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Nong Yuxuan surveyed those around him, “More importantly, this Yan Zhaoge does not have the personality to take setbacks. His credit having been stolen by me, he will definitely be unresigned.”
“We have always worried about how to find his whereabouts. Now, we can anger him to come out on his own. As soon as he dares to show himself, that would be the best time to slaughter him!”
Everyone revealed smiles on their faces as they nodded in silence.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 663: Fanning the flames
HSSB663: Fanning the flames
Something having cropped up with the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation, the anti-Xuan forces and the Grand Xuan Dynasty were both concerned about it.
Now, news suddenly spread that the one who had thwarted the plans of the Grand Xuan Dynasty and greatly aided the anti-Xuan forces within the Grinding Hut Region was the number one expert of the Radiant Light Sect’s senior generation, the ‘Bright Starlight King’ Nong Yuxuan.
More and more people gradually came to accept this news.
The North Sea Sword Pavilion and the other anti-Xuan allies were all rather fearful of the Grand Xuan Dynasty’s Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation. They would usually analyse it, wanting to grasp it well such that they might be able to come up with a plan to break it.
Nong Yuxuan’s name had spread far and wide before this as one of the leading figures in the field of knowledge regarding the Grand Xuan Dynasty’s Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation.
While he was unable to set up a grand formation like this, his understanding of the formation even surpassed that of many of the Grand Xuan Dynasty’s own experts.
It could be said that apart from the experts of the Grand Xuan Dynasty in the Royal Reed Sea, if there was someone who could break this formation, the first person whom everyone would think of would likely by Nong Yuxuan.
After the news had spread to the Grand Xuan Dynasty’s side, Madame Kang of the Shenling Nine Swords first summoned Kang Maosheng.
“Maosheng, are you sure that it wasn’t the handiwork of that Nong Yuxuan?” Madame Kang asked.
Kang Maosheng answered calmly, “That Nong Yuxuan appeared for an instant back then, having arrived even later than me. However, what exactly happened before I arrived in the northern region of sea of the Whole Tower Region and whether Nong Yuxuan did appear then is something I cannot say.”
Madame Kang nodded, “I will have to ask Jinyuan.”
The two went to the room that Kang Jinyuan was resting in. Kang Jinyuan had already awakened.
Seeing Madame Kang, he instantly called joyfully, “Mother!”
However, seeing Kang Maosheng, his expression turned rather complex.
There was none who understood a son better than his mother. Seeing this, Madame Kang instantly sighed inwardly.
Kang Jinyuan pressed his lips together, shifting his gaze away as he was unwilling to look at his elder brother of a different mother.
He would be willing to owe anyone but Kang Maosheng.
Ever since young, his parents had admired Kang Maosheng more greatly than him, being full of praise towards his brother whilst only having criticisms for him as they often compared the two.
His father aside, it was he whom his mother had personally given birth to!
He would definitely be stronger than him!
Madame Kang was rather helpless. Her husband’s original wife had died young, leaving behind his eldest son Kang Maosheng. When she had married him, Kang Maosheng had still been young. It was actually equivalent to her who had brought him up.
Both being sons of her husband, she had not wanted to make life difficult for Kang Maosheng as she had even given him somewhat preferential treatment.
Kang Maosheng was also extremely respectful and filial to her. All these years, he had been directly addressing her as ‘mother’ just as Kang Jinyuan did rather than something else.
The relationship between the two of them was actually pretty good, not being much inferior to that of a true mother and son at all.
Of course, if one really had to compare, she would definitely still dote on her younger son Kang Jinyuan more, he who was of her own flesh and blood.
It was just that Kang Jinyuan’s personality was rather more rash and arrogant than his brother’s.
While their cultivation bases were similar at the present moment, as Madame Kang saw it, her younger son still lacked many things.
She wanted to be harsher on him, yet always felt unwilling to do so at crucial moments, thus having worried much over him.
