Mu Chen froze for a moment.
The Heaven-Deceiving Cloak?
There didn't seem to be a treasure like that in the Primordial World, did there?
Curious, Mu Chen gently lifted his fishing rod and saw a white, transparent cloak fly into his hand.
"Congratulations to the host on obtaining the Heaven-Deceiving Cloak." "Effect: conceals or alters the host's cultivation and presence, and even his karma and origins, stealing the heavens and swapping the sun. Extremely discreet; even Sages cannot detect it unless they use divine abilities to examine it carefully." "Suggestion: the host can use this cloak to disguise a clone and visit the Three Pure Ones' Dao grounds to hear them preach, improving the host's comprehension of the Heavenly Dao."
Holy crap?
That powerful?
Mu Chen clicked his tongue in wonder.
Something that could temporarily fool even Sages had to count as an innate treasure at the very least.
Upon hearing the system's suggestion.
Mu Chen's eyes lit up again.
A faint trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.
Right.
With this treasure, he could visit the Dao grounds the Sages had established overseas and listen to their teachings!
Why was his progress so slow now?
It was precisely because he hadn't listened to Hongjun preach at the Purple Cloud Palace back then.
The reason was that he'd feared exposing himself too early and coming to the Sages' attention.
But with the Heaven-Deceiving Cloak now, if he could hear their teachings without drawing the Sages' notice, it would certainly give his cultivation realm an enormous boost.
"System, oh system, you've finally made me feel you're useful!"
Mu Chen said delightedly.
"Ding, detected that the host possesses the Heaven-Deceiving Cloak. Please choose." "One: fish for fifty thousand years to break through directly to late Daluo Golden Immortal." "Two: use the Heaven-Deceiving Cloak and a clone to hear the Three Pure Ones preach at their various Dao grounds over fifty thousand years, absorb their essence, and unite the three teachings. After fifty thousand years, your comprehension of the Great Dao can reach an extremely high level."
This time, Mu Chen did not hesitate,
Option two!
Spending fifty thousand years forcibly breaking through to late Daluo Golden Immortal would be utterly useless.
Beyond Daluo, advancing one's realm depended on an understanding of the Heavenly Dao.
By contrast.
If he could spend fifty thousand years listening to the Three Pure Ones' understanding of the Great Dao.
That would be an enormous help in becoming a Quasi-Sage or even a Sage of heaven and earth in the future.
At this thought, Mu Chen stood up eagerly.
This time...
The Primordial World's king of lying low was coming out of seclusion!
Of course.
It would still be a clone...
In the days that followed.
Mu Chen began condensing a clone beside the pool.
The clone he would send out this time was no ordinary clone.
Rather, it had to be a clone that matched Mu Chen's true body perfectly, so he could comprehend the Dao all the more authentically.
One day, five hundred years later.
"I am Tongtian. Today, in the name of the Jie Sect, I shall preach the Dao on Penglai Immortal Island."
"All living beings of the Primordial World, regardless of race or cultivation, may come here to hear me preach the Dao!"
Cult Leader Tongtian's majestic voice rang out between heaven and earth.
The Jie Sect's momentum was now at its height.
Cult Leader Tongtian also wielded tremendous prestige in the Primordial World.
Even in the waters around Mu Chen, countless living beings flew toward Penglai Immortal Island.
"Has it finally come?"
Mu Chen opened his eyes amid the sea of clouds, a gleam flashing through them.
For these five hundred years, apart from condensing his clone, he had been waiting for the Three Pure Ones to preach in the Primordial World.
Now, at last, Cult Leader Tongtian had come.
The next moment.
The clone Mu Chen had condensed put on the Heaven-Deceiving Cloak.
Instantly, his entire appearance and presence, and even his karma, changed.
He became a thin, small young man with freckles on his face.
And his cultivation was only at the Heavenly Immortal realm.
As for his origins, he was a member of the Human Race who had happened to comprehend the Dao through a fortunate coincidence.
"Off you go."
Mu Chen flew through the air toward Penglai Immortal Island.
A faint look of anticipation showed on his face.
This was Mu Chen's first time attending a formal gathering organized by a Sage.
This time... it should be very interesting.