"The Three Worlds Conclave was decreed by the Buddha Lord. None of the rest of us knows how long it takes for one conclave to be held—it all depends on the Buddha Lord's mood."
Master Xuanming led Mu Qing away from Yuan Zhan's mountain peak, explaining things to him along the way.
"Hell World was once the Main World, but later, the World Lord of Hell World committed an error. The Buddha Lord immediately ordered a Three Worlds Conclave. Our Ten Thousand Mountains World won and became the Main World."
Mu Qing was startled by this and gained some understanding of the situation within Buddhism.
Within Buddhism, the one with the greatest authority was undoubtedly the Buddha Lord. His cultivation was unknown; perhaps he was a Supreme, perhaps a Great Emperor of the highest rank.
Below the Buddha Lord were the rulers of the three worlds, known as World Lords.
Below the World Lords came the Masters. Anyone who possessed the realm of a Great Emperor was called a Master within Buddhism.
All other living beings, even God Emperors, were merely Buddhist disciples.
"Some time ago, the Buddha Lord suddenly gave an order and set a date for the Three Worlds Conclave. Even we cannot fathom the Buddha Lord's thoughts. Perhaps we made some mistake, or perhaps the Buddha Lord simply acted on a whim."
Master Xuanming told Mu Qing that the Three Worlds Conclave brought enormous benefits to the upper echelons and the top ten ranked experts of all three worlds.
"If we can retain our position as the Main World, then you, having replaced Sword Three as ninth in the rankings, will gain the qualifications to enter the Buddhist Altar. That position originally belonged to Sword Three, but he is at the critical juncture of breaking through to