The idea of catching the demon within the jar received unanimous approval.
Thus, everyone began to move.
Feng Mingqi, Feng Yunzui, and Feng Siqian stood opposite each other, forming a triangle, and expanded the demon race's Devouring Barrier to its maximum.
Qi Yu and Si Qing guarded the center of the formation.
Yue Zhiyin, Sui You, Qi Nian, Chi Ming, Qi Yan, and Ming Lou activated their respective formations, layering each one heavily.
Finally, they designed a very large, mixed-type formation, firmly established around the barrier at the main gate of the Underworld.
An Nuo and Shao Feng helped repair any loopholes in the formation from the side.
Yan Hua, Chen Xi, Jin Yan, and Yu Yuan took their positions at the four cardinal directions.
Everything was ready.
Meanwhile, within the Underworld.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable walked along the Yellow Springs Road. Having devoured many souls, he felt his stomach distend and decided to sit by the Bridge of Helplessness. As soon as he stepped onto it, he saw an old woman brewing soup who beckoned him.
"Are you Meng Po?" The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable narrowed his eyes, not taking the old woman seriously. He casually pulled up a chair and sat opposite her, fanning himself and leisurely teasing, "Old woman, how many years have you been brewing soup in this Underworld? Doing the same thing every single day, don't you find it tiring? If you ask me, why don't you follow me?"
"Young man, you've devoured so many spirits in this Underworld, are you full now?" Meng Po seemed not to hear his question and spoke to herself, her large ladle constantly stirring.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable pouted in boredom and leaned aside, unwilling to answer, and simply closed his eyes to rest.
In his opinion, he had already recovered more than half of his strength by devouring those few souls. While he couldn't say he was at his peak, he was close. No one in the Underworld could do anything to him, otherwise, the Ten Kings of Hell wouldn't be hiding like scared turtles.
Seeing his lack of response, Meng Po wasn't in a hurry. She just continued speaking to herself, "Young man, I've been brewing soup in the Underworld for a very long time. I've seen many people and many things. This is the first time I've seen someone like you. Aren't you curious about what consequences you'll face for devouring so many spirits?"
"I haven't made a move because I see you are old. Don't be foolish," the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable opened one eye and warned impatiently.
After speaking, he was about to close his eyes again when he suddenly felt an icy hand press against his chest.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable looked up and realized that Meng Po, who had been stirring the large pot moments ago, had, at some unknown time, moved to stand opposite him.
"Young man," Meng Po pointed at his chest, her cloudy eyes meeting the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable's, "everyone has their destined tribulations. If you devour them, you must bear those tribulations in their stead."
"You speak with much reason, but who dares? Relying on the current Heavenly Dao and laws? If they could do anything to me, I wouldn't be acting so arrogantly here," the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable snorted coldly.
"The sun and moon revolve, time flies," Meng Po's voice was slow. "The tides rise and fall. The Heavenly Dao and laws that are inactive now will sooner or later be replaced by newly born Heavenly Dao laws. That will be the day your retribution begins."
After saying this, Meng Po suddenly vanished, and along with her, the large pot of Meng Po's soup also disappeared.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable cursed her as superstitious and didn't take her words seriously at all. However, for some reason, after Meng Po left, he began to repeatedly recall her words in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerable found this extremely annoying. As he approached the exit of the Underworld, intending to leave, he never expected that a net had already been cast outside.
The moment he stepped out, he landed on the formation guarded by the Four Ancestral Dragons.