"Master!"
The moment the three Quasi-Immortal Kings saw Ye Chen's true appearance, they were first stunned. Sensing his familiar primordial aura, wasn't this precisely their master, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor?
It was impossible to imitate. Moreover, when Ye Chen revealed his true appearance, his Half-Step Overlord-level aura and majesty faintly emanated, far more terrifying than even an Eternal Great Heavenly Venerate, exactly the same as in the past.
The three Quasi-Immortal Kings were incomparably excited, tears welling in their eyes, and immediately knelt down in worship.
How could they have imagined that after a separation of a million years, they would see their master again, and within the Taiyu Immortal King Pass at that? What they never expected was that their master had arrived at the Taiyu Immortal King Pass thirty thousand years ago without a sound, yet they hadn't recognized him at all.
"Rise."
Ye Chen stepped forward and helped his three Quasi-Immortal King disciples to their feet.
The reunion of master and disciples brought them great joy.
Especially Wang Xiong, Jian Wuhen, and Shi Baitian. Although they had heard many times how legendary their master was, and how he had died and revived time and again—even the Chaos Heavenly Court believed their master hadn't perished but was alive in some form—when they became his disciples, Ye Chen was already a king among the Primordial Giants, and later became a Half-Step Overlord. They hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes.
During that final battle, even though they weren't present on the scene, a battle at the Half-Step Overlord level was earth-shattering, shaking past, present, and future. Even deep within the Chaos Sea, they could clearly sense and witness it, seeing with their own eyes how their master fought alone against four Half-Step Overlords of the alien race, ultimately burning himself to battle the strongest Primordial Ancestor.
In that battle, their master had clearly been annihilated in body and soul. Yet, why had he ultimately survived? They found it incredible.
Of course, their master being alive was the best outcome.
"It's been many years. I didn't expect you three to have also become Quasi-Immortal Kings. Your cultivation progress is quite good," Ye Chen praised, though the three Quasi-Immortal Kings felt somewhat embarrassed, as the gap compared to their other senior and junior brothers was considerable.
Especially several of the master's children: Qianxun had also become an Ancient Titan; Yaya, Chenxi, Ye Jing, and others had all become Supremes for many years, with many stepping into the ranks of Quasi-Giants.
Ye Junlin was the most powerful, like Ye Chen reborn, possessing talent no less than Ye Chen's. When he returned a million years ago, he was already a Primordial Giant, unbelievably strong.
More importantly, the master's entire family was very young, now only about two million years old—extremely young even for Supremes, let alone Quasi-Giants and Ancient Titans.
Although they were Ye Chen's disciples, each of their cultivation lifespans far exceeded his, often spanning one or two epochs.
Wang Xiong, Jian Wuhen, and Shi Baitian were overjoyed and said, "Master, with your rebirth and return, Master's wives, uncles, aunts, and senior and junior brothers and sisters will be ecstatic. We'll inform them immediately."
Ye Chen waved his hand. "Don't tell them yet."
"Why?" The three were puzzled.
"My reincarnation and return this time is a secret. I don't want to be exposed too early. One day, when I return to the Pangu Universe, they will naturally know," Ye Chen had his own plans. The reason he told his three disciples was because he trusted them.
But if word were sent back to the Pangu Universe, his family would be very excited and might even rush to the Primordial Immortal Realm immediately, which would easily expose his identity completely.
For now, he didn't want to be exposed prematurely unless, one day, he himself became a Half-Step Overlord of the Immortal Dao. Only then could it be revealed.
"We understand, Master." The three Quasi-Immortal Kings naturally obeyed Ye Chen's wishes.
"Master, why did you disguise yourself as an Immortal Monarch?" All three were very puzzled. Their master clearly possessed Half-Step Overlord-level combat power, so why disguise himself as a mere Immortal Monarch? Even more astonishingly, for the past tens of thousands of years, he had disguised himself as an Ancient Monarch.
"Your master is comprehending the Dao, comprehending Immortal Methods, cultivating based on the 'Immortal Method Compendium'," Ye Chen said with a faint smile, not hiding anything.
"Comprehending the Dao through the 'Immortal Method Compendium'?" The three were somewhat confused. The 'Immortal Method Compendium' was only the most basic immortal cultivation method. Although rumored to have been created by the Immortal Ancestor, it was extremely foundational. How could cultivating it be of much use to a Half-Step Overlord like their master?
Ye Chen smiled. Extremely powerful immortal lights emerged from his body, containing the strongest chapters of different Immortal King Scriptures. Though only at the Eternal Immortal Monarch level, they radiated a terrifying aura that even the three of them felt threatened by.
Upon learning that their master had used the 'Immortal Method Compendium' as a foundation to fuse the strongest chapters of various Immortal King Scriptures into one, they revealed expressions of shock. This was the first time they knew the 'Immortal Method Compendium' had such profound mysteries.
"The 'Immortal Method Compendium' is an Immortal Scripture created by the Immortal Ancestor. It appears most basic and simple, but in reality, it is also vast and profound. When you fully comprehend the 'Immortal Method Compendium', Immortal King will not be your limit. One day, stepping into Immortal Venerate will not be a problem," Ye Chen spoke, giving an extremely high evaluation of the 'Immortal Method Compendium', which greatly surprised his three Quasi-Immortal King disciples.
Ye Chen imparted all his cultivation experience with the 'Immortal Method Compendium' to his three disciples and had them begin cultivating immediately.
The three disciples were Quasi-Immortal Kings and children of Immortal Kings, with extremely high talent and profound cultivation in the Immortal Dao. With Ye Chen's teachings, their comprehension of the 'Immortal Method Compendium' grew greatly, and they soon entered a state of Dao comprehension.
As their master for a million years, yet having been an absentee master, Ye Chen stayed this time to guide their cultivation, making up for the guilt in his heart.
Since the battle that day, and with the Eternal Great Heavenly Venerate personally descending upon the Taiyu Immortal King Pass, the alien army had not attacked for six thousand years, allowing the Taiyu Immortal King Pass to enter a brief period of peace.
During this time, the three Quasi-Immortal Kings cultivated the 'Immortal Method Compendium', deeply feeling its profound mysteries. It greatly aided their Immortal Dao, causing their comprehension of the Immortal Dao to soar continuously. Their foundational realms were already high enough, and with Ye Chen's personal guidance, in just a few thousand years, they became significantly stronger than before, even having one foot already stepped into the Immortal King domain—truly astonishing.
It was believed that before long, they could all become Immortal Kings. If this news spread, it would surely shake the Primordial Immortal Realm.
The three disciples were pleasantly surprised. Their master was indeed one of the most powerful peerless existences in the Chaos Sea, enabling them to step into the Immortal King domain so quickly. If not for their master's guidance, they believed that relying on their own comprehension, they wouldn't know how many years it would take to reach this step.
One day, Ye Chen said to them, "You have already stepped one foot into the Immortal King domain. You are at the peak of Quasi-Immortal King, also Half-Step Immortal Kings. From now on, ordinary seclusion and Dao comprehension will be difficult for breakthroughs. Instead, you should engage in battle, preferably seeking life-and-death battles with Ancient Titans or Immortal Kings. This will allow you to better sense the mysteries of the Immortal King level and more easily step into Immortal Kinghood."