History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

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

  The flames of fury of the World beyond Worlds’ Heavy Sun Sect experts would inevitably have to be borne by Great Snowy Mountain then.

  For an enmity of destroying one’s sect, while Bai Ziming was subordinate to the Southeastern Exalt’s lineage, whether the Heavy Sun Sect would be able to maintain their rationality was hard to say for sure.

  With these detriments in mind, Great Snowy Mountain was clearly reluctant to go all out here.

  On the contrary, the Floating Gate World’s Heavy Sun Sect had already suffered a huge blow to their vitality now with many of their experts having perished. With this, they were destined to deteriorate from the position of the Floating Gate World’s number one sect, with Great Snowy Mountain already able to make use of this void in power to usurp this seat.

  It was impossible for the Heavy Sun Sect experts of the World beyond Worlds to remain stationed in the Floating Gate World for the long term.

  With Great Snowy Mountain not homing in relentlessly for the kill, the Heavy Sun Sect would likely only be able to suffer in silence and do nothing.

  Yan Zhaoge was not concerned about this. It was fine so long as his Grand Master was happy with it.

  Now, a figure appeared at the doorway of the great hall.

  As Yan Zhaoge, his divine will attached to that statue, saw this figure, his heartstrings involuntarily twanged.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 742: The old man’s fortuitous encounters

  HSSB742: The old man’s fortuitous encounters

  He appeared slightly scrawny and skinny with the look of just a normal, unassuming old man.

  However, he appeared incomparably large in Yan Zhaoge’s eyes.

  His left sleeve dangled emptily as he moved, causing Yan Zhaoge’s heart to ache somewhat.

  Before his eyes again appeared of the events that had transpired in the deep abyss of the Earth Domain that year. Within the black hole of time and space, the old man had broken his own arm.

  In the great hall, the radiance in the eyes of Bai Ziming’s statue trembled slightly as a will emanated from within, “Grand Master…”

  The old man smiled, feeling rather emotional though still mostly joyful.

  While the carved features before him belonged to Bai Ziming, within his mind instead appeared Yan Zhaoge’s features.

  “Zhaoge, I really had not imagined that we would be reuniting under such circumstances. This old man really has you to thank in having been able to escape from the geyser mouth of the West Sea this time.”

  This one-armed old man here was precisely the former Chief of Broad Creed Mountain in the Eight Extremities World, the ‘Heaven Equalling Saint’ Yuan Zhengfeng who had ended up drifting into the Floating Gate World after having been lost amidst the chaotic flows of space!

  Yan Zhaoge was also feeling rather emotional though mostly still joyful, “This disciple Yan Zhaoge pays respects to Grand Master. Seeing you safe and sound, it is like a great weight has finally been lifted off my heart.”

  Yuan Zhengfeng asked, “I heard those of Great Snowy Mountain say that you are currently in the World beyond Worlds? Did you ascend after surpassing the third level of the Martial Saint realm or pass through the wound of the sky with the help of some treasure? Do you know how things are like in the Eight Extremities World now?”

  Yan Zhaoge briefly surmised the various events that had occurred ever since Yuan Zhengfeng had vanished from the Eight Extremities World.

  The main points were naturally Broad Creed Mountain’s current enmity with the Radiant Light Sect as well as how he was currently doing in the World beyond Worlds.

  Yuan Zhengfeng had only just been feeling somewhat emotional over the destruction of the Sacred Sun Clan and the Heavenly Thunder Hall with whom he had been fighting for most of his life before his attention was immediately drawn by the Radiant Light Sect.

  “You are all alone in the World beyond Worlds…” Yuan Zhengfeng’s expression turned solemn.

  Yan Zhaoge quickly said, “You can rest easy, Grand Master. My current relationship with the lineage of the Southeastern Exalt is rather good. With that, it is sufficient in serving as a safety net for me.”

  Yuan Zhengfeng nodded, “Even so, this old man will swiftly return to the Eight Extremities World to join forces with Yan Di, Fang Zhun, junior apprentice-brother Zhang and junior apprentice-sister He.”

