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As for whether Ah Hu's interrogation would be able to pry open the mouths of the two, Yan Zhaoge expressed that he had never been worried.
Because Yan Zhaoge had also handed the Cold Marrow Needles technique over to Ah Hu.
Other than the Cold Marrow Needles as a last resort, Ah Hu also had many other interrogation techniques.
This simple-looking big fella was proficient in many different fields, a competent and reliable lackey. It was just that he had never had the chance to display many of his specialised techniques.
Ah Hu indeed did not disappoint them. Before they had even arrived at Suzhou City, he had already squeezed out what Yan Zhaoge wanted from the two.
"Indeed connected to the Decimating Abyss." Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, "Of the survivors of Black Nightmare Mountain, a considerable portion, while not having fallen to the dark side, have also joined the Decimating Abyss."
"However, there are still many who maintain their independence, at the same time also secretly guarding against the Decimating Abyss and the Nine Underworlds, just that the two sides still maintain contact?"
"These people, are mainly receiving the support of the Sacred Sun Clan? This is something to be expected. "
Hearing Ah Hu's report, Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself.
Ah Hu imitated him, also stroking his lower chin, "I just don't know how much the Sacred Sun Clan knows about the Decimating Abyss through their contact with the survivors of Black Nightmare Mountain. The level of the two is still a little too low, and the information they know is still limited. "
Yan Zhaoge said, "No, actually it's already quite sufficient, especially knowing that a considerable portion of the survivors of Black Nightmare Mountain who joined the Decimating Abyss and left the Wind Domain have returned to the Wind Domain these past few months. This piece of information is very important; the other side might have made a move again."
After pondering for a moment, Yan Zhaoge said to Ah Hu, "All the information obtained, split it into two; one for the clan. The other for the First Seat Elder of the Sand Region. "
Ah Hu nodded in agreement, going off to make the arrangements.
Yan Zhaoge gazed back in the direction of the Great Western Desert, where the sky was still dark.
There was at least one Great Grandmaster martial artist from the Black Nightmare Mountain. Having executed the Black Dragon Dread twice earlier.
Meanwhile, Yan Zhaoge had similarly already confirmed that the Principal Elder of Broad Creed Mountain's lineage who was closest to this place and presided over the Howling Wind Sword Sect had also previously arrived at the Great Western Desert. Therefore, in order to intimidate that Black Nightmare Mountain Martial Grandmaster, he had been unable to personally make a move.
Yan Zhaoge left the Great Western Desert safely with that pillar of the Divine Palace. The Principal Elder of the Howling Wind Sect also withdrew from that dangerous area, but he didn't go far. Instead, he temporarily oversaw the outskirts of the Great Western Desert.
Yan Zhaoge's group returned to Suzhou City. Having been Suzhou City's Acting Elder for so many years, Elder Li had quite a bit of prestige here. Hearing the grievous news, the Broad Creed Mountain martial practitioners who were stationed here all felt pained.
The First Seat Elder of the Sand Continent and the Principal Elder of the Howling Wind Sect also received the news of Elder Li's death, and sent messages to comfort everyone. At the same time, he arranged for the new Suzhou Deacon Elder to take over.
Before the new Acting Elder of Suzhou arrived, Yan Zhaoge temporarily remained in Suzhou City.
Yan Zhaoge's current status was rather special. Theoretically speaking, even the First Seat Elder of the Sand Region was unable to control him.
If he had any needs, someone like the Principal Elder of the Howling Wind Sect would do his best to satisfy him.
While his age and cultivation base were still young, after Yan Zhaoge had left the clan and gone down there, his status had been extraordinary.
However, Yan Zhaoge's current energy. It was still mainly concentrated on that pillar of divine ability that he had brought out of the Great Western Desert.
Entering Suzhou City, arriving at the lodgings that he had arranged for himself, Yan Zhaoge finally put down the massive stone pillar.
The stone pillar stood upright on the ground, not a single speck of dust rising from the ground. It seemed completely weightless, just like when Yan Zhaoge had been carrying it. However, only those who had truly tried it would know how heavy this thing was.
