"However, the remaining Great Venerables were no match for the Nine Supreme Heavenly Venerates. The Nine Supreme Heavenly Venerates took action, directly and forcefully beheading several Great Venerables. Knowing they could not resist, the other Great Venerables ultimately agreed to the Heavenly Covenant."
"Of course, to monitor the Great Venerables of the myriad heavens, the Nine Supreme Heavenly Venerates, in the name of the Heavenly Venerates, established the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces, representing the thirty-three Supreme Heavenly Venerates of old. Among them, one Supreme Heavenly Venerate personally serves as the master of the Celestial Palaces. Moreover, the Great Venerables of the myriad heavens were not united; many were disciples or descendants of their respective Supreme Heavenly Venerates."
"In the end, five Great Venerables became one of the five palace masters of the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces, monitoring the Great Venerables of the myriad heavens."
"Once a Great Venerable violates the Heavenly Covenant and acts without authorization, the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces will personally take action to suppress the transgressor."
Hearing this, Ye Chen finally understood why Wanxing Taishang had dared to be so fearless before him—it was because of the Heavenly Covenant and the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces.
Great Venerables were too powerful, having even achieved the astonishing feat of slaying Supreme Heavenly Venerates, which made even the Supreme Heavenly Venerates wary. Hence, the Heavenly Covenant was established, along with the restrictions of the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces.
However, Wanxing Taishang could never have imagined that Ye Chen was not truly a Great Venerable. The so-called Heavenly Covenant and Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces simply could not restrict him.
Moreover, he was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Once he fully recovered, he would have nothing to fear from the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces.
He even intended to seek revenge against the three Supreme Heavenly Venerates who had attacked him back then—Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate, Taiyuan Heavenly Venerate, and the others.
The Heaven-Mending City Lord said gravely, "Senior, you are a Great Venerable. Although you are not a Great Venerable from the era of the Multiverse Dusk and were unaware of the Heavenly Covenant and the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces, the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces will not care. If a Great Venerable takes action, they are highly likely to come to pass judgment. You must be careful."
"It's of no concern. Let them come," Ye Chen smiled, completely unconcerned.
On the contrary, a glint of sharp light flickered in his eyes.
The origin of a Taishang realm expert could allow him to recover significantly. What if it were the origin of a Great Venerable? It contained a portion of Eternal origin. Once successfully refined, it might instantly dissolve all the Eternal shackles within his body, allowing him to reclaim his Supreme Heavenly position.
Seeing this, Ten Tribulations Emperor Heavenly Lord and the Heaven-Mending City Lord exchanged a glance, sighing inwardly, their eyes filled with worry.
They thought that Ye Chen, this Great Venerable, was fearless because he relied on his Great Venerable-level cultivation.
But the Thirty-Three Celestial Palaces contained five Great Venerable-level existences. If they took action, how could Ye Chen possibly resist?
Furthermore, the master of the Celestial Palaces was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
If a Supreme Heavenly Venerate were truly stirred, even the most powerful Great Venerable would meet their end.
Ye Chen said, "By the way, I'm quite curious—why did the Multiverse Dusk war break out back then?"
This was also his confusion.
The Multiverse Dusk war involved the thirty-three Supreme Heavenly Venerates and the hundred Great Venerables of that era.
All the peak powerhouses of the Origin Land were drawn into it.
It was said to be because of Great God Pangu.
But back then, what exactly had Great God Pangu done to trigger the outbreak of the ultimate heavenly war known as the Multiverse Dusk?
Now, as a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, Ye Chen had the right to know all of this.
Moreover, he faintly sensed that the truth behind the exile of the Heavenly Emperor, the Primordial Ancestor, the Immortal Ancestor, and others to the Deficient Primordial Realm—labeled as sinners of all ages—was not so simple.
Especially now, after achieving the status of Supreme Heavenly Venerate, he felt even more strongly that they were not ordinary.
Were they really just Taishang realm overlords?
The Heaven-Mending City Lord smiled bitterly. "My apologies, Great Venerable. If you're asking me, I don't really know. Even during the Multiverse Dusk war, I had just become a Supreme Emperor. I was merely a somewhat talented seed within the clan, selected to follow the path left by our ancestors, avoiding the calamity of extermination and preserving our lineage."
The Heaven-Mending Clan was one of the few Eternal Heavenly Races in the Origin Land to be exterminated.
As for the Heaven-Mending City Lord, though he was now a Taishang realm overlord, he had been very young back then, barely reaching the Supreme Emperor level of the Connecting Heaven realm.
At that level, one didn't even have the qualification to participate in the Multiverse Dusk war in the Origin Land.
"Great Venerable, regarding the Multiverse Dusk war back then, although I followed the Heavenly Father into battle, I truly don't know the real reason," Ten Tribulations Emperor Heavenly Lord shook his head. "I only know that before the Multiverse Dusk war, the Heavenly Father had left, and I learned that other Supreme Heavenly Venerates had also left, going to a place unknown to anyone. When the Heavenly Father returned, I noticed his expression was very grave. He told me that the Ten Tribulations Heavenly Race needed to prepare for full-scale war and also make preparations for transferring some talented clansmen."
"I was shocked at the time. Although the Heavenly Father didn't explain fully, I could tell he was preparing for the possibility of extermination."
"You must understand, the Ten Tribulations Heavenly Race was an Eternal Heavenly Race, immensely powerful. The Heavenly Father was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. In the vast world, aside from other Supreme Heavenly Venerates, who would dare claim they could annihilate our Ten Tribulations Heavenly Race?"
"At that moment, I knew something major was about to happen, and it was highly likely that an ultimate heavenly war between Supreme Heavenly Venerates would erupt!"
As the descendant of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, Ten Tribulations Emperor Heavenly Lord knew many secrets.
He had even followed Ten Tribulations Heavenly Venerate into battle during the Multiverse Dusk war.
"Although I pressed the Heavenly Father, wanting to know what had happened, why even he was not optimistic... Even if an ultimate heavenly war broke out, with the Supreme Heavenly Venerate's peerless, eternal, and indestructible cultivation, encompassing the entire Eternal Heavenly Race within the Eternal Heavenly Realm would not be a problem, sufficient to protect the Ten Tribulations Heavenly Race."
"After all, even if Supreme Heavenly Venerates initiated an ultimate heavenly war, they would be wary of each other, and a fight to the death was extremely rare."
"But I knew that since the Heavenly Father spoke like this, it meant the impending ultimate heavenly war involved not just two or three Supreme Heavenly Venerates, but likely many."
"However, the Heavenly Father did not answer me, only instructing me to make all preparations."
"Not long after, the Heavenly Father, using the transcendent means of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, laid down numerous Eternal Heavenly Runes for the Ten Tribulations Heavenly Race, left behind an Ancient Heavenly Venerate artifact, and made preparations for the ultimate heavenly war."
"When the true ultimate heavenly war began, I realized just how brutal it was."
Speaking to this point, Ten Tribulations Emperor Heavenly Lord still felt lingering fear, a flicker of terror in his eyes.
"The ultimate heavenly war, also known as the Multiverse Dusk, involved all thirty-three Supreme Heavenly Venerates throughout history, and all the Great Venerables capable of challenging Heavenly Venerates participated. No one was spared."
"I had already cultivated to the Taishang realm by then and likewise followed the Heavenly Father into battle."
"Of course, with my cultivation, I couldn't participate in the heavenly war itself. That was the ultimate heavenly war of the Supreme Heavenly Venerates; only Great Venerables could intervene."