Lin Tian wanted to pull something off with a little trickery, but after thinking it over, he abandoned the idea. Anything he could think of, Tathagata could think of too.
If he lost his footing on reason, the other great deities would surely be unable to help him either.
He had always stood on the side of righteousness and reason. Resorting to shady dealings when his auction had only just opened would do far too much damage to his integrity.
Lin Tian stood amid the buffeting winds and crashing waves of the Three Realms. Who knew how many people below were watching him and plotting?
The moment Lin Tian lost the backing of righteousness and reason, countless hidden hands would reach for him.
The interests tied up in Spirit Vine City were enormous. It was only natural that many watched it like hungry tigers.
Lin Tian rubbed his forehead as he paced back and forth. Now the Four Great Demon Saints had arrived too.
"I told you, we couldn't underestimate Tathagata. The Executioner Immortal Sword Formation Diagram! The Chan Sect would stake their lives on seizing it. If we competed against them, the price would climb higher and higher. That would not only clear Buddhism's debts, it might even make them wealthy again overnight. Tathagata must have been at the end of his rope to bring out the diagram!"
Bai Ze shook his head with a bitter smile. "I never expected Tathagata to actually part with it!"
"Heh, what's there to be reluctant about? Tathagata sees things clearly. In his hands, the diagram is a chicken rib-too little meat to be useful, too precious to throw away-and a bomb. Could he possibly snatch the Four Zhuxian Swords from the Primordial Heavenly Venerable? Not only can he not take them, he