"Fellow Daoist Haotian."
Ye Chen walked out, personally welcoming him, feeling somewhat puzzled. What was the purpose of this Quasi-Immortal King's sudden appearance?
"Fellow Daoist Ye, I'll address you as such from now on," Haotian Quasi-Immortal King said with a familiar air, as if they were old friends. "This should be your first time entering the Central Immortal Domain of the Primordial Immortal Realm, correct?"
Ye Chen nodded. His previous visits to the Primordial Immortal Realm had been brief, mostly confined to the outer regions of the Immortal World. As for venturing this deep into the Primordial Immortal Realm, it was indeed his first time.
Haotian Quasi-Immortal King said, "The Primordial Immortal Realm is vast and boundless, one of the most ancient and mysterious Ancient Universes in the Chaos Sea, containing numerous Immortal World secret realms. Some secret realms are innate, while others were artificially created in later times. However, among them, there is one secret realm that can be considered one of the most unfathomable in the entire Primordial Immortal Realm—the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm. Fellow Daoist Ye, would you be willing to accompany me there tonight to give it a try? This secret realm is a must-visit place for many Supreme Ones entering the Primordial Immortal Realm."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was quite intrigued.
Having reached his current level of cultivation, while in the Pangu Universe, he had already learned much important information about the Ancient Universes and even the Chaos Sea. Naturally, this included information related to the Primordial Immortal Realm, the strongest Ancient Universe, as well as information about secret realms like the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes'.
Indeed, the boundless vastness of the Primordial Immortal Realm was difficult to estimate and unimaginable.
Just the combined area of the twelve Immortal King Domains in the Central Immortal Domain alone was larger than the upper realms of the Myriad Domains in the Pangu Universe, which gave a glimpse of its scale.
If the core Immortal Domain was already so expansive, the size of the outer Immortal Domains was even more unimaginable.
As the Chaos Sea's universally acknowledged number one Ancient Universe, the Primordial Immortal Realm naturally contained many universe secret realms, also known as Immortal World secret realms. Some existed since the creation of heaven and earth, while others were artificially created later.
But without exception, Immortal World secret realms were extraordinary places.
Among them, the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm was one of the most unfathomable major secret realms in the Primordial Immortal Realm.
Knowing that Haotian Quasi-Immortal King was not lying, Ye Chen nodded and agreed.
Leaving Pansheng Hall, he traveled silently with Haotian Quasi-Immortal King, heading towards the mysterious and unfathomable 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm.
The long-renowned 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm of the Primordial Immortal Realm was not located in Pan Dao Immortal King Domain, nor even within the twelve Immortal King Domains that occupied the center of the Immortal World. Instead, it was situated in the deepest reaches of the Immortal World.
This deepest region was at the opposite extreme from the other deepest region leading to the Origin Ancient Road, located in two completely different directions.
Both being Quasi-Giants, the boundless vastness of the Primordial Immortal Realm was not an issue.
With the Supreme Dao harnessing all Daos, they traveled at extreme speed. Spending less than half an hour under normal travel conditions, the two Quasi-Giants arrived at the legendary 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm.
Before them, endless chaos mists blotted out the sky, making it difficult for the Heavenly Dao to approach. Vaguely visible were layer upon layer of majestic, towering passes standing erect, piercing straight into the heavens, barring the way for all living beings.
Within the universe secret realm veiled by chaos, boundless and infinite supreme Dao power permeated the air.
Even Supreme Ones arriving would feel a sense of reverence.
The Forty-Nine Immortal Passes, as the name implied, possessed seven times seven—forty-nine—layers of Immortal Passes.
Naturally, these Immortal Passes were not the ones Ye Chen had shattered before, but rather Immortal Passes born of innate creation.
Each Immortal Pass was formed innately, inherently engraved with supreme innate chaos immortal patterns.
In a sense, the so-called 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm was also a bizarre secret realm that tested the strength of Supreme Ones.
Each pass surpassed the one before.
The first to tenth passes corresponded to Monarchs.
The eleventh to twentieth passes corresponded to the Emperor realm.
The twenty-first to thirtieth passes corresponded to the Supreme One realm.
The thirty-first to fortieth passes corresponded to Quasi-Giants.
The forty-first to forty-ninth passes corresponded to Colossi from Antiquity.
Within the corresponding passes, the more passes one cleared, the stronger their strength.
Haotian Quasi-Immortal King explained in detail to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was quite surprised and doubtful. Could such an extraordinary universe secret realm truly exist in the world, capable of measuring the strength of Supreme Ones?
It must be known that Supreme Ones were the supreme, paramount existences of the heavens. The power of a Supreme One could disturb the River of Time, with a single thought dispersing all Daos and annihilating great worlds.
Let alone Quasi-Giants, who were immensely powerful, capable of turning a great universe upside down.
Colossi from Antiquity could extinguish all antiquity with a single thought, overlooking past, present, and future, immortal and indestructible.
Understanding Ye Chen's doubts, Haotian Quasi-Immortal King also showed a complex expression: "At first, I didn't believe it either. The strength of a Supreme One is such that they can almost sweep through any secret realm in the world—who could stop them? Let alone Colossi from Antiquity; no secret realm could hinder them. At full power, they could even pierce through an Ancient Universe. But in this world, there truly exists such an unfathomable secret realm."
"It is said that the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm has existed since the creation of the Chaos Sea. Perhaps it wasn't born from the Primordial Immortal Realm at all, but was left behind by thesuspectedEternity's 'Pangu', or originates from the most profound and unfathomable Origin Land."
There were many theories about the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm. Just the so-called rumors circulating in the world numbered no less than a thousand, some even passed down with such vivid detail that some could even cite classics. Without exception, they all spoke of this secret realm's extraordinariness.
