As he got closer, the North Ocean Clone lifted his palm. A brilliance flickered by his palm, leading to the appearance of a round clump of black-white fur, which came lunging towards Yan Zhaoge.
Yan Zhaoge grabbed Pan Pan by his neck’s fur and lifted him. He said with annoyance, “Calm down, you good-for-nothing.”
After joining up with Pan Pan and the North Ocean Clone, they continued on their journey.
Very quickly, they arrived near the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus.
“Without the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s interference, the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus might react to our invasion very quickly. We’re only allocated with a limited amount of time,” said Feng Yunsheng.
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “After the Earth Devil perished, the group of Devils had lost their purpose of roaming outside. Of course, returning to the Nine Underworlds is no easy feat. The Daoism, Buddhism, and the Demon Race bigwigs are busy dealing with the Nine Underworlds Infernal devils. While they won’t immediately divert their attention here, we still have to remain utmost cautious.”
The Blessed Lands of the White Lotus was still in a heated battle against the Immortal Court.
However, if a considerable commotion were to occur in their land, part of the pseudo-Buddhist experts would still pay attention to what had happened.
“I’ll help cover your movements. Quickly go to the Obscured Way World, and quickly return,” said Feng Yunsheng.
“You be careful too.” Yan Zhaoge carried the stone statue and let out a long breath. Finally, he strode forward.
“Let’s go!”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1465 - Visiting the Two Boundaries Mountain for the Third Time
Feng Yunsheng immediately traversed through the “wall” surrounding the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus, pulling all attention towards herself.
In almost an instant, radiances surged from countless Lands of Buddhism.
Amidst the dark void, white lotuses bloomed without any warnings, which came crashing towards Feng Yunsheng.
The Blessed Lands of the White Lotus was currently in a war against the Immortal Court.
Due to their previous advantage, they managed to occupy eight hundred of the Immortal Court’s Immortal Territories and a myriad of worlds. With how the battle waged on, the current battlefield was located in the Immortal Court’s territory.
A large majority of the Blessed Lands’ experts were on an expedition against the Immortal Court. As such, their territory was a little empty.
Previously, when the Victorious Fighting Buddha and other Western Pure Lands experts managed to infiltrate, they had to rely on the Demon Race’s Great Sage who Pacifies Heavens to fend off their foes, which caused great humiliation upon everyone of the Blessed Lands.
This time, the instant an external foe infiltrated, they immediately dispatched experts to deal with the infiltrator.
Due to her previous battles, Feng Yunsheng had to carefully deal with the situation, as she could hardly utilize her full strength.
Her dark saber sliced through the skies, destroying a white lotus. Then, she immediately fled from the area.
Rays of Buddha lights chased after her. Simultaneously, countless white lotuses appeared in the void, attempting to block Feng Yunsheng’s path.
Using this chance, Yan Zhaoge rushed into the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus’s cosmos.
He concealed his presence and traversed through layers of void, rushing towards the Obscured Way World.
As he was about to approach the Obscured Way World, Buddha lights flickered.
Two Bhante level Buddhism experts appeared. Upon recognizing Yan Zhaoge, they became surprised, “It’s you?”
Yan Zhaoge didn’t bother answering them. Dark-red sword-lights flickered by his body as he stepped through space, instantly closing in on the two.
Without giving them any time to react, Yan Zhaoge arched both his hands, unleashing a palm strike and a punch. The Heaven Splitting Halberd decapitated one’s head, while the Cyclic Heavenly Seal shattered the other.
Bypassing through them, the two Buddhism Bhantes had already perished.
Buddha lights surged from their body as if they were about to fly towards the sky. However, Yan Zhaoge’s palm grasped onto them, causing them to disintegrate by the chaos, ceasing to exist any longer.
Yan Zhaoge immediately rushed towards the Obscured Way World and headed towards the Two Boundaries Mountain.
The Two Boundaries Mountain’s seal was troublesome for Yan Zhaoge, especially when he didn’t have Feng Yunsheng’s assistance this time.
