Chapter 534: An Unexpected Windfall

"Everyone, please pool your wisdom and let us come up with a plan together." Tianmu Elder, acting as the meeting moderator, set the tone.

"Sigh!"

An old man let out a long sigh.

"Young friend Xiao Han is trapped deep in the devil's den, hundreds of millions of miles away from the Great Thousand World. Even if we wanted to send aid, we lack the means despite our willingness!"

This sentence voiced the inner thoughts of everyone present, drawing a chorus of agreement.

"That is not necessarily true!"

Suddenly, an unexpected point of view emerged from the crowd. Following the sound to see who it was, the many senior powerhouses, all of whom were acquaintances, could not help but be amused.

"Lao Hu, what profound insight do you have?"

The tone sounded mostly teasing, and for good reason: this man they called Lao Hu was famous for his simple-mindedness. While his wisdom naturally exceeded that of ordinary people to have reached the Saint Grade, he was accustomed to using his fists to explain his personal views, vividly and clearly interpreting the Great Thousand World's supreme maxim: "Cultivation is for the sake of reasoning with others."

Therefore, Lao Hu, who had spoken first, was met with a gaze mixed with astonishment, skepticism, and ridicule.

Lao Hu could not fail to perceive the snide remarks of this group of shameless old men, but knowing that the serious business was what mattered, he merely snorted coldly and began to speak.

"Tianmu, since that Palace Master Xiao was able to send a message back, he must possess a means of connecting with the Great Thousand World, so shouldn't we be able to contact him proactively?"

Tianmu Elder nodded in approval.

"That is correct."

"But such methods have many limitations and must be used with extreme caution."

"Since that is the case, we might as well provide him with some help."

"We may be powerless to provide physical items like Medicinal Pills or Holy Artifacts, but that does not mean we are powerless in other ways."

Lao Hu clasped his hands together and tucked them into his wide sleeves, his expression relaxed.

"Does our Great Thousand Palace not happen to house the Great Hidden Divine Art, one of the Thirty-Six Divine Arts? This is the strongest divine art in the entire Great Thousand World for concealing one's aura and figure."

"If we transmit the cultivation method of this divine art and the insights of all its previous practitioners, I believe that with Palace Master Xiao's talent, mastering it will be a simple matter."

"Once he masters the Great Hidden Divine Art, even in the heart of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, Palace Master Xiao will be able to come and go as he pleases."

The entire room was shaken.

Hey! Hey!

You really have to admit, the feasibility of this proposal is actually quite high.

The Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Arts are all top-tier divine arts that allow a cultivator to fight above their rank; with such a reputation, the power of the Great Hidden Divine Art is evident.

Most importantly, although the Great Hidden Divine Art lacks strong lethality, it perfectly fits the current needs.

As a divine art focused on concealment, the Great Hidden Divine Art holds a unique status in this field. Its ability to hide one's figure and aura reaches the extreme; even if only initially mastered, it is enough to allow a Supreme to hide under the very noses of Lower Earth Sovereigns without revealing any flaws.

For Xiao Han, who needs to operate in a den of dragons and tigers, it could not be more suitable.

Upon hearing this, Tianmu Elder, while appreciative, scanned the reactions of the crowd and made up his mind. After coughing a few times, he said,

"What are everyone's opinions?"

"I have no problem with it."

"Neither do I."

"It is just one divine art; compared to the safety of our Great Thousand World, it is not worth mentioning."

"..."

The unanimous response and agreement quickly decided the fate of a top-tier divine art. In the half-hour that followed, the meeting passed many forms of aid for the Langya Heavenly Palace. A massive amount of resources, enough to make ordinary long-standing super-forces gape in astonishment, was sent off lightly amidst the nonchalance of the gathered powerhouses.

Two days later, the clueless Qian Sha tremblingly took Tianmu Elder on the road back to Langya Heavenly Palace.

Tianmu Elder noticed Qian Sha's restraint but could do nothing about it; having a junior who had just broken through to Heavenly Sovereign stay by his side was truly a bit difficult for the lad.

Finally, Tianmu Elder broke the silence.

"Elder Qian, how is the recent situation at Langya Heavenly Palace?"

