"There's more to this than meets the eye..."
Lin Tian's gaze flickered as he murmured softly.
"With the strength of your incarnation, fellow Daoist, it would take at least three peak Quasi-Saints to enter reincarnation without a trace. But in the Earth Immortal Realm today, both the Human Teaching and the Chan Sect have vanished. The only ones capable of this should be..."
Lady Nuwa paused, as though something had occurred to her. Her expression changed. "Could it be Jiejiao?"
In the present Earth Immortal Realm, aside from the Human Race, only the Buddhist Sect and Jiejiao could still be counted among the foremost powers.
The Buddhist Sect had schemed against the Chan Sect, earning the bitter enmity of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, one of the Three Pure Ones. Naturally, it was unlikely to lend him aid.
Jiejiao, on the other hand, possessed deep reserves of strength and shared the same roots as the Human Teaching. Helping Laozi enter reincarnation would certainly make sense.
"Jiejiao is a possibility, but I doubt the Buddhist Sect has clean hands either."
Lin Tian did not rush to a conclusion, speaking instead with a thoughtful look.
"Do you mean that these powers have joined forces to plot against our Human Race, Daoist Brother?"
At the thought of that possibility, Lady Nuwa's expression shifted slightly.
Had this happened before, with Lin Tian overseeing the Human Race, she naturally would not have worried.
But now, with the Saints absent, the Human Race could only rely on its own strength to weather this disaster. The danger was considerable.
"Don't worry. They're merely a swarm of ants. Since they wish to scheme against our Human Race, they can serve to build our momentum instead."
Lin Tian remained composed. As he spoke calmly, he waved his hand, and a