Chen Xuanzong, the Astro Sovereign, one of the original three sovereigns in the World beyond Worlds, disappeared in World beyond Worlds and no one had seen him ever since. He stayed in the wasteland to suppress the big demon, spending thousands of years as one day.
Yan Zhaoge sighed. Though he had already prepared for the worst, he still felt a bit despondent.
Astro Sovereign could not help him as expected.
It was not that Astro Sovereign didn’t want to help. Being stuck in a place like this, he was unable to care for other businesses.
“Gui Shui Demon is one of the Twelve Devilish G.o.ds, the head of the demons. I think that his rebirth must be the primary concern of the demons in the Nine Underworlds.” Yan Zhaoge said that seriously, “Won’t you be out numbered here, your majesty?”
Astro Sovereign shook his head, saying, “It doesn’t matter. In the current state, Gui Shui Demon is not able to contact with other demons in the Nine Underworlds unless he sacrifices himself.”
Gui Shui Demon was also in an awkward condition right now. He had already been in the procedure of his rebirth but was stopped in the halfway and couldn’t make any movements now.
“Your majesty, may I ask...” Yan Zhaoge said lightly, “...Are you the perfect incarnation for the Gui Shui Demon?”
Astro Sovereign in the ice pillar remained a steady expression and seemed not to be offended at all, saying, “Yes, my body is suitable to be the incarnation of the big demon indeed.”
Hearing that, Yan Zhaoge almost blurted out the words to ask Astro Sovereign if Chu Lili could be the incarnation of the Gui Shui Demon. However, he still swallowed his words which was about to come out.
Although he was pretty curious about what had happened at that time, he knew it would be rude to ask what Astro Sovereign refused to talk. After all, Yan Zhaoge had already got many information from Astro Sovereign today.
Even if their families were close because of the relations.h.i.+p between their ancestors, there was still something Yan Zhaoge could not ask.
With his eyes blinked, Yan Zhaoge said, “If it were not for Female Emperor who had led me here, I wouldn’t be able to meet you, your majesty. But it seemed that Female Emperor had some important issues to deal with and didn’t intend to come here with me just now...”
“Though I cannot help you, still...” After a short moment of silence, Astro Sovereign changed the subject straightly, ignoring what Yan Zhaoge had just said, “If you don’t plan to leave World beyond Worlds, then there might be someone else who can help you.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1181: New Nine Luminaries Of Kunlun
Hearing what Astro Sovereign had said, Yan Zhaoge played dumb and said, “My mother belongs to the Exalted Wood Luminary lineage. But she doesn’t know where the Exalted Wood Luminary is either.”
“However, I’ve heard from my mother that the Exalted Wood Luminary seemed to have a good relations.h.i.+p with the Exalted Solar Luminary and the Exalted Lunar Luminary in the past.”
“It might be hard for you to find fellow Daoist Shao.” Astro Sovereign shook his head, saying, “There are so many people who have tried to find her during the past thousands of years. But no one has got any clue of her trace. At that time...”
Having paused for a moment, Astro Sovereign continued, “She has gone missing until now after she was badly injured. n.o.body has heard from her ever since.”
Yan Zhaoge suddenly wanted to give out a wry smile.
The woman who was called ‘fellow Daoist Shao’ by Astro Sovereign was the Exalted Wood Luminary of the new Nine Luminaries of Kunlun. She was also the Great Grand Master of Xue Chuqing, the Master of the Bright Connection Emperor Hu Yuexin.
Her name was Shao Junhuang.
She was one of the three female experts of the new Nine Luminaries of Kunlun who had created the World beyond Worlds. Also, her wide range of knowledge was rare among the nine luminaries.
After the Great Calamity, though few of the Daoism experts of every sect had managed to escape from the disaster and survived until now, there were still lots of legacies and treasures being lost.
The people of the young generations tried their best to restore those unique skills, treasures or the mysterious arts.
The people of the young generations tried their best to restore those unique skills, treasures or the mysterious arts. Yet that was bound to be a tough and long process.
Yan Zhaoge set up the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion and made many lost treasures reappear in the worlds, which astonished the World beyond Worlds.
