"In the past, I could only reach this point, but not anymore. I want to see for myself whether the Immortal Ancestor is truly at the end of the Forty-Ninth Immortal Pass!"
Ye Chen murmured softly.
Boom—
With a single thought, heaven and earth shook. The Fortieth Pass trembled and collapsed outright, leaving the several Quasi-Immortal Kings cultivating in the Thirty-Ninth Pass utterly dumbfounded.
Even the Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King was left speechless!
What level of formidable cultivation was this? Without even moving himself, merely a single thought had toppled the successive Immortal Passes.
One must know that the Fortieth Pass represented the peak power of the Immortal King level. Even if it was only the most ordinary, most basic Immortal King power, it was not something a Quasi-Immortal King could break through.
Had they not seen how even a powerful figure like the Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King had been trapped here for many years?
Just how strong was this person?
The Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King's eyes also blazed with brilliant light as he gazed into the distance at Ye Chen, as if trying to see through his entire being.
Boom—
Suddenly, he was struck as if by lightning. His entire figure was sent flying backward, blood spurting from the corner of his mouth as he stared at that person in shock and terror.
He had merely wanted to see clearly, yet he had suffered a terrifying backlash. This was a great existence that could not be spied upon.
This was absolutely a great existence surpassing the Immortal King level, at the very least an Immortal Venerable One!
Ye Chen swept a cold glance at that Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King. Instantly, the Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King's body and spirit cracked, enduring unimaginable, terrifying pressure. It was as if he were merely an ordinary mortal, while a great giant as tall as the heavens raised its palm to press down upon him—utterly irresistible.
The Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King felt unwilling. He was an Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King who had roamed the Primordial Immortal Realm freely, praised by those ancient Immortal Venerable Ones as a future supreme powerhouse who, once he broke through, would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them. How could he be on the verge of disintegration, unable to withstand even a single gaze?
However, when he met that gaze directly, he immediately became lost, all capacity for thought vanishing. It was as if he had fallen into an endless, boundless Chaos Ancient Universe, himself just an ordinary person, adrift in the infinite starry void, unable to escape.
After sweeping a glance at the Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King who had lost his senses and plummeted to the ground, Ye Chen, with his current power, could overwhelm even a true Immortal King with just a look, let alone an Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King.
Of course, Ye Chen did not kill the Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King. In fact, he had bestowed upon him an opportunity.
Once this Extreme Realm Quasi-Immortal King could free himself from this predicament, attaining the position of Immortal Venerable One would be just around the corner.
Ye Chen stepped into the Fortieth Pass. The other several veteran Quasi-Immortal Kings watched from afar but were blocked by vast, majestic rules, unable to penetrate.
Ye Chen continued to act according to his will, sweeping forward directly. Without needing to truly make a move himself, he easily blasted one fearsome Immortal King Pass after another into collapse, startling the several Immortal Kings cultivating within the passes along the way.
Such terrifying commotion simply could not be concealed.
However, these several Immortal Kings could only catch a glimpse of a blurry figure, utterly incapable of discerning the true visage. Their minds were shaken with awe, deeply understanding that the cultivator breaking through the passes must be far superior to them in cultivation.
Yet, that aura was quite unfamiliar, never felt before.
Their minds were filled with doubt. When had such a peerless Immortal King existence been born in the Primordial Immortal Realm?
Ye Chen soared past, crossing seven Immortal Passes in the blink of an eye, arriving before the Forty-Seventh Immortal Pass.
Naturally, those capable of reaching this pass were no ordinary Immortal Kings; they were already supreme existences at the Immortal Venerable level.
Within the Primordial Immortal Realm, there were several extremely ancient Immortal Venerable Ones who had been in secluded cultivation here for long periods, not appearing for epochs at a time, hoping to advance further.
By traversing so many Immortal Passes, Ye Chen had also witnessed the terrifyingly profound foundation of the Primordial Immortal Realm, in no way inferior to the Alien Ancient Universe.
