Then he shrugged, “Indeed, I hold no knowledge about that lamp’s functions. I’m unaware of how precious it is, and why Gao Han wanted it for.”
“But, I know that you can’t ever trust the words of someone like Gao Han.”
Yan Zhaoge curled his lips, “No matter how sincere he was, no matter how great his acting skills were, his motives would still be subjected to suspicions!”
“I don’t know the details about that glazed green lamp. However, excluding the Three Brilliances Sacred Water, we can all tell that Gao Han’s spoils of war would be that lamp.”
“Even if it seemed like he had unintentionally acquired his enemy’s treasure, no matter how normal the spoil of war looked, as long as it’s in Gao Han’s hands, I would remain suspicious towards him.”
After pausing for a while, Yan Zhaoge continued, “Even if there weren’t any tricks hidden within, there’s nothing wrong with testing him. After all, we’re not entirely close to him. Instead, that guy had previously set up so many traps for me.”
“But, why do I feel like you’re delighted with that title?” Feng Yunsheng displayed an amused expression and stared at him.
Yan Zhaoge snorted, “No matter if I’m satisfied or not, that person is filled with thoughts that are up to no good.”
“As for the title itself…”
“Ahem.” Yan Zhaoge let out a dry cough and said, “Well… I’ll reluctantly accept it.”
Feng Yunsheng laughed, “Such lofty requirements. Does that mean that you’re still unsatisfied with that title?”
“That’s right!” said Yan Zhaoge in a righteous manner. “I’ve always been contemplating what kind of cool-sounding name I could give myself. After all, this was directly related to my reputation. Some names might be made out of mistakes, but no titles were.”
“I was thinking of having a domineering and simple title like Senior Suo’s “Martial God,” or my grandfather’s “Sword God.” Only that I couldn’t think of an appropriate one.”
Yan Zhaoge was a little embarrassed, “The title that Gao Han gave me is somewhat acceptable. I’ll use it for now.”
Feng Yunsheng didn’t know what to feel, “Alright, alright. Don’t be so dejected.”
“I feel like the Young Heavenly Lord title is more suitable for the current you,” said Yan Zhaoge with a chuckle.
Twenty years ago, after Feng Yunsheng had returned, she had contended against the Exalted Lunar Luminary, preventing the Exalted Lunar Luminary from advancing any further. With this battle, she had garnered her reputation.
Since then, the title of the “Dim Eerie Broad Coldness” had been spread around.
However, everyone else preferred referring to her as another title.
Devilish Saber.
Only, such a title wasn’t quite pleasing to hear. After all, it was related to the Nine Underworlds. Others could easily connect it to the Sword Devil manifested by the Devil of Aged Metal in the past. As such, people rarely mentioned it in public.
Feng Yunsheng imitated Yan Zhaoge and shrugged, “I don’t care about my titles.”
“Let’s not bid farewell to the Exalted Solar Luminary, the Exalted Lunar Luminary, and the others. Let us return for now,” said Yan Zhaoge. “If we want the Three Brilliances Sacred Water and the Demon Monkey’s blood to see its uses, we’d have to make some preparations.”
“Let us continue venturing outside after everything is completed.”
Hearing what Yan Zhaoge said, Feng Yunsheng asked, “You mean finding the Chief, Senior Chen, and the others?”
“That’s one of them,” answered Yan Zhaoge. “I still want to locate the burial spot of the Bright Connection Emperor. Previously, I promised my mother that I’d try to locate it. Unfortunately, we have to deliver the Three Brilliances Sacred Water back for now. Hence, I’ll do it at another time.”
Feng Yunsheng nodded, “We’re entering and leaving the Awakened Sky Cosmos very frequently. We should remain cautious, just in case someone follows us.”
“Naturally.” Then, Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng continued their advancement.
A long while after the two disappeared, another person appeared within that cosmic void. It was the Exalted Lunar Luminary – Ling Qing.
Ling Qing’s expressionless face looked towards her surroundings and quietly stood on the spot.
