As Ah Hu shaded his eyes with a hand, gazing into the distance, a voice suddenly resounded behind him, “Why have you come down as well?”
“Young Master!” Ah Hu turned and saw Yan Zhaoge standing just behind him.
Ah Hu asked excitedly, “Young Master, have you ascended the Immortal Bridge like Family Head?”
Yan Zhaoge just smiled, not saying anything.
Still, in the eyes of Ah Hu, Yan Zhaoge’s figure seemed to have vanished before him, having been replaced by the starry space of a universe.
As the numerous stars of that universe circulated, they crisscrossed and formed their trajectories, yet also influenced one another.
While the birth and destruction of stars could not be seen, it was as if he was facing a real universe and its sea of stars!
On this day, Yan Zhaoge had successfully ascended the Immortal Bridge, attaining the early Immortal Bridge stage as he officially began his path towards the Immortal realm.
Ah Hu was filled with admiration upon seeing this, only regaining his wits after a long time as he hurriedly said, “Family Head said that the matter you asked him to investigate before entering secluded cultivation has seen some results, Young Master, asking me to send it down to you.”
“Oh?” Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge’s eyes lit up.
Ah Hu handed a jade slip over to Yan Zhaoge, who recognised it as the one he had given Yan Di in the past.
After basically browsing through its contents, light flashed in Yan Zhaoge’s eyes as he fell into deep thought.
After a long while, Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, murmuring to himself, “There is potential…”
Now, as time passed, following the subsiding of the quaking of the Vast Ocean World, the martial practitioners of the various lands were all calming down as the scenes from the end of the world vanished.
While there seemed to be no abnormality over at the Bewildering Maze Sea this time, everyone all rushed over to the Bewildering Maze Sea together.
Gao Tianzhong, the strongest expert of the Vast Ocean World as a newly ascended third level Martial Saint, was the first to arrive despite not having been geographically closest.
When he saw Yan Zhaoge, Gao Tianzhong was shocked.
At this moment, Yan Zhaoge who had appeared before him was just like a mortal as he was ordinary and innocuous. Not only did no true essence emanate from him whatsoever, the qi and blood of his entire body seemed slow too, not as strong as that of someone who cultivated in martial arts at all.
It was like even a martial practitioner who had only been cultivating for a few months with the most basic of foundations would be stronger than Yan Zhaoge.
Yet, someone like this was nonchalantly standing on the air above the Bewildering Maze Sea as if it was flat ground.
Gao Tianzhong himself could lock down his true essence and prevent it from leaking out with the look of having returned to simplicity as he casually stood in the air.
Still, he was aware that he would actually still have to utilise his true essence in order to do so.
It was just that he could use the smallest force to easily achieve what others would have to endeavour with all their might to succeed in.
It was very mystical, this subtle achieving of a big feat with a small force.
At the end of the day, however, force would still be needed in order to achieve that feat.
Yet, Yan Zhaoge was truly not emitting any true essence at all right now.
Such a feat completely went against the natural laws.
Seeing such a Yan Zhaoge, Gao Tianzhong was rendered somewhat speechless for a time, not knowing what he should say.
Other martial practitioners of the Vast Ocean World successively arrived. At first, they were not much concerned with Yan Zhaoge’s current appearance.
Still, after they had gradually come to realise this, shocked looks appeared on all their faces.
It was instead Yan Zhaoge whose expression was as per usual as he smiled and nodded towards them, “Long time no see, everyone. How have you been?”
He extended a hand, making a grabbing action amidst space.
The space of the surrounding heavens and earth instantly distorted.
“This Yan has some matters that I am heading to the World beyond Worlds to settle. I will not be reminiscing on old times with everyone here. Let us slowly chat again next time when there’s time.”
The world changed before the eyes of Gao Tianzhong and the others as an endless mountain range appeared out of thin air.
An endless chain of mountains appeared above the surface of the Bewildering Maze Sea!
Atop one of the mountain peaks, terrifying storms were rampaging.
This was precisely Tribulation Wind Mountain.
The wound of the sky that led from the Vast Ocean World to the World beyond Worlds was located in the sky above Tribulation Wind Mountain.
All Martial Saints were able to shift mountains and move seas.
Still, this was within a relatively close range.
Gao Tianzhong and the others were shocked because Tribulation Wind Mountain was far away on the mainland as compared to the distant Bewildering Maze Sea that existed amongst the oceans.
At this moment, however, it had actually been shifted above the Bewildering Maze Sea by Yan Zhaoge!
“Wasn’t it said that when they descend, their cultivation bases are always restricted to the third level of the Martial Saint realm?” The martial practitioners of the Vast Ocean World all had blank looks on their faces at this moment.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1012: Official opening ceremony, Broad Creed Mountain gives invitations
HSSB1012: Official opening ceremony, Broad Creed Mountain gives invitations
Yan Zhaoge’s cultivation base was indeed currently restricted to the third level of the Martial Saint realm.
Still, with his discernment, knowledge and miraculous methods, he had never been at the level of ordinary third level Martial Saints, surpassing even himself in the past.
