Yan Zhaoge said, “No, no. I still have Miss Guan to thank for letting me know the general direction that my wife has gone in.”
The Northern Exalt naturally knew why they had come to the northern Profound Heaven Territory, with news of this having already been transmitted to Cloud Pavilion Mountain’s Profound Remnant Locale earlier.
He pondered slightly before saying, “Little Friend Yan, Little Friend Fu, you should be prepared first. That dimensional passageway which Little Friend Feng entered extradimensional space through this time has probably really been corroded by the Nine Underworlds as it has become a land of tranquil stream.”
The so-called land of tranquil stream was not a dimension of the Nine Underworlds as it was instead created by the Nine Underworlds’ corrosion of space.
The power of the Nine Underworlds was strange and tyrannical as whether a world was formless or not, it would still be corroded by it.
Still, extradimensional space was complex as the power of the Nine Underworlds was hard pressed to corrode it. An extremely long period of time would be needed for an area to truly be assimilated.
Before that, space which had been tainted by the devilish qi of the Nine Underworlds could not be considered actual domains of the Nine Underworlds.
The reason it was termed as tranquil stream was that it could basically be considered a grey area between the Nine Underworlds and the great thousand worlds, being different from that usual encroachment from crevices of the Nine Underworlds on ordinary worlds within the universe.
After having been notified of their arrival and learnt why they had come, the Northern Exalt had made a divination for the first time in many years.
With the gap in the cultivation bases of him and Feng Yunsheng, his divination of her whereabouts should be a hundred percent accurate under normal circumstances.
Even if Feng Yunsheng was currently in extradimensional space and it was hard to precisely ascertain her position, he should still be able to determine the general direction she was in.
Still, the divination results had been chaotic and unclear.
What this entailed was really obvious.
“I understand. Many thanks for the reminder, Northern Exalt,” Yan Zhaoge inhaled deeply, cupping his hands towards the Northern Exalt.
Meng Wan looked rather nervously at her father who said, “Let us go take a look.”
The Northern Exalt said, “This old man will accompany the two Emperors in heading to the Extreme Northern Lands and wait there in case of anything.”
The Encompassing Emperor looked calmly at the Northern Exalt, nodding towards him.
They immediately set off, soon arriving at the world of ice and snow that was the Extreme Northern Lands.
They followed the clues that Feng Yunsheng had previously left behind, gradually coming to narrow down the radius of their search.
The Brocade Emperor raised a hand as the world before them instantly changed.
The all-encompassing wind and snow and the pure icy plains turned illusory, as if the actual space of the heavens and earth had become a flat, scenic portrait.
This was a variation of the Grand Beginning Bright Emptiness Form of the Grand Clear direct lineage.
The Grand Beginning Bright Emptiness Form possessed outstanding defensive power, but was not a simple defensive martial art.
It had both offensive and defensive capabilities as it possessed boundless miraculous uses.
There was only the Brocade Emperor who currently had such attainments in it within the World beyond Worlds.
Everyone gazed over and saw that amidst the heavens and earth before them that resembled a scenic portrait, some black lines could vaguely be seen.
It was like the portrait showed signs of having been restored after previously being ripped apart.
Before the Brocade Emperor had executed this technique, one would not be able to view all this.
These were dimensional crevices that would appear here from time to time before soon vanishing.
The Northern Exalt carefully examined it for a moment before his gaze fell on one of the black lines, “This should be the place.”
Following the Northern Exalt’s gaze, Yan Zhaoge and the others all nodded slowly.
“Let’s go,” The Brocade Emperor retracted his hand, the scenes before them returning from illusory to real.
As the heavens and earth regained their original look, the entrance to a dimensional passageway appeared atop the icy plains.
Gazing over from outside, it was completely black as it resembled a black hole, with streaks of electricity flickering within that were visible at times whilst indistinct at others.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1083: Grand Illusory Spatial Thunder
HSSB1083: Grand Illusory Spatial Thunder
Yan Zhaoge and the others had thoughtful looks on their faces as they saw the streaks of electricity within the black hole.
The Northern Exalt sighed, “That is Grand Illusory Spatial Thunder, right?”
The Encompassing Emperor said, “Its essence has already dispersed as it cannot be considered true Grand Illusory Spatial Thunder. Still, actual Grand Illusory Spatial Thunder might appear as we head deeper into this illusory space.”
Grand Illusory Spatial Thunder was one of those famed Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders of pre-Great Calamity times.
It was ranked second amongst the Nine Heavenly Immortal Thunders, subordinate only to the legendary Primordial Ancestral Thunder as it was above the likes of the Five Elements Creation Thunder and Heart’s Will Thunder.
“If there really is Grand Illusory Spatial Thunder disturbing things, we will probably face greater obstacles on this journey,” Yan Zhaoge gazed at that black hole.
The Northern Exalt said, “This old man will wait here. You can set off anytime you want.”
The Brocade Emperor nodded slightly, “We will go now then.”
He waved his sleeve, bringing along Meng Wan as they were first to enter that dimensional passageway.
