Instead, it was the Pill Hall hall spirit that had its own consciousness!
“When the three people of the Minor White Peak had disappeared, was it because of this hall spirit?” He Mian quickly related them together, and asked in a deep voice.
Cloud Emperor nodded his head lightly, “There shouldn’t be any mistakes about it. However, we don’t know if they’re dead or alive, nor do we know why the spirit of the Pill Hall had captured them.”
“The three of them, along with the three missing people of the Ingenous Flying Peak are already dead,” said Yan Zhaoge softly.
Cloud Emperor and He Mian looked at him.
“I have retrieved six of their corpses,” said Yan Zhaoge.
Although Cloud Emperor and He Mian were hostile against the Profound Sovereign’s lineage, they both nodded and said, “Thanks, Fallen Deity.”
Yan Zhaoge didn’t mention anything else. He continued walking around the pavilion.
“If the Pill Hall’s hall spirit has its own intelligence, and wants to make things harder for us, won’t it be too easy? Aren’t we just walking into the lion’s den?”
“After he left the Purple Divine Pavilion, its controlling force towards the Pill Hall would also decrease.” Yan Zhaoge didn’t turn his head backwards. He continued venturing into the pavilion as he answered.
After hearing this, He Mian started thinking.
If that’s the case, why does the hall spirit want to leave the Pill Hall’s core hub, the Purple Divine Pavilion?
Yan Zhaoge slowly advanced. After a while, he suddenly extended his hand into the void.
On his other hand, the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace appeared.
The huge furnace shrunk, and fell into Yan Zhaoge’s palm. After that, radiance emerged.
After a short while, Yan Zhaoge’s hand who was venturing into the void slowly retracted.
In his hand, layers of lights were circulating.
Yan Zhaoge inserted these lights into the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace, and a “boom” was heard from the furnace.
As he re-opened the furnace’s cover, a jade slip radiating with purple light flew out from it.
Yan Zhaoge took the jade slip. He used his full force on five of his fingers, and immediately crushed the jade slip to pieces.
As he finished his action, the pavilion suddenly trembled.
Light radiated from the centre, the south, west, northeast, and northwest of the room. Among the radiance, an altar slowly formed on each of them.
At this moment, Yan Zhaoge, Cloud Emperor and his disciple felt a chill down their spine.
A surge of ice cold will arose within their hearts.
As if there was a pair of cold eyes staring at them.
Yan Zhaoge turned a blind eye to it. He continued advancing forward, and went to the altar in the centre first. After that, he placed the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace on it.
Above the altar, the changes in light and shadows were being displayed. In the end, they condensed into ancient sigil runes, and were engraved in the void.
“My own time… is almost up… Sadly, my own preparations aren’t complete… I know not if I will fail or succeed… For now, I can only risk myself. Only by then, I wouldn’t be awaiting my fate of death… That brat that stole mine own furnace, and ruined my plan… If it be true I succeed, I shall kill thee!”
Cloud Conquest Emperor walked beside Yan Zhaoge. He has done some research regarding the ancient runes, and could understand most parts of the writings in the void.
After he finished reading them, his gaze shifted towards Yan Zhaoge.
The being that left those words must be the hall spirit. The person that it hated was right in front of the altar.
Yan Zhaoge started thinking.
Because of him taking away the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace, it rendered the opponent unable to continue abducting others. This was why he said its preparations weren’t completed yet, and he didn’t know if he would succeed.
The hall spirit must have wanted to take things slow, and think of another plan. Until its preparations were complete, only by then would it start to make a move.
However, Exalted Wood Shao Junhuang had opened the pathway towards the Pill Hall. The appearance of Exalted Fire, Suo Mingzhang caused the hall spirit to experience a huge danger and sense of urgency. He had to execute its plan much earlier without completing its preparations. He had to take a risk.
He left the Purple Divine Pavilion because of that. He hoped to complete its plan before Suo Mingzhang, or Yan Zhaoge and the others arrived.
He didn’t know when Suo Mingzhang would arrive. Naturally, he wanted to complete his preparations as soon as possible.
Yan Zhaoge retrieved the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace. After contemplating for a white, he went to the altar by the south.
The paragraph of words just now seemed to be the last intent left by the hall spirit before it left the Purple Divine Pavilion.
The message wasn’t intentional. Instead, it was because his grudge was too strong, which caused it to be engraved within the pavilion. Now, Yan Zhaoge used his supreme arts to make it appear.
There was more than one intent here.
If the altar in the middle was its last sentence, which was the fifth, the altar at the south should be its first sentence.
The pattern here was based on the Lo Shu Square [1].
The first sentence would be by the South, and the second sentence would be by the Northeast. The third sentence would be by the West, and the fourth sentence would be by the Northwest. The last sentence would be in the middle.
Yan Zhaoge’s expression didn’t show any sadness or happiness. He placed the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace on the altar by the South.
