Having taken care of those of Three Foot Mountain in the Daoist temple, Yan Zhaoge appraised the soul flag as he held it.
"The damage is quite serious, but it's enough." He smiled and put away the Soul Flag.
Without Three Foot Mountain's special method to control and suppress it, the soul flag was somewhat restless.
However, when placed next to the Dim Radiant Wheel in the Myriad Dragon Palace, it quickly quietened down.
At this moment, the golden flames in the void gradually dissipated.
At this point, the three tribulations guarding this place were temporarily broken.
The original owner of this place had a profound cultivation base, and the protective restrictions he left behind were very powerful.
Still, after ten thousand years, it was still unable to do anything to Yan Zhaoge.
Space and time fluctuated before his eyes, and the scenery changed. Gradually, it turned into an ordinary Taoist temple hall.
In the main hall, three statues stood tall. From left to right, they had the appearance of an old man, a middle-aged man, and a young man respectively.
But if one looked closely, they would feel that each of the three statues seemed to be old, middle-aged, and young at the same time. It was difficult to use age to define them.
Of the three statues, one was holding a treasured fan, one was holding a pearl, and one was holding a Ruyi scepter.
Although it was a statue, it exuded a profound aura.
Yan Zhaoge and Ah Hu both had solemn expressions on their faces.
The Grand Clear Lord of Dao and Virtue, the Jade Clear Lord of Primordial Beginning, and the Prime Clear Lord of Numinous Treasure.
They were the statues of the Three Clear Daoism's Patriarchs.
This great hall was the front hall, where the founder of the Three Pure Ones was enshrined. All of the Daoist lineages and sects in the world were basically the same.
Of course, the Immortal Court was an exception.
As for the back hall, it was different according to the inheritance of each clan.
The Jade Clear direct lineage worshipped the Lord of Primordial Beginning alone in the rear hall, the Grand Clear direct lineage worshipped the Lord of Dao and Virtue alone in the rear hall, and the Prime Clear direct lineage worshipped the Lord of Numinous Treasure alone.
They were not direct descendants. Because the Grand Clear Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue imparted the Dao to the world, they all worshipped the Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue.
This was a show of respect and worship, tracing back to the source.
Apart from the real Hollow Jade Palace, Tushita Palace, and Roaming Jade Palace of the past, no one dared to claim that the Three Pure Ones were the founders.
Each clan and sect had their own founder and ancestors who worshiped incense in the ancestral hall, separate from the main hall.
"This place in the front hall should be where the protective restrictions of this place are maintained," Yan Zhaoge surveyed his surroundings, coming to a corner of the great hall.
There was an incense burner table with a piece of yellow cloth on it. A formation pattern was written with cinnabar.
After carefully observing for a moment, Yan Zhaoge's expression involuntarily turned a little strange, "… It can't be, right?"
He lowered his head and looked at the half-broken horsetail whisk in his hand. "You bastard, are you walking me for fun?"
"Young Master, what's the matter?" Ah Hu came over with a puzzled expression.
The corners of Yan Zhaoge's mouth twitched slightly, his expression not knowing whether to laugh or to cry, "Don't worry about that for now; listen to me seriously."
His finger traced along the formation diagram formed from cinnabar as he explained to Ah Hu, "Have you memorized all of the profundities within?"
While Ah Hu was not as proficient in formations as Xiao Ai, Yan Zhaoge's explanations were simple and easy to understand. With Ah Hu's foundation, he was also able to grasp them.
"I'll remember it all, Young Master." Ah Hu thought for a moment, then nodded and replied.
Yan Zhaoge said, "It's good that you remember it. Now, I'll be going in to look for something. You stand guard here."
"Even though I've managed to break through the defensive restrictions here, it won't take long for me to recover my strength."
Yan Zhaoge explained, "While I killed those people of Three Foot Mountain, I did not find the other half of the horsetail whisk on them. This means that they still had someone with the horsetail whisk waiting outside to provide support."
"If they know that the people in front have been killed by me, or if they wait for too long without any news, the people outside might come in."
Three Foot Mountain was a hegemon of the Green Peak High Plains, its overall strength comparable to the Grand Xuan Dynasty at its peak.
While there would definitely not be many Immortal Bridge Martial Saints, there would not be few Seeing Divinity Martial Saints.
The Sect Master had personally set out, bringing the Golden Crow Heaven-incinerating Blade and the Golden Crow remnant soul, the two treasures of the sect, to this Daoist temple. The cultivation of the disciples accompanying him was naturally not low.
In a situation where they were outnumbered, Ah Hu and Pan-Pan would not be able to deal with them.
