The instant he appeared, a terrifying, overwhelming aura erupted, vast and mighty, sweeping across the starry sky, causing the myriad heavenly stars to tremble.
The many powerful experts who had already fled far away, under this aura, immediately felt their bodies go weak involuntarily, nearly falling from the sky.
Fortunately, this aura came quickly and left even faster, allowing them to stabilize just in time, but it left them even more terrified and trembling.
For this further proved that within the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin had emerged an unprecedented, peerless great menace.
A great calamity was about to descend!
"Hurry and leave, report back to the Divine Wasteland Venerable One!"
They almost all rushed at their fastest speed toward the life-bearing ancient star they were from.
The figure atop the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin quickly restrained his aura, appearing ordinary again, and also had the five coffin lids that had been flung open close back up. He stood upon it, stepping on the coffin, gazing into the starry sky, frowning slightly: "What place is this?"
This person was none other than Ye Chen.
Soon, he remembered everything.
Back then, after seizing part of the Emperor's body, he was hunted by various powerful experts, with several Ancient Monarchs even descending their projection avatars to pursue him. However, he managed to evade them all, though in the process, he suffered severe wounds.
Even after fleeing into the endless spatial turbulence, he encountered pursuit from three Super Great Powers. He spared no effort, successively slaying two Super Great Powers, but his losses were severe.
In the end, he desperately unleashed the Universe Creation technique, killing Yan Buwei of the Jiuyan Emperor Clan. His divine energy was completely exhausted, and the Emperor's Curse along with old and new Dao injuries erupted simultaneously, causing Ye Chen to completely lose consciousness and fall into a coma. He only had time to place himself within the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin.
The Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin carried the slumbering, unconscious Ye Chen, traversing one star domain after another, devouring the stellar radiance of the myriad heavenly stars. It also reached this border wasteland of the universe, devouring the mottled chaos qi to replenish his divine energy.
Moreover, he possessed the Chaos Saint Body, a flawless and perfect physique. The Saint Body Regeneration Art from the Battle Saint Method, having obtained sufficiently abundant Great Dao divine energy, autonomously began to operate, repairing his injuries bit by bit.
He had been slumbering until now, a full three years having passed, before he finally awoke.
However, it was merely awakening. The Dao injuries on his Chaos Saint Body still remained, difficult to erase, causing his flawless Saint Body to seem as fragile as porcelain, filled with countless fine cracks, as if a light touch could shatter it completely.
One could imagine how terrifying the Dao injuries Ye Chen had suffered back then were. It was only because he was sufficiently resilient and indestructible; otherwise, for anyone else, even a Super Great Power would most likely have perished completely, body and soul destroyed, during the slumber.
Ye Chen inspected his internal state for a moment and let out a soft sigh.
Over these three years, relying on the Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin to continuously absorb the stellar radiance of the myriad heavens and the spiritual energy of the Great Dao, he had finally recovered part of his essence, energy, and spirit. But it still couldn't compare to before. The Chaos Saint Soul figure was dim and faint, lacking luster.
However, being able to awaken was still better than remaining in slumber and unconsciousness. He could now better autonomously heal the Dao injuries within his body.
Ye Chen took out the Chaos Great Cauldron. From within emerged two half-refined Great Power-level bodies, which were none other than the Super Great Power Golden Horn Great Power and Venerable Yi Kong. After killing them back then, he had collected them into the Chaos Great Cauldron but had never been able to truly refine them. Now that he was awake, he could proceed with the refinement.
However, Ye Chen frowned slightly because his wounded body was currently too severe, his flesh riddled with cracks, preventing him from refining Great Power Pills for extended periods.
He retrieved from within his body a Medicine Spirit seventy thousand years old. Under normal circumstances, he would certainly refine it into pills, but now he couldn't afford such care. He quite extravagantly took a large bite. Juice flowing with colorful radiance streamed into his mouth, instantly transforming into mellow life divine energy that flowed toward his limbs and bones, slowly healing the countless fine cracks on his body's surface.
Of course, this was only superficial. The internal Dao injuries could not be completely healed.
After a few bites, an incredibly precious seventy-thousand-year Medicine Spirit was devoured raw by him. His flesh was basically healed, and part of his internal Dao injuries were suppressed, allowing him to proceed with normal Chaos Dao Fire refinement.
Swish—
Ye Chen successively retrieved several Medicine Spirits from his internal space, all with ages exceeding a hundred thousand years. Moreover, there were many rare medicinal herbs with ages reaching thousands of years, and no shortage of ten-thousand-year medicinal treasures.
He took a deep breath, absorbing the various stellar forces of this star domain, then summoned the Chaos Great Cauldron, spewing forth Chaos Dao Fire. He threw the rare medicinal herbs and Medicine Spirits one after another into the Chaos Great Cauldron, continuously refining them, extracting the essence, discarding the dross, and proceeding with pill refinement.
As fortune would have it, after just half a day, the lid of the Chaos Great Cauldron flew open. Dazzling pill light shot into the heavens, merging with the firmament, while vast Pill Fragrance wafted out. A crystal-clear, flawless treasure pill flew out with a swish.
