History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474
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Just as she was about to answer, Xie Youchan was suddenly startled for a moment. She stared at Xu Fei, “Something’s the matter?”
Xu Fei’s expression remained calm, “Nothing much. However, no matter what the outcome is, it is a load off my mind.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1413 - Heaven Containing Purified Soul
“The load off your mind…” Xie Youchan realized what Xu Fei talked about, “The matters regarding Shi Jun and Aunt Yuzhen?”
“Yeah. It’s happening very soon.” Xu Fei sat down and lightly nodded his head.
Xie Youchan extended her hand and grabbed Xu Fei’s large hands, “Everyone has been preparing for so long. They’ll definitely make it through.”
Xu Fei held his wife’s slender hands, “The Nine Underworlds Evil Devils had also been preparing for many years. Whether they can make it through is still an uncertainty.”
“Youchan, I don’t view myself as someone narrow-minded. However, I really can’t get this thought off my mind.”
The man whose figure resembled a mountain had his eyes filled with water, “About how tiny I am.”
Xie Youchan grabbed her husband’s hand. As a pair of husband and wife, she naturally wished for Xu Fei himself to be safe.
However, she understood her husband and knew what was going through his mind.”
Xie Youchan was also a straightforward person. “In this world, everyone has their own shortcomings. There are some things that you shouldn’t force, and there are some matters where you have to give it your all. At the very least, you should try your hardest and do your best to make our expected outcome slightly better.”
“I’ll do my best.” Xu Fei smiled, “You better not.”
Xie Youchan titled her head slightly, “Based on your description, if our opponents are that strong, there’s no point even if I do my best. I can only try and not be a dead weight.”
Xu Fei embraced his wife, “Yeah, our opponents are strong. They’re so strong that even I am incapable of dealing with them.”
His eyes were calm yet resolute, “However, as long as I’m able to contribute to something, I won’t run away from my responsibilities.”
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After Yan Zhaoge bid farewell to Xu Fei, he continued walking towards the hall used to receive guests.
Upon his arrival, he saw two women chatting by the shade.
The one in white was naturally Feng Yunsheng, while the one in green was Yu Ye.
“It’s been a while, senior apprentice-sister Yu.” Yan Zhaoge greeted her with a smile.
Yu Ye turned her head over, “Junior apprentice-brother Yan, long time no see. I still haven’t congratulated you for pushing open the Immortal Door and ascending to the Immortal Realm. The Fallen Deity has already returned to the Nine Heavens, huh.”
“You’re too polite, senior apprentice-sister Yu.” Yan Zhaoge sat beside them and analyzed Yu Ye, “Ugh… You also decided to commit to Sheathe Edge and Nurture Sword?”
Yu Ye nodded, “That’s right. My grandparents and my uncle advised me to do so.”
Currently, Yu Ye was in the Martial Saint Tenth Level, a Human Exalt.
In the past, when the Awakened Sky hall spirit’s physique crafted by all sorts of medicines and treasures had been torn apart within the Pill Hall, it transformed entirely into pill qi essence. Then, it was distributed separately among Yan Zhaoge and the others.
Yu Ye was among one of them.
Even if a sword cultivator would face difficulties in improving their cultivation, Yu Ye’s natural talents, as well as her majestic amount of pill qi essence, had laid down a solid foundation for her. As a result, it saved her large amounts of time. She could attempt to push open the Immortal Door and challenge the Immortal Mortal Tribulation to achieve the Leakless True Immortal physique.
For example, Nie Jingshen had ascended to the True Immortal realm after Yan Di, which was much earlier than Yan Zhaoge. Only, after ascending to the Immortal Realm, he still spent most of his time cultivating in seclusion.
Even though the pill qi essence was distributed evenly among everyone present at that time, there was still an abundance of the essences within each and every one of them. A Martial Saint couldn’t possibly refine them all.
Even after Yan Zhaoge, Yan Di, Nie Jingshen, and Yu Ye ascended to the Immortal Realm, they were still benefiting from it, as it would assist in their future cultivation.
