Everyone else of Broad Creed Mountain was facing the same problem as well.
Caught unawares by this phenomenon, they nearly immediately suffered a major loss!
A cold light flickered in Yan Di’s eyes as his sabre-intent surged.
Illuminated by his sabre-light, cracks instantly began appearing on those reddish-black turtle shells.
However, King Xuancheng promptly blocked his path now, relying on the defensive power of the high-grade Sacred Artifact, the Five Fires Seven Fowl Armour, to face Yan Di’s sabre head-on.
Assisted by the Heaven Earth Divination Formation, things were much easier for him. Also, with him blocking Yan Di’s sabre at the forefront, he had managed to buy time for Daoist Shi.
While Yan Di’s sabre unceasingly shook the Heaven Earth Divination Formation, beneath King Xuancheng’s interference, Daoist Shi was granted the opportunity to re-adjust and repair the formation non-stop as the grand formation continued circulating throughout.
Ever since the start of the battle, the focus of Yan Zhaoge’s Northern Ocean Clone had continually been on Daoist Shi.
The other party indeed lived up to his reputation of the number one formations grandmaster amongst the World beyond Worlds’ Immortal Bridge Martial Saints.
Even as he had dispelled the Taiyi Imperial Breaking Formation, he had still been able to turn the tables and establish such a formation as he seemed about to turn the home advantage within the Spirit Inheritance Region into the Grand Xuan Dynasty’s.
If it was not his real body, he lacked the ability to sufficiently analyse the intricacies of the variations in formations.
However, after observing the Heaven Earth Divination Formation for a moment, the Northern Ocean Clone suddenly acted.
The Northern Ocean Clone raised the King Xuan Spear, directly forsaking Gu Zhang before his figure shifted virtually instantly, stabbing towards a point in space where no enemies existed whatsoever.
However, along with this spear, the circulation of the Heaven Earth Divination Formation instantly slowed slightly!
Daoist Shi’s expression suddenly changed.
Of the fifty positions of divination, it used forty-nine of them as only the Grand Unity position was not used.
The Heaven Earth Divination Formation had the ability to shift the heavens and the earth. However, the eye of the formation, the Grand Unity position, was not fixed. Rather, it was constantly changing.
By restricting the position of Grand Unity, the entire formation would be affected.
Yan Zhaoge’s Northern Ocean Clone’s spear precisely targeted the Grand Unity position!
As the circulation of the entire formation slowed, the first person to sense the change was Yan Di.
He chopped out with a sabre, with King Xuancheng unable to block it in time as several of the turtle shells instantly shattered mightily!
The figure of Daoist Shi swiftly descended onto the back of the Cyclone Turtle down below, his palm clapping the actual turtle shell.
Streaks of light were emitted from the back of the Cyclone Turtle which quickly mended the Heaven Earth Divination Formation.
Yan Zhaoge’s Northern Ocean Clone traversed space, frequently capturing the Grand Unity position that constantly shifted.
Gu Zhang chased after him. The sword-light of the Time Flowing Sword was extraordinarily fast. While the Northern Ocean Clone’s strong point was his speed, his cultivation level was still insufficient at the end of the day as Gu Zhang quickly managed to catch up with him.
The next moment, however, Gu Zhang suddenly felt a chill permeate his heart as he dodged backwards virtually instinctively.
Indeed, Yan Di’s figure spun as he immediately arrived before him, striking out with a sabre!
Luckily, King Xuancheng provided Gu Zhang with timely assistance, saving him from peril.
The conflict in the Spirit Inheritance Region raged on without end.
Now, however, the sky suddenly shook.
Space mightily broke apart as a massive star plucking hand extended over from the darkness of the shattered space!
That palm glowed with starlight with myriad stars seemingly circulating within as it was vast to the point of obscuring the heavens and concealing the sun.
With such an obvious characteristic, the two sides of combatants instantly realised who this third party who had suddenly descended was.
Of the ninth level of the Martial Saint realm, the late Immortal Bridge stage, the Star Plucking Practitioner Guan Lide!
That huge hand of starlight remained condensed amidst the horizon, not descending at once.
