History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  “I was just telling them about it earlier. Fate is a wondrous thing indeed,” Yan Zhaoge smiled and replied.

  Back at the Daoist temple, he too had been very surprised to find that it was of the Prime Clear direct lineage and not of the Grand Clear direct lineage as he had originally believed it to be.

  “Right, there is something that requires your attention now that you have returned from Pillglow Peak,” Long Hanhua said, “Father is currently at Minor White Peak too. He and Eldest Uncle will tell you the specifics later.”

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1115: The thick dark history

  HSSB1115: The thick dark history

  At Minor White Peak, Wen Daihong sincerely expressed his apologies to Gao Xuebo upon seeing him.

  While he was relatively more simple-minded and unversed in the ways of the world, he was not foolish.

  Upon seeing Wang Shun and the others, he had vaguely sensed that something was wrong. This feeling was only reinforced after he had battled Yan Zhaoge and been reminded by him.

  Gao Xuebo did not blame Wen Daihong as he sent him out after talking for a while.

  After learning of what had happened, a cold light flickered in Long Xueji’s expressionless eyes.

  His habitual severity resurfaced, sharp to the point that Yan Zhaoge and Gao Xuebo were virtually unable to look at him straight on.

  “Should I make a trip to Ashen Spirit Valley?” Long Xueji asked coldly.

  “No need,” Gao Xuebo shook his head slightly, “Zhaoge has already handled it very well.”

  Glancing at his elder brother, Long Xueji gradually retracted his sharp aura, though a piercing chill still emanated from him.

  “Senior apprentice-brother Long said earlier that the two of you are looking for me for something?” Yan Zhaoge smiled, asking, “I wonder what the matter is?”

  Gao Xuebo said slowly, “You would have to make the decision on this. While it may be a stroke of fortune, it could be detrimental to you too.”

  Hearing this, Yan Zhaoge felt intrigued.

  For someone at the level of Gao Xuebo to give this evaluation, the matter was likely complicated, and of at least some importance.

  “Please enlighten me, senior apprentice-uncle Gao,” Yan Zhaoge cupped his hands.

  “The news of your arrival in the Roving Jade Heavens was not completely suppressed. The information was heard by a certain person who wishes for you to deliver a letter for her when you return to the World beyond Worlds,” Gao Xuebo slowly said, “This Majesty is also from the World beyond Worlds.”

  Yan Zhaoge was rather taken aback upon hearing this, “Besides senior apprentice-granduncle Long, there was another bigwig of the World beyond Worlds who joined the Roving Jade Heavens?”

  The person mentioned by Gao Xuebo had been referred to by him as ‘this Majesty’.

  That was to say that the person was an expert who had already pushed open the door to Immortality at the very least.

  “This is to say that after senior apprentice-uncle Long pushed open the door to Immortality, the Roving Jade Heavens has at least six True Immortals?”

  “Joining the Roving Jade Heavens is a bit misleading, as this person remains in seclusion the majority of the time,” Gao Xuebo explained, “She never participates in the decision-making of the Roving Jade Heavens, as she does not care to even learn about it.”

  “It should be said that my Roving Jade Heavens lets her reside here in seclusion, not interfering with other affairs.”

  Still, at the end of the day, this person who resided in the Roving Jade Heavens was unlikely to completely ignore the situation of the world they resided in if the need truly arose.

  It was just that it was most likely impossible to count on them proactively doing anything.

  Hearing this, Yan Zhaoge scratched his head, “Senior apprentice-uncle Gao, the person you speak of-could it be…”

  “It is not the Bright Connection Emperor Hu Yuexin,” Guessing what Yan Zhaoge was getting at, Gao Xuebo shook his head to deny it, “We too investigated Hu Yuexin’s whereabouts that year, but were unable to find any traces of her.”

  “Oh…” Yan Zhaoge nodded, feeling increasingly curious.

  It seemed that the World beyond Worlds was really very full of dark history…

  Not mentioning the former sixth Emperor, the Bright Connection Emperor Hu Yuexin who had gone missing that year, other peak experts had actually been lost by the World beyond Worlds too?

