naturally be useless, but have you forgotten that the appearance of the Origin Immortal Formation has already drawn so many people to the northwest?”
The Formation Elder's lips curled into an eerie smile.
The Formation Elder profoundly gazed at the other three.
”Senior, you! No…”
Wang Chong's entire body trembled as he suddenly imagined what the Formation Elder might be up to.
But this was too audacious!
The Formation Elder smiled back in reply.
……
The next day, a piece of news spread over the entire northwest like a gust of wind.
It turned out that the Origin Immortal Formation was just a seal left behind by the Origin Immortal Lord to protect an extremely important treasure.
Only someone with this treasure could find the location of the Origin Immortal Lord's treasury.
The second piece of news was that the Origin Immortal Lord's treasure map actually consisted of six pieces. If one had all six pieces and the treasure from the Origin Immortal Formation, one could find the location of the Origin Immortal Art.
And according to the exhortation of the Origin Immortal Lord, anyone who found his treasury would become the number one person in the world.
Even a mere peasant, if they found that treasury, could achieve this dream!
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1.Chinese astronomy divides the sky into the Three Enclosures, each enclosure being a collection of stars. The Left Law and Right Law Administrators belong to the Left Wall and Right Wall asterisms. The Seats of the Five Emperors is another grouping of stars in the Supreme Palace Enclosure.↩