"Agreed, Guyun, are you willing to guard the Chaos Saint Realm for me for countless millennia, presiding over the rise and fall of its fifteen domains?"
Ye Chen spoke, looking at Luo Guyun before him with anticipation.
An Immortal Dao inheritor, a super powerhouse at the level of an Ancient Sovereign, could guard the Chaos Saint Realm in his stead for countless millennia—he was the most suitable candidate.
It wasn't that he hadn't considered the Golden Crow Great Emperor, but the Golden Crow Great Emperor would not leave; he needed to remain on the old Primordial Path to complete his nirvana successfully before emerging.
However, the Golden Crow Great Emperor had a premonition that he would fully succeed in his nirvana within the next ten thousand years. Perhaps in not too many years, he would enter slumber to complete the final step and would be unable to help Ye Chen guard the Chaos Saint Realm.
That was why Ye Chen had been constantly searching for a suitable candidate over these years.
"This—"
Upon learning the reason, Luo Guyun hesitated.
Guarding the Chaos Saint Realm for countless millennia meant he would have to remain within the Chaos Saint Realm, unable to leave for all that time.
At the very least, he could not leave until Ye Chen was able to influence the heavens and refine the origin of the Chaos Saint Realm.
Undoubtedly, Luo Guyun was reluctant. Having finally emerged from seclusion and become a Strongest Young Supreme, even mastering a fragmentary origin Immortal Realm, he should be venturing across the world, making his name resound in all directions, becoming a rising imperial star among the younger generation!
Who wouldn't aspire to brave the world, forge ahead against the current, and become a figure admired for ages?
How could he be willing to remain confined to a single realm, even if it was a super realm like the Chaos Saint Realm, presiding over its rise and fall?
Ye Chen smiled. He naturally knew the thoughts in Luo Guyun's heart and was not overly anxious. He said softly, "Guyun, I will not force you to guard the Chaos Saint Realm. But if you are willing, I can recommend you to become the personal disciple of an ancient Great Emperor. How about that?"
"Personal disciple of an ancient Great Emperor?!"
Not only Luo Guyun, but everyone else present also changed expressions, suddenly thinking of a great figure—the Golden Crow Great Emperor!
Was Ye Chen going to recommend Luo Guyun to become the Golden Crow Great Emperor's personal disciple?
Hearing this, even Luo Guyun could not conceal his excitement. Although he had obtained the Immortal Dao inheritance of a supreme immortal, that supreme immortal had been gravely injured and on the verge of death when he left the inheritance. Even if it was incredibly heaven-defying, it was still incomplete, and the origin Immortal Realm was also fragmentary.
Now, as an Immortal Dao inheritor, he might have the capital to be proud below the Sovereign level. But once he became an Ancient Sovereign, this advantage would gradually diminish and eventually disappear, returning him to relying on his own strength.
Moreover, he had become a Strongest Young Supreme by relying on the Immortal Dao inheritance, which was akin to using external force, not his own achievement. Such a Strongest Young Supreme ultimately had flaws, unlike Imperial Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao offspring, or talents like Yu Qing and Yuan Yang Divine King who relied on themselves. He would need a long time to integrate and gradually achieve perfection.
Undoubtedly, becoming the personal disciple of an ancient Great Emperor, receiving his guidance and teachings, would greatly shorten this process. It would also allow him to master the power of the origin Immortal Realm more flexibly and become even stronger.
Many doubts within the Immortal Dao inheritance could be easily resolved.
Even if he didn't go out to gain experience in the future, with the guidance of an ancient Great Emperor, his progress would still be astonishingly fast, not slowing down much, giving him greater hope of proving the Dao and becoming an Emperor.
Without a doubt, if he could become the personal disciple of an ancient Great Emperor, Luo Guyun would be extremely willing to guard the Chaos Saint Realm in Ye Chen's stead.
"Yue—"
Yu Qing and A Beinu frowned slightly as they looked at Ye Chen. Recommending a disciple to the Golden Crow Great Emperor on his own like this didn't seem very appropriate, even if his relationship with the Golden Crow Great Emperor was very good.
"Don't worry. Senior once mentioned to me privately that he hoped to take on a personal disciple, but the disciple would need to stay by his side for many years to receive personal guidance, essentially leaving a disciple in the world," Ye Chen said. However, this was something the Golden Crow Great Emperor had mentioned privately, not formally, so the others were not very aware of it.
Moreover, for a supreme Emperor like the Golden Crow Great Emperor to take a personal disciple, the candidate would naturally need to be at least at the level of a Strongest Young Supreme.
