Thirteen thrones, each forged from fragments of the Origin Land's primal source, were as massive as mountains, inscribed with countless secret patterns of Heavenly Venerates, corresponding to the thirteen Supreme Heavenly Venerates of the current era.
Behind them, arranged in a ring, were numerous divine seats, also as colossal as mountains, corresponding to the Great Venerables of antiquity.
When Ye Chen and the others arrived, aside from the Ten Directions Heavenly Venerate, the other Heavenly Venerate thrones at the core were occupied by three Supreme Heavenly Venerates: the Ancient Nether Heavenly Venerate, the Tai Yuan Heavenly Venerate, and the Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate—all of them hostile.
These hostile Supreme Heavenly Venerates lifted their eyes and, seeing it was the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, revealed cold expressions.
Ye Chen naturally had no intention of greeting these enemies either, simply ignoring them. However, the various Great Venerables of antiquity were quite enthusiastic, each offering a slight cupped-fist salute to Ye Chen in turn.
He responded to each in kind, then found a Heavenly Venerate throne far from the hostile Heavenly Venerates and sat down.
Kunxu Great Venerable found a Great Venerable divine seat behind Ye Chen and took his place.
Upon sitting on the Heavenly Venerate throne, Ye Chen distinctly felt his control over the Origin Land had actually strengthened somewhat.
Of course, it was only that—it couldn't increase by much.
After all, Supreme Heavenly Venerates were already among the controllers of the Origin Land.
But the fact that the Heavenly Venerate thrones could still amplify a Supreme Heavenly Venerate's power beyond their original foundation was indeed astonishing.
Truly worthy of being forged from fragments of the primal source of that bygone era.
"Hmm? This fellow seems even stronger. Have his injuries from that time healed?" The Tai Yuan Heavenly Venerate frowned. He could sense that the aura emanating from Ye Chen, this hostile Primal World Heavenly Venerate, surpassed that of the past, imposing a palpable pressure on him—truly remarkable.
The other hostile Heavenly Venerates also frowned. Though adversaries, they had to admit this young Primal World Heavenly Venerate was indeed troublesome and formidable.
Subsequently, the Heavenly Emperor, the Violet Extreme Heavenly Venerate, the Endless Heavenly Venerate, the Undying Heavenly Venerate, the Asura Heavenly Venerate, the Life-Death Heavenly Venerate, and the other Supreme Heavenly Venerates appeared one after another, each taking their seats on the Heavenly Venerate thrones.
Ye Chen exchanged greetings with the familiar Supreme Heavenly Venerables like the Heavenly Emperor, the Violet Extreme Heavenly Venerate, the Endless Heavenly Venerate, and the Undying Heavenly Venerate, but wore a cold expression towards the Tai Yuan, Wan Xuan, Ancient Nether, and Ten Directions Heavenly Venerates.
The Heavenly Venerate Assembly did not commence immediately. The atmosphere on-site grew tense, filled with a sense of oppression.
Especially between Ye Chen and the three Supreme Heavenly Venerates—Ancient Nether, Tai Yuan, and Wan Xuan—there existed a nearly irreconcilable sea of blood and hatred. Now facing each other, their terrifying heavenly might permeated the air, nearly triggering a world-shaking ultimate heavenly battle on the spot.
However, constrained by the fact that this was the Origin Heavens Palace, with the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Venerate as its palace master, they merely maintained a cold standoff.
The Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate and the others glanced at the Endless Heavenly Venerate, giving a slight nod. "Endless, congratulations on your resurrection and return."
The Endless Heavenly Venerate's relationship with these Supreme Heavenly Venerates was relatively amicable. He nodded slightly. "Thank you."
The Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate swept his gaze around. Seeing that the Endless Heavenly Venerate was sitting quite close to Ye Chen, he had originally wanted to say a few more words to him. But now, he opened his mouth only to ultimately say nothing and fell silent.
Now, anyone could see that the Endless Heavenly Venerate was on very good terms with the Chaos Heavenly Emperor and had even accepted two of the latter's children as disciples. The nature of their relationship was clear at a glance.
Thus, hoping for the Endless Heavenly Venerate to distance himself from Ye Chen was likely impossible.