  “When that Majesty left the World beyond Worlds, she had still yet to attain the Immortal realm,” Gao Xuebo added, “She opened the door to Immortality in our Roving Jade Heavens.”

  Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, “Even so, it could not be that he is completely unknown, right?”

  Gao Xuebo shook his head, “She seldom ventured out of her residence in the World beyond Worlds, resulting in her name being relatively obscure.”

  “It is not wrong to say however, that those who are related to her are all major, familiar names.”

  At this point, Gao Xuebo asked, “Regarding the Three Sovereigns of the World beyond Worlds, you should be aware that your grandfather’s disciple, the Sword Sovereign Yue Zhenbei, was not one of the original Three Sovereigns, right?”

  “Right, I have heard this being mentioned before,” Yan Zhaoge nodded.

  The World beyond Worlds’ Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Exalts of Ten Territories had been established for many years, with the personnel sometimes changing.

  This was especially so for the Ten Exalts. Besides the Earth Exalt Wang Zhengcheng, the other nine had all been changed multiple times.

  The Dim Radiant Emperor Yin Tianxia who had died long ago was a perfect example of the Five Emperors changing.

  The Three Sovereigns had been the stablest. Still, a change had once happened with their roster too.

  That was when one of the Five Emperors of the past, Yue Zhenbei, had achieved a cultivation base breakthrough and attained the title of Sovereign.

  Before him, the other person who had been acclaimed alongside the Earthly Sovereign and the Concealed Sovereign as the Three Sovereigns had been known as the Astro Sovereign.

  When he had first heard this title, a person’s figure had immediately flashed through Yan Zhaoge’s mind.

  Of the new Kunlun Nine Luminaries of the past, the Exalted Water Luminary!

  His guess was actually correct, with the Astro Sovereign being none other than the Exalted Water Luminary.

  The earliest Three Sovereigns of the World beyond Worlds, the Earthly Sovereign, Concealed Sovereign and Astro Sovereign corresponded to the Exalted Earth Luminary, the Exalted Concealed Luminary and the Exalted Water Luminary of the Kunlun Nine Luminaries.

  Afterwards however, the Astro Sovereign had vanished from some unknown reason, no longer appearing in the World beyond Worlds.

  His vacancy had only been filled when Yue Zhenbei had later become the Sword Sovereign.

  It was worth mentioning that of the new Kunlun Nine Luminaries of the past, the Exalted Water Luminary had been on rather good terms with Yan Zhaoge’s grandfather, the Exalted Gold Luminary, Yan Xingtang.

  Wang Pu had once mentioned that the Astro Sovereign had vaguely been in the know regarding the unique situation concerning Yan Zhaoge’s father, Yan Di.

  In order to protect Yan Di and ensure his safety, the Astro Sovereign had tacitly allowed the dissipation of knowledge on the Kunlun Nine Luminaries of the past.

  Sadly, before Yan Di’s birth, the Astro Sovereign had already vanished from the World beyond Worlds.

  Even the Sword Sovereign Yue Zhenbei was unclear on the specifics of this event, with only the Earthly Sovereign and Concealed Sovereign possibly knowing what had happened.

  As for whether the Female Emperor Jie Mingkong knew what had happened to him, she herself was probably the only one who was clear on this.

  The existence of the Astro Sovereign was not buried like for the Bright Connection Emperor as i
t was widely known in the World beyond Worlds.

  His sudden disappearance had been seen as the greatest mystery of the World beyond Worlds in over a thousand years.

  While the official statement by the higher echelon experts was that the Astro Sovereign was out adventuring far away from the World beyond Worlds,most people had their own doubts about this.

  “Could it be that the person here is the Astro Sovereign?” Yan Zhaoge asked curiously.

  Gao Xuebo shook his head, “No, it is not the Astro Sovereign but a disciple of his.”

  “Disciple?” Yan Zhaoge’s pupils dilated abruptly, “The Astro Sovereign had two disciples?”

