"Immovable?" Ye Chen was slightly taken aback.
"That's right, precisely 'Immovable'!" The Desolate Heavenly Venerate nodded, as if recalling something, revealing a rare trace of reverence. "Immovable as a mountain! The self remains unmoving, the heavens cannot be shaken. Standing there, even if a Supreme Heavenly Venerate arrives, they cannot move him!"
Hearing this, Ye Chen was astonished.
To stand there, unshakable by the heavens, unmovable even by a Supreme Heavenly Venerate—what terrifying defensive power that must be.
Even the Desolate Heavenly Venerate, who had proven the Dao to Eternity through his immortal flesh body, would not dare make such a claim, because when confronting other Heavenly Venerates, he would still be moved.
During their duel, when Ye Chen had punched him, even though it hadn't truly injured his flesh body, he had still been forced back.
"The Primordial King is hailed as the Absolute Defense!" The Desolate Heavenly Venerate said solemnly. "Back then, when the Calamity Executors descended, the Primordial King stood there, letting them attack however they wished. He remained immovable as a mountain. No Calamity Executor could breach his defense, including those at the Heavenly Venerate level. They could only watch helplessly. That was the Primordial King's strongest state."
Even attacks from Heavenly Venerate-level great terrors could not break his defense; it truly deserved the title of Absolute Defense.
Ye Chen could almost imagine that scene. Those Calamity Executors must have been utterly despairing.
"Anyway, I've never seen anyone capable of breaking the Primordial King's Absolute Defense," the Desolate Heavenly Venerate shook his head. "If there is anyone in this world who could possibly break the Primordial King's defense, it would probably only be the Pangu King! However, after the Pangu King and the Primordial King became Kings of Heavenly Venerates, no one has ever seen them fight. Perhaps they have, but no one knows."
Immortality, Immovability, and Strength represented three severed paths of Physical Body Proving the Dao to Eternity.
In other words, if Ye Chen wished to prove the Dao through his flesh body, he would have to seek out a new path to Eternity outside of these three.
Regarding the path of Physical Body Proving the Dao to Eternity, Ye Chen now had gained several new insights.
Immediately after, the Desolate Heavenly Venerate continued his explanations.
It must be said that as a Supreme Heavenly Venerate who had proven the Dao to Eternity through his flesh body, the Desolate Heavenly Venerate's comprehension and understanding of the body refinement path were arguably the greatest in the world. Perhaps only the Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the fallen Great God Pangu could be mentioned in the same breath in this aspect.
The Desolate Heavenly Venerate's insights into Physical Body Proving the Dao to Eternity were profound. Many of his viewpoints shattered Ye Chen's preconceptions, and each mention benefited Ye Chen immensely.
Often, the Desolate Heavenly Venerate would even demonstrate personally.
Clearly, it was just his flesh body, devoid of any trace of Dao law power. Yet, when a single drop of blood fell, it also contained myriad Dao laws, unique and different, radiating a special brilliance.
Ye Chen sensed that this was a unique power of the Great Dao, originating from the human body itself.
From his weak early days, he had understood that the human body contained infinite hidden treasures.
One of the major cultivation realms he had practiced was called the Saint Treasury Realm, specifically dedicated to excavating the various divine treasury powers within one's own body. Abilities like the Heaven's Gaze were all derived from excavating one's own divine treasures.
The Desolate Heavenly Venerate said, "Those who prove the Dao to Eternity through the flesh body are excavating their own latent potential. They need to break free from their own comprehension of this world's Dao and use their own self to comprehend..."
As a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, Ye Chen's comprehension of the myriad Daos had reached the Taishang level. Naturally, he could tell these were all extremely useful experiences, not falsehoods. Yet, on another level, he was quite puzzled: why was the Desolate Heavenly Venerate willing to explain all this to him?
This discussion of the Dao lasted for ten thousand years.
