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When Yan Zhaoge had inadvertently chatted with his father, Yan Di had once mentioned that with his current cultivation base, there was only one person in Broad Creed Mountain other than his Master Yuan Zhengfeng whom he did not have absolute confidence in being able to defeat.
This person was the present First Seat Elder of the Martial Repository Tower, Xin Dongping, who had competed with Yuan Zhengfeng for the position of Sect Leader back then.
Of all the Martial Grandmasters under the heavens, other than Yuan Zhengfeng, there was only Xin Dongping whom he currently had no confidence in.
Ever since Xin Dongping had been defeated in the competition with Yuan Zhengfeng that year, he had always been cultivating in seclusion at Broad Creed Mountain, rarely appearing in public. As a result, there were already very few people of the current younger generation of the Eight Extremities World who knew of his existence.
Even Broad Creed Mountain's own younger generation only knew that the First Seat of the Martial Repository, Elder Xin, was a longtime Elder of the clan, of the same generation as the old Chief and the two Grand Elders. However, very few of them truly knew what kind of figure this Elder Xin was.
However, Yan Zhaoge's background, as well as the degree to which he was currently valued within the clan, allowed him to come into contact with a lot of information that his peers of the same generation did not.
For example, currently, there were a total of four people in Broad Creed Mountain who were proficient in all eight of the Eight Extreme Arts, including his own father, Yan Di.
Other than Yan Di, the other three were the number one expert of Broad Creed Mountain, the old Clan Chief Yuan Zhengfeng, Yan Zhaoge's second apprentice-uncle Fang Zhun, and Xin Dongping who was currently before him!
Of Broad Creed Mountain's Three Supreme Martial Arts, Fang Zhun cultivated in the Limitless Heavenly Sword, Yan Di cultivated in the Immeasurable Heavenly Sabre, trying to create a martial art that was more suitable for him, while Yuan Zhengfeng cultivated in the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm and the Immeasurable Heavenly Sabre.
And Xin Dongping was the only one other than Yuan Zhengfeng who was proficient in two of Broad Creed Mountain's supreme martial arts.
Cultivating in more martial arts didn't mean that one's combat prowess would be higher, but cultivating in all three of Broad Creed Mountain's supreme martial arts wasn't easy. For Xin Dongping to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yuan Zhengfeng, it was enough to show how extraordinary he was.
Although they wouldn't admit it verbally, the other Sacred Grounds, the Sacred Sun Clan included, had all agreed to it. They all privately acknowledged that Broad Creed Mountain was the strongest of the Eight Extremities World in terms of Martial Grandmasters.
The younger generation didn't know of Xin Dongping, but the older generation wouldn't forget that Broad Creed Mountain still had such a figure.
Although it was rumored that Xin Dongping lost in the competition against Yuan Zhengfeng. As a result, his spirit was damaged, leaving behind a barrier in his heart. Like Yuan Zhengfeng, it was difficult for him to break through to the Martial Sage realm.
But at the Martial Grandmaster realm, Xin Dongping's strength still possessed deterrence that was not much weaker than Yuan Zhengfeng's.
Xin Dongping was still lying sideways on the fourth floor of the Martial Repository, not getting up.
However, his eyes were very seriously appraising Yan Zhaoge. After a long while, he nodded slowly and did not say much. He asked directly, "Are you going to choose one of the Three Great Absolute Techniques now or wait until you become a Great Grandmaster?"
Imparting the second half of the Clear Qi Profound Art to Yan Zhaoge was already something that was already set in stone.
It was also certain that Yan Zhaoge would be allowed to cultivate in the Three Supreme Martial Arts. The only problem was that it would be sooner or later.
"I want to try it now," Yan Zhaoge smiled, answering, "I choose the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm."
Xin Dongping didn't probe further, directly nodding his head, pointing upwards.
The roof of the fourth floor of the Library of Martial Repository immediately lit up.
In the light. Four phantoms appeared. One was in the middle, while the other three were arranged in a triangular formation.
Looking carefully, Yan Zhaoge saw that the phantoms in the middle was actually a scroll. That was the second half of Broad Creed Mountain's orthodox direct lineage Clear Qi Profound Art.
Around the scroll hovered three things. They were respectively a sabre, a sword and a seal plate.
When Yan Zhaoge's gaze came into contact with that sabre. Before his eyes seemed to appear a domineering, heroic man, mighty beyond compare, his aura majestic as the heavens.
