The plaque of "Kongyuan Heavenly God Manor" hung high overhead.
Amid the jade towers of the immortal palace, above the sea of clouds, a man sat cross-legged. Compared to when he had fled into the Heavenly Realm from the lower realm in wretched desperation, Myriad Vault Eternal Heaven Immortal Emperor now appeared far more composed.
The earthshaking battle from a few days ago still echoed in his mind.
Myriad Vault Eternal Heaven Immortal Emperor opened his eyes and gazed up at the gates of Kongyuan Heavenly God Manor in silence.
He had already waited outside his patriarch's gates for more than a hundred years.
Yet although his patriarch clearly knew he was waiting outside, even after repeated announcements, Freewheeling Immortal Ancestor had still refused to open the gates and meet him.
Myriad Vault Eternal Heaven Immortal Emperor showed no emotion, but inwardly, he was already in complete turmoil.
For the past several decades, he had constantly reflected on what he had done wrong to warrant such an attitude from Freewheeling Immortal Ancestor.
Though only one major realm stood between the Primordial Supreme Realm and the Dao One Ancestral Realm, that single step had barred the path of countless supreme Immortal Emperors, leaving them unable to break free even until they died of old age.
The two could not be mentioned in the same breath. Though Immortal Emperors of the Primordial Supreme Realm were scarce in the Heavenly Realm, there were certainly more than several hundred of them—perhaps even more.
Every era saw several great powerhouses achieve the rank of Primordial Supreme Immortal Emperor.
Yet since the creation of heaven and earth, the number of beings who had reached the Dao One Ancestral Realm likely did not exceed the fingers on both hands.
Moreover, there had never been a record of