Ye Chen left, departing silently without a trace. He did not want too many people to know, nor did he wish to worry his parents. He merely announced to the outside world that he was going into seclusion, having gained some enlightenment that would require a considerable amount of time—perhaps several decades or even a century—and should not be disturbed.
Aside from those in the know, his parents, Ye Zimei, and others did not find it strange. They all understood that for an existence at the Heavenly King realm like Ye Chen, gaining enlightenment often meant seclusion lasting decades or centuries; this was perfectly normal.
Moreover, as an extra precaution, Ye Chen left a strand of his divine sense on the divine altar. In case of an emergency, it could be summoned.
He also granted his three wives the authority to utilize the foundational power of the Gu Lan Great World and the Faith Power of the Gu Lan Holy Church.
Only after making all these preparations could Ye Chen leave with peace of mind.
However, Yiyi followed, and the Golden Little Divine Dragon tagged along as well.
Although Ye Chen did not wish for the two little beasts to accompany him, Yiyi's words left him silent. It said it had a premonition that perhaps behind the Tenfold Emperor Passes, it might find clues to its own origins.
The Golden Little Divine Dragon also spoke up, stating it needed a trace of Emperor's aura from within the Tenfold Emperor Passes. Among the Emperor's imprints left at the Tenth Emperor's Pass, one was left by the Primordial Dragon, which would be beneficial for its growth.
Ye Chen, accompanied by the two little beasts, first used Faith Power to pierce through a spatial channel, arriving in the Ancient Emperor World and appearing in the Imperial City. Then, utilizing the Domain Gate within the Imperial City, he activated a long-distance teleportation channel. With a whoosh, he and the two little beasts vanished completely.
The Tenth Emperor's Pass was located at the Myriad Domains Border, the frontier of this ancient cosmos. It was separated not by just over a hundred great domains, but by thousands of them—a distance unimaginably vast, one that mortals could not hope to traverse even over a hundred lifetimes.
For ordinary travel, let alone a Heavenly King, even an ancient Great Sage would require a very long time to completely cross so many great domains, often taking several months or more.
Similarly, even using the Imperial City's Domain Gate required a considerable amount of time.
Ye Chen spent his time cultivating silently within the rainbow-hued spatial channel.
Boom—
After a full ten-plus days of void traversal, Ye Chen finally emerged from the spatial channel.
However, he did not appear on a vast expanse of land, but rather in a magnificent cosmic starscape. The starlight was dim, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was sparse, and many faint, large stars were scattered throughout this starfield.
Ye Chen scanned the vast starscape with slight surprise and doubt. Was this the Myriad Domains Border? It felt quite different from what he had imagined.
He traversed through it, attempting to find the legendary Emperor's Pass. Yet even after flying for three days and three nights, he found no trace of the legendary pass. As far as his eyes could see, there was only this dim starfield.
What was going on? Had he come to the wrong place?
He used the strand of divine sense he had left in the Imperial City's Holy Domain Hall to perform divination, mobilizing boundless Faith Power. Soon, he deduced a result—
The coordinates were wrong!
Not completely wrong, just slightly off. But a tiny error leads to a vast deviation, especially when teleporting over an infinite distance. A slight deviation could result in a discrepancy spanning an entire great domain—an unimaginably large error.
He sat cross-legged in the void, a dazzling column of light erupting from between his brows. Faith Power boiled as he performed divination, seeking the correct location of the Emperor's Pass.
Soon, he ascertained the direction and the distance, and couldn't help but feel his scalp go numb. The deviation was a full ten great domains—an utterly ridiculous distance.
"Little Yueyue, were you so lovesick for your woman before leaving that you messed up this badly? My heavens, I can't even bear to watch. That hooligan dragon would probably be more reliable than you," Yiyi said, one paw covering its head as it shook it and sighed, looking utterly exasperated.
Though its voice remained as milky as ever, its mouth had become many times more sarcastic, constantly criticizing Ye Chen.
The Golden Little Divine Dragon on the other side also muttered, "I miss Chen'er and the others too. It was so comfortable and soft when they held me. With Little Yueyue, I can only perch on his shoulder, and it's so hard. It's really tiring for a dragon."
"..."
Ye Chen took out the Void God Platform, selected the direction, and with a whoosh, traversed the void once more.
The distance of ten great domains was vast for ordinary cultivators, even for Saint Lord-level figures. However, for a peerless Heavenly King like Ye Chen, it naturally wasn't considered very far.
Of course, the Void God Platform was not as powerful as a Domain Gate; it couldn't cross the distance of a single great domain in one go, let alone ten. The gap was billions upon billions of li, requiring step-by-step traversal.
Whoosh— Whoosh—
Whoosh— …
Time and again, they crossed the starry sky. The journey was monotonous and lonely. The two little beasts on his shoulders simply fell asleep, making Ye Chen sigh at what carefree little creatures they were.
Boom—
However, not long after the Void God Platform emerged from the void once more, Ye Chen sensed a crisis approaching.
It was a massive meteor, hurtling toward him like lightning, crashing directly at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen wanted to evade, but the meteor exploded straight away, countless fragments flying in all directions.
Moreover, from within it charged a terrifying creature with six massive arms, bone wings on its back, a ferocious visage, and eyes gleaming with bloody light—only a fearsome murderous intent flickered within. It tore through the void to attack Ye Chen.
Boom—
The ferocious beast was powerful, far larger than a mountain range, accompanied by a formidable pressure. It was actually a Saint Lord-level ferocious beast, killing its way through the air.
Boom—
Expressionless, Ye Chen slapped out with his palm. That patch of void directly and completely collapsed, and along with it, the bone-winged ferocious beast was utterly annihilated.
Ye Chen treated all this as nothing more than an insignificant interlude.
However, it wasn't just this one. Along the way, he actually encountered many such ferocious beasts, each with different forms. Most were at the Saint level or above. Occasionally, he even discovered supremely powerful ferocious beast kings whose strength rivaled Heavenly Kings. They all charged at Ye Chen, releasing terrifying killing intent.
This starfield was practically a death trap. An ordinary Heavenly King entering would likely find themselves in grave danger, facing the risk of falling.
But who was Ye Chen? The invincible Battle Saint King, a peerless Heavenly King figure with heaven-defying, world-startling combat power. All obstructing ferocious beasts and creatures were directly plowed through; few could hinder his steps.
Within this starfield, the path was stained with blood and white bones. Ye Chen advanced step by step, killing until the heavens collapsed and the earth split, until the stars of the myriad heavens shattered.
He was like an Emperor descending upon the mortal realm, killing until this starfield grew dim and all color seemed to fade. Countless ferocious creatures were utterly destroyed.
Boom—
At this moment, a massive star appeared ahead, blocking the way, releasing a terrifying aura.
"Human cultivator, you have trespassed into my forbidden death domain and dare to slaughter wantonly? How audacious! Today, death is your sentence!"
A majestic and indifferent voice emanated from within the star, lofty and aloof, as if pronouncing Ye Chen's crimes.