Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, “Yes, you don’t say. The news revealed by that bastard might be real rather than just mere blustering.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 681: A legend amongst legends
HSSB681: A legend amongst legends
Yan Zhaoge said, “Actually, I myself had always been feeling it rather strange before this.”
Yan Zhaoge had not seen much of the World beyond Worlds. It had generally been limited to the Royal Reed Sea.
However, he had discovered a similar problem in the Eight Extremities World and the Vast Ocean World where he had previously been.
He had not seen any power or person who was of the Prime Clear lineage.
Let alone their direct lineage, he hadn’t even discovered someone who was of their branch lineage or even remotely related.
The legacy of the Jade Clear lineage could be seen slightly in his Broad Creed Mountain’s supreme martial art, the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm. Having come to the World beyond Worlds, Shen Lingzi’s lineage aside, the martial legacy of the Grand Xuan Dynasty too stemmed from a branch of the Jade Clear lineage.
The founder of the Dim Radiant Sect, an existence of pre-Great Calamity times, had once listened to the dao being expounded on Kunlun Mountain.
The other martial art legacies might seem not to have any obvious backgrounds. However, so long as they were martial arts of the great dao, aside from those which were definitely associated with the Jade Clear and Prime Clear lineages, all could be considered as being of the Grand Clear lineage.
The Grand Clear direct lineage was extremely rare. However, it had taken root and grown offshoots, spreading far further than the Jade Clear and Prime Clear lineages.
In the legends, the founder of the Grand Clear lineage, the Lord of Dao and Virtue, had once educated all, bringing the light of wisdom into the world. Therefore, he possessed the merit of enlightenment in having solidified the foundation and network of humanity’s martial civilisation.
For martial practitioners, aside from those who could definitively claim to be of the Jade Clear and Prime Clear lineages, all others could worship the Lord of Dao and Virtue as their ancestral founder.
Yan Zhaoge had noticed long ago that while he had seen descendants of the Jade Clear and Grand Clear lineages, regardless of whether they were of the direct lineage or a branch lineage, there was only the Prime Clear lineage of which no signs had appeared at all.
In that past, Yan Zhaoge had thought that this was because he had travelled to too few places in this current era, not having met many martial practitioners.
In the World beyond Worlds, even if there were no descendants of the Prime Clear lineage in the Royal Reed Sea, this did not mean that there weren’t any elsewhere. After all, the World beyond Worlds was so vast.
After having heard Nong Yuxuan’s words and connected these two issues, however, Yan Zhaoge felt that this was probably no coincidence.
What reason lay therein could only be wondered about.
If this decree of the Earthly Sovereign remained unchallenged and upheld without question in the World beyond Worlds, this would mean that it was not merely his will alone.
Three Sovereigns Five Emperors, Exalts of Ten Territories. The other major figures of the World beyond Worlds had tacitly approved of and allowed this decree as well.
At the very least, most of these peak figures were in agreement regarding it.
Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, “Interesting. This is likely not some personal enmity, but that between entire organisations…”
“The founders of the three Clear lineages already Transcended long ago. Why are the Jade Clear and Grand Clear lineages still constantly grabbing onto the Grandmaster of Heaven…no, that isn’t right, the Lord of Numinous Treasure? Why are they still making things difficult for his descendants?”
Yan Zhaoge’s current thoughts were rather random, but he was actually very serious.
After having come to this world for the first time in the pre-Great Calamity era, Yan Zhaoge had been surprised to discover that those legendary tales and strange stories he had heard in his previous life actually also existed here.
Such as the Investiture of the Gods, such as Journey to the West, and also many other legends, tales.
It was just that many things were somewhat different. Some legends were completely similar, while others were greatly different, even going towards the contrary.
This made it hard for him to tell if the stories he had heard previously were wrong or if it was those he had heard after having come to this world which were mistaken.
This was actually something which caused Yan Zhaoge to feel rather headached.
Many things could only be discovered gradually, with the known legends best just used as a reference. Otherwise, he might just end up digging a pit for himself unknowingly sometime.
Meanwhile, falling into a set pattern of thinking had always been something very hard to conquer. Such might really get him into major trouble at any time.
As for the specific matter on hand, long before the Great Calamity had occurred, the legendary three Founders of the three Purities had already Transcended from this world. They had already not been seen for who knew how long.
According to the records in the Divine Palace of the Heavenly Court, it wasn’t even something that had occurred in that era.
In pre-Great Calamity times, the relationship between the Heavenly Court and the direct lineages of the three Clear lineages aside, the relationship amongst the three Clear lineages themselves had no longer been as tense as during those times of legend.
It was just that from the looks of it now, new enmity seemed to have sprung up following the Great Calamity.
Yan Zhaoge smacked his lips, “This is something that I had not predicted before having ascended to the World beyond Worlds.”
Swivelling his head, he saw that Feng Yunsheng had already retracted her gaze, being in the midst of diligent cultivation once more.
Yan Zhaoge smiled, “I say, woman, weren’t you being worried about me just now? Everyone’s individually splitting up and running away on our own in the face of major danger now?”
