When Xue Chuqing had acquired the Heavenly Essence Stone’s fragments, she wanted to fragment it even further, and hide it within the myriad of worlds.
However, something unexpected had happened.
After the fragments were fragmented once more, they had turned into the various “Sikong Qing”s. Not only do they possess an outstanding appearance, but their talents in martial arts were also exceptionally high.
This made all the “Sikong Qing”s scattered all around the world. However, those with strong will would always shine. Even if some of them had perished, most of them were able to experience growth.
When so many people with an outstanding appearance look so similar to each other and all possess such incredible martial arts talents, it would be hard not to attract anyone’s attention.
A tree leaf would naturally be hidden well within a forest.
However, if a golden leaf were to appear in a green forest, it wouldn’t seem to be hidden that well anymore.
If there were numerous golden leaves, it would be impossible to hide them any further.
To prevent others from using divination against her, Xue Chuqing avoided herself from coming in contact with any Sikong Qing out of cautiousness.
After she reunited together with Yan Zhaoge and his father, she realized where the problem was. As such, she had the feeling of “I did something stupid in the past”/
However, in the end, Xue Chuqing’s seemingly unintended mistake did not result in the outcome she predicted.
Previously, the Three Sovereigns Five Emperors, and other higher-ups of the World beyond Worlds did not notice anything weird with the “Sikong Qing”s.
The only reason why this would happen was because someone had secretly kept all the sparkling golden leaves.
Previously, when Yan Zhaoge wasn’t aware of the Concealed Sovereign background, he only knew that the Concealed Sovereign was hiding something from the Earthly Sovereign – Jiang Shen. At that time, Yan Zhaoge had guessed that the Concealed Sovereign was secretly recruiting everyone who looked like Sikong Qing.
Now that Yan Zhaoge knew that the Exalted Concealed Luminary – “Yang Ce” was a clone of the Exalted Solar Luminary – Gao Han, Yan Zhaoge had affirmed his guess.
Those Sikong Qings had most likely ended up together with Gao Han in private.
According to Xue Chuqing, fragmenting the Heavenly Essence Stone’s fragments wasn’t her idea. Instead, her master was the one that brought it up.
As for whether this idea originated from Xue Chuqing’s master or Gao Han, it would be hard to say for sure.
Xue Chuqing’s Grand Master – Hu Yuexin’s information about the Heavenly Essence Stone might have also come from the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor, Gao Han, and the others in the past.
“He hid it from everyone and acquired a huge benefit. And yet, my mother was hunted down all over the world.” Yan Zhaoge gritted his teeth, “However, it’s hard for things to go perfectly. He would be dreaming if he wanted to gather everyone, and reform the Heavenly Essence Stone’s fragment.”
Yan Zhaoge smiled, “We have one, while they have one. Isn’t this a wise choice, as we didn’t keep them all together. It prevents the Immortal Court from seizing us all in one go.”
Yue Zhenbei’s serious expression let out a smile upon hearing Yan Zhaoge’s words.
He gently shook his head, “Although I had guessed that Yang Ce had something unbeknownst to all of us, I never expected him to be a clone of the Exalted Solar Luminary.”
“I originally thought that he was the Exalted Solar Luminary’s accomplice. I never expected their relationship to be so close that they would share everything. Yours is yours, and mine is yours.” Yan Zhaoge pouted.
Previously, when the Earthly Sovereign and the Sword Sovereign were still by the void’s outskirts and had yet to return. A war between the Broad Creed Mountain and the Qilin Cliff had broken out. When Yan Zhaoge killed Earth Exalt – Wang Zhengcheng, it signified the thorough division between them. There was no more room for turning everything around.
At that time, the Concealed Sovereign had secluded within the Restful Immortal Valley and wasn’t attending to mortal affairs.
Afterward, it was proven that he did not truly enter seclusion and wasn’t caring about the things happening in the World beyond Worlds. He had always been paying close attention to them.
His actions were obviously to increase the hostility between the two sides.
