Chapter 438: Strange Aberration

Yan Buji knows well that if he hadn't previously studied how to hide his aura, he would probably have been discovered by others the moment he went upstairs.

But unexpectedly, the Lao Gui he had met on the ancient battlefield had actually possessed the Sun‑Moon Palace disciple Lie Huo, sneaking over to try to seize the treasure.

As for the essence they spoke of, Yan Buji is somewhat skeptical.

Although Gui Xie's words are highly credible, Yan Buji had seen the attitude of the yellow‑robed Taoist earlier; he clearly knew how much time had passed, yet why does he still think the Demon Emperor hasn't died?

If he hasn't died and someone broke the seal, why didn't they act? Instead they let him come and act?

There are too many contradictory points.

Massive humanoid restraints…

The Penglai Pavilion, different inside and out…

Outside, countless demonic beasts…

Seizing the essence to operate the seal…

If the outsiders' goal is the treasure within the seal, then the Penglai Pavilion's restraints should be to guard the seal, and they could never watch someone break it….

Unless those three Taoists know that the Demon Emperor sealed inside is already dead, so they…

"Did they deliberately let me come? Their purpose is to have me hold them back, or…"

Help them break the seal?!

So the three Taoists' aim is still to break the seal, and their earlier words were just to deceive me?

But what do these people actually know?

Yan Buji transmits: "Senior Gui Xie, may I ask how much inside information you have about the Penglai Pavilion?"

Gui Xie frowned: "I only know that this mysterious hidden realm was the Penglai Pavilion's training ground back then; since you know a Demon Emperor is sealed here, you must also understand why this realm is so ruined, right?"

"Is it because that Demon Emperor destroyed it? Yet the restraints here are so intact…"

"Intact?" Gui Xie looked puzzled: "Do you truly not understand or are you pretending? If the restraints were intact, we couldn't have gotten in at all!"

"But how do we explain those humanoid manifestations of the restraints?" Yan Buji retorted.

"It's merely a method of activating the restraints; back then, the Penglai Pavilion was a sect renowned for seals and restraints, assisting the Human Emperor in sealing many demons. The shaping of restraints isn't some unfathomable technique."

"But didn't the Penglai Pavilion inherit a legacy called 'Everlasting Qi'?"

"Everlasting Qi? That's just a hypothesis; have you ever seen a method that extends life for ten thousand years? I doubt it…" Gui Xie sneered, with a mocking tone.

Yan Buji fell silent; at this point, he had already discerned the truth of the seal.

Probably the founder of the Penglai Pavilion had long anticipated this day; after using the seal's power to grind the Demon Emperor to death, he then employed a method to achieve rebirth through the shaped restraint, to live another life!

When Yan Buji thought of this, it was also somewhat unbelievable.

Because the restraints themselves are also a kind of arithmetic method, a type of technique. The founder of the Penglai Pavilion could use the shaped restraint, then by absorbing cultivators' power—i. e., the flesh pills produced—to transform them into puppets.

But the restraints themselves have limits; for example, they cannot be entered arbitrarily, as their purpose is highly specific.

Although Yan Buji doesn't understand the restraint techniques, when he saw those humanoid restraints change by absorbing demonic beasts' essences, he realized something was wrong.

He fears that behind the seal, nothing remains!

All the power was absorbed by those three founders; if the seal is broken, it means the restraints placed in the Penglai Pavilion no longer have their greatest limitation!

Then they could truly escape this place and walk the world.

"Senior Gui Xie, in your era, did the Penglai Pavilion ever have a time of emergence?"

"Of course it did… No more talk, decide the winner!"

Gui Xie's eyes hardened as he stared ahead.

Yan Buji turned his head, watching the Demon Emperor on the field wobble on the brink of collapse, and finally, unable to resist the fierce attack's spell, it fell, and the distant gate slowly opened!

"Go!"

【9】 The three sides' cavalry and troops, caring for nothing else, rushed in.

The three sides' forces, heedless of everything else, charged into it.

Gui Xie looked at Yan Buji: "You brat, aren't you going in?"

"Senior, you're joking; with so many already gone, how can I fight them for it?"

Gui Xie squinted: "Don't keep it hidden, do you know something?"

"Senior, saying that, I'm afraid…"

Before Yan Buji could finish, a terrifying scorching air wave suddenly blew all the few who had rushed into the gate out!

"At the same time!"

Outside, several figures stood amid the beast tide, raising a massive hand:

"Attack!!"

"Roar Roar Roar!!"

The beasts' roars thundered, and the leading dozen demon emperors angrily surged toward the Penglai Pavilion.

Three old Taoists' figures appeared outside the mountain gate; watching the attacking beasts, they stroked their long beards and laughed, "All delicious food."

Inside the mountain gate, numerous Taoist priests wielded long swords, their ranks uniform and the atmosphere solemn.

The purple‑robed Taoist spoke: "Disciples, follow me to slay the enemy!"

"We shall strictly follow the founder's edict!"

"Defend the Penglai Pavilion!"

"Kill!!"

A few of us in the beast tide looked up, sneered: "A few old things still want to block us?!"

"You three old things, be sensible and quickly return the Emperor's corpse and bones to us, or we will flatten your mountain gate, leaving no chickens or dogs!"

The yellow‑robed Taoist opened his eyes, flashing a sharp light: "Words are useless, you demon thieves, draw your swords!"

"Seeking death!"

As the battle between the beast tide and the Taoists erupted, even the outsiders' cultivators were forced to join the resistance against the beast tide.

It wasn't that there were no opportunists who tried to flee at this chance, but once the battle started, naturally no one escaped.

Those cultivators who only thought of fleeing were quickly submerged in the beast tide, while the three elderly Daoists of Penglai Pavilion charged to the front to block the attack of over ten monster emperors.

Several people in the beast tide were obviously not human, but rather monster spirits who had taken human form.

Their purpose in coming this time remains simple: to raze Penglai Pavilion and retrieve the emperor's remains; although it had been delayed for many years due to some matters, the problem is not serious.

But just as several people thought those three elderly Daoists couldn't withstand the assault of over ten monster emperors, they saw the surrounding monster beasts involuntarily tremble and collapse to the ground foaming at the mouth.

Huh?!

In the blink of an eye, the three elderly Daoists exploded like a ball of blood mist, covering all the surrounding monster beasts, and then three huge aberrant flesh pillars suddenly appeared!

"Huh?! Mutation?!"

"No, they are not the Three Penglai Disciples, but Mutated Abnormal Beasts!!"

"What? The true Three Penglai Disciples..."

"They have devoured the memories and power of the Three Penglai Disciples, and unexpectedly developed partial wisdom!"

A shocking scene appeared: as the red mist dispersed, the three flesh pillars were covered with eyeballs and sharp teeth, and the constantly twitching muscles on the pillars spewed large amounts of steam, making viewers feel uneasy.

Waves of strong Mutant Force spread out, and soon those Daoists also began to mutate.

Several monster beings saw this, and their faces instantly darkened.