Flight of Concealment!
Another supreme divine ability.
Just sensing its name filled Chen Ku with delight.
There was no other reason.
He had long heard of this divine ability.
It was one of the Thirty-six Heavenly Transformations, a supreme divine ability that ranked among the very best in all Heaven and Earth.
Upon examining it more closely, Chen Ku's heart shook violently, and he was overjoyed.
Flight of Concealment allowed one to hide within Heaven and Earth and roam the Four Seas, untraceable, unknowable, and unseeable.
Though one existed within the world, one could not be seen by the world.
"Hiss... its effect is this heaven-defying?!"
"If I use it alongside the Star Chasing Moon Grasping I have already comprehended, then its power... tsk tsk!"
Chen Ku could not help clicking his tongue inwardly.
Star Chasing Moon Grasping was a speed divine ability, while Flight of Concealment could not have been more aptly described as an invisibility divine ability.
These two supreme divine abilities complemented one another perfectly. When used together, Chen Ku would be able to move without gods or ghosts noticing.
Invincible!
Truly invincible!
Chen Ku could not conceal his delight. A smile curled across his face as he reveled in his joy.
His mind was wholly immersed in comprehending Flight of Concealment.
Fortunately, under the protection of Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, borne along by the mighty power of Quasi-Saints, Chen Ku did not need to do anything as they continued toward the Purple Cloud Palace at tremendous speed.
Within chaos, the ancient darkness and deathly stillness endured forever, making the passage of time impossible to measure.
No one knew how much time had passed before Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and the countless great powers around them all came to a halt, their faces filled with shock and awe.
By then, Chen Ku had also come to his senses. He looked ahead, his expression changing as he too was deeply shaken.
Before them, an immeasurably enormous Great Dao Golden Lotus was slowly blooming.
Its light illuminated the heavens, its divine radiance scattered across countless worlds, and the Outer Chaos Domain for hundreds of millions of miles around it was lit brilliantly, a sight of incomparable grandeur.
Above the Great Dao Golden Lotus stood a majestic and solemn divine hall, stretching across the void, eternal and unfallen!
Before he even approached, Chen Ku could clearly sense waves of laws surging within it, domineering enough to overwhelm the cosmos and seize the soul, their might peerless.
Even chaos storms capable of crushing all things could not approach this place.
"Purple Cloud Palace..."
There was no need for further explanation. Chen Ku immediately understood that this was the location of the Purple Cloud Palace.
The ever-circulating, vast and abyssal Dao rhythms and divine patterns were the result of a Saint's aura leaking out.
This was an exceptional opportunity for cultivation!
For a time, even before entering the Purple Cloud Palace, Chen Ku had already begun sensing it through some unseen connection.
As his divine sense circulated, the Saint's Dao rhythms unfolded before him, granting Chen Ku profound insights and astonishing gains.
Without realizing it, the Primal Chaos Sutra he cultivated had been completed by a few more degrees, becoming even more flawless as its Dao power swelled immensely.
"Hehe, wonderful..."
Chen Ku thought in satisfaction.
Then, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti took a single step forward, bringing Chen Ku with them as they truly entered the Purple Cloud Palace.
At that moment, the Purple Cloud Palace was already filled with shadowy figures. Three thousand great powers had gathered, every one of them exuding a terrifyingly forceful aura, creating an immensely lively scene.
Yet as the three appeared, the great powers who had been chatting and laughing abruptly fell silent for a moment.
Gazes swept over the three of them as everyone studied them, their expressions varied.
Everyone present was among the foremost great powers in the world, and their cultivations were not far apart.
Therefore, they naturally held no particular reverence or fear toward Jie Yin and Zhun Ti.
"Heh... those two shameless men from the West still have the nerve to come here?!"
"This time, they are not playing the victim and claiming the journey was too far to win sympathy?"
"Mm... that youth must be Jie Yin's newly accepted disciple? Peak Great Luo, and his innate foundation is rather extraordinary too."
