An ancient Heavenly Gate spanned the deepest part of the Origin Ancient Path, embedded there. The prehistoric patterns upon it were rapidly reviving, one after another, ancient pictures emerging, reflecting a special, radiant light.
In a daze, it seemed as if the true Origin Path had been opened. Behind it, grand and magnificent scenes appeared one after another.
There was a vast, boundless ancient continent, even surpassing the Origin Ancient Path itself.
There were majestic Emperor Stars spanning the heavens, shining upon all realms.
There were Supreme Beings soaring through the skies.
There were Giants of Ten Thousand Ancient Times seated cross-legged in the starry void, drawing upon the light of countless Supreme Emperor Stars to nourish themselves, and even wispy strands of Eternal Power were being inhaled and exhaled, strengthening their forms.
There were Taishang realm Overlords evolving great universes, mastering infinite creation.
And even more, there were supreme, peerless Eternal Heavenly Venerates overlooking the boundless, endless expanse, birthing great universes with a single thought, evolving the myriad Daos, giving birth to all living beings—a creation of billions, a method unimaginable even to Half-Step Overlords.
It made all the supreme powers of the heavens yearn for it.
That was the legendary Origin Land, the land of origin where one could prove the Eternal Great Dao.
The Heavenly Emperor, Shidai, the Immortal Ancestor, Taishang Zhenyuan, and the other four Taishang realm Overlords wore inscrutable expressions, as if filled with a myriad of complex emotions.
Universe Great Emperor revealed a look of longing, murmuring softly to himself, "Is that the Origin Land where the Great God Pangu swept through the heavens and dominated the Ten Thousand Ancient Times?"
Although he was a Taishang realm Overlord cultivated from the divine spirit of the Pangu Axe, the Great God Pangu had expended far too much when he reopened the Primal Realm and re-opened the forty-nine Chaos Ancient Universes, ultimately exhausting his strength and perishing. As the divine spirit of the Pangu Axe, he too had nearly been annihilated from the world.
It was the Great God Pangu, before his nirvana, who protected him, allowing him to revive anew. But he lost all memories of the past, like a newborn infant, forced to cultivate all over again.
Yet he knew that his true form, the Pangu Axe, was the weapon of the Great God Pangu. Naturally, he worshipped the Great God Pangu immensely, even his appearance was extremely similar to the Great God Pangu of old.
Otherwise, the seven Half-Step Overlords of the Guardian lineage wouldn't have exclaimed in shock, once suspecting he was the Great God Pangu revived.
Especially knowing that on the Origin Continent, the Great God Pangu was not merely one of the thirty-three invincible Eternal Heavenly Venerates of yore, but even overshadowed many Heavenly Venerates, possessing the latent strength to become the King of Heavenly Venerates, his admiration was even more profound.
In the heart of Universe Great Emperor, the Great God Pangu was like a father figure, filling him with longing, wanting to know more about the Great God Pangu's various deeds from the past.
All of this, he could learn by entering the Origin Land.
Almost everyone present felt a surge of longing.
At this moment, Ye Chen only felt the Chaos Great Dao within his body inexplicably resonate with a special sensation, as if something was resonating with his Chaos Great Dao, seemingly gradually moving towards completion.
He knew that within lay the true Eternal Great Dao, not something the Deficient Primal Realm of the Chaos Sea could compare to. Once he entered, he could even smoothly complete the final perfection of his Chaos Great Dao in a short time, prove the Dao and become Emperor, even impact the legendary Eternity.
However, that was not yet the true Origin Land. They could not smoothly reach the Origin Land.
Shidai's gaze was profoundly deep. All of this seemed within his expectations, or perhaps there were other stirring emotions, but he did not reveal them.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
After the Heavenly Gate opened, scenes continued to appear, but the other forty-eight Origin Sacred Artifacts were not useless. They suddenly flew out, landing one by one within the Heavenly Gate, competing and intertwining in brilliance, deducing a special, mysterious passage that pierced through the mysterious land.
Faintly, a transcendent, supreme Eternal aura descended majestically from behind the Heavenly Gate.
The supreme powers of the heavens all wore fervent expressions.
Was the land behind the gate the Origin Land?
An unparalleled Giant couldn't contain his excitement and directly charged over, wanting to be the first to enter the Origin Land.
Boom!
However, the moment he entered, this supreme powerhouse who had reached the level of a Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giant was instantly shattered to pieces. His entire person exploded into nothingness behind the Heavenly Gate, turning into a mist of blood.
The supreme powers of the heavens were horrified.
Visible to the naked eye, an incomparably massive, supremely majestic figure stood behind the Heavenly Gate, emanating an extremely terrifying heavenly might. It was clearly a Heavenly Thought left behind by an Eternal Heavenly Venerate, guarding this place, coldly watching the supreme powers of the heavens.
The seven surviving Half-Step Overlords of the Guardian lineage were all present, sneering, "Did you really think gathering the Origin Sacred Artifacts would allow you to return to the Origin Land? No, that is merely a sliver of opportunity granted by the Eternal Heavenly Venerate to you exiled sinners of the Deficient Primal Realm. To go to the Origin Land, you must still pass the trial left behind by the Eternal Heavenly Venerate."
The expressions of the supreme powers of the heavens changed. They still needed to pass a trial left by an Eternal Heavenly Venerate?
That would be an Eternal-level trial. They had no confidence they could pass it.
Even the slightest carelessness could lead to being shattered to pieces.
That Ten Thousand Ancient Times Giant was proof, annihilated completely in an instant, dead beyond dead.
However, the five Taishang realm Overlords were fearless. They stepped forward, striding into it, attacking together.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Heavenly Emperor, Shidai, the Immortal Ancestor, Taishang Zhenyuan, and Universe Great Emperor—five Taishang realm Overlords. Each one was a famously supreme Overlord in the outside world, with only peers, none surpassing them, having dominated the Chaos Sea for endless epochs.
Now joining forces, they could be said to kill gods if gods blocked them, kill buddhas if buddhas blocked them, sweeping through everything.
Boom! Rumble! Rumble!
The magnificent world behind the Heavenly Gate was more like a trial great world that had been evolved, only astonishingly vast, not inferior to the Origin Ancient Path.
During the intense battle, that Heavenly Thought of the Eternal Heavenly Venerate could mobilize terrifying power capable of killing Half-Step Overlords, sweeping forward, displaying unimaginable supreme methods, directly sweeping through, wanting to kill the five Taishang realm Overlords right there, preventing them from advancing further.
"Hah, just a Heavenly Thought of an Eternal. No matter which Eternal your true self is, if you think you can stop This Sovereign like this, it's nothing but wishful thinking."
From within came the cold words of an unknown Taishang realm Overlord, filled with arrogance, disdain, and contempt, not placing a Heavenly Thought of an Eternal Heavenly Venerate in his eyes at all.
During the fierce battle, the Heavenly Thought of the Eternal Heavenly Venerate was forcefully blasted apart, turning into a sky full of misty rain.
There, endless light rain scattered, rushing towards the Origin Ancient Path, all containing the essence of Eternal Power. The supreme powers of the heavens inhaled it, all revealing a flicker of desire.
Was this Eternal Power?
It truly was the highest-level energy surpassing the Chaos Sea.
Only the experts of the two major forces, the Origin Saint Race and the Eternal Heaven Realm, remained calm.
Of course, the vast majority of the Eternal Power was inhaled by the five Taishang realm Overlords, their auras growing even more formidable.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Suddenly, in the final stretch of the path behind the Heavenly Gate, thirty-three majestic passes appeared, each one surpassing any pass or immortal gate seen in the present world.