History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  “Therefore, without sufficient evidence, we could not be sure exactly who the Abyss Lord was. There was also the possibility that he was not of our Broad Creed Mountain.”

  “However, taking that sword today, I can be absolutely certain that if it is not junior apprentice-brother Fang, it can only be senior apprentice-uncle Xin.”

  Shi Tie’s gaze was stern, “Perhaps it was that senior apprentice-uncle Xin inadvertently discovered junior apprentice-brother’s Fang past research, continuing to proceed deeper in, or perhaps it was that he discovered it on his own. Regardless, at the end of the day, he still continued walking down this path, establishing the Decimating Abyss.”

  “Wanting to let the Decimating Abyss descend into the Eight Extremities World, to the point of creating all the chaos that has transpired.”

  Shi Tie gazed towards Broad Creed Mountain in the distance, his gaze virtually solidifying.

  Xu Fei’s brows were tightly knit, “In concealing his sword-intent within senior apprentice-brother Shi’s body to harm you, it means that Elder Xin does not fear you finding out his identity.”

  “This means that our warning might already be too late. When we arrived at Lianhu County, beginning to deal with the Devilish Domain Grand Formation and encountering senior apprentice-brother Shi, I’m afraid that Elder Xin must already have begun making his move back at the clan!”

  As he said this, in mid-journey, they received urgent news sent over from the clan.

  The message was rather vague and unclear, but it caused all their hearts to tense.

  An incident had arose in the Heaven Sealing Gorge, beneath the Water Ridge peak!

  A domain of devilish qi, with the Heaven Sealing Gorge as its centre, was expanding within Broad Creed Mountain!

  They all exchanged looks, as Yan Zhaoge let out a long breath, “While Xin Dongping has always concealed himself well, eldest apprentice-uncle, our clan shouldn’t be unguarded towards him at all, right?”

  Too much monitoring with a lack of trust could instead cause those who had originally been fine to rebel; Broad Creed Mountain naturally wouldn’t employ such methods.

  However, people like Xin Dongping and Fang Zhun whom they clearly should worry about should naturally be observed more by them.

  Shi Tie raced ahead at full speed, his gaze always focused in the direction of Broad Creed Mountain, not leaving it for a moment, “While we have been guarding against him, it is currently a volatile time of many matters.”

  “Especially with junior apprentice-brother Fang’s current whereabouts unknown, the experts of our clan are stretched thin.”

  “With Master in seclusion, we can only depend more on junior apprentice-brother Yan this time.”

  Yan Zhaoge was also looking in the direction of Broad Creed Mountain, his brows knit, “Who says that Martial Repositories only contain otherworldly experts, a clan’s foremost guardian treasures? They might also possibly contain something else ah…”

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 285: Revealing his true colours

  HSSB285: Revealing his true colours

  When Yan Di and the Devil Saint Yuan Tian arrived in the foreign dimension above Broad Creed Mountain, the Broad Creed Grand Formation was instantly activated.

  With Broad Creed Mountain’s chief peak, the Heaven Rising Peak, as their centre, countless spirit patterns lit up in the surroundings of Broad Creed Mountain like long rainbows streaking through the heavens, coming together to form a massive, vast formation.

  This formation expanded unceasingly outwards, stretching far off into the distance without end.

  Right above the Heaven Rising Peak, the space shook as an almost completely transparent massive rectangular area of space unknown in dimensions, even more massive than the entire Broad Creed Mountains by hundreds and thousands of times, filled the air.

  After appearing for a moment, this rectangular space completely became transparent once more, to the point of not being visible to the naked eye.

  At the top of the Heaven Rising Peak, two old men gazed up at the sky together. With their cultivation bases, they were able to see what was happening within.

  This two people were precisely the longtime Elders of Broad Creed Mountain, the Grand Elder Zhang Kun, and the First Seat Elder of the Martial Repository, Xin Dongping.

  Of the three Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmasters of Broad Creed Mountain other than Yuan Zhengfeng that the world knew of, other than the other Grand Elder, Elder He who was currently guarding Yuan Zhengfeng amidst his secluded cultivation, the other two were both here.

