Nearing Golden Court Mountain, before they had even arrived, the eyes of Yan Zhaoge and the others lit up.
It was supposed to be daytime, but Golden Court Mountain seemed to be shrouded in darkness.
Only, under the curtain of night, there was no dusky feeling. Instead, there were many outstanding heroes, streaks of starlight scattering down together.
In the World beyond Worlds, the boundary between day and night was not distinct. Starlight flickered in the surroundings from time to time, as if they were exceptionally close to the sea of stars.
Looking at Golden Court Mountain, this feeling was particularly strong.
Specks of starlight flickered unceasingly before the eyes of Yan Zhaoge's group, resembling a realm of Immortals.
Yan Zhaoge gazed at those streaks of starlight that had a profound rhythm as they streaked across the horizon, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
"I think I might know what martial art the Southeastern Exalt cultivates in," Yan Zhaoge sent a sound transmission to Yan Di, Feng Yunsheng and the others.
Yan Zhaoge rarely saw a disciple of the Southeastern Exalt's lineage clashing with someone else. Even if he did, it would only be a fleeting glimpse of it as he had not been able to see it clearly.
Still, looking at Golden Court Mountain now, Yan Zhaoge had a guess, "The Southeastern Exalt has always been renowned for the dao of the sword and the dao of alchemy."
Yan Di pondered for a moment before saying, "You are referring to the legacy of the North Star Emperor?"
"The Lord of Myriad Stars, the number one figure in the dao of the sword of Daoism before the Great Calamity, one of the Four Imperials of Daoism." Yan Zhaoge murmured, "Whether or not it is a complete direct lineage is hard to confirm, but at the very least, it should be a related martial art."
While the Flame Devil Emperor, the Thunder Emperor and the Dim Radiant Emperor of post-Great Calamity times were all peak experts who could be called Emperors, their Emperor Titles were only one or two words.
Unlike these people, Great Emperor Ziwei's full name was Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole.
He had always been revered as the Lord of the Stars, the Grandmaster of All Creations, and was one of the Four Imperials of Daoism alongside the Earth Empress of Sky Bearing, who was also known as Goddess Houtu. He was one of the top figures of Daoism.
At the same time, he had always been revered as the number one figure of Daoism in the dao of the sword in pre-Great Calamity times.
The Three Clear Grand Masters couldn't be estimated with common sense, so they weren't included. Throughout the ages, Daoism had produced many top-notch sword cultivators.
Generally speaking, there were three great swordsmen who were praised by later generations.
The personal disciple of the founder of the Jade Clear lineage, the Lord of Primordial Beginning, Cultivated Deity Yu Ding.
The head disciple of the Prime Clear Sect's Ancestor, the Lord of Numinous Treasure, Daoist Plentiful Treasure, also known as the Lord of Plentiful Treasure.
The third was one of the Four Imperials, the Heaven Culminating Purple Tenuity Polaris Great Emperor.
Other than that, Heavenly Lord Guangcheng, Heavenly Lord Daohang, Master Chijing Zi, Yun Zhongzi, Goddess of Turtle Spirit, Goddess Wudang, and others were all Sword Dao experts.
Among them, Perfected Jade Cauldron and Lord of Plentiful Treasure were mighty powerhouses of the ancient God Investiture Era. As time passed, they did not appear in the world for a long time. It was difficult for future generations to determine their whereabouts.
It was the same for Primogenitor Guangcheng and the others.
As for the Purple Tenuity Emperor, he was a major figure who had still been active before the Great Calamity, when the Divine Palace and the Heavenly Court had ruled over the heavens and earth.
Therefore, everyone was used to referring to the Purple Tenuity Emperor as the number one sword dao of Daoism in pre-Great Calamity times.
It was just that there had been no news of the Purple Tenuity Emperor after the Great Calamity.
Looking at the scenes of Golden Court Mountain before him, it was very hard for Yan Zhaoge not to think in this direction.
While the Great Calamity had caused a large scale interruption in the legacies of culture and information, Yan Di and the others had all heard of the great name of the North Myrtle Emperor.
Therefore, as soon as Yan Zhaoge mentioned it slightly, Yan Di had also thought in this direction.
Arriving at the foot of Golden Court Mountain, a smile appeared on Chen Zhiliang's face as he said to Yan Zhaoge's group, "Please follow me, everyone. Master has said that there is no need for anyone to send a message here. You can just directly enter the mountain."
