Hong Sovereign discreetly withdrew his gaze and poured himself a cup of jade nectar.
The jade nectar flowed like a stream. As it fell into the filigreed jade cup, multicolored light swirled within it, accompanied by a crisp, fragrant aroma.
Even within these Ninefold Heavenly Palaces, only a very few deities were qualified to partake of it. Though its grade could not compare to the spiritual fluids refined by the Supreme Dao Sect, its taste was still exceptionally good.
That junior who had obtained the Record of Dao-Deriving Great Thousand was destined to be unable to stay hidden.
Of the few Immortal Dao catalysts who had now "reincarnated," half had considerable ties to him, while quite a number—like the Azure Cloud Demon Lord—also bore grudges against him.
After all, it was a wondrous artifact formed from the Dao of "Derivation" in this world. How could one possibly hold it in one's hand without paying some price?
That old Daoist Jiang Lin, on the other hand, had received all four methods from him personally, so no one knew his origins. Moreover, enslaved deities were helping him conceal himself, so remaining hidden would not be difficult.
Unless...
"The Heavenly Palace gathering is about to begin. Let us head over," Xu Xing suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, the thoughts that had just arisen in Hong Sovereign's mind dispersed as well.
Forget it. Let that junior see for himself just how far he could go.
"Alright."
Then, without any visible movement, the figures of the two men faded away from beside the jade table by the lotus pond. The various spiritual fruits, immortal delicacies, jade nectar, and divine dew upon the table vanished along with them.
Jade towers hung high above auspicious clouds. Lotus leaves stirred gently in the pond, while misty clouds surged