The group of over ten people had their path blocked by Yan Zhaoge.
Seeing this, Wen Daihong felt a little ashamed.
This guilt was directed towards those who had been stopped by Yan Zhaoge. While it was indeed them who had informed him of Yan Zhaoge's departure from Pillglow Peak, Wen Daihong himself had indeed wanted to challenge Yan Xintang's descendants.
Seeing Yan Zhaoge following the path he had come from, finding his way here, Wen Daihong inevitably felt a little embarrassed.
The dozen or so people were also a little embarrassed, but they were still calm.
The leader knew that Wen Daihong wouldn't sell them out, so he pretended to be confused.
He cupped his hands. "This … Fellow Daoist Yan, if there's a sword duel, we'd naturally be happy to bear witness. However, we don't understand what you're saying about being open and aboveboard."
"Haha …" Yan Zhaoge sized him up for a while before smiling, "When I left Pillglow Peak earlier, you were one of the people watching me, right?"
The other party's expression didn't change. "To criticize and speculate like this, Fellow Daoist Yan is thinking too much."
His hands behind his back, this middle-aged man said mildly, "While we of the Prime Clear lineage indeed do not welcome a descendant of the Jade Clear lineage like you, since you are a guest of the Profound Sovereign and the Spring Emperor, we still have to treat our guests with respect at the very least. Otherwise, wouldn't we be a joke of the World beyond Worlds for nothing?"
"How should I address you?" Yan Zhaoge asked indifferently.
"I'm Wang Shun from Green Duckweed Mountain's Ashen Spirit Valley."
"Ashen Spirit Valley …" Yan Zhaoge raised his head slightly, and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "… The lineage of the Cloud Conquest Emperor?"
Back when the Roving Jade Heavens was established, there were a total of seven almighty powerhouses who had first established the Roving Jade Heavens. They were collectively known as the Roving Jade Seven.
The Profound Sovereign – Gao Qingxuan was one of the Seven Princes in the past. Di Qinglian rose to fame rather late. By the time she rose to fame, the Roving Jade Heavens had already been established. She wasn't one of the Seven Princes.
The Seven Sons each had their own lineage. While not all of them were of the Old Grand Master's lineage, they were all of the orthodox Prime Clear direct lineage.
Time flew by, and the Roving Jade Seven of the past had already become history. They'd scattered and withered away, and there was no lack of them that had fallen.
Of the Seven Sons of the past, only two remained in the Roving Jade Heavens.
Other than the Profound Sovereign, there was also the Cloud Conquest Emperor, also known as the Cloud Emperor.
This old man was a figure of the same generation as the Profound Sovereign and the Dragon Spring Emperor. In terms of seniority, he was even a generation higher than the Profound Sovereign, and he was on the same level as the Old Ancestor.
He similarly wielded great influence in the Roving Jade Heavens. Also, he was like the Profound Sovereign's Master when it came to the World beyond Worlds as they were both intensely hostile towards each other.
In the World beyond Worlds, Wang Pu, Bai Tao and the others had specifically mentioned this old man to Yan Zhaoge.
If there was someone in the Roving Jade Heavens who might not give the Profound Sovereign face and make things difficult for Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di, besides that old Grand Master, the most likely person would be this old antique.
Wang Shun and the others had completely calmed down.
"Does Fellow Daoist Yan wish to emulate what your ancestor did all those years ago?" Wang Shun asked slowly.
Yan Zhaoge was surprised, "If not for someone being meddlesome, why would Fellow Daoist Wen be blocking my path?"
He shrugged. "But it doesn't matter. Let's get to know each other through martial arts."
"Fellow Daoist Wen, I have decided on the location. The location is here. Do you have any objections?" Saying thus, Yan Zhaoge looked at Wen Daihong.
Wen Daihong shook his head, "Of course not."
While he was straightforward and did not understand the ways of the world, he was not a fool as he could already vaguely sense that something was wrong now.
Still, with Yan Xintang's descendant having come to the Roving Jade Heavens, Wen Daihong had truly been unable to hold himself back as he had sought out a battle.
The Minor White Peak disciples were helpless as they could only watch from the sidelines. Still, their gazes towards Wang Shun and the others were all rather unfriendly.
Wang Shun sighed inwardly, but his expression did not change.