Otherwise, if he truly wished for the World beyond Worlds to be peaceful, the most appropriate thing for him to do would be to share his support with one side. With that, the other side would have an obvious disadvantage. It might cause them to retreat, which would cause it to subside.
When the forces were fighting against each other, the more the Concealed Sovereign remained neutral, the more unpredictable he would be.
The Earthly Sovereign – Jiang Shen might have been aware of the abnormalities of the Concealed Sovereign. However, he just assumed that the Concealed Sovereign was a double agent. In the end, Jiang Shen became the one that suffered the most massive loss. Even if he didn’t lose to Yan Zhaoge and Suo Mingzhang, he would still fall for Gao Han’s plans.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1320 - The Art of Severing Feeling’s Parasitism
“Speaking of Exalted Solar Luminary and Concealed Sovereign…” Yue Zhenbei looked at Yan Zhaoge, “In the past, Fu Jinxiu was forced to face tribulation because of the Concealed Sovereign, which is also the Exalted Solar Luminary.
“I remember you mentioning this before. If Fu Jinxiu walked the feeling path, the Exalted Solar Luminary might know the method of allowing him to improve.”
The black-clothed Brocade Emperor had perished under Mars Halberd. Among the two Brocade Emperors, only the White-clothed Brocade Emperor remained.
Now, there was no more Black-clothed or White-clothed. Only one Brocade Emperor – Fu Yunchi remained in the world.
The Ingenious Flying Peak lineage’s cave manor had left the World beyond Worlds, and left the Dao universe along with Yan Zhaoge.
Among them, the Red Lotus Cliff was the one in the lead. There was no need to mention the Brocade Emperor – Fu Yunchi’s intentions.
Although Yan Zhaoge had caused him to separate into two, Fu Yunchi was still grateful to Yan Zhaoge for turning him back as one.
With this gratitude in his heart, it directed his choice, which ultimately caused him to leave the World beyond Worlds.
However, a problem still lay ahead.
After experiencing cultivation deviation, how would he rewalk the righteous path, and continue striving forward in the path of martial Dao?
If he wanted to walk the unfeeling path, his future pathway would be obvious.
Erase Fu Ting and Meng Wan’s existence, acquire the Taiyi Fist, and refine the Grand Simplicity Splendour Cloud.
He would then be the natural enemy of Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di. Neither side would allow each other to survive.
However, if he walked the feeling path, his pathway would be unclear.
However, as the one who started it all, the Concealed Sovereign, also known as the Exalted Solar Luminary – Gao Han would most likely have a way of rehabilitating him.
After all, his wish was to cut off all the internal influence that the Immortal Court had towards the World beyond Worlds, as well as the Dao universe. He didn’t have any personal grudge against Fu Yunchi and wasn’t intending to destroy Fu Yunchi’s future pathways.
His way of rehabilitation might be prepared for when the Brocade Emperor decides to walk the feeling path.
After all, when he was plotting against the Brocade Emperor, the Grand Simplicity Splendour Cloud had yet to appear in the world. He wasn’t sure when it would appear as well.
With Gao Han’s personality, he most likely wouldn’t choose something that has too many variables.
Gao Han might have a solution for the current Brocade Emperor’s problems.
/> After the Brocade Emperor himself had understood the situation, he was very well aware of it. However, he ultimately decided to leave together with Yan Zhaoge.
While his rashful emotions might cause it, it was also related to his current state of mind. This could also be considered fate playing tricks with him.
“According to my guess, this is the story,” said Yan Zhaoge as he was pondering. “While I might not have any ideas previously, I have acquired some after knowing that the Exalted Concealed Luminary was the Exalted Solar Luminary’s clone.”
“Oh?” Yue Zhenbei looked at Yan Zhaoge.
Yan Zhaoge said, “When I was venturing outside, I had acquired an incomplete version of the Taiji Yin Yang Palm. You knew about it as well.”
“Other than the incomplete version of the Taiji Yin Yang Palm, there were other kinds of ancient texts that originated from before the Great Calamity. They aren’t any supreme martial arts texts, and are merely just something someone else wrote.”
