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#2972 - Blackmailing Western Churches (Part 1)

"May the Dao Ancestor protect us, Dao Ancestor protect us! Please, let there be no unexpected troubles!" The Jade Rabbit prayed incessantly in its heart.

Heavenly Court, South Heaven Gate.

The Four Heavenly Kings guarding the South Heaven Gate hid in the shadows, trembling...

The four of them were well aware of the level of the upcoming confrontation.

One careless move could plunge the entire Primordial World into crisis.

On Yuan Shi Tianzun's side, he adjusted his robes, a confident smile on his face.

He now controlled Golden Cicada, firmly grasping the two Western Sect Saints.

Yet, these two Saints had no means of retaliation.

Using the Monkey and the others to threaten him?

Yuan Shi Tianzun naturally didn't fear such threats.

If their side overturned the table of the Journey to the West plan, it wouldn't greatly affect them.

At most, they would lose the Heavenly Dao's reward.

This Heavenly Dao reward wasn't just for one force.

If all the Saintly forces participated, the reward would be practically non-existent.

The Receiving Saint and the Mentioning Saint were different.

They had used opportunistic methods when they became Saints.

Now, they had to swallow the bitter fruit they had planted.

The Four Heavenly Kings of the South Heaven Gate looked at each other and transmitted their thoughts:

"Yuan Shi Tianzun is here waiting for the Receiving Saint and the Mentioning Saint to arrive? Do you think that when these three Saints meet, they will immediately tear down our South Heaven Gate? If that's the case, the four of us need to be ready to escape at any moment, lest we lose our lives here."

"I don't think the Receiving Saint and the Mentioning Saint would do something so irrational. If they tear down the South Heaven Gate, the matter of Golden Cicada can never be undone, and perhaps things will go to another extreme that no one wants to see."

"Who knows what these usually aloof Saints are thinking? They might be smiling one second and then ruthlessly attacking the next. These Saints are all very dark inside, just like our Heavenly Emperor."

"Damn, you even dare to complain about the Heavenly Emperor in your heart! If the Heavenly Emperor knew you were slandering him like this, you definitely wouldn't have a good ending. To be fair, Saints couldn't have become Saints without some schemes."

...

They were well aware of how fierce the competition was during the Dragon Han Initial Tribulation and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

Without any means, it would be impossible to survive and become a Saint.

Yuan Shi Tianzun waited.

The Receiving Saint and the Mentioning Saint, with faces as dark as the bottom of a pot, arrived.

Seeing the Western Sect's two Saints with such expressions, Yuan Shi Tianzun felt extremely happy inside.

He was practically bursting with laughter.

"I wonder what brings Receiving Fellow Daoist and Mentioning Fellow Daoist to the Heavenly Court?"

The Receiving Saint first glanced behind Yuan Shi Tianzun.

This matter was led by the Heavenly Court, and now Yuan Shi Tianzun was handling it alone.

Haotian was hiding in the dark... clearly, the two were playing good cop and bad cop.

The Receiving Saint's tone was somewhat gloomy: "Let's not beat around the bush; please invite Fellow Daoist Haotian out."

Only with Haotian present could this matter be perfectly resolved.

Otherwise, their Western Sect would be fleeced.

Hearing this, Yuan Shi Tianzun's face showed a troubled expression.

"Receiving Fellow Daoist, Haotian has gone out on business..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by the Mentioning Saint:

"Hmph, what business trip? You clearly just want to take this opportunity to fleece us."

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face.

Seeing the Mentioning Saint's attitude, the smile on Yuan Shi Tianzun's face slightly faded.

His eyes looked at the Mentioning Saint with provocation: "Mentioning Fellow Daoist, your words seem to have a deeper meaning."

"Could it be that you want to start a war with us?"

He directly brought the topic to starting a war.

The Journey to the West plan had not yet ended.

If it had ended, maybe they would start a war.

Now that the Journey to the West plan was still ongoing, the future of the Receiving Saint and the Mentioning Saint was in the hands of the Heavenly Court.

They couldn't afford the consequences of a real fight.

Seeing that the Mentioning Saint still wanted to say something, the Receiving Saint immediately reached out to stop him.

"Yuan Shi Fellow Daoist, my disciple Golden Cicada disappeared on Hundredfoot Mountain..."

Now that Yuan Shi Tianzun was pretending to be ignorant, the Receiving Saint could only choose this indirect way to follow his lead.

Yuan Shi Tianzun asked in return: "Your disciple Golden Cicada disappeared on Hundredfoot Mountain, what are you doing in the Heavenly Court?"

"Do you think we captured him?"

The corner of the Receiving Saint's eye twitched.

This attitude was simply too arrogant!

If they didn't have reservations, how could they allow Yuan Shi Tianzun to be so arrogant?

Golden Cicada disappeared in full view.

Moreover, neither of the two Saints could deduce where he was.

If it wasn't done by the Heavenly Court, could it be someone else?

Suppressing the anger in his heart, the Receiving Saint squeezed out a smile that was no better than crying:

"Yuan Shi Fellow Daoist has always been very powerful. I wonder if you can help us deduce where Golden Cicada is now?"

To obtain the Heavenly Dao reward after the Journey to the West plan was completed.

Such insincere words were spoken from the Receiving Saint's mouth.

Seeing this, Yuan Shi Tianzun's smile suddenly became brighter.

How many years had it been since he heard such words?

Back then, the last time he made the Receiving Saint so submissive should have been during the Dragon Han Initial Tribulation.

During the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, these two Western Sect Saints only took advantage!

They went around scavenging, relying on the sentence 'Fellow Daoist, this item is fated to be with my West,' really making the Chan Sect and the Intercept Sect pay a heavy price.

He and Haotian's original intention was to fleece them.

They didn't intend to push the two Western Sect Saints to a dead end through this matter.

Everything must have a limit.

Now that the Receiving Saint had softened, Yuan Shi Tianzun didn't plan to continue pretending to be ignorant.

He said directly: "Receiving Fellow Daoist, do you admit that I am stronger than you two?"

The Mentioning Saint's anger instantly rose: "You..."

Wasn't this taking an inch and wanting a mile!

The Receiving Saint stopped the Mentioning Saint from getting angry, and a unique smile of an old schemer appeared on his face.

Anyway, he definitely couldn't save face today.

He simply fulfilled Yuan Shi Tianzun's wish.

Their purpose wasn't to compete with Yuan Shi Tianzun.

As long as Golden Cicada was okay, they could guarantee that the Journey to the West plan wouldn't let their Western Sect get nothing in the end.

"Yuan Shi Fellow Daoist is right, please help us!"

Yuan Shi Tianzun stretched out his hand, making a gesture that all living beings in the Primordial World understood.

Fleece them, how could there be anyone who releases the person first and then discusses the price?

Wouldn't they all discuss the price first and then release the person...

The Receiving Saint had long expected such a scene to happen and took out a pre-prepared space ring.