For a certain period of time after ascending to the Immortal Realm, they didn’t have to put in effort to accumulate vitality.
This alone allowed them to improve much faster than others of similar conditions.
The reason why Yu Ye remained by the Human Immortal Realm wasn’t because she was incapable of pushing open the Immortal Door. Instead, she used the Prime Clear’s Sheathe Edge and Nurture Sword to suppress her cultivation temporarily.
Her current suppression was to enable a much smoother and faster improvement in the future.
However, such a method wasn’t for everyone.
One’s talents had to be high enough. Otherwise, the opposite of the desired outcome would occur.
Moreover, it differed from each sword cultivator’s martial arts intent. Even if one possessed exceptional talent, he might not be suitable to train the Sheathe Edge and Nurture Sword.
For example, Yu Ye’s uncle – Long Xueji.
Or the Cloud Conquest Emperor’s disciple, the one coined as twin supreme heaven’s favored along with Yu Ye – He Mian.
Even if most sword cultivators were fierce and wild, each of them would differ from the other.
Their parents taught the twin brothers – Gao Xuebo and Long Xueji’s sword arts. Yet, Gao Xuebo could Sheathe Edge and Nurture Sword, while Long Xueji couldn’t.
Letting Long Xueji nurture his sword would only sheath his edge forever, succumbing him to the state of an average person.
Similarly, if Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di cultivated the Sheathe Edge and Nurture Sword using their Prime Clear sword arts foundation, while nothing would happen to Yan Zhaoge, Yan Di might suffer from it.
“However, with your amount of accumulation, you’ll be able to unsheath your sword sooner or later,” said Yan Zhaoge.
While the Sheathe Edge and Nurture Sword might sound marvelous, it was ultimately a support-type art.
No matter how outstanding a Martial Saint was, it wouldn’t be possible for them to jump straight towards the Profound Immortal Realm by skipping through the Immortal Mortal and True Profound Tribulation upon unsheathing.
Of course, the Sheathe Edge and Nurture Sword could be used more than once.
After most people managed to pass the tribulation, they would sheath once again in preparation for their second nurturing. Upon unsheathing once again, their cultivation would then skyrocket.
“I’ll nurture it for now.” Yu Ye asked with curiosity, “I heard from Yunsheng that the Nine Underworlds had made some strange moves? It’s related to the Astro Sovereign, and even Senior Chu?”
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “It’s not just the Water Devil alone. The Earth Devil might be involved as well.”
“Two Extinct Devils sought after a chance of reincarnation together. This is indeed a remarkable event.” Yu Ye slightly zoned out, “Water Devil, Earth Devil…”
Seeing the woman in green zoning out, Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng both looked at each other and laughed.
Feng Yunsheng secretly sent a voice transmission to Yan Zhaoge, “Zhaoge, do people with the Heaven Containing Purified Soul usually act like this?”
“Almost.” Yan Zhaoge replied, “Those that possessed the Heaven Containing Purified Soul were extremely compatible with the heavens and earth. As such, when they weren’t focused, they would unconsciously enter a thoughtless state, and automatically receive affirmation from the laws of the world.”
When Yan Zhaoge first met Yu Ye, he was already aware of her exceptional soul. Only, he never expected it to be the Heaven Containing Purified S
oul. The appearance of such a soul had remained scarce ever since the dawn of time.
Those that possessed such a soul were naturally closer to the profundities of the great dao. As a result, they would have a much easier time understanding the abundance of laws in the world.
Performance-wise, when cultivating martial arts, their comprehension was strong enough to make everyone jealous.
This could also be regarded as an extraordinary talent. The scarceness and the heaven-defyingness of such a soul were comparable to Nie Jingshen’s Earlier Heaven Nascent Form. Only one was present within the soul, while the other was present by the physique.
Even within history, the most recent records of someone in possession of the Earlier Heaven Nascent Form was the head of the Four Imperials of Daoism – the Heaven Reigning Purple Tenuity Polaris Grand Sovereign Emperor.
As for the most recent individual in possession of the Heaven Containing Purified Soul, Yan Zhaoge was too familiar with him.
