Hun Wuji said, "Your Majesty, the members of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion are safe and sound at the Heavenly Venerate's palace in the deepest part of the Endless Forbidden Zone, but they are trapped there. Even I, a junior, am powerless to help."
Trapped in a Heavenly Venerate's palace, and even a Taishang Supreme One was helpless?
One could imagine just how dangerous it was.
Ye Chen glanced at Hun Wuji and said, "Thank you."
Then, he said to the others, "Let's go!"
His purpose for this trip was to rescue the Chaos Heavenly Mansion group. Now that he knew their location, he naturally headed there immediately.
At this moment, Hun Wuji spoke again, "Your Majesty, this junior humbly requests to accompany you?"
Ye Chen nodded. "Granted."
Hun Wuji had ignored the immense dangers, traversing hundreds of millions of li in an instant to arrive at Ye Chen's location. This feat left all the powerhouses in awe. Even a Taishang Overlord could never accomplish such a thing; only an Ancient Great Venerable could.
Without a doubt, Hun Wuji's strength was that of a Taishang Supreme One, infinitely close to that of an Ancient Great Venerable.
Boom—
The Great Dao pierced the heavens as Ye Chen led the group towards the center of the Endless Forbidden Zone.
The Endless Forbidden Zone was vast, having been formed from the collapse of an Eternal Heavenly Realm merging with the Heavenly Venerable Mountain. Once trapped inside, even a Taishang Overlord might never find their way out in a lifetime.
Ye Chen frowned. The Endless Forbidden Zone was too large. It was formed from the disintegration of a former Eternal Heavenly Realm merging with the Heavenly Venerable Mountain. Moreover, with so many dangers, even someone as powerful as Ye Chen would find it difficult to traverse completely in a short time.
Rumble—
Ye Chen manifested the Chaos Celestial Venerable Sun upon his body. Instantly, boundless Celestial Venerable light illuminated all directions, using absolute Celestial Venerable might to disperse the endless mists within the Endless Forbidden Zone, revealing everything.
Within the Endless Forbidden Zone, as far as the eye could see, there were towering, insurmountable giant peaks, far more majestic and immense than stars.
These endless great peaks were irregular in shape.
Their surfaces were crimson red, exuding a terrifying killing intent capable of annihilating Supreme Ones of the Three Heavens Realm. Even a Tai Xu-level giant entering would easily be disturbed by this killing intent, their will confused, losing their true self.
Ye Chen knew these endless crimson peaks were all formed from the shattered remains of the Heavenly Venerable Mountain. The crimson color was dyed by Celestial Venerable blood.
All of this revealed the plight the Endless Heavenly Venerate had faced in the past.
At the very center stood a half-collapsed, infinite giant peak—the former Heavenly Venerable Mountain. It was entirely crimson, dyed with Celestial Venerable blood, exuding a terrifying Celestial Venerable killing intent.
An immensely majestic palace lay in ruins; the half-collapsed Endless Ancient City floated uncertainly, revealing the circumstances of that era.
The incomparably powerful Endless Celestial Clan had been utterly annihilated at that time.
The powerhouses marveled. This blood mist perpetually shrouded the Endless Forbidden Zone. It was said to be dyed by the blood of the Endless Heavenly Venerate from long ago and could not be dispelled.
But for Ye Chen, it was so easy. With just a wave of his hand, he dissolved the blood mist that had persisted for endless eons.
Now, under the illumination of the Celestial Venerable Sun, the blood mist dissipated, and everything within the Endless Forbidden Zone became clearly visible.
Only at the very center of the forbidden zone, on the half-collapsed Heavenly Venerable Mountain, could the Endless Ancient City be seen floating uncertainly, vast and boundless. The ancient city was stained with blood, its towering walls that reached into the starry river having collapsed in large sections.
Even more fearsome were the terrifying battle scars interwoven across the ancient city, bearing witness to the horrific war of that year.
Within the shattered Endless Ancient City, there were actually quite a few supremely powerful figures trapped, unable to leave smoothly.
