The Minor White Peak disciples couldn't help but laugh when they saw this comical scene.
Wang Shun and the others were slightly muddle-headed from embarrassment and rage.
They could have destroyed their outer robes that had been cut open.
Although it was a little unsightly, it was not a big deal.
Humiliation was still humiliation. It wouldn't disappear just because he was deceiving himself, but at least he wouldn't be as embarrassed as he was now.
Yan Zhaoge did not make things difficult for Wang Shun and the others.
In fact, those fourteen words weren't all written for Wang Shun's group.
The main audience was someone else.
In the distance, in the depths of the clouds, two gazes were quietly looking over.
"Interesting, you can even sense this old man's existence?" An old voice muttered to himself.
Beside him, another voice sounded, "It should only be sensing the position of this disciple, not you, Master."
The old man murmured, "The descendants of Yan Xintang and Di Qinglian are indeed extraordinary. It is no wonder that they were able to cause such a great disturbance in the World beyond Worlds. From the looks of it, they actually seem to be surpassing their predecessors."
"How frivolous. What do you think the Roving Jade Heavens is?" the second voice said coldly.
"It is fine. He would be even more uneasy in the World beyond Worlds," The old man laughed, "Let's go."
The figure in the cloud disappeared, and the clouds in the sky rolled and unfolded, calm and undisturbed.
Yan Zhaoge retracted his gaze from that direction and muttered in his heart, "True Immortal … Cloud Emperor? Liberal Emperor? Or someone else? "
As the other party left, Yan Zhaoge's attention returned to what was before him.
"I've heard that Exiled Immortal isn't a sword cultivator who established his Dao with the sword, yet you have such profound attainments in sword techniques. I'm impressed." Watching Wang Shun and the others leave, Wen Daihong sighed before cupping his hands towards Yan Zhaoge once more, "Fallen Deity, please forgive me for my rudeness."
He felt a little defeated.
The current Yan Zhaoge might not be able to suppress the Roving Jade Heavens with his sword like Yan Xintang had in the past.
The problem, however, was that Yan Zhaoge was not a pure sword cultivator like Yan Xintang of the past.
Being defeated by such an opponent, Wen Daihong of the Prime Clear direct lineage felt even more disappointed.
Fortunately, Yan Zhaoge too cultivated in the sword arts of the Prime Clear lineage.
As he had said, while he had lost to Yan Zhaoge in this battle, it had also been the Prime Clear lineage's sword arts losing to the Prime Clear lineage's sword arts.
However, when he thought of how the Prime Clear lineage's sword arts actually surpassed his Prime Clear lineage in the hands of a Jade Clear direct lineage martial practitioner, Wen Daihong felt ashamed.
Apart from feeling disappointed, the Prime Clear cultivators felt conflicted.
While the martial practitioners of Minor White Peak were serving Yan Zhaoge on the orders of their sects, they too felt the same way at this moment as they could empathize with him.
Exchanging looks, everyone smiled bitterly, "No matter what, senior apprentice-uncle Yan still left us some face."
"The ones who are embarrassed are Wang Shun and the others from Ashen Spirit Valley under Emperor Yun. Although Senior Wen lost, this result will not affect our relationship with Tang Miao Peak's Purple Light Cave, nor will it anger Emperor Trueness and change his stance."
The hearts of the Minor White Peak's people, which had been in suspense before the competition, all relaxed. "Then everything is fine. Even if there is a follow-up to this matter, we can just report it to our sect's seniors to deal with it."
While Wen Daihong felt conflicted, he indeed did not hold any grudges against him.
After his mental state had stabilized, his personality of focusing wholeheartedly on the martial dao and studying the sword dao flared up as he instead asked Yan Zhaoge curiously, "From what I see, the Fallen Deity's Immortal Slaughtering Sword does not seem to originate from my Roving Jade Heavens' lineage?"
"Let's talk as we walk." Yan Zhaoge smiled as he continued towards Minor White Peak, not hiding anything along the way, "I do not lie before a true person. This Yan's Immortal Trapping Sword Manual indeed does not originate from the Roving Jade Heavens. Instead, I encountered a fortuitous encounter while adventuring outside earlier."
