Elysium Palace.
Tathagata and Guanyin stood below the Golden Lotus dais.
Atop the Golden Lotus dais stood Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, their Saintly auras profound and mysterious.
Both wore grim expressions.
Murderous intent simmered within them.
Ancient Buddha Maitreya and Ksitigarbha King Bodhisattva had both been pillars of the Western Lands, making immense contributions to its prosperity. They were also the two Saints' prized disciples. One had been killed by Lin Tian, while the other had died in the Underworld at Minghe's hands. Whether Lin Tian had been involved behind the scenes remained to be investigated.
Whatever the case, both deaths pained them deeply.
They wished they could act immediately, storm the Heavenly Court, and kill Lin Tian outright.
"What does Laozi mean by this? He gave the Spirit Vine Emperor Position to Spirit Vine. Does he intend to help him?"
What made Daoist Jieyin feel even more humiliated was Laozi's attitude.
That was one reason they had held back instead of taking direct action!
If Laozi intervened, what would their attack accomplish? If the matter reached their teacher Hongjun, they would have lost both their disciples and their advantage.
Now that the unfolding of the Karmic Calamity had been obstructed, the day of the Western Lands' great rise remained far out of reach. With their disciples dead as well, they had a card of sympathy to play. If matters spiraled out of control, they could play it before their teacher Hongjun and win his sympathy.
Thus, however deep their murderous intent, they had to swallow their anger.
But refraining from acting personally did not mean they would do nothing.
"Choose someone else for the Karmic Calamity!"
Daoist Zhunti made up his mind. Things had developed far beyond their expectations! Even their teacher Hongjun had failed to foresee Spirit