Having experienced the great war himself, Ye Chen was well-qualified to speak. The strength of the Kunxu Ruler was terrifyingly powerful; an ordinary Ancient Sovereign would only face death confronting him.
Facing the Kunxu Ruler's attack, even the mighty Desolate Ancient Hall, one of the Thirteen Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances, met its end, reduced to dust in history.
In a single night, the Desolate Ancient Hall, which had once dominated the Primordial Heaven Realm, met its curtain call, becoming mere historical dust.
To preserve the bloodline of the Desolate Imperial Clan, the Ancient Sovereigns of the Desolate Ancient Hall back then spared no effort. They expended great energy to perform a supreme secret art, applying bloodline seals to some of the most important direct descendants of the Desolate Imperial Clan. They even sealed away memories related to the Desolate Imperial Clan and the Desolate Ancient Hall, tore through the void, and exiled them to a mysterious, unknown place. All this was to prevent the Kunxu Ruler from using the bloodline to track down this last remaining lineage of the Desolate Imperial Clan.
Naturally, this lineage later became the Barbarian Tribe.
Even their original surname, 'Huang' (Desolate), was changed to 'Man' (Barbarian).
Yet, it was precisely because of this that, through multiple eras, the Desolate Imperial Clan always had survivors in the world.
Similarly, Mantai learned that only upon reaching the Divine King Realm could the bloodline seal be broken.
Back then, the Barbarian God King had reached the Divine King Realm, broken his bloodline seal, awakened various memories, and also received the inheritance of the Desolate Imperial Clan. That was how he grew to an extremely high level in a mere fifty thousand years.
Unfortunately, because his path of faith touched upon a taboo, the contemporary Heaven Realm Dominator, the Lord of the Heavenly Ruins, descended with heavenly punishment. Not long after, he passed away.
"The passing of the Barbarian God King is indeed a pity. Otherwise, having broken his bloodline seal himself and reached a higher realm, he should have learned more of the inside story," Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh lightly.
Although Mantai had also gleaned some truths from the bloodline power, it paled in comparison to what the Barbarian God King, who broke the seal through his own power, would have known.
"No, the Ancient Ancestor Barbarian God King has not truly passed away. Senior, I beg you, please save the Ancient Ancestor Barbarian God King!" Mantai suddenly knelt and pleaded.
Ye Chen made a sound of surprise, then understood. "If I'm not mistaken, you sealed the Barbarian God King away, placing him in an extremely hidden location."
Only in this way could it evade the perception of Ye Chen's current sealed Dao techniques.
Mantai said, "Senior is correct. For so many years, we have been searching for a chance to revive the Barbarian God King. Unfortunately, the Ancient Ancestor's injuries are severe. An Ancient Divine King who was once friendly with the Ancient Ancestor mentioned that to save the Ancient Ancestor Barbarian God King, one would need at least the power of a Quasi-Monarch. Senior, your cultivation is profound and miraculous. I beg you to act. We, the descendants of the Desolate Imperial Clan, are willing to pay any price."
Originally, Mantai held little hope. Although he had witnessed Ye Chen's strength, he at most considered him a Divine King.
But after breaking the bloodline seal, one segment of memory left by an Ancient Sovereign of the Desolate Imperial Clan stated that to break his seal, one needed at least a Great Perfection Quasi-Monarch.
Although Ye Chen had relied on a pill in one instance, Mantai still held a sliver of hope, believing the former might have reached such a state.
Seeing Mantai's sincerity, and considering this was a descendant of an Ancient Emperor from the Mythological Era, involving many mysteries of the Primordial Heaven Realm, Ye Chen had no reason to refuse. "Alright, take me to the place where the Barbarian God King is sealed."
"Thank you, Senior!"
Mantai was both shocked and overjoyed. Ye Chen's agreement made him feel there was hope for the revival of the Ancient Ancestor Barbarian God King.
