Within the Immortal Divine City, the clansmen of the Immortal Great Celestial Venerable's lineage all wore unsightly expressions.
The Immortal Celestial Domain, as one of the core celestial domains among the Thirty-Three Tian Domains, possessed the finest cultivation resources. Aside from the most central main celestial domain, the other three core celestial domains were only on par with it.
Now, with the defeat of the Immortal Great Celestial Venerable and the change in the position of Great Celestial Venerable, they would also have to relocate from the Immortal Celestial Domain, no longer able to enjoy those various cultivation resources, nor could they absorb such abundant Eternal Power.
Moreover, given the Immortal Great Celestial Venerable's pride, it was hard to say whether he would leave the Thirty-Three Tian Domains in a fit of anger.
Yet, they were utterly powerless.
Even someone as powerful as the Immortal Great Celestial Venerable had been defeated, let alone them. Faced with that existence who suppressed the world with no match, they had not the slightest ability to resist and could only accept their fate.
At this moment, Ye Chen spoke, his voice shaking the world: "The position of Great Celestial Venerable shall continue to be held by the Immortal Great Celestial Venerable. Nothing will change."
Everyone was stunned. Ye Chen actually wasn't seizing the position of Great Celestial Venerable? He didn't want the celestial domain?
Within the celestial domain, there was the dense Eternal Power that even a Great Celestial Venerable would covet.
The Immortal Great Celestial Venerable also looked at Ye Chen with some astonishment, somewhat puzzled.
However, his descendants were all extremely excited.
Because without needing to move, they could continue to enjoy the celestial domain's rich cultivation resources.
"I have no interest in the position of Great Celestial Venerable. I am only interested in the Eternal Power within the Immortal Celestial Domain," Ye Chen explained calmly.
He was in no hurry to leave. Instead, he looked down at Zhu Tian Ancient Venerable below and smiled slightly, making the latter quite nervous.
After all, although he hadn't treated Ye Chen poorly earlier, he had only treated him as an equal due to not knowing his identity, nothing more.
Ye Chen flipped his hand, and a Celestial Venerable Token appeared, one he had obtained from another Celestial Venerable.
The Celestial Venerable Token transformed into a streak of light that shot across the sky, landing in Zhu Tian Ancient Venerable's hand. Ye Chen smiled and said, "I said I would let you obtain a Celestial Venerable Token."
Under the gaze of the entire world, countless people looked at Zhu Tian Ancient Venerable with envy and jealousy. A Celestial Venerable Token was immensely precious, enough to drive anyone below the Celestial Venerable level mad.
For many, receiving a Quasi-Giant weapon was secondary, but cultivating within the celestial domain for a million years and comprehending before the Eternal Ancient Stele for ten thousand years were the most coveted rewards, offering a chance to touch the realm of eternity and a greater hope of becoming a Celestial Venerable.
Zhu Tian Ancient Venerable bowed respectfully, saying excitedly, "Thank you for the reward, Great Celestial Venerable."
"No need for courtesy."
Regarding Zhu Tian Ancient Venerable's newfound respect and awe, Ye Chen didn't say much more. In fact, at his level, such things happened naturally. Even if he didn't wish for it, the other party would still act this way.
As for Jin E Great Emperor, Ye Chen merely gave him a faint glance and did not pursue the matter.
It was just an ant's clamor; it hadn't harmed him, so he wouldn't lower himself to hold it accountable.
Of course, if Jin E Great Emperor had harmed him at the time, it wouldn't have been so simple. A single thought would have caused Jin E Great Emperor to fall.
This made Jin E Great Emperor heave a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of post-fear as if he had returned from death. At the same time, he dared not linger in the Immortal Celestial Domain any longer and left immediately, not daring to return for a long time.
Although the battle between Great Celestial Venerables had erupted, the Venerable Grand Competition continued.
The host was still the Immortal Great Celestial Venerable.
Ye Chen was also in no hurry to head to the main celestial domain immediately and watched with interest as several hundred Supreme Ones fought fiercely.
