History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  With how unique the Origin Heavenly Scripture was, mastering it proved ample difficulties.

  Other than his talents in martial arts, Chen Qianhua was only able to master it due to external opportunities.

  With the Peerless Heavenly Scripture, Yan Zhaoge had a deep understanding of the Jade Clear Lineage. As such, the matters he contemplated far surpassed his peers.

  The Origin Heavenly Scripture could be cultivated by several, but only one would manage to achieve the realm of great mastery. Whoever managed to ascend first would then automatically obstruct others’ continued advancement in the Origin Heavenly Scripture.

  There was a layer of blockade behind this. Those inept in the comprehension of this Heavenly Scripture would deter those with weaker comprehension.

  While Yan Zhaoge was confident in his comprehension, he had just came in contact with the Origin Heavenly Scripture. Since he started far later than anyone else, he had to consider if anyone else had cultivated the Origin Heavenly Scripture.

  Naturally, Yan Zhaoge would not let go of such a solid supreme martial art. For the basis of his assurance, he had to take many other things into consideration.

  Compared to the Origin Heavenly Scripture, where progressions were comparatively slower, the Grand Clear lineage’s scepter art was much beneficial to Yan Zhaoge during the meantime.

  The other things that would instantly benefit him were not his other supreme martial arts but all the marvelous treasures Chen Qianhua had amassed during the past few years.

  While the Immortal Artifacts wielded by the Chen brothers were important, Yan Zhaoge was much satisfied with other things.

  Some treasures that were hard to come by, or were even deemed to have disappeared from the world, were likely in Chen Qianhua’s possession.

  Throughout the years, this person had been venturing around, collecting countless bountiful treasures along the way. With how much wealth he amassed, even Yue Zhenbei or Jiang Shen would be astonished.

  Perhaps, the total amount might still seem insignificant. However, the diversity was truly remarkable, including even all sorts of treasures one might not even know of.

  Yan Zhaoge had resided in the Heavenly Court Divine Palace’s Martial Repository. Other than the supreme martial arts, he had also come across countless archives.

  Such privilege allowed him to execute methods and tactics which forced his enemies into unfavorable situations.

  Using the old tactics prescribed in these archives, Yan Zhaoge continued his improvisation, which resulted in him creating various fresh tactics.

  In truth, Yan Zhaoge felt as if he was an engineer without his tools. While many thoughts sprouted in his mind, he could not execute them due to his lack of resources.

  Now, such problems have become practically non-existent. Just by looking at his harvests, various methods of utilizing these resources appeared in his mind.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1471 - Perishment of a Bigwig

  Throughout the years, Chen Qianhua had amassed an immense amount of fortune. That being the case, he would not bring most of these fortunes alongside him.

  Of course, Chen Qianhua had consumed most of them, which proved to be a pity for Yan Zhaoge.

  The loot acquired from Chen Qianhua only amounted to a small portion.

  The others were scattered around the cave manor Chen Qianhua himself created.

  Chen Qianhua’s cultivation was now in ruins. The disparity between the two had now become jarringly apparent. Using the Heart’s Will Heavenly Scripture, he could easily tell if Chen Qianhua was lying or not. He merely had to lay traps of words for Chen Qianhua to step into.

  Of course, these would take place at a later date. Yan Zhaoge had no time to dwell in these matters.

  Xu Fei came out unharmed, while Shi Jun and his mother were now safe. Currently, Yan Zhaoge was more concerned for Yan Di and the others, which he had lost contact.

  When the Immortal Extermination Formation shattered, it tore the space’s fabrics apart, causing everyone to separate from each other.

  Yan Zhaoge, Yu Ye, Long Xueji, and Daoist Cloud Conquest were administering the formation. Under the formation’s protection, they had an easier time stabilizing themselves upon entering the spatial distortion.

  Gao Qingxuan went against the flow of momentum and harmed the Victorious Buddha Buddha using the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.

  However, Yan Di, Long Xingquan, Yue Zhenbei, Nie Jingshen, and Ling Qing were not as fortunate.

  For something as substantial as the Immortal Extermination Formation, the degree of destructiveness from its spatial distortion was undoubtedly beyond mortal comprehension. Even Immortals could not possibly come out unscathed.

