In fact, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor once charged alone into the alien Ancient Universe, battling several alien Half-Step Overlords. In the final battle, he even engaged in a peak confrontation with a peerless Overlord like Shidai, ultimately falling.
However, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, who had survived a hundred battles without dying, had never disappointed anyone. He was undying, and in the end, he defied the heavens and returned to life.
Yet, they were only on equal footing back then.
They never expected that after leaving the Primordial Realm for an epoch, cultivating in the uniquely advantageous Origin Land at what they considered a divine speed, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, in the relatively barren exile land of the Primordial Realm, would not only surpass them but even become the strongest Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Meeting again now, he was already a Supreme existence who had reached the end of the path.
To this day, they still had a way to go before reaching the Supreme Realm.
Sovereign God, Desolate Heavenly Demon Lord, and a few others couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Henggu Great Heavenly Venerate should now be called Henggu Divine Venerate.
Upon arriving in the Origin Land, they had long since changed their old titles of Great Heavenly Venerate.
Those who were not Eternal Supremes could not be called Heavenly Venerates, otherwise they would incur immense karma—unless, like Deathless Heavenly Venerate, they possessed peerless combat power comparable to a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Ye Chen smiled, happy to see old friends again.
Not long after, some other old acquaintances like Donghuang appeared, all people he had befriended in the Primordial Realm.
It was evident that after coming to the Origin Land, these old friends from the Primordial Realm had made significant progress in their cultivation.
After all, they had cultivated in the suppressed, flawed Primordial Realm before. Being able to reach the Tai Zhen Half-Step Overlord level was enough to show how astonishing their talent was. Now, entering the vaster and flawlessly complete Origin Land, their cultivation naturally experienced a great explosion in a short time.
Everyone sat and discussed the Dao, but more often, they listened to Ye Chen's discourse.
Now, as a Supreme Heavenly Venerate who had attained Eternity through the Chaos Great Dao, his attainments in the myriad Daos were incomparably profound.
Apart from the Chaos Eternal Heavenly Dao, his attainments in other Great Daos had also surged, reaching at least the Supreme Realm level.
This was the terror of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate: mastering one Dao meant mastering all Daos.
It wasn't just Ye Chen; other Supreme Heavenly Venerates also had Supreme Realm-level attainments in the myriad Daos, but they could only reach this extent at most.
Because the Dao level above the Supreme level was the Eternal Heavenly Dao.
Even for Supreme Heavenly Venerates, it was almost impossible to elevate other Daos to the Eternal Heavenly Dao level.
Only the Chaos Eternal Heavenly Dao could give other Dao comprehensions a chance to climb to a higher level.
Ye Chen's discourse targeted the Dao each old friend cultivated, explaining Supreme Realm-level Great Daos, allowing them to gain deeper comprehension and advance considerably on their path to the Supreme Realm, benefiting profoundly.
Discussing Supreme Realm Great Daos was profoundly abstruse, often taking tens of thousands of years or more.
Because the principles and truths involved were all at the peak of heaven and earth.
However, when a Heavenly Venerate discoursed on the Dao, it was the Great Dao simplified to its utmost, explained in the simplest way.
Several days later, Ye Chen left. Desolate Heavenly Demon Lord, Sovereign God, Henggu Divine Venerate, Donghuang, and others entered a wondrous state of Dao comprehension, likely unable to awaken for tens of thousands of years.
However, it was worth mentioning that Ye Chen did not see any of the alien race, nor did he see the two former Supreme Realm Overlords, Immortal Ancestor and Shidai.
The alien race, because they had once been enemies of the Pangu Universe and even destroyed it, had long since fled into seclusion after the Heavenly Emperor returned to his throne, not daring to show themselves.
Yet, Ye Chen had always asked himself: he had never seen through the Heavenly Emperor, Shidai, and Immortal Ancestor.
It was like this in the Primordial Realm, and even now, it remained so.
