History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  Yu Ye replied, “I’ll deliver the news back to the Roving Jade Heavens.”

  Everyone started fulfilling their tasks, while Yan Zhaoge went to find Xu Fei first.

  After the two met each other, Yan Zhaoge explained the situation that transpired. Xu Fei then asked, “What are you planning to do?”

  “The worst-case scenario would be the Water Devil and the Earth Devil making their moves together, rendering us powerless to deal with the both of them.” Yan Zhaoge said calmly, “If we wanted to deal with both of them, we’d have to split our forces. With this, our enemies would catch two birds with one stone.”

  “We will prevent anything our enemies are planning on doing.”

  As Yan Zhaoge was talking, he made a hand gesture and walked outwards. Xu Fei followed behind him, and the two headed towards the Pill Hall.

  After a short while, Ah Hu and Shi Jun brought the ice coffin containing Ying Yuzhen to the Pill Hall, as per Yan Zhaoge’s order.

  Under Yan Zhaoge’s guidance, the group entered the core pill room of the Pill Hall.

  Yan Zhaoge took in a deep breath. Then, he placed his palm in the center of the pill hall’s floor surface.

  Then, rays of radiances were released from his palm. They started expanding outwards and shrouded the entire room like waves.

  The runes continued to surge and scattered themselves all over the floor.

  After giving Shi Jun some instructions, he left Ying Yuzhen and Shi Jun in the room and left.

  “If we leave them here, won’t our enemies easily detect the location of the Pill Hall and the Awakened Sky Hall? Later on, wouldn’t they corner us externally and internally?” asked Xu Fei.

  Yan Zhaoge shook his head, “Unless if the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil personally takes action, we can assure that nothing would happen for a short amount of time. If that devil recklessly makes a move, other Dao Ancestors wouldn’t just sit by and watch.”

  He let out a long breath, “Once we fall behind by one step, we’ll be left behind all the way. Since our opponents held the initiative, we would have to face certain risks to turn the tables around.”

  “You all should be careful as well.” Xu Fei nodded silently.

  “I know.” Yan Zhaoge said, “Before I came here, I’ve already informed my mother to come here. Later on, she would assist me in presiding over the Pill Hall. With the Pill Hall’s oppression, I believe that we can delay their actions for quite some time.”

  Xu Fei sent him off, “Her attainments in formations are exceptional, and she even ascended to the Exalt Realm. With such improvement, she’ll have no problems presiding over the Pill Hall.”

  After bidding farewell to Xu Fei, Yan Zhaoge met up with Feng Yunsheng. Then, they left the Sky beyond Skies, left the Awakened Sky Hall, and finally entered the void’s boundless outskirts.

  The two traversed through layers of void boundaries and followed after the traces left behind by Yan Di and Chen Xuanzong.

  The flow of time was uncertain within the void. After the two journeyed for an extended period, they felt something in their heart. Then, they came out of the crack formed between two layers of void.

  As they appeared, a silhouette slowly showed itself by the dark void. It was the Exalted Water Luminary – Chen Xuanzong.

  “Your father went ahead to look for Lili already.” Chen Xuanzong didn’t waste his words and said, “Go meet up with your father. According to our plans, I’ll be heading towards the Domain of Thousand Scales first.”

  Yan Zhaoge said sternly, “Relax, senior. We will escort Senior Chu and allow her to meet up with you.”

  Naturally, Chen Xuanzong strongly desired to locate Jie Mingkong and Chu Lili.

  However, now that Chu Lili’s whereabouts were located, he still had to suppress his emotions and keep his calm.

  After all, it could be a trap set up by the Nine Underworlds.

  Now that they released Chu Lili, it implied that their preparations had been completed.

  Once Chu Lili and Chen Xuanzong meet up with each other, it might be the very moment the Water Devil makes his move.

  As such, despite being filled with anxiousness, Chen Xuanzong kept his cool. Yan Di, Yan Zhaoge, and Feng Yunsheng searched for Chu Lili while he went to another location.

