History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  While Yan Zhaoge was unclear on his mother’s current cultivation base, from what he had heard, he knew that she might not even have attained the Immortal Bridge stage yet.

  Logically speaking, without the aid of any external forces, it should be impossible for Xue Chuqing to come here.

  Still, firstly, it might be that some peak expert had helped to ‘smuggle’ Xue Chuqing over.

  Secondly, Xue Chuqing’s actions often exceeded one’s expectations. Might she possess some unique methods?

  Yan Zhaoge pondered, “If it really is mother, she would definitely hide and keep a low profile here rather than take the initiative to provoke those of the Immortal Court.”

  “Looking at it this way, setting up a trap at the relic site and making the Chaotic Heavenly Sect unnecessarily suffer a loss isn’t something she would do.”

  “Unless…” The corners of Yan Zhaoge’s mouth twitched, “She detected that her whereabouts were about to be found out again and thus fled once more, digging a pit before she left as an ‘I was here’ for her opponent.”

  While thinking this, Yan Zhaoge said to Fu Ting, “I’m thinking of investigating this Lofty Towering World again, and the other worlds of this Loathing Square Immortal Realm as well.”

  Fu Ting immediately understood, “You want to investigate if there are other disciples of the Three Clear lineages like us?”

  Yan Zhaoge answered surreptitiously, “Precisely so. If there really are, we could join forces.”

  “The other party should be more familiar with this place than we are. If we are able to contact them, it would be beneficial to us leaving the territory under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Court, making our way back to the World beyond Worlds.”

  “Still, there may be a few peak experts of the Immortal Court guarding over this area, making it very dangerous. I could go alone to investigate and come back to look for you.”

  Yan Zhaoge said, “I have no intention of slighting you. If we move separately, we could avoid getting captured in one fell swoop.”

  Fu Ting pondered for a moment before shaking her head, “We are unfamiliar with this place and the people here, also being vastly dissimilar to martial practitioners of the Immortal Court. There is also the matter of the language barrier. It would be better if we move together, hence being able to look out for each other.”

  Yan Zhaoge nodded, “Let us move out then.”

  As he said so, a black light appeared on his palm that was boundless in its transformations and hard to discern, being formless and faceless.

  He directly struck out with a palm, several martial practitioners of the Chaotic Heavenly Sect hence perishing instantly.

  While Yang Chong and the others were greatly shocked, Fu Ting’s expression was as per usual, “It really is the supreme martial art recorded in the Faceless Devil Scripture. I did not think that you, Young Master Yan, would actually be proficient in this devilish art which has been lost for a long time.”

  She appraised Yan Zhaoge, “Your Broad Creed Mountain’s lineage seems like a branch lineage of my Grand Clear lineage, whilst seemingly also possessing the orthodox tradition of the Jade Clear direct lineage. Yet, looking at you now, you actually even know a peak devilish martial art like the Faceless Devil Scripture. Your origins really cannot be discerned at all.”

  Yan Zhaoge appeared nonchalant as he instead asked, “It is merely by coincidence that I obtained it thanks to a fortuitous encounter outside. It is nothing much. Instead, I would not have thought that you, Miss Fu, might recognise this Faceless Devil Scripture. From what I know, this martial art had long since been lost in the World beyond Worlds before this.”

  Fu Ting said, “Because of my father, I do know some secrets, such as the existence of Buddhism.”

  “Buddhist light is a very tricky thing. When Buddhist martial practitioners are slain, their seniors come to learn of it within an extremely short period of time and could even directly descend.”

  “There are a limited number of martial arts that can restrict this. One of them is precisely the Faceless Devil Scripture. I have naturally never laid eyes on it before. Still, my father once described to me the scenes displayed when those who cultivate in this martial art are executing it.”

  “The treasured light of this Immortal Court’s lineage looks similar to the Buddhist light of Buddhism.”

  Fu Ting glanced at Yan Zhaoge, “Still, pardon my bluntness, Young Master Yan, but this martial art…”

  Yan Zhaoge smiled, “Will bewitch the mind, even causing one to fall to the dark side, sinking into the Nine Underworlds.”

  “I am aware of that. Therefore, despite having obtained it previously, I never cultivated in it. It is just that after inadvertently entering that Buddhist world back then, discovering how tricky this Buddhist light was, I cultivated in it in order to protect myself. Still, it is merely a means for restricting Buddha light. I will not let it shake my foundation.”

  The two conversed in a natural, easy manner. Of the Chaotic Heavenly Sect martial practitioners, only Yang Chong and Quan Haolong remained now.

  After his initial shock, Yang Chong instead calmed, sighing as he shook his head, “If you want to silence us, why have you spared me and junior apprentice-nephew Quan?”

  Yan Zhaoge answered noncommittally, “Based on mood.”

  Yang Chong instantly smiled bitterly.

  Quan Haolong composed himself and said hatefully, “While I am pained at how senior apprentice-uncle Yang was bewitched by the likes of you, this does not mean that I will bow my head towards you!”

  Yan Zhaoge said casually, “So what? If I let you go, with your fellow disciples all having been slain by me and only you remaining, what will everyone else think about you?”

