1344 Undercurren (1/2)

Lord Dog's words came as a shock to both Yellow Spring Great Sage and Bu Fang.

Why was he so pessimistic? That did not sound like his usual self!

Watching Lord Dog stick out his tongue and lick the corners of his mouth, Bu Fang felt that the fat dog just wanted to eat Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs, and what he said just now was just an excuse.

”That realm is really dangerous, so you have to be careful,” said Yellow Spring Great Sage. ”Also, once you start to break through, those Nether Prison guys will definitely find out. If Di Ting and Nether Puppeteer break through before you do, we cannot stop them.” Since he knew more things than others, he thought he'd better warn Lord Dog first.

That realm was abstruse and unfathomable. Di Ting and Lord Dog both touched it, but it was extremely difficult for them to break through. In fact, it was much more difficult than breaking through from a Little Saint to a Great Saint.

There were many obstacles to overcome, but Yellow Spring Great Sage didn't really know about those obstacles. After all, he was still a little far from that level, even after he ate the Fortune Flatbread and became bald. That was why he could only warn Lord Dog. As for what should be done, he did not know.

”Don't worry…” Lord Dog yawned. ”I found an array here. It should be a relic of the previous age. Black Demon was going to use it to break through, but he died too suddenly,” he said, sniffling. ”The power of this array is incredible as it contains the power of time. When I found it, I rashly stepped into it. I then realized that a thousand years inside is just one day outside.”

A thousand years inside was just one day outside?

Bu Fang and Yellow Spring Great Sage both gasped.

How could there be such an incredible array in the world?

”So you have cultivated in that array for a thousand years, mangy dog?” Yellow Spring Great Sage took a deep breath. He had lived only tens of thousands of years since he was born, and half of that time, he was playing with grass. Had he not, his cultivation base would be even more terrifying now. If he could go back in time, however, he would still play with grass because it brought him spiritual pleasure.

Still, he was taken aback by what Lord Dog said.

'No wonder this mangy dog touched that realm so quickly. In fact, with his previous cultivation base, he may be able to break through after some time. Now that he has cultivated for one thousand years, it certainly made it easier for him to get to that level…'

Bu Fang, on the other hand, was lost in thought.

'A thousand years in that array is just one day outside… Is this an array that can control the flow of time? Is it an array that contains the Time Gourmet Array? Could it be left by the previous host?'

Something major must have happened in the previous age, which caused the Patriarchs of the nine Nether Prison clans to kill the previous host.

What he couldn't figure out was whether these Patriarchs were experts of the Netherworld or the followers of the previous host? The answer might be known only to the previous host and the nine Patriarchs.

But that was not what he had to think about right now. It was the Time Gourmet Array that concerned him.

'Can the Time Gourmet Array be used like this? No…'

Bu Fang frowned and felt that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

He had experimented with the Time Gourmet Array in the Heaven and Earth Farmland. It could indeed control the flow of time, but once someone stepped into the flow of time, everything about that person, both physical and mental, would gradually age with the passing of time.

However, he did not observe such side effects in Lord Dog. Although Lord Dog was giving off an air of someone who had lived a thousand years, his body was exactly the same as a thousand years ago, and his mental strength had not declined.

After living thousands of years, even a Great Saint's body and mind would show the side effects of aging.

Judging from this, there was no doubt that this array must contain more than the Time Gourmet Array.

The atmosphere in the Black Temple became somewhat frozen. After a long time, Lord Dog broke the silence.

”Bu Fang boy, do you still have… Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs?” he asked, sticking out his tongue and looking at Bu Fang. ”I can only have the strength to fight when I'm full…”

Looking at Lord Dog's trembling fat, Bu Fang couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.

He took out some dragon ribs and began cooking. Soon, a delicious aroma permeated the air in the Black Temple, and a plate of glittering and steaming Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs was placed in front of Lord Dog.

Lord Dog's fat trembled as he bent over the plate and began attacking the ribs once again.

Yellow Spring Great Sage sighed. He asked Bu Fang for three blue-and-white porcelain cups, then took out his precious jade wine jar and filled all three cups with wine. A refreshing bouquet filled the air instantly, making their mouths water.

”Come, since you have chosen to take that path, then I will use my treasured wine to wish you success!” Yellow Spring Great Sage said with a smile as he set a cup of wine in front of Lord Dog, who was eating the ribs. After that, he gave Bu Fang the other cup.

Colorful liquor sloshed in the cups. The bouquet of the supreme-grade Yellow Spring Helplessness Wine seemed to drift tens of thousands of miles away. It was an extremely rich wine.

Lord Dog looked up. His nose and the hair around his mouth were all stained with the ribs' sauce. He opened his mouth and inhaled, and immediately, the wine in the cup went into his mouth.

”Excellent wine!” He grinned, licked his lips, then bowed his head and continued to eat his Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs.

When he finally finished eating, he belched and lay motionlessly on the ground. After a short rest, he rose to his feet and said, ”You two, come with me…”

Lord Dog led the way, strutting his enchanting cat-like steps. After turning left and right again and again for a while, they came to a secret room. The location of this room was well hidden, and it was likely that only a few people in the Black Temple knew about its existence.

Bu Fang and Yellow Spring Great Sage followed the fat dog into the secret room. Inside was a completely different world. There were mountains and rivers, while the wind was gusting and a light rain was falling from the sky. But that was all. There was no life here.

In the middle of this world was a complicated and intricate array.

”See, that's the array I told you. I've been lying there for thousands of years, and that's how long I have not tasted Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs. How I miss them…” Lord Dog said.

His heart was still filled with lingering fear. He was worried that if he stayed in the array for tens of thousands of years and didn't eat Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs, he would go crazy.