At present, the disciples of the Chan Teachings were already far less prosperous than the Western Teach, and the two Sages, Jieyin and Zhunti, had long been secretly anxious and restless.
Before long, Yuanshi arrived at the mountain gate of the Western Teach.
The moment the Two Sages of the West saw him appear, they immediately understood. There was no need for pleasantries, much less probing; the Three Factions forged an alliance on the spot.
Their target was clear: join forces to attack Li Tian!
Though his objective had been achieved, Yuanshi did not hurry back. He knew full well that the Two Sages of the West alone were still far from enough.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived at Eight Views Palace.
At that moment, Yuanshi and Taishang Laojun sat facing one another in silent stillness.
Though the Ren Teachings had very few disciples, every one of them possessed solid foundations and extraordinary combat strength, in no way inferior to Daoist Duobao of the Jie Sect. Xuan Du, their senior disciple, was especially steady as a rock, his edge hidden within.
Taishang neither agreed nor refused. He merely said calmly, "Allow me a few more days to consider."
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi rose and left, rushing without pause toward Wa Huang Palace.
Empress Nuwa was likewise one of the foremost among Saints. So long as she nodded and joined the battle, suppressing Li Tian would be as certain as ten out of ten.
Once Yuanshi explained his purpose, Nuwa's heart was instantly thrown into turmoil.
No matter how the Chan Teachings and Jie Sect clashed, she had no desire to be stained by this karmic entanglement.
Yet Yuanshi had come to her door in person, so she could not flatly turn him away.
After weighing the matter