  Fortunately, after noticing that Yu Ye, Long Xueji, and Daoist Cloud Conquest were in a more favorable situation, he turned to aid others.

  With this layer of aid, they would not be vulnerable to many dangers.

  However, ultimately, everyone had separated from each other. Returning to the Awakened Sky Cosmos proved to be something of extreme difficulty.

  Now, Yan Zhaoge could only hope that everyone was safe and that they could reunite as soon as possible. At the very least, he did not hope for the same thing that happened to Nie Jingshen and Yu Ye.

  After assuring that no one was tailing him, Yan Zhaoge let the North Ocean Clone lead Xu Fei, Pan-Pan, and Feng Yunsheng back to the Awakened Sky Cosmos.

  “Return first. I shall continue my search for the others.”

  After causing a commotion in the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus, the North Ocean Clone, Xu Fei, and Pan-Pan would be better off hiding from the public.

  Feng Yunsheng required time to condition herself and was not in the state to move around any further. If a bow gets drawn too tightly, it faces the risk of being snapped.

  “Be careful.” Feng Yunsheng was aware of her situation. As such, she did not persist any further, “After I return, maybe Mars Halberd and the others can assist your search.”

  Yan Zhaoge nodded, “Don’t worry too much about me.”

  The North Ocean Clone led everyone else away, while Yan Zhaoge remained wandering by the void’s boundless outskirts.

  Although the Water and Earth Devil had perished, the battle had yet to come to an end. With so many experts around, Yan Zhaoge had to plan his advancements carefully. Otherwise, if he were careless, he would face the risk of being captured.

  He was already being coveted after by many others.

  The void’s boundless outskirts were extremely vast, with seemingly no ends to its boundaries. Finding a lost someone would pose extreme difficulties.

  To counter such problems, everyone had invented different methods of contacting each other.

  Some martial arts or tools allowed communication or even interconnected seals.

  Relatively speaking, the interconnected seals were much secretive and would not be noticed as easily. While the procedure was much more bothersome, the safety it grants makes it worth it.

  Through the mark left behind by their brethren, one would have a much easier time searching for said brethren.

  Currently, Yan Zhaoge was using all possible methods he could think of, not even allowing any potential chances to slip by.

  Very quickly, he found someone.

  “Senior Gao, Daoist Cloud Conquest.” Yan Zhaoge saluted the woman in green and the old man in daoist robes.

  They were Gao Qingxuan and Daoist Cloud Conquest.

  After the former forced the Victorious Fighting Buddha into retreat, she did not escape immediately. Instead, after affirming the departure of the Buddha, only did she leave the battlefield.

  Like Yan Zhaoge, Gao Qingxuan did not immediately return to the Awakened Sky Cosmos’ Roving Jade Heavens. Instead, she continued wandering around by the void’s boundless outskirts, searching for others as well.

  She first came across Daoist Cloud Conquest. Then, the two proceeded to search for others. Unfortunately, their effor
ts until now were to no avail.

  “How are your fellow brethren now?” asked Gao Qingxuan.

  “It’s a long story.” Yan Zhaoge answered, “But, they’re practically fine now. I want to thank the two of you for lending us your aids.”

  While Gao Qingxuan and Daoist Cloud Conquest’s complexions remained normal, their auras were weakened. Just like a sword that had gone through countless battles, their auras were weakened by their dreadful wounds.

  As the Immortal Extermination Formation shattered, everyone within the formation had suffered from injuries of different degrees.

  Gao Qingxuan’s condition was already considered decent. After the battle against the Victorious Fighting Buddha, she had no time to deal with her wounds, harming her vitality in the process.

  However, the two Prime Clear sword cultivators did not mind. They shook their heads and said, “You’re too formal here. When facing external enemies, we shall stand on the same side.”

  Since the matters regarding the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus had already been dealt with, Yan Zhaoge did not conceal it any further. He then proceeded to narrate the general gist of the situation.

  In a way, he was also informing the Incongruence Divine Mother.

  After listening to Yan Zhaoge’s story, the two were dumbfounded, “Never expected so many twists to exist within the myths.”

