"Third," Jieyin's gaze narrowed slightly. "The Western orthodoxy is remote, its living beings poor and suffering, its Luck far from flourishing."
"The Heavenly Dao cycles round and round, flowing without cease. The West, too, should have its chance for Western Prosperity."
"When that time comes, I will not ask brother to lend all his strength in support. I ask only that the Chan Sect not make trouble from within, doing things to obstruct and suppress us."
"Allow my West to develop on its own, in accordance with destiny."
"Agree to these three conditions, and when Luoyi breaks the Immortal-Slaying Formation, this Poor Daoist will be counted among you."
"If even one is not agreed to," Jieyin lowered his hand, his smile unchanged, "then please forgive me. My cultivation is shallow, and I am unfit for such a great task. Brother should invite someone more capable."
Yuanshi Tianzun's face showed no ripple, yet in his heart he was weighing the terms.
The first condition was generosity at another's expense. What would be lost were the Jie Sect disciples; it had nothing to do with the Chan Sect.
The second, the karma of a Saint, was indeed a price, but it could also be counted as the "customary rule" for moving a Saint to act, and had been within his expectations.
As for the third, if the Heavenly Dao truly meant for Western Prosperity to come, then what his Chan Sect upheld was precisely "Explain the Heavenly Dao." They would not go against Heaven and forcibly stop it in the first place.
This condition was more to prevent him from secretly tripping them up and taking advantage.
The instant Jieyin finished speaking, Yuanshi spoke decisively. "I agree to all three."
"When the time comes, I hope Junior Brother will keep his promise,