Back when Donghuang returned from the outside world and held that grand feast, nearly all the Immortal Kings and Immortal Venerable Ones of the entire Primordial Immortal Realm had attended, and naturally, he, Snow Absolute Immortal King, was among them.
At that time, within Donghuang Sacred City, he had seen Ye Chen.
Naturally, given Ye Chen's status as Donghuang's honored guest, and Snow Absolute Immortal King having heard that his cultivation was in no way inferior to Donghuang's—a Half-Step Overlord level existence, a realm rumored to surpass even Immortal Venerable Ones—even he, a generation's Immortal King, had little qualification to interact with such a peerless existence who dominated the Chaos Sea. It was like a great power being unable to approach an Ancient Sovereign or Great Emperor—something visible but unattainable.
He never imagined that the one who killed his personal disciple, Qiyang True Immortal, today was none other than that peerless Half-Step Overlord.
At this moment, Snow Absolute Immortal King's face changed drastically.
Ordinary people, even True Immortals and Quasi-Immortal Kings, did not truly understand Ye Chen's fearsomeness, believing Immortal Kings to be the greatest existences in the Primordial Immortal Realm, and that Immortal Venerable Ones were merely somewhat stronger.
But only those who had reached his level would truly and keenly comprehend Ye Chen's terrifying nature.
In the past, he had personally witnessed how even the mighty Zixiao Immortal King, who belonged to the newly ascended Immortal Venerable Ones, supremely powerful and superior to Immortal Kings, comparable to the most ancient Immortal Venerable existences, capable of battling the primordial titans of the Chaos Sea, and holding an even higher status... yet he had seen with his own eyes that Zixiao Immortal King, whom he himself feared he could not last thirty rounds against, was utterly helpless before Ye Chen.
If even a generation's Immortal Venerable One was like this, how much more hopeless was he, a mere Immortal King?
Deeply aware of Ye Chen's fearsomeness, Snow Absolute Immortal King hurriedly spoke, apologizing with great trepidation: "Senior, I'm sorry. I did not know your identity. Please forgive me."
At this point, any talk of face was irrelevant; apologizing immediately was paramount.
To such an existence, even an Immortal King must respectfully address him as Senior.
The accomplished one is the teacher—this was no disgrace!
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "You know of This Sovereign?"
Snow Absolute Immortal King smiled bitterly. "You are that Senior Ye who came from the Eternal Heavenly Realm. This humble one once had the fortune to catch a glimpse of Senior Ye at the feast in Donghuang Sacred City."
So that was it.
Ye Chen understood. Since the other party was an Immortal King, he naturally had the qualification to attend the feast Donghuang had hosted. It was normal for him to have seen Ye Chen once.
Since he now knew Ye Chen's identity, Snow Absolute Immortal King, aware that he was far from being Ye Chen's match and possessing self-awareness, would not continue to press the matter.
Moreover, while Ye Chen had the ability to kill Snow Absolute Immortal King, they were far from having a life-or-death enmity. Besides, the other party was, after all, an Immortal King of the Primordial Immortal Realm, a figure of no ordinary status. At this stage, the Pangu Universe still needed to ally with the Primordial Immortal Realm. He could teach him a lesson, but he absolutely could not kill an Immortal King, lest it create lasting enmity.
In the span of a single thought, numerous considerations flashed through his mind. Finally, Ye Chen looked at Snow Absolute Immortal King and said indifferently, "Since that is the case, This Sovereign shall spare your life today."
"Thank you, Senior, for your mercy in sparing my life!"
Snow Absolute Immortal King also breathed a sigh of relief, knowing full well that Ye Chen indeed possessed the capability to kill an Immortal King. Being spared was the best outcome.
"However, while the death penalty may be exempted, living punishment is hard to avoid," Ye Chen said coldly. "Originally, This Sovereign was cultivating incognito within the Changbai Immortal Sect, practicing immortal methods and contemplating the Immortal Dao, enjoying peace all along. But today, your personal disciple suddenly came to the Changbai Immortal Sect to run wild, causing countless deaths and injuries within the sect. How do you propose to resolve this matter?"
