ps: Five chapters again today, this is the second one!
Not long after, they arrived at the entrance of a hall that looked exceptionally noble and extraordinary.
The welcoming woman bowed again, revealing a dazzling expanse of snowy white, and said, "Sir, this is the intelligence room of Elder Xia of our Jiang Lan Pavilion, specially for receiving distinguished guests like yourself. Please enter, sir. Elder Xia will provide the relevant important intelligence."
"Good!"
Ye Chen pushed the door and entered.
The room inside was even larger than imagined, like a small world, spanning a full hundred li in radius, with numerous light clusters floating within.
Each light cluster faintly shimmered with streams of information—clearly these were intelligence clusters. However, restrictive secret patterns were inscribed upon them, personally engraved by super-powerful experts of Jiang Lan Pavilion to prevent anyone from daring to snatch them. The restrictions would defend and attack immediately, and if necessary, would incinerate all intelligence within, making it impossible to obtain.
At the center of the small world was a meditation cushion. An old man with a full head of white hair sat cross-legged upon it. Seeing Ye Chen so young, he showed little surprise, clearly being well-traveled and assuming Ye Chen was a descendant of some major power or super expert.
The old man was a Great Power, carrying a hint of arrogance as he lifted his head. "Speak, what kind of intelligence do you need?"
Ye Chen said, "The latest intelligence regarding Supreme Ones."
Elder Xia frowned slightly. "Intelligence regarding Supreme Ones is extremely expensive, especially the latest intelligence. What kind of intelligence do you want? There is intelligence related to individual Supreme Ones, and also intelligence encompassing the entire Origin Ancient Path. The price will differ accordingly."
Ye Chen said, "I need the latest intelligence currently regarding Supreme Ones across the entire Origin Ancient Path, a general overview will suffice."
The Great Power elder nodded slightly. "It requires a Dao weapon comparable to a Great Power third rank or an equivalent item."
So-called Great Power seventh rank Dao weapons refer to Dao weapons of the seventh heaven of Great Power.
Generally, Dao weapons of each major realm do not have such detailed classifications, but some people make more meticulous distinctions.
On the Origin Ancient Path, powerful experts stand like a forest, masters are as numerous as clouds, far surpassing ordinary Chaos Ancient Universes. Naturally, ordinary spirit stones, even spirit sources, are insufficient to serve as currency for transactions here. Often, more valuable treasures are required for exchange.
At present, just as a Great Power third rank Dao weapon was needed.
Ye Chen flicked his finger, and a Dao weapon appeared before Elder Xia—precisely a Great Power Dao weapon of the third heaven.
Elder Xia's eyes flashed with surprise. Naturally, a Great Power third rank Dao weapon was nothing special to him, but he couldn't help but marvel at the young man before him who handed over a Great Power third rank Dao weapon without batting an eye—such extravagance.
Even the offspring of Divine Kings or Quasi-Sovereigns might not be able to do so so casually.
Naturally, adhering to the principle of customer first, Elder Xia observed it briefly, then accepted this Great Power third rank Dao weapon. With a wave of his hand, an intelligence cluster the size of a human head emerged from the depths of the small world.
He released the restriction upon it and pushed it forward with his palm. The intelligence cluster landed before Ye Chen. "Young friend, this is the intelligence you need."
Ye Chen extended a wisp of divine sense into it and directly learned much information.
From the intelligence, he learned that roughly ten months ago, a great upheaval occurred on the Origin Ancient Path because a supreme Great Emperor named the Flame Emperor appeared out of nowhere, directly charging into the deepest parts of the Origin Ancient Path and forcefully seizing a vast, boundless territory.
It involved the Imperial Domains and Immortal Domains of seven Supreme Ones, which had triggered a great chaotic battle at the Supreme One level.
The Origin Ancient Path is not small, but it's not that big either. Each Supreme One possesses their own Imperial Domain or Immortal Domain, divided long ago over endless ages. As long as there is no blood feud, they basically maintain an attitude of non-interference with each other.
But the Flame Emperor was peerless and unparalleled. Alone, he swept through seven Emperors and supreme Immortals, displaying the strongest combat power, forcing the seven Supreme Ones to retreat without success, yielding infinite territory for him to control.
That vast, boundless territory was formed by merging the domains of the seven Supreme Ones and was renamed the Flame Emperor Domain!
Rumor has it that the seven defeated Supreme Ones ultimately chose to follow the Flame Emperor.
The Flame Emperor Domain, in a short time, leaped to become one of the most powerful Imperial Domain forces on the Origin Ancient Path, comparable to the great domain forces occupied by those veteran strongest Emperors, Immortal Kings, and other giants.
Ye Chen was astonished—Supreme Ones, such proud existences, would actually follow the Flame Emperor.
Soon, he remembered that whether on the Origin Ancient Path or in the Chaos Sea, it is still dominated by the Strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings. These are the giants of the Chaos Sea, traversing past and present, unmatched. To such giants, Supreme Ones are merely like Sovereigns are to Supreme Ones.
The seven Supreme Ones following the Flame Emperor likely hoped to catch a glimpse of the realm of the Strongest Emperors and Immortal Kings.
"Truly worthy of Elder Flame. In such a short time, he caused such huge waves on the Origin Ancient Path, ruling over seven Supreme One great domains, merging them together, commanding Supreme Ones, and establishing the Flame Emperor Domain."
Ye Chen also held deep admiration for the Flame Emperor. Such a feat was not something an ordinary Supreme One could accomplish.
"I just don't know how far this place is from the Flame Emperor Domain."
When Ye Chen saw the distance from this place to the Flame Emperor Domain, he couldn't help but feel dizzy.
The distance between them was far more than billions of li. So-called billions of li were but a drop in the ocean compared to the distance between the two.
They were separated by a distance equivalent to the domains of thirteen Supreme Ones—unimaginably distant.
It must be known that the Imperial Domain or Immortal Domain ruled by each Supreme One is at least equivalent to the vast scope of several hundred great domains across the myriad heavens and domains.
Thirteen Supreme One domains—that is a distance of thousands of great domains.
Of course, with Ye Chen's speed as an Eternal Quasi-Sovereign, rushing over would take at most less than a month.
If traveling via an Imperial City, the time could be maximally reduced.
"Ten months have already passed in the Primordial Immortal World; a little more time doesn't matter." Ye Chen shook his head.
He looked at Elder Xia and said, "I need to know all intelligence regarding Supreme Ones on the Origin Ancient Path—all intelligence."
Elder Xia frowned. "It requires a Divine King main city of a Seven Tribulation Divine King or above!"
If others were here, they would surely gasp in shock.
Generally, a Divine King main city is a main city personally established when a cultivator reaches the Great Power realm and evolves their origin heaven and earth. Nurtured by the heaven and earth power of the inner origin heaven and earth, it grows stronger along with the strengthening of that heaven and earth.
Only a freak like Ye Chen, who directly evolved an origin small universe, would have such a central main city.
A Divine King main city of a Seven Tribulation Divine King, nurtured for years by the heaven and earth power of the inner origin heaven and earth, has a value that would tempt even many Divine Kings.
The Divine City contains a portion of the Divine King power of a Seven Tribulation super Divine King, allowing for better suppression of one's own inner origin heaven and earth, maintaining stability. It can even evolve into a war divine city, its maximum power even comparable to a combat weapon of a super Divine King—terrifyingly boundless.
Even Quasi-Sovereigns would feel heartache over such a treasure. This kind of treasure is even more valuable than ordinary Divine Kings.
"Good!"
Under Elder Xia's stunned gaze, Ye Chen casually tossed out a palm-sized ancient city, refined to such a size.