“Vine Sovereign – Li Ying…” Yan Zhaoge thought.
Fu Yunchi was also familiar with this Prime Clear elder, whose name had been renowned for ages.
She was a Prime Clear lineage expert that was born before the Great Calamity. Although she didn’t attend the Roving Jade Heavens’ establishment because of her wounds, her reputation within the Roving Jade Heavens was exceptionally high.
Although the Profound Sovereign – Gao Qingxuan ultimately became stronger than the Vine Sovereign, the Vine Sovereign was still one of the two Profound Immortal Sovereigns of the Roving Jade Heavens. No one dared to underestimate her.
Due to her old age, she had always remained in the Profound Immortal Realm for thousands of years. She could not challenge the Profound Origin Tribulation, which prevented her from entering the Five Qis Unification realm. Within a thousand years, she would be in seclusion for at least eight hundred years.
Even so, she was a veteran powerhouse who had achieved Four Qis Unification and had transformed her Immortal qi into Immortal Aura.
However, for Yan Zhaoge, he felt that the thing this old woman did best was tutoring disciples.
Or, her eye for choosing disciples was exceptional.
In the past, the Exalted Earth Luminary of the New Kunlun Nine Luminaries, which was later known as the Earthly Sovereign – Jiang Shen, never bothered accepting disciples. Instead, he was more willing to call it giving pointers to his juniors.
Most of the top-notch experts who rose after the World beyond Worlds’ establishment had received Jiang Shen’s pointers before. Even the younger generation of the New Kunlun Nine Luminaries, like Shao Junhuang, had received his pointers too.
Maybe Jiang Shen’s luck wasn’t that great, or perhaps he didn’t pay much attention to his own Qilin Cliff and proceeded to put in all his efforts for the World beyond Worlds.
Among his disciples, the only one that came out successful was the Earth Exalt – Wang Zhengcheng.
Although Wang Zhengcheng hadn’t pushed open the Immortal Door, it was because of the old wounds he was carrying. Otherwise, he would’ve entered the Immortal Realm long ago.
Only, compared to the Vine Sovereign’s disciples, the Earth Sovereign’s disciples looked much blander in comparison.
Or, it should be said that everyone else pales in comparison to the Vine Sovereign’s disciples.
Among the famous legacies within the World beyond Worlds, the Exalted Gold Luminary – Yan Xintang had the Sword Sovereign – Yue Zhenbei; the Exalted Water Luminary – Chen Xuanzong had Jie Mingkong and Chu Lili; the Exalted Wood Luminary – Shao Junhuang had the Bright Connection Emperor – Hu Yuexin.
However, even if everyone was combined, they still paled in comparison to the Vine Sovereign’s disciples.
Among the Roving Jade Seven, four of them were the Vine Sovereign’s disciple.
Other than the Profound Sovereign – Gao Qingxuan and the Lofty Sovereign – Zhang Buxu, there was another person known as the Tai Sovereign. His strength came second among the Roving Jade Heavens, with the Profound Sovereign being stronger than him. Unfortunately, he had perished when he was young in a battle against the heretics.
The other person had the cultivation of a True Immortal and perished even earlier than the Tai Sovereign. He perished shortly after the Roving Jade Heavens was established.
Other than the Roving Jade Seven, there was also the Sword Emperor – Di Qinglian, whose reputation was comparable to them. With her sword, she suppressed everyone else’s swords arts in the Roving Jade Heavens. Among the Prime Clear experts born after the Great Calamity, her sword arts were undoubtedly the best.
After Di Qinglian, there was also the Vine Sovereign’s closed-door disciple – Kong Qingxi, known as the Heng Emperor. When he was still in the True Immortal Realm, he was killed by Yue Zhenbei, who had also ascended the Immortal Realm and pushed open the Immortal Door.
The Vine Sovereign – Li Ying’s disciples, contained three Sovereigns and three Emperors. It was enough to make her proud.
No matter if it was because of her luck or her capabilities, Yan Zhaoge viewed the Roving Jade Heaven’s old Grand Master as a mythical figure.
Unfortunately, this mythical figure was acting hostile towards his lineage.