However, thanks to his previous experience, he managed to retrace his path. He successfully reached the mythical area beneath the mountain peaks after some effort.
There were still two seals present. The seal inside was still as quiet as ever, giving off no response to uninvited guests like Yan Zhaoge.
Only, the premise of such quietness was if Yan Zhaoge doesn’t touch the seal and doesn’t help the Great Sage Equalling Heavens escape.
Otherwise, this seal left behind by the Gautama Buddha would activate, forming an impassable chasm.
Upon reaching the depths of the mountain, Yan Zhaoge felt a pair of eyes staring at him.
A silhouette descended from the skies. A face full of fur, an ape-shaped mouth, and the Ru Yi Golden Cudgel he wielded. It was the projection of the Great Sage Equalling Heavens – Sun Wukong.
“You little brat, you made me wait long enough,” said the monkey.
Yan Zhaoge hugged the stone statue and said, “I’ve fulfilled the requirements you asked for.”
“You’re injured?” The Great Sage Equalling Heavens scanned Yan Zhaoge’s body with his eyes.
When previously fighting against the Victorious Fighting Buddha, the Immortal Extermination Formation was destroyed. While the Victorious Fighting Buddha was injured, those maintaining the formation had also received considerable damage.
Ling Qing was attacked by the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s sarira, while Gao Qingxuan had suffered from transforming into a sword. Similarly, Yan Zhaoge, Yu Ye, Long Xueji, and Daoist Cloud Conquest had suffered grave injuries.
When the Immortal Extermination Formation collapsed, the backlash of power came crashing towards them first.
The ones who presided over the Formation – Yan Di, Nie Jingshen, Yue Zhenbei, and Long Xingquan were also wounded.
Using the protection of the formation, he managed to escape from the spatial distortion very quickly. However, the injuries he received were still present.
Without conditioning his wounds, he immediately searched for Xu Fei’s group and immediately headed towards the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus.
On the way, he had Feng Yunsheng transporting him. He then used that moment to prevent his injuries from worsening.
Only, his injuries couldn’t possibly be recovered overnight.
While it didn’t seem so on the surface, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens wasn’t just a random joe. With his honed sense of perception, he could immediately tell that Yan Zhaoge was inflicted with serious injuries.
“It’s fine.” Yan Zhaoge shook his head.
Then, he placed the stone statue down and summoned his North Ocean Clone along with Pan-Pan.
“Great Sage, please have a look. Do they fulfill your requirements? Can it be done?”
The Great Sage Equalling Heavens first looked at the stone statue, “
Oh?
I can’t tell if he’s dead or alive.”
“This brethren of mine was involved in an incident.” Yan Zhaoge explained, “If possible, I’d like you to save him.”
“While I do know a few things about remedy, your brethren’s vitality is almost at its end. Even a Grand Heavenly Immortal wouldn’t be able to save him.” The Great Sage Equalling Heavens said, “I’m merely someone being suppressed here. Even if I wanted to help, I’m unable to do so.”
“But, you’re truly slick. You’ve managed
to fill him with an abundance of Yin Yang Earthly Spirit. Using this, he would be able to receive my Golden Body, and in turn, I would be able to escape. With this, he’ll have a chance of surviving.”
The monkey praised, “What kinds of treasures and secret arts did you use to make him like this? His cultivation should be around human’s Seeing Divinity Martial Saint Realm.”
Yan Zhaoge said, “The treasures related are all of the Immortal Realm. Moreover, there was also the Nine Underworlds’ Earth Devil’s interference.”
“
Oh?
It’s related to the Nine Underworlds?” The Great Sage Equalling Heavens stared at the stone statue with curiosity, “I can’t sense any devilish qi nor devilish intents.”
Yan Zhaoge explained the gist of the situation to him. The monkey then smiled and said, “He truly deserves this opportunity.”