Wen Daihong and the others came to a realisation upon hearing this.
They were all mentally prepared for Yan Zhaoge's proficiency in the sword arts of the Prime Clear lineage.
While Di Qinglian had long since passed away, the Profound Sovereign would naturally look after her descendants. It was not surprising that Yan Zhaoge had obtained the sword dao legacy of the Roving Jade Heavens.
While others had lower cultivation bases and could not see clearly, as Wen Daihong had directly clashed with Yan Zhaoge and was also an elite of the Roving Jade Heavens of the same generation, he was able to see through it.
"No wonder. The Fallen Deity's Immortal Slaughtering Sword seems a little like the legendary legacy of the Lord of Plentiful Treasure's lineage," Wen Daihong sighed in admiration.
While the Prime Clear direct lineage of the Roving Jade Heavens had their own lineage, tracing their roots back to the lineage of the Incongruence Divine Mother who was also a personal disciple of the Lord of Numinous Treasure.
Other lineages existed as well. Still, they were few in number and ultimately not as orthodox as the Incongruence Divine Mother's lineage.
Meanwhile, Yan Zhaoge's Immortal Slaughtering Sword originated from the lineage of Daoist Origin Peace of the Daoist temple, tracing its roots back to the dao legacy of the Lord of Plentiful Treasure.
Different people would have different gains in the same martial art when cultivating in it.
While the general direction was the same, it was very normal for the specific details to differ.
While the Lord of Plentiful Treasure and the Incongruence Divine Mother were both personal disciples of the Lord of Numinous Treasure of the Prime Clear lineage. Still, there were naturally differences in the martial arts and cultivation legacies of the Lord of Numinous Treasure.
This was especially so after many generations of descendants had analysed it, many changes would occur.
After the Investiture of the Gods era, the Lord of Plentiful Treasure had vanished without a trace as few descendants had appeared in this world. Therefore, Wen Daihong had not dared to be certain of Yan Zhaoge's Immortal Slaughtering Sword even after seeing it.
Only after Yan Zhaoge had personally admitted it did he confirm his guess as he could not help but sigh in admiration, "The Fallen Deity and the sword dao of our Prime Clear lineage are truly fated!"
He was speaking from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't mean it.
Yet, in the ears of others, it sounded like he was trying to persuade Yan Zhaoge to forsake the World beyond Worlds for the Roving Jade Heavens.
Hearing his words, the disciples of Minor White Peak did not reply. Still, they all pricked up their ears.
"I feel that fate is indeed something that is hard to say for sure," Yan Zhaoge smiled as if he did not mind it at all.
After walking for a while, they arrived at Minor White Peak where Long Hanhua was already waiting for them.
Seeing Wen Daihong, he was first slightly taken aback as he seemed to have thought of something.
"Fellow Daoist Long, this Wen has come to apologise and ask for forgiveness from the Spirit Leaf Exalt," Wen Daihong immediately said.
The Spirit Leaf Exalt was the title of Long Hanhua's eldest uncle, the Lord of Minor White Peak, Gao Xuebo.
A disciple of Minor White Peak told Long Hanhua about what had happened via sound transmission. After glancing at Yan Zhaoge, Long Hanhua first exchanged a few pleasantries with Wen Daihong.
Then, they all entered the mountain together. Only then did Long Hanhua send a sound transmission to Yan Zhaoge, "While little apprentice-granduncle is proficient in the Four Swords, I heard that only the sword-intent of the Immortal Exterminating Sword was left behind on Pillglow Peak. It looks like this Immortal Slaughtering Sword of yours is also your own fortuitous encounter?"
"I was just talking to them about it earlier. Fate is indeed indescribably wondrous," Yan Zhaoge smiled as he answered.
Back when he had gone to the Daoist temple, he had originally thought that it was of the Grand Clear direct lineage. Who would have thought that it was of the Prime Clear direct lineage instead? He had been very surprised.
"Right, now that you have returned from Pillglow Peak, there is still something that I would like to discuss with you," Long Hanhua said. Long Hanhua said, "My father is currently at Minor White Peak. He and Eldest Uncle will tell you the details after we enter."
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