As his cultivation base grew, Yan Zhaoge’s powerful theoretical knowledge was ceaselessly being transformed into actual experience, no longer just being left on paper.
There was a qualitative difference between the two which was converted as Yan Zhaoge himself grew over time.
The sturdiness of the spatial boundaries of the Vast Ocean World was far from comparable to those of the World beyond Worlds.
Therefore, Yan Zhaoge could easily distort the distance in space and let Tribulation Wind Mountain that was far away appear atop this Bewildering Maze Sea.
After all, if the current Yan Zhaoge were to slightly release his power, he would be rejected by the power of dimensions, being unable to linger. Still, with just a thought on his part, this place would hence be reduced to nothingness.
Gao Tianzhong and the others waved goodbye as Yan Zhaoge strode forth and arose, next already having headed above the sky into the massive crevice that resembled a canyon.
Ah Hu followed closely after him, using a Heavenly Connection Jade as he entered the wound of the sky too.
As the figures of the two disappeared, the wound of the sky in the sky up above disappeared as well.
Tribulation Wind Mountain which had just been above the Bewildering Maze Sea disappeared too.
Space seemed like an unfurled painting which contracted.
A short while later, all regained its normalcy as dense fog returned above the Bewildering Maze Sea and tides surged below, everything being as it had been before.
Only now did Gao Tianzhong and the others feel as if they had awoken from a dream.
While they could no longer see Yan Zhaoge, they simultaneously bowed towards the sky above.
It was as if they were paying respects to a deity.
“What cultivation base has the Traceless Cloud Dragon King currently attained?” This thought simultaneously arose in all their minds, not fading for a long time.
There were some
hated enemies here.
At this moment, however, no one had thoughts of finding trouble for anyone else as they all had complicated moods that were difficult to elucidate.
“We…” Gao Tianzhong surveyed the surroundings, finally breaking the silence, “…We just witnessed a living legend.”
……
Having already passed through the wound of the sky and returned to the World beyond Worlds, Yan Zhaoge was unable to hear the startled exclamations of those of the Vast Ocean World.
Currently, he was pondering on the affairs of the World beyond Worlds’ Royal Reed Sea.
This was regarding the matter that he had entrusted his father and the sect with before descending to the World beyond Worlds previously.
As results had already been attained in this, this was double happiness for Yan Zhaoge who had just happened to emerge from seclusion, successfully ascending the Immortal Bridge.
“Thinking about it now, as the location where the southeast and the south intersect, the spiritual qi veins of this Royal Reed Sea being out of the ordinary is not an unexpected thing.”
In entering the World beyond Worlds once more, Yan Zhaoge did not cause as great a disturbance as when he had seen Divinity and ascended previously.
Everything appeared peaceful and natural.
Looking at the region of sea of the Phoenix Bearing Region that rippled slightly before him, Yan Zhaoge pondered, “Be it the southern Blazing Heaven Territory or the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, their spiritual qi veins are both on the tough, blazing side. This is exacerbated where the two Territories meet.”
The situation should originally have been similar for Circumference Mountain of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory.
However, the Dynasty River that ran southwards and passed through Circumference Mountain affected the spiritual qi circulation of the local earth veins through its abundant qi of water.
With that, the situation over there was different from here in the Royal Reed Sea.
“It was not for no reason that this place was selected for the Heaven Bearing Efficate Formation to be established…” Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself.
Ah Hu asked, “Young Master, are you going to look around in the Royal Reed Sea after this?”
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “That’s right. I still need to investigate on-site a bit in order to better ready my preparations.”
“I was only tasked with sending that to you this time. I never expected that you would coincidentally emerge from seclusion too,” Ah Hu scratched his head, “Family Head and the old Chief previously decided that we would wait for you to leave seclusion and return to the World beyond Worlds before officially hosting Broad Creed Mountain’s opening ceremony.”
Yan Zhaoge smiled, “Oh, is that so?”
Ah Hu gave a simple and honest smile, “Family Head successfully advanced further a while back. He has already attained the eighth level of the Martial Saint realm, the mid Immortal Bridge stage.”
“Things really couldn’t have been any better,” A look of joy appeared on Yan Zhaoge’s face.
He looked up and thought for a moment before saying, “The situation is still unclear now. We should act with due haste. Still, we need not let our preparations and arrangements get affected by others.”
“If troops come, we block them with generals. If water comes, we block it with a dam of earth. The time has long since come for our sect to officially open its doors in the World beyond Worlds.”
Yan Zhaoge told Ah Hu, “Let’s see. I will travel around the Royal Reed Sea myself and return to the Mountain when everything is settled and ready.”
“You should first return and report to my father and Grand Master. Do whatever needs to be done. Everything can be arranged for earlier. The invitations for guests can also already be delivered now.”
Ah Hu responded, “Yes, Young Master.”
As Yan Zhaoge traversed the Royal Reed Sea, Ah Hu returned alone to Broad Creed Mountain in the Spirit Inheritance Region.
Receiving news from Ah Hu, all of Broad Creed Mountain was naturally joyful indeed.
