Zhunti nodded. "Indeed. Although this boy Lin Tian has already built up his power, he has no true experts, and his foundations are still too thin. He needs the support of powerful rogue cultivators from all quarters. Without their support, Spirit Vine City is nothing worth mentioning! But we must beware of his knack for muddying the waters and fishing in troubled waters!"
That was Lin Tian's trademark. Whatever the matter, he would first muddy the waters, draw the various powers into the fray, and then fish in those troubled waters.
In the last Demon-Buddhist War, two opening assaults on their morale had brought Buddhism to defeat, despite Buddhism’s Nine Quasi-Saints and the Human Sovereign's assistance.
That meant Buddhism had to weigh countless considerations before going to war again. Only after ruling out every possible danger would it act.
By now, Buddhism had been frightened by Lin Tian's schemes and dared not make any rash moves.
Jieyin nodded and said, "The last battle was not your fault. We knew nothing of what this boy Lin Tian was doing. It was not that you failed to consider things thoroughly! From now on, we must leave nothing to chance. Buddhism cannot withstand more upheaval. If we fail again, Buddhism will fall into a bottomless abyss!"
Guanyin said in distress, "Spirit stones now rule the Three Realms. They have become the measure of whether a great religion is flourishing. Judged by that standard, Buddhism is practically shattered, while the Human Teaching shines like the sun at its zenith!"
Zhunti drew a deep breath. "Well, well! Single-handedly, he changed the grand course of the Heavenly Dao and the Three Realms' understanding of strength. Who does not know how powerful Buddhism’s Nine Quasi-Saints are? Yet now we are the ones putting on a show of