Shen Rong said, "One strange thing is that the Tenth Heaven Ancient Domain at the very end of the Supreme Ancient Path and the Eight Desolates Ancient Domain at the very end of the Ultimate Ancient Path—the two worlds at the ends of these great ancient paths—are actually connected. Only an Immortal Heavenly Pass stands between them."
"That's right," the Nanhuang Imperial Daughter said. "Those who walk the Supreme Ancient Path struggle for the 'Supreme One,' while the Ultimate Ancient Path is for the 'Ultimate.' I now strongly suspect that this 'Supreme One' and 'Ultimate' are likely deeply connected. I even wonder if they might be the same thing." She usually possessed a noble, transcendent beauty, like an empress, untouchable and pure, yet her thoughts were equally meticulous.
Hearing this, the human Heaven's Prides all felt that the 'Supreme One' fate and the 'Ultimate' of the Ultimate Ancient Path might indeed be related. After all, the two ultimate ancient domain worlds were ultimately connected, which made this suspicion quite plausible.
Ye Chen said, "I believe we'll know that soon enough. Right now, the most important thing is how to enter the battlefield between the two realms. I suspect the Supreme Divine Crown is within a Supreme Secret Realm."
"That's very possible. If so, we wouldn't need to search for clues within the Supreme Ancient Domain itself," Ye Cangqiong also remarked.
At this moment, Li Chaotian spoke up: "Esteemed young masters, according to information we've gathered, the next time the Immortal Heavenly Pass opens will be when the fourth Supreme Secret Realm appears. However, the timing of the Supreme Secret Realm's emergence follows no set pattern. It might open the next moment, or we might have to wait several years, even decades."
Ye Chen frowned. The appearance of the Supreme Secret Realm truly was irregular. For now, they could only wait silently.
"What a pity we couldn't bring the other enslaved experts here," Ye Chen thought to himself. "Otherwise, even without me taking action, the many experts I enslaved back then could sweep through this entire Supreme Ancient Domain and perhaps become the supreme overlords of this place." Even the former Tai Cang Quasi-Sovereign couldn't come due to the Void Passage forbidding passage for the older generation; he had been secretly handed over to the Sun Emperor for suppression.
Fortunately, thanks to the special nature of the Primal Universe, he had ultimately managed to bring out the Hengyu Quasi-Sovereign to serve as his mount.
The only silver lining was that other Imperial Clans and Immortal Clans also couldn't bring their own clan's supreme experts. Otherwise, this final trial might have undergone many more changes.
Since they were here, they might as well make the best of it. Ye Chen also intended to use the terrifying, peerless suppression of the Supreme Ancient Domain's Great Dao of the All Heavens to cultivate, aiming to advance further.
Dong Gu, who was another Divine King from the Divine Dynasty, suddenly said, "Master, if you wish to cultivate before the next Supreme Secret Realm opens, you could go to the Supreme Secret Realm controlled by the Supreme Ancient Domain to train."
Hearing this, Ye Chen and the others showed a trace of surprise. He asked, "The Supreme Secret Realm controlled by the Supreme Ancient Domain is open to the public?"
That was a Supreme Secret Realm, containing Supreme treasures. Shouldn't it be firmly held by the peak powerhouses at the pinnacle of the Supreme Ancient Domain's pyramid?
For it to be open to the public seemed far too strange.
Dong Gu explained, "Esteemed young masters may not know this. Although the Supreme Secret Realm was obtained by Quasi-Sovereigns, Divine Kings, and others at great cost, after holding it for over a hundred years, they still haven't been able to locate the true Supreme treasure trove. Moreover, the Supreme Secret Realm obtained by the Supreme Ancient Domain is a starry sky secret realm, also called the Emperor Star Secret Realm. It contains three thousand six hundred Dao Stars."
"It's said that every ten Dao Stars represents the substantial condensation of a type of Great Dao power. Dao Stars representing the same Great Dao attribute contain varying strengths of Dao power, divided into ten levels, but all can help one comprehend higher levels of the Great Dao's majestic power. To make the Supreme Ancient Domain stronger and contend for more Supreme Secret Realms, the Emperor Star Secret Realm is now open to the public. Any powerful Cultivator who has reached the Saint level or above is qualified to enter and cultivate."