Feng Yunsheng laughed, “I have already gradually grown accustomed to your habits.”
“When you are pondering matters, if you are rubbing your temples, that means that the matter indeed poses some difficulty, being something that even you would need to carefully ponder on.”
“However, if you are stroking your lower chin, then, hehe.”
Ah Hu gave a simple and honest laugh from the side before continuing, “That means that you, Young Master, already possess high confidence. Whether or not your plan will be effective, you would have thought of one already at the very least.”
As he spoke, Ah Hu even imitated Yan Zhaoge in stroking his lower chin.
Yan Zhaoge rolled his eyes upon hearing their words, “Do you have to understand me so well?”
Feng Yunsheng and Ah Hu both looked at him, smiling but not speaking. Pan-Pan raised his front paws over by the side and brought them together as if he was clapping.
Yan Zhaoge could not help but laugh at this.
After laughing, he said, “The rumours are most likely accurate. Still, they would not be fatal.”
“The Numinous Treasure Four Swords are indeed of the direct lineage of the Prime Clear lineage. Still, the one amongst them that I cultivate in, the Ending Immortal Sword, is actually much better as compared to those three other swords.”
“Not copper not iron and not steel, once buried down beneath Mount Meru
Not refining it with reversed yin and yang, would fire and water still temper its blade?
Exterminating Immortal sharp, Slaughtering Immortal death, Trapping Immortal doth red light arise
Ending Immortal variations are infinitely subtle, stained in the blood of Divinities all round.”
Yan Zhaoge slowly recited, “The latter half actually concisely describes the exte
rnal characteristics of the Numerous Treasure Four Swords.”
Feng Yunsheng and Ah Hu spoke ponderingly, “…Ending Immortal variations are infinitely subtle?”
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “Retracting the sword-intent of extermination, while it would lower the power of the Immortal Ending Sword, borrowing many other sword arts, even just martial arts, it would be sufficient to fool most people.”
“Sword daos are originally daos of slaughter. Possessing heavier killing intent is actually still fine. As long the Numerous Treasure Four Swords’ concept of sending all things into extermination, reducing them into nothingness is not exhibited, it would be fine.”
Now, the corners of Yan Zhaoge’s lips arched slightly upwards, “Of course, when the time really comes to go all out, that would naturally still have to be done.”
He smiled, “If there is a chance, we should first try to learn for certain why such a decree came from the Earthly Sovereign. At the current moment, there is no need to scare ourselves. Moreover, at the end of the day, I should not actually be considered a descendant of the Prime Clear lineage.”
As they conversed in high spirits, the Endless Magnetic Storms in the Clear Scenic Region before them gradually calmed.
This natural calamity had arrived quickly, but left quickly as well. What made it hard for others was that it came and left without any prior warning whatsoever such that vigilance alone was pointless.
As the Endless Magnetic Storms calmed, not just the Clear Scenic Region, even the spiritual qi flow in the surrounding regions of the sea stabilised greatly as well.
Yan Zhaoge’s ability to sense the external world returned to normal as well.
Therefore, he immediately felt an extremely powerful aura emanating from the west, seemingly currently in the midst of heading right over.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 682: A divine vessel above!
HSSB682: A divine vessel above
Feeling the approach of a powerful aura, Yan Zhaoge gazed towards the west.
He saw the clouds part in the horizon, rays of light illuminating the world all round as even the great sea basked in its glow.
Amidst the light, a tiny black dot gradually appeared which instantly expanded as it grew closer, nearing their current location.
A great vessel that was a thousand feet long emerged from its glow, soaring through the skies.
Riding the wind through the nine heavens, breaking through clouds and seas of ten thousand li.
Yan Zhaoge’s gaze flickered slightly as beside him, Feng Yunsheng and Ah Hu both fixed their gazes on that massive vessel that navigated amidst the horizon as well.
Ah Hu opened his mouth wide, his saliva nearly flowing out, “Young Master, is this the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel that the Dim Darkness Sect martial practitioners once spoke of?”
Feng Yunsheng squinted, “Is it disciples of the Southeastern Exalt?”
Yan Zhaoge said, “That’s right. It is precisely the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel. If nothing is wrong, it should be disciples of the Southeastern Exalt. Still, they will have to get closer for us to confirm this.”
The Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel was a rather legendary treasure of the World beyond Worlds.
Its power was great and its production difficult such that extremely few of them existed. There were only the likes of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Exalts of Ten Territories who could possess a limited few.
The Royal Reed Sea was located within the domain of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory. Thus, the appearance of this Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel should likely signify those of the Southeastern Exalt’s lineage.
However, the Royal Reed Sea was positioned close to the southern Blazing Heaven Territory where the two Territories met. Thus, the vessel could actually also belong to the Southern Exalt’s lineage.
As Yan Zhaoge looked at that flying vessel within the air that travelled ten thousand li in an instant, chasing the sun and pursuing the moon, his gaze momentarily wavered.
He thought of the heavenly vessels which the Divine Palace of the Heavenly Court had once used to navigate the rivers of stars of the various worlds in pre-Great Calamity times, known as the Heavenly River Vessel.
