From this moment, Ye Chen officially became a guest elder of the Heaven-Mending Clan.
Because Ye Chen was already a Tongtian Realm giant, and a pure physical body cultivator at that, he had even exchanged hundreds of moves with the Young Venerate without falling behind.
Although that was because the Young Venerate hadn't displayed his full strength, it still demonstrated Ye Chen's formidable nature; he was by no means ordinary, becoming a relatively important and high-status guest elder within the Heaven-Mending Clan.
However, Butian Hall, as the Heavenly Venerate ancient hall of the Heaven-Mending Clan, was not a place even the direct lineage members of the Heavenly Race could enter at will; they had to wait.
Naturally, the Young Venerate, as the youngest son of the Heaven-Mending Clan Patriarch, held an even more noble status. Clearly wishing to befriend Ye Chen, he quickly led him into Butian Hall.
Butian Hall was majestic and vast, the ancient hall of the Heaven-Mending Heavenly Venerate from ages past, exceptionally extraordinary, bearing the traces of a Heavenly Venerate. If not for suffering the most terrifying calamity during the Twilight of the Heavens, it would have been far more magnificent and immortal than it was now.
Upon stepping inside, Ye Chen could sense a supreme, lofty aura of the Heavenly Dao circulating imperceptibly.
He had heard that Supreme Heavenly Venerates were great existences on equal footing with the Origin Heavenly Dao, even creating their own unique Eternal Heavenly Daos.
It was precisely because they controlled Eternal Heavenly Daos that Supreme Heavenly Venerates were the invincible great existences of the myriad heavens.
Yet, Ye Chen had a peculiar illusion: the Heavenly Dao was supreme, yet it didn't give him much sense of oppression.
Could it be that he truly was, as Zhen Tian War God had said, the offspring of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate?
"Brother Ye, as a guest elder of my Heaven-Mending Clan, you can comprehend within Butian Hall for a century during each era," said the Young Venerate of the Heaven-Mending Clan.
In the Origin Land, a Chaos Era was the largest unit of time. Each Chaos Era contained roughly a hundred epochs.
And each epoch, similarly spanning billions of years, was also divided into different eras. Based on the differences of each Chaos Era, they were basically divided into ten eras.
Being able to comprehend for a century within one era was already a special favor granted to Ye Chen due to the Young Venerate's status. It was evident the Young Venerate held Ye Chen in high regard.
"Thank you, Young Venerate," Ye Chen expressed his gratitude. He naturally understood the significance and was quite appreciative.
Although there was an element of recruitment involved, if the other party had initially used Butian Hall as a condition, Ye Chen would have still joined.
But the Young Venerate hadn't done so, which showed he was a man of principle, disdaining to recruit Ye Chen through such means.
"Brother Ye, when the hundred-year period ends, remember to leave on time. Otherwise, even I, the Young Venerate, would have difficulty explaining," the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate instructed.
"Rest assured, Young Venerate," Ye Chen readily agreed. Although the Young Venerate held a noble status, he couldn't show too much favoritism.
Being able to enter Butian Hall to comprehend for a century was already an excellent opportunity; one shouldn't be too greedy.
After the Young Venerate left, Ye Chen sat cross-legged within Butian Hall. Besides him, there were several other guest elders of the Heaven-Mending Clan, all without exception giant figures—either Tongtian Realm or Taixu Realm, with overwhelmingly powerful cultivation.
Butian Hall, except on rare occasions when it received honored guests, was usually closed, granted to guest elders or important clan members for cultivation.
Precisely because of this, it attracted many top-tier experts to successively join the Heaven-Mending Clan, either as members or guest elders.
Ye Chen began his cultivation and comprehension, sensing the traces of the Heaven-Mending Heavenly Venerate within Butian Hall, which involved the supreme domain of the Eternal Heavenly Dao. Surprisingly, it provided him with unusual assistance.
Within Butian Hall, ethereal and intangible Eternal Heavenly Marks were imprinted.
These were traces of the Eternal Heavenly Dao silently imprinted by the Supreme Heavenly Venerate of the past during endless eons, containing the supreme might of the Heavenly Dao. For anyone below the Heavenly Venerate level, they were treasures of infinite profundity, allowing comprehension to promote one's own understanding of the Great Dao, gradually deepening it, even approaching the Heavenly Dao.
Attaining the Eternal Heavenly Dao was the pursuit of any cultivator in the Origin Land.
Ye Chen closed his eyes to cultivate, sinking into a state of selfless meditation and enlightenment.
Imperceptibly, these strands of Eternal Heavenly Marks actually surged toward Ye Chen. His physical body's skin glowed with flowing chaotic radiance, seemingly imprinting these Heavenly Venerate traces.