While they had been exposed somewhat imperfectly, things had already come to this. The result was still good at the end of the day.
Everyone looked towards Yan Zhaoge and Wen Daihong.
Yan Zhaoge's martial fame spread far and wide as there were many legends about him even in the Roving Jade Heavens.
While Wen Daihong was a brilliant disciple of the Liberal Emperor's lineage and an elite of his generation in the Roving Jade Heavens, as an eighth level Martial Saint, there were probably not many who thought that he would be able to defeat Yan Zhaoge.
Yan Zhaoge having battled Human Exalts just after attaining the Immortal Bridge stage, no one had any confidence in Wen Daihong at all.
Still, this battle would only be a contest in the dao of the sword.
It was just like how the Dragon Spring Emperor had come to the Roving Jade Heavens before having attained the Immortal realm that year to challenge the various heroes of the Roving Jade Heavens.
That way, Wen Daihong of the Prime Clear direct lineage might still stand a chance.
While Yan Zhaoge was not a pure sword cultivator, he had always used the sword as his weapon as well as being a descendant of the late Sword God Yan Xintang. Being challenged in the dao of the sword, he could only accept the challenge.
"Since it is just a spar, let's not use the sword," Yan Zhaoge did not draw his sword as he said leisurely, "Please, Fellow Daoist Wen."
Wen Daihong similarly did not draw his sword as he said solemnly, "Pardon me."
Then, a black sword-light streaked past before Yan Zhaoge's eyes.
It was shockingly the Immortal Slaughtering Sword of the Numinous Treasure Four Swords.
The Immortal Slaughtering Sword extinguished all lifeforms, transforming life into death.
It was just that as the black sword-light lit up, before it had even arrived, Yan Zhaoge already felt a latent threat as his internal organs seemed to be shaking slightly.
He cultivated in the Life Creation Heavenly Scripture, the five elements tempering the five internal organs and stabilizing the five mountains nurturing the five spirits as he had attained the Five Elements Deific Immortal Body, possessing great defensive power as well as shocking regenerative abilities.
Yet, meeting the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, it was like meeting its natural enemy.
Even against other supreme martial arts that were not inferior in power to the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, the Five Elements Deific Immortal Body would still be able to resist some of them.
Yet, against the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, it would probably not even be able to withstand a single sword.
It was not just the Life Creation Heavenly Scripture. Other supreme martial arts of similar principles would be countered by the Immortal Slaughtering Sword as well.
Yan Zhaoge felt that Wen Daihong's cultivation base was virtually no inferior to Long Hanhua at the same cultivation level. He was indeed worthy of being one of the outstanding figures of the Prime Clear direct lineage.
Still, Yan Zhaoge had not intended to forcibly resist the other party's Immortal Slaughtering Sword with the Five Elements Deific Immortal Body in the first place.
Black sword-light lit up as Yan Zhaoge struck out with his finger as a sword, counterattacking with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword as well.
Numerous black lines intersected between the heavens and the earth, bringing with them the great terror of death.
The surrounding heavens and earth were completely enveloped as those of Minor White Peak and Wang Shun's lot were also surrounded by terrifying black sword-qi.
Still, as the streaks of sword-qi rampaged, they merely clashed as they did not harm the spectators at all.
"This Yan Zhaoge actually possesses such high attainments in the Immortal Slaughtering Sword of our Prime Clear direct lineage …" Wang Shun and the others were shocked as they reveled in the high-level sword battle before them when the two sides suddenly stopped.
They were all shocked, "What's going on?"
Wen Daihong's expression was rather ashen as his gaze was rather complex.
Looking at Yan Zhaoge, he let out a long sigh towards the heavens before saying straightforwardly, "I have lost!"
"It is not shameful for a Prime Clear sword art to lose to a Prime Clear sword art," Yan Zhaoge smiled.
Everyone else was taken aback. No matter how one looked at it, the earlier clash had been evenly matched. Why had Wen Daihong admitted defeat so straightforwardly?
This simple-minded person was stubborn and competitive. Otherwise, he would not have blocked Yan Zhaoge's path and challenged him. How could he have admitted defeat so easily?
"Fellow Daoist Wen, what exactly is this …" Wang Shun looked disbelievingly at Wen Daihong.
Wen Daihong glanced at them, his expression even more complex as he sighed, "Behind you."
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