The Emperor Star Secret Realm?
Three thousand six hundred Dao Stars?
All stars formed from the substantial condensation of the Great Dao?
Hearing this, the human Heaven's Prides felt even greater awe towards the Supreme One.
To actually condense something as illusory and ethereal as the Great Dao into substance, transforming it into stars—what supremely majestic divine power must that require?
Truly worthy of being called the peerless Supreme One who could look down upon the ages.
Ye Chen nodded. "Very well. While waiting for the fourth Supreme Secret Realm to open, we can go to the Emperor Star Secret Realm to cultivate. Perhaps we can improve our strength somewhat."
Everyone made the decision to go to the Emperor Star Secret Realm to cultivate.
Dangtian Mountain Range, one of the largest mountain ranges in the Supreme Ancient Domain. Towering peaks soared into the clouds, directly piercing into the starry sky, so majestic that they made people look up in awe.
To enter the Emperor Star Secret Realm, one must go to the Dangtian Mountain Range and enter from the highest peak, Heng Peak.
Ye Chen's group arrived at the Dangtian Mountain Range and found this vast range gathered with many Cultivators. Right at the foot of the mountains, there were also towns, relatively bustling.
Heng Peak, the transmission peak for the Emperor Star Secret Realm. A majestic Heavenly Palace Divine Hall stood there, adorned with starlight, breathtakingly beautiful, accompanied by an air of majesty.
One could see streams of light continuously arriving from all directions in the sky, landing on the platform before the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall, filing in one after another. Without exception, they were all powerful Cultivators at the Saint Realm or above.
There were members of the older generation and the younger generation.
However, these individuals who seemed quite powerful in the eyes of the world were all very well-behaved within the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall, not daring to cause any trouble at all. They queued in front of the transmission array, displaying strict discipline.
In the center of the great hall stood a spatial transmission array with extremely complex Dao patterns. Anyone standing on the array would be transmitted into the Emperor Star Secret Realm.
While Ye Chen's group was queuing, Dong Gu also transmitted a voice message explaining that no one was allowed to cause trouble or cut in line within the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall. Once discovered, they would be permanently expelled, forbidden from entering the Emperor Star Secret Realm to cultivate for life.
In earlier years, experts from super forces had come, including ancient great powers. Unwilling to queue, they directly cut in line, demanding transmission. The experts guarding the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall took action. Even super forces and ancient great powers were no exception. A super powerhouse at the Half-Step Divine King level personally intervened to expel them.
Since then, powerhouses from the Supreme Ancient Domain who needed to go to the Emperor Star Secret Realm to cultivate had become much more well-behaved.
"So that's how it is," Ye Chen and the others all nodded. Sometimes, the deterrence of force was far more effective than so-called rules.
Although many people were queuing to enter the Emperor Star Secret Realm to cultivate, Ye Chen's group was very patient.
Yu Qing and A Beinu were both too beautiful. They used secret techniques to conceal their true appearances, wearing veils. Though they looked much more ordinary, they were still stunning beauties, frequently drawing glances.
At this moment, commotion arose outside the Heavenly Palace Divine Hall. Several fearsome exotic beasts descended from the sky, bringing with them waves of ferocious, savage aura that forced many people on the platform to step back, their hearts trembling with fear.
The power of these exotic beasts could be called Exotic Beast Kings—they were actually comparable to high-level Heavenly Kings! Though shrunk to the size of houses, terrifying, deafening bloodline roars emanated from within their bodies.
Anyone could tell these were descendants of ancient exotic beasts, inheriting absolutely powerful bloodline power, with even more terrifying physiques. In an ancient domain world like the Supreme Ancient Domain with its Great Dao suppression, they dared to challenge even peak Heavenly Kings in battle.
On the backs of these several powerful exotic beasts, there were clearly people riding them, all young. The men were imposing and dignified, the women noble and aloof—all uniformly powerful Heaven's Prides.
Especially the young Heaven's Pride in the center. His purple hair flowed loosely, his eyes flashing with terrifying purple demonic light. Tall and imposing, like a god or demon, the other Heaven's Prides subtly regarded him as their leader.