Being of the Western Exalt’s lineage, they were knowledgeable as they had naturally heard of the famed name of the Thunder of Eternal Night before.
Recalling its effects and relating this to what Mu Jun had said, they gradually understood what he had meant.
“Enough with this nonsense,” They unconsciously turned to look at the Profound Remnant Locale martial practitioners beside them.
Zeng Mo sighed, saying nothing.
As no tensions existed between they and Nongli Mountain, he would not needlessly mock them.
However, the silence of those of Profound Remnant Locale was itself already a silent admission.
The Nongli Mountain martial practitioners were all rendered dazed now, “How is that possible?”
Scanning the area, all they saw were martial practitioners of other lineages seemingly appraising their location curiously.
Still, seeing that things had calmed down, those people in the distance stopped paying attention.
Still, this was already enough for these Nongli Mountain martial practitioners to know that some incident had indeed happened at their present location earlier that had drawn so much attention.
Still, the problem was that…
They just could not remember what had happened earlier at all!
This meant that someone had truly robbed them of their senses.
A Nongli Mountain martial practitioner asked painfully, “It really was that Yan Zhaoge? Just he alone?”
Guan Yuluo hesitated for a moment before nodding.
“Where is he now?”
“He has already boarded the vessel.”
The Nongli Mountain martial practitioners were all dazed like wooden chickens.
With the Ingenious Flying Peak disciple who had been escorting them out earlier having suddenly disappeared, this precisely corroborated Guan Yuluo’s words.
It was not that she had suddenly vanished, but that a great many things had happened to which they had been totally oblivious.
Thinking of how Yan Zhaoge had brushed past them without them sensing it at all earlier, thinking of that Thunder of Eternal Night that had not erupted, all the Nongli Mountain martial practitioners felt a cold breeze gusting past their necks.
They naturally remembered how they had openly doubted Yan Zhaoge earlier.
The other party had most likely heard, yet had been too lazy to even defend himself.
However, although he had not defended himself, it was not that he had not reacted to it.
Therefore, they had lost. Not only had they lost, even Nongli Mountain’s face had been totally lost.
They had not even seen Yan Zhaoge’s face, not even knowing how this person actually looked like!
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 931: Seeing him in a different light
HSSB931: Seeing him in a different light
Some Nongli Mountain martial practitioner was unresigned as he asked Zeng Mo to confirm this.
Mu Jun of Golden Court Mountain was an enemy of theirs as a battle would soon be occurring between them. They would definitely be unwilling to trust in his words.
The answer sent them all into deep despair.
Regardless of whether Yan Zhaoge had spared them due to the pressure exerted by the Grand Plainness Origin Lady, they had been totally helpless to resist as they had been suppressed even without getting a chance to see Yan Zhaoge’s face, losing their claims to their own lives. The dude had already long since left by the time they were finally aware of it!
Let alone Golden Court Mountain’s Mu Jun having witnessed all that from afar, with some Profound Remnant Locale martial practitioners witnessing it up close and personal, what was worse was how their argument with the young lady there had been completely overturned and trampled on by Yan Zhaoge in the blink of an eye, their faces having been stripped completely of skin and then stomped on twice for good measure!
Those of Nongli Mountain just wished that they could find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
Guan Yuluo looked rather worriedly in the direction of the Red Lotus Heavenly Vessel, asking Zeng Mo via sound transmission, “Eldest apprentice-uncle, with Young Master Yan having boarded like this, could anything happen to him?”
“No,” Zeng Mo shook his head slightly, “While this person is arrogant and overbearing, he is not someone who loses his mind to a moment of triumph. He did not just rashly ascend that vessel.”
Guan Yuluo looked curiously at Zeng Mo.
Zeng Mo said mildly, “The Brocade Emperor still calls the shots at Ingenious Flying Peak at the end of the day.”
It was true that the Grand Plainness Origin Lady Tao Yue was on bad terms with the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie as well as Fu Ting.
It was also true that her relationship with the Brocade Emperor was out of the ordinary as they were not simply disciples of the same Master.