But the Heaven's Pride talents who were Strongest Young Supremes basically all had to leave the Chaos Saint Realm and return to the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain to compete for the "Supreme" inheritance. Therefore, a suitable person had never been found.
Now, Luo Guyun's appearance perfectly met this condition.
And he also met the condition of guarding the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
That day, Ye Chen introduced Luo Guyun to the Golden Crow Great Emperor. After strictly examining Luo Guyun, the Golden Crow Great Emperor let out a hearty laugh and held a grand feast, accepting Luo Guyun as his disciple before the eyes of all.
He also had Luo Guyun remain in the Chaos Saint Realm for countless millennia. On one hand, it was to guard the Chaos Heavenly Mansion in Ye Chen's stead; on the other hand, it was for convenient guidance.
The Golden Crow Great Emperor also had his own thoughts: he hoped to nurture an Ancient Sovereign.
He had a premonition that in as little as a thousand years, or as long as ten thousand, he would completely succeed in his nirvana, emerging reborn from the Golden Crow Great Sun, returning to his former Great Perfection Emperor realm, and possibly even refining the Chaos Burial Ground Ancient Emperor Dao Fruit to charge into the realm of the Strongest Emperor.
This period was crucial. He might very well fall into slumber. He hoped Luo Guyun could, in turn, protect him during his nirvana slumber.
Luo Guyun, having been accepted as the Golden Crow Great Emperor's personal disciple, also became the guardian of the Chaos Saint Realm, killing two birds with one stone.
Ye Chen also breathed a sigh of relief, having resolved a matter close to his heart.
At this moment, Ye Chen's state of mind reached perfection, and his aura suddenly soared, directly reaching the peak of the Fifth Tribulation Divine King, not far from the Sixth Divine King Tribulation.
He smiled, never expecting that selecting a guardian for the Chaos Heavenly Mansion would lead to a breakthrough for himself.
However, this matter had weighed on his mind for twenty years. Now that it was finally perfectly resolved and the pressure was lifted, a breakthrough was normal.
Ye Chen raised his head to look at the colossal divine statue within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, identical to himself, towering like a mountain. He could feel the vast, starry sea-like Faith Power within.
Over the past twenty years, he, as the master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, had also walked the mortal world, displaying many divine miracles. Other experts of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion had also manifested divine miracles on Ye Chen's behalf. Now, statues of Ye Chen, the master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, had been rapidly erected across the fifteen domains, making it easier to gather the Faith Power of all living beings.
Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye, but the divine miracles continued, making the world increasingly faithful towards Ye Chen, the master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
At this point, no one in the world could shake his position as Dominator.
Worldly faith had also flourished to a height not much inferior to the era when the reincarnated Great Emperor reigned supreme.
Moreover, the collected Faith Power had also grown strong to a certain degree, enough to briefly battle a true Ancient Sovereign. However, Ye Chen did not plan to take it with him. It was one of the trump cards left for the Chaos Heavenly Mansion and also one of the forces for refining the origin.
"Yue, there are countless Heaven's Pride talents in the Chaos Saint Realm, all outstanding. You should also select a disciple to manage the Chaos Heavenly Mansion on your behalf. After all, Guyun needs to cultivate. He is more of a guardian for you, not a manager. You should select a suitable disciple to manage it for you."
Persuaded by those around him, Ye Chen felt it was worth considering.
Not long after, he addressed the entire Chaos Saint Realm and began accepting disciples!
That's right, Ye Chen was taking a disciple, the first time since accepting a disciple in the Jiu Yan Imperial Clan many years ago.
The master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, the current Dominator, although still considered part of the younger generation, in terms of age alone, he was already over a hundred years old. In the mortal world, he could have produced many generations. A new generation was already beginning to rise, the waves behind pushing those ahead, chasing after the Heaven's Pride talents in front.
The current Dominator recruiting a disciple naturally attracted the attention of the entire era. Countless Heaven's Pride talents across the fifteen domains of the Chaos Saint Realm were filled with excitement.
Who wouldn't aspire to become the disciple of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion's master? Countless members of the younger generation regarded this young Dominator as the goal to chase, driven to madness.
The recruitment immediately became a grand event for the entire Chaos Saint Realm. Countless Heaven's Pride talents competed, with quite a few Supreme Heaven's Pride appearing, causing a sensation across the era.
Finally, after a full three years of competition among Heaven's Pride talents from the fifteen domains, one Heaven's Pride stood out and became Ye Chen's disciple.
Upon learning the identity of the victor, even Ye Chen was momentarily stunned.
Primordial Demon God!
In the past, back in the Myriad Domains, whether in his previous life or this one, Ye Chen had always had a rival-friend—the Primordial Demon God. Later, he became a Supreme Heaven's Pride and entered the Ultimate Ancient Path.
