"Fa... father!"
Father and son met, neither having expected their reunion to occur under such circumstances.
Qian Xun was deeply moved, finding it hard to believe that his father was truly still alive. The family had not been mistaken after all. Indeed, his father could not possibly have died, having survived time and again.
He could sense Ye Chen's origin aura, confirming it beyond doubt. Moreover, the bloodline connection thicker than water was impossible to imitate.
On the other hand, he was also shocked by his father's cultivation realm. As a colossus from antiquity and a descendant of Ye Chen's bloodline, he could vaguely sense his father's true realm, which was no less formidable than in the past.
However, his father's re-condensed Chaos Saint Soul was clearly within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion in the Pangu Universe—a soul power at the Half-Step Overlord level. Yet, the father before him possessed soul power not inferior to that Chaos Saint Soul within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
If the two great Saint Souls were to merge, how powerful would his father become?
"You've done well, becoming a colossus in your own right. You've even cultivated the Great Dao of Time and Space to this level, no less than the Primordial Chaos Emperor Sovereign of old," Ye Chen said with a smile. It was somewhat beyond his expectations that his eldest son had become a colossus from antiquity.
Although Qian Xun's talent was strong, it was only on par with the children of Immortal Dao practitioners and Supreme Ones—all were Supreme Geniuses at the Great Perfection level. Even the children of Immortal Kings and colossi, after becoming Supreme Ones, could not rely on their bloodline to progress further; they could only depend on themselves.
Ye Junlin was special. Inheriting the bloodlines of both him and A Beinu, he became a Chaos True Dragon no less than the Primal Dragon, became a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor, journeyed to where the Heavenly Emperor was trapped, experienced countless life-and-death battles, and with the different flow of time there, only became a Chaos colossus of the Primordial Generation level when the Heavenly Emperor returned.
But Qian Xun was different. Being able to become a colossus from antiquity within a mere two million years was enough to demonstrate his extraordinary nature.
Qian Xun, the Chaos Sea's fearsome and renowned War God Sovereign, scratched his head somewhat sheepishly before Ye Chen at this moment.
"And this is?" Qian Xun looked at the Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate, fully able to sense the latter's terrifying presence. Even though he was now very strong, hailed as the War God Sovereign, he inwardly felt an intense sense of oppression. Clearly, the other party was powerful, far stronger even than his three Immortal King junior brothers.
"This is the Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate, one of the most powerful innate Chaos Demons of the Chaos Sea," Ye Chen introduced to Qian Xun.
The Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate looked at Qian Xun, also revealing a trace of surprise, and sighed, "Worthy of being his descendant. You are indeed extraordinary, possessing a supreme battle physique at the colossus from antiquity level, along with the corresponding realm. In my day, when I was at the colossus from antiquity level, I was much the same as you."
Those whose both physical body and cultivation realm had reached the colossus from antiquity level were not many, even when considering the entire Chaos Sea throughout all ages.
Such individuals already possessed the strength to challenge Primordial Generation colossi.
When Qian Xun learned that this Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate, the supreme powerhouse among Primordial Generation colossi, was actually his father's follower, he was greatly astonished. But thinking of his father's invincibility, he understood.
Probably only someone as stunningly peerless as his father could subdue such a supreme Primordial Generation colossus as a follower.
Similarly, upon learning that Ye Chen had been awake for tens of thousands of years, Qian Xun looked at his father with some resentment, blaming him for why he had delayed sending news to his family for so long.
Ye Chen shook his head. "The information about my revival and return is too sensitive. If you had known, your emotions would certainly have fluctuated, and I had not yet achieved Perfection in the Immortal Dao. I still needed some time."
Upon learning that his father intended to evolve the Immortal Dao to the Half-Step Overlord level as well, Qian Xun was speechless for a long time.
This was his father, the invincible Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
During their conversation, father and son also learned about the current situation of the Pangu Universe and the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
With the Heavenly Emperor's return and the presence of this peerless Overlord, the Pangu Universe was unprecedentedly stable. The Alien Ancient Universes did not dare to invade lightly.
Moreover, the return of the strongest colossi like the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Defying Heaven War Lord, Tai Sheng Huang, the Time-Space Great Emperor, and the Six Paths Great Emperor, along with the successive return of the Pangu Universe's Supreme Emperors over the past million years, had made the Pangu Universe increasingly prosperous and powerful.
Especially the two battle maniacs, the Battle Saint Ancestor and the Defying Heaven War Lord—not just one of them personally charged into the Alien Ancient Universes, having once slain several alien colossi, staining the Chaos Sea with blood and causing heavy casualties to the Alien Ancient Universes.
In fact, Ye Chen had learned much of this over these tens of thousands of years and nodded slightly.
Otherwise, why would he have stayed so long in the Primordial Immortal Realm instead of going to the Pangu Universe?
With the Heavenly Emperor and others guarding the Pangu Universe, he was very much at ease.
As for the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, under the management of Qian Xun, Ye Junlin, and others over the past million years, it had flourished day by day, becoming more prosperous and powerful than in the past, to an almost inconceivable degree. It could be said to be unparalleled throughout history, with few forces able to rival it.
Implicitly, it was called the number one force in the Pangu Universe by all living beings.
Currently, the one serving as the new master of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion was Ye Junlin. Because he was also a Chaos colossus, hailed by the world as having perfectly inherited everything from Ye Chen, he was the most suitable to serve as the new master.
After refusing multiple times, Ye Junlin had no choice but to assume the responsibility of the new master. However, he publicly declared it was only temporary management, and he would immediately step down once Ye Chen returned.
When asked when Ye Chen would return to the Pangu Universe, Ye Chen only replied, "When the time comes, I will naturally return."
Qian Xun did not press further. Just knowing his father was still alive made him very happy.
Although very reluctant to part with Ye Chen, Qian Xun was not idle. Over the years, the Chaos Burial Ground had allied with the Alien Ancient Universes. Incited by the Alien Ancient Universes, the Chaos Burial Ground had dispatched a terrifying army, stationed outside the Pangu Pass, engaging in battle time and again.
Among them were several Heavenly Sovereigns at the colossus from antiquity level, constantly lingering behind the battlefield, monitoring the Pangu Universe.
For this reason, Qian Xun had fought the Heavenly Sovereign colossi of the Chaos Burial Ground many times, even nearly slaying one. Although the opponent ultimately escaped by luck, Qian Xun was hence called the War God Sovereign.
The entire Chaos Sea acknowledged Qian Xun's peerless strength, considering him to be the second Battle Saint Ancestor.
Qian Xun cherished the time spent with his father Ye Chen, and Ye Chen often provided guidance on Qian Xun's cultivation difficulties.
After staying in the Primordial Immortal Realm for about a month, Qian Xun finally had to return to the Pangu Universe.
Ye Chen remained in the Primordial Immortal Realm to cultivate, quietly meditating.
Time passed quietly, and another thirty thousand years went by.
During this period, Ye Chen had also comprehended the "Immortal Method Compendium" to its extreme, reaching the Immortal Venerate level—no less than his past comprehension of the Immortal Dao, even a step higher and more comprehensive.
Then, he integrated the various insights from his two journeys of cultivating immortality.
Boom—
This time, Ye Chen's comprehension of the Immortal Dao reached its utmost extreme. With a long roar, Immortal light became boundless. The Primordial Immortal Realm trembled greatly, descending with billions of layers of auspicious colors. Countless phenomena appeared, all of them auspicious signs.
The Immortal Dao had become Half-Step Overlord!