  No matter if it was Chen Xuanzong, Yan Zhaoge, or anyone else, they both held the same thoughts: To not remain passive by the Nine Underworlds’ actions and take the initiative.

  When Chen Xuanzong and Yan Di had been searching for Chu Lili and Jie Mingkong, Yan Zhaoge had also been secretly making preparations along with them.

  When Chen Xuanzong was venturing the void’s boundless outskirts, he coincidentally came across a field of queer starry skies, known as the Domain of Thousand Scales.

  Since then, everyone had been laying down their preparations there.

  To a certain extent, the current Domain of Thousand Scales could be classified as a stage for Yan Zhaoge and the others.

  “Mingkong’s whereabouts are still unknown…” Chen Xuanzong raised his head and looked towards the faraway starry skies. Then, he finally let out a sigh, “Let us meet again later.”

  While watching Chen Xuanzong’s silhouette left for a distance, Yan Zhaoge let out a sigh as well, “If what the Astro Sovereign anticipated was right, the Female Emperor should have been searching for Senior Chu by herself all this while.”

  “If Senior Chu had already fallen into the hands of the Nine Underworlds, the Female Emperor’s situation isn’t looking too well. We’ll have to be on guard.”

  He shook his head, “Of course, this is if the worst-case scenario happens. Hopefully, it doesn’t come down to this.”

  “Let’s go. Let’s meet up with uncle and Senior Suo.” Feng Yunsheng nodded silently.

  After receiving further instructions from Chen Xuanzong, the two headed towards another space, searching for Yan Di.

  Yan Zhaoge had never cut off contact with his father before. However, it wasn’t an easy feat to contact someone within the void’s boundless outskirts.

  After a while of twists and turns, the two finally located Yan Di.

  Currently, Yan Di was standing by the exterior area of the starry seas filled with rubbles.

  “She’s inside.” Upon feeling the two’s presence, Yan Di spoke without turning around.

  Yan Zhaoge looked towards Feng Yunsheng, and blue-black devilish flames arose from Feng Yunsheng’s eyes.

  After a while, Feng Yunsheng lightly shook her head, “There aren’t any devils nearby as of now.”

  The three entered the area filled with rubbles and traversed to the center of the area.

  Above the meteorite with the size of a square acre, a stone mountain stood atop. Beneath the mountain, a cave was formed.

  As the three entered the cave, they were immediately greeted with the sight of a woman sitting in a lotus position. The woman sat still, and her eyes were shut tightly as if she was currently in slumber.

  On her forehead, a crack formed by a devilish pattern was radiating with ice-blue radiance.

  The woman was naturally Chu Lili.

  Her appearance remained as tender and delicate as if she was a teenager.

  However, compared to the previously energetic woman, she was currently focusing on repelling the devilish intent. She had no reactions whatsoever to anything happening in the outside world, or even herself.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1418 - Domain of Thousand Scales

  Yan Zhaoge looked towards the devilish pattern inscribed by Chu Lili’s forehead. Within the pattern, an eye seemed to have traversed through the river of time, the boundless void, the various kinds of laws and stared right back at Yan Zhaoge.

  The eye seemed cold and quiet, with seemingly no ripples of emotions hidden within. It projected the pitch-black coldness of a cosmos.

  Yan Zhaoge remained unfazed. He repeated his actions, engraved the cut-off strand into a seal, and embedded it within Chu Lili’s forehead
using a secret art.

  The devilish pattern cracks slowly closed itself and ultimately vanished.

  Even if this didn’t solve the roots of the problem, to a certain extent, it could still affect the Water Devil’s senses of the outside world when in preparation for reincarnation.

  Yan Zhaoge did nothing else and only looked at the crack that was gradually healing. He quietly waited on the spot and observed the crack.

  The pair of eyes that previously met his vanished.

  However, Yan Zhaoge’s senses told him that a looming intent still existed.

  Only, no further actions were taken.

  The two seemed to be competing against each other’s patience.

  Yan Zhaoge looked towards Feng Yunsheng, while Feng Yunsheng nodded with a stern expression.