Yue Zhenbei nodded slightly without interrupting.
Yan Zhaoge continued, “Among some of their strokes, they casually mentioned a kind of Grand Clear lineage’s martial art, which they referred to as “Severing Feeling’s Parasitism.” During that time, I ignored it. However, thinking back about it, the Exalted Solar Luminary’s plan might have been this.”
“Severing Feeling’s Parasitism,” Yue Zhenbei repeated.
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “That’s right.”
This Severing Feeling’s Parasitism was a secret art created by a Grand Clear lineage expert before the Great Calamity.
The Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s Martial Repository did not record the details of this art. It was only mentioned among some texts.
Roughly speaking, it was a method of refining clones.
One could tell that Gao Han used the Jade Clear Lineage’s legacies in refining the Exalted Concealed Luminary’s clone. However, it was merely weird for no one to realize it.
Relating the Brocade Emperor’s matters together, Yan Zhaoge suspected that Gao Han might have acquired this Grand Clear secret art by chance.
When he refined his clone, he also did some reference checks.
It was the reason why he was able to be so confident when tricking the Brocade Emperor. He had his methods of rehabilitating.
“If there is such a secret art, it would be a great help to rebuild Fu Jinxiu’s future pathway.” After pondering for a while, Yue Zhenbei said slowly, “Severing Feeling’s Parasitism is equivalent to successfully reacquiring feelings, and forgetting them again.”
With this, when the Brocade Emperor returns to his previous dao of grand forgetfulness state, it would be considered his righteous path. Compared to the Black-clothed Brocade Emperor improving using the Grand Simplicity Splendour Cloud, the Brocade Emperor’s improvements might be much more remarkable by a few margins.
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “That’s what I figured as well.”
Yue Zhenbei pondered, “Fu Jinxiu had made a little too much sacrifice with his choice this time.”
“After I push open the Immortal Door, I’ll try some stuff. We might have a chance to turn the situation over,” said Yan Zhaoge as he looked at Yue Zhenbei’s calm gaze. “I have already accumulated all the Grand Clear Grand Cosmos Five Manifestations supreme arts. Only that, I have yet to study and cultivate some of them, due to the limitations of time and stamina.”
“After I have a deeper understanding of the Grand Clear supreme martial arts, it might be possible to derive the Severing Feeling’s Parasitism together with the Brocade Emperor. After all, I already know of the general idea. The thing I’m lacking is the thought process regarding the details.”
Yan Zhaoge chuckled, “Speaking of it, please don’t scold me for being disloyal. Don’t think that I cultivate the Grand Clear supreme martial arts because it’s easier to learn than the Jade Clear’s supreme martial arts.”
Hearing Yan Zhaoge’s words, Yue Zhenbei’s serious face displayed a slightly weird expression. He didn’t know whether to laugh or to scold Yan Zhaoge.
In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly, “Others cultivate all pathways of the Three Clear lineage because they have lofty goals. As for you, it fits your talents, so it doesn’t matter.”
“You praise me too much,” said Yan Zhaoge as he smiled shamelessly.
After chatting with Yue Zhenbei a little while longer, the two left the Purple Divine Pavilion together. They walked around slowly within the Pill Hall’s cosmos and walked towards the sea of lights.
The sea of light was already slowly expanding. However, the boundaries were still blurry and were hard to stabilize.
Within the light sea, the various territories extracted from the World beyond Worlds were slowly recovering. The territories were separated into independent territories, and they weren’t connected. This was because the boundaries have yet to be divided yet.
The various people that were gathered by the World beyond Worlds previously were now separated as well. They returned to the space where their sect was located.
The mortals were still in a state of unawareness. As for the martial art practitioners with lower cultivation, most of them were beginning to regain their senses.
As Yan Zhaoge currently held control over the Pill Hall, he was naturally able to pass through any space within.
Previously, he had sent Feng Yunsheng to the space where the Cloud Pavilion Mountain’s Profound Remnant Locale was located and had also woke Guan Yuluo up in advance.
