As the leader, Lingming Ancient Buddha naturally understood the conduct of his own underlings.
At first, Lingming Ancient Buddha had considered reining in his men.
But on second thought, he could simply play dumb.
Some matters could be handled by turning a blind eye. As long as he gave no clear answer, he could feign ignorance when things came to light.
Sure enough, just a few days later, the Immortal King brought up the matter.
"Why would you say that, Immortal King? Your words are an imperial decree to us. As for loyalty, the Lingjiu Mountain Faction will certainly carry out your orders."
Carry them out?
Heh.
Lingming Ancient Buddha sneered inwardly.
The Desire Realm had been reclaimed from the Dark Prosperity Organization not only because of the Immortal King's intelligence and control over Luo Bingxin, but also because of the contributions of the Lingjiu Mountain Faction under his leadership.
Yet, during their dealings with the Immortal King Faction, the monks of the Lingjiu Mountain Faction had felt no respect from them. Whenever they carried out missions, though both sides held equal status, the Immortal King Faction always acted superior, barking orders at them.
At first, they had not thought much of it.
But after thinking it over carefully, this was clearly a test of obedience.
Before the Three Realms and Six Paths had even been settled, they already carried themselves like this. Once the situation stabilized and the Order of the Heavens from ten thousand years ago returned, would the Immortal King's people still take them seriously?
Lingming Ancient Buddha had considered this as well. As the leader of the Lingjiu Mountain Faction, he could accept working for the Immortal King, but he could not allow the Immortal King to shit on his head.
Nor could he allow those