Everyone at the Great Thunderclap Temple was somewhat puzzled, unsure what had happened.
Only Duobao Tathagata could see that a Daoist figure clad in an azure robe had appeared before him.
He came back to his senses, calmed himself, and slowly said, "I already know the demon's origins, but dealing with it will be somewhat difficult."
"How about this? I'll open the Buddhist School's treasury and take out eighteen grains of Golden Core Sand. This Golden Core Sand can trap that demon. Use it to subdue the demon."
"This... absolutely not!"
Maitreya Buddha's expression changed slightly. He stepped forward and said this.
Tathagata Buddha swept his gaze over him indifferently. "What? Does Maitreya Buddha think this is inappropriate?"
Maitreya cursed furiously in his heart. Of course it was inappropriate.
It was said to be eighteen grains of Golden Core Sand, but that was clearly the Buddhist School's Mustard Seed Containing Mount Sumeru technique. They were plainly eighteen mountains of gold!
Golden Core Sand was one of the finest artifact-refining materials in the Earth Immortal Realm, and it was produced only in their Western Heavens.
The Western Heavens had often used Golden Core Sand to keep others in check.
Moreover, Golden Core Sand was produced in extremely limited quantities. Even after all these years, the Western Religion had only amassed eighteen golden mountains. Now Tathagata Buddha wanted to take all of it out. Naturally, he was unwilling.
"Maitreya, I know the importance of Golden Core Sand, and I know how rare it is. But Xuanzang is tied to the Great Prosperity of the West. Do not concern yourself with such worldly possessions."
Maitreya cursed furiously in his heart.
Not concern himself?
The Western Sect had painstakingly saved these up over all these years, yet Duobao Tathagata could naturally squander them as