Ye Chen nodded. For the Primordial Immortal Realm, it was indeed true that he had never seen other Half-Step Overlords. So that was the reason.
Even the Half-Step Overlords like Ao Yuan from the Alien Ancient Universe were the same; they had only truly appeared when they surrounded and attacked him. Before that, they had never been seen.
Clearly, the Alien Ancient Universe must also have a place similar to this Origin Secret Realm.
Of course, another reason why the few Half-Step Overlords of the Primordial Immortal Realm did not appear was because beyond the Forty-Ninth Pass existed vast amounts of Eternal Power, which could make the Dao within their bodies even stronger, drawing them closer to the Overlord level.
Furthermore, there was also the Immortal Ancestor, the number one figure of the Immortal World throughout the ages.
Only with the Immortal Ancestor present were the few Half-Step Overlords willing to stay behind the Forty-Ninth Pass.
The Half-Step Overlord with the vermilion mark said, "Back then, if not for your appearance, the Alien Ancient Universe would not have produced Half-Step Overlords. It was your appearance that broke the situation in the Chaos Sea, which is why the Alien Ancient Universe produced Half-Step Overlords."
In fact, the various Half-Step Overlords of the Primordial Immortal Realm had always been paying attention to the Primordial Immortal Realm. How could they not know of Ye Chen's appearance?
Because Ye Chen had already reached the Half-Step Overlord level a million years ago and was also a Chaos Controller. The power of his Chaos Great Dao had already begun to affect the entire Primordial Immortal Realm. They were the supreme controllers of the Primordial Immortal Realm; how could they not sense all this?
However, because Ye Chen had come to the Primordial Immortal Realm back then without any hostility, and because he originated from the Pangu Universe, they had sat still, silently observing everything.
Ye Chen finally understood and let out a bitter laugh. The Half-Step Overlords of the Alien Ancient Universe had emerged because of him, something he truly hadn't known.
The white-haired, child-faced Half-Step Overlord said, "Even if you hadn't appeared, the Alien Ancient Universe couldn't have remained peaceful like this forever. Sooner or later, they would have dispatched Half-Step Overlords. So you need not blame yourself for this; you merely advanced the Alien Ancient Universe's plans."
Ye Chen frowned. "Since that's the case, why do you few continue to fish here, unconcerned with matters outside? Not long ago, the Alien Ancient Universe invaded the Primordial Immortal Realm and nearly seized the Donghuang Domain."
The shifty-eyed Half-Step Overlord said calmly, "We few old fellows naturally know about that. But wasn't it ultimately unsuccessful? If it had truly been seized, we certainly wouldn't have just watched idly; we would have had others intervene."
Of course, at their level, they would not act lightly. In fact, there was an agreement across the Chaos Sea: Half-Step Overlords could not act casually, whether from the Primordial Immortal Realm, the Alien Ancient Universe, the Origin Sacred Clan, the Pangu Universe, and so on.
Back then, if the Alien Ancient Universe hadn't targeted Ye Chen specifically, they wouldn't have allowed a Half-Step Overlord like Mo Daozi to act recklessly.
Overall, this did not count as breaking the agreement.
As for the Divine Emperor back then, he hadn't come to the Primordial Immortal Realm in his true form, only a Dharma Body. Of course, it was still extremely powerful, approaching the Half-Step Overlord level, not something an ordinary Immortal Venerable or Half-Step Overlord could handle.
Ye Chen frowned again. "But not long ago, Ao Yuan was right outside the Primordial Immortal Realm; I confronted him. I believe the Alien Ancient Universe has secretly broken the corresponding rules."
Hearing this, the Half-Step Overlord with the vermilion mark raised an eyebrow, revealing a trace of anger that directly caused massive stars in the Star River to plummet. "The alien race is truly growing bolder and bolder. Half-Step Overlords not staying properly in the ancestral temples within their universe's origin, daring to appear randomly—do they truly treat the agreement from back then as nothing?"
The shifty-eyed Half-Step Overlord said calmly, "The alien race's wolfish ambition has always been there. If not for their fear of us few old fellows, under Shidai's rule, the alien race would have long since completely dominated the entire Chaos Sea, just like the Origin Sacred Clan of old."
The crane-haired, child-faced Half-Step Overlord said, "Shidai is a major trouble, truly fearsome. If not for the presence of the Immortal Ancestor in our Primordial Immortal Realm, the Primordial Immortal Realm would have long since ceased to exist."
The few Immortal World Half-Step Overlords all held Shidai in extremely high regard.
In fact, even Ye Chen himself felt the same. If Shidai weren't fearsome, how could he have trapped an invincible Overlord like the Heavenly Emperor on the River of Time back then? How could the Pangu Universe, at the peak of its glory, have suffered the Great Destruction of the Mythical Era?
As of now, among the five invincible Overlords of the Chaos Sea, Shidai was the one Ye Chen feared the most.
Especially back then, the two had even engaged in a peak battle.
That battle was fought with Ye Chen burning everything to achieve peak breakthrough combat power. Unfortunately, in the end, he had been unable to truly deal with Shidai.
Ye Chen said, "The alien race will certainly not let matters rest. I believe Half-Step Overlords will continue to appear. Do you few still intend to remain here, sitting idly by?"
He hoped to incite the few Immortal World Half-Step Overlords to act and restrain the Alien Ancient Universe.
With the Primordial Immortal Realm's restraint, he believed the Alien Ancient Universe would also be greatly limited.
"Little friend, we understand your meaning, but for now, we will not act rashly," said the crane-haired, child-faced Half-Step Overlord.
In fact, at their level, they had completely become the ultimate foundation of the Primordial Immortal Realm, the number one Ancient Universe of the Chaos Sea. They would not move lightly, otherwise the impact would be too great.
Every move they made involved far too much; in a sense, it already concerned the entire Chaos Sea.
Even knowing that the Half-Step Overlords of the Alien Ancient Universe were already moving in secret, they still chose to respond to change with constancy.
The root cause was that the Chaos Sea had been peaceful for far too long; they were unwilling to easily break this peace.
Ye Chen considered the plans of the few Immortal World Half-Step Overlords foolish. After all, the alien race had already begun to break the peace that should exist in the Chaos Sea and would certainly continue to act, gaining a certain initiative and advantage in the process.
The Immortal World's Half-Step Overlords were too burdened by concerns and too conservative.
Of course, Ye Chen had no right to force them.
As for him, he would make the necessary preparations.
Ye Chen looked at the Immortal Ancestor and said, "Senior Immortal Ancestor, this junior has a matter I wish to know."
"What matter?"
"What is the true goal of the Alien Ancient Universe, or rather, of Shidai?" Ye Chen was curious. All along, he hadn't understood Shidai's true purpose. He even suspected that the appearance of the Blood-Stained Future was also because of Shidai.
But what was the true purpose behind Shidai doing all this? Could it really be because of the so-called secret of eternity within the universe origin of the Pangu Universe?
In the past, he thought this possible. But since becoming a Half-Step Overlord and experiencing a million years of rebirth, he felt this might not necessarily be the truth.
The strength of the Alien Ancient Universe was in no way inferior to the Primordial Immortal Realm.
In the past, the Primordial Immortal Realm caused the Great Destruction of the Mythical Era in the Pangu Universe, with numerous Emperors perishing and various major powers fleeing. Yet, at the moment of success, they suddenly withdrew their troops.