Christie's gaze passed over Ye Chen, looking towards the heavens, that lofty, unreachable apex that surpassed everything. She seemed to see something, her usually charming and captivating face now showing a touch of solemnity, a hint of gravity, as she softly said, "Do you know what lies hidden within the vast River of Time?"
"Do you know why, when our Sealed Boundary Universe was at its absolute zenith, the Alien Ancient Universe would pour out its entire force, sparing no cost to deal with the Sealed Boundary Universe?"
"Do you know why, within the most ancient temple of the Alien Ancient Universe's cosmic origin, that most ancient existence, the Primordial Generation, who had slumbered for countless epochs, would awaken at that very moment?"
"Do you know why, after the Alien Ancient Universe invaded the Sealed Boundary Universe, destroyed the distant Heavenly Realm continent, plunged the entire ancient universe into endless darkness, and held the greatest advantage, they chose to withdraw their troops?"
"Do you know what lies hidden within the boundless Chaos Sea?"
"Do you know what you, this key person, truly represent?"
A series of questions spilled forth one by one from Christie's red lips, directed at Ye Chen, even reproaching him, asking if he knew all of this.
Yet Ye Chen fell silent, for he did not know, was not clear about any of it.
He had already reached the Great Power realm, and was powerful enough to be revered and dominate among those below the peak of Great Power. However, this world between heaven and earth always concealed far too many secrets, secrets he could not fully comprehend.
Without becoming an Emperor, one could never truly understand all the secrets of the world.
At this moment, Christie waved her hand. In the void appeared a beautiful divine island, with lush green grass, small hills, a clear little lake, a silver waterfall cascading down, spirited deer brimming with immortal energy leaping about, and small birds of myriad colors.
Moreover, the trees growing around the small lake were covered in gorgeous cherry blossoms, petals falling profusely. Everything appeared so exquisitely beautiful, like a pure land or an immortal realm, making one unable to resist immersing themselves within it.
At the edge of the lake, a jade table appeared, along with two jade chairs.
On the table was a glass wine pot, filled with immortal wine and fine brew.
"Please, come and converse," Christie invited Ye Chen to take a seat. The latter did not refuse, and both sat at the jade table.
With a graceful motion of her jade-like hand, Christie rolled up her sleeve and poured Ye Chen a cup of fine wine, smiling gently. "Please, taste it. You will gain some answers."
"Alright!"
Ye Chen, suspecting no trickery, raised the wine cup and drank it all in one go. The exquisite nectar transformed into a brilliant, radiant light, containing a special Dao power and unique principles of the Dao, flowing down his throat.
He closed his eyes and began to quietly comprehend.
Boom—
Suddenly, his Consciousness Sea exploded. Vast, grand scenes abruptly appeared, filling every corner of his Consciousness Sea.
Ye Chen felt as if he had suddenly traversed time and space, returning to a distant, unreachable epoch era.
It was a vast, boundless great world, surpassing the Birth Emperor Star, surpassing the Nine-Colored Emperor Star, even surpassing the Myriad Domains of the Heavens, truly immense and expansive, endless to the eye.
In the heavens above, ten great divine suns hung in the sky, illuminating all the heavens.
And myriad races stood in their glory. Legendary pure-blooded True Dragons soared through the skies; the immortal, undying Phoenix of legend spread its wings, nesting atop a sky-reaching parasol tree.
The Golden Crow transformed into a supreme great sun, its brilliant light painting a dazzling sunset glow.
Star Beasts capable of devouring the stars of the heavens existed, along with many holy spirits and primordial exotic beasts recorded in ancient historical texts, as well as countless powerful and prosperous races.
Moreover, the aura of Great Emperors endured eternally.
This was the Mythical Epoch.
The wine poured by Christie contained a special power that allowed Ye Chen to return to the Mythical Epoch, or rather, it infused the various memories of the Mythical Epoch into Ye Chen's Consciousness Sea through the wine, enabling him to witness how prosperous and boundless the Sealed Boundary Universe was during the Mythical Epoch, with Emperors coexisting.