The figure of a middle-aged scholarly-looking man appeared, gazing down upon Broad Creed Mountain, “Is Yan Zhaoge here?”
Regarding the sudden descent of Guan Lide, both sides felt rather wary as they guardedly appraised this unwelcome visitor.
Yan Zhaoge’s Northern Ocean Clone had just been about to speak on behalf of his real body when Yan Di had already beat him to it, “Is there anything you would like in looking for my son, Zhaoge?”
After repelling King Xuancheng with a sabre, he exhaled slowly, gazing at Guan Lide.
While this was what he asked, Yan Di was already basically able to guess at the other party’s intent.
This person had previously made a move when Yan Zhaoge had been searching for the Dim Radiant Mausoleum.
Having been swindled by the Chief of the Dim Darkness Sect Zhou Haosheng, he had taken revenge afterwards. If not for Lin Hanhua having stepped in, Guan Lide would virtually have exterminated the entire Dim Darkness Sect.
The Radiant Light Sect had spread news of Yan Zhaoge obtaining the Dim Radiant Wheel throughout the entire Royal Reed Sea. Broad Creed Mountain was naturally no exception to this. It was just that due to being busy dealing with the Grand Xuan Dynasty, they did not have the time to pursue it for the time being.
With Guan Lide having suddenly appeared here, it was naturally obvious what he had come for.
“You are Yan Zhaoge’s father? Can you speak on his behalf?” Looking at Yan Di, Guan Lide’s gaze flickered slightly as well, “Able to suppress the eighth level of the Martial Saint realm at the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm. Hard to come by, hard to come by indeed.”
Yan Di said, “You overpraise me.”
Guan Lide’s gaze swept across the Spirit Inheritance Region as he said slowly, “I will say it directly. Give me the Immortal Artifact that the Dim Radiant Emperor left behind, and I will aid your Broad Creed Mountain, taking care of your problem at hand.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 874: Staging a robbery amidst a fire
HSSB874: Staging a robbery amidst a fire
Hearing Guan Lide’s words, everyone of Broad Creed Mountain frowned.
The other party was clearly staging a robbery amidst a fire, forcing them into an alliance beneath the city walls.
Guan Lide said neither hurriedly nor slowly, “There is no need to deny it.”
A figure appeared beside him, precisely the Chief of the Radiant Light Sect Luo Zhiyuan.
Luo Zhiyuan glanced at Guan Lide with a complicated expression on his face. Then, his gaze fell on those of Broad Creed Mountain and the Grand Xuan Dynasty.
A short while later, Luo Zhiyuan said in a heavy tone, “The Immortal Artifact left behind by the Emperor that year resembles a wheel on the outside and has twelve slots. The Dim Radiant Lamp that was the trademark treasure of the Dim Radiant Sect in the past was integrated into that wheel-shaped Immortal Artifact as well. It is precisely in the hands of Broad Creed Mountain’s Yan Zhaoge.”
With that, radiance flickered within his pupils, projecting the scenes of that time.
Even the gazes of Daoist Shi and King Xuancheng were drawn over.
When they had first received this news, they had still been hesitant over its veracity. From the looks of it now, however, the possibility of it being true was very high indeed.
The Dim Radiant Emperor Yin Tianxia h
ad actually left behind an Immortal Artifact after his death. It was even in Yan Zhaoge’s possession now.
Guan Lide gazed down upon Broad Creed Mountain, “While it is still just in its embryonic form as an Immortal Artifact, still having yet to be completed, it is not something that you can possess. Even if I did not come for it, there would still be others who would.”
“Today, I just happen to find you engaged in battle. Southeastern Cao admires you father and son greatly. I might as well do him a favour. Give me the Immortal Artifact, and I will help you to take care of your foes.”
Hearing his words, Yan Di raised his brows slightly, “We can deal with these enemies on our own. There is no need to trouble you.”
Glancing at Yan Di, Guan Lide said in an indifferent tone, “You seem to misunderstand. There is no room for discussion here.”
“The Immortal Artifact left behind by the Dim Radiant Emperor will definitely be mine. Even without those of the Grand Xuan Dynasty present, if you do not hand it over, I would directly take down your sect on my own.”
