Chapter 10: The Power of the “Divine Concealment Art”, earth mother essence Obtained

Zhou Chen did not leave Azure Cloud City, but instead came to an inn.

"Hello, how many Spirit Stones does it cost to stay here for one night?"

Zhou Chen asked the waiter.

"Greetings, honored guest. Our shop has three tiers of rooms: low, medium, and high. Each room size varies, and every room has a Formation to isolate Divine Sense detection. The high-tier rooms feature a Spirit Gathering Formation, which can help you Cultivate better, and of course, the environment is much more comfortable. What kind of room do you need?"

The waiter bowed and fawned over Zhou Chen.

"What are the prices?"

Zhou Chen asked again.

"A low-tier room is ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones per night, a medium-tier room is thirty Low-Grade Spirit Stones per night, and a high-tier room is fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones per night."

The waiter continued.

"Give me a high-tier room."

Zhou Chen was quite adept at squandering Spirit Stones, but he also understood that as long as it helped his Cultivation, there was no need to worry about the cost.

After all, with the System, his Spirit Stones would only increase.

"Very well, honored guest, please come inside. I will take you to your room!"

Good heavens, upon hearing that it was a high-tier room, the waiter's tone became even more respectful.

Zhou Chen received a token, activated it, and entered the room.

The room was antique in style, with an area of over a hundred square meters, and the Spiritual Qi was so dense it felt as if he were in a Cultivation room within the Wenxian Sect.

"System, claim the 'Divine Concealment Art'!"

A Cultivation Technique materialized out of thin air in Zhou Chen's hands—it was the "Divine Concealment Art".

However, Zhou Chen first took out the "Aura Concealment Art" to study and compare it with the "Divine Concealment Art".

Zhou Chen sat cross-legged and began to study it in detail, slowly falling into a profound and mysterious state.

"So that's how it is."

Zhou Chen muttered to himself.

The principle of the "Aura Concealment Art" was to hide one's own cultivation within the Dantian, continuously gathering and compressing it, and using special means to Seal the Spiritual Qi, thereby achieving the goal of hiding one's cultivation.

For example, with Zhou Chen at the tenth level of Qi Refining, by operating the "Aura Concealment Art", an ordinary person could only perceive Zhou Chen's cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Furthermore, it could only deceive Cultivators who were not more than two major Realms above one's own.

When using the "Aura Concealment Art" at the Qi Refinement Stage, only those at the Core Formation stage or above could see through the cultivation. It was truly an essential skill for playing the pig to eat the tiger, though the downside was that it could potentially be seen through by special detection techniques.

This was actually already very powerful; after all, an ordinary Qi Refining Cultivator rarely came into contact with Core Formation stage Cultivators.

The Heavenly Dao was indeed good to its favorite son, Ye Chen, but Zhou Chen was not envious in the slightest.

The "Divine Concealment Art" was worthy of being a Cultivation Technique returned ten thousand times by the System. It could not only completely change one's appearance and aura but also deceive Cultivators up to three major Realms above one's own.

What a terrifying concept this was!

It meant that when Zhou Chen at the Qi Refinement Stage used the "Divine Concealment Art", only someone above the Nascent Soul Realm could see through his cultivation!

If the principle of the "Aura Concealment Art" was to Seal the Spiritual Qi at a single point within the body, the principle of the "Divine Concealment Art" was to hide all cultivation within one's own internal organs and Meridians!

Moreover, it could not only hide one's own cultivation but also hide one's aura and life fluctuations, and could even simulate the aura of others.

Without special secret techniques, it was impossible to discover him.

Too strong!!!

Zhou Chen no longer had to worry about his cultivation increasing too quickly and being coveted by those with ulterior motives.

Especially some old monsters who had no hope of a Breakthrough and would pin their hopes on Possession of young people with potential.

Fully activating the "Divine Concealment Art", his wide robes made Zhou Chen look like a Mortal with no power to truss a chicken.

The next day, at the Azure Cloud City Lord's Mansion.

"City Lord, I have come this time to borrow the Azure Cloud Heavenly Pool of Azure Cloud City to help me consolidate my cultivation."

Zhou Chen went straight to the point.

"How presumptuous! The Azure Cloud Heavenly Pool is a precious place for cultivation in Azure Cloud City and is only open to the people of Azure Cloud City. You are merely an Outer Sect Disciple of the Wenxian Sect; what qualifications do you have to use it?!"