Currently, the Vine Sovereign wasn’t showing any emotions. She merely stared at Yan Zhaoge.
“Yan Xintang’s descendent?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1334 - One Bountiful Harvest After Another
Facing the Vine Sovereign’s scrutiny, Yan Zhaoge did not avert his gaze. He nodded peacefully, “Greetings, Vine Sovereign. Indeed, my grandfather is the Exalted Gold Luminary.”
“You’re much more outstanding than your ancestor.” The Vine Sovereign did not continue the topic regarding Yan Zhaoge’s identity.
She merely analyzed Yan Zhaoge’s North Ocean Clone, “Although it’s only a clone, it’s already in the Ninth level Martial Saint Realm. Your main body shouldn’t be far off from ascending to the Immortal Realm, right? Or, have you already managed to achieve it?”
Yan Zhaoge replied frankly, “I’m almost there. I’m confident that I’ll reach it someday.”
“You’re here for the matters of extracting the Roving Jade Heavens away from the Dao universe. In other words, your control over the Pill Hall’s refinement had gotten much stronger, and the Pill Hall’s cosmos had stabilized even further,” said the Vine Sovereign as she looked at Yan Zhaoge. “You! Are you planning on officially establishing a brand new world, and also taking that step forward with the help of the Pill Hall?”
“Vine Sovereign, you’re truly brilliant.” Yan Zhaoge smiled. “Indeed, this is my plan.”
Such opportunities were rare.
Without the help of the Pill Hall, Yan Zhaoge wouldn’t have the capability of doing so out of thin air.
Such an opportunity was extremely beneficial for him, who was cultivating the Heavens Opening Scripture.
At the same time, it also poses a tremendous amount of help for his progress in cultivating the Three Clear arts.
The path he was taking was already much harder compared to others. The difficulty increased even further as he attempted to pass through the hurdle between a human and an immortal.
Such an opportunity was practically god-sent. If he managed to utilize it correctly, he would be able to conserve large amounts of effort.
Usually, shortcuts would be challenging. The availability depended on fate, while some might cause issues in the future.
However, not only was the shortcut that Yan Zhaoge found harmless, it was even beneficial for him. It was a shortcut able to assist with his future cultivation.
Such an opportunity won’t even appear every thousand years or even ten thousand years.
In the past, he risked himself to challenge the Pill Hall’s hall spirit. Now, his harvests were finally paying off one by one.
Hearing Yan Zhaoge admitting it, although everyone present already had some guesses about it, a wave of complex emotion still appeared within their hearts. At the same time, they were also mildly shocked.
The Cloud Conquest Emperor had already experienced thousands of years of ups and downs. In fact, he already knew just how outstanding Yan Zhaoge was. However, he still couldn’t help himself from letting out a sigh.
The Cloud Conquest Emperor had personally participated in the efforts of establishing the Roving Jade Heavens, the place where they were currently at. He had personally experienced the era of advancing to the path of light from the darkness.
Now, another new world would appear right before his eyes.
“Youths should truly be regarded with respect. As expected of the Fallen Deity.” The Vine Sovereign nodded. Then, she looked at Yan Zhaoge and said peacefully, “I know your intentions, and they’re great ones. If the Roving Jade Heavens can enter the Pill Hall and drift within the boundless void’s outskirts, the heretics and evil devils wouldn’t be able to locate it so easily.”
“However, just like how your group left the Dao universe, we can’t execute this without others learning the news about it. Hence, it won’t be as successful. When the time comes, it will attract others’ attention.”
The Vine Sovereign shook her head, “When that time comes, the enemy’s invasion wouldn’t be beneficial for either you or the Roving Jade Heavens.”
She stared at Yan Zhaoge, “Although our side and yours holds a grudge against each other, we still belong to the Three Clear Lineage. Since you’ve acquired the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace’s Pill Hall, you have to be more careful. Don’t just let the devils and heretics reap the benefits in the end.”
“Indeed, after entering the Pill Hall, it might cause our opponents to chase after us,” said Yan Zhaoge. “However, forgive me for saying so. If the Roving Jade Heavens remains by this universe, your opponents will hold malicious intent towards your Roving Jade Heavens.”