After a while, a wavy pattern formed by the void, trembling. Then, a white-shirt man appeared from within. It was Gao Han.
“They seemed to have appeared here previously. Only, their traces can’t be tracked anymore,” said Ling Qing.
Gao Han smiled and said, “That’s within my expectations. If it was so easy to find them, how could they have avoided us for the past two decades?”
Ling Qing looked at him, “The Three Brilliances Sacred Water is gone. How about the lamp?”
Hearing this, Gao Han used his hand to cover his face and sighed, “… A Goose Pecked My Eyes [1] for the Second Time.”
[1] A Chinese idiom used to describe being bitten back by one’s prey, or who they deemed to be harmless
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1393 - Means to Compensate
“Are you sure that the one pecking you was a goose, not a phoenix?” said Ling Qing indifferently.
Gao Han covered his face and let out a sigh, “His surname is Yan after all. It’s the same [1].”
Ling Qing frowned and stared at him, “Do we have no other means? We’ve already made so many preparations beforehand. Without mentioning repeating everything over again, even if we temporarily delay our plan, every passing day would undoubtedly take a huge toll on our resources. It’s too difficult to gather all the treasures and materials once again.”
“There are still other ways.” Gao Han placed down the hand he used to cover his face and said slowly, “There’s still some way to compensate for this. Only, we require some time.”
Ling Qing shook her head, “Then don’t display such a dejected expression.”
Gao Han smiled and shook his head, “I’ll have to admit this. The world is now under the dominance of the youth. I’ve already suffered from the hands of the Young Heavenly Lord twice, with the first being in the Dao universe’s World beyond Worlds, and the second being here.”
“If you didn’t clarify the “Young Heavenly Lord” title in front of Li Xingba and Daoist Crimson Mist, no additional problems would occur, and we won’t lose the glazed green lamp,” said Ling Qing indifferently. “This was done to take revenge on that matter.”
Gao Han nodded, “I intended to get closer and observe that Young Heavenly Lord after all. It’s only normal for me to pay some price.”
“So, what are the results?” Ling Qing looked at him.
“Much better than I anticipated. Only, he’s also much more stubborn than I had anticipated.” Gao Han smiled, “He’s someone that would take advantage of others, but won’t let others take advantage of him. Whenever he felt that he had been taken advantage of, he would find a way to retaliate. Even if he doesn’t retaliate immediately, he will take his revenge in other places at a later period.”
“He won’t ever accept humiliation, and he would take revenge on every single matter, no matter how insignificant it might seem. Even if his opponent seemed to be stronger than him, he would rarely back out. Instead, he would retaliate. While he would keep his composure most of the time, he would occasionally act rashly.”
Ling Qing commented in an unbiased manner, “Easy to be taken advantage of. Making one single mistake would be sufficient to make him dejected.”
Gao Han smiled, “Even if this person would occasionally act rashly, he would calm down very quickly and think of ways to deal with his problems. As such, no matter how huge of trouble he had caused, if you were to look back, you would realize that he or his factions would ultimately retain the benefits in the end.”
“Initiating troubles against others, yet being capable of settling the matters. This, by itself, should be considered a talent
, right?” asked Ling Qing.
“Of course. Someone that can incite troubles at any time wasn’t one to be wary of. Instead, someone who’s capable of settling their troubles after inciting it was someone to be feared for,” said Gao Han. “Compared to someone that doesn’t cause any troubles, and always abided by the rules, someone like Yan Zhaoge is far stronger.”
Danger and opportunity will always co-exist.
If one were to face endless dangers but couldn’t grasp the opportunities contained within, they would naturally be disdained by others.
Without facing dangers, no matter how safe one was, they would ultimately lose their opportunity as well.
Involving oneself in danger, yet being able to avoid a grim outcome, and grasping the opportunity contained within. Doing so once or twice might be accounted to them being lucky. However, if such a situation repeatedly happened, luck alone wouldn’t be sufficient in explaining it.
“Are you referring to yourself?” asked Ling Qing indifferently.
Gao Han smiled, “I wonder.”