“Please await, Northern Exalt,” Yan Zhaoge cupped his hands towards the Northern Exalt, next entering the dimensional passageway alongside the Encompassing Emperor.
The Northern Exalt watched them leave before entering the meditative position at the entrance of the dimensional passageway whereupon he remained unmoving.
After a while, that dimensional passageway too vanished once again.
Atop the icy plains, only his old, tranquil figure remained amidst the snow.
As Yan Zhaoge entered this dimensional passageway, it was not like when he had travelled to other foreign dimensions wherein wondrous scenes would appear before his eyes.
This place was constantly pitch black with nothing visible within at all besides bolts of electricity that
flickered from time to time.
As one traversed this dimensional passageway, they would clearly be able to sense that the pressure from the dimensional boundaries was filled with malicious intent towards them.
Those with somewhat lower cultivation bases would probably be crushed into misshapen lumps of flesh and blood mere moments after they entered.
Without the protection of the Brocade Emperor, Meng Wan would not be able to traverse the area.
Yan Zhaoge glanced at her. From how the Brocade Emperor was currently acting, Meng Wan’s safety should still be guaranteed for the time being.
Yet, one could never be a hundred percent certain of this as the Brocade Emperor’s current thoughts were much too unpredictable.
If a slight fluctuation occurred with his mindset, without him even having to do anything himself, just him ignoring Meng Wan and letting her face this dimensional passageway on her own would already be fatal for her.
It was necessary for Yan Zhaoge to constantly pay attention to the state the Brocade Emperor was in.
This was, of course, also for he himself just as much as it was for Meng Wan.
Yan Zhaoge who never feared imagining
the worst in others had sufficient grounds to suspect that the Brocade Emperor might suddenly erupt at any time, making a move and wounding someone.
It was just that it was not Meng Wan that he would target but he, Yan Zhaoge!
If his guess regarding the Brocade Emperor’s cultivation path was correct and aside from eliminating Meng Wan and Fu Ting, he also needed the Grand Simplicity Splendour Cloud for advancement, both he and Yan Di were obstacles that stood in his path.
The greatest obstacle would definitely be Yan Di. Still, Yan Zhaoge would surely not stay out of it and do nothing.
Yan Zhaoge had borrowed the power of the Later Earth Text to withstand the Heaven Emperor in the Royal Reed Sea.
Compared to experts who had already opened the door to Immortality, he was still just a junior.
Normally, besides like with the Heaven Emperor for whom strong enmity did exist between them, considering their lofty statuses, True Immortals would not lower themselves to the point of making things difficult for Immortal Bridge Martial Saints.
The problem, though, was that the Brocade Emperor was not normal right now…
If he really walked the unfeeling path, only considering cost and benefits, gains and detriments while not caring about things like face, he would thus naturally move unblinkingly to remove a potential obstacle that could be a threat to him in the future.
Yan Zhaoge had no choice but to consider more eventualities as he travelled with such a figure.
The Encompassing Emperor had come along with the intention of watching the Brocade Emperor and preventing him from causing any other major disturbances.
Still, it was difficult indeed to predict what the Encompassing Emperor’s view on Meng Wan and Fu Ting might be.
Aside from the Upper Exalt Chen Qianhua who could not be appraised by normal standards, all the higher echelon experts of the World beyond Worlds would naturally wish for the Brocade Emperor to quickly recover.
Still, they would probably have differing thoughts on the method that he should recover by.
As Yan Zhaoge pondered on, he spied Meng Wan suddenly looking over in his direction.
Yan Zhaoge could vaguely detect some worry within those clear, intelligent doelike eyes of hers.
“A smart girl indeed,” Yan Zhaoge thought.
While she might not possess sufficient understanding of the Brocade Emperor’s situation and the predicament that she was in, Meng Wan still felt unease as she sensed that something was strange.
She had previously been confined at Wutong Slope before suddenly being released, whereupon she had met her birth father for the first time.
While the Brocade Emperor had shown no abnormalities on the surface, he had brought her along in just wandering randomly through extradimensional space for a good number of days.
Upon their return to the World beyond Worlds, events had transpired one after another.
Moving her birth mother’s grave, meeting her Master whom she missed, looking for her good friend Feng Yunsheng who had gone missing for a while-Meng Wan could feel a father’s warmth from all of these things.
It was just that when considering all that had previously occurred, the intelligent Meng Wan just felt that there was something strange somewhere.
In front of the Brocade Emperor, Yan Zhaoge could clarify nothing as he could not even send over a warning via sound transmission in secret.
Facing Meng Wan’s inquiring gaze, Yan Zhaoge showed no reaction whatsoever, pretending not to have seen it.
Seeing this, Meng Wan retracted her gaze, feeling that she had gotten her answer.
That silence actually already spoke volumes.
Yan Zhaoge should have felt puzzled and uncomprehending otherwise.
Since Yan Zhaoge had openly shown no reaction, it meant that he clearly understood what she was asking, thus confirming her guess indirectly!
It was just that while she had gotten her answer, it did not call for much optimism.
Fortunately, Meng Wan had already long since mentally prepared herself for this as she could only hope that all went well now.
