Back in the day, when the Alien Ancient Universe suddenly withdrew its troops, Ye Chen found it very strange.
If the Primordial Immortal Realm was indeed far stronger than the Alien Ancient Universe, that would make sense. But now, it seemed that was not the case.
In Ye Chen's eyes, the overall strength of the two great Chaos Ancient Universes was roughly on par.
In fact, he faintly felt that the overall power of the Alien Ancient Universe was even slightly stronger than that of the Primordial Immortal Realm.
If the Alien Ancient Universe's goal was merely to covet the so-called eternal secret within the origin of the Pangu Universe, they could have accomplished it long ago. Even if the Primordial Immortal Realm dispatched troops, they could not have stopped it.
So why did they ultimately give up halfway?
There must be some unknown secret hidden within.
The several Half-Step Overlords looked deeply at Ye Chen.
The Immortal Ancestor remained silent for a long time before speaking: "Eternity."
"Eternity?" Ye Chen was puzzled. What did that have to do with it?
"Shidai will one day overturn the Ten Thousand Ancient Times and reverse the flow of past and present," the Immortal Ancestor said this one sentence, then fell silent again.
Ye Chen's expression shook violently.
Overturn the Ten Thousand Ancient Times? Reverse the flow of past and present?
How was that possible?
Even as a Half-Step Overlord, even as the Space-Time Great Emperor, he absolutely could not achieve something that truly meant overturning the Ten Thousand Ancient Times and reversing past and present.
He believed that even the Immortal Ancestor, Shidai, and other Invincible Overlords might be stronger in power than Half-Step Overlords, but they could not do it either.
The karma involved was too immense; it was fundamentally impossible.
But then he recalled the Immortal Ancestor's previous word: Eternity!
Did Shidai want to become eternal, and then overturn the Ten Thousand Ancient Times, reverse past and present?
But why would Shidai want to overturn the Ten Thousand Ancient Times and reverse past and present?
He did not understand.
The Immortal Ancestor did not continue to answer, instead shifting the topic: "Your Immortal Path has significant flaws. You have merely cultivated the strongest chapters of each major realm into one body. Although you can unleash the strongest Immortal Path power in each realm, they cannot be coherently integrated as one, greatly hindering your further progress."
Ye Chen bowed respectfully: "Please enlighten me, Immortal Ancestor!"
If there was anyone in the present world who could guide him in Immortal techniques, aside from the Immortal Ancestor, the first to pioneer the Immortal Path, no one else could. Not even the other Half-Step Overlords of the Immortal World could.
Moreover, in terms of Immortal techniques, throughout the vast world, even across the entire Chaos Sea, no one could surpass the Immortal Ancestor.
The Immortal Ancestor said: "For a path like yours, using the Chaos Furnace to nurture a hundred scriptures, experiencing all facets of life, and comprehending the mysteries of Immortal techniques will allow you to connect everything and take that final step."
"Thank you for your guidance, Immortal Ancestor," Ye Chen expressed his gratitude.
The Immortal Ancestor said: "No need for courtesy. I hope you can soon step into our domain. If one day you cannot prove your Dao through Chaos, do not hesitate—use it to directly achieve Overlord status."
'It' referred to Pangu's Heart!
The Immortal Ancestor naturally knew of the existence of Pangu's Heart.
The several Half-Step Overlords of the Immortal World were greatly shocked. The Immortal Ancestor's expectations for Ye Chen were actually so high, believing he would certainly become an Invincible Overlord.
They must understand that even for them, the Immortal Ancestor had never considered them qualified to become the sixth Invincible Overlord, yet he firmly believed Ye Chen certainly could.
But what exactly was 'it'?
The gazes of the several Half-Step Overlords flickered.
Ye Chen took a deep look at the Immortal Ancestor. As expected, the secret of him possessing Pangu's Heart could not be hidden from the Immortal Ancestor.
But then again, the Immortal Ancestor possessed one-third of Pangu's Divine Soul, so naturally he could sense other parts belonging to Pangu.
Ye Chen cupped his fists: "I hope to prove my Dao through Chaos!"
