"Heh. That's easy to say, but how do you intend to pull it off?"
Venerable Yuanshi sneered. "Do you think you're the only clever one here? That no one else can devise a scheme?"
"The Two Shakya are certainly good at scheming."
Sect Master Tongtian spoke up without warning, his voice cold. "They're not just schemers. They're bold enough to have plotted against my disciples twice already."
"Call them cowards, yet they roam the Primordial Wilderness converting people and snatching things. They even dare spread their so-called Dao of Great Dreams and plot against me. Call them bold, though, and they won't dare cause trouble openly."
"The Two Shakya prefer plotting against people from the shadows."
"Let them go on. They might actually have a plan to break the Human Race apart."
At those words,
before either of the Two Shakya could speak, Venerable Yuanshi snapped, "What business is this of yours? If your Interception Sect hadn't plotted against our Chan Sect, would things have come to this?"
"Oh? If we're talking about schemes, what counts as one? Are you saying your disciple sent Emperor Yu to seek the Interception Sect's help with no designs on gaining anything?"
"Heh. Utterly ridiculous..."
"Enough!"
Saint Taiqing's sharp command cut off their argument.
He looked toward Daoist Zhunti. "Junior Brother Zhunti, what plan do you have that could help us? Speak freely. I'll judge its merits for myself."
At that,
Daoist Zhunti shook his head. "Your junior brother did have some ideas, but after Senior Brother Yuanshi and Senior Brother Tongtian gave me such a lecture, all that remains is unease. I no longer know how to ignite a conflict between the Human Race and the Heavenly Court."
"Heh, heh, heh..."
Venerable Yuanshi sneered, but Saint Taiqing said, "If you have something to