"Hm? Buddhist chants? Buddhist seals? Buddha's light? Could this Sacred Spirit Cult be connected to the Golden Cicada Temple of old? Are they also members of the Buddhist Sect?"
"Hard to say. The Buddhist Sect has always been mysterious. The Daoist schools have mighty cultivators, and the Buddhist Sect may well have powerful figures of its own. Such continuous, pure chanting at least proves that this Sacred Spirit Cult Saintess has considerable mastery of Buddha's techniques and Buddha's law."
"But if the Sacred Spirit Cult has Buddhist roots, why not say so openly? Why... claim to be acting on an Immortal's instructions instead?"
"As the saying goes, different paths of cultivation lead to the same destination. Whether one becomes an Immortal or a Buddha, no one knows what scenery awaits at the true end of the path to immortality. Besides, if an Immortal really did descend to save the world, they might not care whether those they guided cultivated Daoist or Buddhist arts."
"Most importantly, she is clearly using true essence to channel a Buddha's technique. Presumably, she cultivates both Buddhist and Daoist arts. In that case... the Sacred Spirit Cult may very well stand between the two and accept practitioners of either!"
"Indeed. What you two fellow Daoists say does make some sense."
"If the Sacred Spirit Cult truly has Buddhist roots and can demonstrate the ability to bring the dead back to life, there would be nothing wrong with letting them lead us against those evil spirit ghost cultivators and find a way to dispel the darkness!"
The chanting continued without pause. The Sacred Spirit Cult Saintess had merely displayed her abilities and had yet to truly act, but already many of the cultivators present began to change their impression of the Sacred Spirit Cult, their attitudes