After Chu Xingchen finished speaking and looked Ru Nan straight in the eye, his gaze naturally moved to the Buddhas behind him.
As expected, none of the Buddhas present had the [Heavenly Demon] trait.
After all, even Xu Linglong had been thoroughly hooked by the bait. Unless a critical moment arrived, the demons hiding within the Buddhist Sect would not readily show themselves.
The situation was shrouded in mist. If Chu Xingchen truly had a method of identifying them, everything would be over.
Apart from the absence of the [Heavenly Demon] trait, none of the other traits belonging to the Buddhas present seemed connected to [Demon], either.
But lacking that trait did not necessarily mean they had no connection to demons.
Traits were certainly useful for quickly gaining a rough understanding of someone's character, but they had their limitations.
Tacit conspiracies, to a certain extent, could not be understood by looking at traits alone.
Before coming to Western Ox-He Continent, Chu Xingchen had naturally made extensive preparations. At the very least, he knew enough about the Buddhist Sect's structure and key figures.
To some extent, the mundane Buddha system had compensated for the Buddhist Sect's somewhat weaker strength while surrounded by the Mystic Sect, but it had also cost the Buddhist Sect its purity.
It had also left openings for infiltration.
The other Immortal Sects had no such system. Their senior members and disciples had all been raised within their ranks from childhood; no outsiders were parachuted into senior positions.
This practice could not simply be judged as right or wrong.
Had the situation not been dire back then, the Buddhist Sect might not have done this.
One could only say that circumstances had forced their hand.
Now, one could only say that the time had come for the Buddhist