As if guided by some special, intangible force, these Eternal Heavenly Marks were directly drawn to Ye Chen, allowing him to undergo such enlightenment.
Precisely because of these Heavenly Venerate traces, Ye Chen's physical body was strengthened once more. His concept for the path of physical body proving the Dao was 'the sea accepts all rivers, its greatness lies in its capacity'—gathering the comprehension of all Great Daos of the myriad heavens to create the most perfect physical body.
The Heavenly Venerate traces within Butian Hall represented the Eternal Heavenly Dao comprehension of the Heaven-Mending Heavenly Venerate of old. How extraordinary they were, surpassing all worldly Daos, holding unimaginable wonders for Ye Chen's physical evolution.
In the ethereal void of Butian Hall, an intangible force of Heavenly Venerate might descended, enveloping Ye Chen.
In a place no one could see, a faint, ethereal voice slowly resonated: "So the one I needed to wait for is him..."
A layer of hazy, profoundly mysterious light completely enveloped Ye Chen. Unbeknownst to him, the unfathomable power of a Heavenly Venerate spread, causing the other giants cultivating within Butian Hall to fall into a soundless slumber, unable to sense any of this.
It seemed this was intentionally done by the Heaven-Mending Heavenly Venerate to prevent others from knowing of this occurrence.
Butian Hall was also sealed at this moment, soundlessly.
No entry from the outside.
But generally, outsiders wouldn't easily set foot in Butian Hall anyway.
Simultaneously, within Butian Hall, the flow of time accelerated soundlessly.
Originally consistent with the outside world, it now quietly accelerated a thousandfold.
A century was but a short time for worldly cultivators.
For those with profound cultivation, like Venerables, it was merely the blink of an eye; a single seclusion could easily last hundreds of thousands or even millions of years.
Thus, regarding the affairs of Butian Hall, a century passed without any newcomers setting foot there, and no one inside left.
On this day, the hundred-year period ended. Within Butian Hall, the time acceleration vanished as if it had never existed.
Ye Chen awoke. He only felt that this cultivation session hadn't been merely a century but had lasted a hundred thousand years.
Moreover, he had an accurate perception of the time flow; it was indeed so.
He couldn't help but be greatly surprised and also frowned.
Because he had violated the Young Venerate's hundred-year limit, breaking his promise.
Yet, to his delight, during the hundred thousand years of cultivation within Butian Hall, he felt his physical body had soundlessly advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through its limits and entering a whole new realm.
For Ye Chen clearly sensed terrifying power capable of crushing the void of endless eons emanating from within his body, flowing through his limbs and bones.
It was as if, with a single clench of his fist, even a Tongtian Realm giant would be crushed alive, unable to withstand it!
Ye Chen was stunned, then comprehension dawned, revealing a flash of pleasant surprise.
He had broken through. During the hundred thousand years of cultivation in Butian Hall, he had remained in a mysterious, wondrous state, sensing the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, even sensing an unprecedented path of a Heavenly Venerate laid before him.
The Heaven-Mending Heavenly Venerate, who had perished endless eons ago, seemed to be teaching him, guiding his cultivation.
A dream of a hundred thousand years.
A hundred thousand years later, when Ye Chen awoke, he had reached the Taixu Realm.
In merely a hundred thousand years, he had leaped from the mid Tongtian Realm directly to the Taixu Realm. What astonishing speed was this!
Although it was only his physical body breaking through the realm, it was indescribably wonderful.
At the same time, Ye Chen sensed that with his physical body breaking into the Taixu Realm, a heavenly tribulation was about to descend.
"Never mind, I'll apologize to the Young Venerate when I see him later. After all, it's my fault."
Ye Chen immediately exited Butian Hall and, like lightning, left Heaven-Mending City, heading beyond the domain to undergo the tribulation.
The physical body achieving Taixu brought an incomparably terrifying heavenly tribulation that directly flooded starry skies spanning who knew how many billions of miles.
Frightful tribulation light fell, blasting countless stars into dust.
Even more astonishingly, during his tribulation, Ye Chen saw several terrifying figures appear. Their physical bodies were similarly horrifyingly powerful: one held a giant axe, one was tall and burly, one hovered in the void. All three were supremely powerful, launching attacks against him.
Despite Ye Chen's physical body being terrifying enough, peerless within the same realm, he was still blasted apart by these three dreadful figures.
Ye Chen's expression changed. Moreover, from one of the tall, burly figures, he sensed an aura similar to Desolate Heaven's, their paths of physical cultivation stemming from the same source, only countless times stronger.
Desolate Heavenly Venerate!