Upon hearing this, Snow Absolute Immortal King hastily said, "Senior Ye speaks truly. This humble one will certainly provide compensation. From today onward, the Qiyang Immortal Kingdom shall be handed over to the Changbai Immortal Sect for management. Moreover, I will present a Longevity Immortal Fruit, allowing Immortal Monarch Chang Sheng to live a second life, restoring his youth. Additionally, I will provide sufficient cultivation resources to allow Immortal Monarch Chang Sheng to break through to the True Immortal realm. I will also send a batch of cultivation resources to allow the Changbai Immortal Sect to recover its peak strength, even surpassing it. How does that sound, Senior?"
Ye Chen nodded upon hearing this. "That is acceptable."
The entire Changbai Immortal Sect was dumbfounded.
Snow Absolute Immortal King was handing over the Qiyang Immortal Kingdom to the Changbai Immortal Sect for management?
That was the immortal domain of a True Immortal, with countless resources, containing flawless immortal veins, and even immortal dao cave abodes where True Immortals usually cultivated.
As for the Longevity Immortal Fruit, it was even more precious, more important than immortal weapons.
This was an immortal fruit borne from an Undying Immortal Medicine, akin to the fruit of an Undying Emperor Medicine, containing the purest life force. Even a True Immortal on the brink of death from severe injuries could recover to peak condition with the aid of a Longevity Immortal Fruit. It was a peerless treasure that would make even True Immortals covet it intensely.
Without a doubt, with the aid of the Longevity Immortal Fruit, Immortal Monarch Chang Sheng would absolutely be able to live a second life, returning to his most vigorous prime youth, gaining an extra lifetime of longevity out of thin air. Assaulting the Immortal realm would not be a problem.
And that was not all. Snow Absolute Immortal King also stated he would provide sufficient cultivation resources to allow Immortal Monarch Chang Sheng to take that final step, attain the Dao and become an immortal, becoming a great existence on par with his father, Changbai True Immortal, from back in the day.
Once Immortal Monarch Chang Sheng became a True Immortal, the Changbai Immortal Sect would also restore its former peak from the era when a True Immortal presided over it, dominating the immortal domain.
With Snow Absolute Immortal King's capabilities, he absolutely had the qualification to make the Changbai Immortal Sect so.
But all of this, in the end, was ultimately because of that Ye Chen who had been cultivating at Decay Peak in the past.
Everyone in the immortal sect stared with immense shock at the figure of that young man they had been familiar with for tens of thousands of years. If not for everything that had happened earlier, permanently and deeply engraved in their minds, they probably could never have imagined in their entire lives that the young man brought by one of the sect's God King elders back then truly possessed an identity grand enough to make a titan of the Immortal World like Snow Absolute Immortal King bow his head.
Immortal Monarch Chang Sheng opened his mouth slightly, his aged face full of astonishment. This dying old man on his last legs could never have imagined that the seed in whom he had placed his hopes actually possessed such earth-shaking, cloud-and-rain-overturning ability.
Ye Chen swept a glance over the Changbai Immortal Sect, seeing their stunned expressions, still not having recovered. He sighed inwardly, knowing that from today onward, he could no longer cultivate here.
He had originally been cultivating the 'Immortal Method Compendium' within the Changbai Immortal Sect. Because everyone in the sect was unaware of his origins, all the elders and disciples were not restrained, allowing him to cultivate with an ordinary heart.
But starting today, now that these people knew his identity, no matter how good their relationship was, it would inevitably become somewhat restrained, posing a certain hindrance to his continued comprehension of the immortal methods.
Finally, his gaze fell upon Zhang Xiu.
Within the entire Changbai Immortal Sect, if anyone was the calmest, it was only Zhang Xiu. He had only shown a flash of astonishment the moment Ye Chen's strength was first revealed, then quickly calmed down.
Ye Chen knew that although Zhang Xiu's cultivation speed was slow, it was steady, his foundation very solid. His future achievements would inevitably be astonishing.
"Since fate has brought us together, this is some of my cultivation insights regarding the 'Immortal Method Compendium.' It might be of some use to you. I hope we can fight side by side someday," Ye Chen said. A ray of dawn light shot from between his brows, directly entering Zhang Xiu's brow on Decay Peak.