At this moment, Zhen Yuanzi displayed an air of invincibility, declaring war on the Two Western Sages and abandoning his usual low profile.
"He actually dared to forcibly change the course of the kalpa?"
Far away in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss on Mount Sumeru in the Western Region, the two Sages, Zhunti and Jieyin, were both shocked.
Not only had Zhen Yuanzi suddenly become a Sage, but why had their Master, who had achieved Dao Unification, not intervened?
The rule forbidding interference with the course of a kalpa was one he himself had established for the sake of Dao Unification.
Yet now he merely watched, and the divine lightning of the nine heavens stubbornly refused to strike!
Why?
Could their Master be the one backing Zhen Yuanzi?
As Sages, every being who could reach their realm was a seasoned player who commanded the chessboard.
Zhen Yuanzi's sudden attainment of Sagehood was already unusual,
and he had even dared to brazenly declare war on two veteran Sages like them!
This had to be a setup. The two Sages understood that almost instantly.
Changing the Journey to the West Kalpa was a pretense; setting the board was the true purpose!
Then... who could directly help Zhen Yuanzi become a Sage?
Was it not their Master?
No, of course not.
If that were truly the case, there would be no need for such trouble. At their Master's realm, a single thought could change everything.
In other words, someone else stood behind Zhen Yuanzi!
But without a doubt, that being's strength and abilities far surpassed those of the two Sages.
At the very least, that being rivaled their Master—Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
Then... the being behind Zhen Yuanzi had not set this trap for them, but for their Master?!
In a flash of