Chapter 637: Zi Xia Saves Someone
Duobao Tathagata and Lord Laozi sat facing each other.
Duobao Tathagata gave a slight nod and greeted him. "This junior pays respects to Lord Laozi."
Lord Laozi smiled faintly. "Duobao Tathagata, there is no need for such formality. Grand Purity is Lord Laozi, but Lord Laozi is not Grand Purity. I am merely an incarnation."
Duobao Tathagata smiled but did not respond.
Lord Laozi said, "Did Amitabha Buddha and Zhun Ti Buddha-Mother send you?"
Duobao Tathagata nodded.
"So I thought." Lord Laozi said, "What price are they willing to pay in exchange for me releasing this monkey?"
"Ten Innate Spiritual Treasures."
"Hehe. Amitabha Buddha and Zhun Ti Buddha-Mother truly have such limited vision. Do they think everyone is like them, unable to walk straight at the sight of a spiritual treasure?"
Duobao Tathagata smiled faintly without speaking.
"Go on. They must have guessed that I would not accept those terms. State their bottom line directly."
"Amitabha Buddha and Zhun Ti Buddha-Mother said that for the next three hundred years, the Buddhist School would not enter East Victory Divine Continent."
"Three hundred years?" Lord Laozi sneered. "The Buddhist School's influence has already infiltrated East Victory Divine Continent. Even if they no longer spread their teachings here, allowing them to develop peacefully for three hundred years would still leave considerable trouble."
"Three hundred years is not enough. At least five hundred. During those five hundred years, the Buddhist School's forces may not enter East Victory Divine Continent again. As for those that have already entered East Victory Divine Continent, they are not to support or assist them. Let them remain isolated overseas and fend for themselves."
Duobao Tathagata nodded, then immersed his mind and said nothing more.
Seeing this, Lord Laozi knew that he was communicating