While discussion raged throughout Spirit Vine City, endless Spirit Stones suddenly appeared overhead, packed so densely that no one could count them.
"Wh-what is the Vine Dao Venerable doing? Why is he bringing out his Spirit Stones?"
"Is he going to use Spirit Stones to recruit heroes from across the world for a decisive battle against Buddhism?"
"How many Spirit Stones are there? Hiss..."
The sky for tens of thousands of miles around was completely obscured, filled with nothing but an endless sea of Spirit Stones.
In fact, these were five hundred billion Spirit Stones. Today, Lin Tian intended to do something momentous.
Over the past five hundred years, through collecting taxes and selling goods, Lin Tian had amassed five hundred billion-nearly thirty percent of the Three Realms' wealth.
It was truly terrifying. Faced with so much money, many people could not help turning green with envy.
Someone murmured, "Could the Vine Dao Venerable be planning to crush the Buddhist Sect with money? Honestly, if he hurled all these Spirit Stones at them, he might really crush them into defeat."
"Perhaps. It looks like he intends to use these Spirit Stones to fund the war."
Throughout Spirit Vine City and the Three Realms, everyone whispered among themselves, stunned and slack-jawed.
An all-out war between the demons and Buddhists had become the hottest news. The situation was shrouded in mist, and no one knew whether they would truly fight.
Rumor had it that both sides had exchanged declarations of war. It seemed this battle could no longer be avoided.
The Buddhist Sect was the greatest power in the Three Realms, while Spirit Vine City had risen with extraordinary speed over the past few centuries. How could they allow another to sleep soundly beside their bed?
As everyone in Spirit Vine City