"The ancient and invincible Donghuang, he has returned!"
"The peerless Immortal Venerable One Donghuang, who reigned supreme across multiple epochs, has returned! What exactly happened in the Donghuang Domain?"
"The Taiyu Pass has collapsed, with the lingering aura of an Immortal King-level battle. Could it be that, unknown to all, external enemies dared to invade our Primordial Immortal Realm?"
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The beings in other regions of the Primordial Immortal Realm were shocked, discussing fervently.
The various Immortal Kings were both startled and overjoyed—startled that the Donghuang Domain had been attacked without their knowledge, and overjoyed that Donghuang had actually returned.
Long ago, across multiple epochs, Donghuang had been a peerless Immortal Venerable One, unrivaled and even more powerful than ordinary Immortal Venerable Ones. His return now would greatly bolster the living strength of the Primordial Immortal Realm.
In this Xueran Jiyuan, the Primordial Immortal Realm needed the return of a peerless Immortal Venerable One like Donghuang to stand guard.
Some were overjoyed, others were worried!
With Donghuang's return, the blurry figure who had suppressed the Donghuang Bell wore an ugly expression, unable to believe it: "Impossible! Donghuang's immortal soul wandered the endless void for countless ages. Shouldn't he have perished? How could he have returned?"
More importantly, everything that happened in the Donghuang Domain was his own scheme, built upon the foundation of Donghuang's immortal soul being lost outside. Now that Donghuang had returned, he was in serious trouble!
Donghuang's return immediately stirred up Immortal Kings and Immortal Venerable Ones one after another. Even the most deeply slumbering ancient Immortal Venerable Ones were awakening, gazing from afar at the Donghuang Sacred City and speaking: "Donghuang, you have finally returned."
Donghuang gave a slight nod, secretly communicating with the various Immortal Venerable Ones and Immortal Kings.
These Immortal Venerable Ones and Immortal Kings were also delighted. After all, Donghuang was an invincible peerless powerhouse throughout the ages, considered a supreme existence even among Immortal Venerable Ones. Rumors said he had already reached the Half-Step Overlord level. Especially in this Xueran Jiyuan, the Primordial Immortal Realm urgently needed such a peerless Immortal Venerable One to preside over it, making the realm more stable.
When they sensed Ye Chen beside Donghuang, they were also shocked and somewhat pleasantly surprised. Although they couldn't perceive Ye Chen's true identity through the cosmic projection, they could sense his terrifying aura—a pressure that even Immortal Venerable Ones found fearsome, marking him as no ordinary being. Seeing him standing with Donghuang, they assumed he was an invincible powerhouse brought back by Donghuang, which pleased them even more.
The addition of a peerless powerhouse not much inferior to Donghuang was extremely welcome to the Primordial Immortal Realm.
Some Immortal Venerable Ones had already begun secretly inquiring about Ye Chen's information while communicating with Donghuang.
However, Ye Chen did not wish to reveal his identity too early. Neither Donghuang nor Taiyu Immortal King and the others spoke up, merely referring to him as a friend. The Immortal Venerable Ones couldn't press further.
Of course, these divine sense exchanges lasted only an instant.
At this moment, Donghuang looked in a certain direction. Deep within the void of that direction stood a blurry, supremely powerful figure. Donghuang said coldly, "Sir, what is the meaning of seizing This One's Donghuang Bell?"
Hearing this, the various Immortal Kings and Immortal Venerable Ones were startled, simultaneously looking in that direction and witnessing the emergence of this blurry figure.
The blurry figure said, "Donghuang, you misunderstand. This One has not seized the Donghuang Bell."
At this point, he absolutely could not admit it, or he would expose himself, because the Donghuang Bell's deity had already heard the relevant words.
Moreover, the Donghuang Bell was suppressed within his body. With his abilities, suppressing an Immortal Venerable-level ancient weapon was not difficult, and it was enough to isolate everything.