Broad Creed Mountain now had its second Immortal Bridge Martial Saint after Yan Di, this also being Yan Zhaoge who possessed shocking strength.
In recent years, the entirety of Broad Creed Mountain had been developing steadily upon its stablest of foundations, increasingly showing the momentum of soaring to prominence.
Yan Zhaoge’s strength and potential had always left everyone amazed.
As his potential was gradually converted into greater and greater strength, his authority grew as well as the faith in him by everyone grew increasingly stable.
After hearing about Yan Zhaoge’s current plans, Yan Di, Yuan Zhengfeng and the others did not voice any objections.
The threat of powerful enemies like the Heaven Emperor and the Southern Exalt still remained as it was unknown when they might come.
While it was said that they should do things at their own pace and not easily waver due to external factors, Yan Zhaoge and all of Broad Creed Mountain could not possibly ignore this latent threat.
Officially opening its doors was the event that possessed the most significance for Broad Creed Mountain now.
For everything to go successfully, more preparations were naturally needed for them to be more confident.
As Yan Zhaoge travelled in the Royal Reed Sea, all of Broad Creed Mountain began getting busy.
Messengers began to be dispatched to the various lands, delivering invitations for the opening ceremony to the guests.
News that Broad Creed Mountain would be officially opening its doors and accepting disciples very soon began spreading into the surroundings with the Royal Reed Sea as its centre.
It was not just within the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory as the news similarly came to be very widely known within the neighbouring southern Blazing Heaven Territory too, about Circumference Mountain and elsewhere.
Being the masters of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, also having always been on good terms with Broad Creed Mountain, Golden Court Mountain was naturally invited as well.
The Southeastern Swordsmistress who guarded over the border regions immediately received the news.
Even she who was well experienced and valiant was slightly astonished on receiving the invitation.
The Golden Court Mountain martial practitioners who were beside her exchanged looks, rendered speechless as they looked at one another.
“These people from Broad Creed Mountain are really fearless indeed,” A while later, someone spoke incredulously, “The Heaven Emperor and the Southern Exalt will definitely come to find trouble for them as soon as they get back. So blatantly and overtly opening the doors of their sect under such circumstances, aren’t they totally not putting these bigwigs in their eyes at all?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1013: The Exalts return
HSSB1013: The Exalts return
The Golden Court Mountain martial practitioners first fell silent after receiving the news of Broad Creed Mountain’s upcoming opening ceremony before an uproar ensued.
“Could it be that Broad Creed Mountain wants to move their entire sect over to the Circumference Mountain Range in the southern Blazing Heaven Territory? It would be impossible for them to set up the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation here in the Royal Reed Sea.”
Someone enquired, “Still, even establishing the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, they still might not be able to resist the Heaven Emperor and Southern Exalt right?”
Someone beside him wondered aloud, “It is said that the Dim Radiant Emperor’s Immortal Artifact fell into the hands of Broad Creed Mountain, this being something they have never denied. Could this be where the basis for their confidence lies?”
Everyone had heard rumours of the Immortal Artifact of legend that Broad Creed Mountain had obtained before, a relic of the Dim Radiant Emperor.
It was just that no one had ever seen it for real before.
During the battle of Broad Creed Mountain that year, Yan Zhaoge, Yan Di and the rest had joined forces and slain Guan Lide, Shen Lingzi, King Xuancheng and Daoist Shi, obtaining splendid battle results that bystanders would find difficult to believe.
Many had attributed this to the Immortal Artifact back then.
Still, after Yan Zhaoge had rampaged through the south and killed his way back to the southeast, shocking the world in those battles at Vast Spirit Mountain and Circumference Mountain, most people had begun appraising his strength seriously.
Along with that, they analysed Yan Di and other Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners, growing increasingly vigilant as a result.
More and more details were unearthed, such as how Yan Di had slain King Xuanmu of the sixth level of the Martial Saint realm right after having ascended to the World beyond Worlds back then.
With that, everyone had been stunned to discover that Yan Zhaoge was not Broad Creed Mountain’s sole powerful figure.
In recent years, young martial practitioners of Broad Creed Mountain like Xu Fei, Xia Guang, Ying Longtu and Sikong Qing had similarly attained splendid battle results in walking the outside world.
Everyone had gradually gotten used to the strength of Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners.
Thinking back again on that great battle at Broad Creed Mountain, many guessed that an Immortal Artifact had not played a part then.
Seeing as Yan Zhaoge rampaged from the south back to the southeast similarly without any trace of an Immortal Artifact, everyone began feeling restless once more.
Perhaps the news spread by the Radiant Light Sect back then had been fake?
The Radiant Light Sect was of the direct lineage of the Dim Radiant Sect. Still, their relationship with Broad Creed Mountain had been terrible back then as the possibility that they had deliberately tried to malign and harm them did exist for sure.
It was just that Broad Creed Mountain had never denied this. Therefore, to many, it was a mystery if they did possess an Immortal Artifact left behind by the Dim Radiant Emperor.
Still, all of Golden Court Mountain knew that Yan Zhaoge had really gained a relic of the Dim Radiant Emperor in the Dim Radiant Mausoleum.
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