History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474
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Hearing his words, Elder Gong exchanged glances with Fu Enshu and the others, all of them nodding slowly.
Yan Zhaoge’s expression turned earnest as he continued, “To our clan, a Sacred Artifact is indeed valuable. However, in the current wide world before us, being able to collect the resources of the entire Eight Extremities World in great amounts, a qualitative improvement in our overall strength is right around the corner.”
He paused with every word, “I now have sufficient confidence of improving the Internal Crystal Furnace again.”
The spirits of Fu Enshu and the others all rose.
Yan Zhaoge was not speaking false words. Even though Yan Di was currently still at the East Sea, Yan Zhaoge was indeed still confident of being able to upgrade the Internal Crystal Furnace once more.
While he himself had not attained the Martial Saint realm, he had the Northern Ocean Clone. Like this, the upgrading of the Internal Crystal Furnace was virtually set in stone.
The mass production of high-grade spirit artifacts was already no longer a baseless dream.
The sole restriction would be the lack of materials. Yet with Broad Creed Mountain now reigning over the entire heavens, the entire Eight Extremities World having entered their grasp, even if Broad Creed Mountain did not take direct control of all that vast territory and instead gave it to Turbid Wave Pavilion and the other powers to control, they would still definitely receive foremost priority in whatever materials they wanted.
The entire Broad Creed Mountain making a great leap in strength was already right close at hand.
While Sacred Artifacts were hard to forge, with the many true dragon corpses obtained from the dragon tomb, the upgraded Internal Crystal Furnace and the high level artifact forging arts as demonstrated by Yan Zhaoge through the Northern Ocean Clone, there was similarly much to be expected for this.
It had to be known that as Yan Zhaoge saw it, with the materials that had been gathered in the dragon tomb, it would be possible to forge even a mid-grade Sacred Artifact. It was just that their clan was currently lacking of an expert at the third level of the Martial Saint realm.
However, Yan Zhaoge did not feel pained about this. Treasures could appear anywhere. What they were truly able to make use of were the most valuable treasures.
While it seemed like a bit of a pity, with the current treasures to increase their own strength, they would naturally be able to strive for better things in the future.
Elder Qin said, “There is one more thing. It would originally have been fine to let Infinite Boundless Mountain and Jade Sea City enter the Thunder Domain, but the Zhao Region of the Thunder Domain’s Six Regions…”
Yan Zhaoge smiled, “My father and I have always taken our hometown to be the Central Heaven Region. Many of our kin do so as well.”
“There are some who wish to return to the Zhao Region in the Thunder Domain as well. We naturally won’t stop them. With the current global situation, even if Infinite Boundless Mountain and Jade Sea City have taken over the Zhao Region, they still won’t make things difficult for my clansmen. Instead, these people may become lawless over there, arrogantly acting rampantly as they like.”
Yan Zhaoge said, “Still, the two of them are not to step where the Heavenly Thunder Hall was once located. There is a dimensional passageway entrance which Skinhead Shen opened there whose direction is unclear. I have temporarily sealed it, and it currently doesn’t seem like a good time to venture within. The seal is being watched over and is not to be disturbed.”
Elder Qin nodded, “Since you already have it all planned out, this old man need speak no further.”
Afterwards, the news that spread over from the Thunder Domain left all of Broad Creed Mountain feeling amused.
As if by some tacit agreement, while Infinite Boundless Mountain and Jade Sea City had split the Thunder Domain, they had only taken two of its Regions each. The two core regions of the Thunder Domain, the Zhao Region and the You Region, had both been left untouched.
The You Region was also known as the Yan Region, being historically known together with the Zhao Region as the lands of Yan and Zhao.
The sorrowful songs (Ge) of many heroic figures lie in emotion upon the soil of Yan and Zhao. Such was the origin of Yan Zhaoge’s name.
Aside from Broad Creed Mountain, no other power of the Eight Extremities World would thereon dare to set foot there.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 595: A good mission
HSSB595: A good mission
Yan Zhaoge made huge gains from his great battle with the Heavenly Thunder Hall, the Sacred Sun Clan and the Radiant Light Sect.