  It was common knowledge in the World beyond Worlds that the Astro Sovereign, the Exalted Water Luminary, only had a single descendant.

  It was not that descendants of his had died somewhere along the way. Instead, the Astro Sovereign had only taken in a single disciple before.

  That was the current Female Emperor of the World beyond Worlds’ Five Emperors, Jie Mingkong.

  “That’s right, the Astro Sovereign’s disciple,” Gao Xuebo nodded, “Father and mother have both verified it. She is indisputably the descendant of the Astro Sovereign, and definitely legitimately studied under him.”

  Yan Zhaoge put a hand to his head, “The waters really run deep…”

  He forced a smile as he looked towards Gao Xuebo and the others, “In that case, who would that letter be for?”

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  Who was the letter for? While this seemed like a very innocuous question, it was of considerable significance here.

  If the letter was for the Astro Sovereign, that would be unravelling a mystery in everyone’s hearts.

  The former Exalted Water Luminary and Astro Sovereign of the Three Sovereigns was currently still in the World beyond Worlds!

  It was just that for some reason, he had been keeping himself hidden throughout, keeping even more of a low profile than the Concealed Sovereign.

  If the letter was for someone else, the mystery would probably remain a mystery, and might even become even more mysterious.

  “They did not say. You will probably only know after you go there and have agreed to it,” Gao Xuebo answered.

  Yan Zhaoge looked thoughtful.

  Since this disciple of the Astro Sovereign who resided in seclusion in the Roving Jade Heavens never cared about worldly affairs, who could have conveyed to her the news of his visit to the Roving Jade Heavens?

  Those of the Roving Jade Heavens would probably also be very concerned with the Astro Sovereign’s whereabouts and current status.

  After all, that was a Sovereign who had once been acclaimed alongside the Earthly Sovereign, the Concealed Sovereign and the Roving Jade Heavens’ own Profound Sovereign.

  Gao Xuebo and the others probably also felt curious, just that they had still left it to Yan Zhaoge to make his own decision.

  Just like Gao Xuebo had said, while this might be beneficial to Yan Zhaoge, it might spell trouble too.

  The problem was that they had too little information on hand as it was difficult for them to make an informed decision.

  “I wonder where this Majesty is now?” After pondering for a bit, Yan Zhaoge ultimately still decided to take on this errand.

  Gao Xuebo answered, “The place where she is residing is called Dynasty Vessel Valley. This old man will ask Qing’er to lead you there in a bit. Qing’er is on pretty good terms with her.”

  Soon afterwards, a girl appeared. It was none other than Gao Qing whom Yan Zhaoge had met once before. It had been a long time since their last meeting.

  She was truly befitting of a shocking genius on the level of Fu Ting as over the course of these past years that he had not seen her, she had already attained the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm, the mid Seeing Divinity stage.

  Also, Yan Zhaoge saw that she was only a half-step away from the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm as she might achieve her breakthrough at any time now.

  “Senior…apprentice uncle Yan?” Gao Qing’s face was filled with curiosity as she looked at Yan Zhaoge.

  Yan Zhaoge smiled and nodded, “You have improved tremendously in the ten over years since I last saw you.”

  “Aren’t you just praising yourself, senior apprentice-uncle Yan?” Gao Qing laughed, “Our cultivation bases were virtually the same back then, and you have already ascended the Immortal Bridge now. That’s much faster than me!”

  Yan Zhaoge said without batting an eyelid, “Truly, it applies to us both.”

  “Qing’er,” As Gao Xuebo gazed at Gao Qing, the latter shrunk back her neck, instantly quietening.

  Her grandfather had always been proper and stern, going about things by the book.

  On seeing how he seemed to be much more easygoing with Yan Zhaoge around, she had been somewhat more casual too today. In the end, she had immediately been suppressed by him.

  Seeing how she looked, Yan Zhaoge could not help but smile.

  The two of them bade farewell to Gao Xuebo and the others and immediately set off.

  As he walked alongside Gao Qing, Yan Zhaoge realised after some time, “This Dynasty Vessel Valley seems not to be at Green Duckweed Mountain?”

