Hearing this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Although it wasn't his true self taking action, with him overseeing things, everything would be much better.
"I also wanted to learn about their situation by having you come here. Tell me," Ye Chen said.
Naturally, the people he wanted to find were none other than Chu Shuangyu and the Cloud Heaven Divine Maiden.
He also wanted to learn about the Sun God's situation in passing.
However, according to Chu Shuangyu and the Cloud Heaven Divine Maiden, the Divine Maidens were still in that place and could not return, but they were safe and sound.
As for the Sun God, over the years, he had also been advancing by leaps and bounds, constantly making up for deficiencies, striving to achieve perfect tenfold completion in all major realms. Now, he was only a hair's breadth away.
Ye Chen nodded. Looking back, the Sun God had been among the top-tier strongest Heaven's Prides in the Sealed Universe, blessed with immense fortune. He possessed a Golden Crow Great Spear forged from Eternal Sun Crimson Gold, one of the Chaos Nine Immortal Metals—a Chaos Immortal Metal only Emperors and Sovereigns were qualified to obtain. This alone was enough to illustrate his extraordinary luck.
Over the years, the Sun God had roamed the Ultimate Ancient Path as a top-tier powerhouse, second only to the Nine Ancient Path Overlords, and he also had the qualifications to join that rank of supreme experts.
Ye Chen smiled: "If we meet, I'd like to see just how much this Sun God fellow weighs."
During this time, Ye Chen also heard news of some old acquaintances. The Yuan Yao Divine King and several other terrifying young Supreme Ones had somehow managed to leave the Ultimate Ancient Path and enter the ancient path exclusive to Supreme Bloodlines.
Even Ye Chen was slightly taken aback, not only because they could enter the exclusive ancient path for Supreme Bloodlines, but also because of the Yuan Yao Divine King's fearsomeness.
Long ago, he knew this person was terrifying, mysterious, and unfathomable. Now that he could enter that exclusive ancient path for Supreme Bloodlines, he would likely be safe and sound, and could compete with various Imperial Sons and Heaven's Prides.
"Uncle Saint King, you must be careful. I heard from my master that there is also an invincible Battle Sacred Body on the ancient path, returning against the current flow. It's said he's coming back specifically to deal with you," the Sun King suddenly said.
Ye Chen was startled, then he remembered. On the Ultimate Ancient Path, there was another possessor of the Battle Sacred Body named Qian Xun. For some reason, he had specifically set his sights on Ye Chen, and now he was actually returning for revenge.
"Why does he want to deal with me?" Ye Chen frowned. He bore no grudge or enmity towards this mysterious Battle Sacred Body Qian Xun. Moreover, they came from the same lineage and should support each other. Yet, the other party wanted to return to deal with him. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't make sense.
"I don't know, but he always says you are a heartless man," the Sun King also said with a bitter smile.
"A heartless man?" Ye Chen was somewhat astonished. When had he ever been heartless to other women?
"But it doesn't matter. I also want to see just how powerful this Battle Saint is."
He was unafraid. In the face of absolute strength, everything was futile. Moreover, he believed that looking across the Ultimate Ancient Path, aside from the Nine Ancient Path Overlords, he dared to face anyone head-on without defeat.
This was absolute confidence in his own strength.
Furthermore, he was even more curious: where did this Battle Saint Qian Xun come from? The Battle Saint lineage was singular, with no second branch. How did this Qian Xun cultivate the Battle Sacred Body?
Time flew by swiftly. In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.
On this day, undercurrents surged. Everyone's attention was focused on one matter.
The Yuanchu Imperial Son would set up a stage on Huading Mountain, challenging all Ancient Path Talents, accepting all comers.
Everyone knew this would undoubtedly be a peerless clash among the younger generation, a time for the talents of the Birth Emperor Star and the Ultimate Ancient Path to determine victory and defeat.
Although it was only a duel among the younger generation's Heaven's Prides, at this stage, the younger generation already possessed cultivation levels capable of confronting the older generation's supreme experts. In fact, among them were a few outstanding Heaven's Prides even stronger than the older generation's powerhouses.
Wasn't the invincible Yuanchu Imperial Son the one who, in just seven short days, had consecutively slain seven older generation Great Powers from the outer realms?
Therefore, no one could ignore this. On the contrary, they had to pay close attention to this clash of the younger generation.
Winds and clouds gathered, converging on Huading Mountain.
Huading Mountain was a famous ancient mountain located in the central region of the Central Continent.
However, unlike the ancient divine peaks piercing the Nine Heavens and reaching directly into the outer realms that ordinary people imagined, this once equally majestic divine mountain now only had half its height remaining. There was no sharp peak, only a platform where the top half had been severed. Yet, it still towered into the clouds, shrouded in mist, very mysterious.
Naturally, Huading Mountain had a famous past. It was where the Yuanchu Great Emperor, in his youth, had confronted a top-tier Heaven's Pride. The massive Huading Mountain was split in two during that battle long ago, the upper half shattered, leaving only the lower half immortal, enduring to this day, becoming an Imperial Trace famous throughout the world.
And that battle was precisely the one where the Yuanchu Great Emperor displayed his truly invincible potential, making his name known on the Birth Emperor Star and shaking past and present.
Now, the Yuanchu Imperial Son choosing to battle here also wanted to inherit his father's generation's invincible prestige, carrying on the lineage, looking down upon all heavens.
On this day, even before the sun rose in the east, countless cultivators had already rushed over from all directions.
Streak after streak of light flashed rapidly. There were outstanding talents among the younger generation's Heaven's Prides, overlords ruling over a domain, those from the Birth Emperor Star, those from the outer realms, and even Great Powers appeared, their auras vast and majestic, arriving with an air of superiority, riding suspended divine halls, settling on distant clouds in the sky.
It could be said that this duel where the Yuanchu Imperial Son challenged Ancient Path Talents hadn't even truly begun, yet it had already attracted the attention of the world, tugging at heartstrings and drawing the focus of the great era.
Truly, all eyes were upon it.
Ye Chen also came. He concealed himself among the crowd, distorting the void so outsiders couldn't approach in the slightest. Even some Heavenly Kings were the same, yet they couldn't detect him either, as if he existed independently in another world.
However, even if some Great Powers noticed, they were only slightly surprised. Because many top-tier figures had come, it was merely that.
Ye Chen watched the bustling, boiling grand gathering before the challenge, surveying the countless powerhouses, his expression somewhat dazed.
Once upon a time, in his youth, he had also participated in similar scenes, watched by all ages, dueling with others.
Powerhouses from the Yuanchu Imperial Clan also appeared, located on a cloud where clouds rolled and unfurled. Wanyan Gutong and the other five Imperial Clan young Supreme Ones were all present, yet the Yuanchu Imperial Son was nowhere to be seen, causing many to be quite astonished.
However, the Yuanchu Imperial Clan powerhouses all maintained normal expressions, not paying much attention to others' surprise.
When the first rays of dawn from the rising sun broke the darkness before daybreak, fifteen supremely powerful figures soared across the sky from the distant horizon, descending upon Huading Mountain. They were none other than the arrival of the fifteen young Supreme Ones from the Ultimate Ancient Path.