  “With this old man and Yan Di both in the Eight Extremities World, there will be no fear of experts of the Radiant Light Sect descending.”

  Yan Zhaoge smiled, “Sadly, Grand Master will have to remain at the late Merging Avatar stage for some time more.”

  “After your battle with the Heavy Sun Sect, you would probably be on the brink of that final step?”

  A hint of a smile appeared at the corners of Yuan Zhengfeng’s lips, “I did gain some benefits, and after analysis and accumulation, this old man indeed has some confidence. Still, there is no rush.”

  Yan Zhaoge asked, “Do you have a treasure that you can traverse space with?”

  One of the two matters which Yan Zhaoge had previously entrusted these Great Snowy Mountain experts with had been to assist Yuan Zhengfeng in escaping from the geyser mouth at the West Sea.

  Secondly, there was also the matter of leaving markers for Yuan Zhengfeng in the World beyond Worlds and the Eight Extremities World to enable him to conveniently navigate the infinite space.

  After having identified the direction, if there did not exist any dimensional tunnel between the two worlds in the first place and one did not cultivate in a supreme martial art like the Spatial Heavenly Scripture, martial practitioners beneath the Seeing Divinity Martial Saint realm would basically have to rely on some unique techniques or treasures if they wanted to move from one world to the other.

  An example was how Yan Zhaoge had previously borrowed the Lofty Prestige Mirror and executed a dimensional traversing art in order to get to the Eight Extremities World and the Vast Ocean World.

  Yuan Zhengfeng said, “Our friends from Great Snowy Mountain are currently trying to help this old man think of a way.”

  “Over this period of time, this old man was borrowing Great Snowy Mountain’s help for three reasons. First was to experience and analyse martial arts, second was to get ready a dimensional traversing treasure with their assistance and third was as they said that you, Zhaoge, might contact them again after some time had passed.”

  “Therefore, this old man simply waited here to communicate with you, getting to know the situation better before deciding on my next move.”

  Yan Zhaoge laughed, “It was they who acted as mediator, persuading you and the Heavy Sun Sect to cease battling?”

  Yuan Zhengfeng said, “That’s right. To them, the current global situation is already very good. More might be a bad thing, instead attracting trouble. Naturally, they did not want this old man to go on battling with the Heavy Sun Sect.”

  “While it was mutually beneficial, with mainly you, Zhaoge, to thank for your methods, this old man should still express my gratitude for their part in my escape from the geyser mouth at the West Sea.”

  Yuan Zhengfeng had slaughtered numerous experts in the battle of the West Sea, with the Heavy Sun Sect having had much of its foundations destroyed.

  After trampling on the Heavy Sun Sect and slaying many of their experts, beating down those of them who had descended from the World beyond Worlds into submission, Yuan Zhengfeng had already vented his anger.

  The reason why he had been unable to compromise was the destruction of Towering Wave Pavilion.

  No matter what one said, Yuan Zhengfeng had been treated rather well by Towering Wave Pavilion, also having been attended to as their guest Elder. With Towering Wave Pavilion instead having been decimated by the Heavy Sun Sect, he was unable to not feel anything at this.

  Afterwards, those of Great Snowy Mountain had come out as guarantors, helping the few surviving descendants of Towering Wave Pavilion to continuing propagating with their
lineage re-established, henceforth continuing to live on without disturbance.

  Yuan Zhengfeng thought of how he would eventually have to leave the Floating Gate World one day, yet the Heavy Sun Sect had a foundation up in the World beyond Worlds. It was due to this that he had agreed to not going all out against the Heavy Sun Sect in rejecting all possible reconciliation.

  “This old man has had quite the gains in the Floating Gate World this time,” Yuan Zhengfeng said.

  Yan Zhaoge had not thought that Yuan Zhengfeng would bring this up on his own accord. After all, fortune was a very individualistic thing, this being the same for one and all.

  For Broad Creed Mountain, one could generally decide themselves whether they wanted to share their fortune with the clan and with others.

  It was not just so for junior disciples. This similarly applied to Yuan Zhengfeng as a senior of the clan.