He knew these three figures must be the Supreme Heavenly Venerates who had proven the Dao to Eternity through their physical bodies throughout the ages.
However, Ye Chen didn't know who the other two Supreme Heavenly Venerates who had proven Eternity through their physical bodies were, besides Desolate Heavenly Venerate.
But he understood the difficulty of the path of proving Eternity through the physical body.
Otherwise, throughout history, there had been thirty-four Supreme Heavenly Venerates in total, yet only three had succeeded in proving Eternity through their physical bodies. One could imagine it was countless times more difficult than the ordinary path to Eternal Dao.
Ye Chen underwent the tribulation for the Taixu Realm, battling against the Taixu Realm periods of the three ancient and modern Supreme Heavenly Venerates who had proven Eternity through their physical bodies. The fight was fierce and evenly matched. Despite his supremely powerful physical body, he was blasted apart over a dozen times, though the three Heavenly Venerates were also blasted apart several times.
During the tribulation, through repeated life-and-death duels, he dared to absorb relevant Heavenly Venerate-level combat experience, adjusting all aspects as the battles progressed, advancing toward true peak.
After who knew how long, finally, the heavenly tribulation for achieving Taixu through the physical body dissipated.
The figures of the three Supreme Heavenly Venerates also vanished with the tribulation.
Ye Chen sat cross-legged in the starry void, devouring the endless stellar power of the starry skies beyond the Heaven-Mending Domain. These were ancient stars born near the dawn of the Origin Land, existing for endless eons, each containing a wisp of immortal intent.
They had also been illuminated by multiple Heavenly Venerate suns of the Origin Land, imprinted with a trace of Heavenly Venerate power.
As Ye Chen devoured the stellar power of the full sky, he naturally comprehended some of the profundities of the Heavenly Venerate Daos of ancient and modern Heavenly Venerates, deepening his understanding of the Taixu Realm. Simultaneously, as his physical body recovered, it devoured the various Eternal Heavenly Daos of the Supreme Heavenly Venerates, becoming even stronger.
Finally, after recuperating in the outer starry void for a full ten years, Ye Chen completely recovered.
Boom—
At this moment, the entire starry void trembled, all heavenly stars shook as if unable to bear it, on the verge of exploding.
Already powerful, Ye Chen, having undergone the tempering and baptism of the heavenly tribulation, sublimated another great step, becoming even mightier.
His entire body's skin flowed with dazzling radiance, containing unparalleled absolute physical power.
He couldn't help but sigh. Merely entering Butian Hall once had granted him such tremendous fortune, truly a heaven-defying opportunity.
After Ye Chen returned from his tribulation, the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate was the first to welcome him, having sensed Ye Chen's abrupt departure earlier with some surprise.
"My apologies, Young Venerate. I inadvertently cultivated for a hundred thousand years within Butian Hall," Ye Chen said apologetically.
The Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate said, "Brother Ye, you only secluded yourself for a century. Where does a hundred thousand years come from?"
Ye Chen was slightly taken aback, then performed a slight deduction. Indeed, only a century had passed in the outside world.
Could it be because of Butian Hall?
He attributed this thousandfold acceleration of time flow to Butian Hall. After all, it was a Heavenly Venerate ancient hall; possessing time acceleration was understandable.
However, precisely this thousandfold time acceleration within Butian Hall over the external century allowed him to pass a hundred thousand years, achieving an unprecedented great breakthrough.
At this moment, the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate suddenly felt waves of oppressive pressure from Ye Chen, revealing a look of astonishment. "Brother Ye, you broke through?"
Ye Chen said, "Young Venerate, thanks to this opportunity to comprehend within Butian Hall, I succeeded in breaking through the realm."
Such fortune even made the Young Venerate envious, but not jealous. On the contrary, he immediately offered congratulations: "Congratulations, Brother Ye, on smoothly breaking through. Truly commendable and praiseworthy. May I ask what realm Brother Ye has reached now?"
"Taixu!"
The Young Venerate showed envy. "Brother Ye has taken a step ahead and broken through to Taixu. I wonder when I, the Young Venerate, will be able to become Taixu?"
Although the Young Venerate was already in the Tongtian Realm, without opportunity, who knew how many tens of thousands of years, or even an entire epoch, it might take to break through to the Taixu Realm.
The higher the cultivation realm, the more it required tempering over time.
Especially since the Young Venerate had only recently reached the Tongtian Realm; wanting to break through to Taixu would require many more tens of thousands of years.
Unfortunately, the Young Venerate didn't know that Ye Chen had spent only ten thousand years to go from Ancient Monarch to Tongtian Realm, and from Tongtian Realm to Taixu Realm had taken merely a hundred thousand years.
