"Buddha Lord Tianshang? Hadn't he already attained Nirvana and ascended?"
At that moment, every Tribulation Crossing cultivator behind Gai True Person and the others paled.
Not only the Tribulation Crossing cultivators, but Celestial Lord Chao and Madam Hua also looked startled. Black smoke coiled around the bald, burly man surnamed Jiao, yet it could not conceal the gravity on his face.
"It really was a trap!"
Gai True Person's expression darkened, and an even more serious matter immediately occurred to him:
"Then that means Fellow Daoist Xiahou also..."
His gaze involuntarily swept over the Great Bodhisattvas below, but he could discern nothing. He could not even detect where the other man was hiding.
The Void Demon Realm's method of body seizure truly was exquisitely ingenious.
Celestial Lord Chao could not help asking swiftly in a low voice, "What happened?"
Gai True Person did not conceal anything either, saying gravely:
"Bokai sent word that True Person Taiyi's True Spirit had returned and told him that Buddha Lord Tianshang's ascension was a trap meant to hunt us down."
"Let's leave first."
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately made his decision.
Celestial Lord Chao, Madam Hua, and the bald, burly man surnamed Jiao exchanged glances at his words. Though this was their first time joining forces, they immediately stowed away the Tribulation Crossing cultivators. Though Bai Liaochan's eyes remained closed, he followed Gai True Person as well, and they tacitly broke out in four different directions.
Seeing this, Buddha Lord Tianshang made a flower-pinching gesture and smiled. "Why must you leave? I went to painstaking lengths for this day. If I let you escape, wouldn't all my hard work over these days have been wasted?"
As his words fell.
Everyone within the Buddha Kingdom saw a great hand appear in the sky, closing