"Indeed, Demon Emperor, Heaven cherishes all living things. Although the Golden-Winged Great Peng and Peacock were somewhat negligent in their duties, they are young and assumed human form only recently. Some anger and resentment are only natural. Why not entrust them to our Western Land so we may devote ourselves to guiding them toward enlightenment?"
Seeing Jieyin speak, Zhunti chimed in as well.
Of course, as they spoke, both Jieyin and Zhunti still wore expressions of transcendent compassion.
Anyone unfamiliar with them might have been fooled by the two brothers' appearance.
But who among those present had not dealt with these fellow disciples for countless years? Seeing Jieyin and Zhunti put on this act, the Three Pure Ones simply ignored them outright.
They treated them as nothing more than air.
They could not even be bothered to spare them another glance.
Jieyin and Zhunti did not care in the slightest. Still looking utterly composed, they glanced at the Golden-Winged Great Peng and Kong Xuan before turning to Daochen. "The teachings of our Western Religion encourage kindness and compassion. Today, we implore the Demon Emperor to permit us to take these two back to Mount Sumeru and guide them toward enlightenment through Buddhist teachings."
"Well..."
Seeing their demeanor, Daochen obligingly adopted a conflicted expression and glanced at Bai Ze beside him.
Almost the instant Daochen's gaze landed on him, Bai Ze caught on. "Honored Sages, entrusting these two to your Western Land might not be appropriate..."
What could possibly be inappropriate about it?!
It would be absolutely wonderful!!!
With Daochen remaining silent and Bai Ze looking hesitant, Jieyin and Zhunti nearly blurted out their innermost thoughts. But all the Sages were present, especially Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng Wisdom King, two juniors who would be tremendously important to the