In fact, before the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion was set up, lots of valuable treasures and mysterious arts in the World beyond Worlds had been restored through the investigation and hard work of Shao Junhuang, the Exalted Wood Luminary.
Her missing had made her investigations be laid aside. And there were so many people who felt deeply sorry for that.
It was only after Yan Zhaoge’s Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion had been created that all the investigations about the treasures and arts began to be carried forward again.
What’s more, Shao Junhuang’s investigation was not restricted to the area of the rare and valuable treasures.
She was also the master of formation and alchemy in the new Nine Luminaries of Kunlun.
Tons of formation maps and the elixir prescriptions which had been restored by her benefited the people in the World beyond Worlds a lot until today.
It was worth mentioning that Shao Junhuang’s alchemy skill was acknowledged to be the best among the new Nine Luminaries of Kunlun. She was also the best elixir experts among the Daoism experts after the Great Calamity.
The reason why Xue Chuqing, Yan Zhaoge’s mother, was able to make so many achievements on formation and other various skills was because of those knowledge foundations of her Great Grand Master.
Xue Chuqing’s master and her Grand Master Hu Yuexin were all strong performers in these aspects, thanks to the knowledge they had learned.
However, since Shao Junhuang had gone missing so early, she hadn’t had the chance to teach Hu Yuexin all her skills.
Xue Chuqing, on the other hand, had shown an excellent talent on the formation, which sometimes made people feel that her Great Grand Master’s skill was finally restored.
Unfortunately, after hearing Astro Sovereign’s words, Yan Zhaoge realized that the Exalted Wood Luminary might already be dead.
“As for fellow Daoist Gao, I thought that he had hidden in the underworlds. But you just said that he had escaped.” Astro Sovereign continued, “It seems that he has his own plans. If I guessed correctly, he must have paid close attention to the situation of the World beyond Worlds.”
“Once he knows about what happened, he would definitely get involved without your request. However, I don’t know what he will do.”
Yan Zhaoge nodded in silence.
Actually, Mars Halberd had said the same thing as Astro Sovereign about Gao Han, the Exalted Solar Luminary.
Their comments about Gao Han were largely identical except slight differences.
“And fellow Daoist Ling...” Surprisingly, Astro Sovereign hesitated for a moment, and then said, “She’s close to fellow Daoist Gao. However, no one knows what she has been thinking due to her tendency of being alone.”
Then there was a figure appearing in Yan Zhaoge’s mind.
It was an instinct figure which he couldn’t even see the appearance.
However, Yan Zhaoge still had a deep impression of this figure.
That was the woman who had left the Extreme Yin Crown at the Eight Extremities World.
She was also one of the new Nine Luminaries of Kunlun, the Exalted Lunar Luminary.
Ling Qing, the third female expert in the new Nine Luminaries besides Shao Junhuang, the Exalted Wood Luminary and Jian Shunhua, the Exalted Rahu Luminary.
“Although fellow Daoist Shao holds the same position with fellow Daoist Gao and fellow Daoist Ling about the development of Daoi
sm, they are not that close to each other.” Astro Sovereign shook his head, saying, “In fact, fellow Daoist Shao and fellow Daoist Jiang have the closest relations.h.i.+p among us.”
“Although she holds different views with fellow Daoist Jiang about the developments of the Daoism, she always treated him with half-apprentice manner in those days.”
Jiang Shen, the Earthly Sovereign, who used to be the Exalted Earth Luminary, was the oldest one in the new Nine Luminaries of Kunlun who had survived the Great Calamity.
Yan Zhaoge nodded while ruminating.
It was not rare to see two people disagree with each other on the major issues while still on good terms.
Nevertheless, if the disagreements escalated, they were bound to separate from each other, regardless of their friends.h.i.+p.
“You know about the stories of fellow Daoist Jiang. And Xingtang have suffered from the catastrophe. But there is still another one who has deep connections with fellow Daoist Shao,” Astro Sovereign said that slowly.
Yan Zhaoge then asked, “The Exalted Fire Luminary?”