  Quan Haolong was stunned.

  Yan Zhaoge smiled, “Is it easy to understand? That the treasured light in your body is still stable shows that you are still devout towards the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord.”

  “Aside from that, however, you lot are no different from us, possessing emotions and moods like everyone else.”

  “With something like this having happened, if those in your sect who do not like you do not make use of this chance to kick you down, that really would be a very strange thing.”

  “The evil devils and those of the external dao must be exterminated. Still, all those lofty principles aside, infighting amongst people is very fun indeed, no?”

  Quan Haolong opened his mouth, unable to utter a sound in the end as he could only smile bitterly.

  How could he not understand this?

  He exchanged glances with Yang Chong, both of them sighing.

  Quan Haolong shook his head, “Anyway, I will not join your external dao.”

  After saying so, he closed his eyes and ceased to speak.

  Yang Chong looked first at Quan Haolong and then at Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting, falling silent too in the end.

  Yan Zhaoge cared not about this. He had indeed simply spared Yang Chong and Quan Haolong based on mood.

  Already knowing the location of that relic site from before, he immediately rushed off with Fu Ting.

  The place itself had already been destroyed. Yan Zhaoge did not intend to waste any time there.

  He chose a location close to it where ordinary folk lived.

  While his mother’s cultivation base was not weak, her body lacked the treasured light of the power of faith. It would be easy indeed for descendants of the Immortal Court to discover her if she acted overtly and conspicuously.

  After concealing her cultivation base, she would have had two choices.

  She could have stayed in the distant mountains and the ancient forests far from human inhabitants, not interacting with anyone at all.

  She could also have mixed in with the ordinary folk. While those people had treasured light within their bodies as well, it was far weaker than that of martial practitioners as mortals were unable to see the treasured light within one another’s bodies too.

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nbsp; As long as she avoided contact with martial practitioners of the Immortal Court, disguising herself a little in her usual actions, she would still be able to conceal her identity.

  Of course, a precondition was that there were no large-scale checks, no powerful experts who came specifically looking after learning about her.

  Under such circumstances, Xue Chuqing would still not leave any clues behind.

  Still, Yan Zhaoge was vaguely aware of things.

  With his current cultivation base as well as discernment and sensory abilities, looking at the ordinary folk, they appeared virtually transparent to him.

  The scanning was carried out swiftly and efficiently.

  After searching around a dozen counties, Yan Zhaoge’s eyes suddenly lit up.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 909: My mother, you really know how to run

  HSSB909: My mother, you really know how to run

  Passing through a county, Yan Zhaoge suddenly spied a rope which hung within a family home.

  That rope was intricate, not possessing any special uses at all as it was a mere accessory.

  Woven with red rope, it looked somewhat like a ‘’ or ‘happiness’ character.

  Yan Zhaoge’s gaze lingered on it for an instant before shifting away.

  He had such a rope too.

  His mother, Xue Chuqing, had also woven it for fun back in the Eight Extremities World.

  It was just that the weaving method was rather strange and unique. Yan Zhaoge had only ever seen his mother employing it.

  Perhaps it was not just something that she alone could do.

  It would also not be difficult for others who wanted to do so to analyse and recreate this method.

  Still, suddenly seeing this rope when he was looking for his mother, Yan Zhaoge could be certain about things now.

  With Fu Ting beside him, Yan Zhaoge showed no abnormalities on the outside. Still, his gaze scanning about, he found no traces of martial practitioners of Daoism’s Three Clear lineages.

  Yan Zhaoge could not help but smile wryly to himself, “My mother, you really know how to run.”

  While he felt rather helpless, having seen this rope, Yan Zhaoge’s earlier guess was thus verified.

  It should have been his mother’s handiwork at that relic site.

  From the looks of it, she had likely set up such a mechanism before leaving this world.

  Shaking his head, Yan Zhaoge was silent, saying to Fu Ting after failing to find any other clues in the vicinity, “Let’s leave this Lofty Towering World and look elsewhere in the Loathing Square Immortal Realm.”

  Fu Ting said, “Without any clues, it is no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.”

  Yan Zhaoge knew full well that his mother had probably left after detecting some dangers.

  Since the domain under the rule of the Immortal Court had already discovered that she had snuck in, the advantage of secrecy had been lost as it had instead become extremely dangerous, intense with every step as enemies could be lurking around any corner.

  Under such circumstances, if Xue Chuqing had the ability to return to the worlds under the orthodox tradition of Daoism’s Three Clear lineages, she would definitely do so as soon as possible.

  Yan Zhaoge intended to go to the other worlds of the Loathing Square Immortal Realm to assist Xue Chuqing in case she was still stuck here at the moment.

  Otherwise, it would be considerably dangerous for her now.

  Although Yan Zhaoge thought that with his mother’s fleeing abilities, she would surely have left an escape route for herself in having dared to sneak over, he still decided to look for her just in case.

  His understanding of the Immortal Court’s situation was limited as the heavens knew what unique methods they might possess.

  Moreover, he and Fu Ting now needed to look for a path back to the World beyond Worlds as well.