To compete for the few Celestial Venerable Tokens, Supreme Ones from all over the Eternal Heaven Realm fought madly, unleashing various Supreme Emperor Arts and Immortal Arts that annihilated everything.
Fortunately, this palm-sized world of the Immortal Great Celestial Venerable was reinforced by the power of a Great Celestial Venerable. Otherwise, the intense battle of several hundred Supreme Ones would have been enough to shatter the celestial domain.
Even so, the palm-sized world was nearly destroyed. Amidst the brutal fighting, more than a dozen Supreme Ones unfortunately fell.
After a series of battles, the Venerable Grand Competition finally produced three victors, each holding a Celestial Venerable Token. Though they bore terrible injuries, their faces were filled with excitement.
These three Supreme Ones would soon head to the main celestial domain to comprehend the Eternal Ancient Stele.
Moreover, they looked expectantly at the reactions of the Celestial Venerables, especially towards Ye Chen, Donghuang Great Celestial Venerable, and Immortal Great Celestial Venerable, with the focus naturally on Ye Chen.
After all, in past Venerable Grand Competitions, it wasn't uncommon for a Celestial Venerable to take a liking to a certain Supreme One and accept them as a disciple.
Historically, there were also Great Celestial Venerables who personally selected Supreme Ones as disciples.
Therefore, the three Supreme Ones who obtained Celestial Venerable Tokens were all hopeful. Being able to stand out from the many Supreme Ones and obtain a Celestial Venerable Token naturally demonstrated their excellence; they all possessed strength close to the Quasi-Giant level.
If they could become disciples of a Great Celestial Venerable, it would be no less significant than obtaining a Celestial Venerable Token, perhaps even more so.
Especially if they could be accepted as disciples by Ye Chen, this peerless Great Celestial Venerable, the treatment awaiting them would likely far surpass that of a Celestial Venerable Token.
However, to their regret, Ye Chen's expression remained impassive; he had no intention of taking on disciples at all.
Although these three Supreme Ones had decent strength, that was all.
At this point, he no longer needed to take on disciples to prove himself, nor did he wish to accept any more. His disciples and nominal disciples were already numerous enough.
Donghuang Great Celestial Venerable was the same. His disciples were all in the Primordial Immortal Realm, and in his eyes, Supreme Ones were already accomplished in cultivation. He preferred to accept those with the potential to become Giants of Eternity or Immortal Kings as disciples, such as the Eternal Emperor Lord.
The Immortal Great Celestial Venerable had even less inclination. Having traversed ancient and modern times, he already had disciples, so he had no such plans either.
Only the other participating Celestial Venerables remained. Seeing that the three Great Celestial Venerables weren't taking disciples, they were slightly pleased and looked towards the three Supreme Ones who had obtained Celestial Venerable Tokens.
These three Supreme Ones all possessed strength close to the Quasi-Giant level, with a high likelihood of becoming Quasi-Giants. Given opportunities, it wasn't impossible for them to become Celestial Venerables. Then, master and disciple both being Celestial Venerables would be a fine tale for them.
Moreover, two Celestial Venerable-level Giants would have a greater hope of surviving the Blood-Stained Future.
Of course, the premise was that they could become Giants of Eternity before the arrival of the Blood-Stained Future; otherwise, it was all moot.
In the end, the three Supreme Ones who obtained Celestial Venerable Tokens were each accepted as disciples by three Celestial Venerables. Other Celestial Venerables also took on other well-performing Supreme Ones as disciples. Thus, the Venerable Grand Competition officially concluded.
The Supreme Ones who neither obtained Celestial Venerable Tokens nor were accepted as disciples by Celestial Venerables all showed regret and felt a sense of loss.
After the Venerable Grand Competition concluded, Ye Chen did not immediately head to the main celestial domain. Instead, he absorbed the Eternal Power of the Immortal Celestial Domain for cultivation, causing a terrifying phenomenon. Over ninety percent of the Immortal Celestial Domain's Eternal Power was absorbed, making his Chaos Great Dao much more complete, though it still felt far from true perfection.
Not long after, the Dark True Dragon and Dark Demonic Tiger traversed the sky and descended upon the Immortal Divine City.