"Lin Tian, why Tathagata?" Tongtian could not help asking.
"Cult Leader, why couldn't it be Tathagata... Since everyone has practically laid their cards on the table with Hongjun, we should give him a show of force outright! Isn't killing Tathagata enough of a warning?"
"He was the one chiefly responsible for overseeing the Journey to the West!"
Lin Tian spoke as though it were perfectly obvious. "Of course, Cult Leader, don't worry. I've already recovered Duobao's true spirit... He only needs to be reborn in Hongmeng Space. This actually gives him another blessed opportunity, allowing him to break free of Laozi's restrictions completely!"
Lin Tian rattled on at length.
But without a doubt, Tongtian had only heard the important part at the beginning!
Tathagata had died, but Duobao had gained a new life!
Duobao was no longer subject to Laozi's restrictions!
"All right, who's next? Jinling, or Bixiao and Qiongxiao?"
Tongtian finally understood the purpose and meaning of this Statue Game: it was to give these Jiejiao Disciples a chance to be reborn through a Civet Cat Replaces the Crown Prince switch, right before the eyes of the Three Realms!
"Hehe, don't rush, Cult Leader. Just wait!"
Lin Tian smiled.
The game continued.
The various players had become considerably more cautious.
But some were also slacking off.
Sandy was soon eliminated as well.
The reason was simple. He, too, wanted to follow Immortal Qiu Shou's example and leap across the Witch-Demon Calamity in one go. But whether deliberately or intentionally, he also landed in its late stages and moved out of fear of dying.
Then, naturally, he was eliminated.
Everyone knew Sandy had deliberately quit the game because he feared death, but no one blamed him.
Thus, the only people left on Spirit Mountain's side were Patriarch Bodhi and Chan