Kunlun Mountain, Jade Void Palace.
Venerable Lord Yuanshi sat upright upon the Cloud Bed, celebratory clouds roiling around him, currents of Chaos flickering in and out of being.
His gaze had long since pierced through the endless void, taking in every scene unfolding on Spirit Mountain.
Only after a long while did a trace of indescribable complexity surface on his dignified face.
"Jieyin, Zhunti..."
"Fine methods. Truly fine methods."
"For the sake of Western Prosperity, Jieyin and Zhunti actually bore to hand the position of Buddha over to another."
"Duobao became Tathagata. Originally, this was meant to divide Buddhism, yet now it has become adding bricks and tiles to Buddhism instead."
Venerable Lord Yuanshi murmured to himself, and in that voice, it was impossible to tell whether there was praise or ridicule.
Eldest Brother's scheme had fallen through.
The chess piece he had personally sent to the West had now become the master of the chessboard.
Venerable Lord Yuanshi withdrew his gaze, and within Jade Void Palace, the ancient silence of ten thousand ages returned once more.
He had to take a share of the merit from Western Prosperity, but as for how to take it, it seemed he would still need to make long-term plans.
Within Wa Huang Palace.
Nuwa reclined against a cloud couch, an undisguised smile of amusement playing on that peerlessly beautiful face.
"Heeheehee..."
Clear laughter echoed through the empty palace.
"Taiqing schemed his whole life, yet who would have thought that this time, he would capsize in a sewer."
"This time, he failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice instead. I truly don't even know what to say."
Nuwa's mood was unprecedentedly carefree.
She had never had any goodwill toward the Two Sages of the West, and she was even more wary