History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  However, those across from him would involuntarily feel apprehension within their hearts, as though facing the most violent thunderbolts.

  The bald old man was precisely the current Lord of the Heavenly Thunder Hall, the Green Thunder Martial Saint, ‘Shocking Thunder All Round’ Shen Li.

  The gaze of this Lord of the Heavenly Thunder Hall swept across his higher echelon experts gathered here as he said slowly, “The Sacred Sun Clan’s Huang Guanglie and Broad Creed Mountain’s Yuan Zhengfeng are both pursuing breakthroughs, with the situation being very delicate.”

  “Despite having just been defeated in the Sand Region, the Decimating Abyss’s losses were not as great as that time at Clear Concealed Lake. If this old man were the leader of the Decimating Abyss, he would stir things up on the lands of Broad Creed Mountain once more.”

  While his words were slow, his voice was deep and vigorous, resembling the roiling of thunder as it was filled with pressure.

  Beside Shen Li were the bigwigs of the Heavenly Thunder Hall.

  Of these, behind an authoritative-looking middle-aged man stood a calm-looking youth with a piercing gaze. It was precisely the Thunder Rumbling Young Master, Lin Zhou.

  He was the only Martial Scholar who had been allowed to participate, the only member of the younger generation here.

  The middle-aged man before Lin Zhou was naturally his father, the First Seat Elder of the Heavenly Thunder Hall, Lin Tianfeng.

  “If the Decimating Abyss has even deeper penetration into the higher echelons of Broad Creed Mountain, this will indeed be a chance for them,” Lin Tianfeng said, “But this will also have to see how much power they have.”

  “Before the Heaven Equalling Yuan Zhengfeng enters seclusion, he will definitely make the appropriate preparations. Giving Yan Di the authority of Chief was one of these.”

  “With the presence of the Clear Qi Robe and the Broad Creed Grand Formation, it will not be easy to create trouble there.”

  Lin Tianfeng said slowly, “However, speaking of the Nine Underworlds and the Decimating Abyss, there is someone of Broad Creed Mountain who is worth paying attention to.”

  A Grand Elder of the Heavenly Thunder Hall opposite him nodded, “The loser in the competition for Broad Creed Mountain’s Chief succession this time, the Hidden Dragon Fang Zhun.”

  Lian Tianfeng said, “That’s right. Having lost in the competition with Yan Di, his name of hidden dragon has virtually become a joke. In this lifetime, Fang Zhun can only be a hidden dragon, rather than transforming into a true dragon and soaring into the nine heavens. The true dragon is someone else, his most junior apprentice-brother, Yan Di.”

  The reason Fang Zhun had been given the name of Hidden Dragon was that in the past, he had been the most outstanding of his generation in Broad Creed Mountain.

  Of those of the same generation, there had been no one who could match him, to the point that whether it was within Broad Creed Mountain or others of the Eight Extremities World, they all believed that he would be Yuan Zhengfeng’s successor, as the next Chief of Broad Creed Mountain.

  Back then, of that generation of the entire Eight Extremities World, there were only the current Chief of the Sacred Sun Clan Huang Xu and a select few others who were qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as Fang Zhun.

  Standing here now, Lin Tianfeng himself had been inferior to Fang Zhun in the past.

  When Fang Zhun’s fame had resounded the world, Yan Di had not yet even entered Broad Creed Mountain.

  However, Yan Di had eventually come up from behind, causing the hidden dragon to eventually die within the deep abyss, unable to continue rising to the heavens.

  Under this situation, whether Fang Zhun would lose his mental stability, being bewitched by the Nine Underworlds and the Decimating Abyss, was something the entire Eight Extremities World was concerned about.

  Hearing Lin Tianfeng mention this matter, those of the Heavenly Thunder Hall all nodded slightly, but their gazes, whether intentionally or not, also swept past the person sitting beside Lin Tianfeng.

  That person, who looked similar in appearance to Lin Tianfeng, was currently expressionless. He was another First Seat Elder of the Heavenly Thunder Hall.

  He was also Yan Shan’s Master, Lin Tianfeng’s competitor for the position of the Heavenly Thunder Hall’s next Lord following Shen Li.