Kang Jinyuan still acted with much propriety in front of his mother as he asked upon seeing that she seemed to have come because of something, “Is something the matter, mother?”
Madame Kang nodded, “That’s right. Jinyuan, Mother remembers you having mentioned after you awoke that the one who wrecked the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation was that same Yan Zhaoge who injured you?”
Kang Jinyuan instantly gnashed his teeth together, “It is precisely that lout!”
Madame Kang looked at him in earnest, “Jinyuan, can you be absolutely certain?”
Kang Jinyuan had already opened his mouth to say something, but could not but carefully reconsider for a time upon seeing his mother’s earnest expression, “I did not personally witness how exactly he did it, but he mentioned previously that he would be making use of the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation to break the Turbid Heavenly Mirror Armour that you gave to me.”
“I am not clear if he brought me there with the prior knowledge that there was something up with the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation or if he personally did something to the formation afterwards. I was trapped in that palace of his that was filled with the qi of true dragons at the time. When I emerged from the palace, a problem had already cropped up with the grand formation.”
At this point, Madame Kang nodded slowly before saying, “To King Xuanmu and a few select others, you can narrate these events truthfully. However, to others, especially to the anti-Xuan forces, you must say that it was the Radiant Light Sect’s Nong Yuxuan who wrecked the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation.”
Kang Jinyuan was dazed, Madame Kang continuing, “Compose yourself. I will naturally explain the specifics to you.”
As she spoke, her expression changed as she turned over and looked.
A voice resounded from outside, “The Radiant Light Sect’s Nong Yuxuan should not possess this standard. It was someone else who did it, with the Radiant Light Sect currently trying to steal the credit. Let us fan the flames for him to let them properly war away with and whittle at each other.”
Madame Kang was rather taken aback, “Senior apprentice-brother Qi, what brings you here to the North Sea?”
Kang Maosheng and Kang Jinyuan were surprised as well as they hurriedly greeted, “Senior apprentice-uncle Qi.
A tall middle-aged man entered the room, his features yellowed and his gaze cold.
He snorted lightly, sending over via sound transmission, “Junior apprentice-brother Liao has gone missing. The Bearing Heaven Ceremonial Fragrance, Earth Ocean Lung Crystals and other materials that he was to have sent over have gone missing as well. I could only make a trip over to see what exactly has happened.”
Madame Kang was instantly stunned, “Who did it?”
Next, her face sunk as she clearly realised that the materials this time having been lost, it would be very hard for them to gather them again within a short period of time as their grand designs might be wrecked as a result.
The middle-aged man said in a heavy tone, “It may be that fella surnamed Yan whom you mentioned earlier. Junior apprentice-brother Liao seemed to have discovered him, leaving behind some marks to draw other Grand Xuan martial practitioners in the vicinity to hurry over. When they arrived, however, junior apprentice-brother Liao had already vanished, no further news of him being heard.”
Madame Kang was silen
t for a moment before she said in a tone of self-reproach, “I have been busy looking after Jinyuan and Maosheng these past few days. This is my oversight.”
The middle-aged man shook his head, “It is not the time for this now. If junior apprentice-brother Liao was really harmed by that person, we must think of a way to draw him out now.”
“I have also heard of the matter of those of the Radiant Light Sect running out to steal the credit. Perhaps we will see some unexpected gains. It would indeed be a good idea for us to help to fan those flames.”
His gaze was icy cold, “I heard that there is also enmity between him and the Radiant Light Sect. We can make good use of them now to find him. Then, we can save junior apprentice-brother Liao or take revenge for him, also wresting back the materials that he was in charge of transporting.”
“At the time, if we hurry back at full speed with those items, we should be able to prevent a delay from occurring. I am just afraid that there might already be a deficiency in the materials. Therefore, I personally made a trip here. If anything crops up, I would be able to make adjustments to our plans on the spot, asking King Xuanmu to help us to collect them as required.”
