History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  That giant panda rubbed itself against him, its gaze appearing very innocent.

  Xie Youchan said, “No matter. Liu Shengfeng is the cause of it all; my clan’s Elders will naturally communicate it to Infinite Boundless Mountain’s Elder Shan Shiweng.”

  With this matter over, they prepared to return to Clear Concealed Island.

  This time, they sat on that giant panda’s back. Not afraid of water, it carried them across the lake.

  The only exception was that middle-aged martial practitioner. The giant panda still remembered the arrow that he had shot at it earlier when it had been in its final moments of levelling.

  However, while he didn’t let him on his back, he still summoned a black stream of water to lift him up, bringing him back to Clear Concealed Island alongside them.

  As someone hailing from a subordinate power of Turbid Wave Pavilion who had been allowed by them into Clear Concealed Lake to search for fortune but was instead caught up in something there, Turbid Wave Pavilion had to show some form of consideration for him.

  Moreover, his injuries were too grave. If he was not treated in time, he even risked dying.

  Therefore, Xie Youchan still decided to bring him back to Clear Concealed Island.

  Sitting on the giant panda’s back, Zhang Yao was full of joy, while Ah Hu was also grinning and constantly laughing. After all, Pixius were rare.

  Yan Zhaoge felt a little conflicted as he looked at the giant panda that resembled a small elephant beneath him with a strange expression on his face.

  “The image really is a little strange…” Yan Zhaoge appraised the others carefully.

  They all looked not to care as they were instead rather happy, causing him to feel a little better within his heart.

  Yan Zhaoge asked Xie Youchan, “Senior Sister Xie, do you have Crimson Flame Iron and Cold Light Iron here?”

  Xie Youchan answered, “These are both very commonly found ores ample in production quantity. While there are no quarries in the vicinity of Clear Concealed Lake, there is some stored on Clear Concealed Island. Do you have need of some?”

  Yan Zhaoge nodded, “I will be bothering Senior Sister Xie on this matter; I will definitely not let your clan lose out in terms of price.”

  Looking at the giant panda, Xie Youchan smiled, “It’s for feeding this giant fella? Then I’d better prepare a little more.”

  Yan Zhaoge smiled bitterly, “That’s how it is, isn’t it?”

  Conversing happily, they returned to Clear Concealed Island, whereupon Yan Zhaoge bid Xie Youchan and Zhang Yao farewell before taking Ah Hu and that giant panda back to the bamboo house that served as his lodgings here.

  Entering the second floor of the bamboo house, Yan Zhaoge saw that there was already someone there.

  The other party stood by the window, gazing at the distant lake.

  As Yan Zhaoge entered, he turned, “Zhaoge, you’re back?”

  The visitor looked lean and scholarly, a beard hanging down before his chest. It was precisely Fang Zhun.

  Yan Zhaoge bowed, “Second apprentice-uncle.”

  “I already know of the matter with Infinite Boundless Mountain’s Liu Shengfeng. The wrong is not with you; you do not need to put it to heart,” Fang Zhun said, “I’m here today for another matter.”

  Yan Zhaoge nodded, silently listening to Fang Zhun’s words.

  Fang Zhun said slowly, “The Heavenly Thunder Hall has obtained an important lead regarding the Decimating Abyss Organisation that was creating chaos in Hell.”

  Yan Zhaoge’s expression turned severe, “Decimating Abyss?”

  Fang Zhun nodded, “That’s right, and this organisation’s encroachment is even deeper than we had thought.”

  “Not only has it laid its hands on martial practitioners dissatisfied with us, they even have people amongst our six great Sacred Grounds!”

  Yan Zhaoge’s pupils dilated abruptly as Fang Zhun continued, “In discovering and capturing one of the Decimating Abyss Organisation’s operatives in their internal division this time, the Heavenly Thunder Hall has obtained a lot of useful information.”

  “The objective of Decimating Abyss is to allow the Nine Underworlds of legend to descend into the Eight Extremities World.”

  Fang Zhun’s current expression was rather dark and grave.

  Yan Zhaoge’s expression was also stern as many thoughts flickered through his mind.

