Indeed!
It was covetousness.
One could even call it greed!
Their shock went without saying.
Yet this incident had made Jieyin and Zhunti clearly realize just how terrifyingly immense the Vow Power of the living beings in the East truly was.
If it could take tangible form, it would be even vaster and more boundless than the immeasurable Four Seas.
They coveted it!
They truly coveted it!
Especially for the Western World, which had been "poor" for countless ages, the temptation of such Vow Power was staggering.
If they could draw it into the Western Buddhist Sect, would their sect not soar straight into the heavens?!
Seen in that light, it was hardly surprising that Jieyin and Zhunti were so tempted.
"If Buddhist Dharma can spread eastward, our Buddhist School will leap straight to the level of the Interception Sect!"
Zhunti spoke in a solemn voice.
Compared with the Human Sect and the Chan Sect, the Western Buddhist Sect had far fewer reservations.
After all, the former Western Teachings had already abandoned Dao cultivation for Buddhism, becoming the Buddhist School.
All their karmic burdens had dissipated along with that change, ceasing to exist.
Spreading Buddhist Dharma eastward was not impossible!
Hearing this, however, Jieyin looked anything but pleased.
"With Gu Changqing presiding there, how could this possibly be easy?!"
Such exchanges had long been commonplace between Jieyin and Zhunti.
The two had coveted the East's fortune for ages, yet had never been able to gain a foothold.
Ever since Gu Changqing's rise in particular, Jieyin and Zhunti had become deeply wary, afraid that all their scheming would ultimately cost them both the lady and their troops.
Yet upon hearing Jieyin's words, Zhunti was clearly unwilling to give up.
"Though our true selves cannot take the field in person..."
"Our manifestations...