Changgeng's power poured into the Saint Pillar, beginning to repair the cracks on it. Before Xu Kun, a door opened.
"Does Divine Baptism have both a preliminary and a final test?"
Changgeng's voice came from above. "Every Saint Pillar Inheritor is capable of performing Divine Baptism. If your mind is cleansed by me, you will become my believer."
"Congratulations, you passed my trial. So next, you will face the one in our race who is best at brainwashing."
The best at... brainwashing?
"You're quite honest. You're not even pretending anymore?"
The ritual packaged as Divine Baptism was, in the end, simply brainwashing.
By using the surrounding Saint Pillars, one could unconsciously influence and alter a person's thoughts.
If Xu Kun had not been protected by Righteous Qi, Changgeng's fallacious arguments would have nearly led him astray.
When it came to Divine Baptism, Changgeng might have been able to perform it, but he apparently was not particularly skilled at it.
So who was this person he called the best at brainwashing?
Xu Kun crossed a stretch of void. Just as he was about to search for Zhan Rourou, something appeared before him...
A huge bald head!
"Amitabha. Benefactor, this humble monk has finally been waiting for you."
A monk?
Seeing the kasaya on the other man and the burn marks atop his head, Xu Kun was momentarily dazed.
But he quickly came back to his senses. Like Changgeng, this man was merely a thief who had stolen a human divine position.
This monk's appearance was merely a disguise, not his true form.
"May I ask this master's name?"
"This humble monk is Tang Sanzang!"
Changgeng's voice came from behind him. "Sanzang, like Frieza and Du Tian, is a leader of the Archangel of Wisdom lineage. He is a great sage of