  Once, his advantage had been immense, pressuring Lin Tianfeng till he was virtually unable to parry his blows.

  However, over the past one over year, Lin Tianfeng had performed continuous great merits, playing numerous superb hands, not just having fought back from his disadvantageous position but even having reversed the situation, now greatly at the upper hand.

  While the competition here at the Heavenly Thunder Hall had not already been decided like over at Broad Creed Mountain, Lin Tianfeng’s current advantage was already abnormally immense. As long as he didn’t make a fatal error, it would be extremely difficult for his opponent to turn the tables.

  Currently expressionless, Yan Shan’s Master said, “The Sacred Sun Clan having obtained the Purple Essence Containing Jade, Huang Guanglie advancing a step further is virtually a given, while whether or not Broad Creed Mountain’s Yuan Zhengfeng can succeed is still an unknown. How should our Heavenly Thunder Hall conduct ourselves following this?”

  Lin Tianfeng mentioned Fang Zhun no longer, instead saying, “Yuan Zhengfeng entering seclusion this time, the situation definitely won’t be a peaceful one. If the Sacred Sun Clan rises in power, our clan should also make more plans for ourselves.”

  “Power is the basis for everything, be it resistance or cooperation.”

  On the main position, Shen Li now said calmly, “Watch on silently and move according to the situation, then. Broad Creed Mountain’s Clear Qi Robe is a good treasure.”

  “If the Decimating Abyss moves this time, it will definitely be a major movement, and they may join hands with the Flame Devils on the East Sea once more. At that time, Jade Sea City will not be able to interfere with us.”

  As Shen Li said thus, his gaze swept over all the Heavenly Thunder Hall bigwigs here, “The extermination of spies in our clan also cannot be stopped. If the Decimating Abyss causes chaos amongst us here, we would become a joke.”

  Everyone nodded in unison, as a longtime Elder now said, “The Decimating Abyss will not want to create enemies everywhere. If they want to succeed in their movements, they will have to focus their power on a single spot.”

  “That way, we will still have to dig out all their people in our clan,” Shen Li said mildly, “How can we allow sand in our eyes?”

  Everyone replied in unison, “Yes, Hall Lord.”

  Within Broad Creed Mountain, Yan Zhaoge returned to his dwelling, Ah Hu full of joy beside him, being very happy for Yan Di.

  “Right, Ah Hu. The thing I asked you to find earlier-how is it?” Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, considering as he asked.

  Ah Hu awoke from his reverie, answering, “Young Master, it is already prepared. I will go retrieve it for you now.”

  Saying thus, he went to get a few things. Other than a longbow, there were also quite a few materials.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 264: Devil Shattering Arrows

  HSSB264: Devil Shattering Arrows

  After returning from the Sand Region, Yan Zhaoge had gotten Ah Hu to find some things for him.

  Currently, the manpower and resources Yan Zhaoge was able to command was no longer limited to just the Yan Family. He was now able to move a large amount of Broad Creed Mountain’s resources.

  As he moved now, Yan Zhaoge could already be considered the target of countless eyes, with the attention of many fixed upon him.

  Not mentioning the many great deeds that Yan Zhaoge had accomplished earlier; just from the mere fact that as a Martial Scholar and younger generation disciple, he could already move most of Broad Creed Mountain’s resources, he was followed closely by the outside world, who were w
atching to see what exactly he could do with that.

  After all, under the heavens, how many youngsters were there who possessed such authority?

  They were overlooking Yan Zhaoge’s age and seniority more and more, and for good reason. His numerous great achievements and the authority he possessed had long been something that those of the same age and generation could not compare to.

  Yan Zhaoge knew full well that all of his movements were being analysed. Therefore, the things that he instructed Ah Hu to find had more types than what he truly needed by more than tenfold, serving as concealment as well as to confuse the minds of others.

  These few things that Ah Hu passed to him now were those he truly wanted.

  The other things might still be of use, but not at the current moment. They could be laid aside for the moment.

  Holding that longbow, Yan Zhaoge lightly pulled its bowstring all the way back, feeling its richness in spiritual qi as well as strength.

  However, the current Yan Zhaoge still lacked sufficient strength to wield this treasure, leaving him unable to really draw on the power within.

  It was because this was a mid-grade spirit artifact.