  Elder Zhang gazed at the sky, muttering to himself, “It is indeed the Devil Saint Yuan Tian! Yan Di actually moved him from the outside world over to within the Clear Qi Grand Formation. Let’s first not talk about how he managed to do it; this is also much too risky. Bringing a Martial Saint enemy within the core grounds of our clan-that’s saying that neither of them will rest till the other is dead!”

  Xin Dongping similarly looked at the sky, not speaking.

  Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di being able to move the Devil Saint Yuan Tian back to Broad Creed Mountain was also completely out of his predictions.

  Yan Di had returned to the Mountain much, much earlier than in his predictions.

  However, while having returned, Yan Di had also brought the Devil Saint Yuan Tian back with him, still being engaged in battle with him, unable to split his attentions.

  As he pondered, Xin Dongping tapped lightly with his feet, stimulating the Clear Qi Grand Formation that had created that foreign dimension.

  An illusory scene instantly appeared before him and Elder Zhang. Within were scenes of within the foreign dimension.

  Afterwards, the two shockedly discovered that wearing the Clear Qi Robe, his sabre-intent sweeping domineeringly, looking arrogantly over all lower lifeforms, Yan Di was actually suppressing the Martial Saint realm Yuan Tian!

  At this moment, with the added advantage of the Clear Qi Grand Formation, Yan Di’s power skyrocketed a step further!

  While in order to guard against outside enemies, Yan Di did not completely unleash all the power of the grand formation, devoting more to stabilising the foreign dimension and trapping Yuan Tian within, even so, as the Heavenly Dragon Sabre within Yan Di’s hands rampaged, Yuan Tian was continuously beat back in retreat.

  An exalted Martial Saint, flustered beyond belief!

  Ever since Yuan Tian had stepped into the Martial Saint realm, when had he been in as disadvantageous a situation as this?

  Elder Zhang sucked in a deep breath, “If he is able to settle things and slay the Devil Saint, that dangerous existence, here within a short period of time, that might not be impossible.”

  Seeing this, Xin Dongping said after a while, “That’s right. Still, the shorter the time the better. The longer this drags on, the greater the possibility for sudden changes in the situation.”

  His voice had yet to fall when Broad Creed Mountain beneath their feet suddenly seemed to shake.

  Elder Zhang furrowed his snowy white brows as he looked in the direction of the Water Ridge Peak of the back mountains, “…it’s over at the Heaven Sealing Gorge?”

  From the direction of the Water Ridge Peak resounded the quaking of the land and the shaking of mountains, causing the entire Broad Creed Mountain to seem to shake along with it.

  “With junior apprentice-brother Gong sitting over the Heaven Sealing Gorge, how did something suddenly occur there?” Elder Zhang stared at the Water Ridge Peak.

  Beside him, Xin Dongping’s gaze was calm, “Whatever the reason, it has to be resolved as soon as possible.”

  “Fang Zhun’s whereabouts are uncertain, with no one knowing exactly what he has gone to do,” Xin Dongping said, “Although it is not good to make a conclusion now, we should still be mentally prepared for some things.”

  He looked at Elder Zhang, “Junior apprentice-brother Gong included, none of the others is a match for Fang Zhun. One of us should go o
ver to take a look, the other remaining here and helping Yan Di to hold the formation.”

  Elder Zhang looked at Xin Dongping seriously. Xin Dongping’s gaze was quiet and without fluctuations, still as water, with no changes visible within whatsoever, like how it was usually.

  Due to the Nine Underworlds and the Decimating Abyss, of Broad Creed Mountain’s peak experts, the old Chief Yuan Zhengfeng aside, the most worrisome ones were Xin Dongping and Fang Zhun.

  Elder Zhang and Xin Dongping had been fellow disciples for many years. While he was reluctant to suspect this senior apprentice-brother of his, he could not help but be wary of him somewhat.

  Seeing Xin Dongping let him make the choice himself, making him seem innocuous, after pondering for a moment, Elder Zhang promptly decided, “I will trouble senior apprentice-brother Xin to sit over this area; I will go and take a look at that side.”

  After all, it was still Fang Zhun who was still the most suspicious now. With the matter being so urgent and the available personnel being limited, Elder Zhang still decided to trust in Xin Dongping.

