"Yin Shiyang …" Yan Zhaoge repeated this name.
The Encompassing Emperor glanced at Yan Zhaoge, no longer having any reservations as he thought of what had happened at Star Reflecting Lake, "It is rumoured that the Sword Devil Yin Shiyang was originally a martial practitioner of the Immortal Court."
"He is also extremely talented. His talent in the way of the sword is rarely seen in the world."
"It's a pity that he has been a disciple of the Immortal Court since he was young and worshipped the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord. Although he managed to push open the Immortal Door, his comprehension of the Great Dao was lacking, and his foundation was unstable."
The Encompassing Emperor shook his head slightly. "It should be said that he was delayed. If he could learn from my orthodox Daoism, his accomplishments would probably be limitless."
As he spoke, he restrained his voice, not allowing it to enter Meng Wan's ears.
If Meng Wan knew too much about the matter of the Immortal Court and the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, she would naturally be able to understand that the Brocade Emperor had not taken her existence into consideration in discussing this matter back at Star Reflecting Lake.
The Brocade Emperor did not mind others knowing that he had suffered cultivation deviation.
But Meng Wan was different.
It would be too hard to predict how the Brocade Emperor would react if she knew the truth.
Therefore, while he spoke to Yan Zhaoge openly, the Encompassing Emperor still chose to use sound transmission so that Meng Wan could not hear him.
The Brocade Emperor said mildly from the side, "While the rumoured Yin Shiyang hailed from the Immortal Court, he is not much weaker than our orthodox Daoism's direct lineage martial practitioners at the same cultivation level. He is even stronger than many of them."
Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, "That is indeed rather stunning."
"Back then, his first duel with your ancestor, Senior Yan, ended in a crushing defeat. Your ancestor felt pity for him and didn't take his life." The Encompassing Emperor continued, "He was unresigned and challenged your ancestor a second time. In the end, he still suffered a crushing defeat."
"In the end, for the sake of making up for what he lacked and fighting a decisive battle with your ancestor, Yin Shiyang turned his back on the Immortal Court heretics and joined the Nine Underworlds, becoming a devil on the spot."
Hearing this, Yan Zhaoge looked thoughtfully at the Encompassing Emperor.
The Encompassing Emperor nodded, "The treasured light imbued with the power of faith emanating from the bodies of the Immortal Court martial practitioners is difficult to eradicate. All future troubles are at the whim of the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord."
"Even if you realize the truth and want to start all over again, it's just wishful thinking."
"However, there are no absolutes in this world. It's not impossible. I know of two methods. One of them is to be purified by Buddhism. In fact, it's just changing the target of worship."
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge pondered for a moment before saying, "The second is to enter the Nine Underworlds and become a devil."
The Encompassing Emperor said, "It's similarly a path of no return, yet it can still be considered a choice."
"And so, Yin Shiyang entered the Nine Underworlds, and a Sword Devil appeared in the world."
The Brocade Emperor continued, "After becoming a devil, Yin Shiyang's strength indeed improved greatly as his talents were not buried to the extent of being buried. Still, the Sword Devil was still unable to defeat the Sword God in the end as he was slain by your ancestor."
"Your ancestor killed the devil, and his sword showed no mercy, but he still felt pity for Yin Shiyang's talent."
"It's said that he once said that it would be a great regret in his life if he couldn't fight Yin Shiyang of the Three Clear Lineage. Otherwise, it would be hard to tell who would win."
The Brocade Emperor's thoughts wandered, "In that era, amongst the experts who had sprung up after the Great Calamity, there was only one other person besides his wife, the Sword Emperor, who could receive such an evaluation from your ancestor in the dao of the sword."
Yan Zhaoge nodded, not saying anything as he continued forward amidst that foreign dimension.
As he neared those two coiling sword-lights, as he came into contact with that black sword-light, his mind instantly shook.
Sharp, icy cold, sharp, tough, brutal, unbridled.
The tyrannical sword-intent struggled unceasingly beneath the suppression of the Jade Illusory Heaven Opening Sword, not yielding for even a moment.