  “Over in the Earth Domain, there very possibly exists a rift that leads to the Nine Underworlds.”

  “However, for some unknown reason, the rift is being suppressed and blocked by some kind of force.”

  Yan Zhaoge knit his brows, “The ultimate goal of those of the Decimating Abyss Organisation is indeed to open the rift, leading to the descent of the Nine Underworlds?”

  “The evil devils are proficient at bewitching humans, squirrelling into the gaps within their psyche and eventually turning them into devils. As they are also proficient at concealing themselves, it is hard to guard against them.”

  “The Ghost Hatchet Elder Han Sheng still looks only to be rather extreme in his beliefs, not truly having turned into a devil…”

  “Those like him are fighting for a new future as they wish to change the power balance of the current Eight Extremities World, changing the heavens and switching the earth.”

  “Why is this so for those who hail from the six Great Sacred Grounds? Have they some form of wish within their hearts and are bewitched as a result, unceasingly letting their desires grow as they slowly fall deeper and deeper into chaos?”

  Countless thoughts flashed through Yan Zhaoge’s mind, following which he stilled it and looked back at Fang Zhun.

  Although this matter was of the utmost importance, Fang Zhun had still waited patiently for Yan Zhaoge to digest this information.

  Seeing Yan Zhaoge having recovered now, he continued, “While the Heavenly Thunder Hall itself didn’t say so, our information channels in the Thunder Domain tell us that the discovery and capture of the Decimating Abyss operative concealed amongst them can be credited to Lin Tianfeng.”

  “With this, his advantage in the contest for the role of the Heavenly Thunder Hall’s next Chief has increased.”

  Yan Zhaoge narrowed his eyes.

  Lin Tianfeng was the father of the Thunder Rumbling Young Master, Lin Zhou.

  Yan Zhaoge looked at Fang Zhun, “The Heavenly Thunder Hall has obtained a lot of useful information. Does that include the identity of the spies of the Decimating Abyss Organisation placed within the other five great Sacred Grounds?”

  “That’s right,” Fang Zhun nodded, slowing and lowering his voice, “And also, in this time’s Heavenly Connection Meet, right here on Clear Concealed Lake, the Decimating Abyss Organisation is going to wreak havoc once more.”

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 165: If you want to do a job well, first prepare the necessary tools

  HSSB165: If you want to do a job well, first prepare the necessary tools

  Hearing Fang Zhun’s words, Yan Zhaoge let out a long breath, “It will be during this time’s Heavenly Connection Meet?”

  Fang Zhun said, “I too only just recently came to know that one of the streams that lead into Clear Concealed Lake originates from the Earth Domain.”

  Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, “Other than us younger generation disciples who will be attending the Meet, the various Sacred Grounds also have Elders leading their teams.”

  “This small Clear Concealed Lake can actually be considered as a place where experts are as many as the clouds, and is not something that potential attackers would be able to assault easily.”

  Yan Zhaoge said softly, “In daring to make a move, the Decimating Abyss Organisation must have people amongst those Martial Grandmasters who’ve led their groups of disciples here.”

  Fang Zhun smiled, “And as the host, able to control the formation here, the Elder from Turbid Wave Pavilion is definitely one of them.”

  He sm
iled as he looked at Yan Zhaoge, “Perhaps even I myself am one of them.”

  Looking back at Fang Zhun, Yan Zhaoge similarly smiled, “Then I can only pray that you’re clean; otherwise, my life would be instantly at risk.”

  “Even if I were one of them, I would also not kill you so easily, Zhaoge,” Fang Zhun could not help but laugh as he shook his head, “In that case I would capture you, acting with junior apprentice-brother Yan in mind, and not merely to make things difficult for you.”

  “Though, with your talent and potential, it seems that you are going to surpass even your father.”

  Fang Zhun sighed, “After another ten over years…no, perhaps after just a few more years, everyone will have to seriously acknowledge your existence, seriously acknowledge you, just purely because you are Yan Zhaoge, and not because you are the son of Yan Di.”

  Yan Zhaoge smiled, “You are praising me to the point of embarrassment, second apprentice-uncle.”

