Akanishta Buddha and Red Lotus Patriarch were not particularly invested in tracking down the two Manifestation experts. After making a cursory investigation, the two planned to return and report back.
There were reasons for this. Akanishta Buddha was no kindhearted soul, and Red Lotus Patriarch had originally been imprisoned within the Hell Transformation Diagram. Even after being released, he was still under another's control.
These two Manifestation masters also harbored their own hidden agendas. They could hardly be called loyal to Dragon-Elephant Sage Buddha and Emperor Taiwang of the Great Xiye Kingdom.
After returning, they did not rush to report the matter. Dragon-Elephant Sage Buddha, Emperor Taiwang, and Jihuitian, the Sibi Sect Master, were all preparing for the Three-Vehicle Dharma Assembly. They were in secluded cultivation near the Lotus Demon-Trapping Well, seemingly refining something.
The three of them were being extremely secretive. Even Akanishta Buddha and Red Lotus Patriarch had no idea what they were doing. The two Manifestation experts also felt somewhat excluded, and thus cared even less about the affairs of the Great Xiye Kingdom.
Daoist Desire Evil—that was, Gongyang Wuwang—continued fleeing through the air. He had only just managed to shake off He Ping, using a strange escape art to forcibly break free from He Ping's pursuit.
"That little thief is truly running wild without restraint! It seems he really isn't afraid of alerting Dragon-Elephant and Taiwang, or stirring up a heaven-shaking disaster..."
He Ping was unafraid, but Gongyang Wuwang was deeply worried. Concealed in the void, he constantly altered his trajectory with a bizarre escape technique. Golden Lotus Holy Mother's hidden cultivation site lay in a concealed area nearby. He was in no hurry to head there; instead, he wanted to use this chance to shake off his tail.
"He's clinging far too tightly. I