"That peerless expert wanted to use the souls of the seven of us to heal himself. We refused to submit, and in the end, we joined forces and slew him."
"In his final moments, that expert tore the secret treasure book into countless scattered pages. Those pages streaked across the sky, and we could never find them again."
"We only managed to divide eight scattered pages from that secret treasure book among ourselves."
"Where are those eight scattered pages?"
Nie Li asked anxiously.
"Of those eight scattered pages, at least three are now in the Saint Emperor's hands, and one is in the Phantom God Palace. The whereabouts of the rest are unknown. The Saint Emperor's ability to seal space and time probably came from the power of space and time he comprehended through those pages."
As he spoke, a ray of light appeared before the statue, condensed into a scattered page, and floated toward Nie Li.
"Young man, I know you have two scattered pages. I'll give you this one. Be careful in everything you do from now on. Don't let the Saint Emperor discover you."
Nie Li looked at the scattered page and accepted it.
"Thank you."
The Demon Lord must also have received the Patriarch Daozang's true teachings. He would probably be even harder to deal with in the future.
The Patriarch Daozang seemed to know what Nie Li was thinking.
"Are you wondering why I accepted him as my disciple?"
"That's right."
"I know your ambitions are far from small, but if you want to confront the Saint Emperor, you must have his help."
"Huh?"
"Because he is one of those six reincarnated souls."
"What?"
Those words struck Nie Li's mind like a bolt of lightning.
Nie Li could not help recalling the past.
"My mission