Tathagata Buddha listened to Maitreya Buddha from the side and merely smiled faintly.
Maitreya Buddha was showing himself off at this moment. Though he was devising a way for everyone to deal with Uchiha Shin, he was also displaying his own capabilities so that those present could witness his strength.
He was doing this to contend with Tathagata Buddha for the position of leader of the Buddhist Sect.
If Maitreya Buddha displayed such abilities and showed friendliness toward Taishang Laojun and the others, they might support him.
Moreover, Maitreya Buddha was constantly demonstrating his abilities here. This was a place where experts from all three realms had gathered, and news of his abilities would quickly spread. At that time, he would gain even greater status among them.
Yet Tathagata Buddha did not refute or oppose him in any way. It was not that Tathagata Buddha did not wish to contend with Maitreya Buddha, but rather that he felt there was no point in doing so. They were here to deal with Uchiha Shin. He did not want to fight Maitreya Buddha here, much less let the Dao Sect people laugh at them.
There was another important reason: Tathagata Buddha was confident. He believed that Maitreya Buddha would gain no great advantage by contending with him like this, nor could he truly challenge him.
He had occupied the position of leader of the Buddhist Sect for so many years. How could Maitreya Buddha seize it so casually?
If someone could so easily gain the upper hand over him and suppress him, then Tathagata Buddha would have died countless times already.
"Since that is the case, let us act quickly," Taishang Laojun said.
Everyone nodded.
However, Maitreya Buddha raised another objection.
"Does Maitreya Venerable have something else to say?"
"For us to