  Fang Zhun smiled, moving back to the main topic, “The Decimating Abyss wants the Nine Underworlds to descend upon this earth. This matter is as serious as that of the Flame Devil World, such that they are the public enemy of the entire Eight Extremities World.”

  “In our confrontation with the Flame Devils, we are currently faintly holding a bit of an advantage. While the Flame Devils are temperamental and war-loving, they are no longer as unbridled and without fear as before.”

  “However, if the Nine Underworlds descend, the Eight Extremities World will be facing enemies from both the front and the back, and the Flame Devils will also make use of this chance to attack.”

  Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge nodded, “That’s right. Under a collapsed nest, no eggs can remain intact. Is that why the Heavenly Thunder Hall has shared their information with the other Sacred Grounds so straightforwardly?”

  “Of course, I believe that for our clan, Jade Sea City and Infinite Boundless Mountain to get the information, they must have paid some sort of price which was not low.”

  He looked at Fang Zhun, who laughed, “That’s right. This is a very normal thing.”

  Yan Zhaoge raised his head slightly and thought for a bit, “With this, it is not really convenient for Jade Sea City to pursue the matter of Lin Zhou and the One Line Edge any longer.”

  Earlier, news had come over from the Heavenly Thunder Hall that not just Yan Shan, Lin Zhou would also not be coming to participate in this time’s Heavenly Connection Meet.

  In their fight for the Eye of the Thunder Emperor, Lin Zhou had been injured by Yan Zhaoge, and was finally forced to escape with the help of his Blood Transforming Streaking Light Jade.

  Although he successfully broke free and escaped, his qi and blood had been badly messed up, adding injury to injury, he was unable to recover within a short period of time. Even if he came to participate in the Heavenly Connection Meet, it would be hard for him to put up a proper performance there.

  Other than that, Jade Sea City was also watching him closely like a tiger would its prey, waiting to question him about the One Line Edge.

  Still, with such a thing having happened, even if Jade Sea City wanted to pursue the matter, they would also be unable to take up too tough a stance against it.

  While the information from the Thunder Domain had specifically credited Lin Zhou’s father, Lin Tianfeng for the discovery and capture of the Decimating Abyss Organisation’s operative, Yan Zhaoge was ninety percent certain that this definitely had something to do with Lin Zhou.

  “Wa, what a big play ah!” Yan Zhaoge coughed and praised, “This time, the Heavenly Thunder Hall has had huge gains.”

  Everything else aside, Turbid Wave Pavilion would be owing them a huge debt this time.

  With the current volatile situation within the Eight Extremities World, Turbid Wave Pavilion’s stance was really too sensitive a thing.

  Yan Zhaoge swivelled his head to look at Fang Zhun, “Oh, after so long, second apprentice-uncle, who is the spy within our Broad Creed Mountain? And in this time’s Heavenly Connection Meet, who are the Martial Grandmasters that have problems?”

  “I have already sent news back to the clan; Master and the others will deal with it,” Fang Zhun told him a name and then substantiated, “The Heavenly Thunder Hall only knows of this one person. As for whether or not there are others, it is still an unknown. We still cannot let down our guard.”

  Yan Zhaoge nodded, “Yes, that’s right.”

  Fang Zhun continued, “As for this time’s Heavenly Connection Meet, other than that person of Turbid Wave Pavilion, there were originally still three others. The expert of Heavenly Thunder Hall originally set to lead their disciples here was one of them, and he has already been dealt with.”

  Yan Zhaoge smacked his lips, “That means that there were originally supposed to be four. With more than half of their number here, and one of them even being able to control the surroundings, they truly would have a chance of succeeding.”

  Fang Zhun said, “Not only do they have spies; the other operatives of the Decimating Abyss Organisation not of the six great Sacred Grounds will also launch an attack, raising up chaos here together.”

  “In order to catch as many of them in our net as possible, other than that spy of the Heavenly Thunder Hall who has already been captured, we have made sure not to alert the other Decimating Abyss experts whose identities have already been exposed.”

  “Still, more experts of Turbid Wave Pavilion have already arrived here to lay in ambush.”

  He looked at Yan Zhaoge, “It is more you guys, the main characters of the Heavenly Connection Meet, who truly have to be careful and avoid danger when the matter truly occurs.”

