In the previous epoch, Shi Baitian had already attained the Immortal King fruit. Now, in this epoch, he had courageously broken through once more. Having passed only a billion years, he had taken that step and become an existence at the Immortal Venerable level.
It could be said that this was an exceptionally fast cultivation speed.
Generally speaking, wanting to cultivate from Immortal King to the position of Immortal Venerable was fundamentally impossible without several, or even ten or more, epochs of long, drawn-out time.
Even Pandao Immortal Venerable, who possessed a heaven-defying background, had spent nearly ten epochs cultivating from Immortal King to the position of Immortal Venerable.
Each epoch era, with its billions of years, was merely a fraction. The lifespan of an Ancient Monarch far exceeded a billion years.
One could imagine just how fast Shi Baitian's cultivation speed was.
It couldn't be considered the fastest in the world from Immortal King to Immortal Venerable, but it could absolutely rank among the top.
However, all of this was also thanks to the favor of his Master, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
Without his Master's personal guidance, his Master's profound insights into the Immortal Dao, even communicating with the origin of the Primordial Immortal World Universe to allow Shi Baitian to cultivate within the origin itself, to closely contemplate the mysteries of the Immortal World's origin, to comprehend the profundities of the Immortal Dao, and his Master's complete analysis of the Immortal Ancestor's scriptures—even with Shi Baitian's high talent, achieving the position of Immortal Venerable in the short span of a billion years would have been very difficult.
Even impossible to realize.
"Remarkable! Now even the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's disciple has attained the Immortal Venerable fruit!"
"Indeed. From what I know, Shi Baitian attained the Immortal King position only a billion years ago. How much time has passed since then? A billion years is merely the time for one of our seclusions, yet he has already attained the Immortal Venerable position once more. Truly heaven-defying."
"Truly worthy of being the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's disciple!"
"Even if the Chaos Heavenly Emperor is absent, his disciple can inherit the great legacy!"
All sides of the Chaos Sea exclaimed in amazement.
Witnessing Shi Baitian attain the Immortal Venerable position, they were all filled with envy.
Some also thought to take advantage of the situation to attack Shi Baitian, to seize his newly formed Immortal Venerable mark, perhaps using it as a shortcut to become a Primordial Giant.
But the moment this thought arose, it was immediately strangled in its cradle.
No one dared to truly act. Even knowing this was a prime opportunity to strike, who would dare?
Even though the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had disappeared for billions of years, he was the strongest person of the current era, invincible throughout the world, impossible to have perished.
Daring to lay hands on his disciple, once the Chaos Heavenly Emperor became aware, he would inevitably strike with thunderous force.
Furthermore, who could know if the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was somewhere in the Chaos Sea, silently observing his disciple undergoing the tribulation?
And, let's not forget, in the Alien Ancient Universe, there was still a Qing Tian Great Emperor, who was on intimate terms with the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, commanding the infinite might of the entire Alien Ancient Universe, surpassing ordinary Half-Step Overlords.
Boom—
Now, Shi Baitian bathed in the endless Immortal Venerable tribulation light, baptizing his own body, wantonly devouring it, utterly unafraid of the Immortal Venerable Great Calamity's bombardment.
To him, it was merely a baptism.
Over the past billion years, he had cultivated the body-refining immortal techniques left by his Master, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, embarking on the path of body refinement. Utilizing the infinite resources left by his Master, he had cultivated to the extreme.
His immortal body was indestructible and imperishable, already an Immortal Venerable's body. Now, undergoing the Immortal Venerable Great Calamity, he would be injured, but for the Great Calamity to completely destroy his Immortal Venerable body was difficult.
To kill him was even harder.
Moreover, Shi Baitian knew his Master, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, would definitely not sit idly by and watch him be annihilated by the Great Calamity.
An unknown amount of time later, a realm lay in ruins, appearing tattered and broken. The Immortal Venerable Great Calamity dissipated.
Shi Baitian was covered in blood, many parts of his body were lacerated, even exploding several times, but it wasn't a fatal issue.
He opened his mouth and devoured the remaining tribulation, replenishing himself. The pressure of an Immortal Venerable covered the Chaos Sea, causing many realms to tremble.
"Congratulations, Immortal Venerable Baitian, on attaining the Immortal Venerable position!"
From within the Chaos Sea, many venerable ones offered distant congratulations to Shi Baitian for stepping into the Immortal Venerable realm.
"Thank you, everyone."
Shi Baitian smiled faintly, then turned and returned to the Pangu Universe.
Many supreme powerers marveled. Now, even though the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had disappeared for billions of years, the Chaos lineage still stood firm and unshakable.
Not to mention the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's past prestige, which had not dissipated even after billions of years, with no one daring to infringe upon the Chaos Heaven Mansion he left behind.
Just within this lineage alone, an Immortal Venerable had now risen, equivalent to a Primordial Giant. In the current Chaos Sea, he could be considered an invincible top-tier Giant.
Pandao Immortal Venerable arrived. Billions of years had passed, and he had long since consolidated his Immortal Venerable domain, appearing even more powerful.
Now seeing Shi Baitian finally join the ranks of Immortal Venerables, he was also very happy, saying, "Shi Baitian, you have finally also become an Immortal Venerable. Achieving Immortal Venerable from Immortal King in a billion years, becoming supreme among immortals, can be counted on one's fingers throughout history. Your Master will surely be very happy when he learns of it."
Although Shi Baitian had become an Immortal Venerable, aside from his Master the Chaos Heavenly Emperor and the Qing Tian Great Emperor, looking across the current Chaos Sea, he could absolutely be ranked among the most outstanding existences. Yet he showed not the slightest arrogance, calmly stating, "This achievement can only be considered average. Back then, Master became a Taishang realm Overlord after only a few million years of cultivation. I am far behind."
Pandao Immortal Venerable sighed. "You cannot compare yourself with your Master. He is the most dazzling person in the Chaos Sea throughout history, comparable to the Heavenly Emperor and Shidai of old."
Shi Baitian nodded. He naturally knew of his Master's monstrous talent. He looked at Wang Xiong, Jian Wuhen, Yan Wu Shuang, the Primordial Demon God, and the other senior and junior brothers who had come, saying, "I have gone a step ahead. You must also work hard. One day, follow in Master's footsteps and enter the Origin Land."
The several nodded, their gazes blazing hot. They all knew their Master had a great goal, hoping to one day step into the Origin Land.
They all knew that even though their Master had long since disappeared for billions of years, and even they did not know his whereabouts, they knew their Master had always been on the road, persevering unwaveringly.
If they wanted to keep up with their Master's pace, they must definitely become stronger.
Immortal Venerable, Primordial Giant—this was the most basic foundation.
Because in the future, they would inevitably enter the Origin Land. The Origin Land contained endless, even more terrifying powerhouses. Half-Step Overlords and even Taishang realm Overlords would likely far surpass those in the Chaos Sea.
Without a certain level, they would be unable to follow their Master in battle within the Origin Land.
"By the way, have the people Master asked us to search for appeared?"
Shi Baitian suddenly asked.
Wang Xiong, Jian Wuhen, Yan Wu Shuang, the Primordial Demon God, and the other senior and junior brothers all shook their heads. Over the years, they had been searching constantly, but unfortunately, there was no trace.
Those people seemed to have completely vanished from the Chaos Sea.
However, it could be confirmed that they had not been seen heading to the Origin Land.
So, where exactly were they?
With the current influence of the Chaos Heaven Mansion, the current Pangu Universe, and the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's peerless influence in the current era, they actually still could not find any trace of their existence.