After Tathagata finished speaking, he laughed heartily and sat back down to savor Zhenyuan Daxian's tea.
"Great Immortal, your tea truly is excellent. If you have plenty, you could give me some," Tathagata said with a smile.
Zhenyuan Daxian glanced at the Ginseng Fruit Tree before sitting down across from Tathagata.
"That is why I came to seek your cooperation. Our strengths have both reached this realm. If we join forces, dealing with Laojun will be easy."
Tathagata continued.
Zhenyuan Daxian smiled. "I do not understand what you mean, Venerable One. You are an expert in the Saint Realm, while I am merely a Great Luo Golden Immortal."
Tathagata smiled at Zhenyuan Daxian as well. "Great Immortal, must I spell it out? Or do I need to force you to reveal your true strength?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Buddhist light radiated around them, enveloping Zhenyuan Daxian before launching an attack at him.
Zhenyuan Daxian remained calm. Power then spread from his body, effortlessly shattering Tathagata's Buddhist light.
Light flickered in Tathagata's eyes again. "Zhenyuan Daxian's strength truly is formidable. You are indeed the Ancestor of Earth Immortals."
"I never expected Venerable Tathagata to know that I had entered the Saint Realm. How did you find out?" Zhenyuan Daxian asked with a smile.
He had indeed entered the Saint Realm many years ago. Few people knew of it; even Taishang Laojun was unaware.
Tathagata said, "This monk only learned of it recently. Zhenyuan Daxian, you truly hid yourself deeply. You not only deceived this monk, but also deceived Laojun, who once controlled the trajectories of chaos. Truly remarkable."
Tathagata genuinely admired what Zhenyuan Daxian had done. Ordinarily, whenever someone in the Three Realms attained sainthood through the Dao, it would shake the entire Three Realms. Yet Zhenyuan Daxian had