Before long, Ji Chang honored their agreement and delivered all the Spiritual Treasures he had promised Xu Tong.
Of course, in return, Xu Tong handed over all the mines he had obtained from Laozi to Ji Chang.
He was not worried about Laozi discovering this.
Although the mines on Shouyang Mountain could indeed be considered rare resources.
Still, with the Human Race possessing such vast lands, would finding any sort of scarce resource not be as easy as turning over a hand?
They were merely mineral deposits. For the Human Race, finding them was difficult, not impossible.
Even if Laozi harbored some suspicions about the matter, no amount of suspicion would allow him to confirm anything.
After obtaining these treasures, Xu Tong immediately tossed them all into the Chaos Bead.
He intended to wait a while. The Chaos Bead would give him a perfect answer.
Xu Tong had long understood what the next Great Calamity would be.
Was it not simply the Journey to the West Calamity?
Moreover, to him, this matter was fairly straightforward.
After all, the current Buddha Tathagata was Daoist Duobao.
And Daoist Duobao was Nuwa's disciple, at that!
Whatever happened, even if he truly had become Buddhism's Buddha Tathagata, his identity as Nuwa's disciple would always remain.
Surely Daoist Duobao himself understood that perfectly well.
Moreover, Daoist Duobao had spent a long time by Fuxi's side. With that being the case, making certain changes could not have been easier.
Xu Tong had already made preparations for the Journey to the West Calamity.
The Journey to the West Calamity had only that one protagonist.
If Xu Tong wanted to scheme for the greatest benefits within the Journey to the West Calamity, he would at least have to become one of those few people.
If Xu Tong wanted