The deepest part of the Barbarian Tribe was layered with numerous arrays, even involving a Divine King-level formation left by the Barbarian God King himself back then. Once activated, it could block even an Ancient Divine King from entering.
After all, the Ancient Barbarian God King of yore was a super powerhouse ranked among the very best within the Divine King Realm; his methods were naturally extraordinary.
After the two entered the deepest area, they saw an Inner World. The entire Inner World was silent, with barely a trace of life.
At the center of the Inner World was a World Heart—a flawless, perfect World Heart of a plane, its origin unknown, roughly ten feet in size.
A lean, sinewy figure, resembling a wild man, sat cross-legged within the World Heart.
This person was none other than the Ancient Barbarian God King.
He appeared intact and flawless, but Ye Chen keenly perceived that his life essence within the World Heart was nearly extinguished, leaving only the final flicker of a life flame.
Once it went out, he would inevitably fall into demise.
After a few glances, Ye Chen understood everything. He instructed Mantai to leave and gather various medicinal ingredients, as he intended to refine a Revival Pill.
Before leaving, he patted Mantai's shoulder, perfectly suppressing the aura of the Desolate Imperial Clan bloodline within him.
Mantai was increasingly awestruck by Ye Chen's means. Even with the Senior's Dao techniques sealed, his methods remained terrifying.
He grew more curious about Ye Chen's origins. Who exactly was he? Why did he possess such astonishing abilities, appear so young, and seem to be a Quasi-Monarch?
Looking across the vast world, throughout the entire Primordial Heaven Realm, even among the seven currently surviving Ten Thousand Ancient Inheritances, it would be difficult to find a Quasi-Monarch so young.
Regarding the true origins of the Barbarian Tribe, Mantai did not immediately inform the other members of the tribe, even concealing it from several Tribal Heavenly King Elders to prevent the information from leaking.
Such a secret could not be lightly revealed. Otherwise, if the Kunxu Ruler learned of it, who knew if he would act, wiping out this last remaining lineage of descendants as well.
Thus, a full half-month passed before sufficient medicinal ingredients were collected.
After all, the Revival Pill, though only a seventh-rank pill, was the highest grade within the seventh rank, comparable to an eighth-rank pill, and could be mentioned in the same breath as the Divine King Pill Ye Chen had refined in the past.
Moreover, some of the ingredients involved were extremely rare, counted among the most precious in the entire Qianwu Ancient Country, enough to slightly tempt even a Great Power.
Of course, with the Barbarian Tribe's current rise and Mantai's emergence, having defeated the Cangxue Palace Master and becoming a hotly discussed figure of the moment, the Qianwu Ancient Country viewed them with considerable importance. Therefore, although somewhat difficult, they ultimately managed to collect them smoothly.
During this half-month, Ye Chen occasionally appeared to give pointers to the Barbarian Tribe members in their cultivation.
Especially Manhu, the young talent known as the Barbarian King, whose cultivation progress was remarkably rapid.
After a month of cultivation, and with the Barbarian Tribe's abundant resources for nurturing, he had now successfully cultivated his physical body to its peak, capable of truly withstanding a Demi-Saint Dao Weapon.
The hardness of his physical body was no less than that of a Demi-Saint Dao Weapon.
One could say he was a dual Demi-Saint in form and spirit, finding few rivals among Demi-Saints, even capable of fighting against a true Saint.
Ye Chen watched with considerable appreciation. This was still under the condition of the bloodline seal. Once the bloodline seal was broken, with Manhu's talent, he could directly reach the True King Realm. At that point, even with a Demi-Saint body, he could slay a Saint.
Of course, if he cultivated the Emperor Scripture Profound Art of the Great Desolate Ancient Emperor, it would not be impossible for him to one day become a Supreme Genius.
Naturally, all this depended on breaking the bloodline seal.
During this period, Ye Chen's injuries healed a bit more.
Now, he began refining the Revival Pill.