Such a short cultivation period would likely leave the Young Venerate incredulous.
Yet, behind such rapid breakthrough progress lay the fortune left by the Heaven-Mending Heavenly Venerate...
The Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate was upright by nature and battle-hungry. Seeing Ye Chen had just broken through, he revealed a fighting intent. "Brother Ye, you've just broken through. Could we have a spar?"
Ye Chen was slightly taken aback, looking at the Young Venerate. He knew the other was merely battle-hungry, but his expression was somewhat odd.
Because he felt that after his own breakthrough to Taixu, his strength had increased immeasurably. He worried that if he struck, he might accidentally injure the other.
After all, in a battle at the same realm, even against Supreme Heavenly Venerates at their same-realm periods, he had absolute confidence in not being inferior to anyone.
The Young Venerate could discern Ye Chen's thoughts, grinning as he said, "Brother Ye need not worry. I, the Young Venerate, am after all the Young Venerate of the Heaven-Mending Clan, and my father is a Taishang. I have some tricks up my sleeve. Moreover, in the past century, I, the Young Venerate, happened to successfully charge onto the Tongtian Ranking. Therefore, ordinary Taixu Realm giants might not necessarily be able to harm me."
The Young Venerate, who carried great expectations to the Heaven-Mending Clan, had, during the past century of Ye Chen's seclusion, competed with same-realm giants from across the Origin Land, even clashing with several long-famed kings on the Tongtian Ranking without falling behind.
Ultimately, he was selected as a member of the Tongtian Ranking. Such peerless geniuses were also called Tongtian Kings, meaning kingly figures among the Tongtian Realm.
Naturally, kings on the Tongtian Ranking possessed the terrifying combat power to cross realms and engage Taixu Realm experts.
This was also the Young Venerate's confidence to spar with Ye Chen.
Hearing this, Ye Chen, who had some understanding of the Origin's six major rankings, nodded in agreement.
The two arrived at a martial practice universe within the Heaven-Mending Palace. It was a battlefield world forged based on the origin universe of a Taishang Realm overlord, specially used for clashes between top-tier experts like Venerables and giants within the Heaven-Mending Clan.
Of course, only such an Eternal Heavenly Race could be so extravagantly wealthy.
Ye Chen and the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate each stood on opposite sides of the martial practice universe's cosmic starry void, separated by ten thousand miles.
Naturally, for beings of their level, ten thousand miles was nothing; even a hundred million miles were but a single step.
The Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate didn't stand on ceremony, taking the initiative to attack, displaying the supreme combat power of a Tongtian King. Within the cosmic starry void, billions upon billions of Tongtian Dao principles surged, terrifying attacks directly blasting toward Ye Chen.
From the very first move, the Young Venerate displayed combat power threatening to Taixu Realm giants.
But Ye Chen's true form remained unmoving. Facing the terrifying divine ability sweeping toward him, capable of threatening Taixu Realm experts, he merely slapped his palm forward.
Boom—
Instantly, the Young Venerate's peerless assault was completely dismantled.
The Young Venerate's expression changed. He knew Ye Chen was no ordinary giant even in the Tongtian Realm; after stepping into the Taixu Realm, he would only be stronger.
But he hadn't expected his unleashed peerless divine ability to last only a mere instant, not only failing to harm the other in the slightest but being easily dismantled.
"Heaven-Mending Art!"
The Young Venerate shouted, displaying the Heaven-Mending Art that only the direct lineage of the Heaven-Mending Clan could cultivate. It was a Heavenly Venerate art, profound and unfathomable. Cultivated to the extreme, it could mend the deficiencies of the Heavenly Dao, becoming another Heavenly Dao.
Behind him, a majestic phantom of the Heavenly Dao manifested, along with continuous celestial palaces and divine halls—the Heaven-Mending Traveling Palace and Butian Hall—and a special celestial tower: the legendary Heaven-Mending Tower, containing immeasurable heavenly might, pressing down from the past.
This was the Young Venerate's trump card. Having witnessed Ye Chen's terror, he no longer held back, unleashing it.
Boom—
Yet, Ye Chen allowed the Heaven-Mending phantom to press down. Even as the entire cosmic starry void was completely crushed into nothingness, he remained unmoving, utterly unshaken.
Ye Chen's skin glowed with radiance, resisting the suppression of the Heavenly Dao phantom, not shaken in the slightest.
It must be known that his physical body had been tempered and baptized by the power of the Heaven-Mending Heavenly Venerate, containing genuine Heavenly Dao power. How much true Heavenly Dao power could this mere Heavenly Dao phantom evolved from the Heaven-Mending Art possibly contain? How could it suppress Ye Chen?