“The relationship between my father, Vine Sovereign, senior apprentice-uncle Long and I are no secret to others. To locate our Pill Hall, our enemies would be paying close attention to the Roving Jade Heavens.”
“Everything happened because of me. I’m deeply sorry for involving your faction within. However, other than this plan, I can’t think of any other ways to solve it.”
Yan Zhaoge cupped his hands towards all the Prime Clear big shots present and said in a serious tone.
The Profound Sovereign – Gao Qingxuan beside him shook her head slowly, “These sort of things are unavoidable. You don’t have to blame yourself for it.”
Although she was standing below the Vine Sovereign, and no aura of hers was leaking, this green-shirt woman’s presence was the strongest among everyone present.
The instant Yan Zhaoge entered the cave manor, she was the first person he noticed.
The Profound Sovereign – Gao Qingxuan was the number one strongest within the Roving Jade Heavens. In fact, among her Prime Clear lineage peers born after the Great Calamity, she was the strongest.
There was no need to mention how strong she was. With only her title alone, everything would make sense.
Ever since Suo Mingzhang had achieved Five Qis Unification and ceased to be a Profound Immortal, Gao Qingxuan’s sovereign title had changed from the “Whirlpool Sovereign” to the “Profound Sovereign.”
She didn’t change it on her own. Instead, everyone else approved of it. At the very least, most people silently approved of it.
The more top-notch an expert was, the more prideful he would be, which meant he wouldn’t easily allow himself to be bested.
Unless the disparity between the two were far too great, whether one would win or lose would be uncertain, no matter how excellent the opponent’s reputation was.
Gao Qingxuan’s title – the Profound Sovereign, held much more deterrence than Yue Zhenbei’s Sword Sovereign title.
Profound Sovereign. The sovereign among all Profound Immortals, the strongest Profound Immortal.
Ever since others changed her title to the “Profound Sovereign,” no one could waver Gao Qingxuan’s reputation.
“Thanks for your understanding, Profound Sovereign.” Yan Zhaoge nodded at Gao Qingxuan.
In the past, within the entire Roving Jade Heavens, the Profound Sovereign – Gao Qingxuan, was the closest with his grandmother – Di Qinglian.
The perishment of Di Qinglian had caused great grief to Gao Qingxuan.
However, unlike the Vine Sovereign, she did not resent Yan Xintang’s lineage’s successor. Instead, she had been reconciling between the two sides.
Part of the reason was because of the Dragon Spring Emperor, and another part of the reason was how much she missed her junior sister – Di Qinglian.
As far as Gao Qingxuan knew, although her junior sister had perished very early, Gao Qingxuan knew that the moment Di Qinglian took pride wasn’t when she held her prideful sword towards the entire universe. Instead, it was when she got together with her husband – Yan Xintang.
Even so, the fact was the deceased was already dead. The hatred of the survivors wasn’t something the deceased would desire to spectate
Although the Sword Sovereign – Yue Zhenbei’s relationship with the Roving Jade Heavens was horrible, he was still respectful towards the Profound Sovereign – Gao Qingxuan. He would frequently praise Gao Qingxuan when conversing with others.
Naturally, Yan Zhaoge remembered the friendliness of the Profound Sovereign and the Spring Emperor.
His Immortal Trapping Sword Manual was gifted by the Profound Sovereign’s family, to begin with.
“Now, the two heretics factions, the Demon Race, and the orthodox Buddhism are all fighting against each other. Comparatively, the environment is much laxer for us now. It’s the best time to operate the plan,” said Yan Zhaoge. “Now, our opponents are merely surveillance the Dao universe, surveillance the Roving Jade Heavens and the World beyond Worlds. You can’t be too sure when they would try to probe the Roving Jade Heavens by taking action against it.”
He turned to look at the Vine Sovereign, “If the situation doesn’t force them to do so, our opponents would definitely not massacre everyone from our orthodox Daoism and would only focus on dealing with a few people. As long as the Incongruence Divine Mother was held back, no deterrence would be held against them.”
The Pure Lands and the Demon Race both resurfaced into the world at the same time. Among them, there might even be some experts concealing themselves. Even the Incongruence Divine Mother would have to be wary of them.
