The Palace Master of the Ancient Divine Palace possessed a deep understanding of the ancient war and answered Ye Chen's questions one by one.
That battle was the most intense conflict in the Ancient Emperor Realm after the Primordial War. Both sides suffered countless casualties. Naturally, the Ancient Divine Continent also lost many powerful experts, paying a heavy price.
An ancient Great Sage from the myriad realms personally appeared, leading a fearsome army to invade. Our Ancient Divine Palace served as the vanguard of the Ancient Divine Continent, leading the numerous forces of the continent in resistance. Moreover, both our Ancient Divine Palace and the various major powers almost exhausted their entire heritage.
What was even more important at the time was that supreme experts from the Ancient Emperor Continent came to aid. The Demon God Ruins were almost affected. It was only when that Great Power-level old knight appeared and slapped two Heavenly Kings from the Myriad Domains to death that the Great Power from the Myriad Domains hurriedly stopped his army, forbidding them from harming the Demon God Ruins.
In the end, the Ancient Divine Continent still managed to drive the experts of the myriad realms out of this realm.
Naturally, the price paid was severe. From then on, the Ancient Divine Continent suffered a great loss of vitality. It took a full eighty thousand years to recover its former peak prosperity.
"Naturally, because of this war, the multiple passages to the myriad realms that our Ancient Divine Continent controlled were directly closed, or even destroyed. Only one limited passage remained, left behind by the Dragon Phoenix Academy, which had secretly helped during that war."
Ye Chen frowned. "But I know that the Dragon Phoenix Academy controls a passage that can lead to the Ancient Emperor Continent, don't they?"
The Ancient Divine Palace Master shook his head. "I am not clear about that point. It should be a transaction between the Dragon Phoenix Academy and the Ancient Emperor Continent."
Hearing this, Ye Chen's expression darkened slightly, but he soon calmed down.
"How much do you, the Ancient Divine Palace, know about the Ancient Emperor Continent?" Ye Chen asked again.
"Not much. Because of the obstruction of the Chaotic Sea, we know too little about the Ancient Emperor Continent. Even Heavenly Kings find it difficult to cross over. Only the Great Power-level Palace Master from the ancient era crossed the Chaotic Sea to the Ancient Emperor Continent. It wasn't until his deathbed that he revealed some important related information: the Ancient Emperor Continent has Emperors and Sovereigns!"
"Emperors and Sovereigns!" Ye Chen was only slightly startled. In fact, he had already guessed as much. The Emperor and Sovereign who opened up the Ancient Emperor Realm must have left descendants. Since they weren't on the Ancient Divine Continent, they should be on the Ancient Emperor Continent.
"The Ancient Emperor Continent is very mysterious, even more so than your myriad realms. It has legends of true longevity, immortal medicines that grant eternal life, the supreme inheritance of Emperors and Sovereigns, and is also rumored to have mysterious living beings in slumber, suspected to originate from the Primordial Immortal Realm." The Ancient Divine Palace Master laid it all out one by one. In short, the Ancient Emperor Continent was very mysterious, transcendent, and filled with far too many secrets, making it a place of yearning.
Ye Chen had heard of the things mentioned earlier, but the existence of living beings suspected to be from the Primordial Immortal Realm was the most shocking point.
Did this, from another perspective, corroborate the true existence of the Primordial Immortal Realm?
Ye Chen wanted to know more information about the Ancient Emperor Continent, but unfortunately, the Ancient Divine Palace also didn't know much. That Ancient Emperor Continent was simply too mysterious, and throughout the ages, it had been obstructed by the Chaotic Sea.
Throughout the ages, it is said that the only one who truly crossed the Chaotic Sea to the other side and returned was that Great Power-level Palace Master from the ancient era. Apart from him, even ancient Heavenly Kings who went never returned.
Ye Chen's brow furrowed. He hadn't expected the Ancient Emperor Continent to be so mysterious that even a transcendent power like the Ancient Divine Palace, which had presided over the vicissitudes of the Ancient Divine Continent for eons, knew so little about it.
He said, "The founder of the Ancient Divine Palace should have known much about the Ancient Emperor Continent. Could it be that he left no related secret texts or ancient books?"
The Ancient Divine Palace Master shook his head. "No, not a single one. Given the founder's cultivation level, he was qualified to participate in the Primordial War at the time and should have known much about the Ancient Emperor Continent. But for some reason, he didn't leave behind a single related text. The ancestors from the Primordial Era also left no related ancient books."
Ye Chen felt there was something fishy about this and asked again, "Throughout the generations, your Ancient Divine Palace has also come into contact with generations of prodigies who participated in the Human Sovereign competition. Could it be that none of them told you what they saw and heard?"
The Ancient Divine Palace Master smiled bitterly. "None of them returned. They left the Ancient Emperor Realm directly from the Ancient Emperor Continent. How would our Ancient Divine Palace know these things? If anyone knows best, I'm afraid it's only the Dragon Phoenix Academy."
Ye Chen naturally understood this as well. The Dragon Phoenix Academy not only controlled a passage to the Ancient Divine Continent but also one to the Ancient Emperor Continent. Moreover, it seemed to have some interaction with the living beings on the Ancient Emperor Continent.
It was likely that the Dragon Phoenix Academy truly possessed related intelligence about the Ancient Emperor Continent, just as the Ancient Divine Palace Master said.
And on this point, the Dragon Phoenix Academy had never spoken of it.
"Two years ago, when the Taboo Lightning fell, I saw a pitch-black Black Hole above the Ancient Immortal Palace. Where exactly does it connect to? And what exactly is buried within that ancient bronze coffin lying across the Black Hole?" Ye Chen spoke. As soon as these words were uttered, the expressions of everyone present immediately changed slightly.
They had never expected that Ye Chen had actually seen the objects within the sealed land.
For the entire Ancient Divine Palace, that was almost one of the most confidential matters.
"That Black Hole is very special. I could sense that the pure, ethereal aura emanating from this heaven and earth of the Ancient Divine Palace originates from that Black Hole. It's very special, giving one a feeling of ascending to immortality amidst radiant clouds, purifying the mind and spirit."
Ye Chen spoke again, then looked at the several people. "I know this is definitely no ordinary place. Since I am an Elder of the Ancient Divine Palace, I should also have the right to know these secrets."
The Ancient Divine Palace Master and the seven Heavenly King Elders looked at each other, clearly surprised that Ye Chen had such a degree of understanding about the sealed land.
However, the sealed land was a matter of great importance, a secret of the Ancient Divine Palace. Even though Ye Chen was now an Elder of the Ancient Divine Palace, he was still young, came from the myriad realms, and had some friction with the Ancient Divine Palace...
For various reasons, they were quite hesitant.
Ye Chen directly made a Heavenly Dao oath, stating that without the permission of the Ancient Divine Palace, he would not reveal this matter to anyone.
Since Ye Chen had gone so far as to make a Heavenly Dao oath, they no longer concealed it.
The Ancient Divine Palace Master said, "Saint King of Battle, please follow us."
He flicked his sleeve, immediately tearing through the void, and brought Ye Chen and the seven Heavenly King Elders away, arriving silently at the highest point of the heavens.
There, a deep Black Hole pierced through heaven and earth, and there was also a mysterious ancient bronze coffin, interwoven and sealed by nine Order Divine Chains, connected to the nine palace positions.
This ancient bronze coffin lay quietly across the center of the Black Hole. This scene appeared so mysterious and terrifying.