  Still, he remained guarded against him somewhat.

  Allowing Xin Dongping to move as he liked, with no one to restrict him, other things aside, if Xin Dongping really was problematic, if he arrived at the back mountains and snuck over to where Yuan Zhengfeng was currently in seclusion, it would be hard for Elder He, guarding over the area, to defend against him herself.

  Leaving Xin Dongping here, while it seemed like he was looking over the entire situation, as long as the control of the Clear Qi Grand Formation remained in Yan Di’s hands, he would not be able to prove much of a hindrance.

  After he went to the back mountains, if Xin Dongping went there and caused trouble, he would also be able to join hands with Elder He in a bid to stop him.

  Xin Dongping seemed not to think anything of this as nodded upon hearing his words, “Alright, go speedily then.”

  Looking at Elder Zhang’s departing figure, Xin Dongping’s expression was mild as he swivelled his head to look at the sky once more.

  He then lowered his head to look at Broad Creed Mountain under him, his gaze fluctuating slightly.

  After a while, he shook his head, not able to hold back the smile that appeared on his face as his gaze turned to the direction of Water Ridge Peak.

  There, a sword-intent that surged to the heavens suddenly appeared, and at the same time also a powerful fist-intent that seemed able to overturn the very heavens. The two met in a heaven-shocking, earth-shaking collision.

  Seeing this, Xin Dongping nodded slightly, no longer lingering as he took to the air, stepping higher and higher into the sky.

  As he walked, he reached out and drew numerous spirit patterns within the air.

  Countless spirit patterns were etched within the air, glowing with a brilliant light, gradually forming a spirit formation which exuded a shocking concept and aura.

  The spirit formation formed of these countless spirit patterns gradually merged into the Clear Qi Grand Formation guarding Broad Creed Mountain.

  The core region of the Clear Qi Grand Formation instantly began to distort.

  Looking silently at this scene, Xin Dongping’s figure suddenly shook, his acupoints pulsing as his true essence transformed into countless spirit talismans, flying into the air one after another.

  These spirit talismans formed numerous spirit arrays which then combined, transforming into an existence that seemed like a tall tower whilst also an altar, enveloping Xin Dongping’s entire body.

  Finally, light flickered at the top of that altar, a tall giant appearing, rooted to the earth and soaring into the heavens!

  As Xin Dongping extended his hands, that massive giant performed the same motion, also extending its hands, then spreading them apart mightily!

  The Clear Qi Grand Formation shook, a door appearing within.

  Within the sky, that massive, transparent rectangle appeared once more.

  A passageway to the foreign dimension, opened for Xin Dongping!

  It was not Yan Di who had opened the door for Xin Dongping, wanting him to enter and assist him. Rather, it was Xin Dongping who had opened the passageway himself.

  Xin Dongping entered with great strides, unceasingly drawing countless spirit patterns as he progressed, guiding the power of formations to bolster himself.

  Other than his own formations, even the power of Broad Creed Mountain’s Clear Qi Grand Formation was unceasingly being drawn by him!

  Within the foreign dimension, hacking Yuan Tian into retreat, Yan Di swivelled his head to look at Xin Dongping.

  Yan Di could clearly feel the other party currently gradually stripping control of the Clear Qi Grand Formation away from him!

  Xin Dongping said mildly, “Having passed so many bitter years in painstaking preparation within the Martial Repository, I did attain some results.”

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 286: Amongst Martial Grandmasters, I’m invincible

  HSSB286: Amongst Martial Grandmasters, I’m invincible

  Yan Di knit his brows slightly, feeling the changes in the Clear Qi Grand Formation as he could feel that his control over it was currently shifting over to Xin Dongping.

  Looking at Yan Di, Xin Dongping’s expression contained a bit of mockery, “This old man has always been waiting for Yuan Zhengfeng to enter secluded cultivation to attempt a breakthrough into the Martial Saint realm. Today, I’ve finally successfully waited it out.”

  “Yan Di, did you know? Not just Yuan Zhengfeng, from the very moment you entered our clan, this old man similarly noticed your remarkability, and these years that’ve passed have proved the discernment of the two of us to be right.”

