History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

by 八月飞鹰, Ba Yue Fei Ying, August Eagle

  Other than that, surpassing their expectations, there was even one of the strongest experts of the entire southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, the Star Plucking Practitioner Guan Lide of the ninth level of the Martial Saint realm, the late Immortal Bridge stage.

  Faced with such a powerful lineup, in the entire southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, how many powers aside from Golden Court Mountain would be able to withstand it?

  Yet, all these experts had died at the foot of Broad Creed Mountain, slain by Yan Zhaoge, Yan Di and the rest!

  Those who had come to invade Broad Creed Mountain had all been decimated without exception!

  The peak experts of the Grand Xuan Dynasty in the Royal Reed Sea had all been cleaned up in one fell swoop. So long as Broad Creed Mountain was willing, they could just head to the capital of the Grand Xuan Dynasty in a bit and casually destroy them for good.

  As Gu Hong and Zhou Haosheng realised this, they were rendered dazed for a time.

  They had previously been saved by Lin Hanhua who was currently battling experts of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.

  The two of them had originally still felt worried about what they should do if Broad Creed Mountain fell.

  What they saw now, however, was totally different from what they had expected.

  It might instead be said that this was a tribulation that Broad Creed Mountain had brought to Guan Lide and the Grand Xuan Dynasty.

  Regaining their wits, Gu Hong and Zhou Haosheng who had once also been considered peak bigwigs and acclaimed heroes of a region exchanged wry smiles.

  Their sects would probably have to look at how Broad Creed Mountain felt for them to regain their former footing in the Royal Reed Sea now.

  It was…the new hegemon of the Royal Reed Sea.

  A hegemon even more powerful and mighty than the former Grand Xuan Dynasty!

  In recent years, many changes had come to the Royal Reed Sea as things were always happening.

  Now, however, the heavens had truly changed for good just like when the Grand Xuan Dynasty had been founded in the past.

  It was just that as compared to the Grand Xuan Dynasty crossing the seas as a ferocious dragon that year, the current rise of Broad Creed Mountain of a lower world to preside over the four seas within a short few years was even more shocking.

  It was more of admiration that Gu Hong was feeling.

  His North Sea Sword Pavilion had always been on good terms with Yan Zhaoge and Broad Creed Mountain, and Broad Creed Mountain was evidently also not as domineering as the Grand Xuan Dynasty. There should not be a problem for the resurgence of his sect.

  Zhou Haosheng, on the other hand, was inevitably feeling rather awkward.

  He could not help but suspect that it was because of the Dim Radiant Wheel that Yan Zhaoge and Broad Creed Mountain had won so overwhelmingly.

  However, he could only suppress these suspicions deep within his heart now as he dared not think too much about it.

  Instead, he felt greatly emotional as he learnt of how the Radiant Light Sect had been destroyed for good with Luo Zhiyuan having been personally slain by Yan Zhaoge. The Radiant Light Sect had been his enemy for many long years, after all.

  With his longtime enemy whom he had fought against all his life having perished just like that, Zhou Haosheng’s feelings on it were complicated indeed.

  There was joy, excitement, a sense of loss, and even just that tiny tinge of sorrow.

  However, he could only put a stop to such thoughts now and focus on mending his relationship with Broad Creed Mountain.

  As the dust settled after this battle, news of what had happened spread throughout the Royal Reed Sea and to the rest of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory. Everyone fell into incredulity at this.

  Many mid and small scale powers of the Royal Reed Sea travelled to the Spirit Inheritance Region to pay respects to their new hegemon.

  As for elsewhere in the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, such as in the Sun Setting Archipelago, the Jade Sun Mountain Range and elsewhere, they were all paying attention to this powerful, newly arisen neighbour of theirs.

  Broad Creed Mountain, East Peak of Daoism.

  At this moment, listening to this name once more, most people suddenly felt rather differently from how they had before.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 886: The spoils of war are always the best

  HSSB886: The spoils of war are always the best

  After the battle of the Spirit Inheritance Region, Gu Hong and Zhou Haosheng aside, other powers of the Royal Reed Sea successively came over to pay their respects to Broad Creed Mountain as well.