Hearing this, Qian Sha thought of the miserable state of the sect, which was currently in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt, and subconsciously sighed.

"Reporting to the senior, our sect was recently subjected to a large-scale invasion by the Evil Clan and suffered heavy losses. We are now prepared to retreat into the interior of the Great Thousand World."

"Oh?"

Tianmu Elder's expression changed slightly. Although he had already learned from intelligence reports that the invasion of the Outer Realm Evil Clan had caused heavy losses to the Langya Heavenly Palace, he had not expected the situation to be so severe that it forced such a rising power to retreat to the sidelines.

On second thought, Tianmu Elder understood the approach of the Langya Heavenly Palace. With Xiao Han, their strongest combat power, unable to return, and the Outer Realm Evil Clan watching like tigers eyeing their prey, retreating behind the scenes to preserve their strength was indeed a wise move.

Moreover, Tianmu Elder thought of the support prepared by the meeting, which was quite timely.

"Then... please lead the way, Elder Qian."

Tianmu Elder grabbed the slightly bewildered Qian Sha, smiled slightly, and his Spirit Power surged gently, crushing the surrounding space as he stepped into the pitch-black hole.

"Sen..."

Qian Sha's voice remained where they had been; a breeze blew by, brushing away the lingering sound.

Two days later, Langya Heavenly Palace.

"Greetings, Deputy Palace Master Yi."

Tianmu Elder greeted Yi Huang, who had come to welcome him, warmly.

"I have long heard that Deputy Palace Master Yi is peerless in both talent and beauty; seeing you in person today, the reputation is indeed well-deserved."

To Tianmu Elder's praise, Yi Huang smiled modestly.

"Senior, you overpraise me. This is merely a hollow reputation for a junior; figures like yourself are the true pillars of the Great Thousand World."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Tianmu Elder began the main topic. His expression was as usual, but his tone was indescribably serious.

"Deputy Palace Master Yi, I wonder if we might speak in private."

Qian Sha tactfully left early, and Yi Huang's expression also turned solemn as she invited him:

"Senior, please follow me."

The two did not talk for long, merely a quarter of an hour, before Tianmu Elder walked out of the study, filled with deep emotion.

"As expected of young friend Xiao Han, to actually possess such means."

At this moment, inside Tianmu Elder's storage bracelet, the refining method for the Horizon-Near-at-Hand lay quietly; ultra-long-distance communication was a major headache for the experts of the Great Thousand World, and no one knew how many top-tier experts had vanished without a trace due to the limitations of communication methods.

In the war against the Evil Clan of the Outer Realm, the difficulty of communication caused by the enemy's blockade and various other reasons had greatly affected the mobilization of combat power in the Great Thousand World, and no one knew how many losses had been suffered because of this.

In the view of Tianmu Elder, although the materials for the Horizon-Near-at-Hand were precious and the refining was difficult, compared to the benefits of the Horizon-Near-at-Hand, it was simply not worth mentioning.

He had originally thought this trip was to provide aid to the poor, but he had not expected Xiao Han to give him another big surprise.

On the other side, Yi Huang was stunned on the spot by the generosity of the Great Thousand Palace; the resources alone were enough to compensate for all the losses of the Langya Heavenly Palace in this war, and there was even a surplus.

If those resources could still be accumulated over time, the Great Hidden Divine Art was a true priceless treasure; the Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Arts were enough to incite any super power and expert in the Great Thousand World to fight for them, and even the Saint Grade experts standing at the very pinnacle could hardly resist their temptation.

Yet Tianmu Elder had directly handed over the cultivation methods and insights of the Great Hidden Divine Art to Yi Huang in their entirety, and the implication was quite obvious.

That is, the Great Thousand Palace had directly gifted this Peerless Divine Art to the Langya Heavenly Palace, and the latter had gained an additional foundation to suppress their sect out of thin air.

Yi Huang did not immerse herself in the wild joy of a windfall, and before she even had time to distribute the resources, she directly let her mind enter the jade slip recording the Great Hidden Divine Art; the massive amount of information made the caught-off-guard Yi Huang feel dizzy.

Ten days later, Yi Huang sent the organized data to Xiao Han, who was hundreds of millions of miles away, via the Horizon-Near-at-Hand.