"I have never entered the Origin Land."
Sun Sovereign's response caused Ye Chen to start in surprise.
If he hadn't entered the Origin Land, how had Sun Sovereign been resurrected?
Moreover, why had Tai Sheng Huang said back then, "The myth is shattered, death is not the end of everything, only the beginning of another, everything lies within the gate"? That statement clearly held profound meaning.
"Back then, An Ye and I seemed to have fallen in battle, our divine souls scattered to the winds. But what the alien race Emperors never anticipated was that An Ye and I had long ago entrusted a wisp of our remnant souls to our master, Tai Sheng Huang, as a precaution," Sun Sovereign explained.
"After our fall, Master Tai Sheng Huang retrieved those two wisps of remnant souls and returned them to us. He then performed a heaven-defying Emperor technique to reactivate our divine souls, nurtured them, and brought us into the Primordial Immortal Realm for resurrection."
Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. He hadn't expected the final outcome to be like this.
Sun Sovereign's resurrection did not originate from the Origin Land. Did that mean his mentor and friend, the Sect Master of the Heaven's Gate, could not reappear in the mortal world?
Sun Sovereign sighed softly. "The Origin Land is exceedingly mysterious, the place that gave birth to everything. It is said that only those who have truly died and are sufficiently powerful can enter this Origin Land."
"That level of power likely requires at least an Emperor or Sovereign-level supreme being. Although An Ye and I combined could battle an Emperor back then, it was uncertain if we met that condition. Therefore, while Master Tai Sheng Huang also wished to explore that Origin Land, in the end, he was unwilling for the two of us to truly fall and enter it at the cost of death."
Ye Chen acknowledged this. Legend had it that the Origin Land was a world only the most powerful individuals—Emperors or peerless Immortals—could enter after death.
"Senior Brother Sun, since you have resurrected and appeared, does that mean Senior Tai Sheng Huang is still alive?" Qian Yue looked up, his eyes filled with hope as he gazed at Sun Sovereign.
Although all traces indicated that Tai Sheng Huang might still be alive, they had never received a definitive answer.
Sun Sovereign smiled. "Rest assured, our master's cultivation reaches to the heavens and penetrates the earth, spanning ancient and modern times. Who in this world could kill him?"
Receiving this confirmation, Ye Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. Tai Sheng Huang being alive meant that in the blood-stained future, he could still appear. This was a significant source of aid.
"Where is Senior Tai Sheng Huang now? In the Sealed Boundary Universe, the Tenth Emperor Pass was nearly breached by the alien race, and they are watching covetously. I suspect that in recent years, the alien race will launch a large-scale invasion of the Sealed Boundary Universe like they did during the Mythical Epoch. I hope he can return," Qian Yue said gravely.
Although the Sealed Boundary Universe now had a Human Sovereign guarding it, one comparable to an Emperor, there was still only one.
The Time-Space Great Emperor was not present in his true form, and his stance remained somewhat ambiguous; he hadn't appeared even when the Emperor Pass was breached.
Furthermore, the mysterious figure shrouded in chaotic qi, suspected to be an ancient Great Emperor who had intercepted the alien race Emperors on the River of Time back then, had also not appeared in recent years, causing Ye Chen some concern.
Sun Sovereign shook his head. "I am not clear about Master Tai Sheng Huang's whereabouts. After bringing An Ye and me into the land within the Primordial Immortal Realm that buries Immortals, buries Emperors, buries everything for our resurrection, the old master used a supreme Emperor method to seal us within our Six Revolutions Coffins. Only after endless years did we truly begin to awaken gradually."
"That vast, uninhabited region—the land that buries Immortals, buries Emperors, buries everything—is a forbidden land within the Primordial Immortal Realm. It is extremely vast, truly boundless in the literal sense, countless times larger than the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain. Even a Sovereign would find it difficult to explore its entirety. Moreover, it is filled with dangers; both Emperors and peerless Immortals have fallen there. Having just resurrected, I did not possess my peak combat power from before my death, so naturally, I could not explore all areas. I do not know if Master is still within that vast, uninhabited region."
"Is that so?" Ye Chen felt somewhat disappointed.
Those ancient Great Emperors who had left the Sealed Boundary Universe truly seemed to grow more and more mysterious.
Sun Sovereign suddenly adopted a serious expression. "Junior Brother, although we do not know where Master Tai Sheng Huang is, he must have matters of immense importance to attend to. Not just him, but also the Heavenly Emperor, the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Time-Space Great Emperor, and the other ancient Great Emperors are the same. They are all striving to accomplish one thing, laying out a grand chessboard across the world, all to protect all living beings in the future from being slaughtered."
Ye Chen felt a shiver of awe. The human race's Great Emperors all possessed great righteousness, advancing one after another on this path.
Wasn't the Human Sovereign himself an example, having reincarnated life after life?
Sun Sovereign patted his shoulder and sighed with emotion. "Junior Brother, all the Great Emperors hope that you, these Emperor sons and daughters, these strongest young Supremes, can truly grow up, become Supremes, become Emperors. By then, the overall strength of the human race and the Sealed Boundary Universe will increase greatly. We won't need to fear so much, nor will we need a senior like the Heavenly Emperor to face alone those peerless giants from various Era Epochs, suppressing the most terrifying epochal upheavals and confronting the most dreadful enemies, preventing those old monsters who have lived for countless years from jumping out."
"Otherwise, the Sealed Boundary Universe back then wouldn't have suffered merely the Great Destruction of the Myth; the consequences would have been no less severe than that ancient universe possessing the Immortal-Slaying Ship and the like."
Ye Chen trembled all over. This concerned the Heavenly Emperor, the most mysterious and powerful ancient Great Emperor, and even he was moved.
In fact, the Heavenly Emperor was reputed to be the first ancient Great Emperor of the Sealed Boundary Universe, having achieved the Dao earlier than the other Great Emperors, and was also one of the strongest Emperors. However, not many tales of the Heavenly Emperor circulated in the world. Perhaps he could learn a thing or two from Sun Sovereign, a disciple of Tai Sheng Huang.
And indeed, he learned something. From Sun Sovereign's words, the Heavenly Emperor seemed to have suffered greatly and was very lonely.
"Senior Brother, why do you say that?" he asked directly.
"Actually, it's not much of a secret, but only those at the Sovereign level and above know a little about it," Sun Sovereign did not conceal anything and spoke slowly. "During the Great Destruction of the Myth battle, the reason the Sealed Boundary Universe suffered a great defeat was not because the alien race's Ancient Universe was vastly more powerful than the Sealed Boundary Universe. In fact, the overall strength of the alien race's Ancient Universe and the Sealed Boundary Universe back then was similar; both sides had several of the strongest Emperors, and the number of ancient Great Emperors was not far apart."
"But the reason the Sealed Boundary Universe suffered a great defeat, leading even the glorious and prosperous Mythical Epoch toward the Great Destruction, was because of Shidai."
Shidai, it was Shidai again, the greatest hidden hand throughout history!
Ye Chen was startled but did not interrupt, listening attentively.
"Because of Shidai, this most terrifying existence. Using some unknown method, he actually managed to draw out the peerless giants from the Chaos Sea who had been slumbering for epoch after epoch, all targeting the Sealed Boundary Universe, intending to launch the most terrifying epochal upheaval of the previous Era Epoch!"