Having cultivated to Ye Chen's current level, and having lived two lives as a Heaven's Pride who had roamed the myriad realms, he had naturally come to understand many secrets. The Dragon Phoenix Academy was one of them.
Among the myriad realms, the most famous cultivation academy was the Myriad Realms Academy, hailed as the number one cultivation academy. This was because the Myriad Realms Academy was a supreme sacred land that recruited only the most monstrously talented prodigies from across all heavens and realms, enjoying immense prestige throughout the myriad realms.
However, this did not mean there were no other cultivation academies that could compare. The Dragon Phoenix Academy was another supreme cultivation academy, able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Myriad Realms Academy, jointly holding the position of number one in the myriad realms.
Furthermore, there was a rumor that the Dragon Phoenix Academy was not just a title; it was so named because true dragons and immortal phoenixes were said to slumber within the academy.
However, compared to the widespread fame of the Myriad Realms Academy, the Dragon Phoenix Academy was much more low-key and had always remained reclusive. It only emerged into the world when each Human Sovereign battle for supremacy began, widely recruiting monstrous geniuses from across the world.
Ye Chen never expected the Dragon Phoenix Academy to come and invite him. He also hadn't expected the Dragon Phoenix Academy to emerge at this time.
"Battle Saint King, our Dragon Phoenix Academy has only recently emerged during this period, but we have already widely recruited young talents from across the myriad realms to join the academy, receiving responses from countless Heaven's Prides. Moreover, our Dragon Phoenix Academy possesses limitless resources to provide for cultivation, guaranteeing you will not be disappointed. As long as you agree to join, our academy can permit you to cultivate within the Ancient Divine Domain."
Elder He Hua said with a hearty laugh, immediately dropping a bombshell.
The Ancient Divine Domain was a mysterious ancient region. Legend said that true Divine Spirits once resided there, suspected to be the mythic Emperors and Sovereigns. It was filled with mystery but also contained endless treasures.
There were those who had obtained partial Divine Spirit inheritances from the Ancient Divine Domain, leaping to become Great Powers in a single bound. Thus, the Ancient Divine Domain was quite renowned.
However, the Ancient Divine Domain was extremely difficult to enter. Without special methods, entry was impossible; even ancient Great Powers were helpless.
Ye Chen never expected the Dragon Phoenix Academy to extend such a weighty olive branch to recruit him. Even he couldn't help but be tempted, as it involved Emperors and Sovereigns.
However, while his heart churned with waves, his expression remained utterly calm. He shook his head and said, "Although the Ancient Divine Domain is very attractive, suspected to hold the inheritances of mythic Emperors and Sovereigns, Elder, you should also understand that the Battle Saint Lineage inheritance I carry is not inferior to any Emperor or Sovereign inheritance, correct?"
He Hua couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face. He never expected the Battle Saint King to be able to refuse the allure of the Ancient Divine Domain with a heart as still as water. He saw that Ye Chen truly seemed indifferent to the Ancient Divine Domain's value and understood that the Battle Saint Lineage inheritance the other carried was also created by a great Emperor from the Mythical Era. In truth, it was also an Emperor and Sovereign inheritance.
Naturally, Ye Chen was not unmoved. He was deliberately lowering the price, wanting to see if the Dragon Phoenix Academy could offer other, more tempting olive branches.
If they were tempting enough, he wouldn't mind joining the Dragon Phoenix Academy.
The Dragon Phoenix Academy, though a supreme sacred land, was still a cultivation academy. It did not require students to leave their original sects; it merely recruited students to join the academy, providing vast cultivation resources.
Naturally, while it seemed to provide endless resources, if anything were to happen to the Dragon Phoenix Academy, the Heaven's Pride talents who emerged from it would not stand idly by. This represented an extremely terrifying latent force that deterred all powers under heaven.
He Hua seemed to understand Ye Chen's meaning. He said proudly, "Battle Saint King, I understand your meaning, but please also understand that the Dragon Phoenix Academy is no ordinary cultivation academy. We only emerge during each Human Sovereign battle for supremacy. Furthermore, throughout the generations, it is not that true Human Sovereigns have never emerged from our Dragon Phoenix Academy. There are places where they once sat in seclusion, as well as other priceless, rare secret treasures. Even treasures comparable to Chaos Immortal Gold, or the personal notes of Emperors and Sovereigns—such priceless secret treasures—are naturally also possessed within our academy."
These words contained no exaggeration, for the Dragon Phoenix Academy truly possessed all of these things.
Regarding this, Ye Chen was indeed tempted. Each one was a true treasure. However, the prerequisite was that one had the ability to obtain them through one's own capability.
Ye Chen neither agreed nor refused, his meaning ambiguous. He saw off Elder He Hua from the Dragon Phoenix Academy. However, just before leaving, Elder He Hua suddenly smiled at him: "Battle Saint King, you don't have to agree now, but we believe you will definitely come."
"Why?"
"Because within the Dragon Phoenix Academy, there are Saint Body remains." Elder He laughed heartily, then strode away, leaving behind a Ye Chen who finally showed genuine shock.
Within the Dragon Phoenix Academy, there were actually Saint Body remains of the Battle Saint Lineage. This point caused even him, whose state of mind had long reached a level of unperturbed calm, to tremble slightly.
It had to be said, this point truly gave him the impulse to go to the Dragon Phoenix Academy. For no other reason than for the Saint remains of his lineage.
Not long after the Dragon Phoenix Academy elder left, another person arrived at the Heavenly Gate—an elder from the Myriad Realms Academy, also inviting Ye Chen to join.
In truth, Ye Chen had been a Heaven's Pride member of the Myriad Realms Academy in his previous life. Otherwise, before the Heavenly Pass, the Academy Master of the Myriad Realms Academy would not have stood on his side.
However, Ye Chen politely declined the Myriad Realms Academy elder's invitation and stated the genuine reason. The Myriad Realms Academy elder did not blame Ye Chen, understanding the importance of Saint Body remains to a Battle Saint Body like Ye Chen. He said he would relay this to the higher-ups of the Myriad Realms Academy.
A month later, Ye Chen formally departed. He brought Ruoxi with him—one man, one woman, brother and sister. The man was heroic and peerless, outstanding in every way; the woman was breathtakingly beautiful, radiant like an immortal fairy. They resembled an immortal couple as they activated the Heavenly Gate's long-distance cross-domain spatial gate, leaving the Heavenly Gate behind and heading for the Myriad Domains Center.
The Myriad Domains Center, as the name implied, was the central region of the myriad realms. Not only was it the most prosperous and bustling region, it also gathered the most powerful factions and experts from across the entire myriad realms. Countless large and small forces stood tall here, with no shortage of immortal forces and supreme sacred lands, and even Emperor and Sovereign clans.
The Myriad Domains' number one force, the Human Sovereign Palace, was also located in the central region.
This place was a den of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, with countless experts. Even someone as powerful as a Saint Lord could not act arrogantly here.
Naturally, the Myriad Domains Center was also unimaginably vast and enormous, far surpassing ordinary great domains. It comprised nine great provinces, each as vast and huge as a single domain.
The Heavenly Gate possessed a long-distance cross-spatial gate. Moreover, the Tian Cang Domain was close enough to the Myriad Domains Center. After three hours, Ye Chen and Ruoxi descended upon a place within the Myriad Domains Center called the Tian Guang Province.