They would go, of course.
But what exactly should they bring as a gift?
At that thought, the two fellow disciples, Jieyin and Zhunti, grew even more troubled!
The Western Land's poverty was known throughout the Primordial World. They had finally secured two of the exalted positions as masters to the Five Emperors from Laozi and Yuanshi, only to pour more than half the resources they had accumulated over the years into training their disciples.
And before they could even recover from that-
Daochen's invitation had arrived.
Should they go or not?
Not going would make their Western Land seem stingy again.
But if they went-
It really would be like carving flesh from their own bodies!
At that thought, Jieyin could not help looking toward Zhunti. Almost at the very same moment, Zhunti looked toward him.
The instant their eyes met, both trembled.
Neither needed to say a word. Each immediately understood what the other meant.
"Alas."
Two long sighs rang out.
Then, in the next instant, their figures abruptly vanished from the sky above Mount Sumeru.
No one knew where they had gone.
Yet, for some unknown reason, from that day onward-
Deep within the Sumeru Pure Land-
The bitter bamboo and bodhi tree that formed the true bodies of the Sages Jieyin and Zhunti seemed to have undergone some change.
No one knew where this change had come from.
Yet they could vaguely sense that these two xiantian spiritual roots, the Sages' true bodies, which rivaled chaos spiritual roots, seemed to be missing something...
The Three Pure Ones and the others had naturally received invitations as well.
Within the Jade Void Palace.
Ever since Tongtian returned from the void of the Outer Chaos, he had seemed rather displeased. He had therefore remained in seclusion, leaving Daoist Duobao