The Heavenly Thunder Hall and the Sacred Sun Clan had both been destroyed by Yan Zhaoge, the treasures that they had accumulated all these years naturally having been acquired by him.
As compared to solitary practitioners, the accumulated treasures of the two Sacred Ground-level powers were naturally much more abundant. It was the most fruitful battle Yan Zhaoge had ever had with the exception of back at the dragon tomb.
Yan Zhaoge naturally took all their accumulated wealth without qualms.
Meanwhile, when the five experts of the Radiant Sect had been slain by Yan Zhaoge, their belongings which had not been destroyed in the process had naturally fallen into his hands as well.
“The problem lies with…they were wrecked rather badly,” Yan Zhaoge smiled wryly.
When Deng Sen and Liu Feng had suffered the major eruption of the extermination qi in the Myriad Dragon Palace, their accompanying Sacred Artifacts had both been destroyed within.
Liu Feng had been directly obliterated into nothingness along with his Sacred Artifact.
Deng Sen had barely escaped with his life, but his Sacred Artifact had also been destroyed.
Sun Hao had shared the same fate as Liu Feng, having been directly obliterated into nothingness along with his Sacred Artifact with a single strike by the Extreme Yang Seal.
For the final two, Yang Zhanhua and Jin Jie, while the former’s Dawn Sun Crown had indeed been successfully obtained by Yan Zhaoge, Jin Jie had not possessed an accompanying Sacred Artifact.
Looking at the Dawn Sun Crown, Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin rather playfully, “Fortunately, there were still other gains.”
Apart from the Dawn Sun Crown, when having levelled the Sacred Sun Clan, Yan Zhaoge had obtained an extremely rare treasure that was known as the Divine Crow Golden Plume.
The Divine Crow Golden Plume was a plume of the divine beast of legend, the Three-legged Golden Crow. Also, it was no ordinary plume, being one of the three plumes on the top of the golden crow’s head that were the most precious and valuable.
In the post-Great Calamity Eight Extremities World, Floating Life World and Vast Ocean World, Yan Zhaoge had never even seen the feathers of a golden crow before, let alone one of its plumes.
There had been a top-tier divine beast bloodline in the Floating Life World, the Fire Crow bloodline. This had contained a hint of the bloodline of the golden crow, possessing the ability to incinerate the heavens and boil the sea. However, it was still greatly inferior as compared to the true Three-Legged Golden Crow.
“This Divine Crow Golden Plume should have been gifted to the Sacred Sun Clan by the Radiant Light Sect as a core material with which to forge a new Sacred Artifact.”
Fingering the jet black plume that flickered with a golden light, Yan Zhaoge felt the deeply concealed yet shocking power that was contained within.
“A Sacred Artifact that is forged from this treasure would be superior to the Great Sun Heaven Measuring Ruler. It must have been prepared for when Huang Guanglie returns from the East Sea,” Yan Zhaoge smiled, “Apart from this Divine Crow Golden Plume, there are also many treasures which cannot be found in the Eight Extremities World. I wonder if this is as a reward for the Extreme Yin Crown and the Extreme Yang Seal or if it was gifted on Huang Jie’s account.”
“Three of them working together even suppressed the abnorm
alities in the Fire Pith Vein of the Southern Underground Palace, thereby clearing up the obstruction to the Martial Grandmasters of the Sacred Sun Clan attempting a breakthrough into the Martial Saint realm.”
“If the Sacred Sun Clan eventually conquered the entire Eight Extremities World, with such a great amount of resources provided to them, their strength would skyrocket within a short amount of time, becoming a branch that the Radiant Light Sect would truly be able to prize highly.”
Yan Zhaoge shook his head slightly, lightly tapping the Divine Crow Golden Plume, “Let me think how I should use this thing to best make use of its value.”
Amidst Yan Zhaoge’s ponderings, a massive black figure squeezed in through the doorway, nearly breaking through the wall there before attempting to rush straight into his embrace.
Yan Zhaoge rolled his eyes in exasperation, “Turn smaller first.”
