Boom—
A full seven ancient Great Sages soared into the sky, their goal to enter the Primordial Immortal Realm and achieve immortality.
The other Great Powers from the myriad heavens were also moved, but not as swift, intentionally letting these seven ancient Great Sages take the first step.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
However, the Profound Ancient Gate could not be entered. Those ancient Great Sages directly pierced through the ancient gate, arriving behind it, just as it was before the River of Time had manifested.
This caused everyone's expressions to change. What exactly had happened?
Why could the Profound Ancient Gate no longer be entered?
Soon, everyone understood, because the River of Time became illusory and ethereal, beginning to fade away. It no longer connected to the Profound Ancient Gate, making it difficult for anyone in the world to enter again.
This was also the reason why the Great Powers from the myriad heavens could not enter, causing everyone's expressions to change.
To watch the Primordial Immortal Realm right before their eyes, yet be unable to enter—what a helpless situation.
It was just that the ancient Great Sages from the Sun God Dynasty and the Dark Night Ancient Hall had been shattered, their remaining divine souls suppressed by Ye Chen within the Human Sovereign Pagoda.
"Young friend, please hand over the divine souls of those two Great Power fellow Daoists."
Immediately, an ancient Great Sage pressured him, demanding Ye Chen surrender the divine souls of the two ancient Great Sages, intending to resonate the River of Time once more and connect to the ancient gate.
"My apologies, they are my sworn enemies. I cannot hand them over."
Unexpectedly, Ye Chen sternly refused. The more important reason was actually that both Great Sages knew Ye Chen's identity as the future body; they could not be handed over, or greater trouble would emerge.
Ye Chen's reply naturally caused the other Great Powers from the myriad heavens to immediately darken their expressions. Their Dao might instantly became many times more terrifying, causing the void to continuously shatter as they stepped forward to pressure him.
Ye Chen immediately used Faith Power to pierce through the void, returning the Three Immortal Maidens, the Nine Heavenly Kings of the Great Emperor Dynasties, the Peacock King, and other Holy Domain members to the Central Imperial City. He activated the Holy Domain grand formation, causing endless Faith Power to surge forth, fully reviving it.
Then, he opened the world portal of the Ancient Orchid Great World within his body, also drawing upon the Faith Power from the Ancient Orchid Holy Sect. The power of wishes from the Ancient Emperor Continent also appeared, manifesting supreme Emperor's weapons like the Human Sovereign Pagoda and Primordial Battle Body. He even pushed out the Divine Stone Coffin.
Boom—
The Divine Realm shook greatly, especially because of the Divine Stone Coffin, which made the Great Powers from the myriad heavens tremble with fear.
For everyone knew that within it was buried a King of Monarchs, peerless throughout the ages, one said to be capable of challenging an Emperor—the Formless Sovereign. Even though he had perished, leaving only a corpse, once released, it was feared all the Great Powers from the myriad heavens would be buried and destroyed here.
This also made everyone feel Ye Chen's domineering stance; he was willing to go to any lengths to challenge the Great Powers from the myriad heavens, his attitude unexpectedly so resolute.
But it precisely left the Great Powers from the myriad heavens helpless.
Some ancient Great Sages feared provoking Ye Chen, truly forcing him to release the supreme corpse of the King of Monarchs, burying and destroying everything. The consequences of that would be truly unimaginable.
Immediately, their tone softened considerably, adopting an attitude of negotiation with Ye Chen. They only wanted half of the Great Power-level divine souls and were willing to pay sufficient compensation, offering rewards so rich even a Great Power would be tempted.
But Ye Chen still refused, leaving the Holy Feather Venerable One and the Flame God Venerable One stunned. It shouldn't be like this. The Great Powers from the myriad heavens were even willing to humble themselves and pay sufficient compensation. No matter how foolish Ye Chen was, he shouldn't act this way.
And it was only half of the divine souls.
