Guangchengzi and the other Great Divine Ability Users, including Manjushri Guangfa Heavenly Venerable, had barely finished speaking when Meng Qi felt a weight in his hand. It carried the vast, upright aura of the Royal Dao, along with a hint of immaculate wisdom, its weight almost imperceptible.
The Human Emperor's handwritten letter and Manjushri's Pure Land had been secretly passed to him. The matter was confidential, and repeated exchanges risked attracting notice or being disrupted by unforeseen changes. It was best to conduct the negotiations and transaction together, rather than in two separate stages.
The Human Emperor's letter was only a thin sheet, yet it felt as heavy as the gathered stars and seas. Manjushri's Pure Land spanned billions of kalpas and covered countless worlds and universes. Its wisdom was profound, its purity all-pervading, yet it seemed as light as air. The two formed a striking contrast.
Meng Qi didn't take another look. As if nothing were amiss, he stowed them in the Sleeve Universe, glanced around at his fellow senior brothers and sisters, and smiled as he adjusted his Daoist Crown. Then, without drawing attention, he transformed with the wind and slipped out of the Jade Void Palace. Following the secret passage he had used the last time he infiltrated the Nine Abysses, he headed for the Red Mountain Range on the first level of the Nine Abysses, where Qi Zhengyan and Zhao Heng had made their base.
Without the Azure Emperor's approval, Meng Qi would never have dared to act this way. Once he left the Jade Void Palace, no matter how well he concealed himself or how skillfully he transformed with the wind, he could not hide from the Other Shore Beings or those few in the Creation Realm who could claim the title of Heavenly Venerable.