Within the Donghuang Sacred Hall, ten Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses stood before the Immortal Stele, gazing upon it intently.
Though the stele bore no characters, it ultimately contained a wisp of Donghuang's Immortal Venerable Essence, possessing a unique Great Dao immortal charm. Meditating before the stele for extended periods allowed one to perceive the myriad Daos of the heavens more clearly, offering considerable benefits for cultivation.
These ten Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses were at least at the God King level, with some even reaching the Quasi-Sovereign or Ancient Sovereign realm. Their comprehension of the Great Dao was far clearer than others. Moreover, as Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses, they were innately close to the Heavenly Dao—true children of heaven—and their realms were sufficiently profound. Thus, they sensed the wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence within the stele almost immediately.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—
Suddenly, the Immortal Stele released ten beams of light, projecting them onto the ten Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses. Immortal radiance flowed, causing everyone in the Donghuang Sacred Hall to gasp in shock and astonishment.
While everyone knew these ten geniuses would surely sense that wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence, no one expected it to happen so quickly. They had just arrived, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they had already sensed it. It was incredibly fast.
Yet many found it perfectly reasonable. These ten were innately flawless Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses, all hailing from the Donghuang Clan. They were either important descendants of the clan, children of immortal Dao lineages, or direct disciples of several Immortal Kings. One was even Donghuang's youngest daughter, sealed away several epochs ago, making her existence extremely ancient.
Wasn't it only natural they could sense a wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence within a quarter of an hour?
Bathed in the stele's light, the ten Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses' perception of the wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence became much clearer, and they could also sense the various wonders within the stele.
Inside the stele lay an endless void space, refined into a starry sky. Countless Dao principles were condensed into Great Dao stars, dotting the stele's interior space, allowing one to sense the myriad Daos of the immortal world.
Among them, Donghuang's wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence resided at the very center of the stele's space. It took the form of an immortal bell, strikingly similar to Donghuang's own Immortal Venerable Dao Weapon, the Donghuang Bell. Its surface was engraved with countless patterns—images of ancient beasts from all heavens, ancient immortal Dao characters—all profound and unfathomable.
Anyone who sensed it couldn't help but marvel at its profundity, also faintly perceiving that it contained a peerless scripture.
Legend had it that this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence contained the complete Donghuang Scripture.
The complete Donghuang Scripture—even among the true Donghuang Clan, only a handful throughout history had ever obtained it in its entirety.
Moreover, setting aside the complete Donghuang Scripture within the Immortal Venerable Essence, just this wisp of essence condensed into the form of the Donghuang Bell was like a sun, radiating boundless light while subtly guiding the rotation of billions of Great Dao stars, mobilizing the power of the myriad Daos of the heavens.
This also transformed the Immortal Stele into a peerless treasure. It was said that once fully activated, this stele could unleash destructive power no less than that of an Immortal King's weapon—truly terrifying and boundless.
It could be foreseen that completely comprehending this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence would grant control over the stele.
Of course, sensing the Immortal Venerable Essence did not equate to fully comprehending it.
Sensing and comprehending—a difference of a single character, yet worlds apart!
Nevertheless, being able to directly sense the location of this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence was already remarkable. Countless Ancient Sovereigns who came before required considerable time to perceive it,sufficient to provetenGreat Perfection Supreme Genius's talent lies。
Through the stele's light, the ten Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses began to comprehend the wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence that had taken the form of the Donghuang Bell.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen was also present. Looking into the stele, he directly sensed this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence in the form of an immortal bell and was slightly surprised. "Donghuang actually truly left a wisp of his Immortal Venerable Essence within the stele."
A wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence might seem insignificant, but one must remember this was Donghuang's essence—the Great Dao essence of a peerless Immortal Venerable. It was more priceless than an Immortal King's essence; a single wisp of Donghuang's Immortal Venerable Essence was likely comparable to ten wisps of an Immortal King's essence, and it contained Donghuang's insights into the Immortal Venerable Great Dao.
If one could refine this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence, even an immortal cultivator with no hope of attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal could receive guidance from it. Barring accidents, they would have over a fifty percent chance of becoming a supreme immortal—an exceedingly high success rate.
Furthermore, this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence would serve as a guiding light on the path to Immortal Kinghood, illuminating how to achieve the Immortal King fruit.
It was similar to how Ye Chen had bestowed a wisp of immortal Dao essence upon the Noon Mountain Sect's Patriarch not long ago, though this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence far surpassed that wisp of immortal Dao essence by an immeasurable degree.
However, Donghuang was a man of great vision and had left behind several wisps of his Immortal Venerable Essence; this before them was merely the last one.
Those who obtained a wisp in the past either became Immortal Kings or Quasi-Immortal Kings, achieving extraordinary heights.
Precisely because of this, countless geniuses and talents of the immortal world throughout the ages had flocked to Donghuang Sacred City, all to fully comprehend the Immortal Venerable Essence, hoping to one day reach the pinnacle and become supreme Immortal Kings who dominated the winds and clouds of the Primordial Immortal World.
Ye Chen felt the desire within his Immortal King Dao Seed for this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence. Once obtained, it would undoubtedly advance further, potentially transforming into an Immortal Venerable Dao Seed.
One must understand that an Immortal King was akin to an ancient colossus, while an Immortal Venerable was comparable to a Primordial Colossus. The gap between them was immense.
An Immortal Venerable Dao Seed's value was inestimable.
Of course, Ye Chen hoped even more to use this wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence to obtain the legendary Donghuang Scripture.
Crack—
The Heaven's Eye opened, piercing through all things in the mortal world. Within the Immortal Stele, the wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence in the form of the Donghuang Bell became clearly visible before Ye Chen. Infinite Great Dao secret patterns appeared, every detail revealed, nothing omitted, flawless and complete.
At this moment, the Ancient Sovereign guarding the Donghuang Sacred Hall appeared. It was precisely that royal clan Sovereign who had received the report from the two God King-level guards earlier. He now entered the Donghuang Sacred Hall, saw Ye Chen standing before the Immortal Stele, snorted coldly, and shouted, "Junior, you dare disrespect the Donghuang Sacred Hall and even attempt to comprehend the Immortal Stele left by His Majesty Donghuang? Your audacity knows no bounds!"
His shout shook the entire Donghuang Sacred Hall, drawing everyone's attention to Ye Chen.
"It's Commander Donghuang Qingshan!"
Seeing his appearance, the crowd was also slightly surprised. They hadn't expected someone to dare disrespect the Donghuang Sacred Hall and still come in to comprehend the stele. How shameless could one be?
The ten Great Perfection Supreme Geniuses were also disturbed. They frowned slightly, glancing at Ye Chen beside them with displeasure. Naturally, they were also quite dissatisfied with Ye Chen's actions.
However, Ye Chen seemed not to hear any sound. He continued to gaze intently at the Immortal Stele. The Donghuang Bell condensed from a wisp of Immortal Venerable Essence was laid bare before his eyes, utterly without secrets.
"Is this... the Donghuang Scripture? It truly possesses some extraordinary aspects."
Ye Chen had already completely pierced through the mysteries of the Donghuang Scripture within the Immortal Venerable Essence—complete, flawless, and imprinted within his mind.