Chapter 257: Demon's Arm

"Has this person always been like this?"

Ao Yifan looked at the Taiyi True Person beside him and asked in a low voice.

He also hadn't expected that the Puti Laozi of later generations would now appear in this youthful form; moreover, that person's temperament seemed perhaps a bit unstable.

This appearance has nothing to do with the Puti Laozi in Ao Yifan's memory.

"Hehe, this isn't really a secret."

Taiyi True Person chuckled and said: "Within the Western Teaching, this person excels in the wisdom of emptiness; by realizing impermanence and selflessness, they reduce attachment to emotions and identity, increasing spiritual freedom. Consequently, they are often seen as speaking without restraint, and even the Two Sages of the West frequently find them troublesome."

Beside him, Ao Yifan listened attentively, nodding in agreement at the right moments, appearing to understand.

However, only Ao Yifan himself knew that he had been utterly confused by the Taiyi True Person's earlier words, remembering only one sentence: that this Xuputi speaks without restraint.

"This Taiyi fellow has something going for him!"

Ao Yifan watched as the Taiyi True Person, holding a wine gourd, gulped down liquor, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Sometimes he wasn't sure whether this foolishly smiling fat guy was genuinely stupid or just pretending.

However, speaking practically, he gets along well with the Taiyi True Person and has no conflict of interest.

So Ao Yifan is still quite happy to let the Taiyi True Person continue as Nezha's master.

"White Lotus, if you're unwell, just go back first; don't interfere with this operation."

Hearing the cough of the White Lotus child behind him, Xuputi said lightly.

Upon hearing that, the White Lotus child's face stiffened, and he immediately became obedient.

After all, the Two Sages of the West tasked him with watching Xuputi.

He dare not return now; if Xuputi causes trouble later, he wouldn't be able to explain it to the Two Sages of the West.

Xuputi glanced lightly at the White Lotus child, then flashed to stand beside the Duobao Daoist.

Immediately, amidst everyone's shocked gazes, Xuputi put an arm around the Duobao Daoist's shoulder and said affectionately: "Duobao, do you have any news? I know your Sect of the Cutting boasts that all immortals come to pay homage, so your information must be far more reliable than others'. Why not share it with everyone?"

"You, how do you know that?"

The Duobao Daoist stared at Xuputi in shock and asked.

"Oh? You actually have news and are hiding it from us, Duobao—that's not fair, right, Ran Deng?"

Saying that, Xuputi tilted his head to look at the Ran Deng Daoist on the other side.

The Ran Deng Daoist blinked, then looked at the Duobao Daoist with ill intent and said: "Junior Brother Duobao, doing this would harm the camaraderie among our three teachings!"

In an instant, the Duobao Daoist's face darkened.

He never expected to be tricked by Xuputi.

He finally understood why the Two Sages of the West don't let him wander freely through the Three Realms.

With his personality, if he makes a round, he'll surely provoke no shortage of immortals.

But seeing everyone looking at him, the Duobao Daoist knew he could no longer keep the secret.

Immediately, only seeing the Duobao Daoist flip his right hand, and then an arm appeared before everyone.

"I was fortunate to encounter an immortal who escaped from the Chaos Sea; he had once seen the demons under the demon god, and this is one of their severed arms!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was startled.

They never imagined that the Duobao Daoist possessed such crucial information.

"Is this, the arm of a demon?"

The Ran Deng Daoist stepped forward to examine the demon's arm and said: "It seems to be a kind of metal; could it be that those so-called demons are merely puppets?"

Among the Three Realms, there are also immortals who cultivate puppet techniques; this is not strange.

"No!"

The Duobao Daoist said: "At first I also suspected it was a puppet controlled by some demon god, but after careful study I found no spiritual power or soul aura on this arm whatsoever."

"Indeed, this demon's arm truly has no spiritual power or soul aura!"

Tai Bai Jin Xing frowned.

Although she hadn't opened her eyes, her perception far surpassed that of ordinary immortals.

Just moments ago, she had thoroughly analyzed the arm, confirming the Duobao Daoist's words.

"If that's the case, then how exactly do these demons operate?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

It was obvious that the current situation vaguely exceeded these immortals' understanding.

In an instant, everyone's mood grew heavier.

After all, an unknown opponent is always the hardest to deal with.

And among the crowd, Ao Yifan naturally also saw the arm the Duobao Daoist produced, his expression turning slightly odd.

"What the heck, where did this thing come from?"

At this moment, Ao Yifan felt as if he had been flung back to the instant he first crossed over.

For if Ao Yifan hadn't mistaken it, the arm the Duobao Daoist produced bore a striking resemblance to the mechanical arms he had seen in his previous life.

Exactly, it was the mechanical arm of an intelligent robot.

"But, is that even possible?"

Ao Yifan's mind muttered: "My crossing is into the Investiture of the Gods where Nezha resides—don't tell me that so-called extraterrestrial demon god is actually some mechanical civilization!"

"Fellow Daoist, have you recognized the origin of that arm?"

At that moment, the Taiyi True Person beside him suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing that, everyone couldn't help but turn their gazes toward Ao Yifan.

"Father, do you know that arm?"

Nezha felt a bit excited, after all, in his view his father is the mightiest.

Upon hearing this, Ao Yifan smiled and shook his head, rubbing Ne Zha's head as he said, "I don't know him; I just feel that this kind of demon that can act without relying on spiritual power or soul power is truly novel."

Ao Yifan naturally could not speak the truth.

Not to mention that he hasn't yet confirmed the true origin of this arm.

Even if it were confirmed, that so-called extraterrestrial demon god being a technological product of some advanced civilization, Ao Yifan could not say it.

After all, he couldn't explain this thing.

Simply because this involves Ao Yifan's biggest secret—time travel!

Ao Yifan would absolutely never tell others of his identity as a time traveler, because that would be an extremely foolish act.

Forget it, we'll take it step by step; if it really is a technological product of some advanced civilization, it's not like we can't deal with it—those immortals may have merely suffered from unequal information, but if we could truly grasp accurate information, it would be easy to handle.

Ao Yifan thought to himself.

No matter what, Senior Brother Xuan Du has fallen into the hands of that extraterrestrial demon god, and we are fellow disciples of the Three Teachings...

Daoist Duobao said, but just as he mentioned the Three Teachings disciples, he saw Xuputi wave at him and then point at himself.

Cough, cough, it also includes fellow Daoists of the Western Teaching; we have an obligation to rescue Senior Brother Xuan Du, and furthermore, since such demons pose a threat to the three realms, we also need to investigate the enemy's details.

Daoist Duobao looked around and said, "Therefore, I suggest that everyone must set aside their prejudices, with rescuing Senior Brother Xuan Du as the primary goal."