"Master, this is the Memory Jade left for you by the Dragon Emperor Master."
Cang Dragon handed over the Memory Jade left by the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor.
Previously, Ye Chen had to undergo his tribulation as soon as he left seclusion, so there had been no time to hand it over.
"Dragon Emperor?" Ye Chen was slightly startled, then understood and shook his head helplessly.
That bastard dragon, daring to take such a name—he really wasn't afraid of being struck by lightning.
The dragon was the supreme holy spirit above all living beings, and the Dragon Emperor was said to be the name of the ancestral True Dragon from the Mythical Era, also a peerless existence among Emperors and Sovereigns.
For the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor to take such a peerless title, he truly had no fear of heavenly punishment.
One must know that the words 'Emperor' and 'Sovereign' weighed down the eternal sky, carrying immense causality within them. How could they be taken lightly?
Aside from the Human Sovereign, most of those who had dared to take the titles of Emperor and Sovereign throughout history had not met a good end.
However, remembering that its name was originally Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, already bearing the character for 'Emperor', it wasn't so surprising after all.
Taking the Memory Jade left by the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, Ye Chen extended a strand of divine sense to begin examining it.
"Little Yue, when you see this Memory Jade, I am already gone."
The image of the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor appeared in the Memory Jade, standing upright with hands behind its back, bearing the dignified appearance of a True Dragon, appearing imposing without showing anger. Looked at objectively, it really did possess a measure of the True Dragon's majesty, enough to inspire reverence and the urge to worship.
But Ye Chen was already accustomed to the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor. He was only slightly taken aback by its words and couldn't help but rub his nose. This tone sounded like a final farewell.
Generally speaking, in the unofficial histories and novels circulated among mortals, the first words passed to relatives through letters after someone's death were often phrased in just this manner.
As if sensing what Ye Chen was thinking, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor hurriedly spat and cursed under its breath, instantly ruining all its dignified bearing and revealing itself as the complete bastard dragon it was. Only then did it say, "Don't worry, your Dragon Grandpa isn't dead yet. I'm out in the world, living it up, so happy, so free. Right now, I've got beauties on my left and right. You don't know how gorgeous the girls here are. And they have the looks, they have the figures. Those curves, tsk tsk, you have no idea—touching them is like bathing in milk every day, their skin so supple and tender..."
The following section was entirely this bastard dragon's lewd and vulgar description of women. Seeing that obscene image in the Memory Jade, Ye Chen truly wanted to punch it. He was sure the dragon clan would support him if they knew—this bastard dragon had completely tarnished the dragon clan's dignity.
If Ye Chen didn't know that, although this bastard dragon was often bored, it wouldn't be bored enough to leave a Memory Jade just to introduce such pointless things, he would have crushed it long ago.
Sure enough, it later spat out a sentence—
"Actually, seeing that you, kid, hadn't come out of seclusion for so long, I thought you'd at most achieve Dao dissipation, so I felt at ease coming out."
Ye Chen smiled bitterly. Wasn't Dao dissipation just passing away? Couldn't this bastard dragon speak to him a bit more nicely? It was clearly just cursing him to die.
"Actually, after you entered seclusion, I once left the Huang Gu Demon Domain and ventured into the truly prosperous domains within the Ancient Divine Domain to broaden my horizons. But Little Yue, since we're acquaintances in a way, I'll advise you: although you're very strong, perhaps even comparable to a Saint Lord, you must never underestimate this Ancient Divine Domain. Because the Ancient Divine Domain has another name—"
Seeing the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor's tone in the Memory Jade image suddenly become much more serious, Ye Chen couldn't help but focus and listen intently.
"The Ancient Emperor Realm!"
Three simple words slowly and deliberately emerged from the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor's mouth, but the meaning contained within them was like a bolt from the blue, causing Ye Chen to startle, his heart surging with towering waves.
The Ancient Emperor Realm!?
Could the rumors be true? Was this Ancient Divine Domain truly the ancient world opened by Tai Sheng Huang, the master of the Twin Sovereigns, the Sun Sovereign and the Moon Sovereign?
A world opened by a mythical Emperor or Sovereign, though still a great world, was fundamentally different in nature from worlds opened by Sovereigns like the Ancient Lan World.
Mythical Emperors and Sovereigns possessed the extraordinary power to transform the mundane into the divine. The great worlds they opened were absolutely beyond all others. Ye Chen could hardly even imagine it.
In his past life and present life, whether from the inherited memories of the September Great Power or from various precious ancient records in the Heavenly Gate's scripture repository, there were mentions of how extraordinary the ancient realms opened by Emperors and Sovereigns were, surpassing all.
To some extent, there were even records stating they had evolved from the inner worlds of the Emperors and Sovereigns themselves, transformed into vast ancient realms, far larger than the Ancient Lan World.
Moreover, in such Emperor Realms, unlike Tian Du Continent or the Ancient Lan World which had certain suppressions, the suppression from heaven and earth was very slight. It was said the highest achievement could even reach the Sovereign realm.
Naturally, these were only recorded in some rare texts.
Clearly, the Ancient Divine Domain, also known as the Ancient Emperor Realm, if the speculation proved true, should be the Emperor Realm transformed from Tai Sheng Huang's inner world.
The rumors might be true. The existence that had left behind the Divine Spirit inheritance was an Emperor or Sovereign—Tai Sheng Huang.
Of course, all this was still speculation for now.
But even so, Ye Chen's mind was greatly shaken.
"I believe when you hear the three words 'Ancient Emperor Realm,' you'll take it extremely seriously." The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor continued, "Regarding the Ancient Emperor Realm, I'm still exploring it now, but I don't know much in detail because the beings in the Ancient Emperor Realm are very hostile to people from the outside world. This is something you need to pay attention to."
"Now I've discovered some very interesting things, but also very important ones, perhaps involving the ancient Emperor's inheritance and also involving bits of news about your relatives. It's not convenient for me to discuss them in the Memory Jade. If you, Little Yue, have come out of seclusion, come find me at the Tian Xu Empire. I'll be waiting for you in the imperial capital."
"Also, you must be extremely careful." When saying this, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor completely changed from its previous lecherous, bastard self, appearing very serious and proper. "The Ancient Emperor Realm is not simple. Do not be careless. Act cautiously to avoid being monitored by others."
After these few brief remarks, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor's image completely disappeared.
However, the last sentence and the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor's rare serious expression made Ye Chen feel something was amiss.
Being monitored by others?
What exactly did this sentence mean? It carried a deeper implication.
Ye Chen couldn't help but frown. It was evident that the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor had held back in the Memory Jade, not truly mentioning everything, perhaps fearing the 'people' doing the monitoring.
Who exactly were they, to make even the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor take them so seriously? Even the information about the world outside the Huang Gu Demon Domain had been only briefly described in a few sentences. It hadn't even mentioned some basic situations within the Ancient Emperor Realm, leaving him still completely in the dark.
Suddenly, he realized that this Ancient Emperor Realm was far more complicated than he had imagined.