  Having failed to make any discoveries in the Lofty Towering World, they could only look elsewhere.

  “Speaking of this, why did mother not go to hide in the Roving Jade Heavens? This presently seems like the best hiding place for her.”

  As he walked, Yan Zhaoge pondered, “Were there conflicts between them before?”

  Not just Quan Haolong but even Yang Chong did not wish to cooperate with Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting.

  Still, perhaps wanting to get rid of them as soon as possible, Yang Chong still guided the two to some place within the Lofty Towering World.

  There was a dimensional passageway there which led to another world.

  Gazing at the the mountain peak in the distance, Yan Zhaoge saw that the thick clouds had formed a strange vortex there.

  The depths of that vortex at its centre was where the dimensional passageway was located. It led to another world under the jurisdiction of the Loathing Square Immortal Realm, the Dragon Kite World.

  It was just that there were already people guarding the area.

  Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting did not find this very unexpected. With the people here having detected their presence, they would likely conduct a search whilst guarding the dimensional passageways which led to a different world, thus being able to keep up an encirclement as they trapped them.

  The two did not make any rash moves as they intended to first get a feel of the situation at hand.

  Who knew that at this time, the entrance to that dimensional passageway would actually become unstable.

  The heavy clouds in the sky quickly dispersed.

  Streaks of golden light surged out from within.

  Seeing that golden light, Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting were both shocked, “…Buddha-light?”

  A martial practitioner of Immortal Court’s Daoism flew into the Lofty Towering World from within that dimensional passageway, roaring, “The Buddhist devils have invaded, the Dragon Kite World virtually fallen completely to the flames of war. Various sects of the Lofty Towering World, join forces and adopt defensive positions! Do not allow these bald scum to gain any more ground!”

  “Loathing Square Immortal Realm, we of the Immortal’s orthodox way hold the advantage. These bald scum have come to reinforce the enemies who were trapped earlier. Guard against this wave, and we will be able to utterly decimate them!”

  Radiance suddenly arose about the mountain peak beneath the entrance of the dimensional passageway, collectively forming countless profound spirit patterns that enveloped the world.

  The grand formation circulated, bright white light rising as it obstructed the golden Buddha light that shot out from the entrance of the dimensional passageway.

  The next moment, Buddhist experts indeed descended from the dimensional passageway’s entrance as they came to invade this land.

  On seeing this, Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting were instead no longer in any rush as they silently retreated.

  They did not intend to assist either side.

  To the Immortal Court of Daoism and the blessed lands of Buddhism, they disciples of the orthodox tradition of the Three Clear lineages were all anomalies.

  They simply had to observe the situation in silence and wait for a chance.

  Still, that Immortal Court martial practitioner who had transmitted the news earlier had clearly been overly optimistic.

  The offensive by these Buddhist experts was exceptionally fierce and intense.

  Peak experts of Buddhism comparable to the Human Exalts of Daoism had descended upon the land!

  The defensive lines formed by the Immortal Court martial practitioners guarding the entrance of the dimensional passageway quickly fell apart.

  A great many martial practitioners of the Immortal Court’s Daoism were vanquished by the experts of Buddhism with their tough, unrelenting methods.

  A detail that was noticed by Yan Zhaoge and Fu Ting caused their expressions to turn more solemn.

  The deafening chanting of Buddhist scriptures reverberated beneath all the heavens as the Buddha light of peak Buddhist experts surged, illuminating the entire Lofty To
wering World as it was like the magnificent sun, leaving no corner dark and untouched.

  As the Immortal Court martial practitioners with weaker cultivation bases were enveloped by that Buddha light, the treasured light within their bodies rapidly dwindled.

  As their treasured light fluctuated intensely, the bodies of these Immortal Court martial practitioners suddenly broke gradually apart before they transformed into streaks of rainbow-light alongside their treasured light.

  Their lives ended just like that.

  “This is the rainbowification of the Immortal Court’s Daoism,” Yan Zhaoge narrowed his eyes, “It is indeed like the Buddhists and how they extinguish their Buddha light.”

  Still, he was more surprised by the fact that those martial practitioners had rainbowified to resist that Buddha light.

  The ordinary folk who had never cultivated in martial arts before mostly had blank looks on their faces as the treasured light of Daoism within their bodies quickly vanished.

  Yan Zhaoge muttered aloud, “They’re fighting over it?”

  He and Fu Ting remained hidden as they observed the great battle that had erupted between the two sides.

  The Buddhist experts possessed a domineering momentum as although there were experts of the Immortal Court protecting the Lofty Towering World as well, they were hard pressed to hold on as they were faced with this sudden assault.

  As it seemed like the Lofty Towering World was about to be occupied by Daoism like the Dragon Kite World, all of the heavens and earth suddenly shook intensely.

  “Immeasurable Heavenly Lord.”

  The sonorous voice of the dao resounded as they vast, boundless chanting of Buddhism scriptures instantly became less substantial.

  Detecting the fierce offensive launched into this world, peak experts of the Immortal Court had come to reinforce them.

  The clash between experts at the level of Human Exalts instantly ripped the sky of the Lofty Towering World.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 910: What do I know? I know that your death draws near