  Only Essence Spirit Martial Grandmasters could fully wield the power of mid-grade spirit artifacts. Spirit Vessel Martial Grandmasters could wield a portion of the power within, but Martial Scholars were unable to do so at all.

  Finger on the bowstring, Yan Zhaoge pondered aloud, “You couldn’t find one on the level of a high-grade spirit artifact?”

  Ah Hu scratched his head, “Young Master, at present, the only high-grade spirit artifact bows we know of are the Sun Shooter of the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heaven Shocker of the Heavenly Thunder Hall. If the other three Sacred Grounds had one, we could try to borrow it.”

  “However, if it is Sun Shooter and Heaven Shocker, there is truly no way around it. There would only be snatching or stealing, but my current cultivation base is still too low ah.”

  Ah Hu looked at the longbow in Yan Zhaoge’s hands, “This Highspeed was the best bow I could find on the lands of the Heaven Domain.”

  “I know this too,” Yan Zhaoge nodded, “A mid-grade spirit artifact is actually also sufficient. It is just that the better the bow, the higher the chances of success.”

  Although he was currently unable to wield this Highspeed, Yan Zhaoge did not mind this, placing the bow aside as he began inspecting the other things.

  After examining all of them, he nodded satisfiedly, “Very good. It is Broad Creed Mountain’s great foundation that allows for everything to be gathered within such a short time. Only relying on the accumulation of the Yan Family, it probably wouldn’t have been managed so quickly.”

  Yan Zhaoge took out his Internal Crystal Furnace, low, stable sounds resounding from within as it was evidently still in operation.

  Lightly tapping the Internal Crystal Furnace, Yan Zhaoge opened its lid, overflowing bright light instantly gushing out from within.

  Yan Zhaoge smiled slightly, tapping the body of the furnace. A purple light instantly flew out from within, landing before him. It was a dark green bamboo branch.

  The Incinerating Light Sword, Vapour Sealing Sword and Purple Gold Thunder Sword, those three low-grade spirit artifacts that had been placed within alongside it, had long since vanished.

  Meanwhile, the bamboo branch seemed to have increased in length by quite a bit, having doubled in size.

  Yan Zhaoge reached out and grabbed the bamboo branch, first keeping it. Then, with his aura-qi, the many treasures that he had examined earlier all fell within the Internal Crystal Furnace.

  Next, Yan Zhaoge put the furnace lid back on, his hands clapping on the two sides of the Internal Crystal Furnace.

  The surface of the Internal Crystal Furnace shone with light, then began circulating mightily once more.

  Yan Zhaoge’s gaze was calm as he silently focused on the Internal Crystal Furnace, his hands clapping on its sides with a strange rhythm, causing its circulation to always be under his control, moving alongside his thoughts.

  Time passed slowly. Letting the outside world be rising with strong winds and high tides or surging with hidden undercurrents as it liked, Yan Zhaoge remained in his own little world, silently controlling the Internal Crystal Furnace to forge what he wanted.

  With Yan Di already having been acting as Chief for quite some time, and Broad Creed Mountain’s days passing stably in the process, everything moving stably on track, the old Chief Yuan Zhengfeng finally decided to officially enter secluded cultivation.

  On the day that Yuan Zhengfeng went into seclusion, Yan Zhaoge also finally reached an end in the matter that he was working on.

  The Internal Crystal Furnace temporarily ceasing its circulation, the furnace lid opened. With a wave of Yan Zhaoge’s hands, three black shadows flew out from within.

  The three black shadows fell in Yan Zhaoge’s hands together. They were three jet-black arrows, flickering with a faint golden light, each one around three feet long.

  Yan Zhaoge carefully observed the arrowheads up close, seeing that the tips of the arrows were also shining unceasingly. They didn’t appear sharp, rather seeming a little illusory as they flickered with light.

  The three jet-black arrowheads seemed to be repeatedly switching between true and illusory.

  After squinting and appraising for a time, Yan Zhaoge nodded satisfiedly, “The first step is a success, but it still has to be worked on.”

  Pushing his head over from the side, Ah Hu asked curiously, “Young Master, what are these?”

  “Devil Shattering Arrows,” Yan Zhaoge answered casually.