  Although they had just been through a major battle, Broad Creed Mountain still greeted their visitors with the proper and civil treatment that was expected of them, displaying an assuredness that made the visitors fear and respect them even more.

  Still, as they were receiving these guests, Yan Zhaoge and those of Broad Creed Mountain actually had more of their attention on the west.

  There, a battle on an even larger scale was currently unfolding where the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory and the southern Blazing Heaven Territory intersected.

  Yan Zhaoge and the others of Broad Creed Mountain were all very concerned with how this battle would end.

  The Royal Reed Sea and Broad Creed Mountain’s headquarters were located at the western tip of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, directly bordering the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.

  If it was ultimately the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory that was defeated, instability would inevitably descend upon the Royal Reed Sea once more.

  If experts of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory encroached upon their territory in large numbers, the heavens of the Royal Reed Sea would change again.

  Meanwhile, great tensions existed between Yan Zhaoge and Phoenix Ritual Mountain’s Wutong Slope where the Southern Exalt’s lineage resided, a blood enmity even existing between them.

  He had slain a personal disciple of the Southern Exalt and wrecked the Southern Exalt’s bid to obtain the phoenix bone, obtaining the true intent of the dawn mist of moral virtue.

  This enmity was great indeed. If Golden Court Mountain was forced to retreat and the Royal Reed Sea was occupied by the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, Yan Zhaoge and Broad Creed Mountain would have to consider retreating from the Royal Reed Sea and heading far away to avoid danger.

  “This old man will head forth to assist them in battle. Yan Di, you stay and guard the sect,” Yuan Zhengfeng looked at Yan Di.

  Providing assistance in one’s time of need was always more valued than giving presents when all was peaceful.

  Still, however the early stages of the battle between the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory and the southern Blazing Heaven Territory had gone, it would ultimately still fall to the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie and the Southern Exalt Zhuang Shen themselves to decide things.

  It was the victor in the battle of the two Exalts or if experts of an even higher level moved to intervene that would decide how the battle would ultimately end.

  Under these circumstances, it was actually not so important whether it was Yan Di or anyone else who went.

  More importantly, Broad Creed Mountain would thus have expressed their stance of advancing and retreating together with Golden Court Mountain.

  In the current Broad Creed Mountain, possessing sufficient status and importance were Yan Zhaoge, Yan Di and Yuan Zhengfeng.

  Yan Zhaoge was recuperating from his exertions while Yan Di was to guard their headquarters in case other enemies came attacking.

  The peak experts of the Grand Xuan Dynasty had all been slain as they would not have powerful enemies appearing again in the short term.

  Therefore, Yan Di was mainly staying behind to guard against those who came targeting the Dim Radiant Wheel.

  Yan Di said, “Be careful, Master.”

  Yuan Zhengfeng nodded, “The same goes for the rest of you here.”

/>   Yan Zhaoge said, “Grand Master, you should bring along that Dawn Star Prime Sun Crown with you. While you may be unable to use it in the short term, you can just refine it slowly during your daily cultivation. At the same time, it would be equivalent to taking the initiative to notify the Shadow Mountain Sword King and the others.”

  Yuan Zhengfeng smiled, “This old man precisely had these intentions.”

  If Golden Court Mountain was set on pursuing this matter, such a thing would be equivalent to a provocation as it would be like adding fuel to the fire.

  However, Yan Zhaoge was ninety percent sure that the Southeastern Exalt and Lin Hanhua would feign ignorance, accepting Yan Zhaoge’s explanation that Guan Lide was of the Prime Clear lineage.

  Golden Court Mountain was currently engaged in a major battle with Wutong Slope in the frontlines. Not only had Guan Lide not gone to help them, he had even stirred up trouble in the back. It was impossible that Golden Court Mountain did not feel resentful and unhappy with him at that.

  Through this matter, they would also be able to see the stance of the Southeastern Exalt, Cao Jie, towards the rumoured Dim Radiant Wheel.

  From his usual attitude, Cao Jie vaguely seemed somewhat respectful towards the late Dim Radiant Emperor, Yin Tianxia.