That black figure raced across the ground on all fours, leaping through the air as it swiftly shrunk, finally lunging within Yan Zhaoge’s embrace.
Furry like a meatball with a pair of jet black eye circles, he comfortably somersaulted within Yan Zhaoge’s embrace before blinking towards him.
It was precisely Pan-Pan whom he had not seen for a long time.
When having hurried to the Earth Domain to take care of the crevice to the Nine Underworlds previously, Yan Zhaoge had left him at Broad Creed Mountain. After having left the Earth Domain, he had not returned to the Mountain as he had rushed straight over to the East Sea without rest.
Afterwards had been the formation of the Seal of the East Sea. In order to escape the aftershocks of its formation, Yan Zhaoge had saved Fu Enshu and fled into the Vast Ocean World together with her.
He had indeed not seen this little fella for quite some time. Rather missing him, Yan Zhaoge now reached out and stroked the tip of his nose.
Pan-Pan licked Yan Zhaoge’s fingertips, comfortably stretching his body.
Yan Zhaoge appraised the lazy thing all over, “Oh, look at you. You seem even fatter than before.”
“Young Master, without you watching over him, this fella’s appetite has been becoming more and more uncontrollable. It’s no wonder that he’s fatter,” A big man walked over through the doorway, saying with a helpless expression on his face, “A lot of my personal accumulation has been harmed by this guy. Young Master, you’ve really got to recompense me.”
This man was none other than Ah Hu. He had abided by Yan Zhaoge’s order back then, escorting Fang Zhun back to Broad Creed Mountain.
Afterwards, he had headed to the East Sea. Who knew that just having arrived at the East Sea, the seal had already been completed with Yan Zhaoge missing in action, his fate unknown.
Ah Hu and the others of Broad Creed Mountain had flipped over the entire Outer East Sea but to no avail. Finally, he had only been able to helplessly return to the Mountain.
Ah Hu had been rather worried about Yan Zhaoge over this period of time as well. With Yan Zhaoge having finally returned now, Ah Hu’s tense heart could finally rest at ease.
However, no longer having to worry, Ah Hu began to grow concerned about some things that he had previously overlooked. For example, many precious things that he had personally accumulated previously had been met with Pan-Pan…
“Many of these things were my own treasured accumulation! Young Master, you might not have any of them left,” Ah Hu said despondently, a tragic look of his face like he had just been totally robbed.
Yan Zhaoge glared, “Alright, so you indeed took quite a bit from me before. You’ve gone and confessed it well and properly now.”
Ah Hu pulled back the corners of his mouth as if he had bitten his own tongue, “No, Young Master, that…I was saying…”
Yan Zhaoge waved his hands, “You don’t have to that anymore. You said that there are some things that even I might not have anymore. What you have left-properly take them out now.”
Ah Hu said with a despairing look on his face, “All gone, all gone. Young Master, they’ve all been harmed by the glutton Pan-Pan.”
Yan Zhaoge sent a sidelong glance his way, “It’s really all gone?”
Ah Hu hurriedly nodded, “It’s really all gone, it’s really all gone. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be feeling so pained.”
Yan Zhaoge smiled, “Whatever. Since that’s the case, I’ve got a good mission for you.”
“Even if our clan is not rich as the four seas now, being able to obtain all that we want within the Eight Extremities World, it would be very easy to obtain most treasures that we want between these heavens and earth. Take this list of mine and go to all those places. Bring all this stuff back.”
Ah Hu received that list, looking through it carefully, “Young Master, with your and Broad Creed Mountain’s current position, you simply have to contact a Sacred Ground, and they will naturally help you to collect what you want before sending it over to the Heaven Domain.”
As Yan Zhaoge had said, this was indeed a perfect, awesome mission for Ah Hu. He would be able to do whatever he wanted all the way through and no one would be able to say anything about it.
Yan Zhaoge said, “There are a few things that are in the Zhao Region of the Thunder Domain.”