Yan Zhaoge, Yan Di and the others all nodded, "The Southeastern Exalt is polite."
As they entered Golden Court Mountain, it was as though they were amidst starlight.
"Speaking of this, Golden Court Mountain is rather particular about this place. I just wonder if this Golden Court is the same as the Golden Court," Yan Zhaoge suddenly smiled.
He blinked towards Yan Di, Feng Yunsheng, Ah Hu and Xiao Ai, "In the ancient God Investiture Era, Golden Court Mountain's Jade House Cave was the cave manor of the Lord of Primordial Beginning's personal disciple, the Lord of Daohang."
"The Lord of Daohang had a supreme treasure known as the Five Fires Seven Fowl Fan. The supreme martial arts of the Grand Xuan Dynasty's royal family, the Five Fires True Art and the Seven Fowl Treasured Spear, were derived from analysing the concept of this supreme treasure."
Yan Zhaoge chuckled, "When he sent King Xuanwen to the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory's Royal Reed Sea to set up camp, he more or less had the intention of expressing his goodwill."
While the Southeastern Exalt himself cultivated in martial arts that were unrelated to the Lord of Daohang, having established his manor at Golden Court Mountain, there would definitely be some kinship between them.
The higher the cultivation base of a major figure, the more they would care about this in this regard.
"Still, what I find even more interesting is that in the Investiture of the Gods legend, the Jade Clear bigwig who handed over the Immortal Ending Sword of the Prime Clear lineage was none other than the Lord of Daohang."
Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, a hint of a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
Hearing his words, Feng Yunsheng and the others exchanged looks.
Having already heard of the Earthly Sovereign's decree that descendants of the Prime Clear lineage were not to enter the World beyond Worlds and Lin Hanhua, Yan Di could not help but raise his brows slightly, "This is really too much of a coincidence. Could it be the Southeastern Exalt?"
Yan Zhaoge shrugged. As far as he knew, the Numinous Treasure Four Swords of the Jade Clear lineage had already been lost in pre-Great Calamity times.
The Immortal Ending Sword Manual that Lin Hanhua cultivated in was most likely of the Prime Clear direct lineage.
Still, it was likely not a coincidence that Lin Hanhua had become the Southeastern Exalt's disciple. As he had thought earlier, there should be some tacit understanding here that outsiders were unaware of.
At the top of Golden Court Mountain's main peak sat a cluster of palaces.
Starlight descended unceasingly from above, congregating upon the palaces as they were illuminated with a brilliant glow.
The radiance was not piercing as it instead appeared very gentle. Still, the surging power within was heavy to the point of causing one to feel suffocated.
Under Chen Zhiliang's arrangements, Ah Hu and Xiao Ai were left outside to wait while Yan Zhaoge, Yan Di and Feng Yunsheng were allowed to enter the main hall.
Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng exchanged glances, knowing that it was most likely due to the Extreme Yin Crown and the Cold Sun Divine Sabre that Feng Yunsheng had been able to enter.
After entering the great hall, they saw that it was grand and majestic. Raising their heads, they saw that the ceiling was pitch black amidst which infinite starlight flickered.
Numerous stars densely dotted the area, resembling a massive diagram of the stars that enveloped everyone's heads.
A purple-clothed man stood within the great hall, seeming to stand at the centre of the sea of stars as he was illuminated by them.
At first glance, it was hard to discern this man's age. His gaze was bright as it resembled the stars of the night sky whilst also resembling the icy cold sword-light.
Seeing Yan Zhaoge's trio, he said, "Broad Creed Mountain was the East Peak of Daoism in pre-Great Calamity times, reigning alongside Kunlun Mountain. Now that it can be established once more, it can also be considered a joyous matter."
Yan Di cupped his hands, "I thank the Southeastern Exalt for your auspicious words."
The purple-clothed man before them was the current ruler of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, the Lord of Golden Court Mountain, the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie.
His earlier words were equivalent to him having no intention of obstructing Broad Creed Mountain from opening its doors and accepting disciples in the Royal Reed Sea.
Yan Zhaoge said, "In the Royal Reed Sea earlier, due to the circumstances, I was rather rash in my actions. Please forgive me, Southeastern Exalt."
Cao Jie shook his head as if he didn't care. He suddenly asked, "Is Ancestor Hei still alive?"
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