They were determined to come back and see just how things would unfold.
They set off. Every being in the Primordial World headed for Mount Hua, waiting for the Third Holy Mother and Tathagata to debate the Dao.
Yet a voice that shook the Primordial World suddenly rang out from the Heavenly Court.
"The Heavenly Court's Heavenly Rankings! Among the Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Trades, every trade produces its champion! First place in the Cultivation Rankings: Sect Master Tongtian!"
"In the Cultivation Rankings, Sun Wukong ranks eighteenth!"
Xu Tong's name was nowhere to be found.
Once such a ranking appeared, the Heavenly Court's intentions spoke for themselves.
In a Primordial World like this, the Desire Calamity was already on the verge of erupting, and the Heavenly Court's dual-cultivation mount system was taking root within the mortal realm's Human Path.
This ranking had suddenly appeared. Whether or not it reflected the truth, the Heavenly Court had prepared lavish rewards, including all manner of pills.
Its purpose was to encourage those entering the Human Race to temper themselves to rise above the rest and strive for greater strength.
The rewards offered by the Heavenly Court were indeed extremely tempting, and the positions on the rankings were still being updated.
This move threw the entire Primordial World into even greater chaos.
"Heh!" Xu Tong laughed when he saw this. In that case, the relationship between the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Order was hardly a solid slab of iron. They would continue waging great battles against each other in the future.
In the blink of an eye, a year passed, and the joint Dao debate between the Third Holy Mother and Tathagata finally began on Mount Hua.
Wutian the Demon Emperor actually obeyed Tathagata. This left the common people of the Great Song