Yan Zhaoge looked at the whisk in Ah Hu's hands.
Ah Hu was also looking quizzically at the horsetail whisk before raising his head to look dazedly at Yan Zhaoge.
"Just now, that horsetail whisk shook, right?" Yan Zhaoge asked.
Ah Hu nodded. "Yes, Young Master."
He pointed to the east. "It wasn't just the horsetail whisk that shook. The white line that leads the way also shook slightly, but it recovered in an instant."
"Something affected the horsetail whisk," Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, "It shouldn't be that cave manor. Otherwise, the white thread would have changed directions."
Ah Hu grinned. "Young Master, could it be the other half of the horsetail whisk?"
Yan Zhaoge said, "That is possible, but it might not necessarily be the horsetail whisk itself. It might be some traces of it."
If it was the other half of the horsetail whisk, then the other half of the horsetail whisk would have a greater reaction.
Calculating slightly within his heart, Yan Zhaoge said, "Let's stop here at the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range for a while and look around. Sharpening the axe does not delay the work of chopping firewood; we still have time."
The situation of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range was similar to that of the Royal Reed Sea, the Jade Sun Mountain Range and the Setting Sun Archipelago as they were all territories under the jurisdiction of the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
The size of this place was slightly smaller than that of the Royal Reed Sea. Still, there were still some powerful powers active here, thriving and developing.
Yan Zhaoge traversed the river like a ferocious dragon, also not intentionally concealing his tracks, very quickly drawing the attention of the local powers.
However, Yan Zhaoge did not mind this at all. Instead, he openly contacted the other party and inquired about this place.
The current him could be considered to have made a name for himself in the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory. This time, he was merely passing through, and did not plan to stay for long.
Considering Yan Zhaoge's illustrious fame and his close relationship with Golden Court Mountain, the local powers of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range were more than happy to establish good relations with him.
Perhaps some people would covet Yan Zhaoge's entire body of treasures, but they would also have to weigh their own worth.
Those of the other places of the World beyond Worlds who had never personally come into contact with it would more or less underestimate Yan Zhaoge who was still a Seeing Divinity Martial Saint.
However, in the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, there were comparatively fewer such people.
To such people, Broad Creed Mountain's initial reputation had all been established by this young man.
This person could not be underestimated just because of his age and cultivation.
Also, as many people saw it, an Immortal Artifact like the Dim Radiant Wheel should have been kept at Broad Creed Mountain, guarding it rather than being carried around by Yan Zhaoge.
Under such circumstances, even those who were extremely daring and wanted to take the risk out of desperation would feel that it was not worth it.
With a local power spreading the news, it was naturally much more convenient and faster than for Yan Zhaoge and Ah Hu, two outsiders who had just set foot in the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range.
Soon, news came back one after another.
After Yan Zhaoge had sorted through his inspection, something caught his attention.
Not long before he had arrived at the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range, there had been a massacre.
The target of the annihilation was a force at the southern foot of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range. It was called the Xia Clan, also known as the Listening Thunder Peak's Xia Clan.
The Listening Thunder Peak's Xia Family was not a local power of the World beyond Worlds. Instead, like Broad Creed Mountain and the Heavy Sun Sect of the Floating Gate World, they originated from a lower world.
The Old Master of the Xia Clan was originally a solitary martial artist in the Lower Realm. He was obsessed with martial arts and wholeheartedly focused on climbing higher.
However, he had not been satisfied after having seen all the mountains in the lower world. Instead, he had continued cultivating, finally successfully breaking through space and seeing true Divinity.
After having broken through to the Seeing Divinity Martial Saint realm, the Xia Family's Old Master had ascended to the new heavens and earth of the World beyond Worlds, finally settling down here.
Afterwards, he had married a female Elder of a major power of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range, settling down here by relying on that major power, finally establishing the current foundation of the Listening Thunder Peak's Xia Family.
Currently, there were already several generations of descendants.
Still, a few years ago, amidst the struggle between the major powers of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range, the backer of the Listening Thunder Peak's Xia Family had declined.
The experts of the Xia Family, their first Family Head included, had suffered heavy casualties as the Listening Thunder Peak's Xia Family had declined along with it.
These days, the Xia Family had been searching for a new backer. Still, before the dust had settled, yet another great tribulation had suddenly descended.
This tribulation had become a calamity of extinction.
The power that had destroyed the Xia Family was known as Three Foot Mountain. It was not a local power of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range, instead being active in the Green Peak High Plains which bordered the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range.
Like Yan Zhaoge this time, it had been a powerful dragon crossing the border.
When the local powers of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range had questioned them, Three Foot Mountain had said that a descendant of the Xia Family had killed one of their disciples. Thus, they had come in retaliation. Still, Three Foot Mountain had no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range.
In truth, they had indeed immediately left after having destroyed the Xia Family, not interfering in the affairs of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range at all.
The internal strife of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range was so severe that they could not be bothered to investigate this matter at all.
Still, Yan Zhaoge was rather mindful of the fact that Three Foot Mountain had headed east after having destroyed the Xia Family.
Meanwhile, the Green Peak High Plains were to the north of the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range.
Heading east was in the direction of the Wilderness Sea.
"Green Peak High Plains, Three Foot Mountain?" Yan Zhaoge paid attention to this but did not reveal it on the surface.
He had vaguely heard of Three Foot Mountain before, because this power was rather unique in the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
It was somewhat similar to the Grand Xuan Dynasty, yet not completely the same.
There were other experts behind Three Foot Mountain as well. Still, they were not like the Grand Xuan Dynasty, a ferocious dragon crossing the river as they had stepped foot into the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
Instead, it was a certain expert who had casually guided Three Foot Mountain as he had traversed the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory in the past, allowing Three Foot Mountain to grow from a relatively ordinary sect to a major power of the Green Peak High Plains as it could be considered famous in the entire southeastern Yang Heaven Territory.
Still, on the whole, Three Foot Mountain which had been established in the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory since ancient times was still different from the Grand Xuan Dynasty.
Golden Court Mountain was also not as guarded against Three Foot Mountain as they were against the Grand Xuan Dynasty.
Yan Zhaoge passed by Listening Thunder Peak seemingly intentionally yet unintentionally. Still, he did not stop as he was just casually passing by.
In the process of passing by Listening Thunder Peak, that half of the horsetail whisk shook slightly before it returned to normal once more.
Yan Zhaoge and Ah Hu exchanged glances, looks of understanding appearing on their faces.
"Young Master, it looks like the other half of the horsetail whisk was originally with this Listening Thunder Peak High Plains' Xia Family." Ah Hu said, "It is just that news somehow leaked out, with Three Foot Mountain in the distant Green Peak High Plains learning of it. Therefore, they destroyed this Xia Family and snatched away the horsetail whisk."
"They headed east, probably because they were unearthing the legacy manor of a predecessor. Therefore, they rushed to the Wilderness Sea."
The reason that traces had been left behind at Listening Thunder Peak might be because the Xia Family usually refined that half of the horsetail whisk.
Yan Zhaoge said, "Yes, that is most likely the case."
The two spoke no further as they sat on Pan-Pan, continuing east.
While Yan Zhaoge had not asked much about the matters of Three Foot Mountain and the Xia Family.
Still, two successive outsiders heading east after passing the Consecutive Drum Mountain Range had still drawn the attention of the local powers here.
Yan Zhaoge did not really mind this. He was still more concerned about the Wilderness Sea to the east.
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