[1] Lo Shu Square (): http://www.numeroworld.com/lo-shu-magic-square.asp
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1257 - Yan Zhaoge’s Past And Present
POSTED ON AUGUST 4, 2020 BY MAXIMUS
Yan Zhaoge placed the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace on the altar by the South. Above the altar, light and shadow were floating, and formed into ancient runes.
Cloud Conquest Emperor stood beside and chanted softly.
“I opened my own eyes in the darkness, as if I was a baby that was given a chance of birth… From being oblivious of matters, I slowly came to an understanding towards many things. As if being possessed by a spirit with memories of the past, everything that happened throughout the passage of time slowly resurfaced within me… It felt like an era had passed. From the annihilation of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace, thousands of years had passed… The past is the past, and now is the present. From today onwards, Awakened Sky shall be my name. I shall not be referred to as Awaken Sky Hall anymore. I shall live for myself!”
He Mian said, “As expected, it was an intent from the start. This should be the thought of the Awakened Sky Hall’s hall spirit when his intelligence had been completely formed.
Pill Hall was the common name of the hall. The Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s official name was the Awakened Sky Hall.
Yan Zhaoge did not say anything. He took the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace and placed it on the altar by the Northeast side of the pavilion.
Light and shadow also projected from the altar, and condensed into a sentence.
After Yan Zhaoge read it, he remained silent, and seemed to be distracted.
“I’m not alone… Last time when I had no intelligence, I had never bothered investigating matters despite the countless years of experiencing and interacting with it. Now that my intelligence is completely formed, fragments of the past resurfaced within my mind, and I’m aware that I’m not the first one… Before the annihilation of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace, the Primordial Prosperous Pavilion already had its own intelligence. It is much superior compared to my peers who are like dolls… Pity, it got destroyed along with the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace. It died… What kind of feeling is d
eath?”
As the Cloud Conquest Emperor continued reading, he was surprised, “From what the Awakened Sky Hall’s hall spirit said, a building in the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace had already formed its own intelligence before the Grand Calamity?”
“Master, the Primordial Prosperous Pavilion is referring to?” He Mian asked.
Cloud Emperor let out a long sigh, and his expression returned back to normal. “The ancient texts are incomplete, so I can’t be too sure. However, if I’m not mistaken, it should be the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s legendary Martial Repository.”
“Martial Repository?” He Mian’s face turned serious, “The Martial Repository of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace which had recorded ninety percent of the Daoist martial arts before the Grand Calamity other than the Three Clear lineage”
“Based on the rumours, the Three Clear lineage also has the records. However, it isn’t complete.” Cloud Emperor said, “Other than lineages handed down in a direct line from the founder, it isn’t exaggerating to say they have ninety percent of it.”
“Before the Grand Calamity, martial arts flourished. There were many excellent martial arts that branched from the Three Clear lineage. They wouldn’t let the ancestors horde up all the glories of the martial arts.”
He Mian felt fascinated when he was listening to it.
“Unfortunately, they were all destroyed in the Grand Calamity. Otherwise, it would be such an enormous pile of treasure.”
As he came back to his senses, he complimented, “I never expected another building in the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace to have a spirit that possessed its own intelligence before the Pill Hall. However, just like what the Pill Hall hall spirit had said, it was unfortunate for it to perish together with the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace, and was killed just like a human.”
Yan Zhaoge’s facial expression seemed to have recovered from the shock. He nodded and said, “Indeed…”
He took the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace and placed it on the altar by the West.
The contents of the runes this time caused Yan Zhaoge’s pupils to shrink slightly.
“Despite being alive, I seem to have been trapped in a cage the moment I was born… I can’t leave this hall, and I can’t become stronger. Even my wounds from the annihilation of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace can’t be healed… I feel unresigned… Since Primordial Prosperous can attempt to forge a body for himself by imitating the physique of a human, I can do it as well. I must undo myself from these shackles!”
Cloud Emperor and He Mian were shocked when they read it, “Forge a body by imitating the physique of a human?”
They looked at each other.
Primordial Prosperous must be the PIll Hall hall spirit’s way of calling the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s Martial Repository hall spirit which had gained intelligence before it.
“Based on this, doesn’t that mean not only the Primordial Prosperous Hall’s hall spirit had gained intelligence, it also forged itself a human-like body before the Grand Calamity?”
Moreover, according to the words of the Pill Hall’s hall spirit, the Martial Repository spirit seemed to have succeeded.
Cloud Emperor and his apprentice felt it utterly beyond comprehension. Everything they had seen and heard today were beyond their expectations.
“Hold on. If that’s the case, the Pill Hall’s hall spirit left the core hub, the Purple Divine Pavilion in order to forge a human-like body?” He Mian immediately realized.
Yan Zhaoge said slowly, “I have already retrieved the corpse of those six daoist that went missing. However, I had also checked it thoroughly.”
“Unfortunately, everything inside of their bodies had been destroyed. It was destroyed in a very detailed and delicate manner.”
“Before this, I still didn’t understand the reason for it. Now that I think of it, I’m afraid…”
As he was talking, he shook his head.
