Published at 7th of October 2025 8:59 pm

Chapter 1582: Secrets Everywhere (1)

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Yes. Su Yu saw the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. Or to be precise, he saw the Heavenly Hunt Index through the record character. And through the index, he saw the marquis.

"Hmm?"

Su Yu was greatly surprised. Was this a form of monitoring? Or was he simply looking at a recording of the past? If it was a form of monitoring, could the Heavenly Overseer Marquis see him as well? If that were the case, wouldn't Bountiful Treasure and the owner of the other character be able to monitor the Heavenly Overseer Marquis at all times?

Countless questions emerged in Su Yu's mind. However, he couldn't afford to waste his time pondering on the questions. He focused, noting that the marquis he saw was located in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. The appearance of the marquis was rather indistinct.

Su Yu was still unsure if he was looking at something real time. Or was this actually a recording from some day in the past? How odd.

Suddenly, he heard a voice, "Any news from Tian Yue?"

"No, Pavilion Master."

"He's missing. But I have a feeling he's not dead. Tell me. Do you think he'll betray me?"

"This subordinate does not have the answer."

"So be it. Gather the elders. Order all of them to attend the elder's feast in ten days. Attendance is compulsory."

"Yes!"

Before long, the second voice faded away. Su Yu had a faint feeling that the Heavenly Overseer Marquis was caressing the Heavenly Hunt Index. For some reason, he could feel the touch.

"Soon...you'll be mine soon! Su Yu...how did he survive a curse from that celestial chasm? He must be protected by a supreme treasure in his sea of willpower. Lord Culture King, is this your inheritance? Or is this Time Sage's inheritance?"

A short moment later, Su Yu woke up as his earlier state ended automatically. He was sweating heavily with a pale face due to excessive consumption of willpower. In front of him, the slightly glowing record character dimmed again. It was as though the character had gone back to sleep.

Beside him, Heavendoom asked curiously, "What was that earlier? It didn't react at all in my hands. How did it glow the moment you hold it?"

Su Yu inhaled deeply and asked, "Did you see that, Lord?"

"What?"

What was he supposed to see? Seeing Heavendoom's look of confusion, understanding dawned on Su Yu. Were those scenes only visible to him?

He had somehow activated the record character earlier and saw the Heavenly Hunt Index. The sight of the Heavenly Overseer Marquis was merely a bonus. After all, the record character was once one with the Heavenly Hunt Index.

Su Yu inhaled deeply again without explaining. He didn't even think about it as he raised the character to his eye level. Was this really a character? If it was...it must be an Eternal character, right?

He had never seen an Eternal character before. Could this be considered one? Even if it was a character, he could probably not crush it for his cultivation or activate it fully because it was embedded in the fragment.

Surprisingly, the record character trembled lightly the moment that thought surfaced in his mind. Had the character gained a tiny amount of sentience? Was it capable of sensing his thoughts?

"I wonder if this is a character or something written by the Culture King." Su Yu looked at Heavendoom and asked, "What do you think, Lord?"

Heavendoom answered nonchalantly, "At his level, even a regular written character was something that should be taken seriously. Something written by someone like that would be much more powerful than regular characters, even without being a character itself." There was still no proof that this was a character, but there was no doubt that it was incomparably powerful.

Su Yu nodded in agreement.

"Lord, can you crush this thing?"

"Are you sure you want to do that?" Heavendoon grinned, "Are you sure you want me to try?"

Su Yu nodded, "Give it a try. Perhaps we can remove the outer layer and retain the character as a whole. It doesn't matter if it's an actual character. Let's focus on getting it out first."

"You..."

Heavendoom was rendered speechless. This was truly a brazen guy. Fine, fine. He didn't mind trying. He did not hesitate much and gripped the fragment before roaring. As he exerted himself, rumbling sounds rang out, but the fragment remained completely undamaged. Instead, Heavendoom's skin was pierced through and blood started seeping out.

Heavendoom grimaced and tossed the fragment away as he said, "A precious treasure. It is extremely durable. Just how was it broken in the past? You need to be at least a Daofuse to even damage it."

"Is it too durable for you, Lord?" Heavendoom rolled his eyes and said, "What a dumb question. I could crush anything with my staff and full strength, but are you sure you want me to do that?"

Su Yu gave the matter a thought and decided to leave that decision aside for now. For now, the fragment was still slightly helpful. At the very least, he could monitor the Heavenly Overseer Marquis with it. The marquis didn't seem to have noticed his monitoring.

"Is it related to the golden book in my head?"

Su Yu muttered to himself. Could he store it inside his head as well? He was only worried that something unexpected would happen. If the fragment decided to go crazy and damage his sea of willpower after being placed inside, he would be in trouble. One could never place things in one's sea of willpower rashly.

"Right, the furball..."