  Yan Zhaoge smiled, “I feel like we’re already not the main characters here. If not to avoid alerting them, we could actually just disperse and make our ways home.”

  Fang Zhun said mildly, “The Heavenly Connection Meet is still the Heavenly Connection Meet. Like you, Zhaoge. Beating a late Xiantian Martial Scholar of Infinite Boundless Mountain’s direct lineage as an early Xiantian Martial Scholar, didn’t you just boost our Broad Creed Mountain’s fame yet again?”

  “In making a move, the enemy will also require some time to prepare.”

  “Actually, if it were not too dangerous, to you youngsters, this would actually be the best form of tempering.”

  Yan Zhaoge smiled, “These words of yours make sense.”

  Fang Zhun rose, making to leave, “There are still many things awaiting preparations on our side. It is good that you understand this matter, Zhaoge. Make sure you prepare well yourself; this matter could occur at any time.”

  “You can rest easy, second apprentice-uncle. I understand.” After escorting Fang Zhun out, Yan Zhaoge called Ah Hu in, communicating the news to him.

  Ah Hu’s eyes widened into circles, “Young Master, your time to shine has come once again!”

  Yan Zhaoge rolled his eyes, “…I really don’t want to perform a merit by acting as bait.”

  “However, it’s a consolation that there’s a bunch of people accompanying me in it this time.”

  Xie Youchan very quickly sent the Crimson Flame Iron and the Cold Light Iron over. Having handled them with his secret techniques, Yan Zhaoge left the job of feeding the Giant Panda over to Ah Hu.

  “Young Master, what will you be busy with then?” Ah Hu asked curiously.

  Yan Zhaoge snapped his fingers, “Cultivating.”

  “A major incident will be occurring very soon. If you want to do a job well, first prepare the necessary tools.”

  Ah Hu felt that his brains were a little insufficient, “But the Heavenly Connection Meet is right around the corner. What can you cultivate within such a short period of time ah?”

  Yan Zhaoge smiled, but did not speak.

  Earlier, he had feared that if his levelling speed was too high, it might raise suspicion. However, with the current situation being unique, it was fine to be a little flexible with this.

  Yan Zhaoge gently t
apped his right eye. Anyway, he had already come up with just the perfect excuse.

  Coming over to the window, looking at the cloud-shrouded Clear Concealed Lake before him, Yan Zhaoge’s gaze turned somewhat inscrutable, “Nine Underworlds…”

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 166: Aura-qi forming an illusory heaven and earth

  HSSB166: Aura-qi forming an illusory heaven and earth

  Yan Zhaoge had already consumed the Heavenly Broad Creed Pill as soon as he had gotten his hands on it.

  This pill could aid in growing the spirituality of a martial practitioner’s aura-qi, helping the martial practitioner in feeling the heavens and the earth.

  While its effects seemed simple, it stood out greatly in terms of its efficacy. Even when consumed by a Martial Grandmaster, it would be of incomparably great help. When consumed by a Martial Scholar, even less had to be said of its strength.

  In truth, a Martial Scholar was basically unable to fully absorb the medicinal effects of the Heavenly Broad Creed Pill.

  The medicinal effects of the pill would remain within the Martial Scholar’s body, flowing in a steady, inexhaustible stream. As time passed, its benefits towards the Martial Scholar’s cultivation would continue.

  As the best pill that Broad Creed Mountain currently possessed, even the widely read Yan Zhaoge thought rather highly of its medicinal efficacy.

  Yan Zhaoge was currently seated in the meditative position, the clear qi within his dantian dispersed, the mass of chaotic qi roiling as cold and hot interchanged and yin and yang coexisted, resembling a furnace formed of the heavens and the earth, unceasingly refining the medicinal force of the Heavenly Broad Creed Pill.

  Guided by Yan Zhaoge’s aura-qi, the medicinal force unceasingly trickled into his limbs and bones.

  The pores of Yan Zhaoge’s entire body pulsed as forces which resembled numerous fire dragons and numerous ice dragons roiled unceasingly.

  These forces truly took on the form of dragons, their scales heaving, full of spirituality as they let out numerous low, majestic roars.