"Which old friend is this? No, this aura is not familiar. Though immensely powerful, it is unfamiliar. Has another Immortal Venerable One been born in the Primordial Immortal Realm? Yet this unfamiliar Fellow Daoist Immortal Venerable feels strange to me. From which epoch did he rise?" An ancient Immortal Venerable One slowly spoke, his form submerged beneath vast, majestic Immortal Principles, countless in number, evolving the myriad Daos of the Immortal Realm. He seemed to represent the entire Primordial Immortal Realm, an immovable great existence.
"Indeed, a very unfamiliar aura. Not like the old friends we knew before, not even like any Immortal King we recognize. Could it be that he rose and attained Immortal Venerable status only in these recent epochs?" Another ancient Immortal Venerable One spoke, his figure similarly shrouded in Immortal Mist, unfathomable.
Suddenly, an ancient Immortal Venerable One's gaze, brilliant as the sun, shot forth from the infinite Immortal Principles swirling around him, carrying a hint of astonishment: "No, he cannot be considered an Immortal Venerable One. Though his aura's intensity is not inferior to ours, I can sense his realm's aura—it seems he has not yet attained the Immortal Dao!"
"What?"
Upon hearing this, every ancient Immortal Venerable One revealed expressions of extreme shock. He was not even a true Immortal Venerable One?
At this moment, Ye Chen was already enveloped by the phantom of a universe. Facing the Forty-Seventh Pass, it was as if his entire being had transformed into a Chaos Ancient Universe, emanating an incomparably powerful aura that caused the Forty-Seventh Pass ahead to explode outright, utterly unable to block him.
"So strong! Far stronger than us old fellows!"
The several ancient Immortal Venerable Ones were astounded. Everything Ye Chen displayed revealed his peerless, supreme power.
Even existences like them, Immortal Venerable Ones, were nothing more than this in his eyes.
Ye Chen directly and ferociously smashed through the Forty-Eighth Pass, arriving before the Forty-Ninth Pass—the final Immortal Pass.
This was the last pass of the Forty-Nine Immortal Passes secret realm. By directly breaking through this final pass, one could witness the ultimate secret.
Here, only one Immortal Venerable One was present, his strength formidable, not inferior to the likes of the Finality Immortal Venerable, the Lord of the Ten Thousand Ancient Metropolis, or the Immortal Great Celestial Venerate—all supreme existences extremely close to the Half-Step Overlord level.
Ye Chen's sudden appearance startled this ancient Immortal Venerable One, who revealed a look of shock.
Ye Chen also looked over and recognized him: "Huanyu Immortal Venerable."
Huanyu Immortal Venerable belonged to an extremely ancient Immortal Venerable One, having risen in the same era as Donghuang. Both could be counted among the first-generation Immortal King figures who rose in the very first epoch of the Primordial Immortal Realm.
In ancient times, he had followed the Immortal Ancestor in battle and had campaigned in the outside world alongside Donghuang, leaving behind countless legendary deeds in the Primordial Immortal Realm.
In fact, the strongest Immortal King Scripture cultivation chapter for the Monarch realm that Ye Chen cultivated originated from Huanyu Immortal Venerable. He had not expected to encounter this legendary Immortal Venerable here.
Of course, the present him could not possibly look upon him with the same reverence as before. He gave a slight nod, offering a gesture of courtesy.
Huanyu Immortal Venerable also nodded in return.
Ye Chen glanced around, confirming there were no others. Throughout this journey, he had not encountered a single Half-Step Overlord from the Primordial Immortal Realm. Clearly, even if there were Half-Step Overlords here, they were most likely beyond the Forty-Ninth Pass.
Naturally, his goal from the beginning had been what lay beyond the Forty-Ninth Pass.
Boom—
Ye Chen elevated his aura to its absolute peak, displaying the might of a Half-Step Overlord without reserve, forcing the distant Huanyu Immortal Venerable to retreat far away.
With a deafening roar, he directly tore open the Forty-Ninth Pass and charged violently inside.