Boom—
Ye Chen made his move, circulating a supreme emperor art from the many memories that awakened after he emerged from seclusion upon reaching the Tongtian Realm—Heaven-Shaking Hand!
The Heaven-Shaking Hand struck out. The Heavenly Dao phantom, along with the phantoms of the Heaven-Mending Palace, Butian Hall, and Heaven-Mending Tower, directly collapsed and vanished.
Pfft—
The Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate spat out several mouthfuls of blood, looking at Ye Chen in shock and awe.
He never expected this Brother Ye to be so terrifyingly powerful. Despite him displaying all his means, not only was he unable to shake Ye Chen in the slightest, but all his attacks were dismantled by a single slap, injuring himself.
It must be known, he was a peerless kingly figure on the Tongtian Ranking.
To accomplish this could only mean Ye Chen's combat power far surpassed ordinary Taixu Realm experts. Perhaps he already possessed strength worthy of the Taixu Ranking.
The Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate gave a bitter smile, looking at Ye Chen with complexity but little jealousy. "Congratulations, Brother Ye. Upon just stepping into the Taixu Realm, you possess kingly combat power at the Taixu Ranking level. You can be called a Taixu King!"
Taixu King?
Ye Chen didn't deny it. He knew his own strength must far surpass ordinary Taixu Realm giants.
With such combat power, ranking on the Taixu Ranking wasn't impossible; thus, he indeed had the qualification to be called a Taixu King.
And to some extent, he was already on the same level as Zhen Tian War God.
Of course, without a true battle, their relative strength couldn't be compared.
Moreover, the Origin Ranking of the Myriad Heavens Epoch was called the strongest Origin Ranking, one that later ages found difficult to match.
Because the Origin Ranking of the Myriad Heavens Epoch included the offspring and strongest disciples of the various Heavenly Venerates, as well as other ancient great venerables who had competed to enter the ranking. They were the most powerful batch of geniuses throughout history.
That Zhen Tian War God could fight his way onto the Taixu Ranking during that era showed how heaven-defying he was, hailed as possessing the bearing of a Heavenly Venerate, a seed-level Heavenly Venerate figure.
However, Ye Chen believed in himself, not inferior to Zhen Tian War God, even confident he could surpass him.
Ye Chen smiled faintly. "It's also thanks to the Young Venerate allowing me to comprehend within Butian Hall that I gained such combat power."
These words were somewhat modest. If not for the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate, it would have been impossible for him to reach the Taixu Realm within a mere century of external time flow.
The Young Venerate of the Heaven-Mending Clan shook his head and said, "Many people have entered Butian Hall throughout the ages, not just foreign guest elders, but also many of our Heaven-Mending Clan's core clansmen. Yet, how many have been able to break through and become a Taixu King like you, Brother Ye? It can only be said that this is the strength you inherently possessed. Butian Hall merely allowed you to break through faster."
"By the way, from now on, you should stop addressing me as Young Venerate. You are, after all, a Taixu King now. My name is Mitian."
Ye Chen becoming a Taixu King had subtly changed the Young Venerate's attitude.
Originally, although Ye Chen was strong, the Young Venerate still held absolute confidence, believing he could suppress the former in a real battle.
But after experiencing their recent spar, he understood Ye Chen's transcendent power. Even after he himself stepped into the Taixu Realm, they would likely only fight to a draw.
Such a person deserved to be treated as an equal, hence he proactively revealed his true name.
Mitian was the name of the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate.
Although Butian Heavenly Venerate used 'Butian' as his title, it was not his true name. The Heaven-Mending Clan used 'Mi' as their surname.
The Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate's true name being Mitian showed the great hopes the clan placed on him.
"Brother Mitian," Ye Chen did not decline, addressing him directly, which made the Young Venerate laugh heartily. Unconsciously, he became more familiar with Ye Chen.
At this moment, the Young Venerate also spoke up, "Brother Ye, the places where our Heaven-Mending Clan's Heavenly Venerate left his traces are not limited to Butian Hall. There is also the Eternal Heaven Realm, which is the true dwelling place of our Heaven-Mending Clan. As a guest elder, you are also qualified to enter the Heaven-Mending Realm."
Facing the Young Venerate's invitation, Ye Chen naturally agreed immediately.
He was also quite curious about the Heaven-Mending Realm.
The Eternal Heaven Realm was rumored to have evolved from the Supreme Heavenly Venerate's origin heaven realm.
Ye Chen was extremely eager for the Eternal Heaven Realm left behind by the Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Butian Hall had already granted him such immense fortune, allowing him to break through to the Taixu Realm in a short time and possess king-level combat power on the Taixu Ranking. If he entered the Heaven-Mending Realm, who knew what other heaven-defying fortunes he might obtain?
