Fenggu City was not very large, nor could it compare to the 49th Pass. However, it was one of the most famous ancient cities in the western region of the Central Continent.
This was because, in his youth, the Primordial Beginning Great Emperor had once confronted another Heaven's Pride from the Birth Emperor Star here, leaving behind traces of his path to the Dao, making it quite renowned.
Ye Chen, accompanied by Nine Snakes, stepped into Fenggu City.
Tonight, many Ancient Path Talents had agreed to gather in this city, and it was also related to the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan. It was said that the Ancient Path Talents were planning to counterattack, turning the tables to hunt down the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan.
Of course, Ye Chen had no interest in these matters. He had come this time solely to find someone; the gathering of Heaven's Prides was merely secondary.
The Radiant Sky Tower, located in the center of Fenggu City, was a historic landmark. When the Primordial Beginning Great Emperor had confronted that other Heaven's Pride back then, he had also stayed here, leaving behind an Emperor's footprint. Thus, throughout the ages, many top-tier powerhouses from the Birth Emperor Star had paused here, seeking to follow in the footsteps of the ancient Great Emperor.
The gathering of Ancient Path Talents was set to begin in this very tower.
The Radiant Sky Tower had ninety-nine floors. The higher one went, the more exclusive the level, and the spirit stones required were exceptionally high.
The Ancient Path Talents had chosen the highest few floors. Even before fully entering, one could see streams of light flashing, arriving from all directions and disappearing into the Radiant Sky Tower.
Among them, familiar young generation's supremes like the Sun King and Sheng Tian arrived, accompanied by overwhelming auras, descending under the reverent gazes of the many Heaven's Prides.
Naturally, other unfamiliar young generation's supremes from the ancient path also appeared, no weaker than the Sun King and the others, having also stepped into the Great Power realm, and were very powerful.
Just from what Ye Chen saw, there were already seven young generation's supremes from the ancient path, and within the Radiant Sky Tower, perhaps even more powerhouses had already arrived.
Upon entering the Radiant Sky Tower, attendants immediately appeared, inviting them inside and leading them to the highest floors. There, they found at least several hundred Ancient Path Talents gathered. Each was quite powerful, toasting and chatting with laughter. It didn't seem like they were discussing matters of confronting the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan; there was no tense atmosphere at all.
This was a rare feast for Heaven's Prides. In the past, these Ancient Path Talents were always competing, fighting, either life-and-death struggles or fierce contention against each other, mostly hostile, with few friends. Their main goal was to reach the final pass and contend for the ultimate "Ultimate," so few formed friendships.
"Yanxi Dongfang, you're here too!"
"Immortal Maiden Gu Fengxia, I didn't expect you to come. Truly, my humble abode is honored by your presence!"
"Yuan Tianzi, rumored to be a disciple of the Yuan Yao Divine King—though only a nominal disciple—but who is the Yuan Yao Divine King? Even his nominal disciple is powerful enough. I never thought he would appear too—"
In the Radiant Sky Tower, one Ancient Path Talent after another appeared. Many among them were famous on the Ultimate Ancient Path, their reputations known to the various Heaven's Prides. Now meeting, they stepped forward to toast each other, creating a lively scene.
Some of the most outstanding among them even ascended to the very top floor, the true gathering place for the truly powerful!
At this moment, an Ancient Path Talent proactively approached, seeing Ye Chen and Nine Snakes, and smiled, "Fellow Daoists are also Ancient Path Talents. Meeting here today is also fate. May I ask your esteemed names?"
"Ye Xingchen," Ye Chen casually changed a name.
"Long Jiu," Nine Snakes also said.
"So it's Brother Ye and Brother Long Jiu. Welcome, welcome. I am Xia Lei. Please, take your seats quickly." Under the invitation of the Ancient Path Talent Xia Lei, both took their seats.
"Fellow Daoists, this is our first meeting. For some reason, I, Xia Lei, feel a sense of familiarity with you two." Xia Lei looked at them suspiciously, quite puzzled.
Ye Chen smiled slightly, "We two just have common faces. It's normal for Brother Xia to have seen similar people."
The two had actually only slightly altered their appearances, a minor change, and their auras were also somewhat altered. Therefore, at a glance, one generally wouldn't connect them to the Battle Saint King and Nine Snakes, only feeling somewhat familiar, nothing more.
"That's true," Xia Lei also felt so. After all, in the vast sea of people with populations numbering in the billions, similarity was normal, so he didn't dwell on this issue further.
The Radiant Sky Tower was very lively, with at least over three hundred Ancient Path Talents gathered here. Usually, one could only see so many Ancient Path Talents in the trial ancient passes, and often they were wary of each other, harboring heavy hostility, ready to fight at any moment. A scene like this, with everyone toasting and sitting down happily, was indeed rare.
Now, several hundred Ancient Path Talents gathered under one roof, temporarily setting aside their mutual hatreds, united for the purpose of dealing with the Heaven's Pride Prodigies of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan, and even to counterattack the past, giving the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan a profound lesson.
After all, in recent days, the Heaven's Pride Prodigies from the Ultimate Ancient Path had been too suppressed and aggrieved.
