Xu Shaogui frowned and said, "When I obtained the Primordial Map and the accompanying information, it mentioned that a demon beast should be guarding this giant gate!" He paused, then continued, "And the life aura here is so astonishing that the monster may well have been that guardian demon beast. In a place where the life aura is especially dense, its growth might have escaped even its own control. After cultivating for far too long, its body kept growing, until its entire form swelled within this sealed chamber. Eventually, it became so huge that it simply couldn't get out...!"
"Mm! That's what I suspect too. Perhaps this demon beast hadn't reached the Immortal Tribulation Stage back then, and only grew into it while inside!" Li Xiaoya nodded at his words...
In truth.
The two of them had indeed guessed part of it correctly, but neither had the whole picture...
This demon beast had indeed guarded the entrance here back then, but it was not truly a demon beast. It was an ancient plant-type tree demon that had assumed human form... It had indeed been used as a guardian, and restrictions had been placed on it to prevent it from leaving... Otherwise, an Immortal Tribulation Stage demon beast would have been able to shrink its body. Failing that, with its Immortal Tribulation Stage cultivation, breaking out of the main hall should still have been possible...
Only a tree demon, constantly nourished by such life aura, would have been utterly unable to control its size. It was like planting a tree inside a wine jar: its roots kept swelling until they filled the entire jar...
That was how it had ended up like this...
However...
Whether it was a tree demon or a demon beast, Li Xiaoya's Lesser Five-Element Dragon-Devouring Wave had