Eternal Holy Emperor

Ye Chen did not agree.

Because the beings in the Ancient Emperor Realm have special restrictions, making it difficult to leave this realm.

Even in the Taichu Era, the invincible Palace Master of the Ancient Divine Palace was never able to leave the Ancient Emperor Realm, which says a lot.

How could a Crown Prince, no matter how powerful, leave the Ancient Emperor Realm now?

He expressed this concern to Emperor Tianxu and shook his head, as he still had no way to help the beings of the Ancient Emperor Realm leave.

Emperor Tianxu laughed and told Ye Chen not to worry, because such restrictions no longer existed in this era.

Ye Chen was curious and asked for an explanation.

At this time, both Emperor Tianxu and other significant figures fell silent suddenly.

After a long silence, the Emperor spoke up, voluntarily revealing some hidden secrets of the Ancient Emperor Realm.

The so-called restriction is more accurately described as a curse.

And not the entire Ancient Emperor Realm—the curse's power is limited to the beings on the Ancient God Continent.

Every being born from the Ancient God Continent is invisibly bound by an Order Divine Chain upon their True Spirit.

The True Spirit is the ultimate essence, even more fundamental than the Primordial Spirit.

Because if the True Spirit is erased, the Primordial Spirit is rendered useless, akin to being a fool.

This Order Divine Chain is a curse, an extremely powerful one, with origins older than the existence of the Nine Great Ancient Emperor Dynasties.

According to the relics unearthed from the Taichu Era of the Ancient Emperor Realm, this terrifying curse was cast upon the entire Ancient God Continent by a supreme being, causing all future beings to be born with the curse.

Originally, the curse intended to annihilate all beings of the Ancient God Continent, turning the vast land into a dead zone. But a peerless Ancient God emerged during that time, with cultivation reaching beyond heaven, and bore more than 99% of the curse power alone to protect the billions of beings on the Ancient God Continent, ultimately succumbing to severe injuries.

Even so, the remaining wisp of the curse was extremely formidable, affecting all beings on the Ancient God Continent, killing millions, leaving desolation.

Later, the Origin of the Ancient Emperor Realm manifested and suppressed the curse power, but if any being from this continent left the Ancient Emperor Realm, the curse would erupt, causing their demise.

That is why beings from the Ancient God Continent cannot leave the Ancient Emperor Realm.

Hearing this, Ye Chen sighed softly. These hidden secrets could only be truly understood by eternal powers like the Eternal Imperial Dynasty, with most forces unaware of the Order Divine Chain contained within the True Spirit.

The Emperor further explained that as generations passed, the curse power had been subtly worn down, and was now extremely faint.

Naturally, it was a curse cast by a supreme being, and anyone below a Saint would surely die upon leaving the Ancient Emperor Realm.

However, those above a Saint could use their own power to completely obliterate the curse power and successfully leave the Ancient Emperor Realm.

Thus, if the Emperor's son were to leave the Ancient Emperor Realm, there would be no problems.

Since Emperor Tianxu had spoken to this extent, Ye Chen naturally had no reason not to agree. Moreover, he needed only to escort Crown Prince Tianxu out of the Ancient Emperor Realm; Tianxu's future safety would no longer be his responsibility.

Having clearly conveyed this, the Tianxu Imperial Family had long been aware, and they planned to prepare abundant resources, leaving Secret Treasures for Crown Prince Tianxu's adventures in the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms.

Of course, they hoped Ye Chen could offer some support when needed in the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms; the Tianxu Imperial Family would be deeply grateful and offer generous rewards.

"When I am ready to leave the Ancient God Continent, I will take him along, letting him prepare," Ye Chen said.

"The Crown Prince is currently in a young generation's battle for supremacy, with the final winner to be decided in three months, and he is not in the palace now. Mr. Qian Yue can visit Ancient God City to meet the Crown Prince at that time."

With the promise made, the Tianxu Imperial Family's attitude towards Ye Chen improved significantly, even addressing him with respect from the heart.

"Alright, in three months, I will visit Ancient God City to see the Crown Prince," Ye Chen agreed, and thereafter, he was personally led by Emperor Tianxu through numerous Treasure Halls to the deepest part of the palace, to a unique courtyard reserved for distinguished guests.

The courtyard has a Spirit Array that can absorb a large amount of nature's spiritual energy, a rare treasure land.

Before long, a Royal Prince arrived, first apologizing and stating that the Emperor had national affairs to tend to and could not appear. He then personally escorted Ye Chen to another important area.

There stood a magnificent Pagoda, thirteen stories high, the very location where the Tianxu Imperial Family's important secrets were kept.

Passing through the guards of numerous experts, they entered it and went directly to the seventh floor. The Heroic Lord Level Royal Prince explained that here lies the Tianxu Imperial Family's records of secrets regarding the Ancient God Continent, the Ancient Emperor Realm, and even the other side of Chaos Sea.

Afterward, the Prince excused himself and left.

Ye Chen looked around and saw rows of ancient books, bone scrolls, monuments, Memory Jade, etc., arranged neatly. Though few in number, it was evident that they were genuine and mostly ancient, quite precious indeed.

Thus, Ye Chen sat cross-legged on the seventh floor and began his research.

Outside the thirteen-story Pagoda, the Emperor appeared, along with the Royal Prince who led Ye Chen here, and several Super Experts from the royal family. They gazed at the seventh floor with grave expressions because the Combat Saint King was on that floor.

At this moment, a Royal Prince stepped forward solemnly, saying, "Your Majesty, I suggest we act against the Combat Saint King now, without hesitation. These persons have greatly harmed the Primordial Energy of our Ancient God Continent. Although our Emperor Dynasty's Saint did not fall in the external battle, many experts perished. Now, by trapping the Combat Saint King with the Pagoda, and with the Ancestor's assistance, everything will finally be resolved."

Not just him, but several other high-ranking figures advised that this was a rare opportunity to kill Ye Chen.

The Emperor's expression was indecisive, and after hesitant silence for an hour, he suddenly turned and left.

Upon leaving, he sternly warned others not to entertain such thoughts or actions, or they would face the law of the land.

This severe reprimand shook everyone, leaving them in some confusion as to why such a good opportunity was abandoned.