I, One of the Twelve Golden Immortals?

Both Great Freedom Bodhisattva and the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals understood what Joyful True Buddha meant.

Shen Yi had emerged as such an anomaly among the younger disciples, ascending to the second rank and becoming a True Person of the Jade Void Cosmos, rendering this doctrinal debate utterly meaningless.

If the Three Immortals Sect were declared victorious now and Shen Yi directly took the seat of Immortal Emperor, the Bodhi Sect would certainly refuse to accept it. To continue, the only option would be for the Great Freedom Bodhisattvas, likewise of the second rank, to enter the fray.

But if that happened, the meaning of the great calamity would be completely transformed.

The position of Immortal Emperor, for which the juniors needed to fight tooth and nail, was not necessarily a good thing to these immortal elders.

"..."

The Eastern Pole Emperor frowned slightly.

He had stepped forward to protect Shen Yi because Shen Yi had held the greatest hope of claiming the Immortal Emperor's throne. But if things proceeded as Joyful True Buddha suggested, with all second-rank cultivators entering the calamity, then this junior who had only just entered the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm would lose every last advantage.

"That would not be appropriate, would it?" The Eastern Pole Emperor deliberated for a moment, then shook his head. The Three Immortals Sect held a considerable advantage now; there was absolutely no need to hold another debate.

"And it is appropriate for a Golden Immortal to crush two sects by himself?" Joyful True Buddha turned firm this time, unwilling to yield a single step. "Granted, you are right—he is indeed a junior. But since he has already transcended the two realms, he must no longer participate in the doctrinal debate."

The Bodhi Sect's stance was already clear.

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