Both Cloud Emperor and He Mian’s facial expression turned serious, “It was for investigating the human body’s structure, and preparation for him to forge a human body!”
“The altar in the middle said that his preparations weren’t complete. Was he also implying this?” He Mian muttered.
“I’m afraid so.” Yan Zhaoge nodded, “He said I destroyed his plan by taking the Profound Sky Purple Golden Furnace. His intentions were to abduct more people in order to continue investigating them.”
Cloud Emperor said, “This Pill Hall’s hall spirit is an extremely dangerous existence after gaining intelligence.”
Selfish, cold, firm, and decisive.
“From what he said, he can’t just take over a human’s corpse. Even if the person is dead, he is unable to possess one.” He Mian started analysing, “Without acquiring a human body, he won’t be able to leave the Pill Hall. He also wouldn’t be able to recover from his own injuries.”
“If he were to acquire a human body, he would be completely free. He can also cultivate like us and increase his own strength.”
He Mian frowned lightly, “We don’t know how much controlling power towards this hall will remain after he acquired a human body.”
“It’s hard to tell. However, to play it safe, let’s just assume he still has the same controlling power towards the Pill Hall as before.” The Cloud Emperor looked at the sentence. He gave it a thought and said, “This sentence where he mentioned the matter about the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s Martial Repository’s spirit. It somehow seems weird, doesn’t it?”
Yan Zhaoge was concentrating on the line of words. He suddenly said, “Before the Grand Calamity, there were plenty of experts in the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace. Despite being the controller of the Martial Repository, the Martial Repository spirit had formed its own intelligence. Did the rulers in the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace realize this?”
“Especially when the spirit attempted to forge a human body for itself.”
Cloud Conquest Emperor clapped his hands and complimented, “Indeed, Fallen Deity. This was the part that I felt was out of place.”
The old man looked at the line of text and sighed, “It’s a pity. The once prosperous Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s Martial Repository that had collected most of the sutras in the world did not survive the Grand Calamity like this Pill Hall. All the mysteries are buried within history.”
“Indeed. I’m also curious about the answer to this mystery.” Yan Zhaoge narrowed his eyes.
He had always had some questions in his heart.
For example, what was the Grand Calamity at that time.
“And for example…” Yan Zhaoge thought deeply in his heart, “… In my first life in this world, why did I not even have a chance to become a human. And when I had my consciousness, why did I already become the Martial Repository’s spirit?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1258 - Suicide Expert
POSTED ON AUGUST 5, 2020 BY MAXIMUS
The Pill Hall hall spirit’s lingering intent which had turned into words seemed to be talking about everything that happened in the past.
When Yan Zhaoge saw it, his thoughts were all jumbled up. Many memories that were hidden deep down in his mind resurfaced.
Ever since he came to this world during his past life, and when he had his own consciousness, he was already the Heaven Court’s Divine Palace’s Martial Repository, the Primordial Prosperous Pavilion’s spirit.
There, he browsed through the Heavenly Court’s collections of books. Due to him being a spirit, he was very fast in terms of reading. Without trying to fully understand them, his memory was also very convenient for him. He just did it very easily.
After he finished reading the martial arts scriptures, he started reading information about humanities.
After he finished reading the information about humans, he read formations graphs.
Later on, he didn’t let go of the books which contained methods to refine artifacts, alchemy and
pill formulas either.
While he was reading the books, he was also observing people.
He saw the Immortals in the Heavenly Court walking around and flying around in the sky.
He also observed the way Immortals cultivated. They either got it through in one sitting or were stuck with many questions.
He saw a group of Immortals meeting up to discuss scriptures and arts together.
He had also witnessed the despicableness in Immortals when they were scheming on each other.
However, despite witnessing so many things, they were purely there to satisfy his boredom.
Just like the Pill Hall’s hall spirit when it formed its own intelligence. Yan Zhaoge immediately realized that he was stuck in this place with no means of escaping. During that time, Yan Zhaoge also felt like he was in a cage. Other than reading books and observing people, he couldn’t do anything else.
He still had to be wary of others discovering his unusualness.
After all, among all the spirits in the buildings of Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace, only he was a special “counterfeit”.
He wasn’t a building spirit that formed his own intelligence. Instead, he was an outsider spirit that had taken over the Martial Repository’s spirit.
Despite the constant self-mockery about how great of a job being a librarian is, he wasn’t a person anymore. That feeling really made Yan Zhaoge’s heart feel complicated.
After the Pill Hall’s hall spirit harbored its own intelligence, it wasn’t willing to accept its own fate just like that.
As its “predecessor”, Yan Zhaoge was no exception.
Especially when Yan Zhaoge of that time had confusion and fear deep down in his heart.
How did I turn out to become like this?
The Heaven Court’s cultivators with different cultivations that were going in and out of the Martial Repository are one thing.
As for the rulers in the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace, the legendary magnificent figures that were reigning at the top, would they realize something off about the Martial Repository? Did someone realize that the spirit of that place was already swapped away, and wasn’t a true building spirit anymore, and was instead… a human?”
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