The three were startled by what they heard.
Chijingzi had concealed himself on his return to the Chan Sect, so none of them knew about this.
Still, they briefly told Daoist Randeng everything they knew, hiding nothing.
The four of them had long since formed an alliance of shared interests.
And Ancient Buddha Randeng was clearly their leader.
The reason was simple: Puxian, Manjushri, and Cihang were all marginal figures in the Chan Sect, receiving no attention whatsoever.
All four had already secretly made connections with the Western Teachings, waiting only for the Investiture of the Gods to end before being converted and joining them.
Jieyin and Zhunti had naturally prepared generous rewards for them as well.
Since the Chan Sect did not value them, they clearly had no intention of clinging stubbornly to it.
If a man did not look out for himself, heaven and earth would destroy him!
Of course they knew how terrifying an immeasurable calamity was, so they had no intention whatsoever of facing it.
After all, joining the Western Teachings was at least far better than entering the Investiture of the Gods List and being driven at the Heavenly Court's bidding for all eternity, wasn't it?
Their bond was therefore deep; they were essentially grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
So when Randeng asked, the three naturally told him everything they knew, holding nothing back.
After hearing them out, Daoist Randeng fell silent.
Although he did not know the actual circumstances, their account, together with what Primordial Heavenly Venerable had said earlier, allowed him to roughly piece together the truth.
"I truly never expected the Interception Sect to have such a move up its sleeve. To force Primordial Heavenly Venerable to this point-they are no ordinary lot!"
"But the Interception Sect never used to play