  Upon seeing that, Yan Zhaoge let out a long breath and extended his palm. From his palm, faint radiances appeared.

  Upon being shone by the radiance, Chu Lili’s seemingly dormant body shrunk speedily and flew into the radiance.

  “Let’s go and meet Senior Chen,” said Yan Zhaoge.

  As expected, without seeing Chen Xuanzong, the enemy decided to stay put temporarily.

  The three checked the rubble area one last time and left without finding anything else. They headed towards the Domain of Thousand Scales to meet up with Chen Xuanzong.

  On the way there, Yan Zhaoge had been contacting others as well.

  All of a sudden, everyone in the light and the dark started gathering towards one place.

  After a long journey, Yan Zhaoge and the others finally arrived at their destination.

  When looking afar, sparkles of reflected sunlight appeared by the dark void, forming a seemingly long river.

  Upon getting nearer to it, one could tell that it was filled with streams after streams of lights rather than being a river. They actively pranced around as if millions of giant silver carps were undulating from the surface of the water.

  As the streams of lights connecting as one, the image from afar resembled a long river.

  That was the location which Yan Zhaoge and the others carefully picked to fight against the Evil Devils.

  No matter if it were Chen Xuanzong, Chu Lili, Shi Jun, or Ying Yuzhen, the opportunity to settle their problems would be when their enemies make a move.

  Yan Zhaoge and the others had to wait for their opponents to make a move. Only by then could they counter-attack and grasp the opportune moment amidst danger.

  They had already fallen behind their opponents. Whether they could chase up to their opponents remained at a fifty-fifty chance.

  Since they had already lost the initiative, Yan Zhaoge and the others decided to compensate it through the location.

  Naturally, fighting at a precisely prepared location was far better than fighting in a neutral ground, or even the enemy’s main battlefield – the Nine Underworlds.

  When Chen Xuanzong discovered this location, Yan Zhaoge was overjoyed.

  Even if a water vein like the Starry River Tributary was more beneficial for Yan Zhaoge in displaying the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation’s strength, the same location was also extremely beneficial for the Water Devil. He would rather use this Domain of Thousand Scales instead.

  Chen Xuanzong would wait at that location beforehand, while his group would bring Chu Lili over. With this, they could ensure that the battle would only transpire in the Domain of Thousand Scales.

  Even when Chen Xuanzong was worried about Jie Mingkong and Chu Lili, he forcefully suppressed his emotions and went to the designated spot first.

  “Senior Chen had already completed his preparations.” Upon arriving at the Domain of Thousand Scales, Yan Zhaoge first delivered a message to Chen Xuanzong. After a while, Chen Xuanzong replied to him. Then, Yan Zhaoge and the others entered the Domain of Thousand Scales.

  Upon entering the Domain of Thousand Scales, the streams of lights rendered Yan Zhaoge and the others unable to control their body. The streams of lights could only carry them.

  Here, the concept of time seemed to have lost its meaning.

  The three seemed to be undulating by the river of time.

  “

  Ci!

  ” Yan Zhaoge extended his hand and wrote some runes in thin air. Then, the runes transformed into clumps of radiances that enveloped them, and they sank downwards.

  After the radiance dispersed, the scenery in front of them changed.

  Their surroundings were still filled with streams of lights as if the rapid river waters had never stopped flowing.

  From the outside, they still seemed to be connected, forming the image of a river.

  However, light streams were shooting towards all directions within. Just like the surface of a sphere, they enveloped Yan Zhaoge and the others within.

  A jet-black golden sphere was located right in front of them.

  It resembled the size of a star. The dense sphere quietly hung by the void and was enveloped by the streams of lights.

  The gold sphere’s surface was smooth and even, with no holes or gaps existing in between.

  When Yan Zhaoge’s hand came in contact with the gold sphere, a huge seal was projected.

  Then, while the solid gold sphere’s shape remained unchanged, it’s texture had already turned soft, as if it was made out of the water instead.

  Yan Zhaoge and the others passed through the sphere’s surface using their body and entered within.

  It was pitch-black inside, with no lights to be seen.

