"Venerable Equal to Heaven had been in seclusion for many years. His heart was set solely on becoming a Sage. After preaching the Buddhist Dharma several times, he never awakened again."
Several Buddhas spoke.
There were dozens of great Buddhas in the Great Thunderclap Monastery on Spirit Mountain.
Each belonged to a different era, and in their respective eras, each had been a Buddha Patriarch and World-Honored One.
This era should originally have belonged to Tathagata.
Son Goku had taken his place, naturally becoming the Venerable Equal to Heaven.
Back when Western Cattle Continent had besieged Son Goku, some had taken action, while others had not. Some had even gone into seclusion and refused to emerge.
These survivors standing here were part of that group.
"Becoming a Great Firmament Golden Immortal is already difficult enough. How could one possibly become a Sage?"
Tathagata and the Jade Emperor understood this best.
The two had followed several Sages through countless cycles of reincarnation, yet they had ultimately been unable to take that final step.
"Is that so? The number of Sage positions is limited. If a few are gone, naturally a few can be replenished. It was impossible when others occupied them before, but now that there are vacancies, it is only natural that someone can fill them."
Ye Zhuo casually spoke from atop his sedan chair.
Everyone's pupils contracted.
That was right.
After Ye Zhuo's battle that had slaughtered the Sages of the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, did that not mean there were now vacant positions?
If the two of them had submitted earlier, would they not have had a chance as well?
No.
At the time, five Sages had besieged Flower Fruit Mountain, while the Heavenly Court and Spirit Mountain had separately dealt with the Purple Star Emperor