  Ah Hu scratched his big head, “Something specially used to deal with Devilish Domain Grand Formations?”

  Yan Zhaoge smiled slightly, not answering, closing the Internal Crystal Furnace as he kept it within his Shadow Shrinking Pouch alongside the arrows before he asked, “Grand Master enters seclusion today?”

  Ah Hu’s expression grew more solemn, “Yes, Young Master.”

  Yan Zhaoge nodded, striding out. Ah Hu followed behind him, the two arriving at the back mountains together.

  The so-called back mountains of Broad Creed Mountain were Water Ridge Peak, Converting Lake Peak and Setting Wind Peak.

  The entire Broad Creed Mountain consisted of eight mountain peaks, all of them smooth as mirrors as well as broad in size. They were not formed naturally, rather having been established by the clan’s experts slicing off the peaks of the original mountains that year.

  Of the eight great mountains, they began with the earth, ending with the heavens. The tallest Heaven Rising Peak was the primary mountain peak of Broad Creed Mountain.

  Of the three back mountains, the Setting Wind Peak had freedom of access, with many Broad Creed Mountain disciples active there.

  The Water Ridge Peak and the Converting Lake Peak were both restricted grounds. The former was where the number one danger ground of Broad Creed Mountain, the Heaven Sealing Gorge, lay. The latter was where the strongest experts of Broad Creed Mountain underwent secluded cultivation.

  Once, the Heaven Establishing Old Man Qiu Yuan had undergone seclusion here. The Exalted Heaven Shaker, Zhan Dongge, invincible in the entire Eight Extremities World, had done so as well, as had the Heaven Diviner Zhan Xilou, who had led Broad Creed Mountain through its darkest ages.

  Now, it was Yuan Zhengfeng’s turn.

  The old man looked at them, smiling, “With this old man entering seclusion, fortune and calamity hard to predict, and the length of time also an unknown, Broad Creed Mountain will depend on all of you.”

  Yan Di and the others said, “We will definitely perform to our utmost.”

  Standing at the back of the crowd, Yan Zhaoge also bowed towards Yuan Zhengfeng from far away, watching as his Grand Master entered the grounds of seclusion.

  Raising his head to look at the sky, the sun did seem bright and beautiful today.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 265:
Coming to the door for guidance

  HSSB265: Coming to the door for guidance

  After seeing Yuan Zhengfeng enter seclusion, Yan Zhaoge turned to depart from the Converting Lake Peak to return to his residence.

  On the road, he saw the silhouette of someone who seemed to be purposefully waiting for him.

  Yan Zhaoge greeted him. “Senior apprentice-brother Xu, you’ve finally returned to the Mountain? Have you transferred over your post in Suzhou City?”

  That tall and burly figure who looked straightforward and upright was indeed Xu Fei.

  “Brother Fei!” Ah Hu enthusiastically greeted him as well.

  Xu Fei nodded in response. “Zhaoge, Ah Hu.”

  Yan Zhaoge invited Xu Fei into his residence. After both parties had taken a seat, Xu Fei went straight to the point and asked, “Yan Zhaoge, even though you are still a Martial Scholar, you were able to break both Devilish Domain Grand Formations and have come into contact with many fallen practitioners.”

  “Out of everyone in our clan, I think that regarding matters of Nine Underworlds Evil Devils, the Decimating Abyss and fallen practitioners, you must be the foremost expert.”

  “This time, I came here to ask for guidance.”

  After hearing what Xu Fei said, Yan Zhaoge was silent for a moment before responding, “What senior apprentice-brother Xu wants to ask is whether fallen practitioners have any possibility of regaining their humanity, right?”

  Xu Fei nodded. “This may be an extravagant desire, but if there is even a glimmer of hope and that masked Martial Grandmaster is really senior apprentice-brother Shi, then I still want to attempt it.”

  Yan Zhaoge did not beat around the brush, and replied, “Senior apprentice-brother Xu, frankly, I also hope that senior apprentice-brother Shi Songtao can revert back to a human, but from what I know at the moment, after someone becomes a fallen practitioner there is no way for them to ever turn back.

  “Of course, I do not know everything. I cannot say with certainty that there is no way, but I, at least, do not know of a method.”