"Master!"
After a brief silence, Zhenwu and Bai Jie nearly rose to their feet at the same time. "This disciple wishes to become your inheritor of the robe and bowl!"
The next moment, they nearly turned their heads at the same time. Their eyes met, and a surge of fighting spirit and competitive tension quietly erupted.
Yuanshi Tianzun took in the entire scene.
He understood their actions. After all, no one could refuse the position of inheritor of the robe and bowl.
But there could only be one such inheritor. There could only ever be one. If there were too many, the Chan Teachings would fall apart in the future, and that was not something he wished to see.
At that thought, Yuanshi Tianzun stopped wasting words and raised a hand. "Enough!"
At his words, Zhenwu and Bai Jie immediately calmed down.
After exchanging a glance, they raised their heads and looked toward Yuanshi Tianzun.
After all, regardless of the matter, the final decision rested with Yuanshi Tianzun, not themselves.
Under such circumstances, Yuanshi Tianzun calmly waved his hand. "The Birthday of the Demon Emperor's Son will begin in a little over two thousand years. Before then, I will select a suitable inheritor of the robe and bowl from among you."
"Since both of you have such intentions, I will not choose directly. Instead, I will give you an opportunity to prove yourselves!"
"Li Yun has now reached the Perfection of Tai Yi Golden Immortal. Though he has yet to perfect his Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Dao Fruit, his true strength is firmly at the level of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, perhaps even greater than yours."
"In fifteen hundred years, I will take you to the Witch Clan's territory to meet Li Yun. You will both fight