History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474
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While they felt that someone not of the Immortal Bridge Martial Saint realm being able to wield an Immortal Artifact was inconceivable, Immortal Artifacts were mysterious and hard to predict at the end of the day. Perhaps it had some special function.
The other party said slowly, “Currently, there have already been two early Immortal Bridge Martial Saints of the Endless Mountain Range who have died at that Yan Zhaoge’s hands.”
“We were acquainted with those two before. While inferior to our lineage, their legacies were not weak.”
“Still, from the environment where they fought, victory was decided very quickly as it seemed to have been effortless on their opponent’s part!”
The person who had rebutted him earlier no longer spoke.
The results of actual battle were always most convincing at any time.
Thinking of Zhuang Chaohui and the others who had all vanished, the expressions of the Wutong Slope martial practitioners present all changed slightly.
The various signs indicated that their current target could definitely not be thought of as a normal Seeing Divinity Martial Saint.
It was even to the extent that the other party was even more terrifying than the likes of Zhuang Chaohui, Long Hanhua, Zeng Mo and Fu Ting as a Seeing Divinity Martial Saint.
They could no longer go on underestimating Yan Zhaoge.
Otherwise, they might very well suffer a loss!
Peng He did not speak as he just gazed fixatedly into the distance, chasing north inside the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel, enveloped by the fiery phoenix.
Now, his expression suddenly changed as he got the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel to stop.
The figure of a man appeared in the distance. He wore a yellow Daoist robe and was thin.
“Daoist Qiangang?” Peng He identified.
This was the personal disciple of the Heaven Emperor of the Five Emperors.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 969: The Yan Zhaoge who goes against the usual flow
HSSB969: The Yan Zhaoge who goes against the usual flow
Before this, the Heaven Emperor had not been much acquainted with the Southern Exalt.
Still, they had become closer in recent years due to sharing a common enemy.
Not just the two of them, their disciples had become closer too.
Those of Wutong Slope had tried to learn about the reason behind the deterioration of relations between the Heaven Emperor and the Southeastern Exalt.
The reason was not very convincing.
It was said that the Heaven Emperor wanted to revenge due to someone of the southeast wrecking his plans.
News of the destruction of the Heaven Bearing Efficate Formation in the Royal Reed Sea and the Heaven Emperor looking for the whereabouts of the Earth Queen had been spread too.
The entire World beyond Worlds speculated greatly about this in private.
The Heaven Emperor seemed to have been enraged as he saw Golden Court Mountain and Broad Creed Mountain as enemies as a result.
It was just that if he really did not wish for this to be known by everyone, taking such revenge so overtly would seem very abnormal.
Especially noteworthy was how the others of the Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors and Ten Exalts had not expressed any stance.
Even the Brocade Emperor who had assisted the Southeastern Exalt had only done so due to their close relationship, never having mentioned the matter of the Heaven Bearing Efficate Formation.
While all of Wutong Slope was uncertain about this, the enemy of an enemy was clearly a friend. Recently, the relationship between the two sides had thus improved greatly.
Peng He was not taken aback upon seeing Daoist Leading Mist.
“Why have you come here, Fellow Daoist Leading Mist?” Peng He asked politely.
First not speaking of how this Daoist Leading Mist was a mid Immortal Bridge Martial Saint, he was also a personal disciple of the Heaven Emperor.
Unlike the likes of King Xuanwen, Shen Lingzi and Daoist Shi who had merely listened to the Heaven Emperor as he expounded on the dao and run errands for him, with few people knowing about the relationship between them, Daoist Leading Mist was widely known throughout the World beyond Worlds as being of the orthodox direct lineage of the Heaven Emperor.
The Heaven Emperor had few personal disciples, but all of them were correspondingly outstanding, being unordinary as they had achieved great fame in the World beyond Worlds.
“I greet the Blazing King,” That thin man in Daoist robes boarded the Rising Wind Heavenly Vessel and greeted him before saying, “This humble Daoist had originally been heading to Phoenix Ritual Mountain’s Wutong Slope to discuss some matters with your lineage.”
“Still, on the way there, I heard that things have not been peaceful in your southern lands recently.”
Hearing his words, Peng He’s expression did not change, “Some unsightly clowns have been making a fool of themselves here. In truth, this old man is on his way to deal with them right now.”
Hearing this, Daoist Leading Mist got straight to the point, “I hear that it is that Yan Zhaoge who hails from a lower world?”
“Yes, it is precisely him,” Peng He did not mention the matter of Zhuang Chaohui’s group, “He might have returned directly to the World beyond Worlds from extradimensional space and ended up in our southern Blazing Heaven Territory. He can count himself unlucky. We will not be letting him return this time.”
Daoist Leading Mist pondered for a moment, “This humble Daoist heard that he appeared in the region of the Endless Mountain Range.”
“That’s right,” Peng He nodded.
“If it is the Endless Mountain Range that is in the north of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, heading on north and crossing the Region of Thousand Lakes, it would be the central Jun Heaven Territory that they end up in,” Daoist Leading Mist said.