Seventh-rank high-grade pill—Fortune Cleansing Pill!
This was a high-grade treasure pill capable of healing Dao injuries, effective even for Great Powers. Moreover, the Fortune Cleansing Pill contained a special thread of fortune, related to destiny, which could greatly enhance the healing of injuries.
However, Ye Chen did not stop refining pills there. He continuously acted, the Chaos Great Cauldron constantly flowing with chaotic light. Within, one treasure pill after another was being nurtured, pill light soaring to the heavens.
Three days later, when everything ceased, before Ye Chen appeared a full seven immortal pills and miraculous medicines surging with chaotic light. All were treasure pills containing vast spiritual energy and unique divine splendor, at least seventh-rank treasure pills, and not lacking eighth-rank divine pills.
Such astonishing pill-refining speed, if spread, would surely shock many. But after receiving the pill-refining experience inheritance from the Pill Emperor back then, his comprehension of the pill-refining path had greatly increased, reaching this level now.
In the distant depths of the starry sky, the only Great Power in the universe border wastelands, the Divine Wasteland Venerable One, appeared. From afar, he witnessed all this and couldn't help but show a shocked expression.
Naturally, he also saw these incredibly precious treasure pills. Each treasure pill flowed with astonishing aura, emanated vast pill light, and exuded a Pill Fragrance that invigorated the spirit. It even made a Great Power of his level, the third heaven, burn with greed.
Originally, he had only been informed by those hateful Heavenly Kings that the mysterious ancient coffin had opened, revealing a terrifying living being, which had filled him with panic at the time.
Because the terror of that ancient coffin made even him unwilling to approach it. It could devour the divine energy of the myriad heavens, and he suspected it was the legendary Six-Layered Reincarnation Coffin, which throughout history had buried at least Ancient Monarch-level universe overlords. Generally speaking, if opened and emerging, it would absolutely be an indescribably great disaster, with all life in the entire universe border wastelands extinguished.
But now it had opened on its own. Bracing himself, he had come from afar to take a look. He never expected the one who ultimately appeared was actually a humanoid living being, and one who seemed to have suffered very severe injuries.
Yet intuition told him that even so, this humanoid living being gave him a sense of deadly, terrifying danger, causing him to not dare to truly go up and inquire.
Now, seeing this humanoid living being actually refine several such rare, priceless treasure pills, he couldn't help but swallow several mouthfuls of saliva, really wanting to snatch them and devour them.
Although he had long resided in the border wasteland territories, he still understood that these pills were undoubtedly priceless divine pills of the world. If he could obtain them, it would be of incomparably great help to him, perhaps even allowing him to greatly increase his cultivation.
Moreover, the great cauldron used to refine the treasure pills was actually accompanied by endless ancient chaos qi. Upon it were imprinted one mysterious Great Dao rune after another, flowing and radiating splendor. Without a doubt, it was an invaluable Chaos Supreme Treasure.
Although he didn't know exactly who this humanoid living being was, to possess such priceless Supreme Treasures, his identity was likely an extraordinary existence.
Immediately, his gaze grew many times more fervent. He even couldn't help but secretly begin to move. If possible, he would truly charge over, attack him, and seize all the Supreme Treasures.
Once everything was successfully obtained, without a doubt, he would gain incomparably great wealth.
However, at this very moment, that humanoid living being suddenly turned around. Those eyes were icy and profound, as if burying an entire epoch. The instant they met his gaze, it felt as if one's entire being was about to be completely pulled down, forever falling into them, unable to break free.
In that instant, the Divine Wasteland Venerable One felt as if he were an ant facing the gaze of a giant dragon, as if the other party could easily suppress and kill him with just a thought.
Although this was just an illusion, intuition told him the other party could completely do it.
Precisely because of this, he instantly felt a chill run down his spine. Cold sweat poured out incessantly. He froze there, not daring to move a muscle.
Ye Chen only coldly swept a glance at this uninvited guest. Even though heavily wounded, he was still powerful. That vast pressure comparable to a Super Great Power remained undiminished, something an ordinary Great Power could hardly withstand.
Even in his current state, he had absolute confidence he could slay a mere third-heaven Great Power.
Then he paid no more attention to the other party. Looking at the several successfully refined immortal pills and miraculous medicines floating before him, flowing with ten-thousand-zhang radiant light, Pill Fragrance billowing forth, Ye Chen grabbed them with one hand and then, right before the Divine Wasteland Venerable One's eyes, directly swallowed them.
Boom—
Accompanied by earth-shattering roars, Ye Chen's entire body immediately radiated splendor. Then, with a loud rumble, light erupted all over his body. The cracked flesh rapidly healed.
In just a few breaths, it was as if he had shed his skin and exchanged his bones. His entire person recovered his former heroic and majestic stature. His black hair was dazzling like a waterfall, his gaze blazing and brilliant, extremely dazzling, capable of illuminating the entire starry sky in the blink of an eye.