Near Shouyang Mountain in the Southern Domain, as the meeting of the myriad races drew near, the area became increasingly lively.
Yet beneath this festive atmosphere, in the dark corners...
There were also those who rejoiced and those who grieved.
Guang Chengzi was the Saint Yuanshi's Senior Disciple, the Senior Disciple of the Interpretation Sect, and had also reached the Quasi-Sage realm.
He was the Interpretation Sect disciple whom Zhunti found most difficult to poach.
Thus, Zhunti had not regarded Guang Chengzi as a target.
So, even at this moment, Guang Chengzi still did not know that a Western Saint was poaching disciples from the Interpretation Sect.
After setting Guang Chengzi aside, Daoist Randeng became Zhunti's primary target for recruitment.
Zhunti had been persuading Randeng for a long time, but Randeng was the Deputy Sect Master of the Interpretation Sect and held a lofty position.
Getting him to abandon his position in the Interpretation Sect and go to the Western Teachings was still quite difficult.
What Zhunti lacked least was patience.
In Zhunti's view, when he tried to persuade Randeng, the fact that Randeng had not rejected him immediately already meant that he was tempted.
Now, only the final push was needed.
On this day, the illusory image of Zhunti's incarnation appeared before Randeng once more.
"Daoist Randeng, what have you decided? Are you willing to leave the Interpretation Sect and join my Western Teachings?
"You have no chance of rising higher in the Interpretation Sect.
"Being merely the Deputy Sect Master, you possess authority in name but not in reality. In the end, you still have to follow that brat Guang Chengzi's orders.
"Come to my Western Teachings, and you will be the next Sect Master of the Western Teachings, beneath only me and my senior brother, yet above