Although he had some reservations, Ye Chen continuously collected numerous spirit veins along the way.
Regarding these Curse Powers, as the Chaos Supreme Body, he could transform all things. As long as the curses weren't excessively powerful, he had no fear and could resolve them.
More importantly, he wasn't alone. Behind him were the Canglan Continent, the Heaven's Gate, the Moon Palace, and other forces that needed cultivation—forces that would follow him to battle and stain the future with blood. For them to grow powerful, they required immeasurable divine treasures to strengthen the forces.
Thus, his burden was not small.
The powerhouses of the Bright Emperor Domain also took action, helping Ye Chen collect a vast number of spirit veins.
The other human powerhouses naturally joined in as well. Before long, they had swept clean all the spirit veins within a radius of a million li.
In the near future, the spiritual energy in this domain would gradually thin out, never again possessing such uniquely advantageous cultivation conditions.
Of course, during this period, fearsome Fierce Beasts appeared—native living beings of the Heavenly Emperor Realm, including many at the Great Power level, who discovered these activities.
They even alarmed a supreme living being at the Divine King Level over a million li away.
This Divine King Level great terror naturally flew into a rage upon discovering everything. Its roar shook the boundless domain, causing the heavens to collapse and the earth to split. Countless mountains crumbled and collapsed with thunderous roars, nearly startling the stars in the sky into falling. It was a scene of cataclysmic change, as if the world was ending.
To avoid drawing the attention of countless living beings in this vast domain, a human Divine King promptly took action, sealing off this expansive stretch of heaven and earth.
At the same time, the Green Phoenix Divine King personally intervened, displaying the true might of a Five Tribulations Divine King. The Green Phoenix Divine Wings spread out behind, enveloping the vast territory.
With a flap of the divine wings, stars could be shaken from the sky, causing heaven and earth to crumble. The colossal body of the great terror, comparable to a Three Tribulations Divine King and surpassing stars in size, exploded, staining the Million Mountains with blood. It was directly resolved.
To prevent the humans' whereabouts from being exposed, there was no mercy; this Divine King Level great terror was directly exterminated.
Other Fierce Beasts were also annihilated, body and soul, with none spared.
It is worth mentioning that after this Divine King Level great terror's physical body shattered, its soul rushed out, appearing pitch-black all over—terrifying, sinister, and filled with an evil aura, similar to the pitch-black long worm Ye Chen had crushed earlier, only the Curse Power was countless times more potent.
Moreover, this pitch-black Curse Power would contaminate anything it touched, easily infecting and difficult to resolve.
Even the Green Phoenix Divine King was wary, fearing that dreadful Curse Power. Once contaminated, expelling it would not be easy.
In the end, it was the Divine King of the Angel Imperial Clan who acted, unleashing Divine King Level Primal Holy Light that enveloped the great terror's cursed soul. Possessing the ability to purify all things, it forcibly resolved all the evil Curse Power and slew the great terror's soul.
Although there were no casualties, this scene still left many feeling somewhat apprehensive.
Because that Curse Power was too terrifying. Without shattering the physical body, it was fundamentally difficult to detect. If not slain in time, the consequences of contamination were unimaginable.
It also made people increasingly wary; the Heavenly Emperor Realm was far more fearsome than imagined.
Fortunately, not all living beings in the Heavenly Emperor Realm possessed this evil Curse Power. So far, only this Divine King Level great terror had it; no other beings had been discovered with it.
Through this brief contact, the human powerhouses also revised their view of the Heavenly Emperor Realm.
This Heavenly Emperor Realm was far more terrifying than imagined.
However, given their current strength, there was no danger threatening them.
"There's no need to worry too much. Other imperial clans, immortal clans, the Mythical Emperor Domain, and other forces entered earlier and encountered no problems. It shows that as long as we are careful, it should be fine," Ye Chen spoke up, somewhat alleviating the worries in everyone's hearts.
At the very least, everyone was a Great Power. Their speed traversing the continent was also very fast. In not too long a time, they crossed the relatively sparsely populated Million Mountains and entered a prosperous region.
That was a prosperous region where numerous races stood tall, with many kingdoms and great sects established. There were quite a few metropolises, and even floating sky divine cities existed, fully showcasing the might of the Heavenly Emperor Realm.
Even though they had speculated earlier, upon truly understanding, they couldn't help but feel shock in their hearts.
Not long ago, upon entering a metropolis, they were astonished to discover that this metropolis was filled with clouds of experts. Saints were as common as ordinary people, there were many Heavenly Kings, numerous Great Powers, and even a Divine King—the city's lord.
Bear in mind, this was just one metropolis. Such metropolises, according to hearsay, were quite numerous throughout the entire Heavenly Emperor Realm. One could easily imagine just how astonishing the number of powerhouses contained within the entire Heavenly Emperor Realm was.
Even the most flourishing imperial clan, like the Qin family, could hardly compare.
"What kind of vast great world is this Heavenly Emperor Realm?" The powerhouses gasped, sighing in amazement.
They didn't stay too long because their numbers were considerable, and they were all genuine powerhouses, easily noticeable.
Soon after, they arrived at a region a hundred thousand li away from the metropolis.
"What should we do now?" someone spoke up.
Di Wu Shuang said, "Let's split up and act separately. Too many people gathered together easily attracts attention!"
This suggestion gained approval from many, who also felt that too many people gathered together wasn't good.
Moreover, this time, the Golden Crow Great Emperor personally intervened to obscure the heavenly secrets. No one could know they came from the outside world, nor their identity as members of the human race, which invisibly avoided many unnecessary crises.
"My Imperial Clan Qin Family will search for traces of Sovereign of Formlessness's Saint's remains. Fellow Daoists, please act as you wish!" Qin Wu Shuang spoke up.
From beginning to end, the Imperial Clan Qin Family's goal was simple: to find traces of Sovereign of Formlessness's Saint's remains and bring them back to the Qin family for proper burial.
Everything else was secondary.
The other imperial clans were also straightforward. On one hand, they helped the Qin family search for Sovereign of Formlessness's Saint's remains; on the other hand, they also sought opportunities to enhance themselves more quickly.
Rumors said that the heaven-defying supreme treasure capable of directly elevating one to an Ancient Sovereign might very well be in the Heavenly Emperor Realm.
Some also cared about those Sovereign Dao inheritances, hoping to leap through the dragon gate from here and embark on a path of ultimate glory.
Of course, to a greater extent, this was all meant to temper these imperial clan prodigies, making them stronger.
Over these years, since leading them into the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, experiencing the Mythical Emperor Domain, then the Mythical Ruins, followed by the Origin Ancient Path, then the Imperial Clan Qin Family, the Emperor War Domain, the Golden Crow Emperor Realm, and so on, all along the way, although there had been many casualties, likewise, all who survived had, without exception, grown tremendously to a great extent.