Still, with the defensive restrictions here, it would be a different story.
Therefore, Yan Zhaoge directly said, "I will be going in to look for something. It might take some time. If someone else barges in before I emerge, activate the defensive restrictions here again. As long as it is not the Exalts of Ten Territories, they will be obstructed. Even if they can pass through, they will most likely be exhausted."
"If it really is an Exalt, after activating the restrictions, ignore this place and go in to look for me."
Hearing his words, Ah Hu scratched the back of his head, chuckling happily, "I like this job."
Leaving Ah Hu and Pan-Pan in the front hall, Yan Zhaoge headed for the back hall.
As he walked, Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself, "I must have seen wrongly …"
In the end, when he arrived at the back hall and glanced at the enshrined statue, Yan Zhaoge instantly sighed.
That statue was young, majestic and lofty as it seemed to symbolize the 'existence' of all things, all existences within this world.
One of the Three Clear Ones of Daoism, the founder of the Prime Clear lineage, the Lord of Numinous Treasure!
He was also known as the Prime Clear Great Emperor, the Prime Clear High Saint of the Great Daoist Lord. His full name was "One Turning Into Three Pure Ones, the Prime Clear Abode of Yu Yu's True Ascension to the Prime Clear Realm, the Sun Numinous Treasure Lord Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord Numinous Treasure Wondrous Emperor".
This Daoist temple was not some Grand Clear lineage at all!
It was the Prime Clear lineage!
When Yan Zhaoge had seen that yellow cloth and vermillion talisman in the front hall earlier, he had felt that something was wrong as it seemed more and more like something of the Prime Clear lineage the more he looked at it.
Now that they had arrived at the rear hall and seen the revered elder, they no longer had any doubts.
"Then, what does this mean?" Looking at that half-broken whisk, Yan Zhaoge did not know whether to laugh or to cry, "Was this a gift or spoils of war that the owner of this place obtained from descendants of the Grand Clear lineage?"
Yan Zhaoge urgently needed the Prime Clear direct lineage as well.
Yan Zhaoge still did not understand why the Roving Jade Heavens had virtually gifted him the Immortal Trapping Sword back then.
Therefore, he had always been vigilant.
However, when there are too many lice, there is no itch, and when there are too many debts, there is no need to worry.
He already possessed the Immortal Ending Sword and the Immortal Trapping Sword. If he was worried about the Earthly Sovereign's ban, he would not mind learning another supreme martial art.
It was just that there were really few direct lineages of the Grand Clear lineage. There were no other lineages in the entire World beyond Worlds apart from Ingenious Flying Peak and Golden Court Mountain.
"I really don't know if I should say that I am lucky or unlucky," Yan Zhaoge could not help but laugh, shaking his head, "Still, it is good that it is not of the Jade Clear direct lineage at least."
"Tsk, isn't it too arrogant of me to be picky like this? If others who were unable to obtain such a rare fortuitous encounter were to learn of it, they might come over and gang up on me, right? "
As he thought this, Yan Zhaoge bowed towards the statue of the Lord of Numinous Treasure, "Please do not blame me, Heavenly Lord. This disciple is definitely not looking down on you. With the Lord of Primordial Beginning above, this disciple is not looking down on you at all."
After laughing, Yan Zhaoge ceased in his thoughts, gazing at the statue.
Of the founders of the Three Clear lineages, the Lord of Primordial Beginning symbolized going from nothingness to existence while the Lord of Numinous Treasure symbolized going from existence to nothingness.
Still, on the other hand, there had to be 'existence' before one could go from 'existence' to 'nothingness'.
Therefore, the Lord of Numinous Treasure actually represented the 'existence' of all things, the existence of all things.
Comparatively speaking, the Lord of Primordial Beginning represented 'nothingness', the beginning of everything, the end of everything.
Therefore, it was also said that the Lord of Primordial Beginning represented peerless infinity while the Lord of Numinous Treasure represented the birth of Taiji after peerless infinity, transforming into all things.
Meanwhile, the Lord of Dao and Virtue's Grand Clear direct lineage martial art, the Grand Cosmos Five Manifestations, Grand Simplicity, Grand Commencement, Grand Beginning, Grand Plainness and Grand Ultimate, represented the five stages of the heavens and earth going from 'nothingness' to 'existence', similarly elaborating on the grand dao of earlier heaven before the heavens had been opened.
The Three Clear Lineages were originally one, their daos interconnected as they were all unique and profound.
Yan Zhaoge retracted his gaze, exhaling slowly, "Now, I can only hope that your direct lineage martial art remains here."
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