After the initial slight surprise, Ye Chen regained his usual calm and composure, quietly observing all of this, or rather, watching as a bystander.
Experiencing the Mythical Epoch was not his first time, so he wasn't particularly astonished.
He was merely curious about what Christie meant by having him return to the Mythical Epoch in this manner.
Boom—
The next moment, the prosperous, zenith universe underwent a drastic change. At the edge of the universe, boundless darkness appeared, vast and mighty, sweeping forth.
Ye Chen looked into the distance, vaguely able to see that at the edge of the universe, there were Emperor Passes standing tall, but unfortunately, they had all been breached. Following the tide, the Alien Emperors arrived with endless alien armies, attacking the Sealed Boundary Universe, engaging in fierce battle.
Suddenly, Ye Chen's vision blurred, and everything vanished.
"Please, taste again!"
Christie gave a charming smile and poured Ye Chen another cup of wine. Ye Chen still drank it all in one go. The scenes from the Mythical Epoch appeared once more.
He witnessed the struggle of billions of living beings in the Sealed Boundary Universe during the Mythical Epoch, and the emergence of Emperors, engaged in continuous, fierce battles.
However, the terror of the alien race far exceeded imagination. Even the Sealed Boundary Universe, powerful and prosperous to its extreme, could not withstand them and was ultimately breached. Endless alien armies charged forth, and the myriad races of living beings fell across the heavens.
Ye Chen sensed that at the highest point of the Sealed Boundary Universe, boundless imperial majesty was erupting. Emperors and Sovereigns were confronting each other, and not just one or two, but Emperors confronting Emperors, a confrontation so intense it was difficult to describe.
Even though these were just scenes transmitted through the wine, Ye Chen could feel the tragedy of that battle, which caused the entire Sealed Boundary Universe to decline from its peak, falling from ultimate glory into complete decline.
He could also clearly see that the highest point of the Sealed Boundary Universe's heavens kept exploding with boundless light, followed by overwhelming bloody radiance, the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, and the disintegration of the great world.
That was the true battlefield of Emperors and Sovereigns. Beings of this level were far too powerful, described as shaking the ancient and dazzling the present, powerful beyond the ordinary. The River of Time appeared; only such a river could bear the great battles of the Emperors without affecting the outside world.
Ye Chen strained his eyes to look into the distance, vaguely seeming to see one supreme imperial figure after another constantly emerging on the River of Time, engaging in fierce battle.
Moreover, the Emperor battles were supremely lofty, with imperial marks flickering, involving profound realms far beyond what the current Ye Chen could touch or clearly capture. He could only understand how terrifying they were through the vast, ancient and modern fluctuations of the battle.
At the very least, the River of Time showed signs of collapse from time to time, sometimes surging through the heavens, sometimes annihilating the spacetime of epochs.
The entire Sealed Boundary Universe shook violently. The Primordial Heavenly Realm, which had endured eternally since the Mythical Epoch, also began to completely disintegrate.
He looked into the distance, towards the alien direction. The number of Great Emperors there was no less than on the Sealed Boundary Universe's side, and there was no lack of the strongest Emperors and Sovereigns appearing. Those demonic figures could be called peerless, their immeasurable pressure crushing the thirty-three layers of heaven, shattering the myriad realms as they came.
Moreover, in the shadows, it seemed as if extremely terrifying ancient existences had awakened.
There appeared desolate ancient temples, dilapidated ancient cities, or sinister old graves, even deep, boundless black holes. Existences of this kind awoke, yet they watched the Sealed Boundary Universe covetously, with an indescribable meaning.
Ye Chen had heard that during the Mythical Epoch battle, the Sealed Boundary Universe was originally no match for the alien race. Furthermore, some incredibly ancient existences, not inferior to Emperors and Sovereigns, secretly emerged, targeting the Sealed Boundary Universe, making the situation extremely difficult.
They were probably the ones.
At this moment, his heart suddenly stirred. Following the River of Time, he looked towards the furthest end of the river, the direction of the future, and then his heart trembled.