His grandfather – Yan Xintang.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1414 - Vileness of the Nine Underworlds
“It’s not solely because of the Heaven Containing Purified Soul either.” As Yan Zhaoge spoke, the corner of his mouth curled upwards, “According to senior apprentice-uncle Gao, senior apprentice-sister Yu herself was already… Erm, a martial arts addict?”
“Just like the Exalted Fire and junior apprentice-sister Sikong, they would always delve deep within the sea of dao, unable to extricate themselves from within.”
Yan Zhaoge continued laughing and said, “When paired together with the Heaven Containing Purified Soul, she could enter the thoughtless state to comprehend the dao whenever she wanted to. It fits her personality like a fiddle. With the two combined, it truly makes the effects more apparent.”
“This is also a kind of happiness,” said Feng Yunsheng with a hint of yearning.
The thoughtless state was a state yearned for my many martial art practitioners.
The Early Heaven opportunities were secretly contained within. Delving into the state would be equivalent to returning to the primordial gulf, which was the closest state to the dao itself.
Cultivating under such a state would ultimately grant the martial art practitioner the highest return in efficiency. Its effects far surpassed wasting one’s effort to enter a thoughtful state.
However, such a state was only something most could yearn for. In fact, most of them wouldn’t even encounter such a moment once in their entire lifetime.
Even for experts that had ascended to the Immortal Realm, such an experience was difficult to come by. Only when one’s realm was high enough would they be capable of entering this state whenever they desired.
After going around the Nine Underworlds once, Feng Yunsheng herself finally had a way of entering the thoughtless state when cultivating. Of course, she couldn’t just delve into it whenever she felt like it.
Other than the special cases like Chen Qianhua, those who reach a certain point in cultivation would ultimately be filled with yearnings and curiosity towards the profundities of the world’s laws.
The higher one’s realm was, the more they feel like venturing further within.
Feng Yunsheng was of no exception. As such, she held deep admiration towards Yu Ye’s state.
“The benefits don’t just stop there.” Yan Zhaoge smiled and said, “Senior apprentice-sister Yu has a natural immunity towards the sonorous voice of the great dao.”
Feng Yunsheng thought for a while, “I see. Even if she frequently enters such a thoughtless state subconsciously, she could easily back out from within as well. While others could attempt to suppress her using the sonorous voice of the great dao, it will be not effective.”
Grand Virtual Immortal was always accompanied by the sonorous voice of the great dao.
Without being in the Profound Immortal Realm, and before possessing the Immortal Aura, one’s mind would ultimately go blank under such suppression, as if they had entered the thoughtless state.
Strictly speaking, differences still existed between entering the true thoughtless state and being affected by the sonorous voice of the great dao.
One was on one’s own accord, while the other was being pressured by an external force.
However, some similarities existed, as well.
Naturally, most martial art practitioners coveted such a state.
As a result, Virtual Immortals had been using their sonorous voice of the great dao to suppress their disciples since ancient times. The disciples would be forced into a thoughtless state, thus allowing them to comprehend the dao.
However, such an act was detrimental when it continued for too long. Moreover, experiencing the world’s laws wouldn’t necessarily imply compatibility with one’s own martial arts profundities.
As such, only a minor amount of Virtual Immortals conducted such an act.
Most of the time, the sonorous voice of the great dao was the status symbol of a Virtual Immortal, as well as a tool used to oppress those beneath the Profound Immortal Realm.
Yan Zhaoge had the Peerless Heavenly Scripture as his foundations, as well as the Grand Clear Taiyi Fist and the Prime Clear Immortal Exterminating Sword. In fact, he cultivated the Three Clears and comprehended a variety of supreme martial arts, bending them to his will.
Only with these conditions was he able to fend off the sonorous voice the great dao’s suppression.
However, this was related to his cultivation as well.
If Yan Zhaoge’s cultivation were still too weak, he would still be suppressed by the sonorous voice of the great dao.