If not for having already achieved an initial refinement of it, Yan Zhaoge was certain that even if he had stepped into the Martial Grandmaster realm, he might not be able to lift it up.
Having undergone an initial refinement in the Great Western Desert earlier. Staying in Suzhou City this time, Yan Zhaoge was preparing to refine the stone pillar a second time.
When he had entered the city just now, the sight of Yan Zhaoge carrying the massive stone pillar had already drawn the attention of many.
It was indeed flashy, but if he continued walking like this, it would really be too flashy.
Not speaking of anything else, bringing along such a big fella that could not be stored in a Shadow Shrinking Pouch, no matter where he went, anyone would know that he had come, unable to hide his tracks even if he wanted to.
It would be like holding up a torch in the middle of the night, and this torch would also be unable to be extinguished on its own.
Let everyone know that I've been here.
These words sounded rather invigorating, rather energetic, rather flashy, rather arrogant.
However, if a few more words were added at the front, the meaning would completely change.
For example, I can only let everyone know that I've been here …
Yan Zhaoge sat in the meditative position on the empty ground in the courtyard, raising his head to look at the pillar of the Divine Palace that was more than twenty metres in length, seemingly even taller than the city walls of Suzhou City.
He repeatedly drew in mid-air with a single hand, his aura-qi leaving behind traces as he inscribed one line after another, forming a profound diagram.
Then, the silhouettes of these diagrams were inscribed together within a crystal.
These diagrams were the ones that Yan Zhaoge had inscribed onto the pillar of the Divine Palace.
What was inscribed within was also Yan Zhaoge's interpretation of these diagrams.
The diagrams on the pillar of the Divine Palace did not by themselves possess any special meaning, but contained unique principles as well as concepts within.
Observing them, martial practitioners with lower cultivation bases would be hard pressed to comprehend their profundities and value. However, if it was experts at the level of Yuan Zhengfeng, Yan Di, Fang Zhun and Shi Tie, they might be able to gain something unique from them.
Depending on their individual circumstances, their gains might also be different, some more, some less. However, it was indisputably a great deal of wealth.
Bringing the entire stone pillar back, the one who could actually truly refine and decipher the deeper parts within was still Yan Zhaoge.
To Yuan Zhengfeng and the others, what was meaningful were the profundities contained within these diagrams.
Therefore, while Yan Zhaoge temporarily remained in Suzhou City to refine the stone pillar a second time, he had inscribed all of the diagrams on the pillar of the Divine Palace. Not revealing anything, he secretly arranged for people to send them back to Broad Creed Mountain as soon as possible.
"Other than this matter, let our people search carefully for this thing in the Sand Region, and see if they can find the other half." After handing over the crystal with the diagrams inscribed onto it to Ah Hu, Yan Zhaoge took out that half of the jade coin, "Don't make it public, search in a low-profile manner."
Ah Hu received it, "Rest easy, Young Master; I know what to do."
After Ah Hu left, Yan Zhaoge's mind returned to the pillar of the Divine Palace before him, beginning to attempt to refine it a step further.
As Yan Zhaoge's fist-intent merged with it, the scenes of the Great Calamity that year seemed to appear before his eyes once more.
As the heavens collapsed and the earth split apart, the scenes turned illusory, falling straight to the nine heavens. Yan Zhaoge knew full well that this was the stone pillar descending from the heavens, as though it had a life of its own. His current perspective belonged to the stone pillar.
The stone pillar directly fell into the desert. At first, the desert was completely ordinary, but the weather gradually changed afterwards, turning into the current Great Western Desert.
And in this process, the stone pillar also gradually merged with the weather of the Great Western Desert, sometimes being exposed outside, sometimes being buried by the sandstorms, not a trace of it to be seen.
Yan Zhaoge seemed to have transformed into this stone pillar, feeling the flow of time alongside it.
Suddenly, Yan Zhaoge's eyes lit up as an indistinct figure appeared within his field of vision! (To be continued.)
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