Madame Kang nodded, “Senior apprentice-brother Qi, your attainment in formations has always been recognised by everyone.”
This middle-aged man before her was Qi Wei. While he was not well-known, he could virtually be called the number one formations expert of the Grand Xuan Dynasty, of the entire Royal Reed Sea.
While he was an expert of the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm like Madame Kang, Madame Kang knew that if he was given ample time and space to set up his formations, he alone would be able to slay many experts of the same cultivation level.
Qi Wei was not of Shen Lingzi’s lineage. Instead, he was the descendant of another expert who had come to the Royal Reed Sea on conquest along with King Xuanwen and Shen Lingzi that year, Daoist Shi. As their three lineages came from the same source, they also addressed each other as members of the same sect.
It was usually Qi Wei who presided over the Bearing Heaven Efficate Formation. Him having personally come here this time, it was clear that things were definitely urgent.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 664: Mind if I use my mouth?
HSSB664: Mind if I use my mouth?
Exchanging looks, both Qi Wei and Madame Kang had stern expressions on their faces.
Madame Kang pondered for a moment before suddenly saying, “That youth named Yan Zhaoge is rather strange. Will he see through the matter of us setting up the Bearing Heaven Efficate Formation?”
“Huh?” Hearing this, Qi Wei’s gaze turned colder.
“This young man possesses great knowledge,” Madame Kang said calmly, “According to Jinyuan, he was also very interested in the matter of us looking for Yue Baoqi, as if he knew about something.”
Qi Wei said coldly, “All the more so that he cannot be left alive. The fewer the people who know about the Bearing Heaven Efficate Formation the better.”
Madame Kang said, “I reported this to the two senior apprentice-uncles as well. They too said that everything must have the Bearing Heaven Efficate Formation as the utmost priority.”
“That Yue Baoqi may likely be related to another major figure, being an unexpected gain. It would be best if we can take care of that as well, but deciphering the mysteries left behind by the Earth Queen is still the most important at the end of the day.”
Now, she sighed, “We secretly got junior apprentice-brother Liao to send the Bearing Heaven Ceremony Fragrance and the other treasures over to your place as soon as possible. Who would have thought that…”
Qi Wei said, “Anyway, just find that person surnamed Yan as soon as possible.”
……
Within the deep sea, Yan Zhaoge sat in the Myriad Dragon Palace.
Above his head, his martial true intent condensed into his true martial avatar.
Yan Zhaoge’s true martial avatar changed unceasingly.
From the initial infinite, peerless chaos to the massive divinity that overturned the heavens and the earth with a single palm, then to a giant that rode atop a true dragon with streams of clear qi wreathing its entire body.
Finally, it transformed into a sword that was unparalleled in its brutality.
The sword became infinite, peerless chaos once more, being retracted above Yan Zhaoge’s head.
Yan Zhaoge opened his eyes, divine light revealed within that shook the surrounding area.
His heart jolted slightly. Looking over, he saw Feng Yunsheng walking out from the depths of the palace.
“You’ve attained the Martial Grandmaster realm?” Yan Zhaoge smiled, “While you weren’t able to break my father’s record in the Eight Extremities World, it was almost nearly there, not being any slower than me.”
Feng Yunsheng said, “It cannot be compared to you and Chief. My foundations are not as strong as yours. I borrowed the qi of true dragons of this Myriad Dragon Palace, also receiving many benefits from the Dim Sun Cold Moon Ritual.”
Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, “Speaking of the Dim Sun Cold Moon Ritual, I actually feel that you should expel that power of dim moon out of your body, only keeping the power of cold sun. That would instead be better for you.”
Due to the Cold Sun Divine Sabre, Feng Yunsheng had absorbed almost eighty percent of the power of cold sun by herself back then.
Or perhaps it should be said that it was the Cold Sun Divine Sabre which had absorbed this eighty percent. Feng Yunsheng shared a close bond with the sabre as they were equivalent to a single body.
Feng Yunsheng had not absorbed much of the power of dim moon. After all, her current cultivation base was on the low side.
