Chapter 1259: What Does Your Suffering Have to Do With Me? (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The man looked friendly enough but also distant from others.

“Are you talking to me, young man?” asked the bookstore owner.

Jiang Hao looked at the scholar in front of him and frowned. “I thought I was going to die before, but now it seems, dear brother, you’re also close to death.”

The man’s brows twitched. Then, his face darkened. “First the south, then overseas, and now the west. This world is so vast. How is it that you can cross it so freely?”

“I came specifically to see you, dear brother,” Jiang Hao said with a smile.

“You’re crossing regions just to insult me? Do you think I’m worth that kind of attention? Don’t you think it’s a little too much?” The bookstore owner seemed quite angry.

“Isn’t it touching that I crossed regions just to come to see you?” Jiang Hao asked with a smile.

He looked around and saw no one else in the shop.

He then randomly picked up a book to browse.

With nothing else to do, he decided to see what books were here. Though his cultivation was quite good, he lacked knowledge. Previously, he did not have time to read while trying to become an immortal, but he finally had the time to return to his sect and read.

He felt that he had time.

Although there was danger, it was not like before. He did not have to count his days until death approached.

That had made him feel too helpless.

It was indeed different when one knew when one was going to die and when one did not.

“Others hide in their sects after becoming immortals, yet you dare to cross regions. Don’t you know this?” the bookstore owner asked.

“Brother Li, you knew that I became an immortal?” asked Jiang Hao in surprise.

“How did you do it?” the bookstore owner asked.

“What is it that you want to know, Brother Li?” Jiang Hao smiled. “I already told you a long time ago. I led the Twelve Heavenly Kings to immortality along with myself. Is it that hard to accept?”

“When did you do it?” The bookstore owner was a little surprised.

How did he not know this?

Jiang Hao returned his focus to the book. It was about the partners of various powerful figures. The book mentioned how some great cultivators met, got to know each other, fell in love, and even killed one another, apparently to find a new one.

As he read, Jiang Hao replied, “I told you long ago, there’s no second Human Emperor in this world, but there might be someone who might surpass the Human Emperor. Coincidentally, that person happens to be me.”

The bookstore owner sneered at Jiang Hao’s back. ‘Why don’t you look at me when saying that? Ashamed?’

However, despite the thoughts, he felt that this was just the beginning for this person.

“Do you know the kind of great achievements the Human Emperor made?” the bookstore owner asked.

Jiang Hao closed the book and put it away.

He turned around and looked at the bookstore owner with a twinkle in his eyes. “Do you know the process I went through to get here?”

“Were there many twists and turns?” the bookstore owner asked.

Jiang Hao nodded. “Indeed.”

“Who doesn’t face twists and turns in their journey? That’s normal.”

“But they differ. Do you know what lies behind mine?” Jiang Hao asked.

“What?” The bookstore owner frowned.

Jiang Hao looked up at the blue sky and smiled. “For mine, I had to bloom a flower of destiny that surpassed the Human Emperor.”

“Good luck with that,” the bookstore owner said briefly.

“Such a flower is hard to bloom.” Jiang Hao sighed.

“Need spirit stones?” the bookstore owner asked angrily. “Your every visit costs me a lot of spirit stone. Do you think you can just insult me whenever you please? This is too much. I’ve never been so insulted in my cultivation journey. If my time is up, just kill me here.”

“Brother Li, if you seek death, I won’t stop you,” said Jiang Hao. “But I’m curious… What is this bookstore worth? If you die, will it become mine?”

The bookstore owner was speechless. “Why are you so shameless? You are the first person who tried something impossible, yet you are here to humiliate me again. Can’t you bother someone else for a change?”

Jiang Hao paused, then said, “No one else is as easy to deal with as you, dear brother.”

There were many experts in the world today, but he was not their match.

The Holy Master’s divine souls had fragmented into tiny little pieces. That was why Jiang Hao could pester him in his weakened state.

