Xu Fei said, “I thought that I was going to die for sure. It’s all thanks to you that I managed to survive this time.”
“Don’t mention it.” Yan Zhaoge smiled. He lifted his hand and shaped it into a fist.
Xu Fei smiled and held his fist out as well. Then, the two’s fists bumped with each other.
After a short pause, Xu Fei asked, filled with concern, “How are Little Jun and his mother? How are the others faring?”
“Aunt Yuzhen is fine now. After some rest, she would recover. She might have even woke up already.” Yan Zhaoge answered, “Little Jun’s injuries, on the other hand, are considerably grave. His right eye, right arm, and right leg are all crippled now. It’s not an easy feat for him to recover.”
Shi Jun’s determination and will impress both Yan Zhaoge and Xu Fei.
To obliterate the Devil Monarch Zhong Yuan, who resided within his body, Shi Jun had steeled his resolve and became merciless even towards himself.
However, not only did the devilish intent infest his flesh, it even infested his soul.
Shi Jun would suffer from irreversible damage upon killing the Devil. Both his flesh and soul would be wounded.
In this case, treating his wounds would be extremely difficult.
“I do have some ideas of treatment in my mind. After going back and analyzing Little Jun’s condition, he should turn out fine.” Yan Zhaoge said, “They have already been escorted back to the Awakened Sky Cosmos. Your condition was extremely dire, which is why we came all the way here first. As for the others, I haven’t come in contact with them yet.”
Xu Fei nodded slightly, “Hopefully, the others would be fine.”
He tilted his head slightly and looked at his right shoulder from the corner of his eye, “As for me, I received a blessing in disguise.”
“Just now, when your North Ocean Clone manifested the Golden Body of the Great Sage, he had the Five Qis Unifications and the Duo Splendours within. It seems like… the Grand Virtual Peak Realm.” Feng Yunsheng said, “If senior apprentice-brother Xu and Pan-Pan could move again, would they be the same?”
Yan Zhaoge raised the corner of his mouth, “It’s just like how we were when we devoured the Pill Hall’s pill qi. Ultimately, their foundations are still a little too weak and require time to refine the Great Sage Equalling Heavens’ Golden Body slowly. Refining such a thing is much harder than you think.”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1469 - The Third Round
“Even without the Earthly Essence Stone’s indestructible effects, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens still triumphs over all the Grand Heavenly Realm experts, even including those of yore.” Yan Zhaoge shook his head, “If you, Senior Gao, and the Exalted Lunar Luminary befitted his requirements and inherited his Golden Body, the three of you might even pass the Origin Heavenly Tribulation instantly.”
The Great Sage’s inheritance would bring about such colossal benefits. How could he just give it off to some random monkeys?
He could discard consideration for the worst possible outcome if he were to aid the Great Sage.
However, if benefits were included within, how could he just freely give it away?
Feng Yunsheng clasped her hands towards Xu Fei and said, “Congratulations, senior apprentice-brother Xu.”
“For now, the feelings of cautiousness overwhelms my feelings of happiness.” Xu Fei frankly said, “I have ascended far too quickly. If I don’t stabilize my foundations, these increments will turn out to be otiose.”
Feng Yunsheng said, “I understand that feeling.”
“Or, should I say, you’re my model?” Xu Fei said, “Advancing step by step is the way to go. Only, even if I want to, time might not allow it, especially with how things are now.”
Yan Zhaoge waved his hand, “Pressure translates into motivation. Sometimes, you’ll be caught up in situations where you have no choice but to advance. When that time comes, you’ll have to push forward no matter what.”
He smiled and said, “It’s not just limited to Pan-Pan and you. Even my North Ocean Clone is in the same situation. Feng Yunsheng could only reach this state because she spent the previous twenty years on her cultivation.”
“Let us return to the Awakened Sky Cosmos with haste.” Feng Yunsheng said, “Hopefully, the others had returned safely.”
As the group conversed with each other, they disappeared by the boundless void.
At the same time, the transformation which happened in the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus had gained traction from various forces.
