History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  Yan Zhaoge had never grasped the other martial arts besides the Taiji Yin Yang Palm.

  Still, as he who simultaneously cultivated in the Three Purities had spectated such a peak battle, he still felt like he had benefited greatly.

  He had had many new comprehensions regarding the martial arts that he cultivated in.

  Being at the late Seeing Divinity stage, he had begun refining numerous obscure acupoints to resonate with the actual stars of the universe.

  This process was not difficult for Yan Zhaoge who possessed an abundant accumulation.

  Time passed gradually by at the Mountain.

  Soon, two years had gone by in a flash.

  Yan Zhaoge’s cultivation had gone extremely smoothly these past two years.

  As long as the first obscure acupoint was successfully refined to see Divinity, seeing a good beginning as the right trajectory was reached, everything would just flow naturally into completion afterwards.

  Therefore, Yan Zhaoge did not have to spend much time on this as he just needed to stably advance step by patient step.

  Still, there was a difficult trial that he would soon have to face.

  It was the bottleneck from the sixth to the seventh level of the Martial Saint realm.

  Stepping onto the Immortal Bridge, breaking through from the late Seeing Divinity stage to the early Immortal Bridge stage.

  Having ascended the Immortal Bridge, a martial practitioner could be considered as truly advancing towards the Immortal realm.

  Following much painstaking diligence, with great talent, great perseverance and great fortune, one would ultimately arrive before the door to Immortality, attempting to push it open.

  Before the Immortal Bridge stage, Seeing Divinity Martial Saints all diligently refined their acupoints to achieve Divinity such that they were like the actual stars in the sky. It was like an actual primordial universe had been opened within their bodies.

  Yet, just having refined one’s acupoints to achieve Divinity and resonate with the actual stars in the sky was still far away indeed from splitting open an actual universe in one’s body.

  It was just part of the early foundational stages for this.

  The simplest example was that of the actual universe in the sky above where the sun rose and the moon set, myriad stars shining as they circulated onwards in an endless stream.

  There were profundities here of rhythm, of star trajectories, of heavenly rivers, of creation and destruction. Which of these were unchanging, remaining where they were and never changing?

  What was unmoving was the starlight lit up by humans, not the actual stars in the sky up above.

  Therefore, one would have reached the early Immortal Bridge stage when the starry skies within their bodies were able to circulate.

  It was not just their true essence which had to circulate. Instead, their acupoints which had seen Divinity had to circulate too.

  Only in this way would the internal universe truly possess some initial flair that was reminiscent of the actual universe.

  Only then would martial practitioners truly have taken that first step in leaving the human realm and ascending towards the Immortal realm.

  It was precisely because of this that the point from after the seventh level of the Martial Saint realm was known as the Immortal Bridge stage, that of the bridge to Immortality.

  This bottleneck would not be an easy one to breach.

  In the Royal Reed Sea, the Radiant Light Sect’s Luo Zhiyuan, the Dim Darkness Sect’s Zhou Haosheng, the Grand Xuan Dynasty’s King Xuanmu and Copper Men Island’s Gongsun Wu had all been stuck at the peak of the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm for many years.

  They had been just that half step away from ascending the Immortal Bridge. Yet, this half step was like a heavenly gulf, separating the furthest horizons.

  With an Immortal Bridge Martial Saint guarding over a power, their position in the entire World beyond Worlds would be completely different.

  This was because the martial arts of many lineages were insufficient for one to reach the Immortal Bridge stage.

  For them to have a breakthrough, they would have to receive pointers from an expert, obtain great fortune or be a heaven-defying genius that only came once in a thousand years, causing the martial arts that they possessed to be able to advance even further.

  Still, none of these were easy at all.

  Broad Creed Mountain’s lineage currently possessed quite a bit of fame in the World beyond Worlds as they had even overturned massive entities like the Grand Xuan Dynasty and the Star Plucking Practitioner Guan Lide.

  Still, many who had just heard of them before would still unconsciously look down on them.

  They were more concerned and conversed more on the Dim Radiant Emperor’s Immortal Artifact as well as the Extreme Yang Seal and the Extreme Yin Crown.

  This was directly related to Broad Creed Mountain not possessing any Immortal Bridge Martial Saint.

  Still, Yan Zhaoge believed that the situation would be completely different very soon.

  After returning to the Mountain previously, Yan Di had directly entered secluded cultivation.

  While he had not given a detailed explanation, Yan Zhaoge vaguely had a premonition about this.

  His father had very likely had a fortuitous encounter previously which had given him the chance to attempt a breakthrough into the Immortal Bridge stage.

  Like Yan Zhaoge, it was not difficult for Yan Di to refine all his other obscure acupoints to see Divinity after he had done so for the first one, stepping into the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm.

  After having entered the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm, Yan Di had still been progressing at a rapid rate like before.

  What he lacked was a chance that would propel him into the Immortal Bridge stage.

  Yan Zhaoge guessed that Yan Di had a chance of breaking through the bottleneck this time.

  On the other hand, if he only cultivated in the Primordial Heavenly Scriptures of the Jade Clear lineage, Yan Zhaoge was actually also confident that he would definitely be able to ascend the Immortal Bridge in one to three years.

