As the old man's voice fell, whoosh... the clouds scattered and the rain ceased. The night sky revealed itself, a bright moon like a wheel hanging high overhead. Beneath its radiance, lush grasses flourished, and nameless wildflowers poked their heads out of the earth one after another, their refreshing fragrance rushing straight to the lungs!
Seeing this, Xiao Hua smiled and clapped his hands. "As expected of one so refined and elegant, so lofty and pure. Even the scenery you usually favor is something we common folk can only envy. Last time, I came and went in such haste that I was blind despite having eyes."
Hearing Xiao Hua's praise, smiles were squeezed onto the three old men's faces, looking very much like Thunderclap True Person had earlier.
Just then, woo woo... a howl of wind arose beneath the three old men. The previously tranquil waters of the Heavenly Pool suddenly heaved with waves. The three old men did not dare be negligent. Buddhist light emerged around one of them, and a Nine-Ranked Lotus Platform surged up beneath his feet. As the lotus platform revolved, hundreds of Golden Kun scripts appeared. The Golden Kun scripts fell into the ripples, gradually pressing down the turbulent waves.
Before Xiao Hua could speak, another gale sprang up beneath a second old man. Silver light blazed beneath his feet, and seal-like shadows of light crashed madly downward, instantly calming the waters.
Xiao Hua smiled and asked, "Three fellow Daoists, could it be that you are blocking the cultivators from Taiqing Sect's Heaven, Earth, and Human Peaks?"
"That's right!" the third old man answered blandly. "Earlier, this old man suppressed you in the same way!"
Demon Venerable Slayer shrugged and asked curiously, "Why did you suppress them?"
"To stop them from passing through!" the old