Chapter 18: Thirty-Three Heaven Sands, Hongjun Feels Something in His Heart!

"Haha, another two kinds of great divine abilities?!"

"Marvelous, marvelous......"

Chen Ku laughed loudly in his heart, astonished and yet excited.

It seems the effect of this heaven-defying comprehension is truly growing stronger and stronger.

Of course, it's also because this place is inherently extraordinary and divine.

In the Heaven Beyond Heaven, the powers of the myriad heavens' stars intertwine, and they are further nurtured by the awe-inspiring pressure of Pangu from Mount Buzhou.

In the eyes of Jieyin and Zhunti, there seems to be no opportunity.

But for Chen Ku, who possesses this heaven-defying comprehension, he can gain much insight, reaping great rewards.

Conversely, if one were placed in a truly barren and desolate world, devoid of anything,

then even if Chen Ku had the aid of heaven-defying comprehension, he would be unable to grasp anything.

After silently sighing, Chen Ku immediately sensed the two great divine abilities he had just comprehended.

The first is Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon!

This is a top-tier movement-type divine ability; once unleashed, as its name suggests, Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon is effortless.

Compared to spatial divine abilities in the world, it is only slightly inferior.

Know that, throughout ancient and prehistoric times, those who could master spatial divine abilities have been few and far between.

The chief of the Twelve Ancestral Witches in the present era, namely the Space Ancestral Witch Dijiang, is the foremost among them.

Besides that, only the Candle Dragon of the ancient dragon clan had likewise once touched the power of spatial law.

Without exaggeration, this Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon is absolutely not comparable to those earth-escape arts, inch-shrinking techniques, and the like.

Having understood the function of this divine ability, Chen Ku felt a mix of surprise and delight.

"Hehe, very good!"

"With this divine ability aiding me, in the future, whether pursuing enemies or slipping away, things will be twice as effective with half the effort."

He thought to himself.

Of course, for Chen Ku, who wishes to stay safe, relying on the protection of Jieyin and Zhunti while silently growing stronger, perhaps the chance of slipping away is greater than that of hunting down foes.

As for the so-called "slipping away," he feels no shame whatsoever.

After all, staying alive is the true way; concerns about losing face simply do not enter his considerations.

As for the second divine ability, its function is even more astonishing!

Purple Star Divination!

Upon sensing it, Chen Ku discovered in astonishment that this is actually a supreme divine ability of the deduction type.

With the aid of Purple Star Divination, above it can deduce the shifts of heaven and earth's grand trends, to seek fortune and avoid misfortune.

Below it can deduce techniques and divine abilities, perfecting one's cultivation to reach flawlessness.

Even in the midst of a great battle, it can still dispel confusion, perceive the openings in an opponent's moves, and so on, seizing the initiative.

In short, it can almost be said that there is nothing that cannot be deduced.

Immensely powerful!

So awesome it explodes!

Chen Ku exclaimed thus in his heart.

Of course, wanting to cultivate to such a point of acting as one pleases is not something achieved overnight; it also requires extremely strong cultivation as support.

But this is enough to make Chen Ku overjoyed.

With divine abilities in hand, what is there to fear about not being able to fully control them?

Having gained two great divine abilities in one go, he turned his gaze toward Jieyin and Zhunti, who were still gathering star sand on the other side.

Who said there is no opportunity in the Heaven Beyond Heaven?!

In his view, these two great divine abilities are even more precious than spiritual roots, immortal fruits, and the like.

After all, spiritual roots and even spiritual treasures, though each has its marvelous uses and formidable power,

but they ultimately belong to external forces.

Only one's own strength is the eternal, unchanging truth.

Thereafter, Chen Ku attempted to generally focus his gaze on several other large stars.

But this time, after quite a while, his sea of consciousness gave rise to no further sensation or hint.

Evidently, the other stars are insufficient for him to comprehend any further great divine abilities.

If so, then let's stop here!

"Bitterness... bitterness......"

"If only I could comprehend a few more divine abilities, how wonderful that would be?!"

