The words of the Time-Space Great Emperor shook Ye Chen's heart!
"In that blood-stained future, that person was incomparably powerful, standing alone as the supreme, invincible throughout the world. He ascended the River of Time, striving to go against the current, trying to convey some extremely important information to us. But unfortunately, it was blocked by the Heavenly Secrets. We could hear nothing, could not see his true appearance, and could not make contact. There was a force of causality interfering."
The Time-Space Great Emperor sighed lightly, filled with regret. The information that peerless powerhouse from the blood-stained future wanted to convey must have been of utmost importance. It was just that the heavens did not permit it. All eras, past and present, might change because of it, leading to a complete and utter collapse. The consequences would be unimaginable.
Ye Chen listened, deeply shaken. Could it be that his future self, the Supreme One, had once gone against the current on the River of Time, trying to traverse the entire river to inform the Emperors of the Mythical Epoch about the great secret of the future?
However, Ye Chen also deeply understood that the flow of time and space could not be crossed. Even his future self, the Supreme One, would find it extremely difficult because there were true extinction-forbidden immortal thunders constantly falling, enough to annihilate everything.
Even if his future Supreme self wanted to convey some information to his present self, it would be very difficult, let alone to the Emperors of the already-destroyed Mythical Epoch. That would be even harder to achieve, and rash action might lead to his own heavenly burial, with the karma involved being unimaginably terrifying.
"It is truly very difficult to truly reverse time and space. Great causality will descend." Even the Time-Space Great Emperor, who held absolute authority in this aspect, spoke in this manner, showing great apprehension.
Because the consequences were far too terrifying.
"It is precisely because of this that you nine are crucial, indispensable, and will play a great role in the future."
The Time-Space Great Emperor spoke, but then he sighed: "It's a pity the methods of the alien race are powerful. An Emperor, with the help of other Emperors, actually went with the current downstream to intercept you nine key individuals. Six of them were successfully killed."
Even the Time-Space Great Emperor felt helpless. It wasn't that he was unwilling to intervene, but at that time, he couldn't even if he wanted to. The alien race had detected it and launched the Great Destruction battle ahead of schedule. Furthermore, the Primordial Ancestor and other strongest Emperors of the alien race seemed poised to act. In the ancient temple within the source region of the alien race's universe, they opened their eternal eyes, releasing their aura, forcing the Time-Space Great Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor, along with the other three strongest Emperors, to focus and prepare.
Everything happened too suddenly, leaving even the Emperors of the Mythical Epoch somewhat caught off guard, willing but unable to act.
However, the intervention of the alien race's Emperor also triggered the appearance of peerless Supreme Ones from the Sealed Boundary Universe in this epoch, such as the Ancient Human Sovereign and the mysterious figure shrouded in chaotic energy.
Causality was terrifying. Since the alien race's Emperor wanted to look down from the Mythical Epoch and act, disregarding the barrier of time, it would also attract the intervention of other powerhouses to counteract it.
And thus, later, his future Supreme self went against the current, charging into the Mythical Epoch, blasting apart one of the alien race's Emperors and severely wounding him.
"Naturally, because of your uniqueness, you are a key person. I could not stand idly by, but I also did not want to reveal my existence too early. I could only act secretly, preserving a wisp of your remnant soul and sending it to the Tian Du Continent for reincarnation." The Time-Space Great Emperor said.
Ye Chen nodded. He naturally understood the causality involved.
"Senior, does the Immortal Heavenly Pass truly contain a real Supreme Emperor?" Ye Chen suddenly asked this question because he had heard not only that the Immortal Heavenly Pass seemed to have a slumbering Supreme Emperor, but also previously heard the Time-Space Great Emperor mention that the true Emperors were not in the Sealed Boundary Universe.
Of course, the Immortal Heavenly Pass referred to here was the one behind the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, as well as the ones encountered before. Every time one was breached, terrifying destructive fluctuations would appear, sending chills down one's spine.
"The so-called slumbering Emperor within the Immortal Heavenly Pass, heh heh." The Time-Space Great Emperor chuckled, his meaning unclear. He did not answer directly, only saying: "That special Starry Land was naturally also arranged by us, to allow you to successfully obtain your previous life's remains and smoothly achieve the Tenth Heaven. Naturally, the remains of Tian Huang or Wuxiang are most suitable for you to wield."
"You should still remember the special passage that appeared at the end of that Starry Land."
Ye Chen nodded heavily. His memory of that passage was deep.
"The world's rumors say that Immortal Heavenly Pass leads to the Primordial Immortal Realm. That is actually not wrong. That passage is precisely it. It was established by a supreme immortal from the ancient Primordial Immortal Realm, or it could also be called an Immortal King, not inferior to the four of us." The Time-Space Great Emperor spoke, revealing the true mystery.
Ye Chen was shocked. Back then, he had been only a step away from the Primordial Immortal Realm.
"If one day you become powerful enough, you won't need to enter through the Tongxuan Gate of the Tai Sheng Huang Realm. That Tongxuan Land is very mysterious, and you might not be able to find that Immortal Heavenly Pass. But if you enter from the ancient path behind the Purple Mansion Sacred Land and forcefully open that Immortal Heavenly Pass, you can go to the true Primordial Immortal Realm. There are no true immortals guarding it there, making it relatively easier to enter." The Time-Space Great Emperor said this, not minding revealing to Ye Chen secrets that would cause massive tremors throughout the myriad realms if known outside.
However, the Time-Space Great Emperor stopped there and returned to explaining some issues to Ye Chen.
"Your ability to enter the Ultimate Ancient Path was naturally also my secret intervention, to let you experience the fearsomeness of the Ultimate Ancient Path ahead of time. But I didn't expect your performance to exceed my imagination. Killing the young generation's supreme Ji was somewhat unexpected, yet also within reason. After all, if you didn't have this ability, we would have been somewhat disappointed. Being able to defeat the alien race's Emperor Mo Luo's Imperial Son, An Yu, was somewhat surprising."
"Entering the Fifth Trial Continent was also my intention. Letting you feel the fearsomeness of the Ultimate Ancient Path was one aspect. Another aspect was that there was an opportunity here for Wuxiang the Sovereign to survive. It also allowed you to encounter the Battle Saint Ancestor's Emperor Blood Imprint, naturally to let you perfect the Battle Saint Art and experience a forbidden chapter of the Battle Saint Art. Of course, this also involved the Battle Saint Ancestor's intention."
The Time-Space Great Emperor spoke slowly, proactively explaining each issue. However, at this moment, his expression turned slightly grave, and he sighed lightly: "In the Realm Tower trial, you should have also felt the tragedy of the Great Destruction of the Mythical Epoch."
Ye Chen's expression turned grave. He remembered those young supremes, remembered the myriad races of the heavens charging forward one after another onto the battlefield, remembered the blood-stained great universe, and those young supremes he fought alongside.
One by one, familiar faces he had briefly known yet etched deeply in his heart continuously surfaced in his mind. He couldn't help but redden his eyes, feeling the urge to shed tears, and nodded heavily.
"In fact, the people in that trial all truly existed." The Time-Space Great Emperor said, staring intently at Ye Chen, enunciating each word clearly: "Or, to be more precise, that was not a trial for you, but a true return to the period of the Great Destruction of the Mythical Epoch. Everything was real!"