Unfortunately, it was said that he later went berserk during enlightenment and passed away sitting in meditation, which had once caused Ye Chen to show sorrow.
Now, another Primordial Demon God had appeared. Moreover, Ye Chen found him too similar to the Primordial Demon God of old—both god-like and demon-like, both invincible among their peers, both with the same title.
He had become a Supreme Heaven's Pride through deification, making him a High-Level Young Supreme, not a true Strongest Young Supreme.
Even so, he had shocked many people.
The Chaos Saint Realm was, after all, only a super realm, not a true Primordial Chaos Universe. Giving birth to a Strongest Young Supreme was too difficult. The current Primordial Demon God being able to become a High-Level Young Supreme was already extraordinary.
"Disciple pays respects to Master!"
The Primordial Demon God, having won first place in the Heaven's Pride competition, paid homage to Ye Chen in his Heavenly King realm, kneeling respectfully on the ground with utmost reverence, not a hint of negligence.
In the Chaos Heavenly Hall, whether it was Ye Chen, Yu Qing, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, or others from the Sealed Universe, they were all astonished upon seeing him because he was too similar—almost identical in both temperament and appearance, making it difficult to tell them apart.
On the main seat, Ye Chen stared blankly at the Primordial Demon God performing the disciple rites, as if seeing the Primordial Demon God who once devoured the heavens in the past, alive again.
Seeing his master not responding for a long time, the Primordial Demon God dared not stand up. But he couldn't help but glance up and noticed his master's dazed and sighing look, very complex, which made him slightly taken aback.
Was there really reincarnation in the world?
Otherwise, how could such an identical person appear?
Never mind. In this life, I shall protect you until you achieve the Dao.
After a long while, Ye Chen nodded. A gentle force swept out, helping him stand up straight. Then he said, "From now on, you are my third disciple. You are the Primordial Demon God, and also the disciple of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion's master."
"I obey Master's command!"
Although the Primordial Demon God didn't understand why his master had that kind of emotion, he also felt an excitement he couldn't conceal.
Because his master was the current Dominator of the Chaos Saint Realm, the Battle Saint King, and also the undisputed pinnacle of the current younger generation. In the vast world, only a few could contend with him, none surpassing him.
Becoming his disciple would surely offer hope of climbing to the true peak of the Great Dao!
After accepting the Primordial Demon God as his disciple, Ye Chen did not neglect him. On the contrary, he earnestly taught him great techniques.
But not the Battle Saint Technique, nor the Chaos Dao techniques, because he felt these techniques were not suitable for the Primordial Demon God.
The Primordial Demon God, like the one from the past, was both god-like and demon-like, with a resilient temperament, suitable for cultivating a domineering, fierce Great Dao akin to that of demons.
The Battle Saint Technique could only be cultivated by Battle Saints. The Primordial Demon God was already a Heavenly King, long unsuitable for it.
But he was Ye Chen, who had obtained ancient scriptures from various Imperial Clans and Immortal Clans. Although most only had Divine King chapters or Sovereign chapters, there were also some with complete chapters. After all, he himself had received the inheritances of several ancient Great Emperors and even the Strongest Emperors, so he was not lacking in ancient cultivation scriptures.
Finally, Ye Chen found a technique particularly suitable for the Primordial Demon God to cultivate—the Maha Emperor Scripture!
The Maha Emperor Scripture was an ancient scripture created by the Maha Emperor of the Foreign Race. Ye Chen had seized it from the Maha Imperial Princess, including the final forbidden chapter.
The Foreign Race, although the opposing great enemy Universe of the Sealed Universe.
But it was just an Emperor Scripture, not something that couldn't be cultivated. Moreover, the Foreign Race's Maha Emperor was also a domineering Emperor, with immeasurable power, as one could see.
The Primordial Demon God cultivating the Maha Emperor Scripture was quite suitable, so Ye Chen taught him this technique.
Furthermore, he had the Maha Imperial Princess suppressed within his body, not yet executed. He extracted part of the Maha Emperor's bloodline power and slightly modified the Primordial Demon God's physique, enabling him to perfectly execute the Maha Emperor Scripture.
After obtaining the Maha Emperor Scripture, the Primordial Demon God began cultivating immediately. It was indeed quite suitable for him, and his progress was astonishingly fast. In a short time, he completely grasped its essence, reaching a certain profound level.
He also received regular guidance from Ye Chen, the Chaos Divine King, making his progress rapid. In a short time, he achieved mastery.