  Still, Yan Zhaoge did not want to do so unless he really had no other choice.

  That would be equivalent to giving up on his foundation of simultaneously cultivating in the Three Purities that he had painstakingly forged.

  Still, if he wanted to ascend the Immortal Bridge with the merged legacies of the Three Clear lineages, Yan Zhaoge currently needed a peak martial art from each of them.

  Yan Zhaoge had a whole six of the ten Primordial Heavenly Scriptures, not having to worry on this.

  When Transcending Mortality and entering Sainthood, he had used the Immortal Ending Sword for the Prime Clear lineage and substituted the moral virtue of passing down martial arts and returning to simplicity to substitute for a supreme martial art of the Grand Clear lineage.

  When breaking through space to see true Divinity, he had used the Immortal Trapping Sword for the Prime Clear lineage and the Taiji Yin Yang Palm for the Grand Clear lineage.

  Yet, if he were to try ascending the Immortal Bridge now, he lacked martial arts for both the Grand Clear and Prime Clear lineages.

  If he had no way of resolving this, that would be equivalent to him having no way of continuing to simultaneously cultivate in the Three Clear lineages.

  “There are signs of the cave manor opening,” Yan Zhaoge looked at the broken whisk in his hand.

  The whisk which had remained unmoving for the past two years was currently flickering slightly, glowing.

  “I hope that this is really a manor of the Grand Clear direct lineage. If there is really a martial art legacy there, that would be of great help to me.”

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 941: The other half of the whisk

  HSSB941: The other half of the whisk

  If he could not obtain a supreme martial art of the Grand Clear direct lineage and Prime Clear direct lineage
, Yan Zhaoge would only have two choices.

  He could either give up on his previous cultivation and switch to a different method or hence remain at the late Seeing Divinity stage just like this, thereon not advancing his cultivation base.

  While simultaneously cultivating in the Three Purities let Yan Zhaoge preside arrogantly over those of the same cultivation level, the difficulty in advancing forward was also correspondingly higher.

  After keeping the whisk in his hand, Yan Zhaoge stood up, leaving his lodgings.

  His father Yan Di had still yet to leave secluded cultivation as he had already been in seclusion for two years.

  He had entered secluded cultivation immediately upon his return, still having yet to emerge.

  Yan Zhaoge went to Heaven Rising Peak and took his leave of Yuan Zhengfeng, Fang Zhun and the others who were currently managing Broad Creed Mountain’s affairs.

  Then, he brought along Ah Hu and rode Pan-Pan in leaving the Mountain together.

  Xiao Ai was currently in secluded cultivation too.

  While her mind was insufficiently focused and drifted off easily as she liked to think about some totally random things, Xiao Ai did not slack off in her martial cultivation and the dao of formations.

  She was extremely talented and was also supported by Broad Creed Mountain and Yan Zhaoge’s vast repertoire of martial arts and material resources. Not only was her cultivation speed not low, it could even put many descendants of notable lineages to shame.

  In the dao of formations, she presided over countless others as well as she currently had the highest attainments in it in Broad Creed Mountain beneath the Martial Saint realm.

  At the same cultivation level, there was no one in the entirety of Broad Creed Mountain besides Yan Zhaoge who could match her in this area.

  Fortunately, Xiao Ai seldom left Broad Creed Mountain after having gotten there, not being known of by outsiders. Otherwise, she would render everyone stunned just like Ah Hu.

  This was because in front of Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di, this girl was also willing to call herself a maid.

  While Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di actually saw Xiao Ai as a disciple of Xue Chuqing, she herself did not think this way.

  Therefore, those of Broad Creed Mountain would all speechlessly watch on as this late Essence Talisman Martial Grandmaster and formations grandmaster called Yan Zhaoge ‘Young Master’, spending much time salivating as well as she stared fixatedly at the handsome guys in the sect.

  Xiao Ai had entered secluded cultivation this time to attempt to breach that bottleneck, hence advancing her cultivation base.

  If she succeeded, Broad Creed Mountain would have another Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmaster.

  Also, she would be a Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmaster who was so young it was scary.

  It was still fine for the Broad Creed Mountain disciples who had come from the Eight Extremities World, having long since grown used to hearing about the growth rate of Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di.

  Those few people of the World beyond Worlds seeking to enter Broad Creed Mountain in recent years ended up suffering one mental shock after another.

  One or two would still be acceptable. How was it that Broad Creed Mountain had so many of such heaven-defying figures?

  Was this really a sect that had arisen from a lower world?

  While they had come to enter Broad Creed Mountain after hearing of its esteemed name, many people were still completely stunned by this.

  After their initial astonishment, what remained was just a feeling of conviction as they rejoiced.

  Having been able to enter a sect like this, their future prospects were clearly infinitely dazzling.

  Yan Zhaoge, Yuan Zhengfeng and the others were naturally happy to accept them into the sect.

  Broad Creed Mountain had currently still yet to officially open its doors and begin recruiting its disciples. When that day officially came, there would surely be a flourishing air within their sect.