  “The one who sealed the Great Sage Equalling Heavens would most likely be the Gautama Buddha, who had transcended since long ago.” Daoist Cloud Conquest pondered and said, “Would assisting the Great Sage Equalling Heavens result in negative consequences?”

  Yan Zhaoge did not mention his guesses towards the Elder Lord. Instead, he merely said, “Some risks should be taken. Amassing three Golden Bodies of the Great Sage would grant my brethren with astonishing benefits.”

  “Indeed, this counts as an opportunity to them.” Daoist Cloud Conquest nodded and did not say anything else.

  “If anything, this is all thanks to senior apprentice-sister Yu.” Yan Zhaoge said, “If she did not bring the Immortal Extermination Formation and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword back with senior apprentice-brother Nie, we might have been incapable of defeating the Victorious Fighting Buddha.”

  Gao Qingxuan nodded, “Indeed.”

  Then, she frowned slightly, “But, to think that the Lord of Plentiful Treasures had already perished…”

  Yan Zhaoge said nothing.

  The Prime Clear Ten Scriptures’ final scripture – the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture, the top-notch supreme martial arts of the Prime Clear lineage…

  The horrifying mightiness of the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture triumphs over any other Daoism martial arts lineage.

  Just like Yan Zhaoge’s Peerless Heavenly Scripture, only one person could cultivate this supreme martial art.

  However, if the Lord of Numinous Treasures had transcended, only would his position be emptied, allowing others to inherit his position.

  The second person to ever cultivate the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture would most likely be the Lord of Plentiful Treasures.

  The reason? After the Lord of Plentiful Treasures disappeared, the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture vanished along with him, its whereabouts unknown.

  With the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture’s reappearance and Yu Ye becoming its brand-new successor, this implied that the previous cultivator of this scripture had already perished.

  “Could the Lord of Plentiful Treasure not have cultivated the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture?” Upon mentioning this topic, Daoist Cloud Conquest’s face turned solemn, “While that’s not likely to happen, there still exists such possibility.”

  “I hope that to be the case as well. Unfortunately, it’s not.” Gao Qingxuan took out her Immortal Slaughtering Sword. She stared at the jet-black sword-light and let out a sigh, “The Immortal Slaughtering Sword had already given us the answer.”

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1472 - Idealism Holds No Grounds In the Face of Reality

  Gao Qingxuan looked at the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, then at Yan Zhaoge, “The Jade Clear lineage’s Master Red Essence had also perished.”

  “Perished by the Lord of Plentiful Treasure’s hands?” Hearing her words, Yan Zhaoge expressed a pained expression.

  During the Ancient Investiture of the Gods era, the Immortal Extermination Formation shattered, resulting in the Immortal Extermination Four Swords falling into the hands of the Jade Clear experts.

  The Jade Clear bigwig who acquired the Immortal Slaughtering Sword was Master Red Essence.

  The Master Red Essence was the Primordial Heavenly Lord’s disciple. In other words, he was of the orthodox Jade Clear lineage.

  He was proficient in the Yin Yang Heavenly Scripture, the Life Creation Heavenly Scripture, and the Heart’s Will Heavenly Scripture. Then, using the Jade Clear lineage as a foundation, he explored a new branch, creating his style in the process by fusing the transformation of life and death. Having such an understanding of the laws of life and death in the underworld, he opened up a brand new category for the Jade Clear lineage.

  The World beyond Worlds’ northwestern Dim Heaven Territory Red Sea lineage had originated from the Master Red Essence’s unique branch of lineage.

  However, as time passed, this Daoism Heavenly Lord ceased to appear in the world anymore and disappeared by history tales.

  From the looks of it now, he had already perished.

  Gao Qingxuan sighed and affirmed Yan Zhaoge’s thought, “If the Lord of Plentiful Treasure desired to retrieve the Immortal Exterminating Four Swords, he’ll first have to find the Master Red Essence.”

  “Senior apprentice-brother Nie and senior apprentice-sister Yu had most likely inherited the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture and acquired the Immortal Slaughtering Sword through the Lord of Plentiful Treasures. If the Master Red Essence had truly perished, the Lord of Plentiful Treasure would most likely be his killer.” Yan Zhaoge smiled bitterly.

