Yan Zhaoge said, "Actually, I myself have always found it a little strange."
Yan Zhaoge had not had much contact with the World beyond Worlds as it was mainly limited to a corner of the Royal Reed Sea.
However, when he had visited the Eight Extremities World, the Vast Ocean World and other places earlier, he had discovered similar problems.
He had never seen any Prime Clear lineage forces or martial practitioners.
Not to mention the direct line of descent, there wasn't even a branch of it.
The legacies of the Jade Clear lineage were related to Broad Creed Mountain's supreme martial art, the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm. In the World beyond Worlds, Shen Lingzi's lineage aside, the martial arts of the royal family of the Grand Xuan Dynasty were also a branch of the Jade Clear lineage.
The Dim Radiant Sect of the past had existed even before the Great Calamity. It was rumoured that its founder had once heard of it at Kunlun Mountain.
The other martial arts legacies did not seem to have any illustrious backgrounds. However, as long as they were Daoist martial arts, other than those that were clearly related to the Jade Clear and Prime Clear lineages, they could all be considered to be of the Grand Clear lineage.
The Grand Clear direct lineage was extremely rare, but it had spread far more widely than the Jade Clear and Prime Clear lineages.
In the legends, the Grand Clear Patriarch, the Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue, had educated the people in the past and opened up the light of wisdom of the Dao. As a result, he had the morality of education and established the foundation and network of the human race's martial arts development.
Of the martial arts of Daoism, apart from the Jade Clear and Prime Clear lineages, everyone else could worship the Lord of Dao and Virtue as their founder.
Yan Zhaoge had long since noticed that he had seen the legacies of the Jade Clear and Grand Clear lineages, be they direct lineages or branch lineages.
Only the Prime Clear lineage had no signs of it at all.
In the past, Yan Zhaoge had thought that it was because he had travelled too few places in this era and had too few martial practitioners whom he had interacted with.
With the World beyond Worlds as an example, while the Royal Reed Sea did not have Prime Clear legacies, this did not mean that other places did not have them either. After all, the World beyond Worlds was so vast.
However, after hearing Nong Yuxuan's words now, comparing the two, Yan Zhaoge felt that all this was probably not a coincidence.
As for the reason behind this, it was quite intriguing.
If this decree of the Earthly Sovereign was carried out completely in the World beyond Worlds, it meant that this was not just his personal wish.
The Three Sovereigns Five Emperors, the Exalts of Ten Territories and the other major figures of the World beyond Worlds all tacitly acknowledged this decree.
At least, most of the top figures were supportive.
Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, "Interesting, this is very likely not a personal enmity, but rather a conflict as a whole …"
"The Grandmasters of the Three Pure Ones have already transcended. Why are the Jade Pure and Grand Pure Ones still capturing the Grandmaster of Heaven … Oh, no, it's the Primogenitor of Numinous Treasure. Why are they still making things difficult for his disciples and descendants?"
Yan Zhaoge's current thoughts were rather nonsensical, but he himself was actually very serious.
After having come to this world for the first time before the Great Calamity, Yan Zhaoge had discovered to his surprise that some of the supernatural beings and legends of his previous life actually existed here as well.
It was similar to Investiture of the Gods, Journey to the West, and many other myths and legends.
However, many things were specious. Some legends were exactly the same, while others were poles apart, even the opposite.
This made it difficult for him to tell if the stories he had heard before were wrong, or if the legends he had heard after coming to this world were wrong.
This was actually something that gave Yan Zhaoge a bit of a headache.
There were many things that could only be taken one step at a time. The myths and legends that one had heard of could at most be used as a reference. Otherwise, one would be digging one's own grave at any time.
Meanwhile, the inertia of one's thinking had always been something that was very hard to overcome. One might end up digging one's own grave at any time.
For this particular matter, it was rumoured that the founders of the Three Clear lineages had already transcended the world long before the Great Calamity had occurred, having been missing for who knew how many years.
According to the records of the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace, this was not even something that had happened in this era.
Before the Great Calamity, the relationship between the Heavenly Court's Divine Palace and the direct lineages of the Three Clear lineages had not been as tense as it had been in the ancient times of the 'Investiture of the Gods' at the very least.
It was just that from the looks of it now, new enmity seemed to have arisen between them following the Great Calamity.
Yan Zhaoge smacked his lips, "This is something that I had not anticipated before coming to the World beyond Worlds."
Swivelling his head, he saw that Feng Yunsheng had already retracted her gaze and was seriously meditating once more.
Yan Zhaoge pulled back the corners of his lips, "I say, weren't you still worried about me just now? Now that a great calamity has befallen us, you've already flown off on your own? "
Feng Yunsheng smiled, "I am also gradually getting used to your habits."
"If you are rubbing your temples when thinking about a problem, that means that the problem is indeed rather thorny as you have to consider it carefully."
"Still, if you are rubbing your lower chin, heh heh."
Beside him, Ah Hu gave a simple and honest laugh, continuing, "That means that you already have a plan, Young Master. Whether or not the method will work is another matter, but you already have one at the very least."
As he said this, Ah Hu even imitated Yan Zhaoge's actions, stroking his lower chin.
Yan Zhaoge rolled his eyes upon hearing his words, "Do you really have to understand me so well?"
Feng Yunsheng and Ah Hu smiled as they looked at him, not speaking. Pan-Pan raised his two front paws by the side, clapping as if he was applauding.
Yan Zhaoge could not help but smile as well.
After laughing, Yan Zhaoge said, "The rumours are most likely true. Still, it is still not fatal."
"The Numinous Treasure Four Swords are indeed of the Prime Clear direct lineage. Still, I cultivate in the Immortal Ending Sword, which is much better as compared to the other three swords."
"Neither copper nor iron nor steel, it was once hidden beneath Xu Ya Mountain.
Not refined in reverse with yin and yang, would there be no sharpness tempered by water and fire?
Exterminating Immortal sharp, Slaughtering Immortal dead, Trapping Immortal red all around.
The Immortal Ending Variations are boundlessly wondrous, the blood of Divinities drenching their garments. "
Yan Zhaoge recited slowly, "The latter four lines actually simply point out some of the external characteristics of the Numinous Treasure Four Swords."
Feng Yunsheng and Ah Hu had thoughtful looks on their faces, "… The Immortal Ending Variations are boundlessly wondrous?"
Yan Zhaoge nodded, "While retracting the all-extinguishing sword-intent within would lower the power of the Immortal Ending Sword, with the help of many other sword arts and even many martial arts, it is sufficient to deceive most people."
"The dao of the sword is a dao of slaughter in the first place. It is actually fine if the killing intent is a bit heavier. So long as the concept of the Numinous Treasure Four Swords sending all things into annihilation is not manifested, it will be fine."
The corners of Yan Zhaoge's mouth arched slightly, "Of course, when it really comes down to it, I will still have to go all out."
He smiled, "If there is a chance, I should first understand why the Earthly Sovereign has such a decree. There is no need to scare myself before this. Moreover, at the end of the day, I am not a descendant of the Prime Clear lineage."
As they conversed, the Endless Magnetic Storms of the Clear Scenic Region gradually subsided once more.
This natural calamity left as quickly as it had come. What was troublesome was that it came and went without any prior warning as it was hard to guard against.
As the Endless Magnetic Storms subsided, not just the Clear Scenic Region, the spiritual qi flow of the surrounding region of sea became much calmer as well.
Yan Zhaoge's sensory abilities towards the outside world returned to normal.
Therefore, he immediately sensed an extremely powerful aura emanating from the west, seemingly currently approaching this place. (To be continued.)
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