Chapter 513: Chapter 507: Fallen Into the Trap
The old saying goes well: one doesn’t hit a smiling face.
Moreover, the Great Auspicious Buddha has come to serve as a mediator; naturally, Black Dragon Heaven can’t disregard his face.
"Alright!"
"Then let’s discuss over the banquet!" Helplessly, the Great Auspicious Buddha agreed.
Upon hearing the Great Auspicious Buddha agree, Black Dragon Heaven could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as the Great Auspicious Buddha stays, his plan is halfway successful.
At this moment, Elder Bai and Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder led Lin Yuan and the others to restrain their presence and stealthily enter the Silent Sea, heading towards Black Dragon Heaven’s Undersea Dragon Palace.
As for the Golden-Winged Roc and Black Bear Spirit, they were left on the shore to keep watch.
In case of any unusual situation, they could rush to support immediately.
Inside the Undersea Dragon Palace.
During the banquet, Black Dragon Heaven and Great Auspicious Buddha exchanged cups.
Not forgetting the serious matter, between the drinks, Great Auspicious Buddha mentioned the details of Black Dragon Heaven’s allegiance.
To everything the Great Auspicious Buddha said, Black Dragon Heaven agreed, for he had no intention of joining; he was merely feigning cooperation.
Soon, Elder Bai and others would arrive to take down the Great Auspicious Buddha.
Anything Black Dragon Heaven agreed to now meant nothing.
While Black Dragon Heaven and Great Auspicious Buddha were pretending, Elder Bai’s voice echoed in his mind: "We have arrived. I asked Liuyu Heaven to send a specially prepared wine; trick Great Auspicious Buddha into drinking it."
"It would naturally be best to take him down quietly."
After all, both are Tier Two Peak Experts; once a fight breaks out, complications will increase.
The wine Liuyu Heaven sent was meticulously concocted; the poison in it is colorless and tasteless, capable of disabling a Tier Two Peak Expert within three breaths.
Don’t underestimate these mere three breaths; when experts clash, victory or defeat is decided in moments.
Three breaths are more than enough for Elder Bai and his group to eliminate Great Auspicious Buddha countless times.
Soon, Liuyu Heaven delivered the specially prepared wine.
Feeling uneasy, Liuyu Heaven placed the wine near Black Dragon Heaven and promptly turned to leave.
"Oh dear!"
"This wine is finished!" Black Dragon Heaven shook the empty wine pot, picked up the new one sent by Liuyu Heaven, and filled it for both himself and Great Auspicious Buddha.
Experts often have a certain intuition for danger, known as foreboding.
After Black Dragon Heaven poured the new wine, Great Auspicious Buddha’s heart suddenly jolted with an inexplicable sense of crisis.
His brows furrowed, eyes flashed with brilliance, and he thought, "Could there be a problem with this wine?"
However, at this moment, Black Dragon Heaven already raised his cup, saying to Great Auspicious Buddha: "From now on, we shall work together for the World Honored! Your Great Auspicious Buddha’s prowess far exceeds mine. In the future, I ask for your guidance!"
After lifting his cup, Great Auspicious Buddha hesitated to raise his.
His intuition told him there was an issue with this wine, and drinking it would be a mistake.
"Damn it!"
"Could he have discovered? This is bad..." Seeing Great Auspicious Buddha unmoving, Black Dragon Heaven felt uneasy, holding the cup with slight embarrassment.
At this moment, Black Dragon Heaven’s mind raced.
After considering, Black Dragon Heaven assumed Great Auspicious Buddha couldn’t pinpoint the issue.
If he truly identified the poison, he should have acted and apprehended him by now.
Since he hadn’t acted or moved, it only indicated suspicion at most.
Now, more than ever, Black Dragon Heaven had to continue this charade.
Otherwise, it would only increase Great Auspicious Buddha’s doubts.
With this in mind, Black Dragon Heaven raised his cup high and said, "I’ll drink first as a form of respect."
After these words, Black Dragon Heaven tilted his head back and drank the cup down.
This drink could immobilize a Tier Two Peak Expert within three breaths.
Black Dragon Heaven, merely at Tier Three Peak, would be unable to use any ability for at least ten breaths.
Fortunately, he didn’t need to take any action now, hence didn’t expose himself.
Great Auspicious Buddha: "???"
Originally, Great Auspicious Buddha suspected the wine had issues, but Black Dragon Heaven drank it with no abnormality.
This indicated there was no problem with the wine.
"Did I overthink?" Great Auspicious Buddha thought to himself.
Feeling he was overly cautious, Great Auspicious Buddha picked up his cup, ready to drink.
However, just as the cup was nearing his lips, Great Auspicious Buddha’s heart skipped.
The looming sense of crisis intensified.
It felt like a voice inside him was shouting, "Don’t drink this wine," "Don’t drink this wine."
Although he didn’t know where the problem lay, out of caution, Great Auspicious Buddha put the cup down again.
At this moment, the sense of crisis grew even stronger, and he thought, this place is unsuitable for a long stay; I must leave.
Since there was no indication that Black Dragon Heaven had issues, Great Auspicious Buddha couldn’t directly confront him.
"Suddenly recalled a batch of Treasure Pill in the dojo is about to be ready."
"I cannot linger here long; Black Dragon Heaven, let’s proceed according to our agreement. On the day you join the sect, I shall host a feast to welcome you!" Leaving this message, Great Auspicious Buddha turned to leave.
Black Dragon Heaven: "???"
Black Dragon Heaven thought, this cunning fellow is really sly and cautious!
"Elder Bai, what do we do?"
"This guy wants to escape!" Black Dragon Heaven communicated to Elder Bai.
Elder Bai had been at the Undersea Dragon Palace for quite a while. Though he hadn’t directly intervened, he wasn’t idle.
Once he arrived at Black Dragon Heaven’s Undersea Dragon Palace, Elder Bai began arranging a formation, to prevent the Chongming Bird from escaping.
"The array is set; he cannot escape even with wings!" Elder Bai’s voice resonated in Black Dragon Heaven’s mind.
Black Dragon Heaven: "???"
Black Dragon Heaven thought, the original form is a Chongming Bird with wings, no need for extra wings.
"I leave this to you!" Black Dragon Heaven communicated secretly, quickly retreating to a safe location.
Great Auspicious Buddha saw Black Dragon Heaven retreat inexplicably, heightening his ominous premonition, he prepared to use an escape technique.
Yet before he could execute it, he saw a barrier rise around the Undersea Dragon Palace.
Great Auspicious Buddha had seen this formation before; it was that old tortoise Elder Bai’s array.
"Bad!"
"Cannot get away!"
"This Black Dragon Heaven and that old tortoise are cohorts!" Great Auspicious Buddha sensed trouble.
Sure enough, the next moment Elder Bai and Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder appeared.
"Should I address you as Chongming Bird or Great Auspicious Buddha?"
"Leaving before all guests have arrived—isn’t that somewhat impolite?" Elder Bai said with a subtle smile.