“I had precisely this intention,” Feng Yunsheng said, “When in secluded cultivation this time, I vaguely had such a feeling.”
Yan Zhaoge said, “Give it to me then. I will be able to use it to cultivate in new supreme martial arts.”
Feng Yunsheng nodded, immediately entering the meditative position.
Her pupils abruptly changed, flickering with dim blue radiance as they seemed to have transformed into two cold suns.
Black light flickered amidst the dim blue radiance. Feng Yunsheng’s body shook. Opening her mouth, streams of black light gushed out before condensing into a jet-black dim moon in front of her.
The moonlight seemed to be blazing, causing one to feel swelteringly hot. Yet, it also contained an intent of coldness and desolation.
Seeing the power of dim moon fly out of her mouth, Yan Zhaoge nodded slightly.
This meant that Feng Yunsheng had long since thought about this, having accurate judgment regarding her cultivation as she had not deeply refined the power of dim moon, instead having deposited it a distance away as she had now expelled in outside her body in the form of an orb.
With just a thought on Yan Zhaoge’s part, his true essence transformed into streams of clear qi, flying out and sweeping away that orb in the form of a black full moon.
As the orb was brought above Yan Zhaoge’s forehead, his Baihui acupoint at the top of his head emitted brilliant light. Beneath the radiance, that black orb descended slowly to be absorbed into Yan Zhaoge’s body.
At the end of it, Yan Zhaoge’s eyeballs suddenly rolled as that black orb ceased its descending momentum.
Feng Yunsheng was taken aback, “Is there something wrong?”
“There’s nothing wrong,” Yan Zhaoge stared at her in a rascally manner, “It’s just-do you mind me swallowing it with my mouth as well?”
Seeing this rare look of Yan Zhaoge’s, Feng Yunsheng didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry.
She was neither embarrassed not flustered as she shot him a look, “It would be this young maiden’s honour. How about I go over and feed you?”
Yan Zhaoge had still yet to reply when Ah Hu suddenly rushed over from the side, excitedly opening his eyes wide as he nodded repeatedly, “You should, you should!”
“Get lost,” Yan Zhaoge rolled his eyes, instantly losing much interest now that spectators had come.
Feng Yunsheng had on an expression like she was smiling whilst also not as she looked at the two spectators beside them in no good humour.
As she and Yan Zhaoge exchanged glances, both of them laughed.
Amidst their laughter, Yan Zhaoge raised his head, opening his mouth and directly swallowing that black orb that was condensed of the power of dim moon.
A desolate, brutal sword-intent instantly emanated from his body.
The Sacred Artifact, the Brilliant Rainbow Sword, returned to his hand, shaking unceasingly.
Ah Hu and Pan-Pan both dejectedly went to sit down by the side. Looking at Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng smiled as she shook her head. A slight red flush momentarily filled her face before she quickly composed herself. Closing her eyes once more, she then continued with her cultivation.
After a long time, Yan Zhaoge opened his eyes, keeping the Brilliant Rainbow Sword before he stood up and stretched lazily, “I wonder how things currently are in the Royal Reed Sea?”
He controlled the Myriad Dragon Palace and travelled within the deep sea for some time more before finally surfacing.
He caught someone and asked for news again. Things had indeed changed once more in the Royal Reed Sea.
A corner of the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation having been broken by him, the entire grand formation had been affected as a result as the Grand Xuan Dynasty was rendered unable to use it to deal with the sword domain of the North Sea Sword Pavilion in the Grinding Hut Region.
The Grand Xuan Dynasty could only battle with the anti-Xuan forces head-on.
A great war ensued between the two sides in which both suffered victories and defeats.
The anti-Xuan forces relied on the geographical advantage of the Grinding Hut Region’s sword domain and the North Sea Sword Pavilion’s guardian grand formation, with the Grand Xuan Dynasty unable to achieve anything concrete within a short period of time.