  Yet, Yuan Zhengfeng continued, “I once heard Yan Di mention that the martial art that your mother, Chuqing, cultivates in is superior even to those of our Broad Creed Mountain in its profundities.”

  “Having seen Chuqing in battle back then, I could not agree more with your father’s analysis.”

  “The powerful martial art that this old man obtained in the Floating Gate World, upon careful analysis, feels extremely similar to the martial dao that Chuqing cultivates in.”

  Hearing this, Yan Zhaoge felt quizzical, “…Life Creation Heavenly Scripture?”

  While he could not know for sure if his mother, Xue Chuqing, cultivated in the Life Creation Heavenly Scripture as her martial foundation or whether she also cultivated in supplementary martial arts, the supreme martial art which she had taught to Xiao Ai and Su Yun was the direct lineage Life Creation Heavenly Scripture of the Ten Primordial Heavenly Scriptures.

  Indeed, Yuan Zhengfeng said, “This martial art is the Life Creation Heavenly Scripture of the Jade Clear lineage.”

  Yan Zhaoge asked, “Was it in the possession of Towering Wave Pavilion?”

  Yuan Zhengfeng shook his head, “That isn’t the case. When this old man was solitarily adventuring once, I inadvertently came across a cave manor that had been sealed for a long time, having been left behind by an unknown senior. It was inside this cave manor that I discovered this powerful martial art legacy.”

  Yan Zhaoge thought, “It should be unrelated to mother then.”

  He laughed, “Who says that only youngsters can experience fortuitous encounters?”

  Yuan Zhengfeng continued, “Apart from that, there was also a powerful thunder art. It was through analysing these two great martial arts that I benefited greatly and surpassed continuous bottlenecks, thus achieving my current strength.”

  “Life Creation Heavenly Scripture…thunder art…” At this point, Yan Zhaoge felt slightly stunned as it was vaguely like he had grasped something, yet was like trying to see amidst a fog as all was blurry.

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 743: Fourth of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders, Heart’s Will Thunder!

  HSSB743: Fourth of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders, Heart’s Will Thunder

  “Could I be thinking too much?”

  Yan Zhaoge felt as though a hint of realisation had flashed across his mind yet vanished immediately afterwards, as if it had merely been a trick of the mind.

  “May I ask Grand Master-what is this thunder art called?” Yan Zhaoge asked.

  Yuan Zhengfeng answered, “It is called the Heart’s Will Thunder Incantation. After having attained some accomplishments in it, one will be able to obtain Heart’s Will Thunder. While they are said to be thunderbolts, they do not possess the form of electricity as they are instead strange, indiscernible bolts of thunder that are formed of one’s will. This old man has only attained some minor insights into it these past years, yet have already been able to feel the endless profundities within and its great might.”

  Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself, “Heart’s Will Thunder…”

  How could he not have heard the name of this thunderbolt before?

  Heart’s Will Thunder was ranked fourth amongst the Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders that also had the Five Elements Creation Thunder, An Instant’s Thunder and the Thunder of Eternal Night.

  The extent of its might aside, its strangeness and unpredictability reigned at the top of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders.

  As Yuan Zhengfeng had said, while it was called a thunderbolt, it lacked the form of electricity as the thunder would resound directly in the depths of one’s heart as the explosion of one’s will in the form of thunderbolts.

  No trace could be seen of this thunder anywhere within the universe, yet it could exist in the depths of the hearts of all intelligent lifeforms, being endless and omnipresent.

  While Yuan Zhengfeng had only mentioned it briefly, Yan Zhaoge could already generally understand the results of him cultivating in the Heart’s Will Thunder Incantation.

  In Yuan Zhengfeng’s daily efforts, the heart thunder that he would attain would dispel the devil in his heart as well as his miscellaneous thoughts as it was thus beneficial to his cultivation.

  When clashing with others, as Yuan Zhengfeng executed this martial art, the Heart Devil’s Thunder would directly explode within the heart of his opponent.

  This thunder being directed against someone’s heart, it was hard to defend against via external means. Also, it ignored an opponent’s cultivation base, merely looking at whether he was able to tame the devil in his heart that had suddenly rebelled.

