Jieyin and Zhunti Deny, Lin Yue Presents Evidence

At the summit of Spiritual Mountain, before the Great Thunderclap Monastery, Jieyin and Zhunti finally appeared on the Lotus Platform Square.

They still looked as solemn and dignified as ever. Jieyin wore a Twelve-grade Lotus Platform kasaya. His face was gaunt, yet he smiled with lowered eyes, and a faint Jimie Buddha Light swirled around him, as if nothing in the world could disturb him. Zhunti held the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree. His features were lean, and though his gaze seemed peaceful, shadows lurked beneath it. Nine-grade golden lotuses bloomed around him with every step, but when their petals touched the ground, the interwoven pressure of the Saints reduced them to ash.

Behind them, core disciples of the Western Teachings, including Mahakasyapa and Ananda, followed with bowed heads. Their faces were deathly pale, and their Buddha light had dimmed. Faced with the overwhelming pressure of the Saints and the furious glares of the Primordial beings at the foot of Spiritual Mountain, they did not even dare to raise their heads. The golden bells and jade chimes of the Great Thunderclap Monastery had long since fallen silent. The mountain, once filled with the sound of Buddhist chants, was now as quiet as death. Only the wind stirred fragments of Buddha light into spirals across the square, adding to the scene's utter desolation.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan stood among the clouds, Chaos Rosy Cloud and pale golden streams of time interweaving around them and shutting out the Western Teachings' deliberately cultivated aura of serenity. Lin Yue's gaze fell on Jieyin and Zhunti like a blade. The Chaos Dao Sword hung before him, the Heaven Opening Axe Shadow flickering across its blade. Each time it rang, the void around Spiritual Mountain trembled. "Jieyin, Zhunti, I have come with the Saints and myriad