Qin Heng held the fragment in his hand and quickly read through it once, committing all its contents to memory.
"The complete text... will still be somewhat difficult. I'll have to wait a while longer," he said.
Of the nine fragmented scrolls, three remained in the hands of Windless Lord, Purple Nether Lord, and Myriad Things Lord. Another had yet to appear in the world, making it difficult to obtain.
The copy from Thunder Holy Hall had been transcribed by Thunder Lord for his disciples to study. There was no telling whether he had deliberately inserted omissions or errors.
So, counting carefully, he still needed to verify whether one copy was genuine and obtain four more fragments. He was roughly halfway there.
Dong Huai Lie said, "The divine script in these fragmented scrolls is not particularly useful to Star Lords. On the one hand, few people can read divine script. On the other, its contents are far too obscure and difficult to comprehend. Without the Eternal Realm, even obtaining a fragment would be of little use."
Qin Heng asked, "Senior, do you know the whereabouts of the other fragments? One is not in a lord's possession. I do not know whether it is the fourth or sixth volume, and its whereabouts remain unknown."
Of the fourth and sixth volumes, one was Yu Ling's, while the other was the one that had yet to surface. Their order was unclear.
Dong Huai Lie shook his head. "There is very little information about this item. Over the past several hundred years, hardly anyone has mentioned it. Aside from the various lords, I imagine only the Scattered Stars Alliance has the broad connections and ability to investigate such clues."
"The Scattered Stars Alliance..."
Strictly speaking, that organization could not even be considered a single