Chapter 700: Saint Tongtian Interferes! Add Another Wager! Human Destiny!

Luo Fu has become a very thorny problem.

Leaving aside other conditions, merely the promise not to personally intervene in the Journey to the West forces the Western Two Saints to seriously consider Luo Fu's terms.

And the Nine-Petal Black Lotus of Annihilation that follows is even more important to the Western Two Saints than Luo Fu.

With these two conditions combined, the scales are already tilting.

More importantly, under the current terms, the Western Two Saints see an extremely high chance of winning.

Today's Buddhism is the foremost power in the Three Realms, and has long been meticulously planning the Journey to the West.

Without Luo Fu's intervention, stopping the pilgrims would be no difficult task.

And according to Luo Fu's own words, the Ninety-Nine Trials offer exactly Ninety-Nine opportunities.

As long as one of those Ninety-Nine Trials succeeds in blocking the pilgrims, they win.

They have Ninety-Nine chances; Luo Fu has only one.

How could the Western Two Saints possibly refuse such a heavily favorable gamble?

"Wait! Why release all human believers—why specifically humans? Could Luo Fu be connected to humanity?"

Just as Saint Jieyin was about to notify Daoist Randeng to accept Luo Fu's terms, Saint Zhunti, having caught the keyword, suddenly interrupted him.

"Indeed? This Luo Fu seems overly fixated on humanity—but no such powerful being could possibly arise from among humans."

Prompted by Saint Zhunti, Saint Jieyin also realized this issue.

"No—there is one: Brother, do not forget that Taiqing's eldest disciple, Xuandu, was born of humanity."

As if recalling something, Saint Zhunti suddenly brought up Saint Taiqing.

"Brother, are you suggesting Luo Fu's master is Saint Taiqing?"

Saint Jieyin caught the implication in Saint Zhunti's words and voiced the guess aloud.

"Yes—Saint Taiqing is the most enigmatic of our six. If Luo Fu truly is his disciple, it is not impossible."

Saint Zhunti nodded, affirming Saint Jieyin's words.

It was the most plausible explanation he could conceive for Luo Fu's origin.

Though he and Saint Jieyin had previously speculated Luo Fu might come from Chaos.

Yet from Luo Fu's series of deliberate actions, he clearly knows far too much about the Three Realms.

To know so many hidden truths, Luo Fu must be backed by a great transcendent of the Three Realms—perhaps even a Saint.

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

Compared to them, Saint Taiqing was far too mysterious.

If any among the six had ties beyond Chaos, it would surely be Saint Taiqing.

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While the Western Two Saints were still speculating on Luo Fu's identity, a young man suddenly appeared beside Luo Fu out of thin air.

"I find this gamble intriguing. Let me join in—I am willing to wager my own human destiny on the young friend."

The moment he saw the young man, Daoist Randeng's expression changed drastically, a flicker of barely perceptible panic crossing his eyes; Luo Fu, meanwhile, showed a trace of surprise—he had not expected to see the young man here.

The young man appearing here was none other than Saint Tongtian.

"I intrude upon your gamble without invitation; forgive me, young friend."

As Luo Fu looked toward Saint Tongtian, Saint Tongtian nodded to him in apology.

For this was a direct interference—an unwelcome intrusion into Luo Fu's affairs, an undeniable offense.

"Zhunti, Jieyin—dare you accept this gamble!"

After apologizing to Luo Fu, Saint Tongtian's gaze locked onto the Nine-Petal Jin Lian.

As fellow Saints, Saint Tongtian could plainly see the Western Two Saints' intentions hidden within the Nine-Petal Jin Lian.