“Things are no different at all now. If you do not hand over the Immortal Artifact, I will join forces with the Grand Xuan Dynasty to take you down.”
“To me, there is not much of a difference between these two choices. I have been friends for many years with Southeastern Cao. Even if he learns about this afterwards, he still wouldn’t say anything about it.”
Guan Lide turned to look at Daoist Shi and King Xuancheng, “The same goes for you too. If you do not stand in my way of getting the Immortal Artifact, I will not bother you. If you want to compete with me over it, however, there will inevitably be a battle between us.”
King Xuancheng knit his brows as Daoist Shi’s old voice now resounded, “Since the Star Plucking Practitioner is familiar with the Southeastern Exalt, you should know that we are not without background. This here is far from all our people currently active within the Royal Reed Sea.”
“Still, there is only one motive in us having come here, and that is to destroy Broad Creed Mountain and capture or slay Yan Zhaoge and his father. So long as Broad Creed Mountain falls, you can take whatever you want. This old man will definitely have no objection to it.”
King Xuancheng was silent for a while before he said in a heavy tone, “This King too has no designs on that incomplete Immortal Artifact.”
Guan Lide nodded, “I basically know who it is that stands behind you. Still, since I have come for the Immortal Artifact, it would not just be a few major figures who are my competitors. This is a necessary risk which I have long since known. An additional one would not matter.”
“It is just that I happened to arrive here right after the news spread, having a bit of an initiative in this. I naturally have to make good use of it in order to fulfil the hope of being first to the Artifact.”
Guan Lide gazed down upon Broad Creed Mountain, “I originally intended to join forces with your opponents to swiftly take down your Broad Creed Mountain. That would save the most time. They would not be able to get it if I wanted to, anyway.”
“Giving Southeastern Cao face, I gave you a chance to save yourselves. Since you will not accept the toast, I can only invite you to eat the forfeit.”
With that, that massive hand condensed of starlight descended towards Broad Creed Mountain from overhead!
That massive hand which could grasp even the stars seemed like it would rip out the entire Spirit Inheritance Region from the heavens and earth of the World beyond Worlds with its momentum.
Yan Di raised his brows, wielding the Heavenly Dragon Sabre as he cleaved outwards within the air.
The internal organs of his body shuddered slightly as though five divinities were awakening from a deep slumber within.
A five-coloured glow gushed out of Yan Di’s body, transforming into a dawn mist which enveloped him completely.
The next moment, the five-coloured glow rose, agglomerating atop the Heavenly Dragon Sabre. As light circulated, it resembled a barrier as it blocked Guan Lide’s descending palm.
The huge hand that concealed the heavens instantly seemed to have lost its mysterious power as it could no longer envelop the entire Spirit Inheritance Region. Instead, it gradually turned as small as the size of a normal person’s hand.
Guan Lide’s clear white palm visibly extended from his sleeve, pressing down on Yan Di’s weapon.
He exerted more strength with his arm.
Myriad stars circulated, becoming even swifter as they seemed to descend like a meteor shower.
That huge hand of starlight appeared once more as it seemed about to again envelop space, suppressing Yan Di and Broad Creed Mountain beneath it.
While Yan Di’s expression was heavy, he remained unperturbed.
He inhaled deeply, the acupoints of his entire body pulsing as streams of qi surged from within, manifesting as twin intermingling qis of white and black with yin and yang coexisting, flowing on neverendingly in an endless stream.
That huge hand of starlight was again dissipated, the true appearance of Guan Lide’s palm revealed.
Guan Lide’s expression turned a bit more serious, “Why does it resemble the Life Creation Heavenly Scripture and the Yin Yang Heavenly Scripture of the Jade Clear direct lineage?”
Daoist Shi and King Xuancheng had similarly solemn expressions on their faces. Having already seen some signs of this earlier, they were even surer about it now.
Still, a loosed bow could not retract its arrow. With Guan Lide being so dead set on the Dim Radiant Wheel, since he had already made a move, he would be going all out here.
Daoist Shi and King Xuancheng did not stand by and do nothing as well as they immediately led the other Grand Xuan Dynasty martial practitioners in attacking Yan Di and Broad Creed Mountain!
