Looking at the rather downcast Gao Qing, Yan Zhaoge could not help but sigh.
Gao Qing's second grandaunt was the second daughter of the Profound Sovereign Gao Qingxuan and the Dragon Spring Emperor Long Xingquan.
Gao Xuebo's second sister and Long Xueji's second elder sister.
As compared to Gao Xuebo who was often in secluded cultivation and Long Xueji who was renowned outside, this second grandaunt of Gao Qing's was much more low-key.
Yan Zhaoge had virtually never heard of her in the World beyond Worlds.
On the one hand, she was low-key in the first place. On the other hand, she was already dead. There was even less news about her.
"Nine Heavens Soaring Solitary Crane, Splendor Fills the Divine Lands …" Yan Zhaoge wanted to change the topic as he asked, "The legendary twin prides of the Roving Jade Heavens in recent years?"
Gao Qing calmed her emotions, calming her thoughts as she nodded, "Right. Have you heard of them too, little apprentice-uncle?"
Yan Zhaoge said, "There are some rumours about the Roving Jade Heavens in the World beyond Worlds as well. Still, most of them are very brief."
"The two of them are the most outstanding figures to emerge from our Roving Jade Heavens after little granduncle." Gao Qing nodded, and then she explained. "Amongst these words, the second half of the phrase 'beauties fill the entire divine continent' refers to Little Aunt, whereas the first half, 'The Solitary Crane of the Nine Heavens', refers to the disciple of Ashen Spirit Valley's Cloud Emperor, He Mian, whose sword shakes the nine heavens. He's honored as the exalt of the Holy Court, and some call him the 'Exalt of the Eight Heavens.'
Yan Zhaoge burst out laughing, "Eight Heavens Exalt? What's with that? He's not the Nine Heavens Exalt? "
"Why don't you be a bit more arrogant and call yourself the Ninth Firmament Sovereign? Now you don't dare call yourself the Ninth Firmament Sovereign. Isn't that a joke?"
The Nine Heavens referred to the sky.
The Nine Heavens Exalt was virtually equivalent to being known as the Heavenly Exalt.
This title was really heavy.
The legendary Primordial Suppressing Immortal who ruled alongside the world claimed that he only worshipped the heavens and earth, not the Three Purities.
While he said that he only worshipped the heavens and earth, he actually only worshipped the heavenly dao. The addition of the 'earth' signified harmony between the heavens and the earth.
The difference between the heavens and the earth could be seen from this.
The number one Martial Saint of the World beyond Worlds, Chen Qianhua who was able to face a True Immortal head-on as a human, had been known as the Heavenly Young Master in the past. Now, he was known as the Upper Exalt, not the Heavenly Exalt.
While this was due to the tradition of the World beyond Worlds' Ten Exalts, it was also because the title of Heavenly Exalt was too heavy. It was not something that humans could bear.
Of course, this was what others called him. Chen Qianhua himself did not care about it.
According to tradition, the titles of Broad Creed Mountain's past Chief of the Eight Extremities World all contained the word 'Heaven' in them.
In that kind of lower realm, it wasn't a big deal. Even if people knew about it, they wouldn't take it too seriously. Most of them would just laugh it off.
Still, things were different in the World beyond Worlds.
Moreover, the higher one's cultivation base was, the more one had to pay attention to this taboo.
With Chen Qianhua's personality, he wasn't too interested in such things.
Still, if it was anyone else who was the World beyond Worlds' Upper Exalt and encountered other Martial Saints using the title of 'Heavenly Exalt', they would probably take the initiative to measure the other party's worth.
The title was too honorable, and not everyone could bear it.
It was just like how a person who had yet to ascend to the Celestial Realm called himself an emperor. That wasn't just a matter of being laughed at.
If a true Immortal expert with a bad temper or who was more serious found out about it, they might very well come knocking on his door.
Also, beating you up would be pointless. If a true Emperor were to slay you, no one would pity you as they would only think that you deserved it.
In pre-Great Calamity times, similar things had happened before. Those who claimed the title of Emperor had had their entire clans directly exterminated by a True Immortal.
