Kui Mulang had been so easily fooled partly because he knew little about Buddhist teachings, and partly because he had seen how powerful Eastern Emperor Taiyi was.
If Eastern Emperor Taiyi had not been so strong, Kui Mulang might not have shown him such respect even if he truly were a member of the Buddhist Sect.
"May I ask this senior's name?"
"My surname is Huang. You may call me Elder Huang," Eastern Emperor Taiyi said indifferently.
Kui Mulang asked, "Elder Huang, what have you come to Mount Buzhou for this time?"
"I came to Mount Buzhou in search of something. But the formations and demons here are simply too numerous and troublesome. It isn't that I can't defeat them—it's that I can't kill them all," Eastern Emperor Taiyi said.
Kui Mulang looked around. Though he had only just arrived, he could already tell what these demons were like.
"I saw you flying through the air earlier without being affected at all. Why is that?" Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked.
"Elder Huang, there is a reason for that, but I cannot tell you for now. I hope you will forgive me," Kui Mulang said.
The reason he had not been affected while flying above was that he carried the Earth Core Wheel and the Polaris Disk.
The records he had seen earlier in the cave in the South Sea had also described the situation on Mount Buzhou, and he had learned that the Earth Core Wheel could protect him.
As the two stood there talking, more and more demons gathered around them, surrounding them with hostile stares.
"Who are you two? Why have you come to our Mount Buzhou?"
"Surrender at once, or we'll eat the two of you alive!"
The surrounding demons shouted loudly.
Kui Mulang frowned at the