Following the erosion of time, this sword-intent seemed illusory whilst also real as it was already more of a mark as one would no longer be able to comprehend the concept of the sword arts contained within.
Still, feeling the mark within, Yan Zhaoge was still able to appreciate his former flair.
Numerous scenes seemed to surface within Yan Zhaoge's mind.
It was precisely the high-spirited Yin Shiyang who had devoutly worshipped the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord and whose cultivation base had transcended mortality in the Immortal Court. At the time when he had been most confident in his life, he had suffered a crushing defeat.
That purple-clothed youth and the sword in his hand had since become Yin Shiyang's lifelong nightmare and obsession, also changing Yin Shiyang's fate.
"Yan! Xing! Tang!!! "
An enraged roar of indignation and indignation resounded unceasingly within Yan Zhaoge's ears.
Defeat after defeat, defeat after defeat.
As a martial practitioner of the Immortal Court who devoutly worshipped the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, he had resolutely sacrificed himself to become a devil in the end.
Exhausting all methods, paying any price, no matter how many times he failed, no matter how difficult the road ahead of him was, he would never give up. He would definitely surpass that person!
His powerful obsession resembled tangible as it agglomerated into the sword-intent of the Devilish Heavenly Sword before him, transforming into a peak devilish sword dao between the heavens and the earth as it sought to compete with that sword that opened the heavens, only ending in death.
At the very end of the scene was Yan Xintang's figure.
"The current you, with your sword dao still lacking in maturity, would still not be my match. If you were human, I would be willing to let you off once more, waiting for you to attain major accomplishment in your sword dao before we would truly have a showdown."
"However, you immediately became a devil, even having become one of the Twelve Devilish Gods. My sword cannot show you any mercy."
At that time, Yan Xintang truly felt regretful, "A pity that you were born in the Immortal Court."
Seeing this scene, Yan Zhaoge felt rather complex emotions as well.
His grandfather, the Exalted Gold Luminary, the Sword God Yan Xintang, had been acclaimed as the number one expert of Daoism in the dao of the sword in post-Great Calamity times.
Yan Xintang had added the words' Daoism 'in front of it because he was being humble.
Perhaps the root cause was that he had always felt regretful that he had not been able to battle the Sword Devil Yin Shiyang who had attained the heights that he should have been able to determine who was superior.
As for Di Qinglian, they were already family. He instead no longer had any desire to win.
"The sword-light here looks like it was inadvertently left behind in the process of my ancestor battling the Sword Devil." While his emotions were rather complex, Yan Zhaoge's attention quickly shifted elsewhere, "This is not a battlefield or the burial ground of the Sword Devil."
The Encompassing Emperor said, "That's right."
"Sword Devil …" Yan Zhaoge murmured, "Yin Shiyang's strength increased greatly after becoming a devil. He should not be an ordinary fallen devil, instead having merged with the body of a fallen great devil."
"If it is one of the Twelve Devilish Gods, the Sword Devil, the Sword Devil … that should be the incarnation of the Six Supreme Devils that occupies the position of Aged Metal of the Five Elements?"
The Brocade Emperor glanced at Yan Zhaoge, "I heard Red Lotus mention that you possess the Faceless Devilish Scripture. It looks like you understand the Nine Underworlds very well. You did not hear about the Twelve Devilish Gods from Wang Pu and Cao Jie, right?"
Yan Zhaoge answered candidly, "I do know quite a bit, but it is still rather limited. Still, I know a thing or two about the Twelve Devilish Gods."
He swivelled his head to look at the intermingling Jade Illusory Heaven Opening Sword and the Devil Heaven Sword before him, "The Twelve Devilish Gods are the peak devils of this world, the overlords of the devilish dao, the kings of all devils."
"The Twelve Devilish Gods are further divided into the Six Ancestral Devils and the Six Supreme Devils. The head of the Six Ancestral Devils is hailed as the ancestor of all devils, the Primordial Heaven Devil who originated the devilish dao. He once fought with the founder of our Daoism's Jade Clear lineage, the Primordial Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning."
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