Now, it was confirmed that the Heavenly Emperor had once been a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. Because of the All Heavens Dusk war, he was later forced into exile in the Primordial Realm, reincarnating to become the later Heavenly Emperor.
Ye Chen pondered: were Shidai and Immortal Ancestor also reincarnations of Supreme Heavenly Venerates?
Especially Shidai, who had always been as profound as an abyss, a truly terrifying figure.
As Ye Chen returned, more and more old friends from the Primordial Realm appeared one after another, coming to visit.
Among them, naturally, was Ye Chen's former follower—Deathless Great Heavenly Venerate. Of course, like Henggu Divine Venerate, he had also changed his name and title to Deathless Divine Venerate.
Deathless Divine Venerate had now also become a Tai Zhen Half-Step Overlord, a powerful ruler in his own right.
Cangxiong Great Heavenly Venerate, now Cangxiong Divine Venerate, naturally came as well. Lord of the Ten Thousand Ancient Metropolis, End Immortal Venerate, and several other old acquaintances also appeared. After coming to the Origin Land, some had become Tai Zhen Half-Step Overlords, while others had become Tai Xu-level Primordial Giants.
Everyone gathered, creating a lively scene.
After the brief reunion, peace returned.
However, the peace did not last long.
On this very day, a supreme expert arrived from the outside world and requested an audience with the Heavenly Emperor.
The Heavenly Emperor received this outsider in the Purple Extreme Lingxiao Palace. It was an elder, a Tai Zhen Half-Step Overlord, extremely powerful. Placed in any faction, he could directly become a high-ranking, influential figure, even dominating an ancestral land.
Yet, this elder was hunched over, his hair withered and yellow like grass, coughing intermittently. When he saw the Heavenly Emperor, he was extremely agitated, turbid tears flowing from his old eyes as he cried out excitedly, "Your Majesty, it's really you! You've finally returned."
In the Purple Extreme Lingxiao Palace, many supreme experts following the Heavenly Emperor were astonished, wondering who this Tai Zhen Half-Step Overlord was.
"Jiang Chen, it's you!"
The Heavenly Emperor recognized the visitor and personally walked down. This was one of his old generals from the past.
Back then, the most prosperous era of the Origin Land was called the All Heavens Era.
The All Heavens Dusk was the great cataclysm phase of the All Heavens Era.
During the All Heavens Era, thirty-three Supreme Heavenly Venerates were revered under heaven, ruling over the boundless Origin Land.
Some left behind Eternal Celestial Clans, while others established Heavenly Venerate-level factions.
The Heavenly Emperor was like this, establishing the Celestial Court to rule over the All Heavens.
Back then, the Heavenly Emperor was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, commanding the world with countless followers.
The Jiang Chen before him was one of the supreme experts of the ancient Celestial Court.
He was even a great general of the Celestial Court, leading billions of celestial soldiers, sitting in and guarding a vast territory on behalf of the court.
Who could have imagined that the once majestic and heroic great general of the Celestial Court would now be reduced to such a state.
Moreover, observing his condition, he bore terrifying Dao injuries that even his peerless cultivation could not heal. Otherwise, a dignified Tai Zhen Half-Step Overlord would never have fallen to such a state.
"Jiang Chen, isn't this the former Great General of the Western Heavenly Gate of the ancient Celestial Court?"
"I remember his figure in the ancient history of the Celestial Court. But weren't the great generals of the Four Heavenly Gates all Supreme Realm Overlords, commanding billions of celestial soldiers and generals, with divine might boundless? How could he have fallen to the Tai Zhen level?"
Within the Purple Extreme Lingxiao Palace, some supreme experts were followers from the Primordial Realm, while others came from the Origin Land and knew the ancient history of the Celestial Court.
Jiang Chen was once a Supreme Realm Overlord, awe-inspiring under heaven, peerless and unmatched.
But now, his cultivation had become that of a Tai Zhen Half-Step Overlord. One could imagine what terrible events he must have endured.