  “When father or I have stepped into the Immortal Bridge stage, we should more or less be ready.”

  Yan Zhaoge pondered on this as he sat on Pan-Pan’s back, hurrying along.

  Having already previously asked Shi Jun where he had found this half-broken whisk, he had a good idea of this now as he headed eastwards.

  Pan-Pan possessed remarkable abilities with powerful strength and swift speed. He could traverse some tens of thousands of kilometres in a mere instant.

  As Yan Zhaoge travelled, a thought from earlier drifted again to the surface of his mind.

  Appraising the broken whisk before him, he wondered, “I have half of this whisk. In that case, what about the other half? Has it been completely destroyed or does it still exist intact?”

  If it was still intact, could it have fallen into the possession of someone else?

  There might be some trouble as he searched for the cave manor this time.

  Arriving at the place where Shi Jun had previously obtained the whisk, Yan Zhaoge got Pan-Pan to descend.

  Amongst numerous valleys, while the sun was currently blazing high overhead, one could still seemingly see a streak of white light descending from up above.

  Yan Zhaoge raised that broken whisk. After coming into contact with the white light, the radiance on the surface of the whisk instantly grew denser.

  A thin ray of white light extended far into the distance.

  Still, this white line was illusory and ethereal, being intangible.

  Only those who held that half-broken whisk could see this white line. As Yan Zhaoge held onto the whisk now, Ah Hu and Pan-Pan were unable to see it.

  “Let us continue,” Yan Zhaoge passed the whisk to Ah Hu who smilingly received it, tapping Pan-Pan’s head.

  Pan-Pan got up rather lazily, resuming his pace once more as they headed off into the distance.

  The distance this time was much greater than before. While Pan-Pan was not slow, some time would still be needed before they arrived.

  This was still within the territory of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory. Still, analysing the point to which the whisk led, Yan Zhaoge knew that it should still be extremely far away.

  It was likely in the easternmost region of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory where the Wilderness Sea was at.

  The Wilderness Sea was as its name suggested, devoid of people as it was ancient and primordial.

  It was a vast piece of land that was much larger than even the likes of the Royal Reed Sea and the Setting Sun Archipelago.

  It virtually encompassed a whole one-third of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory in its size.

  There were many risks within that would cause one to hesitate, not venturing any further in.

  In the entire southeast, there was probably no one besides the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie who could assuredly enter and leave as they pleased.

  This was understandable, really. With the World beyond Worlds having existed for so long, if it was located somewhere where there were a lot of people, any good treasures would long since have been acquired by others.

  Cases like how the Evil Sword Taotie and the phoenix bone had been left behind by Ancestor Hei in the Clear Scenic Region of the Royal Reed Sea were extremely rare indeed.

  It had been entirely due to the Clear Scenic Region being enveloped by Endless Magnetic Storms all year round that that place had been preserved and not discovered.

  “Speaking of this, one of the backup choices that Yunsheng decided upon back then was the Wilderness Sea,” Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself, “I wonder where she is right now?”

  Knowing that their destination was the Wilderness Sea, Ah Hu seemed to understand the reason for Yan Zhaoge’s sudden low spirits.

  He scratched his head and thought for a moment, saying nothing in the end as he just mimicked Yan Zhaoge and sighed.

  Yan Zhaoge quickly regained his calm as he returned his attention to the whisk before him.

  The Royal Reed Sea was in the westernmost pa
rt of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.

  Meanwhile, the Wilderness Sea was in the easternmost part of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.

  Yan Zhaoge’s group had basically traversed the entirety of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.

  Fortunately, according to the indication by the whisk, the cave manor was just set to open as there was still some time before it opened completely.

  Yan Zhaoge still had sufficient time.

  Still, as Yan Zhaoge passed an area known as the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range while passing through the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, he suddenly sensed the half- broken whisk jolting in a strange manner.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 942: A disaster of extermination

  HSSB942: A disaster of extermination

  Yan Zhaoge looked at the whisk that Ah Hu was holding.

  Ah Hu was also looking quizzically at it before he raised his head and looked blankly at Yan Zhaoge.

  “Did the whisk shake just now?” Yan Zhaoge asked him.

  Ah Hu nodded, “Yes, Young Master.”

  He pointed towards the east, “Not only did the whisk shake, the white line that leads the way also shook slightly just now. Still, it recovered in an instant.”

  “Something must have affected the whisk,” Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, “It should not have been that cave manor, or the white line would have changed direction.”

  Ah Hu grinned, “Young Master, could it be the other half of that whisk?”

  Yan Zhaoge said, “It is possible. Still, it may not be the whisk itself. It could be some signs or clues.”

  If it was the other half of the whisk, this half of the whisk in their possession should have reacted more intensely.

  Yan Zhaoge pondered on this for a moment before saying, “Let us stop for a bit in this Consecutive Drum Mountain Range and look around the vicinity. We still have time to spare, and it could end up beneficial.”

  The Consecutive Drum Mountain Range existed within the domain of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory just like the Royal Reed Sea, the Jade Sun Mountain Range and the Setting Sun Archipelago.