Still, however much she was on good terms with Nongli Mountain, however arrogant and overbearing she was, a single fact still held true.
The Brocade Emperor was the Lord of Ingenious Flying Peak, one of the World beyond Worlds’ Five Emperors.
Before the Brocade Emperor had expressed a clear stance, it would really be impossible for Tao Yu to make things difficult for Yan Zhaoge.
If she could easily take care of him, she definitely would not mind helping her friend, the Western Exalt’s wife, in teaching this arrogant, impolite junior who knew not the height of the heavens and the boundlessness of the earth a lesson.
Yet, after having discovered that Yan Zhaoge was not so easy to deal with, Tao Yu naturally had to approach this with caution.
After all, she was aware that the Brocade Emperor had previously invited Yan Zhaoge and his father Yan Di to the Minor No Hatred dao arena as guests.
While she could not be certain regarding what the Brocade Emperor felt about them father and son, It would not do to take things lightly.
Moreover, the battle between the Brocade Emperor and Mars Halberd would be commencing very soon.
Tao Yu was here to help the Brocade Emperor watch over matters, not to make additional trouble.
Were it another time, another place, Tao Yu’s haughty temper would flare up as even if killing intent did not arise within her heart, she would still properly test Yan Zhaoge’s mettle.
Now, however, she was only able to tolerate things.
“This youth is really not simple,” Zeng Mo looked in the direction of the Red Lotus Heavenly Vessel.
While Broad Creed Mountain where Yan Zhaoge hailed from had the name of the East Peak of Daoism, everyone knew that this was unrelated to the Five Peaks of Daoism of before the Great Calamity as they instead originated from a lower world.
While amongst the sects which had arisen from lower worlds, Broad Creed Mountain had risen to prominence at a shocking speed to stand stably in the World beyond Worlds within a few short years, in the eyes of the World beyond Worlds’ peak lineages, they were merely a minor sect.
Let alone experts on the level of Exalts, Emperors or Sovereigns, Broad Creed Mountain did not even possess a single Immortal Bridge Martial Saint.
While the likes of the Star Plucking Practitioner Guan Lide, Shen Lingzi, Daoist Shi and King Xuancheng had died at Broad Creed Mountain, most people outside of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory believed this to be because of its Immortal Artifact as well as the Extreme Yang Seal and the Extreme Yin Crown.
While they felt curious as to how Broad Creed Mountain could wield an Immortal Artifact with such meagre strength, such strength would inevitably not last for long.
Many people saw Broad Creed Mountain as a ten-year-old child who was blatantly walking about a marketplace with treasures whose value rivalled a city in his hand.
If not for the Southeastern Exalt’s protection and still unclear attitude of the Brocade Emperor, they would long since have been snatched away long ago.
While even the Southern Exalt Zhuang Shen had ordered his disciples not to have desig
ns on the Dim Radiant Wheel, not having designs on it and not acting against Broad Creed Mountain were two different matters altogether.
If there was a chance to, he definitely would not mind destroying Broad Creed Mountain.
It was just that he would not take the Dim Radiant Wheel as he cautiously distanced himself from it.
Broad Creed Mountain also had many other good treasures too.
The Profound Remnant Locale martial practitioners did not have much of a relationship with Broad Creed Mountain at all, merely having a pretty good impression of them due to how Feng Yunsheng had saved Guan Yuluo.
However, Broad Creed Mountain still might not have carried all that much weight in their eyes.
Only after they had seen Yan Zhaoge had their original impressions gradually changed.
And having witnessed his methods, they truly saw him in a different light now.
Zeng Mo glanced towards the nearby Golden Court Mountain’s Mu Jun.
Mu Jun sensed his gaze but said nothing as he instead looked in the direction of the Red Lotus Heavenly Vessel as well.
Nongli Mountain’s lineage was not any ordinary in the least.
Everyone knew that it had the Spatial Heavenly Scripture of the Jade Clear direct lineage’s ten Primordial Heavenly Scriptures.
