Beyond the Thunder Abyss, within a spatial interlayer.
Cheng Buzheng smiled as he examined the Jade Slip in his hand for a while.
Then, with a flick of his hand—
The Jade Slip in Cheng Buzheng's hand vanished, replaced by a palm-sized Puppet.
Just as he was about to deploy the Soul Puppet in his hand...
Suddenly.
Cheng Buzheng's movements halted, as though he had recalled something.
Immediately after!
Thought stirred.
In an instant, golden light flowed through Cheng Buzheng's eyes. Countless dust-like golden runes rose and fell within them, circulating according to a certain pattern.
Afterward.
Cheng Buzheng, hidden within the spatial interlayer, raised his head and swept his gaze in every direction...
Sure enough.
In a patch of void outside the Thunder Abyss that appeared to contain nothing at all, the scene Cheng Buzheng saw was entirely different.
He saw a blurry figure emerge within that void.
Clearly!
This person's concealment technique was extraordinarily profound. Even Cheng Buzheng, with the [Great Luo Dharma Eye] empowered, could not see him clearly.
Even so, Cheng Buzheng recognized at a glance who that vague figure hidden in the void was.
That was right.
It was Venerable Guanping, who had conducted a transaction with Cheng Buzheng not long ago.
Only a Venerable could bring a concealment secret art to such wondrous heights of power!
Thus, even with the [Great Luo Dharma Eye] empowering him, Cheng Buzheng could not make out the other party's true appearance and could only see a vague silhouette.
This was the gap brought about by the immense disparity in cultivation.
At this sight, Cheng Buzheng, concealed within the spatial interlayer, could not help but snort coldly.
"That old thief truly is crafty!"
Had it been an ordinary cultivator, they likely never would have imagined that a supreme ruler