“Senior apprentice-brother Xu turned into a stone statue thanks to these events. Fortunately, he already has the foundations of an Immortal Realm, which is why I could confidently bring only three individuals here to meet you.” Yan Zhaoge solemnly said, “Please make your judgment, Great Sage. Is this sufficient enough?”
“It’s enough.” The Great Sage Equalling Heavens raised his head and muttered, “I’ve waited for this day for far too long…”
“Far too long!”
With his sudden roar, the entire skies seemed to have changed its color.
The golden ape somersaulted and disappeared midair.
Radiances emitted from the Earthly Essence Stone half embedded into the stone wall, which shone on Xu Fei, the North Ocean Clone, and Pan-Pan.
A stone statue, a person, and a panda; their bodies trembled at the same time.
On the stone statue’s surface, layers of stone started being peeled off as if its skin was being shed.
Yan Zhaoge’s North Ocean Clone and Pan-Pan growled together. Using their refined Monkey Demon blood, they started transforming, taking the form of an ape.
Atop the three of them, a colossal projection appeared.
A giant ape that bellowed towards the heavens!
As the giant ape projection bellowed, it slowly disintegrated. Finally, it transformed into golden lights, which enveloped the three of them.
Yan Zhaoge’s mind was connected to the North Ocean Clone. As his mind blanked for a moment, countless images flashed across his eyes.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1466 - Causing Havoc in the Heavenly Palace!
Bizzare images flashed across quickly before his eyes.
Yan Zhaoge felt dizzy watching them pass through his eyes.
Watching the scenes, he felt as if he was back-pedaling through the river of time, flowing back to the times of yore.
All the specks of historical remnants seemed to have reappeared.
Yan Zhaoge felt as if his consciousness was being separated from his body. A part of it dwelled within the slides of images, which the other part of it was merely spectating aside.
The more ancient the past was, the more scattered and blurry the images were.
The closer they were to the present era, the clearer the images become.
Yan Zhaoge watched the images that passed through hastily.
These were like the memories of the Great Sage Equalling Heavens. There were scenes of him being borned from the Earthly Essence Stone when he became the Mountains of Flower and Fruits’ Water Curtain Cave’s owner when he headed to the seas to learn martial arts, and when he became a Demon Race Great Sage who stood pridefully above all others upon his return.
Then, finally, the battle where he created havoc in the Heavenly Palace, where tales of his magnificent feat were passed down through the following generations!
The process of this battle was the clearest out of all the memories and the most detailed one. Yan Zhaoge felt as if he was experiencing everything as if he was present.
Some myths were the same as his memories, while some were different.
At that time, the dispute between Buddhism and the Demon Race was already being foreshadowed.
Groups of Demon Race experts erected a massive formation to stop Western Buddhism from propagating in the East. The two were already confronting each other.
After the Three Clears transcended, the Jade Illusory Palace, the Eight Landscapes Palace, and the Roving Jade Palace secluded themselves from the world. Then, the Elder Lord who resided by the Tushita Palace seemed to have distanced himself from mortal affairs as well.
The Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace, who became the orthodox embodiment of Daoism, had banded together with Buddhism to oppress the Demons.
Being met with such fate, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens went ahead to challenge the heavens. A monkey and a rod dominated several heavens, causing the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s Immortals to flee in fear, along with the humiliation of being defeated.
Everything went on until he met the strongest of the Daoism lineage’s third generation, someone who bested countless forebears – the Illustrious Monarch Erlang – Yang Jian. With that, the greatest battle of the Middle era, the battle between two Grand Heavenly Realms commenced.
However, before the battle could conclude, a Vajra Ring descended from the skies, knocking the Great Sage Equalling Heavens to the ground.
Although the Great Sage was the one suffering, Yan Zhaoge still felt suffocated watching the battle.
That was the Elder Lord’s attack!
Buddhism had always prided themselves for their indestructible body. However, from Yan Zhaoge’s perspective, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens was the only one qualified to be dubbed as the indestructible body. No matter how many retributions he underwent, his body never faltered, far surpassing Buddhism’s degree of indestructibility.
