Chapter 26: Thick-skinned, eat your fill, then obtain the dragon-phoenix supreme treasure!

Until Chen Ku disappeared beneath the Dividing Treasure Rock.

Beside him, Haotian then approached Yaochi and said with a slight reproach:

"Yaochi, you shouldn't have paid attention to Chen Ku earlier."

"Nor should you have pointed out the direction for him."

"The Dao Ancestor said, everything depends on fate; your behavior like this... isn't it breaking the rules?!"

As for Hongjun's words, Haotian regards them as a standard, daring not to deviate in the slightest.

Moreover, he fears that Yaochi's actions might bring trouble, implicating himself as well.

Therefore, he spoke up to reproach Yaochi.

However, hearing his words, Yaochi somewhat unwillingly retorted:

"Hmph, what's wrong with not following the rules?!"

"Anyway, these countless opportunities are meant to be divided among all beings; whoever takes it, takes it!"

After a pause in her speech, Yaochi again murmured in a very low voice:

"Moreover, that Chen Ku actually looks not bad!"

"At least he's much better than those who put on an air of authority, the mighty powerhouses!"

Saying this, Yaochi couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.

Following beside Hongjun Daozu, Yaochi had long grown accustomed to seeing countless powerhouses, when facing the Dao Ancestor, always wearing a stern, pretentiously imposing demeanor.

On the contrary, Chen Ku's smiling, carefree appearance is rare, making Yaochi feel quite novel.

Therefore, regarding Chen Ku's earlier abrupt inquiry, Yaochi not only felt no displeasure, but found it rather interesting.

One could say, unconsciously, Chen Ku has left a good impression in Yaochi's heart.

Though her voice was low, how could it escape Haotian's notice?

Hearing this, the latter was even more filled with black lines, feeling utterly speechless.

Having spent endless days and nights together, they had never heard Yaochi give such an evaluation of himself.

Unexpectedly, this Yaochi sister is still a naive sweetie?!

"Yaochi sister, you're so pure, aren't you easily deceived?!"

"Hmph, that Chen Ku acts shamelessly; at a glance you can tell he's no energy-saving lamp."

"Associating with him might only bring trouble upon oneself."

Haotian said thus.

While speaking, he also looked with contempt and disdain toward the direction where Chen Ku was.

He and Yaochi are completely different in nature.

In Haotian's eyes, like the Three Pure Ones, solemn and dignified, unsmiling, is the true posture a powerhouse should have.

Conversely, Chen Ku's ability to act shamelessly and play the victim only makes people despise him.

But regarding this, Yaochi unyieldingly said:

"Haotian elder brother, we ought to be kind to others and widely form good affinities."

"Like you, secretly estimating others, how could that be the act of someone broad-minded?!"

Perhaps being thus lectured by Haotian also made Yaochi quite displeased in her heart.

Therefore, her words carried a hint of sharpness.

"You......"

Haotian had nothing to reply, merely gave Yaochi an annoyed glare, then turned and left angrily, continuing to guard beneath the Dividing Treasure Rock.

Now speaking of Chen Ku!

Following Yaochi's guidance, his figure did not pause for a moment, flying swiftly toward a certain place.

All the mighty powerhouses were left behind by him.

At the same time, Chen Ku released his divine sense, sensing every profound and mysterious aura.

"This is...... an upper-grade acquired spirit treasure? No, no!"

"A middle-grade acquired spirit treasure? This is even more trash!"

Chen Ku muttered to himself while his figure did not stop at all.

If other cultivators heard this, they would surely stare dumbfounded and scold Chen Ku with "ignorant of heaven's height and earth's thickness."

Know that, while innate spirit treasures are certainly good, acquired spirit treasures are also not useless.

For some ordinary cultivators, even just a single acquired spirit treasure is a rare great opportunity.

Moreover, since it comes from the Dao Ancestor's hand, how could it be a mundane object?

However, Chen Ku simply does not even look at acquired spirit treasures.

His own master and uncle-master will eventually attain the Dao and become sages.

