After everyone had left.
Jieyin and Zhunti looked at each other. Their hearts were clearly far less calm than they appeared, and when they looked toward the Western World again, the pain on their faces deepened!
Although the two had protected the Western World this time, the resulting upheaval had been considerable, and the losses were still immense. Not to mention how disheveled they looked...
Why were we the ones getting hurt every time?
Sage Zhunti sighed inwardly.
Seeing the dejection on Zhunti's face, Sage Jieyin slowly said:
"Junior Brother, it's alright..."
"You did it for our Western Sect!"
Hearing this, Sage Zhunti turned to look at him. As their gazes met, Zhunti's eyes filled with gratitude, and he sighed inwardly:
Big Brother truly understands me!
Did he not want the dignity of a Sage? Did he not want to enjoy himself comfortably in the Western World? Wasn't it because the Western World's foundation was too poor... If they remained stuck in place, when would they ever fulfill their many great vows and repay the debt they owed the Heavenly Dao?
So long as the Western Sect did not flourish,
the two of them would never truly be free!
Though Zhunti was the one who suffered losses every time, as long as he could seize a single opportunity, he could use the momentum to raise the Western World to prominence. That was precisely what had happened in the original grand course of events.
It was because of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation,
when many disciples of the Intercepting Sect were converted to the Western Sect...
that the Western Sect's Fortune flourished greatly. It even surpassed the great teachings of the Three Pure Ones in the next Tribulation and stood unrivaled during Journey to the West!
At this thought,
Zhunti's