"Good. From this day forward, you are my disciple. Follow your master back to the mansion for now. You will reappear on the Starry Sky Ancient Path later." Ye Chen spoke, and with a flick of his sleeve, he took Zhou Fan away.
As for Ye Wudao, there were not many instructions. It was a state of complete laissez-faire. Moreover, he trusted the two Primordial Giants, the Human Sovereign and the Six Paths Great Emperor, and was very much at ease.
Returning to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, Ye Chen led Zhou Fan into the Chaos Heavenly Hall.
It was Zhou Fan's first time entering such a magnificent and colossal hall as the Chaos Heavenly Hall. It was truly vast and boundless, containing its own universe within, like an immense great world—limitless and immeasurable. A magnificent starry sky stretched overhead, with billions of stars converging into brilliant, cascading star rivers, showering down immeasurable stellar power.
What's more, a massive sun hung suspended. What surprised Zhou Fan was that this was no ordinary sun, but a Chaos Great Sun. At its most intensely Yang, endless Chaos accompanied its radiant light, giving birth to the Myriad Daos and all things—truly miraculous.
On the other side, a bright moon hung in the sky, also a Chaos Bright Moon. Its moonlight was hazy, illuminating with the intent of Chaos.
One Yin, one Yang, born from the two poles derived from Chaos, also representing the profound and unfathomable nature of its Dao.
Faced with such a magnificent Chaos Heavenly Hall, even though Zhou Fan had experienced much during his three-hundred-year Samsara, he still revealed a deep sense of awe at this moment. But he quickly regained his composure, displaying a state of mind that was extraordinary among the masses.
Ye Chen turned to face Zhou Fan, revealing a faint smile. "If your master hasn't guessed wrong, when you reincarnated in Samsara, you likely experienced a lifetime from mortal to Immortal Venerable One within a mere three hundred years, correct?"
Zhou Fan was greatly startled, looking at Ye Chen with shock and terror, as if unable to believe why his master would know of his Samsara experience. For that was a secret belonging solely to him, unknown to anyone.
In fact, during his reincarnation in Samsara, he had indeed experienced a lifetime from the mundane to an Immortal Venerable One. But it was not real; it was a dream. Because Zhou Fan knew he had merely, by leveraging the peculiarities of Samsara, accidentally come into contact with the legendary life of a fallen, peerless Immortal Venerable One.
To outsiders, it was only a short three hundred years. But to Zhou Fan, it felt like countless epochs long—born in the early days of the Primordial Immortal World, then rising step by step, finally attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal, then rising further to become an Immortal King, and over the long ages, accumulating step by step to become a peerless Immortal Venerable One, suppressing all heavens and overlooking Ten Thousand Ancient Times.
Precisely because of this, Zhou Fan had accidentally obtained that Immortal Venerable One's lifetime memories. Within a mere three hundred years, he immersed himself in that Immortal Venerable One's legendary life, completely substituting himself into those memories, even mistakenly believing he *was* that Immortal Venerable One.
Three hundred years later, after Zhou Fan passed through Samsara, he awoke as if from a great dream, emerging from the lifetime memories of the Great Dream Immortal Venerable.
Thus, Zhou Fan was able to break through realms. After experiencing Samsara, he repaired the defects in the three great realms and nine heavens in the shortest time, bringing them all to the perfection of the tenth heaven.
Moreover, this allowed him to rise step by step in the subsequent period, gradually growing to his current level, becoming one of the strongest Heaven's Prides of the present era.
Ye Chen smiled. "You can rest assured on this point. Your master did not perform a soul search on you; it's just that your master has special methods. This can be considered a stroke of fortune for you. During Samsara, you were fortunate to obtain the inheritance of the Great Dream Immortal Venerable's Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ancient Times Dao, gaining his lifetime of Immortal Venerable cultivation memories. For you, this is a good thing. But you must remember: even though you obtained the Great Dream Immortal Venerable's memories, you are still you, not the Great Dream Immortal Venerable."
