Soon, Ye Chen frowned. He discovered he could no longer effectively resonate with the origin of the Primordial Immortal Realm, nor could he overlook the Primordial Immortal Realm from that other perspective as he had just done, let alone wield the power of the Immortal World.
"Could it be because of the Divine Path? The vast difference between the cultivation systems of Divine Path power and Immortal Dao power?"
"No, it's not just that. There's another crucial point: I became a Ten Tribulations Divine King of the Immortal Dao by cultivating the 'Immortal Method Compendium'. The 'Immortal Method Compendium' was created by the Immortal Ancestor and is the foundational compendium of all cultivation methods. No immortal cultivation method can transcend the 'Immortal Method Compendium'. The 'Immortal Method Compendium' bears the deep imprint of the Immortal Ancestor. The cultivation system of the Primordial Immortal Realm is also based on the Immortal Dao system pioneered by the Immortal Ancestor, supporting the entire strength of the Primordial Immortal Realm. Therefore, it is precisely because I cultivated to become a Ten Tribulations Divine King of the Immortal Dao through the 'Immortal Method Compendium' that I could obtain the authority of the Primordial Immortal Realm. Otherwise, even though I had previously cultivated the strongest cultivation chapters of other realms and also became a Ten Tribulations Divine King of the Immortal Dao, I did not possess this kind of authority. That is sufficient proof."
Ye Chen came to a sudden realization. In the end, the reason he could obtain such authority was still because of the 'Immortal Method Compendium'!
The Primordial Immortal Realm was so powerful precisely because all beings within the Immortal World cultivated immortality.
Immortal Dao power had completely influenced the origin of the Immortal World.
Because of the 'Immortal Method Compendium', he had gained the recognition of the Primordial Immortal Realm's origin and obtained the key to a portion of the authority to control the cosmic power of the Primordial Immortal Realm.
"The Divine Path cultivates to Ten Tribulations, and the Immortal Dao also cultivates to Ten Tribulations. Ten is the true state of great perfection. I can feel that achieving the realm of a Ten Tribulations Divine King of the Immortal Dao has actually improved the completion of my Chaos Great Dao by a noticeable amount. Could it be that it's not absolutely necessary to devour Eternal Power? Could the Immortal Dao possibly be another method to remedy the defects of the Chaos Great Dao?"
Ye Chen mused to himself. Back then, when the Immortal Ancestor pioneered the Immortal Dao, establishing a unique school distinct from the Divine Path methods cultivated in other Chaos Ancient Universes outside the Immortal World, it seemed there was a deeper purpose.
Could the emergence of the Immortal Dao system also be intended to remedy the defects of Chaos within the Chaos Sea?
But soon, he dismissed the thought. If that were truly the case, the Immortal Ancestor would have long since completed the Chaos Great Dao and would likely already be an Eternal existence.
Moreover, the Immortal Dao's contribution to completing the Chaos Great Dao was only marginal.
It was highly possible that the Immortal Ancestor had obtained that portion of the Eternal Dao mastered by one of Pangu's three divine souls, which happened to contain the other part missing from the Chaos Great Dao, allowing for some degree of completion, nothing more.
Wait!
Ye Chen was suddenly struck by a thought. Since the Immortal Ancestor had mastered one-third of Pangu's divine soul, in another sense, it was equivalent to mastering one-third of the Eternal Great Dao.
Weren't the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai also in possession of the other two-thirds of the Eternal Great Dao?
If so, by obtaining the corresponding methods from the other two, could he completely remedy the other missing part of his Chaos Great Dao?
As for Pangu's Heart, which contained Eternal Power, while it could also complete the Chaos Great Dao, it could not do so entirely.
It was likely that the three divine souls from Pangu's legendary act of 'One Qi Transforming into Three Purities' contained the complete and flawless Eternal Great Dao, as they were the three parts divided from Pangu's divine soul.
The 'Immortal Method Compendium' created by the Immortal Ancestor probably contained the one-third of the Eternal Great Dao that he had mastered.
The Immortal Ancestor had him experience life and comprehend the Immortal Methods, likely intending for him to use the 'Immortal Method Compendium' to comprehend the Immortal Ancestor's one-third of the Eternal Great Dao.