With Guan Lide, a ninth level Martial Saint, also attacking, the pressure that Broad Creed Mountain was facing immediately changed from before.
Yan Zhaoge’s Northern Ocean Clone said from down below, “Father, while it is not compatible with you, how about making do for now?”
He separated the Heaven Swallowing Sword Devouring Box from Pan-Pan before clapping down on the sword box. The lid of the box opened, black light shooting into the skies.
Coincidentally, while Broad Creed Mountain currently had a few high-grade Sacred Artifacts, it just so happened that there was none which was suited to Yan Di.
The Extreme Yin Crown aside, Yan Di was incompatible with the Evil Sword Taotie and the King Xuan Spear while the Cold Sun Divine Sabre had still yet to achieve major completion to become an actual high-grade Sacred Artifact. While it had been useful for Yan Di at the fourth level of the Martial Saint realm, now that he had attained the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm, it was inferior to when he used the Heavenly Dragon Sabre which was more in line with his martial dao.
As for the Extreme Yang Seal which he would be able to use, firstly, he would first have to spend time cultivating in the Extreme Yang Scripture, and secondly, it had been taken down to the Vast Ocean World by Yan Zhaoge to aid him in his secluded cultivation as it was currently not in Broad Creed Mountain.
In having asked Yan Di to make do, it would really be making do.
Even so, however, the Evil Sword Taotie would be able to exert more of its power in Yan Di’s hands than when in the hands of Pan-Pan and the Northern Ocean Clone.
While Yan Di was famed beneath the heavens for his sabre, he was proficient in sword arts as well.
He was one of those few people in Broad Creed Mountain who was versed in all the Eight Extreme Arts. These included the Great Heaven Earth Sword and the Big Dipper Sword.
His sabre-intent was manifested in the movements of his entire body, resembling the unstoppable momentum of the heavens and the earth.
He was able to perform to the utmost when using the sabre.
It would also be fine if he used a sword. It was just that the concept of the Evil Sword Taotie really diverged from Yan Di’s sabre-intent som
ewhat.
However, combined with the innate power possessed by a high-grade Sacred Artifact, remarkable power would definitely be demonstrated.
Yan Di shook his head, “No need.”
His figure descended. Seeing this, the Northern Ocean Clone kept the King Xuan Spear, himself wielding the more powerful Evil Sword Taotie in replacing Pan-Pan’s original position.
Yan Di descended. He stood across from Yuan Zhengfeng, the Northern Ocean Clone and Feng Yunsheng, the Taiyi Imperial Breaking Formation being established once more!
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 875: Yan Zhaoge sees Divinity, starfire illuminating the sky!
HSSB875: Yan Zhaoge sees Divinity, starfire illuminating the sky!
The Taiyi Imperial Breaking Formation which was directed by Yan Di was much more powerful than the Taiyi Imperial Breaking Formation which had been directed by the Northern Ocean Clone.
Even circulating the Heaven Earth Divination Formation, Daoist Shi was unable to dispel it within a short period of time.
Boosted by the Taiyi Imperial Breaking Formation, Yan Di’s momentum surged once more.
Daoist Shi frowned, completely expanding the Heaven Earth Divination Formation in splitting space.
King Xuancheng and the others were located in different spaces as they fought against those of Broad Creed Mountain who were bolstered by the Taiyi Imperial Breaking Formation.
Both these great formations served their various uses as both sides launched attack after attack against each other, the heavens and earth shaking as a result.
Meanwhile, Yan Di attacked, each sabre faster than the previous as he domineeringly swept through the surrounding area.
While he was unable to leave the formation as he guarded Broad Creed Mountain, guided by Yan Zhaoge, his sabre-light unceasingly attacked towards the Grand Unity position of the Heaven Earth Divination Formation.
Daoist Shi now controlled the Cyclone Turtle in personally acting, occupying the Grand Unity position and obstructing Yan Di’s sabre, ensuring the circulation of the Heaven Earth Divination Formation.
However, with his cultivation base, even as he was protected by the Cyclone Turtle, he was still hard pressed to stand against Yan Di’s sabres.
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