While it was not proficient in dealing with the Thunder of Eternal Night, these Nongli Mountain martial practitioners were all Seeing Divinity Martial Saints at the end of the day.
Mu Jun was an early Immortal Bridge Martial Saint of Golden Court Mountain’s direct lineage. However, he knew that while defeating these Nongli Mountain martial practitioners posed no difficulty for him, it would be impossible for him to capture all of them alive in one fell swoop.
Resisting, defeating, killing, capturing alive.
The difficulty of such increased greatly in ascending order.
Mu Jun even could not help but wonder how he would have fared if he had been the one facing Yan Zhaoge.
After considering this for a moment, he could not help but smile, thinking that he had best not think about this anymore.
Still, he could not help but feel somewhat dazed. How long had it been seen he had met Yan Zhaoge for the first time?
Yan Zhaoge was unconcerned with what those beneath the vessel might be thinking.
After ascending the Red Lotus Heavenly Vessel, he was guided by that Ingenious Flying Peak disciple to the boat’s cabin.
The furnishings inside were exceptionally extravagant.
Yan Zhaoge’s eyelids twitched as just scanning the area, he saw many precious treasures which were already virtually extinct in the World beyond Worlds.
That the Brocade Emperor loved living the good life was really not an exaggeration.
Still, at this moment, it was a woman who controlled this divine vessel.
She appeared to be in her twenties or thirties, the age when women most bloomed.
It was indeed a rare beauty. Still, some haughtiness could be seen between her brows.
As she was currently not smiling, she looked even more unfriendly.
“This junior Yan Zhaoge greets the Grand Plainness Origin Lady,” Yan Zhaoge said in a relaxed, composed manner.
The person before him was the Master of Ingenious Flying Peak’s Clear Spring Cave, the Grand Plainness Origin Lady Tao Yu.
Tao Yu appraised Yan Zhaoge, suddenly saying after a while, “That was not just the Thunder of Eternal Night.”
“The legacy of the Dim Radiant Sect, and probably not the Dim Radiant Scripture but the Dim Radiant Twelve Arts.”
“The Aeon Light Heavenly Scripture of the Jade Clear direct lineage’s ten Primordial Heavenly Scriptures.”
“There was also another martial art. I cannot be sure, but it seemed rather like the discontinued legacy of the Dark Moon Pill Scripture that was lost following the Great Calamity.”
“Besides that…” Tao Yu frowned, “There was the concept of a supreme martial art that projects the profundities of space which was integrated within too. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to simultaneously suppress so many descendants of Nongli Mountain who cultivate in the Spatial Heavenly Scripture at once. However, there was not much of this and you also seemed to be intentionally concealing it as I was unable to discern its origins.”
Yan Zhaoge calmly met Tao Yu’s gaze, smiling after she had finished speaking, “I also integrated some profundities of the Faceless Devil Scripture within.”
Gao Yu’s gaze was heavy as she nodded slowly after a while, “The profundities of so many martial arts were not all pieced simply together as they actually vaguely showed signs of having integrated and merged together as one.”
“Yan Zhaoge, you indeed possess the qualifications to be arrogant.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 932: Before the battle commences
HSSB932: Before the battle commences
Looking at Tao Yu, Yan Zhaoge smiled, “The Origin Lady overpraises me.”
Besides those martial arts of Daoism that were clearly related to the Jade Clear and Prime Clear lineages, the remainder were all related to the Grand Clear lineage somewhat.
As a ninth level Martial Saint expert of the Grand Clear direct lineage, Tao Yu indeed possessed a truly discerning eye as she had recognised not just the Dim Radiant Twelve Arts but even the Dark Moon Pill Scripture too.
Just as she had said, the Dark Moon Pill Scripture was currently no longer being passed down in the World beyond Worlds in this post-Great Calamity era.
Tao Yu was able to recognise it only because of her lineage’s long history.
As for the Aeon Light Heavenly Scripture, it had not been difficult for her to recognise it at all. After all, the Primordial Heavenly Scriptures of the Jade Clear direct lineage were just too famous.