It had to be said, the Immortal Ancestor's words back then held profound meaning.
Ye Chen fell into deep thought.
If his speculation was correct—that the Immortal Ancestor, the Heavenly Emperor, and Shidai each obtained one of Pangu's three divine souls and thus mastered one-third of the Eternal Great Dao—then he might be able to acquire the one-third mastered by the Heavenly Emperor. He might also be able to comprehend the Immortal Ancestor's one-third through the 'Immortal Method Compendium'.
That would leave only the one-third of the Eternal Great Dao mastered by Shidai.
How could he possibly obtain it?
Soon, he shook his head.
Shidai was an invincible Overlord, no less than the Immortal Ancestor or the Heavenly Emperor. Even if Ye Chen broke his seals and returned to his peak, he would not be Shidai's match.
For now, the most important thing was to use the Immortal Dao to become a Half-Step Overlord.
He would consider the rest later.
During this period, he discovered that Zhang Xiu, the elder of Decaying Peak, had barely managed to pass his first Divine King Tribulation over the past twenty thousand years, his cultivation speed as slow as ever.
However, Ye Chen believed that Zhang Xiu's final achievements would inevitably be astonishing. Perhaps even after multiple epochs passed, even if the heavens collapsed and the earth shattered, and the Immortal World was destroyed, he would still endure in this world.
Another few thousand sparse years passed. Ye Chen had already become a Quasi-Monarch, and his comprehension of the Immortal Methods continued to deepen, naturally still focusing on cultivating the 'Immortal Method Compendium'.
Various immortal lights swirled around his body. The strongest chapters of the various major realms were resonating, thoroughly interconnected, allowing him to unleash earth-shattering combat power in an instant. Defying immortals against the natural order was no longer a challenge; slaying those of higher realms across boundaries had become easy.
BOOM—
On this day, while Ye Chen was still comprehending the Dao on Decaying Peak, the Changbai Immortal Sect faced its first sect-destroying calamity in the endless ages since the fall of the Changbai True Immortal.
A descendant of one of the sect's Divine King Supreme Elders, traveling abroad, had been killed. Enraged, this Divine King Supreme Elder went to seek revenge and slew the perpetrator.
Such events were commonplace in the world of immortal cultivation.
However, the slain enemy turned out to be the most beloved descendant of an Ancient Monarch.
With his descendant killed, this Ancient Monarch was greatly enraged. He directly attacked the Changbai Immortal Sect, nearly bringing about its utter destruction. He forced the sect's most deeply hidden, decrepit old Monarch to emerge and fight him as a last resort, causing the old Monarch to perish prematurely.
This Ancient Monarch slaughtered thirteen Divine Kings of the Changbai Immortal Sect in succession. The sect master, at the Quasi-Monarch realm, was also nearly killed.
In the end, unable to bear watching the Changbai Immortal Sect be destroyed, Ye Chen took the initiative to act for the first time in many years. With a Quasi-Monarch's body, he faced the Ancient Monarch, rising against the odds, defying the natural order, and forcefully slew that Ancient Monarch. Blood stained the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains of the immortal sect, shaking not only the entire Qiyang Immortal Kingdom but also the vast Immortal King Domain, stirring up quite a commotion.
That Ancient Monarch had been a capable subordinate of the Qiyang True Immortal.
Upon learning of this matter, the Qiyang True Immortal was furious. He did not hesitate to descend an Immortal Dao avatar upon the Changbai Immortal Sect. Boundless immortal majesty surged forth, causing the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains to explode.
The Qiyang True Immortal looked down from a superior position, gazing at Ye Chen, this Quasi-Monarch who had refused his invitation to become a personal disciple tens of thousands of years ago. He frowned slightly. Although taking tens of thousands of years to become a Quasi-Monarch was indeed a slow cultivation speed, being able to slay an early-stage Ancient Monarch with a Quasi-Monarch's body was undeniably astonishing combat power. Even he, at the same Quasi-Monarch realm in his youth, had not accomplished such a feat.
Moreover, Ye Chen cultivated only the 'Immortal Method Compendium', yet possessed such heaven-defying combat power. Could the legends be true?
Thinking of this, the Qiyang True Immortal's gaze suddenly grew much more fervent.