Unfortunately, he underestimated Donghuang.
Donghuang snorted coldly. "You dare to seize This One's Donghuang Bell and still refuse to admit it? Donghuang Bell, come forth!"
Boom—
The blurry figure trembled slightly, shocked by the impact of the Donghuang Bell within his body. He found it impossible to believe.
He was also an Immortal Venerable One. Without its master's control, the Donghuang Bell couldn't unleash its full power. Yet now it was being remotely revived at its peak, impacting his suppression.
However, he couldn't show it. His Immortal Venerable might surged, suppressing it within his body and concealing everything. He looked coldly at Donghuang and said, "Donghuang, This One said there is none, so there is none. You are forcing an argument."
"Still refusing to admit it at this point?" Donghuang said indifferently. With a single step, he traversed the vast sky, arriving not far from the blurry figure in just a few steps—a distance of less than an immortal domain, which was far too close for the two of them.
The blurry figure's expression changed slightly, deeply sensing Donghuang's fearsomeness. Multiple epochs ago, he had already become a standout among Immortal Venerable Ones, even rumored to have possibly reached the Half-Step Overlord level. His cultivation was so high that ordinary Immortal Venerable Ones couldn't compare.
He, on the other hand, had only recently stepped into the Immortal Venerable domain and was no match for Donghuang. Immediately, his figure retreated into the central territory of the Primordial Immortal Realm and shouted, "Donghuang, you go too far! You would turn on your own kin and attack This One! The Primordial Immortal Realm is not yours alone to decide!"
Clearly, knowing he was no match for Donghuang, he was inciting the other Immortal Kings and Immortal Venerable Ones, hoping they would intervene. Even if Donghuang was powerful, he would surely be deeply wary and not dare to attack him!
At the same time, he began to act against the Donghuang Bell's deity, intending to erase some of its memories so they couldn't serve as evidence.
Of course, if he truly couldn't erase the memories, he would have no choice but to forcefully strike and directly kill the Donghuang Bell's deity.
The excuse was simple: the deity was killed by the Hongtian Dominator during the battle in the Donghuang Domain—almost flawless!
Sure enough, the other Immortal Kings and Immortal Venerable Ones were stirred by his voice, appearing one after another. Watching Donghuang approach, they hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Donghuang, don't be too agitated. There might be some hidden circumstances."
"Donghuang, Violet Firmament is, after all, an Immortal Venerable One of our Primordial Immortal Realm. He wouldn't do anything to harm it."
"Donghuang, don't be angry. Let's talk this through properly."
Several Immortal Venerable Ones tried to persuade him in turn. Donghuang was a peerless Immortal Venerable One, and Violet Firmament was also an Immortal Venerable One. Both were Immortal Venerable Ones of the Primordial Immortal Realm. Especially in this Xueran Jiyuan, when the entire Chaos Sea was unstable, even a powerful realm like the Primordial Immortal Realm couldn't afford to be careless or engage in internal strife.
That's right, the blurry figure was none other than Violet Firmament Immortal King. His cultivation had grown increasingly profound, and he had now become an Immortal Venerable-level existence, worthy of being called an Immortal Venerable One.
Above Donghuang City, Ye Chen also took a deep look at Violet Firmament Immortal King, never expecting him to have become an Immortal Venerable One.
Although Violet Firmament Immortal King was also highly talented, which Immortal King wasn't? But throughout the ages, how many could become Immortal Venerable Ones? Most were Immortal Kings who rose during the early days of the Primordial Immortal Realm, their cultivation deepening over time until they finally broke through the King realm to become Venerable Ones.
Of course, they were essentially still at the Immortal King realm, but they had walked so far within it that they were called Venerable Ones.
It was similar to how Primordial Giants were relative to the domain of Ancient Giants.
However, Violet Firmament Immortal King had only cultivated for a few epochs yet possessed strength worthy of being called a Venerable One. This was truly beyond Ye Chen's expectations.