The Western World, atop Spirit Mountain.
Beneath the bodhi tree, Buddhist Golden Light shone brightly.
Saint Zhunti and Saint Jieyin sat cross-legged on their meditation cushions, chanting Buddhist sutras. The boundless myriad Buddhist teachings unfolded across the sky, while countless living beings in the Western Pure Land knelt and bowed.
"Senior Brother, are we really not going to stop King Ying Zheng of Qin?"
"If he becomes the Human Emperor, then the Half-step Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Earth-Splitting Chisel atop Mount Tai, will be beyond the reach of our Western Teachings!"
Saint Zhunti furrowed his brow as he spoke to Saint Jieyin.
With Qin's strength, it was only a matter of time before it swept away the Six States. If Ying Zheng truly attained Perfection of Merit, then he and his senior brother would have no chance.
The Western Teachings now possessed unparalleled fortune. They ought to support King Wuling of Zhao or Duke Huan of Qi in resisting Qin's attacks, then use their inexhaustible resources to force one of them onto the throne.
With the full might of the Western Teachings, shaping a Human Emperor would surely be a simple matter.
"Junior Brother, you're being rash!"
"The Earth-Splitting Chisel is the Immortal Emperor's treasure. He may already have decided in his heart that King Ying Zheng of Qin is the future Human Emperor of the Human Race. By offering the chisel as a prize, he wants our Western Teachings and the other sects to serve as stepping stones, helping Ying Zheng attain Perfection of Merit."
"Qin's sweeping away the Six States is the Heavenly Dao Trend! Let them be!"
Saint Jieyin spoke slowly, his eyes filled with inscrutable emotion.
Zhao Gongming had personally taken up residence in Qin's capital and become Ying Zheng's Dao protector. That had already confirmed