Young Venerate Mitian asked Ye Chen to wait for a while, as he would personally take Ye Chen into the Heaven-Mending Realm later.
However, as the time to gather and enter the Heaven-Mending Realm drew closer, an unexpected situation occurred one day.
"Major event! Experts from the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan have descended upon Heaven-Mending City to visit the Heaven-Mending Clan!"
Suddenly, shocking news spread throughout Heaven-Mending City.
The Wanxuan Heavenly Clan was one of the Eternal Heavenly Clans, and it even had a living Heavenly Venerate, making it incomparably powerful.
"After over a hundred thousand years, the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan has actually come to Heaven-Mending City again. Could it be to seek revenge for the grudge from back then?"
"With the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's many experts arriving, are they planning to start a war with the Heaven-Mending Clan?"
"The Heaven-Mending Clan is in trouble. Although it is an Eternal Heavenly Clan, it is the most fallen one in the present era, without a doubt. Even though the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's peak experts were directly annihilated over a hundred thousand years ago, they still have the strongest Heavenly Venerate descendant who slumbered since the Era of Myriad Heavens and has now awakened. Moreover, they have a living Heavenly Venerate. Are they here to settle the score from over a hundred thousand years ago?"
"Do the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan and the Heaven-Mending Clan have a blood feud?"
All sides were shocked. Without a doubt, the arrival of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's envoys in Heaven-Mending City was earth-shattering news.
However, many people were also puzzled.
Because these people basically came from outside the Thirty-Three Heavenly Domains and did not understand the grudges between the two Eternal Heavenly Clans.
If the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan went to war with the Heaven-Mending Clan, it would undoubtedly be cataclysmic.
Moreover, although the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan was very strong and had a living Heavenly Venerate, it was said that the Heaven-Mending Clan also had the support of a living Heavenly Venerate behind them.
"You may not know this, but the grudge between the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan and the Heaven-Mending Clan is immense. It is rumored that during the Era of Myriad Heavens, after the Butian Heavenly Venerate fell, the Heaven-Mending Clan was almost exterminated, and it seems the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan was involved. Furthermore, over a hundred thousand years ago, when the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan was at its peak—with not just several Taishang, but even an Ancient Great Venerate—they came to Heaven-Mending City, intending to completely exterminate the remaining Heaven-Mending Clan members."
"However, back then, the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's efforts fell short. Precisely because of that incident, which involved the currently invincible Supreme Heavenly Venerate, the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan suffered a devastating blow, losing all their Taishang, even including the Heavenly Venerate descendant Wanxing Taishang who perished, and even a Great Venerate-level existence who was a direct disciple of the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate also fell."
"That incident back then was a world-shaking major event, involving a Supreme Heavenly Venerate and related to the currently flourishing Chaos Heaven Mansion. It is said that the Supreme Heavenly Venerate of the Chaos Heaven Mansion took action, and it also involved grudges between Supreme Heavenly Venerates, which naturally is not something we can delve into."
"You just need to know that it was that peerless Heavenly Venerate of the Chaos Heaven Mansion who personally acted, completely severing the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's top-tier Taishang-level experts at their peak, and even a Great Venerate perished. This flourishing Eternal Heavenly Clan immediately declined and remained fallen for many tens of thousands of years."
"Back then, the Heaven-Mending Clan also dared not appear under their own identity. Later, thanks to that Supreme Heavenly Venerate of the Chaos Heaven Domain, they were able to rise again and develop to their current state."
"The Wanxuan Heavenly Clan has an immense grudge with the Chaos Heaven Mansion. The fact that the Heaven-Mending Clan is close to the Chaos Heaven Mansion is also indirectly related to the grudges from back then. This sudden arrival of the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan in Heaven-Mending City makes one suspect their intentions!"
"It is worth mentioning that the Supreme Heavenly Venerate of the Chaos Heaven Mansion has not appeared for many tens of thousands of years."
...
An old-generation Venerable One spoke, explaining some secrets to the cultivators from outside the domains. This made the outsiders suddenly understand and filled them with curiosity about why the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's envoys suddenly came to Heaven-Mending City to visit the Heaven-Mending Clan.
Although Ye Chen was within the Heaven-Mending Palace, he could also hear the various discussions outside. Slightly surprised and doubtful, he was also very curious about the secrets between the Eternal Heavenly Clans.
Standing at a palace within the Heaven-Mending Palace, he saw many top experts at the Venerable level and above flying across the sky, including no fewer than a dozen Overlords.
Leading them was a young and handsome youth with a distinguished appearance, wearing divine robes like a son of heaven and earth. Even other Venerables and Overlords were not as eye-catching as him.
