At Jiang Ming's current realm, he no longer cared about the constraints of the righteous path, the Demon Dao, and the like. But he was unwilling to plunge living beings into misery and ruin because of himself.
It had to be said.
If he simply went over to suppress Wutian Buddha and told him, "You are my past incarnation. Return to me," it was easy to imagine that Wutian would refuse.
But when Son Goku defeated Wutian, Jiang Ming could slip in while he was vulnerable and reclaim his past incarnation without resistance. Then, one plus one would be far greater than two. Jiang Ming might very well become a Saint outright.
As for whether the process and methods were less than honorable-heh, after everything Jiang Ming had experienced, why would he still care whether his methods were despicable or shameless? What mattered more to him was the result.
As the saying went, the victor became king, the loser a bandit.
However.
The Buddhist School's great calamity had now arrived. Dipankara Buddha was clever enough. He knew Tathagata was going to flee through reincarnation, so he, too, chose to flee by entering Final Nirvana.
The Buddhist School could no longer resist Wutian.
Naturally, Jiang Ming would not bother with these people arranging escape routes for themselves. There was no point.
Sure enough.
Wutian soon appeared before Dipankara Buddha.
"I am Wutian."
Wutian spoke without preamble.
"You have returned."
Dipankara Buddha spoke.
"Yes, I have returned."
Wutian's voice was level.
Jiang Ming knew very well that, at this moment, Dipankara Buddha was in a terrible mood. He could even hear his thoughts.
*What should I do? Wutian is no longer the Kinnara he once was. The Twelve-Petaled Black Lotus of World Destruction protects him, and his Primordial Spirit has merged with