"It wasn't Nine Heavens He himself who suggested it. Instead, there was indeed someone who addressed him as the Nine Heavens Exalt when he attained the tenth level of the Martial Saint realm, the Human Exalt stage." Gao Qing smiled as well, "While it was a shortcut to directly change it to his original title of 'Sword Shaking Nine Heavens', it was still doubted by many."
"Everything else aside, little Granduncle was still in the human realm back then."
Gao Qing said, "While it was someone else's title, Senior He himself did not reject it. Therefore, little Granduncle went to look for him."
"Tsk, tsk …" Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, "Nine Heavens transforming into Eight Heavens, this is how it came about, right?"
"That's right, little Granduncle won the duel in the sword." Gao Qing first nodded before shaking her head, "Still, this title of 'Eight Heavens Exalt' is not entirely a joke."
While Long Xueji had won that battle, it had only been by a slight margin.
Long Xueji had praised He Mian greatly afterwards as he had once said that it had been the most difficult battle he had had with a Martial Saint in recent years.
While the Nine Heavens had transformed into Eight Heavens, He Mian could still be considered to have suffered a glorious defeat.
Considering that He Mian was younger than Long Xueji and had only just entered the Human Exalt stage at the time, his strength could be considered shocking.
"Ha …" Yan Zhaoge laughed lightly, "There are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the Roving Jade Heavens as well."
This He Mian seemed to be an arrogant person as well. Not feeling ashamed of having retained the title of Eight Heavens Exalt, he definitely had the intention of challenging Long Xueji again, changing his title from Eight Heavens to Nine Heavens after his victory.
His resolution and confidence could be seen at a glance from this.
"That's right. After little Granduncle pushed open the door to Immortality, the Sacred Court Exalt of the Roving Jade Heavens would probably be one of the most powerful Martial Saints." Gao Qing said straightforwardly, "Little aunt's talent is comparable to his. Still, because of her age, she is still a ninth level Martial Saint. She would naturally not be able to defeat an Exalt of the Sacred Court."
"Little aunt aside, even grandfather would not have sufficient confidence in facing off against an Exalt of the Sacred Court."
Gao Qing had spoken to her heart's content for a time. Only afterwards did she realise that it was inappropriate as she unconsciously shrunk her neck, as if her grandfather, Gao Xuebo, was right beside her.
She looked at Yan Zhaoge in an ingratiating manner, "Little apprentice-uncle, could you pretend that you didn't hear my last sentence just now?"
"That is hard to say. Sometimes, my memory is very bad, but sometimes it is very good," Yan Zhaoge intentionally teased. Gao Qing's face instantly turned bitter as she regretted her words.
The two chatted and laughed as they headed north, traversing countless mountains and rivers as they headed in the direction of the You Region.
Just as they were about to leave the borders of the Yu Region, Yan Zhaoge glanced back in the direction of Green Duckweed Mountain seemingly unintentionally.
After leaving Green Duckweed Mountain, that sharp, sharp aura that shook one's soul had faded greatly as it no longer gave one the feeling of being on the edge of a sword.
After having left the Yu Region, that sharp aura virtually could no longer be felt at all.
Yan Zhaoge pondered as he retracted his attention, travelling together with Gao Qing as they headed to the You Region's Heavenly Contour Mountain's Dynasty Vessel Valley.
They did not encounter any trouble along the way or Wen Daihong blocking their path to challenge them.
While it was only Gao Qing who had led the way, Long Xueji and Gao Xuebo had definitely not been slacking off.
After a rather long time, their destination finally appeared before Yan Zhaoge's eyes.
While the Northern Lands were icy cold, there was currently no wind or snow. As the sunlight shone down, the snowy water was insufficient to freeze.
Still, an ice-sealed gorge appeared before their eyes, the entire gorge frozen within a glacier.
As Yan Zhaoge and Gao Qing approached, before they could even be notified, a crevice soundlessly split open within that glacier, resembling an open door as it welcomed the two within.
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