1344 Undercurren (2/2)

Bu Fang looked intently at the huge array. He was shocked.

It was rotating, giving off a mysterious aura. It looked completely detached from this world and did not seem to belong to this world at all.

Even Yellow Spring Great Sage was stunned. Such an array was completely beyond his imagination. It was like a miracle left by some god. ”An array that can manipulate time… It is indeed a wonder!” As he said that, he couldn't help reaching out his hand to touch it.

Bu Fang was sensing the array. He could clearly feel the aura of the Time Gourmet Array contained in it. It was the same aura as the array that was carved on the food container he was given some time ago. The difference was that the array in front of him consisted of more than just a Time Gourmet Array. It also included many different arrays, which were not even known to him. He felt that they should be other Gourmet Arrays that he had not yet acquired.

He couldn't believe that by combining the different Gourmet Arrays, they could create such a marvelous effect.

Bu Fang's eyes lit up as he looked through the whole array. He saw several rotating dishes inside, which were located in different corners.

Yellow Spring Great Sage and Lord Dog couldn't see them, but he could. There were four dishes located in the four corners of the array, and the light they emitted formed into four mythical beasts: a dragon, a phoenix, a turtle, and a tiger.

The four mythical beasts were seated in the four corners of the array, maintaining its operation.

This was a Four Quadrants Array.

Bu Fang withdrew his gaze, shocked. He was becoming more and more curious about the origin of the previous host.

Previously, when he was cooking a dish in the God of Cooking's Menu, his spirit sea turned into a Yin-Yang-Four-Quadrants spirit sea. Bu Fang thought he was the first one in this world who had formed this array, but it turned out that the previous host had also created a similar array.

He sighed softly and shook his head as if he wanted to shake some thoughts out of his mind. He told himself that it was no use thinking so much—all he needed to do was to take measures according to what the situation called for. After all, he was only a chef, and his main job was to cook delicious food. All this fighting and protecting were just to make him better at cooking.

”Well, I'm going in. Bu Fang boy, don't let anyone disturb me, or I could never taste your Sweet 'n' Sour Ribs again,” Lord Dog said half-jokingly, his gentle and magnetic voice resounding through the air. After that, he walked toward the array with his enchanting cat-like steps.

The array was activated the moment he stepped into it. The light of the Time Gourmet Array was flashing, while the four dishes representing the Four Quadrants were rotating.

Standing outside the array, Bu Fang looked at the scene solemnly with his hands behind his back, while Yellow Spring Great Sage held his jade wine jar and took a deep breath.

A few moments later, the array began to rumble and burst into light, and then Lord Dog's aura was gone completely.

Bu Fang and Yellow Spring Great Sage exchanged a glance, said nothing, and turned and walked slowly out of the secret room. The door was shut with a crash behind them.

The two of them came to the center of the palace and sat down on the ground. Since Lord Dog asked them to protect him from being disturbed, he must have his reason.

…

At the Di Ting Clan's homeland…

A fearful black vortex was spinning rapidly with vast energy gathering into it. Two figures stood beside it. One of them was a thin old man with sharp eyes. He was none other than Nether Puppeteer Patriarch, and beside him was Sword Demon Patriarch.

They both gasped as they watched the vortex and felt the terrible energy inside.

”That realm is indeed supreme… How I envy him,” Nether Puppeteer Patriarch said.

Sword Demon Patriarch carried a sword on his back. He didn't speak because he didn't know what to say. That realm was too far from him, and he only knew that it was a supreme realm. Even so, he was well aware of the horror of that realm.

He still remembered the devilish figure that had fought alone against the supreme existence of the great world at the end of the last age, as well as that mighty power that could destroy heaven and earth.

Unfortunately, that man died after all.

Nether Puppeteer Patriarch tapped Sword Demon Patriarch's forehead with a finger, bringing the latter to his senses.

”Don't just stand there gaping… After fighting with that Earth Prison Dog in the battlefield of the stars, I found that he had also touched this realm. He should have used some means of the forbidden lands in Earth Prison,” Nether Puppeteer Patriarch said.

”Just as we used the means of the forbidden lands in Nether Prison,” Sword Demon Patriarch said, nodding.

”We can't let him succeed. The Netherworld only needs Di Ting to step into that realm.”

Nether Puppeteer Patriarch's eyes were full of enthusiasm as he looked at the black vortex. Then, he glanced at Sword Demon Patriarch and took out an old gourd.

”Take this gourd to Earth Prison. You must sabotage that dog's breakthrough. Don't worry, there's enough wine in the gourd to make you even stronger than Tyrant. But remember not to drink too much. I'll send you another helper. This helper… will surprise them.” A sneer brushed Nether Puppeteer Patriarch's lips.

Sword Demon Patriarch took the gourd with intense excitement in his eyes. He knew what the wine in it was capable of.

”You can go now,” Nether Puppeteer Patriarch waved.

Sword Demon Patriarch nodded. The next moment, a silver ray appeared under his feet. Stepping on the sword, he sped away and disappeared into the distance in a flash.

With his hands clasped behind him, Nether Puppeteer Patriarch looked at the bottomless black vortex and sighed softly. ”It's almost there…”

Suddenly, the void behind him tore apart, and a burly figure enveloped in black smoke emerged.

”I've worked hard to put you together. You are my proudest masterpiece. It's time to let the world know your existence… Go now,” Nether Puppeteer Patriarch said, without looking back.

The eyes of the figure in the black smoke turned scarlet in an instant. The next moment, the void healed, and the figure sped away with a rumbling sound.