It wasn’t limited to the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus. Other places were also in a mild commotion.
In the Western Pure Lands, within a Land of Buddhism, myriads of lamps were set alight, with a green lotus blooming within.
Atop the lotus sat a blue Buddha. His right hand formed a Vitarka hand sign, while his left hand formed a Dhyana hand sign [1]. He closed his eyes, his intelligence in a state of enlightenment.
When the Great Sage Equalling Heavens escaped from the seal, this Buddha opened his eyes.
When Yan Zhaoge and the others broke through the outer layer of the seal and left the Obscured Way World using the Golden Body of the Great Sage, the Buddha slowly shut his eyes once again.
Within the Land of Buddhism, a long sigh resounded.
After a short while, another green lotus flew into this Land of Buddhism and descended in front of the blue Buddha.
Another Buddha sat atop the green lotus. He had twenty heads and eighteen arms.
However, four of his forearms were gone right now, as if they were cut off by someone else.
Moreover, a substantial chasm-like wound spanned across his chest, making it seem tragically horrifying.
Premonitions of Doomsday’s descent were leaking from this wound. He seemed begrimed with his incapacitated look as if he had undergone the corrosion of nature.
However, the Buddha kept his calm composure. He saluted to the owner of this Land of Buddhism – the blue Buddha, and said, “Master.”
“To think thou wouldst be harmed to this degree.” The blue Buddha opened his eyes again and stared at the horrifying wounds by the chest and arms, “It doth not seem like the maiden had achieved the Grand Heavenly Realm. Perchance, the Immortal Extermination Formation promulgated its return?”
The twenty-headed Buddha answered, “Indeed, it is the Immortal Extermination Formation. There’s also the bona fide Immortal Slaughtering Sword.”
He was the Victorious Fighting Buddha, the one which the Immortal Extermination Formation had deeply wounded.
Without a doubt, the blue Buddha he referred to as “master” was the Mythical Mountain Arhat of the past – the monk Sanzang, currently known as the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit.
“A mere Immortal Slaughtering Sword and an Immortal Exterminating Formation without the administration of a Prime Clear Grand Heavenly Realm sword cultivator suffice it harming thee to this degree. How bewildering.” The Buddha of Sandalwood Merit sighed. Then, he extended his palm and placed it on the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s head.
Crystalline Buddha lights descended, reducing the number of wounds on the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
The Victorious Fighting Buddha said, “If they amassed the four swords, mayhaps I will be rendered inadequate to escape.”
“Convalescing from thy wounds won’t be an easy feat. I’m merely capable of easing your wounds.” The Buddha of Sandalwood Merit said, “Go find Namo Amitabha later.”
“I shall do so at a later time.” The Victorious Fighting Buddha answered, “I set foot here for a disparate matter, master. Thou hath surely sensed it, right?”
The Buddha of Sandalwood Merit nodded, “Ultimately, he managed to abscond from the Five Elements Mountain. As for how the liberation transpired, I can’t be too sure. Go ask the Amitabha Buddha.”
“The feeling of bizarreness overwhelms me…” the Victorious Fighting Buddha muttered.
He turned his head
to look at the Buddha of Sandalwood Meri, “Mayhaps, someone broke through the seal thou placed?”
“It was broken through. Only, it occurred after he left the Five Elements Mountain.” The Buddha of Sandalwood Meri said, “The one who broke through my seal wasn’t him.”
The Victorious Fighting Buddha contemplated for a while and said, “The person of aid would surely be bestowed with the monkey’s return of the favor.”
The Buddha of Sandalwood Merit smiled slightly, “Speaking of it, after I heeded my master – the Gautama Buddha’s decree, and ushered thee away from the Five Elements Mountains, thy cultivation of yore was similar to that monkey.”
“Some distinguished individual must be backing him.” The Victorious Fighting Buddha said, “Perchance the Elder Lord, or…”
He lowered his head and looked at the wound which stretched across his chest.
“Meet the Amitabha,” said the Buddha of Sandalwood Meri calmly.