“That’s right.” Astro Sovereign replied, “However, I’m not so certain about the relations.h.i.+p between them.”
“But I’m pretty sure that he has been looking for fellow Daoist Shao persistently for all these years.”
“I can’t say if it’s because of their grudge or something else.”
Astro Sovereign looked at Yan Zhaoge and added, “However, this might be a feasible way for you, compared to asking fellow Daoist Gao or fellow Daoist Ling.”
After pondering for a moment, Yan Zhaoge decided not to mention his mother’s Area Lat.i.tude Formation. Instead, he asked, “The s.p.a.ce is boundless. Even the Exalted Fire Luminary has disappeared for more than thousands of years. Your majesty, do you know how can I reach him?”
“Not really.” Astro Sovereign answered, “But I have a clue. You might have a try.”
Then Yan Zhaoge asked tentatively, “The Mars Halberd?”
“No, not exactly. But it does have something to do with him.” Astro Sovereign smiled and said, “It’s their hometown.”
Yan Zhaoge was stunned by the words of Astro Sovereign, he asked, “Their... Their...their homeland?”
“Yes, they are both half human and half dragon.” With wistful expression on his face, Astro Sovereign said, “I guess you already knew that Mars Halberd is the demonic soul which was sealed in a weapon.”
“He cannot be considered as a demon, half demon more accurately. And perhaps that’s the reason why he was bullied very often in his race. And he hated the dragon race because of that.”
“Even after he had sealed himself in a weapon due to the fatal attack, he still wanted to slaughter all the dragons. And at last he was sealed in the ancient cold abyss.”
Yan Zhaoge touched his chins while saying, “It sounds like the Exalted Fire Luminary was not hostile to the dragon race?”
“Not like the Mars Halberd does.” Astro Sovereign nodded.
“Hometown?” With his eyes squinted, Yan Zhaoge muttered.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1182: Instruction From Astro Sovereign
"That's right. Hometown." Astro Sovereign said slowly. "Although it is already destroyed, it still worth a shot to have a look at that place."
"But you have to be careful. There are so many people trying to look for fellow Daoist Shao over these years. Even more have tried to find fellow Daoist Suo."
"Thanks for the instructions, your majesty." Yan Zhaoge said that while bowing to Astro Sovereign.
It was true that all the people in the World beyond Worlds and Gao Han, the Exalted Solar Luminary who wandered in the outer s.p.a.ce, had paid close attention to the Exalted Fire Luminary's whereabouts.
Even the people in the immortal court was looking for him.
After he had remembered the direction and path which Astro Sovereign had told him, Yan Zhaoge stared at Astro Sovereign who was in the ice pillar while pondering for a moment before he said, "Your majesty, I have gone to the Roving Jade Heavens before and met Senior Chu there. It was thanks to her that I knew about where you are."
Since Female Emperor was not here, Yan Zhaoge then felt free to say that.
After all, Female Emperor was not able to pry about what was happening here.
"Lili?" Astro Sovereign smiled while saying, "Is she all right?"
"So far as I have seen, Senior Chu is perfectly fine." Yan Zhaoge said that while keeping an eye on the expression on the Astro Sovereign's face.
Yan Zhaoge had already learned from his mother that Chu Lili might have something to do with the Nine Underworlds.
However, the situation he was witnessing now was that Astro Sovereign had been forced to be frozen here due to the stalemate with the big demon.
Then Yan Zhaoge was guessing if there was any secrets underneath.
Astro Sovereign asked, "Is she in a stable condition?"
"She looks great." Yan Zhaoge answered, "Well, I don't know if it's so rude to say this, but Senior Chu seems pretty...alive."
With a wry smile, he added, "Or so to speak, she has a young state of mind."
"But I could see that she has been missing you, your majesty."
"That's who Lili is." Astro Sovereign shook his head and smiled, saying, "She's like a child who refuses to grow up. But she is way more mature than before when she was a teenager."
Yan Zhaoge seized the chance and said, "She has a letter that she wanted me to deliver to the World beyond Worlds. I know nothing about what's in the letter."
