After the Taotie was Sealing Restriction, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
In the Grotto-Heaven World where the Chaos Malevolent Qi gradually dissipated.
Taiyi put away the Chaos Bell and coldly looked at the three members of the Witch Clan: "This beast has been Sealing Restriction; now it's time to settle the score from before."
Qiangliang sneered, "What, you want to burn bridges after you've crossed the river?"
"Pah!" Qiangliang spat out blood, the lightning patterns on his thick arm flickering. "If this damn thing hadn't suddenly appeared, Laozi would have plucked all the hair off you bunch of hairy beasts!"
Kunpeng said sinisterly, "You killed my Demon Clan members; this debt must be settled!"
Disdain: "You guys?"
"Tianwu!" Xizi down on his companion's shoulder, his gaze sweeping over the Witch and Demon Clans. The losses were considerable. "Taiyi, if we fight now, no one will come out on top."
Xizi stepped forward and said to Taiyi and Kunpeng in a deep voice, "We've just cleared out those ferocious beasts, Ruins haven't even been fully explored yet. If we fight now, it will only result in mutual destruction and bring us no benefit."
Taiyi narrowed his eyes, weighed the situation for a moment, and finally snorted coldly, "Alright, let's call a truce until we finish exploring the Ruins."
But once we leave these Ruins, you must give my Demon Clan an explanation!
Qiangliang wanted to argue, but Xizi stopped him and whispered, "Explore the Ruins first, and take care of what Eldest Brother asked us to do."
Looking at the Taotie, which was Sealing Restriction by the combined forces of the group using Law Chains, Xizi nodded to Tai Taiyi and said, "Taiyi, what are you going to do with this pile of rotten flesh? Its immortality is quite something; it can't be killed in a short time unless we spend a long time and effort slowly erasing the core of the Chaos divine runes within its body using the Laws."
He kicked the Taotie, which was bound by Law Chains, at his feet. The beast's scarlet eyes were still turning. These Four Ancient Fierce Beasts were born from the will of Chaos and were the Incarnation of the Demon God Grudges. With the divine runes at their cores, they could slowly revive as long as there was resentment to absorb, no matter what the situation.
"We don't have the resources to waste on this beast right now. Let's find a suitable spot in this cave and build a magic array to suppress it. We'll use the Formations to obliterate its divine core."
Taiyi put forward his idea. "I propose that after the magic array is completed, it be sunk into the Earth Veins, and then each of us should send people to guard it."
What do you think?
"Sure, we captured the Taotie together, so guarding it together is no problem. I really want to study the Chaos divine patterns inside its body!"
Qiangliang and the others were quite envious of the beast's immortality. If they could study and improve it, replacing resentment with Baleful Qi, it would greatly enhance the combat power of their Ancestral Witch.
"I think the Taotie just emerged from underground. This should be its resting place. Why don't we go down and take a look? If it's suitable, we can suppress it directly in its slumbering spot," the Demon Master said.
Just as Qiangliang was about to agree, Xizi suddenly transmitted his voice. "There's something underground."
He didn't show it on his face, but instead criticized, "You've all said so much, it's time for us to give our opinions. I think the suppression location should be in the center of the Ruins, after all, we discovered it first."
"Ridiculous!" Kunpeng scoffed, "This place is clearly my Demon Clan's Huodou Star Lord..."
"Stop arguing! There's something down there. Let's check the situation first." Taiyi interrupted the argument. The Chaos Bell, empowered by Magical Power, suddenly grew larger. "I, the Emperor, will do it myself."
As the bells tolled, the tunnel that the Taotie had emerged from underground was expanded several more times, and the rock strata along the way were scorched by the True Sun Fire into crystal-clear glass pipes.
"There's a hidden world below, let's go down and explore!"
Before the smoke and dust had even cleared, Taiyi had already transformed into a golden rainbow and plummeted to the earth. Kunpeng hurriedly spread its wings to give chase, but was blocked by the Astral Wind whipped up by Tianwu: "Why is the Demon Master in such a hurry?"
Seeing this, Qiangliang and Xizi rushed down, letting Tianwu hold onto Kunpeng.
"Get out of my way!" Kunpeng manipulated the Northern Darkness Heavy Water down on Tianwu, but Tianwu dodged it.
Seeing that his two brothers had already gone down, he stopped trying to stop them. "Alright, we should get inside; there's no need to waste any more time."
Qiangliang and Xizi followed Taiyi underground. When the scene there became clear, both sides were stunned.
Beneath the shattered dome, a massive Altar, its surface gleaming with a bronze sheen, stood. The central stone pillar was carved with reliefs of ferocious beasts paying homage, and a jade slip hovered atop it, emanating Chaos Aura.
"Rainbow Transformation Technique!" Taiyi like lightning, flashing past the Ancestral Witch in the blink of an eye.
Qiangliang roared and hurled his Lightning Spear: "Wait!"
The lightning bolt struck first, but was deflected by the illusory image of the Chaos Bell before it could touch the jade slip.
"Snap!" Taiyi firmly grasped the jade slip, his divine sense immediately scanning its contents. The moment he finished reading, his pupils shrank dramatically.
Upon arriving, Xizi squinted. "Eastern Emperor doesn't look too good?"
At this moment, he was wondering if this jade slip was something his elder Eldest Brother Dijiang had asked them to find before he came.
Taiyi suddenly flipped his palm and put away the jade slip, his body surging with True Sun Fire.
Your Witch Clan trespassed into the Demon Clan's star field and killed my demon general.
If you are willing to leave this place immediately today, I will let bygones be bygones; otherwise, I may have to teach you a lesson.
"Bullshit!" Qiangliang Liang was surrounded by raging lightning bolts. "You want to hoard all the spoils? Hand them over!"
Xizi, however, restrained his enraged companion, staring at Taiyi with a half-smile, "The Eastern Emperor is so nervous, could it be that what's recorded in this jade slip is...?" He deliberately drew out his words, "... a method to enhance the strength of the clan?"
Taiyi did not answer, and for a moment the atmosphere on the Altar became somewhat tense.
Just then, Kunpeng arrived underground with his men. Taking advantage of the moment, he shook off Tianwu's entanglement and landed beside Taiyi. Seeing the tense atmosphere on the Altar, he asked in a low voice, "What happened? Are we going to start a war with them?"
Kunpeng's cold gaze swept over the three members of the Witch Clan. He was eager to cause trouble for them and was ready to turn against them at any moment.
After reading the jade slip, Taiyi began to ponder. The actions of the Witch Clan members were already unusual and could not withstand scrutiny.
He looked at Xizi and said, "Xizi, your words have reminded me. Your obsession with the Starry Sky Ruins suggests you may have known something Ksitigarbha."
Tsk tsk tsk, the three Ancestral Witch have joined forces to find this place, and their purpose seems quite clear.
I've been pondering your recent Witch Clan, and I couldn't quite figure out your motives until I read this jade slip. Now I understand everything!
You probably already possessed what was recorded in this jade slip, didn't you?
Although Taiyi were in doubt, there was a hint of certainty in his tone.