Chen Ku sighed thus in a low voice.

If other cultivators heard these words, they would surely be so angry as to vomit blood.

Whether it is Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon or Purple Star Divination, any kind of divine ability is exceedingly rare throughout the ages.

You little brat, still so greedy?!

As the words fell, Chen Ku immediately turned around, preparing to return.

But just as he turned, in an inadvertent glance,

in an instant, a faint glimmer of light flashed forth, flowing and colorful, mysterious and profound.

Could there be another treasure?!

Chen Ku involuntarily halted his stance and fixed his gaze.

After a moment, he then saw clearly that it was actually a tiny grain of star sand.

It's just that ordinary star sand emits a silver-white light.

But this grain before him, however, has myriad rays of light mingling, more than enough, clearly an oddity.

As his divine sense sank slightly into it, Chen Ku was greatly startled.

In just an instant, Chen Ku sensed the fluctuation of law and order within it.

This is truly strange!

It also let him instantly determine that this grain of star sand before him was not the ordinary star sand as vast as smoke and waves.

Upon further sensing, he discovered that within this tiny grain of star sand lay myriad strange phenomena, profound and mysterious.

Chen Ku saw within it celestial palaces standing in rows, heavenly courts spread everywhere.

Jade grasses and immortal blossoms emitted spiritual light, immortal cranes flew and danced, their long cries echoing across the sky.

In short, it seemed like a marvelous scene of an immortal's blessed land.

"This is... Thirty-Three Heaven Sand?!"

"That within is exactly the scene that ought to be in the Heavenly Court?!"

Chen Ku couldn't help but let out a low cry of astonishment, his words trembling uncontrollably.

Thirty-Three Heaven Sand!

Without a doubt, this is the most precious grain of star sand.

In other words, even if there were hundreds of millions, or even more, of star sand gathered, perhaps they could not condense into such a grain of Thirty-Three Heaven Sand.

Or, put another way, this object inherently symbolizes the Heavenly Court, capable of manifesting everything beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Without a doubt, this is a heaven-sent opportunity; calling it a supreme treasure is not an exaggeration.

No wonder Chen Ku was shocked to this extent.

"Hehe, I never thought Master and Uncle-Master would have collected for so long."

"Yet they happened to miss such a great opportunity."

"Thus it turned out cheap for me."

Chen Ku hesitated not, immediately storing that grain of Thirty-Three Heaven Sand away.

He knew it must be that his own Master and Uncle-Master had missed something in their sensing, failing to notice this object's existence.

Otherwise, how could they have let it slip by?!

Chen Ku did not know that.

Just as he was in Heaven Beyond Heaven, reaping various opportunities, and feeling content.

At the same time, outside the Chaos Realm, a majestic and solemn, grand and vast temple stood tall, boundless order entwined, gripping hearts and souls, mighty and vast.

This temple is none other than the Purple Cloud Palace of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Within the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun wore a simple blue Daoist robe, eyes closed, seated upright, his countenance solemn and majestic.

Above his head hung the Jade Disc of Creation, the Three Thousand Great Daos' laws flowing and reflecting each other.

Divine Chains of Order condensed, countless, ringing without cease.

The sage's might swept over, directly crushing the surrounding void!

Such grandeur, even a quasi-saint like Jieyin or Zhunti, compared to it, is as tiny as a mayfly seeing the sky.

The sage's might is unparalleled; a glimpse suffices.

However, at one moment, Hongjun in seclusion, his expression twitched slightly, as if he sensed something.

Immediately, Hongjun slowly opened his eyes.

In the instant his eyes opened and closed, there seemed to appear in his eyes the spectacle of myriad universes arising and perishing, billions of stars intertwined, truly terrifying.

Hongjun slightly turned his head, his two deep gazes looking toward the direction of Heaven Beyond Heaven.

However, he did not say much more.

After a moment, he withdrew his gaze, turning to continue closed-eye meditation, contemplating the Great Dao.

Only a slight rise and fall of aura around his body perhaps indicated that ripples had already arisen in Hongjun's heart.