Meanwhile, it was different for Yu Ye, who possessed the Heaven Containing Purified Soul. She naturally held an immunity towards the sonorous voice of the great dao.
“Then, let’s not disturb her first?” Feng Yunsheng looked towards Yu Ye, while Yan Zhaoge nodded with a smile.
However, they didn’t have to wait for long. This time, Yu Ye recovered reasonably quickly, “This matter involves the Twelve Devilish Gods. I’ll have to report this to my grandparents. In fact, this might even alarm the Incongruence Divine Mother.”
“There’s no need to worry about this. When we returned to the Sky beyond Skies, we also delivered a message to the Roving Jade Heavens, and informed Senior Gao, senior apprentice-uncle Long and the others.” Yan Zhaoge said, “You might’ve already left the Roving Jade Heavens during that time, which is why you’re oblivious to it.”
Yu Ye said, “Oh, alright.”
“Senior Gao and the others should be contacting the Incongruence Divine Mother as soon as possible.” Yan Zhaoge smiled and said, “On our way back, we also contacted the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor and the Exalted Fire.”
“We have an obligation to ensure that everything is well-prepared before our battle against the Nine Underworlds. After all, our opponents consist of more than one Daoism Grand Heavenly Level Devil. Even if the entire world condemned the Nine Underworlds, we still have to remain cautious.”
Yan Zhaoge touched his lips, “The Evil Devils are the public enemy of all living beings. As a result, when Daoism flourished and the Devils declined, they turtled themselves in the Nine Underworlds and only dared to do things secretly. Even so, we must never underestimate the Nine Underworlds. Despite being cornered by the entire world for so many years, they still hold an insurmountable amount of strength.”
“Naturally.” Yu Ye said, “Even if they’re an independent force, they might be even stronger than the Immortal Courts heretics and the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus.”
Feng Yunsheng nodded, “Righteousness and devils are like two opposite extremities. Even if the two extremities weren’t balanced, we could already predict how vile and wicked these Evil Devils are.”
Before the heavens were split open, and creation began, the Daoism’s Three Clear Grand Masters, the Ancient Three Sovereigns, and the Western Second Patriarch fought against each other within the primordial gul
f.
However, when the Devils rose into power, everyone abruptly stood on the same side.
Among the Twelve Devilish Gods, the unparalleled Six Ancestral Devils appeared one after another.
Typically speaking, even if the final Doomsday Heavenly Devil didn’t appear, there would be a total of five Ancestral Devils.
Without accounting for each devil’s strength and weakness, the sheer numbers of Dao Ancestors they had were more than any other forces.
As a result, due to each Ancestral Devils appearing at a different time interval, such weakness was exploited every time each one of them appeared.
The Daoism’s Grand Clear Lord of Dao and Virtue manifested the Supreme Heavenly Devil and occupied the third Ancestral Devil’s position. Meanwhile, the Western Religion of Buddhism’s religious head – the Guide, also known as Amitabha, took over the fourth position of the Ancestral Devils and manifested the Faceless Heavenly Devil.
With this, the devilish Dao’s fate had been slain off.
Moreover, each force worked together to suppress the Devils.
The first Ancestral Devil, the forebearer of all Devils – the Primordial Heavenly Devil was suppressed.
The second Ancestral Devil – the Existence Creation Heavenly Devil was slain, while his corpse transformed into the Nine Underworlds.
By then, the Devils experienced declination, while Daoism started flourishing. The Devils also turned into public enemies and got assaulted whenever they made an appearance. Despite having the Nine Underworlds as their habitat, and always planning everything in secret, they never really got the chance to turn the tables over.
Even so, the Nine Underworlds was not to be underestimated.
This time, it wasn’t just some random devils attempting to reincarnate. Instead, two of the Six Ancestral Devils among the Twelve Devilish Gods were about to do so. The Nine Underworlds would pay close attention to this matter.
“Even if Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil, the Heart Devil, or the Shadow Devil exist, they’d have to be wary of other forces holding them back, thus making it hard for them to take action. There are other strong Devils within the Nine Underworlds as well,” said Yan Zhaoge softly.