Tathagata was now one hundred percent certain that the demon had been transformed from Lord Laozi's Azure Bull.
Who would believe Lord Laozi had not ordered it from behind the scenes?
Was this Lord Laozi's scheme?
What exactly did he want to do?
In an instant, countless thoughts raced through Tathagata Buddha's mind.
One thing was certain without needing further thought: Lord Laozi bore no goodwill toward the Buddhist School. He certainly would not help the Buddhist School gather the Ninety-Nine Eighty-One Tribulations.
The great prosperity of the Buddhist School meant the decline of the Profound Gate, something Lord Laozi absolutely did not wish to see.
Lord Laozi would never help the Buddhist School weaken the Profound Gate himself.
That made this tribulation rather interesting.
Just what did Lord Laozi intend to do?
Tathagata Buddha frowned and pondered for a moment, but Lord Laozi's calculations were so elusive that they left no trace to follow.
For the moment, he could not see the cause and effect of it.
Yet one thing was certain: Lord Laozi did not want the Journey to the West Scripture Acquisition to conclude smoothly.
What a coincidence. Although he wanted them to successfully proceed westward, he also did not want the Buddhist School to complete this Tribulation so easily.
A Tribulation was a Tribulation. Someone had to die.
He wanted the Tribulation to be completed because he was the leader of the Buddhist School. If the Journey to the West Great Calamity was completed, he would become the greatest beneficiary.
But likewise, he did not want the Buddhist School to safely and smoothly complete the Journey to the West Great Calamity.
He wanted to weaken the Buddhist School's strength as well.
After considering it, he decided to first send people out to test the waters. Ideally,