Su Yu recalled something and dragged the little furball out. Looking at the little furball's confused expression, he asked, "Yummy or not?"

He wanted to ascertain if this fragment shared the same origin as his golden book. If the answer was yes, it should prove quite attractive for the little furball as well.

The little furball sniffed the fragment and said with some hesitation, "A little yummy."

"Only a little?"

"Yeah."

"Want to eat it?"

"Can I eat it?"

Su Yu rubbed his chin and asked, "Does it smell the same as the one you usually talk about?"

"Yeah."

"Similar?"

The little furball answered, "Yeap. Similar."

"Why didn't you jump on it, then?"

"Not as yummy as you."

"..."

Beside them, Heavendoom was left confused. What manner of a conversation was this?

Su Yu frowned slightly and looked at Heavendoom before asking, "Lord, who was Bountiful Treasure's superior back then? Which race did he come from?"

"Bountiful Treasure?" Heavendoom was confused at the sudden change of topic. He thought about it and answered, "Let me think about it...he was a titled general...what was his duty again?"

Only after a long while did Heavendoom remember, "Oh! He was in charge of the Heavenly Treasure Office of the imperial court. He worked under the Heavenly Treasure Marquis, someone in charge of treasure distribution. Basically, he occupied a lucrative position in logistics, a much more comfortable position than guardians like us."

"As for his race..."

Heavendoom spent even more time recalling before answering, "The treasureseeker mouse race! Yes, that race! That's an extinct race. He is probably the sole survivor. He loves collecting treasures. During his short fight with me, he detonated at least a hundred earth weapons and three to four heaven weapons."

"So he's quite rich."

Su Yu smiled, picked up the fragment, and said after a slight hesitation, "Lord, do you think this is the real deal?"

"What?"

Once again, Heavendoom was confused. What was Su Yu talking about?

Su Yu said, "Don't worry about it. I merely feel like...this isn't right. The little furball believes that it's yummy, but he hasn't bothered to pounce on it..."

This time, it was the little furball's turn to blank out. What was wrong with that? He hadn't been too hungry as of late. Wow. That was indeed weird. And that thing indeed smelled nice.

Su Yu continued, "Lord, just how strong can the so-called marquises be? What about the human kings?"

Heavendoom answered, "All marquises were Daofuses. Most Daofuses would be appointed one upon making enough contributions. Even without enough contributions, a Daofuse would still be appointed a titled general."

Su Yu asked, "Were there any Daofuses who were not marquises back then?"

"Yes. Such as my boss."

Heavendoom laughed and said, "My boss was already a Daofuse back then, but he wasn't appointed a marquis. He was offered, but he refused because he didn't want to stay at the Devote King's Residence. Even so, he was supposed to receive his appointment at the end of his term. The Devote King had already applied for his promotion with the Human Emperor. However, the matter was delayed due to Culture King's disappearance. And then...the ancient past ended."

Su Yu nodded, "You could probably receive the same appointment upon completing your term and achieving Daofuse, right?"

Heavendoom curled his lips and said, "Yeah. At the time, they were planning to make me a titled general. Since my boss was still a titled general, I decided to wait before advancing. That became a forever wait."

"Why are you asking about this?" Heavendoom asked curiously, "It's pointless for you to know more about this."

Su Yu smiled and said, "I'm merely curious. Which race was the Heavenly Overseer Marquis from?"

"Heavenly Overseer Marquis..." Heavendoom scratched his head and said, "Not many know this. Fortunately, I was quite close with a few Culture King students back then. Occasionally, I would hear about the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. He came from a rare race that couldn't even be considered a proper race. He was called Luck Spirit or something like that, or maybe that was related to his dao."

"What does that mean?"

"How am I supposed to know that? I only heard some random mentions about him. I didn't even care about him so I didn't bother to ask. Then again, he came from Culture King's Residence as well, and he was favored by the Culture King back then. However..."

Heavendoom pointed at the little furball and said, "That big guy from his family knew the Heavenly Overseer Marquis back then. They might even be quite close. After all, the big furball came from Culture King's Residence as well."

The little furball blanked out. Was that the case?

"So I can eat for free at the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion?"

That was his only question. He had been wanting to rob the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion for a long time. Could he actually eat there for free?

Heavendoom laughed and said, "You can try."

The little furball curled his lips with disappointment. He didn't have the courage to try. He was afraid of being beaten to death. How was he supposed to see Yummy again after dying?

Meanwhile, a certain thought emerged in Su Yu's head as he rubbed the fragment in his hand. As a master counterfeiter, he couldn't resist wondering if he was holding the real thing. Or was it perhaps a counterfeit product? If so, what was the point? Why?

Su Yu was suspicious because of his own history at producing counterfeits. Additionally, he had not formed a new character even after studying the record character. In short, he was dissatisfied with the poor user experience.

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