"That monk..."
After cursing out [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts], Zhang Yuan calmed down and thought things through carefully.
Although a mighty being from the World of Shared Sorrow Lotus had watched him when he ascended beyond the heavens earlier, he was within the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm. Even if a mighty being from another realm took an interest in him, their hand should not be able to reach this far.
And this contest for the mountain was being watched by Celestial Persons from various factions, perhaps even by True Lords from the different clans. That meant Monk Miaoyuan's appearance had been tacitly accepted by all sides.
This was no scheme laid by a True Lord. It might not even have been arranged by anyone...
Zhang Yuan's eyes lit up. A sudden flash of insight blessed his mind, and without having to divine Heavenly Secrets, he understood why Monk Miaoyuan had come.
Monk Miaoyuan had traveled from the distant Lotus Root Temple in the Jin Kingdom to the Jing Kingdom, and was now helping the Jingyang Li Clan compete for Mount Junya.
The [Monk Trial]!
This was the first trial imposed by heaven and earth on his path to becoming a Celestial Person!
And Monk Miaoyuan was the person appointed to his trial.
But unlike a one-sided trial imposed by heaven and earth, Monk Miaoyuan, a Nine-Turn Qi Refiner, was also undergoing the Three Trials-the [Deliverance Trial]. This trial required him to guide its appointed person into the Buddhist fold, and Zhang Yuan himself was the person appointed to the [Deliverance Trial].
Each was the appointed person in the other's trial. Such a situation was rare, but not entirely unheard of.
"If this isn't a True Lord's scheme, that makes things easier."
Monk Miaoyuan wanted to bring him into