  This could be seen from how he had accepted the Radiant Light Sect and the Dim Darkness Sect which hailed from the legacy of the Dim Radiant Sect, allowing them to reside in his southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.

  Also, Cao Jie had not minded the Dim Radiant Mausoleum and the treasures that might exist within.

  At the same time, he had clearly shown dissatisfaction towards those not of the Dim Radiant Sect’s lineage who had designs on that treasure trove.

  This was why he had allowed Lin Hanhua to act, saving the Dim Darkness Sect from Guan Lide’s tyranny.

  Cao Jie had not been dissatisfied with Yan Zhaoge who had obtained most of the treasures in the Dim Radiant Mausoleum primarily because of the relationship between Xue Chuqing and the Dim Radiant Sect that ran rather deep.

  Meanwhile, Cao Jie seemed vaguely aware of this to some extent.

  It could be said that a relationship actually existed between Yan Zhaoge and the Dim Radiant Sect.

  Thus, this Southeastern Exalt had tacitly allowed Yan Zhaoge to enter the Dim Radiant Mausoleum, emerging with abundant gains.

  It was just that the embryonic Immortal Artifact, the Dim Radiant Wheel, was really much too valuable. While Golden Court Mountain’s lineage had always been known for their strength of character, Yan Zhaoge did not dare to be completely certain that it was safe.

  Now, with the news having already been leaked because of Luo Zhiyuan, Broad Creed Mountain could only advance by retreating, using Guan Lide’s matter to check on the Southeastern Exalt’s attitude towards this matter.

  After Yuan Zhengfeng had left, Yan Di handled the affairs of Broad Creed Mountain while Yan Zhaoge adjusted his condition whilst also sorting out his spoils of war from this time.

  “The cannons of wars boom, here comes the gold!” Yan Zhaoge sighed emotionally, “The spoils of war are always the best. Of course, one has to win it first.”

  With the battle before Broad Creed Mountain in the Spirit Inheritance Region and Yan Zhaoge’s rampage from the Phoenix Bearing Region, Broad Creed Mountain had profited greatly this time.

  Besides the Dawn Star Prime Sun Crown of the Star Plucking Practitioner Guan Lide, they had obtained several other valuable treasures as well.

  From having slain Shen Lingzi, they had gained the Light Yin Sword Seal, a high-grade Sacred Artifact.

  From having slain King Xuancheng, they had gained the Five Fires Seven Fowl Armour, a high-grade Sacred Artifact.

  From having slain Kang Ping, they had obtained the Cloud Circulating Heavenly Light Sword, a high-grade Sacred Artifact.

  Apart from that, after killing Guan Lide, they had obtained from him the treasure that he had taken after capturing the Chief of the Radiant Light Sect Luo Zhiyuan, the Sun Wheel of the Sun Moon Wheels which had once been the treasure guarding the Radiant Light Sect’s headquarters.

  While the Moon Wheel had been lost back then, the Sun Wheel that remained was still an invaluable treasure.

  While Daoist Shi had no high-grade Sacred Artifacts, he still possessed other treasures.

  Yan Zhaoge had designs on the flesh and blood of that Cyclone Turtle of his that he had slain.

  Pan-Pan aside, it would also be of use for the Northern Ocean Clone in his current cultivation path.

  What Yan Zhaoge felt more interested in were the many formation diagrams that he had obtained from Daoist Shi.

  Amongst them were many formations like the Heaven Earth Divination Formation that even Yan Zhaoge felt to be extremely powerful. It was just that due to the geographical limitations of their environmental factors, they could not have been employed in the battle of the Spirit Inheritance Region. Still, their value was immeasurable.

  It was not just formation diagrams alone. As Qi Wei’s Grand Master and a top-ranking formations grandmaster even amongst the Immortal Bridge Martial Saints of the entire World beyond Worlds, Daoist Shi’s accumulation was much more abundant than Qi Wei’s had been back then.

  Carefully going through his belongings, Yan Zhaoge’s eyes lit up as he felt extremely wealthy indeed.

  Still, what caught Yan Zhaoge’s attention the most amongst all these things was a leaf.

  An already shrivelled leaf.