The only one in the entire Heaven-Mending City who could compare was the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate, Mitian.
Clearly, this person was extraordinary. Ye Chen sensed an aura similar to the Young Venerate's and his expression slightly focused—this was also a Tongtian King!
"It's indeed Heavenly Grandson Wan Ruyi!"
"The Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's envoys have arrived. Are they heading to Butian Hall now?"
Many people in the city were closely watching.
Ye Chen also looked over and saw Heavenly Grandson Wan Ruyi leading the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan experts directly into a very important palace within the Heaven-Mending Palace, where important members of the Heaven-Mending Clan personally welcomed them with great ceremony.
All sides in the city were closely monitoring the Heaven-Mending Clan.
They feared a great war between Eternal Heavenly Clans might break out.
Rumors circulated that the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's arrival this time was with ill intentions, and a terrifying war between Eternal Heavenly Clans would occur.
Ye Chen was also quite curious, but it wasn't appropriate for him to pay too direct attention.
A long time passed like this, and nothing happened.
During this period, after the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan experts left the Heaven-Mending Palace, they did not immediately depart Heaven-Mending City but stayed, not coming out, which greatly puzzled outsiders about what was happening inside.
One day, Heavenly Grandson Wan Ruyi led the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan experts into the Heaven-Mending Palace again, drawing attention from all sides.
Not long after, Wan Ruyi and the others left, and immediately afterward, shocking news spread.
One month later, Heavenly Grandson Wan Ruyi would challenge the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate, Mitian.
This caused exclamations from all sides and sparked many speculations.
Everyone was curious why the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's Heavenly Grandson Wan Ruyi suddenly challenged the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate.
Ye Chen was also quite curious.
He paid considerable attention to the challenge one month later.
Because both Heavenly Grandson Wan Ruyi and the Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate were kings on the Tongtian Ranking, both belonging to the younger generation, with cultivation, qualifications, and status being first-rate in the world.
Wan Ruyi was the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate's grandson—that went without saying.
The Young City Lord of Heaven-Mending City was the son of the current Heaven-Mending Clan's Patriarch, a Taishang of his generation, also possessing an extremely noble status.
Now, the duel between the two drew attention from all sides.
Not long after, Young Venerate Mitian appeared, coming to the palace where Ye Chen resided, unusually revealing a face full of worry.
Ye Chen said, "Brother Mitian seems rather unhappy."
Young Venerate Mitian's expression was gloomy as he said, "The Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's arrival this time is to seize the opportunity for revenge and also to suppress our Heaven-Mending Clan's prestige. If Brother Ye wishes to hear, I can tell you."
Ye Chen said, "I'm all ears."
"To be honest with you, Brother Ye, as the rumors outside say, our Heaven-Mending Clan and the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan have never been on good terms. In fact, during the Era of Myriad Heavens, our Heaven-Mending Clan was almost exterminated. After our progenitor, the Butian Heavenly Venerate, fell back then, several Eternal Heavenly Clans took action against our Heaven-Mending Clan, including the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan."
"Back then, the Heaven-Mending Clan was nearly wiped out, leaving only my father and a small number of clansmen. Sheltered by the ruined Heaven-Mending City, they lived in seclusion until this Chaos Era, when they gradually reappeared within the Heaven-Mending Domain."
"However, over a hundred thousand years ago, the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan used the pretext of dealing with Qian Wentian to try and exterminate all our Heaven-Mending Clan members. By the way, Qian Wentian is the eldest grandson of the currently invincible Supreme Heavenly Venerate, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor. He had already reached the Tongtian King level back then and dueled the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's Tongtian King, Wan Tai Huangzun, in Heaven-Mending City. They plotted to kill Qian Wentian and the later-arriving Chaos Heavenly Emperor's eldest son, War God Emperor Qian Xun."
"During that period, not to mention saving the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's descendants, even our Heaven-Mending Clan faced the calamity of extermination. All the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's Taishang came out, even employing an Ancient Heavenly Venerate weapon and sending out an Ancient Great Venerate."
Mentioning that time, even though Young Venerate Mitian was not present back then, his words were still filled with tension, as if he had personally experienced it.
When Ye Chen heard the title 'Chaos Heavenly Emperor,' for some reason, he felt a special stirring in his heart.
Young Venerate Mitian had mentioned before that his name was the same as the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's true name.
Could it be that he was related to that mysterious Chaos Heavenly Emperor?
"Back then, the Heaven-Mending Clan was almost completely exterminated. However, no one expected that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was actually in Heaven-Mending City at the time. He took action to turn the tide, stopped the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's invasion, rescued War God Emperor and his son, and even killed the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's Ancient Great Venerate, ultimately triggering the Ultimate Heaven War..."