Ah Hu was slightly taken aback. Yan Zhaoge had eradicated even the Zhao Region Yans. Having trampled over the Thunder Domain, it was naturally impossible that he didn’t dare to or found it inconvenient for him to go to the Zhao Region.
He suddenly realised, “Young Master…”
His hometown was also the Zhao Region of the Thunder Domain.
Ah Hu did not have much feelings associated with his hometown. Ever since his grandfather, his family had begun serving Yan Di. He had grown up in the Central Heaven Region together with Yan Zhaoge since young. The place where Yan Di and Yan Zhaoge were was where his home lay.
However, his grandfather and father had wished to be buried in their ancestral hometown for their final rest.
Yan Zhaoge patted Ah Hu’s shoulder, “It was inconvenient before. Now, you can go wherever you want to.”
Ah Hu inhaled deeply, all the laziness having disappearing from his face as he nodded solemnly, “Yes, Young Master.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 596: A Broad Creed Mountain that is armed to the teeth
HSSB596: A Broad Creed Mountain that is armed to the teeth
Ah Hu packed up his things and began preparing for the moving of his ancestors’ remains. After having finished with all this, he set off on his journey.
Yan Zhaoge remained in Broad Creed Mountain, dealing with the matters on hand whilst also paying attention to the global situation within the Eight Extremities World.
The Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall had both been destroyed.
If only a clan’s leader and experts had perished, as long as it was not completely extinguished, it might still be restored to its former glory one day.
Even if their headquarters were destroyed, it did not definitely spell doom and extinction for them.
However, with everyone raring for their blood and their experts virtually all dead, also lacking the protection of their former headquarters, it was near impossible for the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall to put up a struggle.
The hardliners could only roam about in hiding. Even without Broad Creed Mountain making a move, Infinite Boundless Mountain and Jade Sea City would already make things very difficult for them.
Gradually, some former members of the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall forsook their former clans in order to survive, pledging allegiance to other powers.
With it after all being Yan Zhaoge and Broad Creed Mountain who had decimated their dao tradition, they were basically not so shameless as to directly come under Broad Creed Mountain’s wing.
Thus, most of those formerly of the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall joined Turbid Wave Pavilion, Infinite Boundless Mountain and Jade Sea City.
Broad Creed Mountain was not c
oncerned about this. These people having betrayed their ancestral foundations and switched allegiances, the hardliners of their clans who still remained would already be out for their blood before anybody else.
Also, if they harboured shady intentions, they would first already be unable to pass the trials of the Sacred Grounds. With the control of the Sacred Grounds, there was really almost no possibility at all of extinguished ashes being reignited.
Unless the Radiant Light Sect dispatched even more experts, destroying Broad Creed Mountain before domineeringly suppressing the remaining Sacred Grounds.
However, in such a case, the Radiant Light Sect would likely choose a new representative from amongst the remaining three Sacred Grounds rather than helping to revive the Sacred Sun Clan.
Yan Zhaoge was working behind the scenes over this period of time to prevent the actualisation of such a possibility.
The entire Broad Creed Mountain actively worked together.
Wanting to strengthen his clan’s control over the Eight Extremities World, digest the fruits of victory from the decimation of the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall and become familiar with the former influence of their enemies in the Fire and Thunder Domains were not things that could be settled in just a few words. Many specific tasks as well as a lengthy process were needed.
Within Broad Creed Mountain, the Myriad Dragon Palace directly stood atop the Water Ridge Peak of the back mountains, Yan Zhaoge himself residing there.
With Yan Zhaoge and the Myriad Dragon Palace, there was naturally no need to worry about the Heaven Sealing Gorge beneath the Water Ridge Peak. Thus, the First Seat Elder of the Heaven Sealing Gorge, Elder Gong, was released from his duties as he could now travel to the Fire Domain and elsewhere.
Broad Creed Mountain’s current intimidation power had surged to unprecedented heights. However, while they were unparalleled in authority where they were, they comparatively lacked higher echelon experts to deal with matters that cropped up elsewhere.
With the clan’s power and influence having expanded greatly to how it was now, a powerful longtime Elder like Elder Gong could serve a very great effect.