This was because, within the Endless Ancient City, Heavenly Venerate Great Formations had been laid down in the past. Even though the Celestial Venerable's ancient city had shattered and the formations were damaged, they remained eternal and indestructible, still possessing extremely fearsome power.
There had been Taishang Overlords trapped inside who were directly annihilated after accidentally triggering the remnants of a Heavenly Venerate formation.
Moreover, at the central core of the Endless Forbidden Zone, three extremely terrifying Heavenly Venerate Great Formations were actually arranged here. Although somewhat incomplete, Ye Chen could still tell they were horrifying. Even an Ancient Great Venerable falling into them would face the risk of perishing.
Ye Chen frowned. He didn't understand why the Endless Heavenly Venerate had arranged three Heavenly Venerate Great Formations here back then.
Perhaps this was the barrier that even a Taishang Supreme One like Hun Wuji couldn't breach to enter the Endless Ancient City.
If it was dangerous even for an Ancient Great Venerable, let alone Hun Wuji.
The Endless Forbidden Zone became utterly clear. The Celestial Venerable Sun's illumination awakened the many supreme experts trapped in various locations within the zone. They saw the various sights of the forbidden zone and, more importantly, that immense Celestial Venerable Sun. They immediately understood that a supreme Heavenly Venerate had appeared, personally arriving in the Endless Forbidden Zone; otherwise, this would be impossible.
They were also curious about which supreme Heavenly Venerate was taking action.
When they sensed the unparalleled Chaos Heavenly Dao intent contained within that Celestial Venerable Sun, they instantly realized and respectfully bowed towards the majestic, peerless Chaos figure at the center of the Endless Forbidden Zone: "We thank His Majesty the Chaos Heavenly Emperor for intervening."
Ye Chen nodded slightly. His main purpose for coming was to find the Chaos Heavenly Mansion group.
Soon, his gaze swept across and saw several figures within the collapsed Celestial Venerable ancient palace standing at the center of the Endless Ancient City.
Among them were the Time-Space Great Emperor, Qian Xun, Yaya, and others, along with several other top-tier powerhouses from the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
They were all trapped there, unable to leave.
At the same time, he saw another unfamiliar figure.
"Hengming!"
The three Ancient Great Venerables revealed looks of pleasant surprise, because that figure was precisely the Ancient Great Venerable from long ago who had never returned. He was still alive, sitting cross-legged within the Celestial Venerable ancient palace.
"Father!"
"Your Majesty!"
Qian Xun, Yaya, and the others naturally saw Ye Chen and the group, feeling extremely excited.
Their father coming to their aid meant all dangers were over.
The three Ancient Great Venerables did not rush over immediately, because along the way, there were streaks of blood-red slaughter light, each spanning hundreds of millions of li—clearly Celestial Venerable Slaughter Light—roaming between heaven and earth.
Even an Ancient Great Venerable encountering them would face some danger.
Over the years, these blood-red slaughter lights had slain countless supreme experts who entered from the outside world.
Of course, with Ye Chen present, he simply waved his sleeve, collecting all the Celestial Venerable Slaughter Light. The immediate danger was resolved.
However, the most dangerous things were still the three Heavenly Venerate Great Formations. Even Ye Chen had to adopt a grave expression, not daring to be careless or underestimate them.
He naturally had no fear, but his loved ones were inside the Endless Ancient City. Once these incomplete Heavenly Venerate formations were triggered, they might not harm him, but they could very likely impact the Endless Ancient City. If his loved ones inside the city were harmed, that was something he did not wish to see.
Therefore, Ye Chen stopped before the three Heavenly Venerate Great Formations.
Fortunately, he was now a supreme Heavenly Venerate, and his attainment in the Dao of formations had also reached the Taishang level.
The Endless Heavenly Venerate's attainment in formations was evidently only at this level as well, not particularly high.
Ye Chen used the Chaos Eternal Heavenly Dao to break the formations, comprehending the various mysteries of the Heavenly Venerate Great Formations.