As Young Venerate Mitian explained the events of that year, Ye Chen also developed a special state of mind, as if the various events of that time were personally experienced.
After finishing the secrets of the Ultimate Heaven War from back then, Young Venerate Mitian then said with a gloomy expression, "Back then, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor killed all the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's Taishang, including the Heavenly Venerate descendant and the Ancient Great Venerate, causing the present Wanxuan Heavenly Clan to be far less powerful than before. However, in recent years, after the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate's strongest descendant, Wanzhan, emerged, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor did not take action, giving the current Wanxuan Heavenly Clan a feeling of resurgence. Now, with Heavenly Grandson Wan Ruyi coming, the purpose is to suppress our Heaven-Mending Clan."
"Moreover, in recent years, the Supreme Heavenly Venerates have not interfered much in worldly affairs. It's very likely that the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate's strongest descendant will seize the opportunity to come and take revenge on our Heaven-Mending Clan."
As he spoke, his tone was not without worry.
Ye Chen understood Young Venerate Mitian's concerns. However, he was only at the Taixu Realm and fundamentally powerless to interfere in the grudges between such Eternal Heavenly Clans.
Suddenly, Young Venerate Mitian said, "Brother Ye, I came this time hoping you could do me a favor."
Ye Chen looked at Young Venerate Mitian. This Heaven-Mending Clan's Young Venerate had never been overly arrogant or domineering; on the contrary, he was very approachable and had even allowed him to cultivate in Butian Hall for a century, granting him great fortune and allowing him to break through to the Taixu Realm.
How could he refuse such kindness? He decisively said, "Agreed!"
Young Venerate Mitian was slightly taken aback. He had originally planned to persuade, but seeing the sincerity in Ye Chen's eyes, he was somewhat moved and said, "Brother Ye, this time, the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's challengers are not just Wan Ruyi. There is also a Taixu King. If Wan Ruyi and I cannot determine a victor, he will challenge my elder brother."
"Although my elder brother is also at the Taixu Realm and his cultivation is sufficiently powerful, finding few rivals at the same level, I worry he might be defeated. So, I hope you can take the field when the time comes."
Although he believed his elder brother was strong enough, the opponent was the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's Taixu King.
Moreover, more importantly, that Taixu King was no ordinary person—he was a disciple of the current Wanxuan Heavenly Clan's strongest Heavenly Venerate descendant, Wanzhan.
...
Soon, Ye Chen brought the Ancient True Dragon following him into the Heaven-Mending Palace.
The appearance of a Venerable-level Ancient True Dragon did not cause much commotion.
The Ancient True Dragon transformed into a burly man about ten feet tall. Because he was in the Zhen Tian War God's origin world and restricted, he had not cultivated other Great Daos excessively. Moreover, due to his master Ye Chen, who purely cultivated his physical body, he gradually leaned towards cultivating his physical body as well, becoming increasingly robust and burly.
Zixi was the name of this Venerable-level true dragon.
Within the Heaven-Mending Palace, Zixi would also receive more cultivation resources.
Suddenly, Zixi said, "Your Highness, Huang Tian has come to Heaven-Mending City."
Ye Chen was slightly stunned.
Back when he obtained the final inheritance opportunity of the Zhen Tian War God in the relic secret realm, aside from those like the Zhen Yu Imperial Son who entered the Tong Tian Divine Venerate's inner world, everyone else, including Huang Tian, were sent out of the relic secret realm by the Zhen Tian War God.
Ten thousand years had passed in the blink of an eye.
He hadn't expected Huang Tian to still be within the Heaven-Mending Domain.
He had thought Huang Tian went to the Huang Tian Clan.
However, Ye Chen learned that countless people had come this time to watch the contest between the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan and the Heaven-Mending Clan, affecting the entire Heaven-Mending Domain. It was even said that many talents from several nearby Eternal Heavenly Domains had gathered.
After all, involving two Eternal Heavenly Clans, no one could truly ignore it.
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Soon, a month passed.
On this day.
Heaven-Mending City was extremely lively. This time, the Wanxuan Heavenly Clan experts challenging the Heaven-Mending Clan was a world-shaking event, attracting the attention of countless experts. It could be called a rare, unprecedented grand occasion.
The contest venue was set at the Heaven-Mending Battle Platform in front of Butian Hall at the center of Heaven-Mending City.
Contestants from the two Eternal Heavenly Clans would enter the Heaven-Mending Battle Platform to spar.
Countless experts came to the center of Heaven-Mending City, appearing early, eagerly awaiting to watch the battle.
The contest between top experts of two Eternal Heavenly Clans was a rare sight.