The Victorious Fighting Buddha pressed his hands together and left, leaving the green lotus behind. The Buddha of Sandalwood Meri sat within and didn’t budge an inch. After a long while, he finally closed his eyes.
A sigh resounded in thin air.
During the previous battle, the Victorious Fighting Buddha had managed to destroy the Immortal Extermination Formation. However, due to this, he was forced into retreat.
On the other side, the Earth Devil was sent into perishment once again. Then, Yan Zhaoge took every moment to deal with Xu Fei, Chen Qianhua, and Shi Jun’s matters.
Meanwhile, the battle between each forces’ experts was still going on incessantly by the void’s boundless outskirts.
The group of Devils had already left the Nine Underworlds. While the other forces were still secretly plotting against each other, they continued besieging the Nine Underworld Infernal Devils, preventing as many of them from returning to the Nine Underworlds.
Upon sensing the Earth Devil’s success, the Nine Underworlds experts’ spirits were uplifted. However, immediately after, the Earth Devil had perished once again, causing their uplifted spirit to spiral down into a chasm.
They only egressed from the Nine Underworlds this time, after orchestrating a grand scheme. However, their efforts were met with disappointment. Not only were their efforts to no avail, they even suffered from enormous casualties and lost a considerable amount of troops.
Now that the Water Devil and the Earth Devil had perished, the group of Devils naturally planned to retreat to the Nine Underworlds.
However, the experts of Daoism, Buddhism, and the Demon Race were on their tails, preventing them from escaping.
“Our losses during the first two battles weren’t for no reason.” The Primordial Heart Devil sighed, “We regarded ourselves too highly.”
“The first two battles?” The Shadow Devil noticed the way he phrased his sentence.
The Primordial Heart Devil replied, “Yes. We lost during the first two rounds. Now, we shall see how the third round turns out.”
“The third round? From where?” asked the Shadow Devil.
“I don’t know its exact location.” The Primordial Heart Devil answered, “The Devil of Aged Metal is responsible for it. We just have to lure the attention away from him.”
The old man smiled, “Perhaps, our win would be secured much easier that way. Sometimes, you lose some, but you gain something else in return. This might be our very last glimmer of hope.”
[1] https://www.thespruce.com/buddha-hand-gestures-1275278
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1470 - Humanoid Automated Teller Machine, Voiced Treasured Pouch
“It’s no wonder I haven’t heard of anything.” The Shadow Devil said, “I merely hope him not to reenact the past mistakes.”
Previously the Devil of Aged Metal had reincarnated through the Immortal Court martial art cultivator – Yin Shiyang.
When Yin Shiyang was fighting against Yan Xintang, he willingly succumbed to the darkness and became the new vessel for the Devil of Aged Devil, turning him into the Sword Devil.
When a Great Devil resurrects, its vessel would turn into a Devil. While their previous memories and understandings would remain intact, their instincts and apprehension would lean towards that of a Devil.
However, some anomalies might exist within.
Without violating the Infernal Devil’s instincts and apprehension, the cache of the vessel’s memories and temperament would more or less affect the Infernal Devil’s decisions and judgments.
As such, when the Sword Devil – Yin Shiyang became a Devil, he did not bother awaiting his cultivation’s recovery through the Spirit Divinity Overflowing Lid and immediately fought to the death against Yan Xintang.
In the end, the Sword God slew the Sword Devil. Yin Shiyang perished under Yan Xintang’s sword and perished not long after being resurrected.
The Nine Underworlds could only revel in helplessness. After perishing for thousands of years, the Devil of Aged Metal had never been able to resurrect once again.
“As for the identity of his contracted vessel, only he knows. Even I’m oblivious of it.” The Primordial Heart Devil shook his head and said, “Which is why I’m unable to tell you the general gist of things.”
“But, acting incognito might also be something good. If we could suddenly strike them from the shadows, our chances of success shall rise.”
The Primordial Heart Devil sighed, “The main cause of the Water Devil and the Earth Devil’s failures was that they dragged the battle on for too long.”