  Daoist Cloud Conquest was standing aside. As someone of the Prime Clear lineage, the feelings of embarrassment overwrote his expression when facing Yan Zhaoge, someone of the Jade Clear lineage.

  “Those were the matters of the Ancient era. Let’s not mention it for now.” Yan Zhaoge forced a smile, “But I wonder, how many swords did the Lord of Plentiful Treasure manage to retrieve?”

  Gao Qingxuan replied, “Only the Immortal Slaughtering Sword.”

  She whispered, “Because, not long after, the Lord of Plentiful Treasure had also perished.”

  “Which Dao Ancestor was it?” asked Yan Zhaoge.

  The Lord of Plentiful Treasure was the first disciple of the Prime Clear Dao Ancestor – the Lord of Numinous Treasure. His esteemed cultivation inherently allowed him to be dubbed as one of Daoism’s Three Great Sword Cultivators. The Jade Clear Jade Cauldron Cultivated Deity and one of the Daoism’s Four Imperials – the Purple Tenuity Emperor were also included.

  Truthfully speaking, when accounting in cultivation alone, he would not be considered as number one among his Prime Clear brethren.

  Among the Lord of Numinous Treasure’s disciples, the title of the strongest belonged to the Golden Spirit Mother.

  After the Golden Spirit Mother was enlisted within the Investiture Gods and entered the Heavenly Court Divine Palace, she inherited the position as the head of the Big Dipper Agency, forever stuck with the role of the Northern Palace Plough Matriarch Righteous God.

  Her full title was the “Heaven Reigning Brahma Plough Matriarch Origin Monarch Purple Brilliance Benevolent Grand Plainness True Compassionate Heavenly Lord.” She was the matriarch of the Big Dipper before the Heaven Reigning Purple Tenuity Polaris Grand Sovereign Emperor.

  However, the Golden Spirit Divine Mother was not a sword cultivator.

  In terms of proficiency in the sword, the Lord of Plentiful Treasure still holds the number one title within the Prime Clear lineage.

  When accountin
g in the Immortal Extermination Formation, he would undoubtedly become the strongest disciple under the Lord of Numinous Treasure. Even during the ancient times, practically no Grand Heavenly Immortals could ever deter him.

  Having one of the Immortal Extermination Four Swords alone was not enough to operate the Immortal Extermination Formation’s powers to the max.

  However, after the Ancient era, the Lord of Numinous Treasure transcended, while the Lord of Plentiful Treasure successfully inherited the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture. Compared to when the Investiture Gods war took place, his strength had leaped by miles since then.

  Even without the Immortal Extermination Formation, he even surpassed the Golden Spirit Divine Mother by cultivating the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture.

  The Lord of Plentiful Treasure possessed the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture and was in control of the complete version of the Immortal Extermination Formation’s blueprint. With these, he became the top-notch existence among the Grand Heavenly Immortals.

  Without undergoing besiegement, the only one capable of eliminating the Lord of Plentiful Treasures would be a Dao Ancestor.

  As expected, Gao Qingxuan stared at Yan Zhaoge and Daoist Cloud Conquest and slowly said.

  “The Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil.”

  Daoist Cloud Conquest asked, “Why would the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil want to eliminate the Lord of Plentiful Treasures?

  Hmm…

  wait!”

  He showed a look of deep contemplation, “Could it be…”

  “Could it be… the Lord of Plentiful Treasure attempted to replace the Doomsday Heavenly Devil?” Yan Zhaoge continued his sentence.

  Gao Qingxuan nodded gently.

  Yan Zhaoge facepalmed while Daoist Cloud Conquest sighed.

  As one of the very few experts of the Grand Heavenly Realm, the Lord of Plentiful Treasure would have his ambitions. He wanted to ascend to the realm beyond the Grand Heavenly Realm and become a Dao Ancestor.

  “The Lord of Plentiful Treasures has extremely sturdy foundations, and he even possessed such mightiness. With a supreme martial art like the Chaos Extinguishing Origin Scripture, which guarantees his future of ascension, his chances of ascending to that realm were extremely favorable. Why did he have to covet after the sixth Ancestral Devil’s position?” Daoist Cloud Conquest’s face was filled with pity.