Hearing the anger in the Buddha's voice above, the Buddhist cultivators below all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze or speak to him. They could only stare at their own feet.
"Next, seal off every passageway. Seal every route from the Demon-Monster Realm to the Earth God Realm."
"If we fail to catch them this time, everyone, our Buddhist Sect will completely lose its chance in this great age. I trust you all understand the consequences."
"Dismissed."
After saying that, the Buddha slowly closed his eyes. The great Buddhist cultivators below departed one after another.
"Sigh..."
"That's right. This is the place—the passage from the Demon-Monster Realm to the Earth God Realm."
Black Emperor stood with his paws folded, gazing at the black Stone Stele before him as he spoke softly.
Then, under everyone's puzzled gazes, Black Emperor stepped forward and moved the black Stone Stele aside.
At once, a black vortex appeared before them.
"Let's go. I only discovered this passage after no small amount of effort back then. No living being in the entire Demon-Monster Realm knows about it—only I do."
"Time waits for no one. I'll lead; you follow."
With that, Black Emperor was the first to step into the vortex.
Ye Lin, meanwhile, pressed a hand onto Li Xiaoyao's shoulder and went ahead alone, following behind Black Emperor.
Though slightly confused, Li Xiaoyao led the others into the vortex.
"Don't go!!!"
Just as Gu Qingzhi, the last one, stepped into the vortex, a dense golden light enveloped it.
Several Buddhist cultivators then arrived, their faces ugly as they stared at the vortex before them.
"It's over."
Looking at the vortex before them, the few Buddhist cultivators wore expressions of despair.
The Buddhist Sect's desperate gamble had failed before the plan had even begun.