The Yuanchu Imperial Son was too strong!
He was the son of the Primordial Beginning Great Emperor, possessing the most powerful supreme bloodline, its power illuminating past and present, invincible among his generation. If he continued to grow, even on the Ultimate Ancient Path, he would likely earn the title of an Ancient Path Overlord.
Once such an Imperial Son Heaven's Pride emerged, he directly initiated a sweeping situation, crushing twelve of the strongest young generation's supremes. Among them, even one Supreme Heaven's Pride had fallen by his hand, blood staining the heavens and earth, causing a sensation for a time and dealing a blow to the many Ancient Path Talents of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Now they gathered here to discuss, to join forces, solely to give the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan a profound lesson and prove the dignity of the Ultimate Ancient Path's Heaven's Pride Prodigies.
No matter what, the Ultimate Ancient Path was a trial ancient path gathering the most outstanding batch of young prodigies from various ancient universes. To be hunted and suppressed to this extent by a single imperial clan, even the Ultimate Ancient Path felt its face greatly diminished, harboring hidden anger. By tacit consent, it allowed these Ancient Path Talents to gather together to take action against the Heaven's Pride Prodigies of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan, naturally also wanting to vent the depression in their chests and proclaim the might of the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Regarding this, Ye Chen inwardly nodded in agreement. After all, they were all of the younger generation. Even if they had cultivated for hundreds of years, compared to the thousands or tens of thousands of years common in the cultivation world, they were truly too young, possessing their own youthful vigor.
And they all aimed to impact the supreme Great Dao realm, naturally having their own share of unwillingness and fiery blood.
There was a time when Ye Chen had also been like this, his heart filled with a boiling, surging passion, hoping to battle any of his generation.
But now, his heart was long like still water, difficult to stir even a ripple.
This was related to a person's state of mind.
Ye Chen had simply experienced too much. In his past and present lives, the battles he had experienced, large and small, were countless. He had even faced an Emperor. His beloved wife had passed away before his eyes. He himself had died and been reborn... The experiences he had gone through were unimaginable to these Ancient Path Talents, naturally making him far more mature and steady than them.
Passion was hard to stir; vicissitudes were added to his person.
An Imperial Son could be his enemy, but only an enemy before his eyes, not the ultimate enemy.
His greatest enemies were the Emperors, and even more so, those most terrifying existences that had caused the blood-stained future.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen felt somewhat heavy-hearted. He brought Nine Snakes to a corner, drinking cup after cup of wine, silent.
The person he needed to find was on the very top floor of the Radiant Sky Tower. He didn't want to expose his identity too early, so he waited here quietly.
Nine Snakes quietly guarded by Ye Chen's side, emanating an aura that kept strangers at bay, startling many Ancient Path Talents.
Because this big man named Long Jiu was clearly a terrifying Great Power, and not one who had just stepped into the Great Power realm. Yet, judging by his posture, he seemed more like a servant, quietly guarding his master's side.
This also made people increasingly curious about who this Ye Xingchen was. No reputation related to this person had ever been heard on the Ultimate Ancient Path, making them suspicious.
In the Radiant Sky Tower, although the many Ancient Path Talents were also discussing how to deal with the Heaven's Prides of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan, and even how to deal with the Yuanchu Imperial Son to completely resolve this major trouble, ultimately, the focus still lay on those young generation's supremes on the uppermost level.
Only such young generation's supremes could truly deal with the Yuanchu Imperial Son; otherwise, no one else could.
At the same time, on the very top floor of the Radiant Sky Tower, a full fifteen young generation's supremes had appeared.
Such a number of young generation's supremes gathering in the same place was very rare. Only on the Birth Emperor Star, rumored to have the reincarnation body of a Great Emperor appear, would so many young generation's supremes from the ancient path appear simultaneously.
Now, the fifteen great young generation's supremes gathered around a huge spirit jade round table, beginning a round table conference belonging to the young generation's supremes.
"Now that we have gathered everyone together, there's no need to beat around the bush. Everyone knows we are here to deal with the Yuanchu Imperial Son. So, may I ask if any of you have strategies to deal with the Yuanchu Imperial Son?"
The first to speak was a young generation's supreme who was a woman. Her name was Hu Xue, exceptionally enchanting and beautiful, with a curvaceous figure, tall and slender. A pink dress draped over her body, outlining a series of alluring, heart-stirring curves, swaying with an indescribable beauty that attracted the gazes of many.
She was a fox beauty transformed from a nine-tailed fox, naturally possessing a charm that could bewitch the mortal world, growing stronger with the increase in her cultivation.
Not to mention others, even fellow young generation's supremes could easily fall under its influence.
At the round table conference, the other young generation's supremes fell into brief silence because the Yuanchu Imperial Son was too powerful. He had successively swept through five young generation's supremes, then crushed seven more, and even killed one among them.
Such a shocking battle record truly made every young generation's supreme present tremble in their hearts.
No one dared to overlook the combat power of the Yuanchu Imperial Son. They did not dare to underestimate him in the slightest; on the contrary, they had to treat him with utmost seriousness.