Zhou Fan felt as if enlightened, instantly sobering up. He bowed deeply to Ye Chen with a grand salute, saying solemnly, "Thank you for your guidance, Master. This disciple understands."
"Very good." Ye Chen revealed a trace of a smile. "Although you obtained the Immortal Venerable inheritance of the Great Dream Immortal Venerable, you have not yet reached the ultimate level that an Immortal Venerable should have in their youth in all aspects. In the coming years, follow your master in cultivation for a period. When your master deems you have reached that level, you may continue to venture out and compete for supremacy."
Zhou Fan hurriedly said, "I respectfully obey my master's command."
Two hundred years later, Zhou Fan left the Chaos Heavenly Mansion and re-entered the Starry Sky Ancient Path. This time, he surpassed his former self. He made a name for himself on the Starry Sky Ancient Path, fighting his way to the depths of the ancient path with a peerless, invincible bearing, becoming one of the young, invincible Overlords there. He suppressed numerous exceptional Heaven's Prides and could contend with Ye Wudao's brilliance. They once had a great battle, fiercely fighting for over a thousand exchanges without a clear victor.
From then on, Zhou Fan's name thoroughly shook the Starry Sky Ancient Path. Because boundless immortal light swirled around his body, he cultivated the immortal Dao system. With Ye Chen's help, a small Immortal World was constructed within his body, even connecting to the Primordial Immortal World, allowing him to constantly devour Immortal World immortal energy for cultivation. This created a self-contained immortal Dao system cycle within him, no longer restricted on the path of cultivation.
Ye Chen sat upright within the Chaos Heavenly Hall, his gaze piercing through all things, seeing Zhou Fan at an infinite distance. Then, he silently deduced the Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ancient Times immortal technique in his heart, sighing inwardly. This immortal technique was indeed infinitely profound, greatly benefiting him and giving him many insights.
"If I cultivate with this method, I might be able to complete that technique ahead of schedule. In the future, even if I cannot obtain the final third of the Eternal Great Dao from the Primordial Generation, I might still be able to use the Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ancient Times and that technique to completely perfect the Chaos Great Dao." Ye Chen murmured to himself.
Thus, after another hundred years, another peerless Heaven's Pride emerged, shaking the Starry Sky Ancient Path. He successively defeated multiple descendants of Supreme Ones and descendants of Giants, standing majestically in the depths of the starry sky. Boundless light of faith shimmered around his body, with billions of stars erecting his divine statues. Countless living beings sang praises of his name, having faith in his person.
Without a doubt, this was a peerless Heaven's Pride who had walked an extremely long path in the Dao of Faith, and he was incomparably powerful, possessing the bearing of an Ancient Path Overlord!
The appearance of this person, who defeated numerous Supreme Heaven's Prides possessing Emperor bearing, emerging out of nowhere, was also considered by the world to be a formidable rival for Ancient Path Overlords like Ye Wudao and Zhou Fan.
Several decades later, this person and Zhou Fan met at the 281st Trial Ancient Pass. Outsiders once believed a terrifying battle would occur, but the final result was that the two Ancient Path Overlords embraced each other. Especially when they heard Zhou Fan call that Ancient Path Overlord of the Faith Dao 'Senior Brother,' everyone was stunned.
Soon, the world came to understand: this person was actually a former personal disciple of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor—Yan Wu Shuang.
He was a disciple from when the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was still on the Ultimate Ancient Path, who sacrificed himself to save the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
After more than two million years, he had finally revived. Moreover, he displayed peerless, matchless talent. In this most terrifying Emperor trial, he rose like a Ten Thousand Ancient Times Emperor Star, vast and majestic, illuminating the Ten Thousand Ancient Times starry sky, powerful and boundless.
Zhou Fan had long known of this Senior Brother Yan Wu Shuang. And although Yan Wu Shuang was now at the same level as them—a Quasi-Monarch—his seniority was higher than even Wang Xiong, Jian Wu Hen, and Shi Bai Tian, who were now Quasi-Immortal Kings. He was the senior brother ranked most at the forefront.