Just as Zhou Chen finished speaking, a childish voice came. Zhou Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl of about twelve years old, shouting at Zhou Chen in a babyish voice.

"Qing'er, do not be rude! Go back at once!"

The majestic voice of the Azure Cloud City Lord came, scaring the little girl into running away in a flash.

The Azure Cloud City Lord was named Li Yuntao. In his youth, he followed the heir of the Tianyan Imperial Dynasty to fight in all directions and had achieved great military exploits. He was now the lord of a city.

Although Azure Cloud City was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Wenxian Sect, it was not part of the same System, and the City Lord also had significant autonomy.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please excuse the rudeness. My daughter is ignorant and speaks her mind; I hope you will forgive her. However, some of what she said is not without reason. This Azure Cloud Heavenly Pool belongs to all the subjects of Azure Cloud City, and I truly have no right to interfere."

The City Lord spoke again.

Zhou Chen took a slow sip of tea and looked up at the maids and guards around him.

Li Yuntao, being the City Lord, had very high emotional intelligence.

Without waiting for Zhou Chen to speak, he took the initiative to have the people around him withdraw. With his cultivation, he did not need to worry about being ambushed by the young man in front of him.

"City Lord Li, I admire your noble character, but I prefer to believe that every refusal is simply because the stakes are not high enough. Your daughter is still young; you should at least consider her, right?"

A terrifying murderous intent instantly locked onto Zhou Chen. If this person dared to threaten his daughter, he, Li Yuntao, would not let him off even if he were to be pursued by the Wenxian Sect.

"City Lord Li, do not be impulsive. I do not mean to harm your daughter; on the contrary, I want to help her."

Zhou Chen put down his teacup and said to Li Yuntao.

"If I am not mistaken, did your daughter suffer from fetal Qi disturbance when she was born, resulting in blocked Innate Meridians, making it impossible to Cultivate?"

Zhou Chen continued.

"How did you know! At that time, my lover and I were being hunted, which caused the fetal Qi disturbance, and we almost didn't save her!"

Li Yuntao stood up quickly and said to Zhou Chen excitedly.

"I have done some research on the arts of healing, and I could tell."

Zhou Chen, of course, dared not say that he knew by checking the System panel; otherwise, people might think Zhou Chen was going crazy.

"Do you have any way to save my daughter?! As long as you have a way to save my daughter, I will agree to any condition you have!"

Li Yuntao shouted eagerly at Zhou Chen, almost roaring.

"I have a way. Since your daughter has blocked Innate Meridians, she only needs one drop of earth mother essence, taken over seven days."

Zhou Chen replied.

After hearing this, Li Yuntao's expression froze, and he slumped back into his main seat with a look of dejection.

"Little Friend, I also know of this method you mentioned, but earth mother essence is extremely rare and exceptionally precious. Even if I risked my life, it would be impossible to find."

Li Yuntao sighed heavily after speaking.

"I happen to have one drop."

"What?!"

Li Yuntao stood up again, looking at Zhou Chen in disbelief.

"Unworthy as I am, I happen to have one drop."

Zhou Chen laughed loudly.

"Little Friend! If you give me this drop of earth mother essence, I will agree to any of your conditions, and the Azure Cloud Heavenly Pool can also be opened to you free of charge!"

Li Yuntao said.

Zhou Chen looked at Li Yuntao with a faint smile. Even though Li Yuntao was a City Lord, he could not help but blush, as the slap in the face came too quickly.

"City Lord Li is a straightforward person. I want to use the Azure Cloud Heavenly Pool, and besides that, I have one small request. As long as you agree to it, the earth mother essence is yours."

Zhou Chen said.

"No problem, go ahead and ask."

Li Yuntao lowered his stance because he knew that if he missed this opportunity, he did not know when he would have another chance.

And his daughter could not wait; if he waited another year or two for her Meridians to set, she would be completely unable to Cultivate.

"It is very simple. I have a grudge against Ye Chen from our Sect. If this person ever asks for your help or wants to see you in the future, you must refuse all his requests. Can you do that, City Lord?"

Zhou Chen said softly.

"No problem, that is very simple. I will definitely do as you say!"

Li Yuntao was overjoyed in his heart. He had thought he would be asked for an exorbitant price, but he did not expect it to be such a simple request.

Zhou Chen took out the small porcelain bottle containing the earth mother essence from his Storage Pouch.

He tossed it through the air, startling City Lord Li Yuntao, who tremblingly used his Spiritual Qi to wrap around the jade bottle.