"She told me that I could deliver it to either senior apprentice-uncle Yue or Concealed Sovereign. However, I guess she only wanted them to pa.s.s on the letter to you, your majesty."
Astro Sovereign nodded, "Then I'll take a look."
Having taken out of the jade talisman, Yan Zhaoge used his true essence to hold it up and transported it toward the place near the ice pillar.
Then an invincible force coming from the ice pillar sucked the jade talisman into the ice pillar.
Astro Sovereign raised his hand to grab the jade talisman.
After a short while, he smiled, "Lili is so thoughtful."
"Do you need to send a letter in reply, your majesty? I can send it back to her." Yan Zhaoge asked that. Then Astro Sovereign shook his head, saying, "A message would be enough. Tell Lili not to worry about me and feel ease to cultivate in the Roving Jade Heavens."
Yan Zhaoge nodded, saying, "I see. I'll send her the message."
Then he asked, "Your majesty, I don't know so much about the details so I have to mention this in case of any misunderstandings. Senior Chu has told me to deliver the letter to senior apprentice-uncle Yue or Concealed Sovereign, however she never said anything about Earthly Sovereign or Female Emperor..."
"Lili has always been afraid of fellow Daoist Jiang." Astro Sovereign smiled slightly. Then with a thoughtful expression in his eyes, he said, "As for Mingkong, it's about something else. I understand Lili's scruple."
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge stopped asking, "I understand."
Although he was still not clear about the specific reason, he already got what he wanted to know.
It was better not to mention Chu Lili in front of Female Emperor.
Vice versa, mentioning Female Emperor in front of Chu Lili was also not a wise choice.
After thinking for a while, Yan Zhaoge talked about the thing that had been on his mind, which was about s.h.i.+ Jun and his mother.
"Really?" Hearing what Yan Zhaoge had said, Astro Sovereign was lost in thought and then said, "Though I haven't seen it for myself and couldn't make a precise conclusion, I believe the judgement of you and Mingkong. The big demon who wanted to use your peer as an incarnation should not be an easy one to deal with. But I can't tell its specific origin nor cultivation realm unless I see it with my own eyes."
"What a pity..."
Yan Zhaoge nodded with an understanding look.
Yan Zhaog
e knew that Astro Sovereign felt pity for not being able to help because of the fight against the return of the Gui Shui Demon.
If s.h.i.+ Jun and his mother were sent back, that big demon might return. Even worse, if the big demons united with each other and fought together, even Astro Sovereign was not able to suppress all of them.
By then the rebirth of the Gui Shui Demon would already be a catastrophe to the world, not to mention the possibility that all the big demons would be reborn.
"Senior Chu gave me some Devil Sealing G.o.dly Water. And I have been investigating the water over the years." Yan Zhaoge said, "Now I have made some progress and am hoping to make some old mechanisms before the Great Calamity reappear, which might be helpful to suppress the big demon."
Astro Sovereign was a bit surprised, "Really?"
He could only have a limited knowledge about Yan Zhaoge during their short conversation. But he already detected that Yan Zhaoge was a person who lived up to his words when it came to the serious matters. So if Yan Zhaoge had said that there was a hope to reappear those mechanisms, then that was not a groundless thing.
What's more, although he knew nothing about the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion, Astro Sovereign could still sense that Yan Zhaoge's insight was way more acute than normal cultivators.
"I have wished to solve the problem of my junior apprentice-niece and his mother so I kept researching for all these years. Finally, I have made some achievements. However, it's not enough." Yan Zhaoge cupped his hands, saying, "Your majesty, I wonder if you could tell me some of your experiences of preventing the return of the Gui Shui Demon for thousands of years and I could learn something from you."
"Of course." Astro Sovereign agreed instantly and started to tell him.
After they had finished their conversation, Yan Zhaoge looked at Astro Sovereign who was in the ice pillar with pity.
Although he already got some clues here, it would still be a long time for Astro Sovereign could leave this place.
At last, having bowed to Astro Sovereign, he said farewell and left.
Meanwhile, Astro Sovereign watched him leaving with a thoughtful look.
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