With Yuan Tongtian, there was now also a Demon Race disciple for Seeking Scriptures in the Pure Land. That demon who had earlier been arranged to be fated for subjugation... his tragic destiny could now be changed. He would not have to be beaten and subdued! But then another problem arose. The Demon Race refused. This had all been agreed upon—how could it change at the drop of a hat? Was this bullying the Demon Race because they had no one to stand up for them? The Immortal Palace was troubled, because there was only so much merit to go around. With one more person sharing it, everyone's portion would shrink considerably. The Immortal Palace felt that the Buddhist sect might not agree. Yet, to the surprise of both the Immortal Palace and the Demon Race, faced with the Great Sage of the Demon Race's persistence, the Buddhist sect made a rare concession. It would no longer arrange a Buddhist follower for Seeking Scriptures in the Pure Land, leaving the number at four. However, the Buddhist sect had one condition: this Demon Race disciple could not come from the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons either.
The Buddhist sect's reasoning was naturally sound. With one fewer Buddhist sect disciple, Chunzang's merit would double. And since the Demon Race already had one disciple among them, it naturally could not receive additional merit. Otherwise, would not the Demon Race become the greatest beneficiary of Seeking Scriptures in the Pure Land? Whether Dragon Island had some under-the-table dealings with the Buddhist sect, or fate had truly fallen upon Dragon Island, among the Three Great Continents, aside from the Immortal Palace, Thunder Sound Temple, and the Great Sacred Hall, was Dragon Island not the only one left? Thus, the third disciple's place was yielded