  “That’s right! Dynasty Vessel Valley where Granny Li resides is at the You Region’s Heavenly Contours Mountain,” Gao Qing answered matter-of-factly.

  The You Region here was completely different from the You Region that Yan Zhaoge knew of from the Eight Extremities World in the past.

  Having been in the Roving Jade Heavens for some time now, Yan Zhaoge had already long since learnt that the land here was split into nine different parts just like in the World beyond Worlds.

  Still, unlike the World beyond Worlds that was named according to directions, the Roving Jade Heavens utilised the names of the Nine Regions of ancient times.

  The Nine Regions were not like other places where regions were only limited to small domains.

  Any single one of the Roving Jade Heavens’ Nine Regions was extremely vast, being virtually comparable to Territories of the World beyond Worlds like the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.

  Each of these regions was further divided into numerous different domains, any one of which might even be bigger than an entire lower world.

  At the centre of the Nine Regions was the Yu Region where Green Duckweed Mountain was located.

  Like the central Jun Heaven Territory of the World beyond Worlds, the Yu Region was also the coremost part of the Roving Jade Heavens where the spiritual qi and resources were the most abundant.

  Green Duckweed Mountain was the most important location in all of the Roving Jade Heavens.

  The direct lineage descendants and peak experts of the Prime Clear lineage all resided there, its status being equivalent to that of Kunlun Mountain in the World beyond Worlds.

  That disciple of the Astro Sovereign was really keeping a low profile in residing in seclusion here. Not only was she not residing at Green Duckweed Mountain, her cave manor was even in the You Region and not the Yu Region.

  “Granny…Li?” Hearing Gao Qing’s reply, the corners of Yan Zhaoge’s lips twitched slightly, “…So this is a female expert?”

  As Gao Xuebo and the others had not specified the expert’s gender and the pronunciation of he and she could not be differentiated from their words, Yan Zhaoge could not have been aware of this.

  Now that he heard Gao Qing addressing that person like this, only then did Yan Zhaoge know that like Jie Mingkong, this Emperor was also a female.

  Yet, the problem was that the Astro Sovereign was male.

  While it was not that male Masters could definitely not take in female disciples, this was rather rare most of the time if they were not related by blood.

  With all their accomplishments
, the Astro Sovereign and the Female Emperor were a rather famous different gender master-disciple pair in post-Great Calamity times.

  Now, not only did it turn out that the Astro Sovereign had another disciple, this disciple was also a female for some reason.

  While it was not unacceptable per se, Yan Zhaoge intuitively found it strange as it just felt like his passion for gossip was being stirred up by something, directing his thoughts in a certain direction.

  “Am I just too bored?” Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin.

  Amidst his thoughts, Gao Qing suddenly asked, “Little apprentice-uncle, I heard from my fellow disciples that not only did you defeat Subtle Offensive Peak’s Purple Light Cave’s Northern Wind Wen, you even wrote a row of words on the backs of those from Ashen Spirit Valley without them realising it at all?”

  Sword Sweeping Northern Wind was We Daihong’s title, being analogous to how he was sharp like strong, gusting wind that was fearsome to the extreme.

  Still, there were also gossipers who privately used this mockingly to refer to Wen Daihong’s rather stubborn personality of not looking back after deciding on something till he literally ran into a wall, along with his inability to understand how society generally worked.

  Of course, due to Wen Daihong’s strength and the Lord of Subtle Offensive Peak’s Purple Light Cave, the Liberal Emperor who stood behind him, few would dare to openly mention this point in public.

  “What I could do, Fellow Daoist Wen couldn’t. Therefore, he admitted his loss,” Yan Zhaoge said casually, “Still, this Fellow Daoist Wen is remarkable indeed. While rash, he is an upright person.”

  “I wonder what outstanding figures besides him the Roving Jade Heavens have produced over the past couple of centuries? Right, there is no need to mention senior apprentice-uncle Long and senior apprentice-brother Long. I already know all about that.”