After ten millennia, Ye Chen's comprehension of Physical Body Proving the Dao to Eternity had reached an extremely deep level. He stood up and gave the Desolate Heavenly Venerate a serious bow of gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your explanations. I have benefited immensely. Such great kindness is beyond mere thanks. In the future, if there is anything you need, I will certainly spare no effort to assist!"
For this, he could only leave behind a promise.
Great kindness is beyond words!
The Desolate Heavenly Venerate sighed lightly. "Chaos Fellow Daoist, you exaggerate. If you can break through before the Quantitative Calamity and become a King of Heavenly Venerates, then there will be greater hope of resisting the calamity!"
This made Ye Chen feel an even greater respect for the Desolate Heavenly Venerate. To explain all his most precious experiences without reservation—at the very least, he himself could not do such a thing.
Ye Chen left the Primordial Chaos Palace.
Gazing at his departing figure from afar, the Desolate Heavenly Venerate remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "I hope the Primordial King's decision is correct!"
Returning to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, Ye Chen immediately began closed-door cultivation.
This time, he had gained unprecedented, enormous harvests from his discussions with the Desolate Heavenly Venerate. He now needed to digest all those teachings on the Dao.
Simultaneously, Ye Chen also began attempting to set foot on the path of Physical Body Proving the Dao to Eternity, hoping to successfully prove the Dao to Eternity through his flesh body.
Only by proving the Dao to Eternity through the flesh body could one become a King of Heavenly Venerates.
Ye Chen sealed himself within a specially opened Primordial Chaos Ancient Universe, giving orders that unless it was a matter of utmost importance, he was not to be disturbed.
The Chaos Heavenly Emperor entering seclusion surprised no one. After all, even Supreme Heavenly Venerates would occasionally enter closed-door cultivation. Many Heavenly Venerates would even fall into deep slumber, comprehending the Dao and cultivating within their sleep, passing endless years.
Time holds no meaning in the mountains; days pass unknowingly.
Ye Chen cultivated in seclusion, and in the blink of an eye, a hundred thousand years had passed.
A hundred thousand years was a very long time for cultivators below the God King level, but for those above the God King level, it was very short.
Over these hundred thousand years, the competition remained incredibly fierce, earth-shattering in every sense.
This was because other Heavenly Venerate ruins had emerged one after another. Some even discovered that a Supreme Heavenly Venerate who had fallen in ancient times seemed to have returned.
The struggle for supremacy in this great era had reached an unprecedented level of intensity.
Even Hun Wuji and Desolate Ruins, those two Taishang Supremes, were not spared. Taishang Kings from other Heavenly Eras came to challenge them, not believing themselves to be much weaker.
Of course, no one had yet attempted to break through to the Supreme Heavenly position, nor had any Great Venerates been born.
Because a hundred thousand years was too short; it was simply impossible to complete the accumulation required before impacting the Heavenly Venerate realm.
Instead, a group of peerless Heaven's Prides had emerged, rising from weakness to prominence, fighting their way to the Monarch level and preparing to impact the Supreme One realm.
Of course, even if they became Supreme Ones, they still wouldn't catch the eye of the peak-level Taishang Kings, let alone pose any threat to their attempts to impact the Heavenly Venerate realm.
However, the rise of generation after generation of peerless Heaven's Prides invisibly added to the strength of the Land of Origin.
Given time, once these peerless Heaven's Prides grew up, they would eventually become a vital force for the Land of Origin, helping the various Heavenly Venerates and Great Venerates resist the arrival of the Quantitative Calamity.
Naturally, this would still require a long period of accumulation.
And the various Heavenly Venerates and Great Venerates promoting the continued flourishing of the myriad Daos could help these peerless Heaven's Prides shorten their accumulation time, allowing them to reach higher levels faster.
A hundred thousand years later, suddenly, earth-shattering, terrifying commotion erupted from the long-sealed Chaos Heavenly Hall. Boundless Primordial Chaos Ancient Qi spread out, instantly piercing through the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, affecting the entire Chaos Heavenly Domain, and even shaking several other Eternal Heavenly Domains.