As the group traversed the endless darkness, dim radiance suddenly lit up before them
It was not the first time that Yan Zhaoge was travelling amidst extradimensional space. Still, gazing over, he saw that the scenes before him were different from how they usually were.
The twinkling of starlight could not be seen amidst the gloomy darkness of space as there was only that lustrous dim radiance.
Formless space seemed to have gained a form at this moment as its surface was polluted with filth.
“Truly a land of tranquil stream,” Yan Zhaoge nodded to himself, with this being his very first time experiencing this in person while he had read descriptions of this kind of place in records before too.
This place was somewhat but not really like the Nine Underworlds and somewhat but not really like the human realm, being mystically wondrous in its own right.
There were many similar lands of tranquil streams of varying sizes, but the one that Yan Zhaoge and the others were currently in was rather more vast.
They travelled within as they attempted to find Feng Yunsheng’s tracks.
Lands of tranquil streams had perilous environments as many strange beasts were born within, their personalities fierce and brutal as they resembled devils of the Nine Underworlds. There were quite a few experts amongst them too.
This corresponded with what Feng Yunsheng had had in mind for a training ground.
It had already been many years since she entered. Yan Zhaoge and the others did not think that they might be able to locate her so quickly as they were just trying to locate some clues or traces that she could have left behind.
The Brocade Emperor and the Encompassing Emperor led the way, their sensory abilities surpassing the norm by far even within the land of tranquil stream as the rampant beasts were also completely incapable of opposing them. With that, they were advancing at an extremely high speed.
They continually moved and stopped, tirelessly searching.
Due to the time that had passed, the earliest traces left behind by Feng Yunsheng were already no more.
Only after half a month of searching were they able to coincidentally grasp some of her movements.
As time passed and they went deeper in, more and more traces of Feng Yunsheng could be found.
Yet, a solemn expression gradually appeared on their faces.
As they ventured deeper in, they could vaguely sense that they were getting closer and closer to the terrifying Nine Underworlds.
At this point in time, Feng Yunsheng was still nowhere to be seen.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1084: Searching the Nine Underworlds
HSSB1084: Searching the Nine Underworlds
The deeper they ventured within, the easier it was to sense that terrifying aura of the Nine Underworlds that bewitched one’s heart.
Yan Zhaoge, the Brocade Emperor and the Encompassing Emperor were naturally unaffected.
With Meng Wan’s cultivation base, she was already unable to go on normally as corroded by the power of the Nine Underworlds, she would gradually come to lose her rationality.
However firm a will she had, not being someone without feelings or desires, she would inevitably be affected by this.
Only with the jade pendant that the Brocade Emperor now handed her to cleanse her mind and help her in focusing was she able to continue forging forward.
Yan Zhaoge and the others had no intention of interacting with the local beasts that also posed no threat to them as they simply swept them all up.
Things were much more efficient as they just followed the traces left behind by Feng Yunsheng.
After walking like this for a few days, Yan Zhaoge and the others suddenly slowed down.
Everyone’s expressions turned solemn as they focused on the space before them.
They were already at the boundary of the land of tranquil stream as any
further and they would be nearing the source of the corrosion here, the place where it intersected with the Nine Underworlds.
Feng Yunsheng still seemed to have proceeded forward.
Yan Zhaoge searched around the surrounding area and discovered no other clues.
It seemed that their only option was to continue advancing.
The Encompassing Emperor asked slowly, “Did this Little Friend Feng bring along the Extreme Yin Crown when leaving Broad Creed Mountain for adventuring?”
He too was already aware that Feng Yunsheng was the person from Broad Creed Mountain who wielded the Extreme Yin Crown.
“My wife has always been in charge of the Extreme Yin Crown,” Yan Zhaoge answered.
Meng Wan’s expression was normal as she had completely come to peace with losing the Extreme Yin Crown in that defeat to Feng Yunsheng in what had been like a destined battle that year.
The Encompassing Emperor muttered aloud, “I wonder if Little Friend Feng has already reached the Seeing Divinity stage.”
While there had been some traces left behind by Feng Yunsheng along the way, they had already diminished over time, without any details so to speak of as it was hence difficult to judge Feng Yunsheng’s current cultivation base and mentality from it.
“If senior apprentice-sister Feng has successfully broken through space to see true Divinity, she will be able to exert the full power of the Extreme Yin Crown over a short duration,” Also a Maiden of Extreme Yin, having once had the Crown for many years, Meng Wan was extremely clear on this.
It was unknown how the Exalted Lunar Luminary had forged this Sacred Artifact in the past such that it was different from other Sacred Artifacts.
Yan Zhaoge said mildly, “While my wife had the intention of training, she would definitely realise the perils the Nine Underworlds entail and stay out of such dangerous situations.”
Yan Zhaoge understood what the Encompassing Emperor was worried about.
If Feng Yunsheng was able to sufficiently exert the power of the Extreme Yin Crown, not only would it be beneficial for her protection, it would also assist her in more effectively resisting the beguiling effects of the Nine Underworlds and stabilising her mind.
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