Moreover, Ye Chen valued this disciple greatly. He did not hesitate to use the Heaven-Defying Immortal Pond and employ heaven-defying methods. He even spent seven days and seven nights refining a Ninth-Rank Divine Pill that shocked the world, forcibly elevating the Primordial Demon God to become a Strongest Young Supreme.
One must know that even Nan Gong Chen was able to become a Strongest Young Supreme by devouring the Life Imperial Son's main body. How much more so Ye Chen? When he stepped into the Chaos Divine King realm, both his physical body and divine soul underwent complete transformation, making him a true master alchemist. At this level, he could refine a true Ninth-Rank Divine Pill.
The world was shaken!
The master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion had actually made the Primordial Demon God leap to become a Strongest Young Supreme in one step. In terms of aptitude, he was now no inferior to Imperial Sons and Daughters, Immortal Dao offspring, and other supreme Heaven's Pride talents. What an astonishing method!
It made the world revere him even more!
Many people saw that after becoming a Strongest Young Supreme, the Primordial Demon God possessed a peerless, I-am-the-only-one demeanor. They were shocked and surprised. Would he become a second Battle Saint King?
But soon, almost everyone shook their heads in denial.
There was only one Battle Saint King in the world, only one Chaos Divine King. A second one could not appear.
Ye Chen accepted the Primordial Demon God as his disciple and taught him great techniques, giving him extraordinary aptitude and the qualification to reach the peak in the future.
"Your master is about to leave this realm, returning to the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain to fight, and even returning to my own Primordial Chaos Universe. The path ahead is destined to be filled with infinite dangers. I cannot take you with me for now. When your cultivation reaches the Divine King realm, you may come find me." Ye Chen said this to the Primordial Demon God, having him remain in the Chaos Saint Realm to cultivate while managing the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. When his cultivation reached the Divine King realm, he could leave and come find him.
The Primordial Demon God nodded. Having followed Ye Chen for a few years, he had learned some of the situation.
Although the human race seemed powerful now, the Foreign Race Primordial Universe they needed to face was countless times stronger. In the past, it had nearly shattered the Sealed Universe, which had many Emperors, causing the Great Mythical Destruction and prematurely ending that epoch, much like the Chaos Burial Ground of old.
To seek out Ye Chen, he would need to reach at least the Divine King realm to have some ability to protect himself. Otherwise, coming would be suicide.
"Disciple understands," the Primordial Demon God said.
"Good. You shall manage the Chaos Heavenly Mansion on my behalf and spread the faith. If any problems arise, directly seek out your Uncle Guyun. With him stepping forward, all problems can be resolved." Finally, Ye Chen gave these instructions but also warned not to disturb Luo Guyun's cultivation unless absolutely necessary.
At the same time, Ye Chen's research into Faith Power had reached an entirely new level. He had also received teachings and experiences from the two supremes, Formless Sovereign and the Golden Crow Great Emperor, especially the latter, whose understanding of Faith Power was profound, greatly benefiting Ye Chen.
During this period, the collected Faith Power had long reached a height unimaginable to the world. He consciously condensed it into a Faith Power Divine Self Body, similar to the Heavenly Emperor Divine Self Body, placing a wisp of his divine soul within to nurture it.
Over twenty years had passed. The human race was about to leave the Chaos Saint Realm. Naturally, Ye Chen prepared all means thoroughly before leaving with peace of mind.
The Chaos Heavenly Mansion would be managed by his disciple, the Primordial Demon God. The Divine Self Body condensed from Faith Power would serve as its guardian, able to mobilize infinite Faith Power, surpassing the past, possessing power not inferior to that of an Ancient Sovereign.
Moreover, over these years, using the will of all living beings to influence the heavens, Ye Chen had also obtained a wisp of the Chaos Saint Realm's origin power, which he could use at will. Combined with the Faith Power Divine Self Body, it was sufficient to safeguard the Chaos Saint Realm.
Naturally, these were trump cards. The most crucial was still Luo Guyun!
With this Immortal Dao inheritor guarding the Chaos Heavenly Mansion in his stead, he could rest assured even during the Golden Crow Great Emperor's future nirvana slumber.
On this day, he ascended to the heavens, returning to the Chaos Heavenly Hall. Looking at the gathered human race experts, he smiled slightly and said, "I am also prepared. We can leave."
"Good!"
The Formless Sovereign smiled, waving his saintly fist. A golden light path bloomed, a resplendent golden great path that pierced through the Chaos Saint Realm, leading straight to the outside world.
At the same time, his voice thundered, rolling and shaking the Chaos Saint Realm: "All beings not native to the Chaos Saint Realm, by my name, Formless, depart with me today, returning to the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain. None shall remain!"