The supreme martial art with profundities which delved into space which Tao Yu rather suspected was naturally the Immortal Trapping Sword.
Still, while Yan Zhaoge had integrated the concept of the Immortal Trapping Sword somewhat in utilising the Thunder of Eternal Night, Tao Yu had been unable to see through it due to his careful preparations.
Currently, Tao Yu still did not appear friendly as she looked at Yan Zhaoge.
Although the Brocade Emperor was on rather good terms with the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie, there was bad blood between Tao Yu and Cao Jie.
This was somewhat related to the Western Exalt.
Tao Yu and the Western Exalt’s wife had been the best of friends since young while the relationship between the Western Exalt and Cao Jie was terrible.
Even if Tao Yu and Cao Jie had simply disliked each other initially, so many years having passed, the accumulated tensions between them had already gradually become irreconcilable.
Even not considering the Western Exalt, it was already difficult for Tao Yi and Cao Jie to peacefully coexist now.
Moreover, when Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di had been at the Minor No Hatred dao arena previously, it was Fu Ting who had played host to them.
Tao Yu had very complex emotions regarding Fu Ting.
As she saw it, it should be somewhat because of Fu Ting that the Brocade Emperor rather admired Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di.
Meanwhile, Fu Ting was similarly very close with Golden Court Mountain’s lineage.
With Yan Zhaoge being on close terms with both Cao Jie and Fu Ting, Tao Yu was naturally unhappy about it.
It was just that following this incident, like Zeng Mo and the others, Tao Yu too had discovered that this youth seemed very different from how she had originally thought him to be.
She had no intention of underestimating Yan Zhaoge as she looked at him now.
During that earlier clash, Yan Zhaoge had been able to sustain the Thunder of Eternal Night that had enveloped the Nongli Mountain disciples even whilst fending her off too. This was equivalent to him having effectively won that exchange.
It was true that Yan Zhaoge had wielded the Heaven Earth Reversing Axe.
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bsp; Yet, how many late Seeing Divinity Martial Saints would be able to wield a high-grade Sacred Artifact whose full power they were unable to unleash and emerge victorious in clashing against her, Tao Yu?
Fu Ting could not do so.
Even mid Immortal Bridge Martial Saints might not be able to do so, unless they were on the level of Zeng Mo or Long Hanhua.
Yet, Yan Zhaoge had achieved this.
Even the generally arrogant, haughty Tao Yu was feeling shocked now.
The Dim Radiant Emperor was already deceased. He need not be mentioned.
Yet, thinking about the Extreme Yang Seal and Extreme Yin Crown, countless thoughts now arose unbidden in Tao Yu’s mind.
Yan Zhaoge stood in a leisurely, relaxed manner, smiling as he looked at Tao Yu.
The Grand Clear direct lineage was profound and boundless. Ingenious Flying Peak did not possess just a single supreme martial art.
Besides the Brocade Emperor who might be a special case, other people would generally lean towards a specific peak martial art even if they were proficient in all of them.
Tao Yu’s title as the Grand Plainness Origin Lady actually could already show something.
She and her Clear Spring Cave lineage likely leaned rather more towards the Grand Plainness Immeasurable Body of the Grand Cosmos Five Manifestations in their cultivation.
They might just be the lineage of Ingenious Flying Peak that had the greatest grasp of the Grand Plainness Immeasurable Body, Red Lotus Cliff aside.
The Grand Plainness Immeasurable Body was a peak Daoist defensive martial art that was even comparable to the Five Elements Deific Immortal Body of the Jade Clear lineage’s Life Creation Heavenly Scripture.
Tao Yu possessed extremely great defensive power as there were few indeed amongst the World beyond Worlds’ Immortal Bridge Martial Saints who surpassed her in this aspect.
Her offensive abilities should also be superior to the likes of the Star Plucking Practitioner Guan Lide.
After all, Tao Yue was versed in supreme martial arts like the Taiji Yin Yang Palm as well.
Still, as compared to her defensive capabilities or others of her lineage who specialised in the Taiji Yin Yang Palm and such, her offensive abilities were less outstanding somewhat.
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