And so the first person fell for it: Red Cloud.
Red Cloud was a kindhearted soul. Seeing Jieyin in such misery, he felt compassion and gave up his seat.
After becoming a Saint, Jieyin had taken the bitterness inherent in his nature to its utmost extreme. Now, the anguish on his face was even deeper, beyond anything words could express.
"If we can't find this Black Man, our sect's path to flourishing through the Journey to the West will be riddled with obstacles! Sigh..."
Zhunti said bitterly, "Lin Tian, that little bastard! I wish I could grind his bones to dust and scatter his ashes!"
Saints could no longer interfere in the affairs of the Three Realms. Otherwise, Zhunti would have been the first to grind Lin Tian's bones to dust and scatter his ashes. The Journey to the West had changed, and its course had become unpredictable.
"Junior Brother, could this Lin Tian have some connection to Laozi? Why would he give away two Top-Grade Spirit Treasures as soon as this child was born? Two Top-Grade Spirit Treasures for a single child-even the two of us don't have that many! Now Spirit Vine City has appeared and drawn the attention of every faction in the Three Realms to Lin Tian. This hardly seems like the kind of scheming a child should be capable of."
Zhunti nodded. "Senior Brother, this must have something to do with Laozi. Our Journey to the West is meant to plunder the Daoist School's fortune, and Laozi is its Senior Brother. He couldn't possibly leave that unplanned. This is clearly Laozi's scheme; we can think of no other possibility. This child once saved Jingwei. Is Jingwei so easy to bring back to life? Only an Alchemy Senior Brother like him could have managed it!"
"Hiss..."