  “It’s just that today, this old man has discovered that I still underestimated you before.”

  Xin Dongping said, “It is precisely because of your presence that Yuan Zhengfeng felt at ease, daring to attempt his breakthrough into the Martial Saint realm. He knew that even if he failed and perished in the process, Broad Creed Mountain would still have a successor.”

  “But it was precisely like this that with Yuan Zhengfeng entering seclusion, the chance this old man had been waiting for finally came.”

  He extended both hands, his palms both carrying profound, complicated runes. As they flickered with radiance, they led the power of the Clear Qi Grand Formation to unceasingly boost his strength in an endless stream.

  Xin Dongping’s aura rose by the second.

  “You’ve come late,” Yuan Tian flicked the long whip within his hands, transforming into a massive heaven-shaking dragon that traversed the space within the foreign dimension, attacking towards Yan Di.

  Xin Dongping said, “Relax, Devil Saint; stability is more important than speed. The objects and matters I promised you will all be fulfilled; you can rest at ease.”

  As Yan Di brandished his sabre to sweep away Yuan Tian’s whip, his gaze focused on Xin Dongping, “Senior apprentice-uncle, Xin, the clan’s spy is you? That rumoured Decimating Abyss’s Lord, is also you?”

  His eyes both lit up with a simple yet profound rune, his pupils shining brightly.

  The Clear Qi Grand Formation distorted intensely. Tugged by two wills, it seemed like it might be ripped apart at any moment.

  Yan Di and Xin Dongping began an intense contest over the control of the Clear Qi Grand Formation.

  Meanwhile, the Devil Saint Yuan Tian also recovered from his earlier weakness, attacking towards Yan Di mightily.

  For Yuan Tian, facing Yan Di’s Immeasurable Heavenly Sabre head-on was a rather unwise decision.

  However, at this moment, the battle over the control of the Clear Qi Grand Formation would very possibly prove decisive in this overall battle situation.

  Even if he lost out somewhat doing this, Yuan Tian also had to first help Xin Dongping to wrest control over the grand formation.

  While he was bolstered by the Clear Qi Robe, battling Yuan Tian whilst also wresting for control ove
r the grand formation with Xin Dongping, Yan Di instantly lost the upper hand, as the situation descended into a stalemate.

  Xin Dongping was not in a hurry, only calming his mind to communicate with the formation as he said neither urgently nor slowly, “If this old man says that he is not the Abyss Lord, would you believe it, Yan Di? Fang Zhun-do you think he is one of this old man’s accomplices?”

  For Yan Di, losing the support of the grand formation, as time dragged on, the situation might gradually grow disadvantageous for him.

  However, Yan Di remained calm, his expression not changing, “Seeing you, I know that there is nothing wrong with second apprentice-brother.”

  “Did you pick up what second apprentice-brother left behind that year, finally walking on the road that you are on now?”

  Xin Dongping clicked his tongue in admiration, “I must admit that you, Shi Tie and Fang Zhun are indeed worthy of the name of the Broad Creed Three Heroes. The only thing this old man has admitted Yuan Zhengfeng’s superiority in is his ability in accepting disciples.”

  “Shi Tie is the foundation stone, while you and Fang Zhun are the pillars. You are also very possibly the roof that decides the final height of the structure.”

  “While Fang Zhun is inferior to you in terms of strength and talent, he is also a rare genius, courageous and careful in his thoughts, daring to think and daring to act.”

  “Everyone gazed at the Nine Underworlds and Hell but stopped their steps, reluctant to proceed, but he alone dared to enter down into its depths, touching and investigating a domain forbidden in the eyes of others.”

  Xin Dongping sighed, “More important is that his investigations saw actual results. Many of this old man’s discoveries today are based upon his earlier research.”

  Yan Di struck out with his sabre, hacking the sky and splitting the earth, extinguishing the dark clouds formed of Yuan Tian’s true essence.

  He said mildly, “What is more worthy of admiration about second apprentice-brother is his firm will, daring to doubt himself, able to pull back his horse before the cliff and stand by his bottom line, knowing what can be courageously done, and what cannot be done no matter what.”