"Have Colossi from Antiquity also attempted it?" Ye Chen asked.
"Yes!" Haotian Quasi-Immortal King's eyes gleamed. "The first to discover the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' was none other than a Primordial Colossus, an existence that dominated the world with no rivals. He didn't believe there was any secret realm in the world that could block him and directly forced his way in. But he discovered that the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' were extraordinary. As powerful as Colossi from Antiquity like him were, they found they could indeed shatter the Immortal Passes. However, theeerie's is (bizarrely), the Immortal Passes could continuously reassemble. Moreover, after being shattered once, the second time they became as if nothing to the shatterer, containing a certain special power."
"Later, the Primordial Colossus also realized it could not be destroyed and indeed possessed the ability to measure the strength of Monarchs, Emperors, Supreme Ones, Quasi-Giants, and Colossi from Antiquity."
"Of course, there is anotherdesignation, more believable to many: the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm is indeed mysterious and unfathomable, but not indestructible. Rather, Colossi from Antiquity are unwilling to shatter it because this is the only place in the world capable of measuring the strength of Colossi from Antiquity—unique in all existence. They intentionally left this secret realm to allow the world's top existences to measure their relative strength and weakness."
Ye Chen also felt this explanation was more reasonable. He didn't believe there was any secret realm in the world that could completely ignore Colossi from Antiquity and remain unbreakable.
After all, the strength of Colossi from Antiquity far surpassed that of Supreme Ones, almost forming an entirely new major realm.
"Has anyone cleared it to the end?" Ye Chen asked curiously.
Seven times seven—forty-nine passes. The final nine passes corresponded to Colossi from Antiquity.
"Yes!" Haotian Quasi-Immortal King said solemnly. "Actually, you should know them too. One is the Heavenly Emperor of your Pangu Universe, one is the Primordial Ancestor, one is the Universe Great Emperor, one is the Immortal Ancestor of our Primordial Immortal Realm, and also the Sacred Ancestor of the Origin Sacred Clan. It is rumored they all cleared to the forty-ninth pass."
Ye Chen nodded. He knew the first three—the Chaos Sea's universally acknowledged strongest, even within the realm of Colossi from Antiquity, they were indisputably supreme.
Among the Eight Great Origin Sacred Clans, he also knew there was indeed such an Invincible One.
As for the Invincible Immortal Ancestor of the Primordial Immortal Realm, he had never met him, but he knew of this Invincible One of the Chaos Sea.
The five Invincible Ones were all rumored to have cleared beyond the seven times seven—forty-nine passes.
It was said in the world that precisely because they cleared beyond the forty-ninth pass, they were universally acknowledged as the Invincible Ones of the Chaos Sea.
Of course, most were just rumors passed down from endless ages ago, their truth difficult to judge.
But the only universally acknowledged Invincible One, the Primordial Immortal Realm's peerless Immortal Ancestor, the number one among immortals—it was rumored he was beyond the seven times seven—forty-nine passes.
"What lies beyond the forty-ninth pass?"
"I don't know. I'm not clear." Haotian Quasi-Immortal King shook his head, revealing a rare trace of confusion. "It is said that beyond the forty-ninth pass lies the 'Ultimate' of everything in the Chaos Sea. The reason the five Invincible Ones of the Chaos Sea are so invincible is precisely because they have grasped the 'Ultimate'!"
"'The Ultimate'?" Ye Chen was momentarily lost in thought. He wondered if the 'Ultimate' beyond the seven times seven—forty-nine passes was related to the 'Ultimate Supreme' immortal fate he had obtained.
"Since that's the case, let's give it a try."
Ye Chen spoke. He also wanted to know how the so-called 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm could block him, a Quasi-Giant.
He also wanted to know, within such a secret realm capable of measuring the cultivation of all practitioners under heaven, what level he could reach.
Taking a step into the secret realm, heaven and earth transformed. A majestic Immortal Pass, no less imposing than the Immortal Pass, stood before him. Not only was it as high as the heavens, it soared to the highest point of the firmament, lofty and unattainable.
Just like the Immortal Pass.
This secret realm was immensely vast. Just the area before the first Immortal Pass alone contained myriad mountains and valleys, with expansive territorial zones.
Towering demon peaks that pierced the clouds stood erect—a million great mountains, or even a hundred million, would not be an exaggeration.
Such a vast area could rival the combined area of half a hundred great domains of the Myriad Domains.
A magnificent territory!
At the very least, Ye Chen felt his divine sense could not explore to the end, because layer upon layer of Immortal Passes blocked the way ahead, containing effects that intercepted divine sense. Also, deep within, there was a terrifying power capable of blocking his divine sense from exploring further.
It must be known, his divine sense was at the Quasi-Giant level, and not an ordinary Quasi-Giant level at that. Yet it was still intercepted, which spoke volumes.
*Hum—*
At that moment, Ye Chen sensed that his origin universe transmitted waves of special fluctuations.
Unprecedented.
"This 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes' secret realm can actually cause my origin universe to produce something akin to a resonance. How strange."
Before the first Immortal Pass, Ye Chen looked up and saw that among the hundred million great mountains, vaguely, there were Ancient Monarchs here, as well as half-step Dao-proving Immortal Monarchs lingering. The number could reach seven, quite a few.
Clearly visible, within the hundred million mountains and rivers, vast sacred lands and ancient nations had been established, each with territories spanning hundreds of millions of miles, like dozens of separated great domains.
These sacred lands and ancient nations were primarily led by Ancient Monarchs.
Before the first Immortal Pass, a brilliant and flourishing mortal civilization was unfolding.
One could only wonder if, deep within the 'Forty-Nine Immortal Passes', there existed an immortal dynasty civilization.