Currently, Yue Zhenbei was walking to where the Jade Capital Crag was located on his own. After Yan Zhaoge fetched Feng Yunsheng, they both headed towards the Red Lotus Cliff together.
Yan Zhaoge was prepared to talk to Fu Ting and He Xixing. After meeting Guan Yuluo, Feng Yunsheng also wanted to meet Meng Wan and other people from her sect – the Broad Creed Mountain.
“Mr. Zeng and the others are taking care of Yuluo.” After meeting up with each other, Feng Yunsheng said with a simple tone. Her emotions seemed to be still stable.
Seeing this, Yan Zhaoge did not mention the matter any further. He mentioned other matters to divert her attention, “Oh, right. I saw the very first message you left in the Nine Underworlds.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1321 - It Wasn’t Just Me Who Saw It
Feng Yunsheng laughed upon hearing Yan Zhaoge’s words, “You saw it? Thank god! To be frank, I didn’t hold high hopes during that time. Some words were stuck in my throat, and I had to say it out no matter what.”
“Originally, I planned to enter the land of tranquil streams to train myself. I never thought of entering the Nine Underworlds at first. Everything happened because of coincidence.”
“With that departure, I caused the accident, which is the Exalted Rahu Luminary. If even I didn’t expect it, you naturally wouldn’t as well.”
“I know that if I do not return, you will come to find me. However, information about me had stopped flowing around for so many years, and the Nine Underworlds is so vast. It’s not easy to find a clue related to me.”
Feng Yunsheng sighed, “Alas, the message was finally seen by the person I wanted to see the most. That’s great!”
She looked at yan Zhaoge with her gentle gaze, “The best thing is, I’ve succeeded. I’ve successfully returned. I managed to meet you again, and I managed to meet my masters again.”
“So, can we finally fulfill our promise?” Yan Zhaoge teased her, “You wouldn’t have forgotten the contents of your message, right? Yeah, after we come back, we shall…”
Feng Yunsheng suddenly laughed, “Why do you always become so improper out of the blue.”
She looked at Yan Zhaoge, “I have no problems with it. The one that has problems right now is you.”
Yan Zhaoge lowered his head, “What problems do I have?”
“I remember someone saying that my body is fragile and that I cannot withstand any kinds of attacks,” said Feng Yunsheng as she nar
rowed her eyes with her laughter. “Now, the situation seems like it’s going to change.”
Yan Zhaoge blinked.
Feng Yunsheng’s eyes became as curvy as a crescent moon, “If I always keep my calm and self-control, wouldn’t it be too boring? However, if I were to be too into it, you might have to do a “” pose…”
Thinking back to when the two of them were joking with each other, and the difference of the “” position and the “” position, Yan Zhaoge’s expression instantly darkened.
“Hey, hey, that’s too much!” He puffed his eyes out, and “stared angrily” at Feng Yunsheng.
Feng Yunsheng continued chuckling.
Yan Zhaoge suddenly laughed as well as he was looking at her. His smile seemed eerie, “Actually, there’s another way. If you remain calm and restrain yourself, there would be more details, which would make it more interesting.
Seeing his smile, Feng Yunsheng had a bad feeling. As she noticed where Yan Zhaoge was looking, she immediately understood what he meant, which made her both annoyed and amused at the same time.
She was neither feeling ashamed nor angry. Instead, she placed her hands by her waist, “You’re entertained, and yet I’m left hanging. How can I allow that?”
Feng Yunsheng knew what Yan Zhaoge was going to say, and glared at him. Her gaze fell upon Yan Zhaoge’s hand, “Don’t say that it’s with your “five maidens” [1]. Don’t say it like I don’t have them as well.”
“Besides, if we held a grudge against each other during our first night together, don’t you think that it’s a pity?”
Yan Zhaoge chuckled, “Actually, that’s fine as well. Look, since we left a deep impression, there would be a deeper yearning for it.”
Feng Yunsheng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when looking at him, “When I left the World beyond Worlds, you were already the well-known Fallen Deity. How can you still be so naughty? If others saw it, they might immediately betray and run back to the World beyond Worlds.”
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