The Demon Emperor Came Seeking an Alliance? First, Settle Who Gets the Points!

Zhunti flicked his sleeve, barely able to hide the irritation on his face.

"What else could he want? A weasel paying a New Year's visit to the chickens—nothing good! He must have seen how badly that brute Niu Ben bullied the Western Teachings and decided to drag us in as his cannon fodder!"

For all his bluster, Zhunti sounded less than certain.

Niu Ben had stripped away half his Origin Essence and damaged his Dao Heart. He was at his weakest. Yet when he thought of those two Heavenly Dao Saint Positions, he could not pretend he was unmoved.

Those were Saint Positions!

He himself had barely become a Saint by making a Great Vow, and he knew how hard it was. Now there was a chance to add another Saint to the West. However slim that chance, they had to fight for it.

"Senior Brother, Di Jun harbors a wolf's ambitions. Working with him would be like bargaining with a tiger for its hide." Zhunti cursed him aloud, then changed tack. "But the Western Teachings do need the Points from this Tribulation. What do you think we should do?"

He passed the decision to Jieyin.

Since the battle at Peach Mountain, much of his edge had been knocked out of him. Whenever trouble arose, he wanted to hear his senior brother's opinion first.

Nothing showed on Jieyin's eternally sorrowful face. He rolled his prayer beads between his fingers and fell silent for a moment.

"Better that he came than stayed away."

That single sentence settled the matter.

"At least it shows that Di Jun still considers the Western Teachings worthy of joining forces with him." Jieyin slowly opened his eyes. "The Mystic Gate is powerful, the Wu Clan is overbearing, and Demon Ancestor Luohu is unfathomable. If we do