The Earthly Essence Stone formed the Great Sage Equalling Heavens. He didn’t have the Heavenly Essence Stone’s capabilities of blotting the skies with clones, nor could he utilize the faith power, an ability restricted to the Humanly Essence Stone. However, he was accompanied with an Early Heaven advantage – his solid and tough physique honed to the extreme!
Upon reaching the Grand Heavenly Realm, he became on-par with the Primordial Heart Devil. The two were the only ones unkillable even by Dao Realm experts. Ultimately, the two could only be subjected to suppression.
As long as a life form still exists, the Primordial Heart Devil would be able to reincarnate.
However, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens formed by the Earthly Essence Stone was truly unkillable!
This was related to Mother Goddess Nuwa’s transcendence. In this world, even a Dao Ancestor could only suppress the Great Sage Equalling Heavens. Subjecting him to perishment would be impossible.
The Elder Lord’s way of thinking was unpredictable. Perhaps, he didn’t plan on crippling the Great Sage Equalling Heavens.
Yet, it was still undeniable that he didn’t die after receiving the Elder Lord’s attack. The situation alone was already enough to leave one in awe.
With the Elder Lord making his move, the monkey was ultimately unable to escape and was thus brought along to the Tushita Palace.
After undergoing vigorous training in the cauldron, the monkey managed to escape in the end.
Yan Zhaoge could not help pondering what the Elder Lord was thinking.
The scenes flashing across his eyes continued changing without stopping.
The Great Sage Equalling Heavens who managed to escape passed through the Thirty-Three Heavens, descending upon the Heavenly Palace once again!
The monkey wielding his cudgel smashed apart the Southern Heavenly Gate!
Within the Nine Heavens, a battle much more intense than the preceding battle happened.
In fact, without accounting for the Dao Realm, this might be the most intense battle that ever happened.
The Great Sage Equalling Heavens – Sun Wukong against the Welkin Golden Palace Gate Exalt – the Jade Emperor!
Contrary to the sloppy image Yan
Zhaoge had in mind, this Jade Emperor was the true overlord of the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace!
Second only to the Three Clears, his position far surpassed even the Four Imperials. Born before the Early Heavens, he governed over the entire world!
His full title was the Welkin Golden Palace Gate Supreme Exalt, Truthfulness Encompassing Splendid Jade Emperor. Some even call him the Jade Eminent Heavenly Lord Emperor, The Benevolent Sage of Heavens, Jade Eminent Heavenly Lord Emperor of the Empyrean Skies, or the Emperor of Empyrean Skies.
After the Three Clear Grand Masters transcended, he was dubbed as the number one strongest among Daoism. In fact, he might very well be the first Grand Heavenly Realm in the world.
Daoists refer to Grand Heavenly Immortals as Heavenly Lords.
Yet, the Jade Emperor had always been referred to as the Eminent Heavenly Lord!
Not only those of Daoism refer to him that way. Even those of Buddhism, the Demon Race, and the Nine Underworlds had recognized his title.
Even when facing this expert sitting by the Grand Heavenly Realm peak, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens still raised his weapon against him!
Nine golden palace gates came crashing down on him, illuminating the jade pillars by the Three Realms, hurling the ape from the skies down to the underworld.
However, with an enraged roar, a cudgel came skyrocketing, piercing through the underworld, the mortal realm, and the Nine Heavens!
The tyrannical power forcefully clashed against the Jade Eminent Heavenly Lord Emperor’s empyrean palace gates, its shockwave rippling through the entire great thousand worlds!
The empyrean palace gates continued pressing downwards, attempting to bury the Demon Monkey into the ground.
However, the monkey was far too strong. As the two contended against each other, the Yellow Springs and underworld were caught up in their clash, resulting in them crumbling thoroughly!
A huge calamity hit the great thousand worlds as if they were about to experience a significant declination.
The Immortals of the Heavenly Court Divine Palace either stabilized the great thousand worlds or joined the besiegement of Sun Wukong.
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