In truth, once they discovered that Shi Sheng had suppressed the Seven-Treasure Golden Banner and that Li Hong and the two Xie sisters could not subdue Shibi Old Man, Zen Master Zunsheng and the other two knew their scheme had failed.
Not only had this attempt failed, but the plans they had laid for their entire lives had failed as well.
Zen Master Zunsheng knew he could not bring Shibi to salvation, Chan Master Bai Mei knew he could not bring Zhu Youmu to salvation, and Chan Master Tianmeng knew he could not bring the Xie sisters to salvation...
In truth, the three of them should have left at that moment and never appeared again, for showing themselves would serve no purpose.
They merely wanted to make one last effort, to force themselves to try again. They also wanted to join forces to contain the wish-granting yin thunder, lest it cause needless casualties and catastrophe.
Shipi Old Man's reaction now was entirely within their expectations.
"Homage to Amitabha Buddha!" Seeing Shibi Old Man's attitude, Zen Master Zunsheng did not press him further. Instead, he sorrowfully recited the Buddha's name and told him, "The karmic bond of master and disciple has long existed between us; it simply has yet to ripen. You, too, once felt the desire to turn toward the Buddha. The diamond seed has already been planted, but now it will take hundreds or thousands of years! If you take refuge now, you can attain Ascension to the Ultimate Bliss World in no more than three years."
Seated in the Blood Lotus, Shibi Old Man gave a cold snort.
Beside him, Li Hong loudly rebuked him. "You old demon! You've reached the end of the road, yet you still cling to your delusions! With three divine monks here, do