Long Tian and Saint Bandits were far too powerful for him. Lou Mantian and Gu Changsheng were beyond powerful. He could not even handle the man who called himself The End of All Things and Old Man Corpse Sea. They were all too powerful for him.

The only one he could handle was the Holy Master.

“Do I have to thank you for that?” asked the bookstore owner with gritted teeth.

Jiang Hao smiled. “We’re brothers. There’s no need to be so formal. But I have some questions for you.”

“What is it?” the bookstore owner asked warily.

“The first thing I want to ask is if you know where the Earth Vein is?” Jiang Hao said.

Since Hong Yuye had said that the Holy Master would know about it, he wanted to ask him directly.

“I don’t know,” said the Holy Master briskly.

Jiang Hao sighed. “Brother Li, it’s been hard on me. I owe you a lot of spirit stones and received a lot of luck. If I can’t resolve this karma, I might never advance in my life. How is that any different from death?”

The bookstore owner was speechless.

‘Your suffering, your stagnation, and your death—what do they have to do with me?’ He thought.

Seeing Jiang Hao’s expectant gaze, the bookstore owner reluctantly said, “In the south, five hundred miles east of the Heavenly Note Sect, there’s a mountain with a seal. Entering that seal allows one to sense the Earth Vein, but only those recognized by it can do so.”

“Brother Li, your understanding and grasp of information is extraordinary. Not just in today’s world, but even in the era of the Human Emperor, I’m sure no one could compare to you. Even if I surpass the Human Emperor, I’ll still need your help.” Jiang Hao shook his head and sighed.

The bookstore owner felt quite pleased.

Although this person insulted him constantly, he frequently praised him.

In the Human Emperor’s era, no one was as tactful as this man. However, no one else insulted him this much either. Strong individuals usually had some mutual respect, but this person only insulted and bullied him.

To make matters worse, he had surpassed the Human Emperor, which was infuriating.

“Now, let’s discuss the second matter,” Jiang Hao said. “This one concerns you.”

“I don’t have any more divine soul for you. You’re wasting your time,” said the bookstore owner.

“It’s not a divine soul that I want,” said Jiang Hao. “What do you think of the overall force of the Mountains and Seas, Brother Li?”

“That force can’t be given away,” said the bookstore owner immediately.

Jiang Hao felt the Holy Master underestimated him.

“Brother Li, what if we added sword intent to the force of the Mountain and Sea?”

“Sword intent? Do you think that force is that trivial? That is the force of the entire Mountain and Sea in the world. The sword’s intent will only be a part of it. Are you asking me to lower my status?” The bookstore owner was disdainful.

Jiang Hao was surprised by the Holy Master’s indifference. However, there was indeed no need to change the force of the Mountains and Seas.

Logically speaking, the Mountain Sea Sword Sect already understood this, so why would they be trying to trade it with the Holy Master?

He would have to wait until the item arrived to show him. He told him as much.

However, the Holy Master refused. He said that the Mountain Sea Sword Sect only wanted to boost the intensity of the force to benefit themselves.

Jiang Hao sighed and mentioned his recent hardships, which led the Holy Master to reluctantly agree out of sympathy for his “brother.”

“So, you came to the West without an intention to seek opportunities?” the bookstore owner asked.

“Do you think I’ll have an opportunity when the Great Era arrives?” Jiang Hao laughed.

“You have been rejected by heaven and earth, so you might not get anything out of it. But… Why were you rejected? Was it because the Saint Bandits helped you?” the bookstore owner asked.

“It’s because the heavens cannot tolerate me,” said Jiang Hao with a sigh.

He had never thought that learning the Heaven Lock Technique would bring him such danger.

The bookstore owner chuckled. ‘What have you done to be despised by the heavens?’ He thought.

He had never seen the immortal path being severed so abruptly.

The heavens must hate this person as much as him because he only knew how to exploit others.