Naturally, the other Great Venerables of antiquity had also arrived long ago.
Among them, even Hun Wuji and Desolate Ruins were present.
Both were Taishang Supremes, immensely powerful, infinitely close to the Great Venerable level. Moreover, their statuses were noble—one was the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Venerate's personal disciple, the other was the Desolate Heavenly Venerate's teacher. Therefore, they also had the qualification to enter.
"Indeed, both of them have the qualification to enter!"
The other Great Venerables of antiquity were somewhat surprised, but not shocked.
Because, whether in terms of identity, status, or cultivation level, both indeed had the qualification.
"So this is the Primordial King's personal disciple? Very strong. He has mastered an extremely powerful Chaos Dao technique and also comprehends the Great Dao of Time and Space. He possesses the bearing to prove the Dao of Eternity!" The Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate's gaze fell upon Hun Wuji. He could perceive Hun Wuji's extraordinary strength, which was no less than his own in his youth, perhaps even superior.
Such a heaven-defying genius had great hope of proving the Dao of Eternity. One day, he might become a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, sitting as their equal.
The Asura Heavenly Venerate said, "The Primordial King truly possesses great vision. He cultivated a Heavenly Venerate disciple in the Heavens Era, and now he intends to cultivate a second?"
As the first Supreme Heavenly Venerate of all time and the current King of Heavenly Venerates, his legendary experiences were countless.
Among his disciples, one had successfully proven the Dao of Eternity, becoming one of the Thirty-Three Supreme Heavenly Venerates.
Two Heavenly Venerates from the same lineage—that was an unparalleled tale of excellence, once the envy of Heavenly Venerates from all sides.
Unfortunately, that Heavenly Venerate disciple, during the Twilight of the Heavens, could not be saved even by the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Venerate and ultimately perished.
The Ten Directions Heavenly Venerate said, "Not only the Primordial King's personal disciple, but also Huang's teacher, Desolate Ruins. Who would have thought he succeeded in reversing life and death, severed his flawed worldly body, and cultivated anew to reach the Taishang realm. Moreover, like Hun Wuji, he is a formidable existence who holds the title of Supreme within the Taishang realm. Both are seeds with immense potential to step into the Heavenly Venerate domain. Compared to them, the so-called Heavenly Venerate Seeds and those with Heavenly Venerate Aptitude in the world today fall far short."
Although within the Origin Land, there were quite a few peerless geniuses who could reign supreme and claim invincibility at various levels, hailed as possessing Heavenly Venerate Aptitude.
But in the eyes of Supreme Heavenly Venerates like them, so-called Heavenly Venerate Aptitude or Heavenly Venerate Seeds were merely that—only possessing a slim hope of impacting the Heavenly Venerate position in the future.
They never truly took them to heart.
Throughout the ages, countless so-called Heavenly Venerate Aptitude holders and Heavenly Venerate Seeds had been born, but how many truly became Supreme Heavenly Venerates?
Countable on one's fingers!
Only those like Hun Wuji and Desolate Ruins, who hold the title of Supreme within the Taishang realm, are truly considered by Heavenly Venerates to possess the potential to impact the Heavenly Venerate position.
The Life-Death Heavenly Venerate's gaze fell upon Desolate Ruins, revealing a trace of a smile. "This fellow is also quite fortunate. And his physical body is truly powerful, walking the path of the Desolate Heavenly Venerate. With the Desolate Heavenly Venerate's prior experience, his final hope of proving the Dao is quite promising."
Although he was the Desolate Heavenly Venerate's teacher, among cultivators, the accomplished are the teachers. They naturally wouldn't address Desolate Ruins as 'senior'; being able to address him as an equal was already quite good.
The Tai Yuan Heavenly Venerate swept his gaze over Hun Wuji and Desolate Ruins, nodding slightly. "They have indeed become young dragons, possessing the qualification to become true Nine Heavens giant dragons. But it's not a certainty. Throughout the ages, how many peerless geniuses with Heavenly Venerate Aptitude, even those more outstanding than us, ultimately met their end with bodies perished and Dao extinguished. To prove the Supreme Heavenly position, talent alone is not enough. It requires various other aspects."