[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-asura-emperor-venerable":3,"chapter-asura-emperor-venerable-asura-emperor-venerable-chapter-273":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Asura Emperor Venerable",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1825295,2428,"Chapter 273 - 273 273 Imperial Palace","asura-emperor-venerable-chapter-273",273,"\u003Cp>Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Imperial Palace Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Imperial Palace Shi Hao also headed towards the northeast direction, with Cao Feiyan and An Yuemei silently following behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they arrived in front of a locked room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Spirit Exploration Compass, the light had already appeared in the center, indicating that the treasure should be inside this room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front, the person who had been leading them slowly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Taihe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jian Chen and his four followers were not with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they were severely injured by Shi Hao and now had to stay in Zhenwu Sect to recuperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Hao,” Hong Taihe asked indifferently, this being the first time they faced each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao smiled faintly, “Hong Taihe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are very bold, not only refusing my goodwill but also injuring my followers,” Hong Taihe said, not with rage, but with an unparalleled indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Shi Hao, he naturally felt a sense of superiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in terms of strength or status, he had a stable advantage over his counterpart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing he lacked was that Shi Hao was incredibly handsome—a gap so clear that even he had to admit it wasn’t slight but stark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Shi Hao had two outstanding beauties by his side, while he was alone, somewhat irritating him internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Hao shook his head, “Don’t I have the right to refuse to be a dog?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Being a dog for this disciple of cultivation is something countless people beg for and can’t get!” Hong Taihe declared proudly, and this was indeed true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Yuemei stepped forward and said, “Brother Hong, please give me some face and stop troubling Master Shi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Shi?” Hong Taihe scoffed. A mere three-star Pill Master also qualifies to be called a master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at An Yuemei, “I’ll give you face, but stay out of this matter, or else!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Yuemei was fearless, shaking her long sword with a cold expression on her pretty face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Taihe’s expression instantly turned ugly; clearly, she was showing her resolve to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior sister, I am the true disciple of Zhenwu Sect!” he couldn’t help but remind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have much desire for An Yuemei, but, lacking a better candidate, he wouldn’t mind marrying her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now that she so clearly sided with Shi Hao, he felt a strong sense of betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Yuemei raised her sword, “Does being a disciple of cultivation give you the right to bully people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said, there was naturally no need to continue the discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Taihe looked menacing, his murderous intent boiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could take action, a large group of people rushed over, including many powerful figures from Self-Observation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Taihe immediately abandoned the idea of attacking and even stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was forcibly broken open, and the crowd surged in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spiritual Artifact!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted and then a great battle erupted, only the Self-Observation powerhouses could participate, others had no qualification to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the commotion of the fight spread, more Self-Observation powerhouses arrived and joined the fray for the artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, the Spiritual Artifact was seized by Xiao Bo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His combat power was astonishing, shocking many of the older Self-Observation members because Xiao Bo had never been so strong before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did this guy consume an Immortal Pill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had his appearance become youthful, but his strength had also skyrocketed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Bo was exceedingly proud as he publicly manipulated the Spiritual Artifact, a Trident, incredibly sharp. When activated, the runes made it even sharper, virtually indestructible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd thoroughly searched the three inner floors and the three outer floors of the Right Minister’s Mansion, but they found nothing else of value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, within such a vast mansion, not even a single corpse was discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Gulang Country perished, did everyone really flee?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, some bodies should have been found here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it wasn’t just the Prime Minister’s Mansion that lacked corpses; as more corners of the city were excavated, people discovered that it was a deserted city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention human corpses, even the remains of cats and dogs were nowhere to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, places like the General’s Mansion, the Right Minister’s Mansion, and so on, were all unearthed, yielding significant finds, especially a scroll of ancient texts that sparked a fierce scramble and was eventually torn into three parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Bo faced targeting, as several seasoned Self-Observation powerhouses teamed up to stop him, so even though his combat power had increased noticeably, facing three or even four opponents alone was clearly unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the greatest treasure had not yet been found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The Imperial Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Imperial Palace were unearthed, with treasures of five-star caliber appearing, whether these people could still remain united was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, everyone would want to grab the treasures and run, naturally leading to a great brawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days later, the location of the Imperial Palace was finally discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even after people had cleaned out the entire Imperial Palace and searched everywhere, they found absolutely nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was plenty of gold and jewels, but which Martial Artist would be moved by those?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on, an immense Imperial Palace, and not even a single treasure to be found?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not ready to give up, they began to dig three feet into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they had already been digging for so many days, a little longer wouldn’t make a difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some, bolder and with no reservations, even went to the royal tombs in the palace, planning to rob the graves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many publicly disdained the idea, yet made excuses to go and watch, just in case some treasures were unearthed, they wouldn’t hesitate to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If stolen from someone else, they could naturally disassociate themselves from the grave robbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone knocked over a tomb, kicking up a cloud of dust, causing everyone to cover their noses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this tomb was toppled, people were surprised to discover that it was empty inside, containing a passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, this passage would have been virtually impossible to detect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now the Gulang Country had long since been destroyed, who would care about royal dignity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd couldn’t help but grow excited; could the treasures of the Gulang Country be hidden in this secret passage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They each made their way in, eager to get ahead, which also sparked intense conflicts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, a tacit agreement was reached among them, entering one by one according to the strength of each force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhenwu Sect, already among the most powerful, now with Xiao Bo’s significantly enhanced strength, naturally led the vanguard into the secret passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They carried torches, brightly illuminating the passageway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they proceeded, the path suddenly opened up into a vast stone chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh, what is this place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone lit the torches already present in the stone chamber, only to see a wave of fire spreading rapidly, boom, boom, boom, each torch igniting in succession, as each was connected through channels filled with oil, igniting all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the oil hadn’t evaporated after so many years was a miracle in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An altar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, everyone could see clearly. In the center of the stone chamber was a huge platform, piled with offerings that, despite the years, still retained their original appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Immortal Elixirs!” Many people’s eyes suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>",1230,"2026-06-09T05:58:40.742Z",1,"novelbin.me","2a4242f529ff95b95eb43ac28ed07f42c506925696abf3c06c91aa9d1799424b","asura-emperor-venerable-chapter-274","asura-emperor-venerable-chapter-272",1662,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fasura-emperor-venerable-cover.jpg"]