Taibai Jinxing had never been particularly clever. For him, simply carrying out orders was probably the easiest course.
Without a moment's hesitation, and without ever considering the gulf between them, Taibai Jinxing chose to attack.
"There's absolutely no need for this kind of probing."
Xu Tong shook his head and casually waved a hand.
In that instant, a pressure everyone could clearly feel spread through the air.
And, unsurprisingly, Taibai Jinxing was immediately suppressed.
Unlike when he had dealt with the Tiger-Taming Arhat, Xu Tong held nothing back.
Taibai Jinxing had no ability to resist at all. In an instant, he was flat on the ground.
"This is the power of a fruit position, but it isn't a fruit position of the Buddhist Order, nor one of our Heavenly Court."
Xu Hanlin instantly recognized the source of this power and understood what was going on.
Still, he could only discern what was happening before him.
"What you call fruit positions are actually the Origin Laws of this world."
"You've only temporarily become the masters of those laws. You don't truly possess them."
Xu Tong gave them a broad explanation of the situation.
"So that's how it works. No wonder that sudden change happened back then."
Xu Hanlin nodded, a gleam of understanding appearing in his eyes.
"So you're someone who has truly mastered those laws?"
Xu Hanlin immediately understood Xu Tong's value.
Compared to people like them, who were still mastering the power of their fruit positions, Xu Tong had clearly traveled much farther down the road.
Even so, Xu Hanlin's expression barely changed.
"You certainly qualify to cooperate with us now. But if you want our Heavenly Court to go straight to war with the Buddhist Order for your sake, that's still far from enough."
Although Xu Hanlin was