By then, wanting to refine some acquired spirit treasures would not be a piece of cake, easy as pie?!

Fighting over those acquired spirit treasures is utterly a waste of time.

Chen Ku's heart still longs for those limited-number innate spirit treasures.

Fortunately, this search did not last too long.

Not long after, a faint aura hidden within made Chen Ku's expression shift and his eyes brighten.

Merit profound light?!

Not bad!

At this moment, he clearly sensed that within a treasure, there actually lay merit profound light!

This is sufficient to show that this is indeed a merit spirit treasure!

Chen Ku only then slightly halted his steps, gazed ahead, cleared confusion, and reached the source.

But upon seeing this treasure clearly, he couldn't help but become even more overjoyed.

"Eight Treasures Merit Pool?!"

Before him lay the legendary Eight Treasures Merit Pool, within which vast expanses of merit mystic light shimmered, dazzling to the extreme.

In that moment, Chen Ku suddenly understood.

"I thought the Dao Ancestor had bestowed treasures earlier; why is there no Eight Treasures Merit Pool?"

"It turns out it is here."

The Eight Treasures Merit Pool inherently belongs to the West's treasures, and merit spiritual treasures are even rarer than ordinary innate spiritual treasures.

Therefore, Chen Ku would naturally not let it go.

"Break!"

Chen Ku hesitated not, directly unleashed a palm strike, splitting the sealing force that suppressed the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, and stored it away.

According to common sense, the sealing force of such merit spiritual treasures would be even stronger.

However, Chen Ku's flesh now rivals the Wu Clan, his cultivation far surpasses peers of the same realm, and every divine ability he commands is top-tier.

Therefore, there is no need to deliberately cultivate any technique.

With a single palm, the Eight Treasures Merit Pool immediately fell.

Having taken the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, Chen Ku paused not, continuing to sense more auras around.

Merely a slight sensation made him ever more ecstatic and excited.

The direction indicated by the Jade Pool was indeed correct!

At this moment, several wondrous auras emerged, intertwining, with divine radiance gleaming.

Without exception, they all belong to the grade of innate spiritual treasures.

"High-grade innate spiritual treasure, Asura Mirror!"

"High-grade innate spiritual treasure, Creation Cauldron!"

"Mid-grade innate spiritual treasure..."

"Haha, great, this time we really struck it rich."

Chen Ku couldn't help laughing, inwardly thinking, asking the Jade Pool, indeed the effect is astonishing.

Those other mighty beings, feigning dignity, disdained to ask the Jade Pool a little Daoist child, but now they can only blunder about like headless flies, relying solely on luck.

Thick-skinned, eating his fill!

These words truly are not empty!

Chen Ku could be called madly scavenging, striking again and again, shattering innate seals, reaping various spiritual treasures.

Shortly after, his face turned grim and his eyes widened.

"Ancestral Dragon Pearl?!"

"Phoenix Fan?!"

"These two treasures are also here?!"

Not bad!

Gazing intently, a dragon clan aura surged mighty, within which the shadow of the Ancestral Dragon flickered, soul‑shaking, truly fearsome!

The other is a fan made of phoenix feathers, its cold light gleaming, as if a Primordial Phoenix soars within.

These two treasures, like the Qilin Seal obtained earlier at Mount Buzhou, are also supreme treasures of the endless heritage of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans.

To see them in the Dividing Treasure Rock is indeed somewhat beyond Chen Ku's expectations.

But after a moment's thought, he immediately felt at ease.

The past Dao‑Demon conflict and the Dragon‑Han Initial Calamity essentially amounted to an era.

One could even say that the endless war of the three clans was secretly stirred and deceived by Rahu.

The three clans suffered grave losses; the Ancestral Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, and Primordial Qilin all perished, and Rahu too was buried between heaven and earth.

Ultimately, Hongjun became the biggest winner in the Great Calamity, naturally able to secretly collect many unknown supreme treasures.

But all of this no longer matters.

Today, it ultimately ended up benefiting himself.

Chen Ku unceremoniously stored these two supreme treasures away as well.