Taishang Laojun, seated to one side, smiled as well. That was indeed the case.
"By the way, Patriarch Bodhi had a total of eight disciples. Aside from Goku and Uchiha Shin, when the other six cultivated on Mind Platform Square-Inch Mountain, Patriarch Bodhi taught them not only Daoist arts, but also Buddhist teachings. Yet he never taught such things to Uchiha Shin and Goku. Why do you think that was?" Tathagata Buddha asked.
"I think Patriarch Bodhi did that because he intended to use Goku and Uchiha Shin against us and your Buddhist Sect. After all, when he took those two in, it was likely to deal with me and deal with you," Taishang Laojun said.
After thinking it over, Tathagata Buddha shook his head. "If he truly wanted to deal with us, he would not have taught them only Daoist arts and not Buddhist teachings. As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. If he truly intended to use Goku and Uchiha Shin against our Buddhist Sect, he certainly would have taught them Buddhist teachings as well. Yet he did not."
Taishang Laojun paused slightly. What Tathagata Buddha said made sense.
"Then why does the Tathagata Venerable believe that was?" Taishang Laojun asked. He truly could not make sense of it.
"I did not know before, but given the current circumstances, I have a bold conjecture. I believe Patriarch Bodhi refrained from teaching them Buddhist teachings because he wanted to use them to restrain Goku and Uchiha Shin in the future," Tathagata Buddha said after pondering for a while and opening his eyes.
Taishang Laojun was taken aback again. Was that possible?
"Even if Patriarch Bodhi did not teach the two of them, they often spent time