Ye Chen revealed a bitter, helpless smile. "Esteemed Seniors, it's not that I am unwilling to hand them over, but that I cannot."
Seeing Ye Chen's resolute refusal, many Great Powers darkened their expressions, filled with shock and anger. Some even risked Ye Chen releasing the King of Monarchs' corpse to step forward and pressure him.
Among them were ancient Great Sages from Emperor Clans, who had brought supreme Emperor's weapons this time, confident they could protect themselves even if the King of Monarchs' corpse was released.
Ye Chen, helpless, spared no effort in reviving the Human Sovereign Pagoda and the Primordial Battle Body to their maximum extent, causing wisp after wisp of Emperor's might to overflow.
The Heaven's Gate Sect Master naturally stood with Ye Chen. The Holy Feather Venerable One and the Flame God Venerable One, filled with longing for the Primordial Immortal Realm, were unwilling to attack Ye Chen and chose to remain neutral. Only Xia Zhidi came to Ye Chen's side.
However, the Ancient Barbarian Divine King brought the other four Divine Kings of the Divine Realm.
Unfortunately, the disparity in numbers remained. The other side had several more Great Powers than Ye Chen's group.
The situation seemed somewhat critical, causing worry.
Boom—
Suddenly, the Immortal Heavenly Pass within the Tongxuan Realm was rumbling shut; everything was about to disappear.
"No!"
An ancient Great Sage acted without hesitation, pressing forward faster, aiming to reach it before the gate closed.
"Fine, as you wish. But afterwards, you must all pay sufficient compensation!"
Suddenly, Ye Chen changed his domineering stance. He took out the divine souls of the two ancient Great Sages from the Sun God Dynasty and the Dark Night Ancient Hall from the Human Sovereign Pagoda, infused them with Chaos Laws, causing their divine souls to glow and burn completely. They shrieked miserably but, like two heavenly suns, violently crashed into the Profound Ancient Gate, nearly causing half of the Divine Realm's void to collapse and attempting to activate two Sovereign-level immortal weapons.
Yin and Yang wildly resonated, infinite divine radiance erupting and soaring skyward.
The River of Time appeared once more, vast and mighty, transforming from illusory to real.
Boom, boom, boom—
These ancient Great Sages immediately soared into the sky, plunging onto the River of Time, charging toward the Tongxuan Realm.
But a vast fluctuation suddenly transmitted from within the Tongxuan Realm, blasting all these ancient Great Sages out beyond the Profound Ancient Gate.
Because the gate of the Immortal Heavenly Pass had officially closed, and the River of Time became illusory again, even gradually disappearing, about to vanish completely.
"No—"
Ancient Great Sages roared one after another, filled with unwillingness and helplessness, howling but powerless to change anything.
In the end, the River of Time slowly vanished, dissipating from within the Profound Ancient Gate. The ancient gate closed once more, still standing at the farthest end of the Divine Realm.
Everything had concluded. The eternal change, plotted for countless ages, had ultimately come to nothing.
This left many ancient Great Sages unwilling, roaring, causing the already half-collapsed Divine Realm to crumble further, developing many cracks, almost on the verge of collapse.
Ye Chen silently collected the divine souls of the two ancient Great Sages. After that violent collision with the Profound Ancient Gate, their divine souls were nearly shattered, covered in cracks, and their Primordial Spirit light had dimmed considerably.
Just now, he had thrown them out, exploiting the anxious mindset of the Great Powers from the myriad heavens, who were desperate to charge into the Tongxuan Realm and couldn't carefully listen to the two ancient Great Sages' voice transmissions. Once past, he swiftly retrieved them. It was a risk, but it effectively resolved the previous crisis, and he would receive compensation from these ancient Great Sages.
The Great Powers from the myriad heavens were extremely unwilling, continuously roaring.
Soon, they turned their gazes toward the other Immortal Heavenly Pass at the end of the Divine Realm, emitting terrifying fluctuations that startled the world. Did they intend to knock on the pass?