"What do we do?"
Looking at the formation before them, Jieyin and Zhunti both frowned.
Neither had expected that two dignified Sages like themselves would be stumped by a formation laid down by a mere Quasi-Saint.
Round and round they went, unable to find any way out!
"Why don't we take the loss of a little merit and force our way through this formation?"
After another hour, Jieyin spoke with a frown.
"No!"
But the moment Jieyin spoke, Zhunti shook his head in refusal. "Senior Brother, we came here to snatch..."
Ahem!
He had grown so used to saying it that Zhunti had nearly blurted out "snatch people."
Had they been on Mount Sumeru in the Western Land, their own territory, Zhunti would not have had such concerns.
But this was the Netherworld Sea of Blood. It would be fine if Ancestor Minghe heard him, but what if the Twelve Ancestral Witches within the Six Paths of Reincarnation overheard?
How would the two of them retain any standing in the Primordial World then?
Although their reputation had never been particularly good among the seven Sages, they still wanted to preserve at least a little face!
"Senior Brother, we came here to deliver all living beings, to rescue those Vengeful Ghosts from fire and water, so that they may attain true enlightenment and reach the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss as soon as possible. How could we do such a thing?"
Having thought through the consequences, Zhunti immediately assumed a holy expression. Buddha light shone ten thousand feet behind his head, making him look every inch an enlightened master.
Seeing Zhunti like this, Jieyin also assumed a solemn expression and said calmly, "You are right, Junior Brother. We shoulder the arduous duty of saving all living beings from suffering. My earlier