Suddenly, from the faraway dark and boundless void, an energy ripple spread outwards. Then, the silhouette of someone appeared.
He was clad in a purple robe, and his skin was pale white, with an expression filled with boredom. He was the Heavenly Young Master – Chen Qianhua.
“Sorry for troubling you to come here,” said Gao Han with a smile.
Chen Qianhua said lazily, “There’s nothing troubling at all. I’ve always been very interested in matters regarding you. Coming here was solely to fulfill my amusement. However, I’ve been busy with other matters recently, and have no time to accompany you. Just tell me, why did you contact me for?”
Gao Han smiled and said, “Are you busy finding the location of Yan Zhaoge and the Pill Hall?”
“Yes, and no,” answered Chen Qianhua indifferently. “Recently, I’ve been busy with my cultivation. I’m trying to fuse all the arts that I’ve learned together as one and challenge the Pure Profound Tribulation.”
Gao Han said, “Ultimately, your goal is still to locate him. Only, with higher cultivation, it’ll be much easier to locate him.”
Chen Qianhua nodded, “That’s right.”
“However, with all due respect.” Gao Han said, “I’ve previously met up with Yan Zhaoge. Now, he had already pushed open the Immortal Door. I doubt that anyone of the same realm would be qualified to be his opponent with his strength. Even for you, even if you passed the Pure Profound Tribulation and managed to fuse your Immortal qi into Aura, you would have a hard time winning him.”
“I’m aware. Before I pushed open the Immortal Door, I’ve fought against him once,” said Chen Qianhua indifferently. He smiled and said, “I merely intend to play with him. I don’t necessarily have to fight him, do I? Fighting against him is merely a way of playing with him. Since I’ve done it once, there’s no need for me to fight against him anymore.”
“Challenging the Pure Profound Tribulation is merely a way of increasing my cultivation, which would then allow me to locate him along with the Pill Hall.”
Ling Qing frowned.
Meanwhile, Gao Han’s expression remained the same.
Based on his understanding, although Chen Qianhua was a rare martial arts prodigy, he wouldn’t persist in oppressing others using his martial arts.
Fighting against others was merely to satisfy his amusement.
“If that’s the case, I have a clue leading to where Yan Zhaoge is located at. How’s that? Are you interested?” Gao Han suddenly smiled, “If you’re not planning on making a move, it doesn’t matter if you’re a True Immortal or a Profound Immortal. Isn’t it better to locate him earlier?”
Chen Qianhua waved his hand indifferently, “Sounds good, but I prefer finding him myself.”
To him, finding Yan Zhaoge was also a source of amusement.
Gao Han’s smile widened even more, “If that’s the case, help me with something. Then, I’ll tell you about the clue related to Yan Zhaoge.”
Ling Qing relaxed her previously frowned brows and stared at the two.
Gao Han’s bargaining method was unique, indeed.
Others refused his information, yet he used said information as a bargaining chip to commission someone to do something for him.
What’s more, upon mentioning this, Chen Qianhua got even more interested, “
Oh?
What do you need?”
“Help me to find something. A derelict treasure,” said Gao Han.
“
Heh,
as expected, you’re an amusing fellow as well.” After staring at Gao Han for a while, Chen Qianhua finally nodded, “Alright, deal. What do you need?”
Gao Han lightly tapped his finger in thin air, and radiances surfaced, forming the glazed green lamp’s appearance.
Jade green radiances vaguely surged within Chen Qianhua’s eyes, intertwining with each other. Very quickly, the radiances died down.
“A Grand Virtual level Buddhism Immortal Artifact. This will take quite some time,” said Chen Qianhua indifferently. “I’ll contact you if I found anything.”
Gao Han smiled and nodded, “I’m uncertain as to where the Pill Hall is located, or where Yan Zhaoge is located. However, there’s a place that he might go later. Of course, I’m not sure when he will go. In fact, he might have already gone there.”
Although his words carried uncertainty, his tone was confident.