The exalted Hantian, Zhan Dongge!
Broad Creed Mountain's lineage. The number one expert in history since the founding of the Mountain, and also the number one expert of the Eight Extremities World after the Great Calamity.
What caused countless people to feel pity was that such a Zhan Dongge actually still had immense room for growth. If he hadn't died early, no one knew what heights he would have been able to reach.
It was precisely when Zhan Dongge had been the Chief that Broad Creed Mountain had reached its golden age in history.
Before Zhan Dongge, Broad Creed Mountain had actually only had the supreme martial art of their founder, the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm.
Afterwards, Zhan Dongge had created the Immeasurable Heavenly Sabre, adding another supreme martial art to Broad Creed Mountain's lineage.
Yan Zhaoge gazed to the side. As his gaze came into contact with that sword, the scene before him changed as the figure of another person appeared.
This person's appearance was somewhat similar to Zhan Dongge's, but his aura was calm, as if the great earth could bear all things.
Zhan Dongge's younger brother, the Heaven Diviner, Zhan Xilou, the Chief of Broad Creed Mountain after Zhan Dongge.
After experiencing their first great battle with the Flame Devil World, when Broad Creed Mountain had suffered a great blow to its vitality, falling from its peak to its lowest point, it had been this calm and serene looking man who had led Broad Creed Mountain through its darkest years, ushering in the dawn of its rise once more.
Afterwards, like his brother, Zhan Xilou had perished in yet another great battle with the Flame Devils, dying a heroic death in battle.
Other than his personality, Zhan Xilou's martial arts were also different from his brother Zhan Dongge's, opening up a new path for Broad Creed Mountain.
The Limitless Heavenly Sword, along with the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm and the Immeasurable Heavenly Sabre, were known as Broad Creed Mountain's Three Supreme Martial Arts. At the same time, along with the other three sword arts, they were known as the four peak sword arts of the Eight Extremities World.
The exalted Heaven Shaker and the Heaven Diviner, as the most legendary twin brothers of the Eight Extremities World of post-Great Calamity times, had left a deep and lasting impact on Broad Creed Mountain's history.
Not only was this reflected in all that they had done while they were still alive, the light they left behind after their deaths was also not extinguished for a long time.
Looking at the flair of the ancients, Yan Zhaoge also felt very emotional.
However, Yan Zhaoge had long since had a plan in mind for choosing a supreme martial art today. Not choosing the Immeasurable Heavenly Sabre or the Limitless Heavenly Sword, his target being Broad Creed Mountain's most ancient supreme martial art, the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm.
That's right, the most ancient supreme martial art.
The foundation of Broad Creed Mountain's martial arts was the Clear Qi Profound Art and the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm, one internal and one external, complementing each other. The other martial arts, including the Eight Extreme Arts, had all been derived from this foundation.
Being ancient was not the reason why Yan Zhaoge had chosen the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm. What truly interested Yan Zhaoge was that the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm had some hints of the Jade Clear lineage of before the Great Calamity.
Meanwhile, the Clear Qi Profound Art was somewhat related to the Clear Qi lineage of before the Great Calamity.
The founder of Broad Creed Mountain, the Heaven Establishing Old Man Qiu Yuan, had excavated the legacies of the Great Calamity, analysing and developing them on this foundation, finally forming the earliest martial legacies of Broad Creed Mountain.
It was just that what left Yan Zhaoge rather speechless was that the Heaven Establishing Old Man Qiu Yuan had actually combined a bit of the scattered legacies of the Clear Qi lineage and the Clear Jade lineage.
However, this was currently not the main point. The main point was that while the legacies of the Clear Qi and Clear Jade lineages that Qiu Yuan had excavated were only scattered bits of them, Yan Zhaoge was seventy to eighty percent certain that they were of the direct lineage.
This caused Yan Zhaoge to be extremely interested.
This was because before the Great Calamity, such legacies had only existed in the Divine Palace. The Peerless Heavenly Scripture that Yan Zhaoge cultivated in had originated from the Clear Jade lineage.
Yan Zhaoge's gaze fell on that scroll and that seal. While it was only a silhouette, he could still feel a bit of ancientness from it.
"During the Great Calamity that year, if I am not wrong, it actually did not affect the entire heavens and earth at the same time. Instead, it was the Divine Palace that bore the brunt of it …" A dim light flickered within Yan Zhaoge's eyes. (To be continued.)
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