Just as the Western Buddhist Sect flourished and Jieyin and Zhunti were beside themselves with joy.
Elsewhere.
On Golden Ao Island, within Biyou Palace.
Tongtian had no idea that, behind the scenes, Jieyin and Zhunti had disparaged his Interception Sect to elevate their own.
They had even made all living beings regard the Buddhist School with greater awe and reverence.
At that moment, Tongtian sat upright within Biyou Palace, a sky full of stars above his head and vast saint power surging around him, striking awe into the soul.
Yet a trace of worry lingered between his brows, refusing to disperse.
Earlier, seeing his disciples on the verge of losing control, Tongtian had been left with no choice but to unleash his sage might and quell their hostility.
However, Tongtian also knew that this was merely a stopgap.
The root of the matter remained the heart-demons that had suddenly emerged within his million disciples.
Naturally, Tongtian was not surprised by that alone.
Even beings as powerful as Sages had obsessions.
And every obsession could be said to be a root from which a heart-demon could spring.
But now... the strange thing was, why had a million disciples developed heart-demons at precisely the same time?
Tongtian gazed out of Biyou Palace, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
Although the countless disciples seemed to have calmed down and were no longer as steeped in hostility as before.
The shadows stirring deep within their Dao Hearts remained clearly visible.
This was enough to show that, even when Tongtian employed the methods of a Sage.
Their effect was only temporary suppression, not the complete elimination of his disciples' heart-demons.
What shook Tongtian even more was that, no matter how he performed his divinations, he ultimately found nothing.
After all, heart-demons arose from within the disciples'