Hearing this, Peng He’s gaze turned somewhat heavier.
This was exactly the thing he was most worried about.
While it was rumoured that Yan Zhaoge possessed an Immortal Artifact, while Guan Lide of the ninth level of the Martial Saint realm had perished at Broad Creed Mountain, while Yan Zhaoge’s strength likely surpassed all his previous estimates, this was not what Peng He was the most worried about.
This was the basic self-confidence and pride that he possessed as a descendant of Wutong Slope’s lineage and a late Immortal Bridge Martial Saint who had reigned in the World beyond Worlds for many years.
Peng He was not afraid of battling with Yan Zhaoge.
Still, as Daoist Leading Mist had said, the Endless Mountain Range was already in the north of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory. Heading further north, one would be able to quickly leave the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, arriving in the central Jun Heaven Territory.
In the eyes of all the martial practitioners of the south, there was only one way for Yan Zhaoge to safely flee from the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.
That was heading north and reaching the central Jun Heaven Territory before switching direction and returning to the southeast.
Peng He and the others would not dare to act rampantly within the central Jun Heaven Territory.
It was not that the martial practitioners of the south could not go to the central Jun Heaven Territory. Still, it would definitely be less advantageous for them than in their own territory.
This was especially so when Yan Zhaoge did have connections in the central Jun Heaven Territory.
It was said that he was on rather friendly terms with Ingenious Flying Peak’s Red Lotus Cliff of the Brocade Emperor’s lineage.
If Ingenious Flying Peak received news of this and sent someone to pick Yan Zhaoge up, it would inevitably be much more difficult for Peng He’s lot to make a move on him.
The Heaven Emperor could obstruct the Brocade Emperor, and the Southern Exalt could resist the Southeastern Exalt. Still, the Southern Exalt would definitely be unwilling to enter a head-on confli
ct with the Brocade Emperor unless there was really no other option available.
With that in mind, Peng He looked at Daoist Leading Mist, “If that rascal flees into the central Jun Heaven Territory, it would naturally be disadvantageous for us to capture him. Sadly, our lineage does not have any experts active in the Region of Thousand Lakes. Just those local powers alone would probably be insufficient to block him.”
“I have to admit that while the rascal is damnable, his martial arts are powerful indeed. Even though there were Immortal Bridge Martial Saints in the Endless Mountain Range, they were unable to stop him from acting wantonly and uninhibitedly.”
Hearing Peng He’s words, Daoist Leading Mist nodded, “This humble Daoist’s eldest apprentice-brother is currently not far away from the Region of Thousand Lakes. If your lineage minds it not, this humble Daoist can contact him and invite him to hurry and guard over the Region of Thousand Lakes, blocking that Yan Zhaoge’s path north lest he escapes into the central Jun Heaven Territory.”
“Qing Shuzi?” Peng He’s eyes lit up, “That would be best. I only fear that he cannot make it in time.”
Daoist Leading Mist took out a bamboo flute, saying, “It is fine. Contacting my eldest apprentice-brother with this treasure, he will immediately be able to receive the news. If he sets off at once, there should not be a problem.”
This bamboo flute was a rare one-time use treasure which even Daoist Leading Mist did not have many of.
Still, to obstruct Yan Zhaoge who had wrecked the plans of his Master, Daoist Leading Mist used it unreservedly now.
“Fellow Daoist Leading Mist, is there something that you came to visit my Wutong Slope for?” After communication had been established and their plans had been set, Peng He casually asked as they continued travelling forth in the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel.
Daoist Leading Mist said, “Yes. I just want to confirm the progress of the matter that your lineage previously mentioned. How is it going? You previously said that this was seventy percent certain.”
A rare smile appeared on Peng He’s face, “If we were seventy percent certain of success earlier, it has reached eighty percent, even ninety now.”
“Oh? Virtually definite, how rare,” Daoist Leading Wind did not inquire further on this as he nodded, “Since that is so, we need only await the return of Master and your Southern Exalt.”
Peng He said, “That’s right. But before that, let us first take care of that Yan Zhaoge!”
They accelerated, the fiery phoenix streaking across the horizon, passing by mountains and rivers for millions of kilometres as they headed north.
When they arrived at the northernmost region of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, the Region of Thousand Lakes, they received word from those who had been preparing to obstruct Yan Zhaoge. They had all seen not a single trace of him.
Everyone was instantly rendered dazed.
Meanwhile, Yan Zhaoge was heading east at a leisurely pace back towards the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
As he travelled, Yan Zhaoge would look back from time to time, “While the Southern Exalt Zhuang Shen isn’t here, could it be that all the other martial practitioners of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory have all died out too? There should logically be some peak experts coming to chase me. Could it be that that the martial practitioners of the south are all so slow-witted and dull?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 970: Audacity rivalling the heavens
HSSB970: Audacity rivalling the heavens
As Yan Zhaoge headed east, while local martial practitioners of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory did block his way, they were lacking in experts.
He even suspected that he had previously had too high an opinion of himself.
Could it be that he was actually not all that important in the eyes of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory and the Wutong Slope martial practitioners?