  Seeing this leaf, Yan Zhaoge blinked slightly.

  Blowing on it, seeing that shrivelled leaf swaying on his fingertip, Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself, “I already suspected it on seeing that Heaven Earth Divination Formation. Now, it looks like the person standing behind the Grand Xuan Dynasty is indeed the Primordial Heaven Emperor.”

  Primordial Heaven Emperor, also known as the Heaven Emperor.

  He was one of the Five Emperors of the World beyond Worlds alongside the Brocade Emperor, one of the current peak experts in this world of Daoism.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 887: The leaf of a ginseng fruit

  HSSB887: The leaf of a ginseng fruit

  Most people would be unable to recognise the origins of the already shrivelled leaf that Yan Zhaoge was holding.

  It was already virtually an object of legend.

  In the legends, there was a wondrous tree that bore fruit equivalent to the spiritual root of the heavens and earth.

  It grew flowers once every thousand years, bore fruits three thousand years later, saw the fruits ripen after another three thousand years.

  In ten thousand years, only thirty fruits would have been produced.

  Those who were fortunate enough to get a whiff could live till the age of three hundred and sixty. Those who ate one could live till the age of forty-seven thousand.

  The fruits that were produced would fall upon encountering metal, shrivel upon encountering wood, liquidify upon encountering water, burn up upon encountering fire, sink deep in upon encountering earth.

  This fruit was known as the ginseng fruit, being a famed spiritual fruit from the Journey to the West.

  The owner of the ginseng tree was the legendary ancestor of earth immortals who only paid respects to the heavens and earth and did not worship the Three Purities, the Primordial Suppressing Lord who reigned alongside the world itself.

  While it was said that he paid respects only to the heavens and earth, he actually only paid respects to the heavenly dao. The ‘earth’ was added in order to emphasise the worldly balance that existed.

  In other words, in the eyes of this bigwig, ‘heavens’ were worthy of his worshipping while ‘earth’ was simply inadequate.

  To be fair, this great immortal was indeed one of the peak bigwigs throughout the entire history of Daoism, a true legendary figure.

  Still, he and his ginseng tree had already not appeared in this world for a very long time. Even before the Great Calamity, it had already been many long yea
rs since news had last been heard of him, with him being virtually an existence of legend.

  While the Primordial Suppressing Lord’s former dao arena, Five Manor Locale, had still existed back then, there had been few of its lineage.

  Following the Great Calamity, it had already completely vanished without a trace. Those of the World beyond Worlds were really unable to determine now if Five Manor Locale still existed.

  Still, the foundation of a current peak figure of the World beyond Worlds originated from a portion of the legacy of the Primordial Suppressing Lord.

  No one knew whether he was truly of its direct lineage or had become a descendant by unearthing its remnant legacies.

  This peak figure was the Primordial Heavenly Emperor of the Five Emperors.

  While he had not obtained the full teachings of the Primordial Suppressing Lord, he could still reign dominant beneath the heavens on a level equivalent to the other Emperors.

  On seeing the Heaven Earth Divination Formation that Daoist Shi had established, Yan Zhaoge had felt that it seemed to contain traces of the legacy of Five Manor Locale.

  It was just that the legacy of Five Manor Locale was rather unique, the records of it in the Martial Repository of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace that year having been limited. Therefore, he had been unable to immediately confirm it.

  Now, however, having found the shrivelled leaf of a Ginseng Tree from Daoist Shi’s belongings, Yan Zhaoge was fully certain of it.

  The person who had dispatched King Xuanwen, Daoist Shi and Shen Lingzi to the Royal Reed Sea to establish the Heaven Bearing Efficate Formation and look for the Earth Queen was none other than the Primordial Heavenly Emperor.

  It was no wonder that the Southeastern Exalt had previously tacitly allowed their side to act freely.

  “Those who are able to attain that cultivation realm indeed all possess substantial foundations with powerful strength,” Yan Zhaoge thought as he stroked his lower chin, “Before this, few probably knew that aside from the legacy of Five Manor Locale, this Emperor possesses the Aeon Light Heavenly Scripture of the Jade Clear direct lineage as well.”