“So, for now, we should continue stalling the Daoism, Buddhism, and the Demon Race’s Grand Heavenly Realm experts?” The Shadow Devil said, “With the way things are now, one mistake would result in our perishment. Even if you’re not afraid of death, the resurrection takes time.”
The Primordial Heart Devil smiled and said, “Let’s try our best to deal with them. The Devil of Aged Metal had already started his actions. We won’t have to wait for long.”
He turned his head and looked at the dark boundless void, “Let us commence with haste.”
…
Yan Zhaoge’s group traversed through layers of void, finally returning to the Awakened Sky Cosmos.
The commotion that happened in the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus had gained many bigwigs’ attention.
To avoid the Awakened Sky Cosmos’ coordinates’ exposed, Yan Zhaoge’s group was of their utmost cautiousness. They carefully disposed of their traces, preventing the possibilities of others tailing them.
Of course, making detours and faking their traces were essentials.
Yan Zhaoge was not afflicted with boredom. He had just challenged the True Profound Tribulation and required sufficient conditioning.
After inheriting the Golden Body of the Great Sage, his North Ocean Clone also required time to cultivate and study his newly gained powers.
In her previous battles during the Water Devil and the Earth Devil’s resurrection, Feng Yunsheng’s state of mind had undergone intense ordeals.
After reaching the Blessed Lands of the White Lotus, she fought against the Buddhist heretic experts for Yan Zhaoge’s sake.
While her body could still withhold the exhaustion under the continuous battles, her mind had already reached its limit through its fortification against the devilish intent’s infestation. She deeply required time for her recuperation.
Previously, to save Xu Fei, she stood her ground and gritted her teeth in persistence.
Now, she could finally relax and nonchalantly recover.
Xu Fei and Pan-Pan were doing the same as the North Ocean Clone. They were all comprehending the boundless profundities contained within the Golden Body of the Great Sage.
While Yan Zhaoge was comprehending the arts of dao, he also continued his interactions with Chen Qianhua, reaping all sorts of benefits from him.
Yep.
To Yan Zhaoge, Chen Qianhua was a humanoid Automated Teller Machine of decent quality or even a voic
ed treasured pouch.
Yan Zhaoge had presided over the Heavenly Court Divine Palace’s Martial Repository before the Great Calamity, which gave him access to all sorts of supreme arts.
Among them, the supreme arts of the Daoism lineage were especially bountiful.
However, no Grand Clear lineage supreme arts had ever appeared in the Martial Repository. Yan Zhaoge was not certain if this was related to the Elder Lord or not.
Grand Clear had enlightened the entire world with knowledge. In this world, countless pre-existing Daoism martial arts were somewhat related to the Grand Clear.
If one did not care about their subsidiaries, they could classify themselves as the Grand Clear branched lineage.
Yan Zhaoge had the luxury of choosing from all these martial arts. Some of these martial arts contain marvelousness that surpassed the Three Clear Lineage’s indomitable martial arts.
Unfortunately, none of the Grand Clear lineage’s ten great supreme arts – the Grand Cosmos Five Manifestations and the Later Heaven Five Ultimates were transcribed in the Martial Repository.
The Grand Cosmos Five Manifestations that Yan Zhaoge had were obtained through other methods.
Similarly, Chen Qianhua himself harbored many different kinds of supreme arts.
Most intriguingly, he even had supreme arts of Buddhism and the Devils.
As for the Daoism supreme martial arts, Yan Zhaoge placed the most interest in the Origin Heavenly Scripture and one of the Later Heaven Five Ultimates – the scepter arts.
There was no need to explain the marvelousness of the Origin Heavenly Scripture.
Similarly, Yan Zhaoge already had nine of the Primordial Heavenly Scriptures in his possession. The only one he lacked was the Origin Heavenly Scripture.
After acquiring the Origin Heavenly Scripture from Chen Qianhua, Yan Zhaoge had officially collected all Primordial Heavenly Scriptures.
Of course, even if he collected all of them, it did not imply that he could master them instantly.
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