"What a pity... entering the Western Sect has ruined him."
The crowd whispered among themselves in low voices.
Every one of them looked at Jie Yin and Zhun Ti with contempt and disdain.
In their words, they openly called the pair the "two shameless men."
Some great powers looked toward Chen Ku and shook their heads repeatedly, seemingly full of "regret."
In their eyes, Chen Ku possessed a top-tier innate foundation and considerable cultivation, yet he had chosen to become Jie Yin's disciple? He must have been blind.
It was not merely because the West was desolate and barren.
More importantly, what could he possibly learn from becoming Jie Yin's disciple?!
Even the Three Pure Ones, though they maintained solemn expressions and did not open their mouths to mock them.
Still, when they slightly opened their eyes and glanced at Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and the others, an almost imperceptible trace of contempt flashed through their gaze.
Then, after a moment, a great power looked at Chen Ku with a teasing smile and spoke without any attempt at concealment:
"Hehe, brat, you possess Great Luo cultivation and a top-tier innate foundation."
"Rather than taking Jie Yin as your master, you would be better off taking me as your master."
"If you change your allegiance now, I can even reserve a Blessed Grotto-Heaven for you in the East!"
"That way, you will not remain trapped in the West, keeping company with vengeful souls and lingering obsessions all day. Nor will you need to be constrained by repairing the Western spiritual veins. How does that sound?"
Humiliation!
To Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, this was naked humiliation.
He was trying to poach their disciple right in front of them?!
Any great power or mighty figure would likely find that unbearable.
Jie Yin and Zhun Ti's faces darkened, and they were furious!
However, the great powers were mocking them as a group. The three of them had plainly become targets for everyone.
Moreover, they were currently within a Saint's Daoist sanctum.
That also left Jie Yin and Zhun Ti unable to act out.
As for Chen Ku!
Hearing the great powers' mocking whispers and that utterly undisguised attempt at poaching him, he was unexpectedly calm.
Not only did he not grow angry, but an even more disdainful expression appeared at the corner of Chen Ku's mouth.
Mockery?!
Sneers?!
The more arrogant these so-called great powers were now, the more miserable they would become in the future. None of them would meet a good end.
Take the Three Pure Ones, for example. In the future, the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation would shatter the Three Sects, turning them against one another and forcing them to swallow the Saint-Falling Pill.
Tongtian in particular would be confined within the Purple Cloud Palace like a prisoner!
As for Di Jun and Taiyi? Not only would they themselves perish, but nearly all their sons would die as well. It would be no different from the destruction of their entire clan.
Duke of the East was even less worth mentioning. He was merely cannon fodder in the Witch and Demon Calamity.
Beyond that, among the so-called three thousand guests of the Purple Cloud Palace, fewer than one in ten would remain in the future.
After all, once the Witch and Demon Calamity erupted, all living beings save true Saints would be drawn into it and struggle to protect themselves.
Thus, Chen Ku did not care in the slightest about their ridicule and contempt.
The world laughed at the West?
Yet the West would be the most promising of all, laughing until the very end!
Ignoring everyone around him, Chen Ku remained calm and composed as he passed through the crowd, found a spot, and sat down openly.
However, as he passed the great power who had arrogantly proclaimed that he would take him as a disciple, Chen Ku gave a contemptuous snort without hiding it, its meaning obvious.
You laugh at me for choosing the wrong master? I laugh at you for being shortsighted without even realizing it!
This scene left the great powers wearing strange expressions.
Well then!
This brat was truly calm and unruffled. As expected of Jie Yin's personal disciple.
Such "thick-skinned" skill also made the great powers look at him in a new light.
And it was not only the great powers.
On the other side, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti watched Chen Ku's behavior with slightly raised brows, greatly surprised.
At the same time, the two exchanged a glance, and an emotion called "moved" gradually welled up within their hearts.
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