“Now, he had pushed open the Immortal Door. The Immortal Artifact left behind by Yi Tianxia had most likely been refined completely. From there, he might have acquired the knowledge regarding his mother’s Grand Master – Hu Yuexin’s final whereabouts. Coincidentally, I have some clues regarding said location.”
“Moreover, you seem to have free time to find us some assistance right now.”
[1] In Chinese pronunciation, the term “Yan” refers to a goose as well.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1394 - : Abnormally Calm
Gao Han chuckled and said, “You have nothing to do, after all, Little Friend Chen. Might as well try it out and wait for a while.”
“I have no needs for any clues. As long as I know about this matter, it’s fine,” answered Chen Qianhua indifferently. “I’m aware of the Bright Connection Emperor – Hu Yuexin. It’s not hard to locate her burial spot unless she had perished in an environment similar to the Original Nebula, just like her master did.”
“Naturally, that would be for the best. Of course, I still hope that you can help me locate the treasure first,” said Gao Han with a smile.
“That’s what I had in mind,” said Chen Qianhua with a chuckle.
Gao Han surveyed his surrounding void, “
Oh
, right. Previously, someone around here had sparked a conflict with Yan Zhaoge. If you’re thinking of finding him, at the very least, you can have a Virtual Immortal and a Profound Immortal as a helper.”
Then, he waved his hand, and two green talismans floated towards Chen Qianhua, “You can contact them through this.”
“I’ll consider it.” Chen Qianhua didn’t object, nor did he question anything else. He received the two talismans and turned around to leave.
Staring at his disappearing silhouette, Ling Qing asked, “You allowed him to search for the glazed green lamp equals exposing a way for him to investigate your bottom line. Wasn’t this the thing that attracted him the most? As for the clues regarding the Young Heavenly Lord, wasn’t he reluctantly accepting it?”
“That’s right,” said Gao Han plainly. “Originally, he never held any interest in me. After knowing that Ketu was my clone, his interest in me suddenly surged.”
Previously, the two barely had any contact with each other. As such, while Chen Qianhua had occasionally remembered that there was someone as mysterious as Gao Han, he often neglected it.
However, he had come in contact with the Concealed Sovereign many times.
After knowing that the E
xalted Concealed Luminary was Gao Han’s clone, Gao Han had always been on Chen Qianhua’s mind.
Although Chen Qianhua possessed the Origin Heavenly Scripture, the disparity of cultivation between Gao Han and him was huge. Moreover, Gao Han had all sorts of hidden techniques, which even Chen Qianhua had no prior knowledge of.
The more mysterious Gao Han was, the more interested Chen Qianhua became.
“I heard about it a long time ago, but as expected, to know a man by repute wasn’t as good as meeting him face to face,” said Ling Qing. “You truly have it hard, having to interact with him.”
Gao Han smiled and said, “It’s rare of you to say something positive about me. I never expected it to be thanks to this matter.”
“He should be challenging the Pure Profound Tribulation soon, right?” asked Ling Qing with uncertainty.
“
Yeah
. He should only have one path ahead in the Leakless True Immortal Realm. From the looks of it, the path has been paved,” answered Gao Han with a nod.
The Exalted Concealed Luminary clone had been lurking within the World beyond Worlds in a low-key manner. Although he had always been secluded, and nothing seemed to be happening, he didn’t waste any time at all.
Although he seemed like he had been secluding himself for many years, it gave him sufficient time to derive a plan of action safely.
Other than investigating the Triratna Jade Scepter seal beneath the Kunlun Mountain, he had thoroughly studied all the matters and even the citizens within the World beyond Worlds.
“He also took a broad and comprehensive approach, in which all sorts of martial arts will return together as one,” said Gao Han. “Only, he treats learning martial arts very casually and only learns whatever he desires to. If he wants to challenge the Pure Profound Tribulation, he must first fuse all martial arts he had learned together as one.”
“Even if he didn’t care about it previously, at the current moment, he would have to force himself to do so. Of course, not all martial arts had to be fused as one. At the very least, they should complement each other.”
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