Chapter 435

Luo Fu had already become a very thorny problem.

Not to mention other conditions, just the promise not to personally take action to intervene in the Journey to the West was enough for the two Western Saints to seriously consider Luo Fu's conditions.

And the Nine-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus that followed was even more important to the two Western Saints than Luo Fu himself.

With these two conditions added together, the balance was already tilting.

More importantly, the current conditions, in the eyes of the two Western Saints, had a high probability of winning.

Fomen is now the number one faction in the Three Realms and has laid out plans for the Journey to the West for a long time.

With Luo Fu not taking action, blocking a few scripture seekers is definitely not a difficult task.

And according to Luo Fu's statement, ninety-nine and eighty-one tribulations meant eighty-one opportunities.

As long as they could block the scripture seeker in one of these eighty-one tribulations, then they would win.

They had eighty-one opportunities, while Luo Fu only had one.

How could the two Western Saints not agree to such a bet that was extremely favorable to themselves?

"Wait! Releasing all human believers—why specifically humans? Could it be that Luo Fu is related to the humans?"

Just as the Saint Jieyin intended to notify the Ancient Buddha Dipankara to let him agree to Luo Fu's conditions, the Saint Zhunti, who had caught the keyword, suddenly spoke to stop him.

"Indeed? This Luo Fu seems to be paying excessive attention to the humans, but such a powerhouse cannot exist among the humans."

Reminded by the Saint Zhunti, the Saint Jieyin also realized this problem.

"No! There is; senior brother, don't forget that the eldest disciple of senior brother Taiqing, Xuandu, is of human origin."

Seeming to have associated something, the Saint Zhunti suddenly mentioned the Saint Taiqing.

"Junior brother, are you saying that behind Luo Fu is senior brother Taiqing?"

The Saint Jieyin heard the hidden meaning in the Saint Zhunti's words and spoke out the Saint Zhunti's guess.

"Yes, senior brother Taiqing is the most mysterious among the six of us; if Luo Fu is truly his disciple, it is not impossible."

The Saint Zhunti nodded, affirming the Saint Jieyin's words.

This was the most reasonable explanation he could think of for Luo Fu's origin.

Although he and the Saint Jieyin had guessed before that Luo Fu might come from Chaos,

judging from Luo Fu's series of proactive actions, Luo Fu was truly too knowledgeable about the Three Realms.

To be able to know so many secrets of the Three Realms, a great divine being of the Three Realms, or perhaps even a Saint, must stand behind Luo Fu.

And the only one the Saint Zhunti could think of was the Saint Taiqing.

Compared to them, the Saint Taiqing was truly too mysterious.

If anyone among the six of them had connections outside of Chaos, that person would inevitably be the Saint Taiqing.

Just as the two Western Saints were still guessing Luo Fu's identity and origin, a young man suddenly appeared out of thin air beside Luo Fu.

"I think this bet is very interesting; why don't I join in as well? I am willing to use the human fortune on me to add to the stake, little friend."

Seeing the young man, the Ancient Buddha Dipankara's expression changed greatly, and a trace of imperceptible panic flashed in his eyes. Luo Fu, on the other hand, showed a trace of surprise; he did not expect to see the young man here.

The young man who appeared here was none other than the Saint Tongtian.

"Please forgive me, little friend, for rashly intervening in your bet."

When Luo Fu looked at the Saint Tongtian, the Saint Tongtian also nodded at him, expressing an apology.

Because he was essentially cutting in, rashly interfering in Luo Fu's affairs, which was undoubtedly an offense to Luo Fu.

"Zhunti, Jieyin, do you dare to accept the bet!"

After apologizing to Luo Fu, the Saint Tongtian's gaze locked onto the Nine-Grade Golden Lotus.

As a Saint, the Saint Tongtian naturally could see that the intentions of the two Western Saints were hidden within the Nine-Grade Golden Lotus.

He is a Saint; the only ones who can converse with him are the two Western Saints.

"It has been a long time, senior brother Tongtian; I didn't expect senior brother Tongtian's style to be as impressive as in the past! What is being discussed now is the karma between us and Luo Fu. Please do not intervene, senior brother Tongtian."

Hearing the Saint Tongtian's words, the two Western Saints could no longer bother to investigate Luo Fu's identity, and directly projected two phantoms through the Nine-Grade Golden Lotus, appearing before Luo Fu and the Saint Tongtian.

"Greetings, Saint Tongtian! Greetings, two Saints!"

With Saints appearing personally, it was naturally not the Ancient Buddha Dipankara's turn to intervene.

The Ancient Buddha Dipankara very tactfully bowed to the Saint Tongtian and the two Western Saints respectively, and then retreated to the side.

The Nine-Grade Golden Lotus that was originally beneath the Ancient Buddha Dipankara's feet also slowly flew to the feet of the Saint Jieyin's phantom.

"Hehe! Finally showing your faces; I thought you two didn't dare to see me. Less nonsense—do you accept this bet or not?"

Seeing the phantoms of the two Western Saints appear, the Saint Tongtian sneered, and then, completely ignoring the Saint Jieyin's polite remarks, questioned them again.

The two Western Saints did not answer, but looked at Luo Fu.

This bet was originally between them and Luo Fu.

They were wary of Luo Fu, not the Saint Tongtian.

After all, the Saint Tongtian, like them, could not take action to intervene in the Journey to the West.

"It is my honor that the Saint Tongtian is willing to join the bet; of course I have no opinion. With the Saint Tongtian holding the line, I am also more at ease."

The Saint Tongtian being willing to get involved in the bet he had set—Luo Fu naturally could not refuse, and was even happy to see it happen.

In the current situation, the muddier the water, the better; only muddy water is suitable for him to fish in.

Moreover, with the Saint Tongtian supporting him from behind, Luo Fu would not have to be so secretive about doing some things.

Hearing that Luo Fu had actually agreed to let the Saint Tongtian join the bet, the two Western Saints could not help but frown slightly.

In fact, they had already anticipated that it was highly likely Luo Fu would not stop the Saint Tongtian from participating in the bet.

From Luo Fu's previous behavior, it could be seen that he had great hostility toward Fomen.

The enemy of an enemy is a friend. The Saint Tongtian also had great hostility toward Fomen; the two were natural allies.

But really hearing Luo Fu agree to the Saint Tongtian participating in the bet, the two Western Saints still felt it was very thorny.

One Luo Fu was already very thorny; now adding the Saint Tongtian, it was undoubtedly adding frost to snow.

It is just a pity that the two Western Saints knew very well that they could not change the decision of Luo Fu and the Saint Tongtian.

After the Saint Zhunti and the Saint Jieyin looked at each other, the Saint Jieyin looked at the Saint Tongtian and said:

"I wonder what senior brother Tongtian wants to bet."

"My request is very simple: just hand over all the disciples and spiritual treasures of my Jie Sect that are in your Fomen to me."

The Saint Tongtian stared at the two Western Saints and proposed his request.

This request was not excessive; not only was it not excessive, it was not even one-ten-thousandth of the stake the Saint Tongtian had put up.