Utterly absurd.
That was the World Honored One's first reaction upon hearing True Lord Zhifa Chiyuan's proposal. Yet the next moment, he realized who stood before him.
True Lord Zhifa Chiyuan was an old True Lord from the Golden Age. Though he cultivated the Dharma Power Dao, he often listened to teachings under Si Sui. Later Dao Lords such as Cang Hao, the Sword Lord, and even Chu Sheng had debated the Dao with him before Attaining Enlightenment. He was the most ancient surviving Great True Lord of the old methods.
But that was nothing.
More importantly, his character had not decayed in the slightest through the long passage of time. The ever-burning [True Dharma Body] was proof enough of everything.
He never lied.
Indeed, as his words fell, visible Buddha Light began to rise from his body—the hallmark of cultivating the [Great Vehicle Right Enlightenment Fundamental Sutra].
Once one cultivated this cultivation method, one became a Buddhist Cultivator.
In other words, if the World Honored One was willing at this moment, he could directly convert True Lord Zhifa Chiyuan and then extract his Sea of Consciousness for his own use!
Had that been all, it would have been one thing.
What truly changed the other Dao Lords' expressions was Dao Tianqi, standing at the front. His gaze remained calm as he softly spoke after True Lord Zhifa Chiyuan:
"Add me as well, Senior Brother Wanbao."
"If Senior Zhifa is not enough, if the old-method True Lords of the Netherworld are not enough, then add me too. If Senior Brother eats me, can you stop all this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Buddha Light burst forth.
Buddha Light actually surfaced in Dao Tianqi's eyes at that moment, about to connect with the World Honored One—only for a hand to