That had been a transportation tool used by the immortals of the Heavenly Court as they inspected those heavenly rivers.
Still, following the Great Calamity, all this had dissipated to nothingness along with the Divine Palace.
After having heard the name of the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel previously, Yan Zhaoge had vaguely had some suspicions.
Seeing the actual thing now, he instantly understood.
The Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel before them was precisely the result of trying to reconstruct the heavenly vessels of post-Great Calamity times.
While it was inferior to the heavenly vessels of the past, it did indeed resemble them somewhat.
Looking at the mighty Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel before him, Yan Zhaoge felt rather emotional for a time, the feeling of the world changing through the ages, the vast ocean and the boundless fields moving alongside the vicissitudes of time growing even heavier.
That massive divine vessel streaked across the horizon above their heads. Above the Clear Scenic Region, it suddenly halted.
A mirror-light suddenly descended from atop the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel, hanging high overhead as it resembled a bright sun.
The condensed mirror-light swept unceasingly across the sea surface of the Clear Scenic Region.
Yan Zhaoge’s brows twitched slightly, “It seems to be searching for someone, or something.”
The southeastern Yang Heaven Territory was tacitly acknowledged as the Southeastern Exalt’s sphere of influence. Here, everyone and everything fell under his jurisdiction.
Still, the Southeastern Exalt generally turned a blind eye to the conflicts between the various powers within his territory unless a very major disturbance occurred.
Despite the all-out war between the Grand Xuan Dynasty and the anti-Xuan forces previously, he had not intervened in it at all.
Of course, all these years, whoever reigned in the Royal Reed Sea, whether they had achieved hegemony or just a joint power balance with other powers, all of them had never been stingy in their respect towards the Southeastern Exalt in the least.
Some members of the Southeastern Exalt’s lineage would venture out on travels once in a while. However, this was rare, and at the same time, they would also not partake in any power struggles.
For example, it had already been many years since someone of the Southeastern Exalt’s lineage had arrived in the Royal Reed Sea.
Specifically coming to look for something like they had now was even rarer.
Yan Zhaoge blinked. The first thing he thought of was that box whose location he had sensed through the Earth Devouring Burner.
If he had not sensed it wrongly, that box which had the words ‘Heaven Swallowing’ written on its surface should be buried and concealed somewhere at the bottom of the sea here in the Clear Scenic Region.
The mirror-light of the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel shone from up high, illuminating the surrounding area.
Now, the sky suddenly turned dark.
Then, massive waves which surged to the heavens suddenly arose above the Clear Scenic Region’s sea surface, countless terrifying storms rampaging as numerous water dragons soared into the air!
Just having calmed for an instant, the terrifying Endless Magnetic Storms now swept the area once more, as if the calm scenes of earlier had just been a mirage, demonstrating the saying of changing your behaviour even faster than flipping the pages of a book.
Looking at the roiling light of electricity that surged amidst the numerous water dragons, the corners of Yan Zhaoge’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
Feng Yunsheng raised her brows, “It is only having seen this scene that I understand what exactly you meant, Zhaoge, when you said that the Endless Magnetic Storms come whenever they want, without any prio
r warning whatsoever.”
The Clear Scenic Region was enveloped by the terrifying Endless Magnetic Storms once more, the entire region of sea turning into a living hell of storms, tsunamis and thunder and lightning as it was completely a scene from the end of the world.
That massive flying vessel did not evade this, instead forcibly resisting those terrifying storms of thunder and water as it remained halted in the air above the Clear Scenic Region!
From the perspective of Yan Zhaoge and the others, while the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel was massive, it was completely enveloped by the storms of water and thunder that surged straight into the horizon in an instant, no longer being visible.
It was just that bright light remained in the position where the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel had been, stubbornly penetrating outwards indistinctly even through the terrifying hurricanes which flickered with the light of electricity.
It could be seen that as the bright light surged, while it shook unceasingly at the impact, it still somehow remained fixed where it was.
Feng Yunsheng was rather taken aback, “Forcibly resisting Endless Magnetic Storms of such a scale? This Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel is actually so sturdy! Even Immortal Bridge Martial Saints wouldn’t be able to destroy it easily, right?”
Ah Hu’s saliva flowed uncontrollably, “Young Master, what a great item!”
Yan Zhaoge shrugged, not blaming Ah Hu for his greedy look. To the current him, this Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel would indeed be a great item.
While it was inferior to the Heavenly River Vessel, at the current stage, it was indeed a supreme tool.
It was just that it was too hard to manufacture. The required craftsmanship was hard, and finding the required materials would be even harder.
His gaze focused on the Clear Scenic Region before him as he vaguely saw a streak of mirror-light stubbornly descending indistinctly from the source of the bright light within the sky.
Yan Zhaoge frowned, “They needn’t be so desperate in searching for treasures, right? Could they be searching for someone?”
A moment later, this mirror-light suddenly flickered, light also suddenly flickering slightly amidst the great sea down below where the storms and tides were rampaging about.
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