Currently, there were already bigwigs of the Grand Heavenly Immortal Realm battling in the war. No one could be certain if an expert in a higher realm exists among them.
“For our orthodox Daoism, our biggest protection is unstable,” said Yan Zhaoge softly. “Otherwise, the Great Calamity wouldn’t have happened.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1335 - Is the Supreme Elder Lord Still Alive?
“To the Three Clear Ancestors, please forgive me for being so rude,” said Yan Zhaoge slowly. “Vine Sovereign, you’ve personally experienced the Great Calamity. I want to inquire about something from you.”
The Vine Sovereign’s expression was calm. Based on Yan Zhaoge’s previous statements, she could already guess what Yan Zhaoge wanted to say.
Yan Zhaoge didn’t hide it either. He just gazed at the Vine Sovereign, someone who had survived the Great Calamity.
“Is the Elder Lord still alive?”
Such a short sentence made everyone in the room silent.
Everyone’s breathing seemed to have paused for a moment.
The two words, “Elder Lord,” seemed irrelevant and out of place. However, as a member of the Three Clear Lineage, everyone present knew who Yan Zhaoge referred to.
The “Elder Lord” was referring to the Supreme Elder Lord, which was the Daoism’s Three Clear Grand Master’s Grand Clear Lord of Dao and Virtue Grand Master!
“Are you asking if the Elder Lord had taken any action during the process of the Great Calamity?” The Vine Sovereign’s expression remained unfazed, and her tone seemed ethereal.
Yan Zhaoge replied frankly, “Yes.”
When the Great Calamity had just descended, his consciousness had faded along with the destruction of the Heavenly Court Divine Palace’s Martial Repository.
When he finally woke up in the Eight Extremities Worlds, countless years had already passed.
Yan Zhaoge had no memories regarding the process and details of the Great Calamity.
At that time, the Vine Sovereign’s cultivation realm wasn’t that high. The information that she knew would be limited.
However, the Vine Sovereign’s current identity was unique. During the past few years, she had been in contact with the Incongruence Divine Mother more than once. Maybe, she might have a better understanding of what happened in the past. In fact, she might even hold a much deeper understanding than those born after the Great Calamity, namely Gao Qingxuan, Suo M
ingzhang, Chen Xuanzong, and the others.
Yan Zhaoge looked towards the Brocade Emperor – Fu Yunchi beside him, “The origins of your master dates back to a fairly long time. The Grand Master that established his forces had attended the lecture within the Elder Lord’s Tushita Palace. However, since he left the Tushita Palace for too long, he wasn’t aware of the Tushita Palace’s condition, and was oblivious of the Elder Lord’s condition during the Great Calamity.”
“After the Great Calamity, all the successive Grand Masters had attempted to locate the path leading towards the Tushita Palace, but their efforts were to no avail.” Fu Yunchi shook his head.
The Vine Sovereign quietly looked at Yan Zhaoge and Fu Yunchi. After a while, she said, “During that time, my cultivation was still very weak. I was only able to escape from the disaster, thanks to Incongruence Divine Mother’s protection. Naturally, I wasn’t aware of what happened in the outside world during that time.”
“However, after the Great Calamity, I’ve heard the Incongruence Divine Mother mentioning that the Elder Lord did not take any action during the Great Calamity.”
She said word by word, “But, according to the Incongruence Divine Mother, the Elder Lord is still alive!”
Yan Zhaoge nodded and started contemplating.
The Vine Sovereign said slowly, “No one’s able to guess the thoughts of the Elder Lord correctly. We aren’t able to do so, the devils and heretics aren’t able to do so as well.”
Yan Zhaoge said softly, “If the Lord of Dao and Virtue had truly transcended, that might explain the situation.”
For the Lord of Dao and Virtue, he could choose to have the heart of a saint, abiding by the will of the great Dao, and view everyone in an equal perspective. At the same time, he could choose to be like a human, filled with emotions and desires. He could choose to be either of them with just a mere thought in his mind.
He would help others if he felt like it, and would ignore it if he wasn’t willing to. Everything was based on his own emotions alone. There wasn’t any need for a reason, nor could his emotions be guessed based on logic alone.
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