However, the Three Pure Ones kept questioning Tathagata Buddha. They wanted to get to the bottom of it.
"Venerable Tathagata, you know that any change right now could greatly affect the overall situation. We truly want to know what happened this time. Did someone secretly make a move against you, or did you fall into some scheme?" Taishang Laojun explained to Tathagata Buddha.
Tathagata Buddha sat there in contemplation for a moment before saying, "Very well. We are all on the same side, so since you have asked, I will tell you."
He then described in detail what had happened that day, along with how he had felt.
Everyone was somewhat astonished after hearing it. How could Tathagata Buddha have felt fatigued?
And at the cliff, he had actually lost consciousness and fallen off it. That was even more difficult to believe.
Taishang Laojun sat there, stroking his beard as he quietly pondered. This matter was far from simple. He felt there had to be something unusual behind it.
"Venerable Tathagata, do you think someone might be plotting against you from the shadows, causing you to gradually weaken?" Taishang Laojun suddenly asked.
"Is that possible?" Tathagata Buddha was rather surprised. He had not thought much about it; he had merely believed that he had been affected by Xuanzang and the others.
"Could it not be the changing of the old and new tides of fortune affecting us in this way?" Tathagata Buddha asked.
"That is not the case. None of us have been affected like this. Even when Yuanshi Tianzun's fortune formation was destroyed, he suffered no such effects. Yet you have. It truly is perplexing." Taishang Laojun shook his head.
After hearing this, Tathagata Buddha also began to worry. "Could someone truly be dealing with me in secret? But