Only by proving the Dao through Chaos could one attain the Eternal Dao and achieve the sole Eternity.
The Immortal Ancestor said: "May it be so!"
Not long after, Ye Chen bid farewell and left the 49th Pass.
In truth, his purpose in breaking through the forty-nine passes was merely to find out what lay beyond the 49th Pass, nothing more.
The Immortal Ancestor was indeed here.
Everything before him had now lost its meaning.
Ye Chen's journey here was already complete.
With a flicker of his figure, he had already left the 49th Pass.
The several Half-Step Overlords of the Immortal World watched Ye Chen's departing figure from afar. The Half-Step Overlord with a shifty, rat-like appearance suddenly said in a deep voice: "A Half-Step Overlord who died and returned to life has come back. The landscape of the Chaos Sea will soon change again."
The Half-Step Overlord with white hair and a youthful face said: "The landscape of the Chaos Sea should not continue to change. Maintaining the current state is actually for the best."
"Should we kill him?" The Half-Step Overlord with a cinnabar mark between his brows said coldly, killing intent spreading out, shaking the entire starry space beyond the 49th Pass.
Even killing a Half-Step Overlord seemed so mundane in his eyes.
At this moment, the attitudes of the several Immortal World Half-Step Overlords were not as gentle as when they faced Ye Chen earlier. They were filled with indifference, as emotionless as the true Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treating all beings as straw dogs.
In a sense, after becoming Half-Step Overlords, they were practically the true Heavenly Dao of the Primordial Immortal Realm.
This Heavenly Dao was the sovereign Heavenly Dao that governed the fates of all living beings in the Primordial Immortal Realm. They were the heavens of the Primordial Immortal Realm, ruling over everything.
It was not the kind of Heavenly Dao that operated silently throughout the myriad heavens, nor was it the Heavenly Dao that one could rival or transcend upon becoming a Great Emperor.
The several Half-Step Overlords of the Immortal World had ruled the Primordial Immortal Realm for endless eons, standing high above, their corresponding emotions completely numbed. For them, they only sought to pursue higher realms, or to endure eternally.
Anything that threatened them would, without exception, be eliminated.
"We cannot kill him. Otherwise, we will incur the overwhelming wrath of the Pangu Universe!" The final Half-Step Overlord spoke up. He had hardly spoken before, appearing very young, like a child of seven or eight, but his pupils were filled with the vicissitudes of Ten Thousand Ancient Times, unfathomably deep.
Currently, the Pangu Universe was almost equivalent to its peak having returned. A single Heavenly Emperor was enough to make the Primordial Immortal Realm face a formidable enemy, let alone the invincible giants like the Battle Saint Ancestor, Tai Sheng Huang, the Defying Heaven War Lord, the Space-Time Great Emperor, and others.
Even if their overall strength was still inferior to the Primordial Immortal Realm, their top-tier power was not much weaker.
If a true war broke out, the Primordial Immortal Realm would definitely suffer devastating losses, perhaps even be completely crippled.
"Whether you act or not," the Immortal Ancestor said calmly, "you cannot kill him."
Just this one sentence caused the other Immortal World Half-Step Overlords to change their expressions.
Cannot kill him?
If others said they couldn't kill Ye Chen, that was one thing, because they had all witnessed Ye Chen's true combat power. Back then, even the four Alien Half-Step Overlords—the Devil Daoist, Ao Yuan, and others—surrounding and attacking him had failed to kill Ye Chen.
However, the Immortal Ancestor was an Invincible Overlord, absolutely capable of killing a Half-Step Overlord.
Yet he actually said they couldn't kill him?
But the several Half-Step Overlords frowned. What exactly did the Immortal Ancestor mean by these words?
The Immortal Ancestor said nothing more, continuing to fish.
After leaving the secret realm of the forty-nine Immortal Passes, Ye Chen keenly sensed several terrifying waves of killing intent emerging behind him.
Want to kill him?
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. The phantom of a universe appeared, elevating his combat power to its absolute peak.
But the terrifying killing intent appeared quickly and receded just as fast, vanishing in the blink of an eye!