Or had he drawn less hatred than he had believed?
As a result, even though he was overtly and conspicuously returning to the southeast through the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, the other side couldn’t even be bothered to pay it any attention.
Yan Zhaoge did not know if he should laugh or cry at this.
Meanwhile, as he travelled east, his newest location was quickly transmitted by those of the south to the ‘Blazing King’ Peng He and the others who were in the midst of heading north at full speed.
Upon receiving the news, the lot of them exchanged looks, all rendered completely speechless.
Never would they have thought that Yan Zhaoge would actually not head north for the central Jun Heaven Territory, never having contacted those of Ingenious Flying Peak to move to reinforce him.
A Seeing Divinity Martial Saint was swaggering back east just like that, heading straight for the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
“Well! What a Yan Zhaoge!” A furious Peng He laughed, “Audacious, yes, and dumb enough too!”
Heading east was naturally the quickest way to return to the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
Yet, Peng He and the others had dismissed this possibility at once at first.
Why was that so?
In order to guard against martial practitioners of the southeast, the southern Blazing Heaven Territory had numerous experts guarding over this eastern region where the two Territories bordered each other.
The relationship between them was bad and their Exalts were also away. Thus, there were frequently clashes between them.
Whether it was the western region of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory where the Royal Reed Sea was or the eastern region of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, these were always defended by countless experts.
Besides those local experts, Phoenix Ritual Mountain’s Wutong Slope always had peak experts active in the region to guard against experts of the southeast at any time.
This was not like that northern region of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory which bordered the central Jun Heaven Territory as it was filled with perils for any martial practitioner of the southeast.
Therefore, Peng He and the others had never thought that Yan Zhaoge might actually head east.
That would be equivalent to him walking straight into the encirclement of numerous experts.
If he headed north, Peng He would still need Daoist Leading Mist to contact experts of the Heaven Emperor’s lineage to obstruct him.
If he headed east, as Peng He saw it, even if he and the others did not pursue, Yan Zhaoge had no real chance of fleeing successfully.
“It could mean something,” Daoist Leading Mist now said, “Perhaps he has a way to contact some people from the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory’s Golden Court Mountain in aiding his return.”
Hearing his words, Peng He pondered deeply.
First not speaking of how Yan Zhaoge’s base was in the westernmost part of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, the Royal Reed Sea which was bordered to the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, there was a large amount of experts from the southeast in the border areas as well.”
If Yan Zhaoge was really held in extremely high regard by Golden Court Mountain and had a way of contacting them, the martial practitioners of the southeast and Yan Zhaoge could attack from the exterior and the interior simultaneously, catching the martial practitioners of the south between them.
With that, Yan Zhaoge might really be able to flee back to the southeast, inflicting a huge loss on the martial practitioners of the south in the border areas.
While he thought that Yan Zhaoge’s choice was very foolish, Peng He still dared not underestimate his personal combat power now.
Perhaps this was the reason behind Yan Zhaoge heading east?
“Fellow Daoist Leading Mist’s words make sense,” Peng He nodded, “Let us speedily chase after that Yan Zhaoge. It would be best if we can take care of him on the spot.”
“If a battle really erupts in the border areas, we can reinforce the border and countera
ttack those of Golden Court Mountain.”
Now, a green-robed man on the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel who had not spoken a word previously said, “We also have to guard against him bringing false attention to that front and drawing the tiger away from the mountain.”
He was worried that Yan Zhaoge had guessed that he would surely be obstructed if he headed north, thus having made a feint by first moving towards the east.
When his group’s attentions turned to the east, Yan Zhaoge would instead head north and flee into the central Jun Heaven Territory.
After all, it was still unknown whether he would receive the assistance of experts of the southeast even if he headed east.
Even if he received their assistance, there would definitely be a major battle in which victory and defeat was hard to determine.
Wars were dangerous and battles perilous. Even if the southeastern side won, it was still unknown if Yan Zhaoge who was all alone in the southern Blazing Heaven Territory might be able to kill his way back to the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory alive.
It was not at all impossible for the southeast to win but Yan Zhaoge to end up dying in the process.
Heading back to the southeast after travelling north to the central Jun Heaven Territory was still the safest option at the end of the day.
Peng He said, “Fellow Daoist Qingshu speaks rightly. Still, there are still other disciples of my lineage. If that Yan Zhaoge really thinks to draw the tiger away from the mountain and head east afterwards, we will still be able to intercept him.”
Hearing his words, the green-robed man nodded, not longer speaking as he fell silent once more.
While he was a man of few words, it was not just Daoist Leading Mist who was extremely respectful towards him. Peng He and the others too dared not show him any disrespect in the least.
He seemed to be very young on the outside, no older than twenty.
Still, like Peng He, this green-robed man was already a late Immortal Bridge Martial Saint.
His actual age was naturally far greater than his outer appearance showed. Still, he was much younger than Peng He.
His title was Qing Shuzi as he was the head disciple of the Heaven Emperor, being even more powerful as well as well-known in the World beyond Worlds than Peng He.