  If it could be dispelled, all would be good. If it couldn’t, not needing Yuan Zhengfeng to make a move, there would already be the danger of him entering cultivation deviation, falling to ruin.

  Still, during a crucial exchange of blows, this would likely be sufficient to decide the victor.

  With the opponent’s heart devil suddenly surging, interfering greatly with him, Yuan Zhengfeng would naturally be at a great advantage.

  Such a method was tyrannical and strange, arising from the heart with no prior warning whatsoever as one would be hard pressed to defend against it.

  Based on Yuan Zhengfeng’s grasp of the Heart’s Will Thunder Incantation, there would also be changes in the might of the Heart’s Will Thunder unleashed by him.

  If Yuan Zhengfeng achieved major completion in the Heart’s Will Thunder Incantation, unless his opponent possessed a much higher cultivation base than him, they would be affected by the Heart Devil’s Thunder resounding in the depths of their heart, hence causing them to descend into chaos.

  “It is actually the Heart’s Will Thunder. There were few who grasped this thunder even in pre-Great Calamity times.”

  A strange feeling arose within Yan Zhaoge’s heart once more as the blurry scene before him seemed vaguely to grow clearer somewhat. Yet, it was still indistinct.

  He shook his head slightly, composing himself as he asked Yuan Zhengfeng, “Grand Master, as you cultivate in the Life Creation Heavenly Scripture that is brimming with vitality, with your current cultivation base, you should logically be able to try re-growing your lost arm. There would be some hope of that succeeding.”

  Yuan Zhengfeng smiled, “There is no rush for that. This old man has already grown used to it these past years. Wanting to re-grow my lost arm, some preparations will still be needed. This old man has long been considering this matter; there is nothing to worry about, Zhaoge.”

  Feeling that the time limit for the Descending Spirit Jade Pendant was nearly up again, Yan Zhaoge immediately said, “It really is great that you are okay.”

  “You don’t have to worry about me up in the World beyond Worlds. I will continue preparing and opposing the Radiant Light Sect. It is not far from the day that we will be rid of this threat. I hope to be able to meet you in the World beyond Worlds soon. Do take utmost care in the upcoming days.”

  Yuan Zhengfeng smiled emotionally, “Go, Zhaoge! Your heavens and earth are incomparably broad.”

  Jade green smoke flew up from
the statue, slowly rising into the air as Yan Zhaoge’s wisp of divine will accompanied it in leaving Great Snowy Mountain and the Floating Gate World.

  After traversing infinite space, Yan Zhaoge’s divine will returned to his body.

  Light shimmered everywhere in the space before him as if they were currently fully submersed in the light of water.

  The spatial domain which had been illusory previously seemed to have gradually regained its tangible form, just that it was still different from the original wound of the sky.

  Yan Zhaoge felt as though he was currently amidst a long, frozen river of time.

  In the distance, sword-light flickered about Madame Kang’s entire body, transforming into numerous waves that extended into the surroundings, affecting this local region of space.

  Her expression gradually became more relaxed and confident as she looked coldly at Yan Zhaoge, seeming as though she was biding her time in preparation for a harsh assault when the time came.

  With her hard work, the entire region of space had already gradually been removed from an illusory state as it had become tangible once more.

  As for Madame Kang herself, it vaguely seemed like she was already gradually regaining her ability to move about as she willed.

  While Luo Zhiyuan was outside the light of water, he too was paying close attention to the changes in the spatial domain before him.

  Tan Jin and the others were instead trapped by the light of water as they were still unable to move.

  Meeting Madame Kang’s gaze, Yan Zhaoge smiled, not seeming to feel any pressure.

  His mood now was really great as it had never been before.

  With Yuan Zhengfeng safe and sound and also possibly able to return to the Eight Extremities World, it was like a great weight had finally been lifted off Yan Zhaoge’s shoulders for good after a long, long time.

  Thinking about this happy fact, Yan Zhaoge felt greatly comforted as he was even unable to stop himself from bursting into laughter.