  However, Yan Zhaoge could sense the presence of someone.

  It was the Exalted Water Luminary – Chen Xuanzong.

  “You brought Chu Lili over? How’s her condition?” Chen Xuanzong’s voice resounded from the darkness, “Have you met Jie Kongming yet?”

  Yan Zhaoge replied, “I haven’t met Senior Jie yet. As of now, Senior Chu’s condition is still quite stable. I also added another layer of seal.”

  “With the seal, the Domain of Thousand Scales outside, and the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual, we have three lines of defense.” He spread his hands, and radiances appeared from his palm, “As long as the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil doesn’t make a move, we should be able to hold them back for a short amount of time.”

  If other Dao Ancestors allowed a Devil Ancestor like the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil to make his move, Yan Zhaoge and the others weren’t to be blamed for their failure.

  “However, if other Great Devils invaded this area and fought against us, we can’t be certain anymore if they broke through the Domain of Thousand Scales and the Chaotic Heavenly Devil Slaying Ritual,” said Yan Zhaoge with a serious expression. “Which is why we shouldn’t waste any time.”

  A small silhouette of Chu Lili flew out from the radiance in his palm. Then, her figure slowly reverted to her original size.

  “Yeah, we should be quick…” Chen Xuanzong took Chu Lili’s body.

  With the radiance shining from Yan Zhaoge’s palm, Chen Xuanzong stared at Chu Lili’s slumbering face.

  He slowly said, “If that’s the case, let us start now.”

  The radiances by Yan Zhaoge’s palm dispersed, and darkness filled his sight once again.

  Chen Xuanzong also sat in a lotus position while facing Chu Lili, and the two sat by the void together.

  He formed hand seals with both of his hands. Then, he pointed his index finger towards his forehead, while his other index finger tapped Chu Lili’s forehead.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1419 - Regain the Upper Hand

  Ever since they parted with each other, Chen Xuanzong and Chu Lili finally met each other again after a thousand years.

  And yet, even though the master she missed so dearly was right in front of her, Chu Lili couldn’t feel his presence at all, as if she had succumbed into a deep slumber.

  Chen Xuanzong looked at his disciple. The image of her joining his teaching surfaced once again within his mind.

  At that time, she was mere
ly an innocent child.

  She wasn’t aware that she was the Water Devil’s compatible physique, nor was she aware that her father and master were the same. She wasn’t aware that her master – Chen Xuanzong slew her father – Chu Heng, after his transformation into the Water Devil.

  Gratitudes and grudges intertwined with each other. Such was her life.

  “This must be karma.” Chen Xuanzong’s expression remained unfazed, “Hopefully, those matters can be settled this time.”

  He closed his eyes, and a gap slowly cracked open from his forehead. Ice-blue devilish radiances surged from within. They presented the feeling of maliciousness, isolation, gloominess, and ominousness.

  The devilish pattern on Chu Lili’s forehead started cracking open as well.

  The ice-blue radiance released from their foreheads vaguely presented signs of intertwining and fusing.

  All of a sudden, Chen Xuanzong’s hand seals suddenly changed.

  At the same time, Yan Zhaoge at the side made the same move. He made a seal move his hands and placed it in front of his chest.

  The originally pitch-black space within the gold sphere was suddenly filled with radiances.

  A total of eighty-one embers appeared in midair, which pattern followed after a unique formation. The embers were surrounding both Chen Xuanzong and Chu Lili.

  From the embers, flames extended from each of them and intertwined with each other in the void, which then fell upon Chen Xuanzong and Chu Lili.

  As the ember flickered, the two’s bodies trembled slightly. As for the ice-blue radiance on their foreheads, it showed signs of turning dim.

  Chen Xuanzong extended his finger once again and tapped it on the foreheads of Chu Lili and himself.

  Then, his hands gradually closed in to the center.

  Following his finger’s movements, the blue radiances on their foreheads grew even more brilliant. As if Chen Xuanzong’s hands were pulling them, they were continuously extracted from the two’s bodies and converged together in the void intertwined with blue radiances.