Chapter 780: The Supreme Ruling: No Violation! The Western Two Saints

As for the White Dragon, set that aside; Saint Zhunti was very familiar with Tang Seng.

After all, Tang Seng's past life had been a disciple of the Wufu Sect, and one personally guided by Saint Zhunti himself. Saint Zhunti had never known Tang Seng could wield Great Heavenly Dragon.

Not just Tang Seng, but the White Dragon as well. The aura of destruction on the White Dragon was something Saint Zhunti had never heard of—had any of the Four Seas' dragon clans ever mastered the Path of Destruction?

In the entire Primordial World, only one being excelled in the Path of Destruction: the Demon Ancestor Luo Hou.

Thus, after Tang Seng and the White Dragon revealed their power, the first reaction of the Western Two Saints was to replace them.

Though they did not know how Luo Fu had managed to swap out Tang Seng and the White Dragon right under their noses.

But from the behavior of Tang Seng, the White Dragon, and the others, only the theory of substitution could explain it.

This was also why Saint Zhunti suddenly appeared.

The wager agreed upon by Luo Fu and them explicitly forbade replacing the pilgrimage team—and it was Luo Fu himself who proposed it.

If they could prove this violation, then their Wufu Sect would have won the current wager.

"Heh, is your Wufu Sect so desperate to lose that you're trying to slander me? I haven't appeared in the Earth Immortal Realm for decades—Tang Seng, the White Dragon, and the others were all under your own watch. How dare you claim I swapped them? Do you have proof?"

Facing Saint Zhunti's accusation, Luo Fu sneered and outright denied it.

Though he had indeed replaced Tang Seng and the White Dragon, his actions did not violate the wager, so he was not afraid of Saint Zhunti's accusations.

"Do you even need proof? The power Tang Seng and the White Dragon displayed clearly doesn't belong to them."

Proof? Saint Zhunti had none.

Luo Fu's methods had surpassed the understanding of the Western Two Saints—they still could not fathom how Luo Fu had swapped Tang Seng and the White Dragon.

Lack of evidence did not mean they could not accuse.

To the Western Two Saints, Tang Seng, the White Dragon, and the others were unquestionably swapped by Luo Fu.

As long as they could confirm this, they could personally intervene and search Tang Seng and the White Dragon for evidence.

If a Saint intervened directly, even Luo Fu's methods would inevitably leave some trace.

"Heh, since you're so shameless as to slander me, let the Saint Taishang rule on this. I'm certain Saint Taishang will prove my innocence."

Luo Fu saw through the Western Two Saints' plan clearly.

Given their level of shamelessness, if they found any excuse to intervene directly, it was hard to guarantee no accident would occur.

So Luo Fu straightforwardly invoked Saint Taishang.

He had full confidence in his own methods—he believed Saint Taishang would deliver a fair judgment.

A ruling by Saint Taishang would also block any excuse the Western Two Saints might use to intervene directly.

"We humbly request Saint Taishang to render judgment!"

Without giving Saint Zhunti time to react, Luo Fu respectfully spoke to the void.

At Saint Taishang's level, merely uttering his name would inevitably draw his awareness.

Moreover, Saint Taishang had previously agreed to judge the Pilgrimage wager—so he must be observing them now. Any mention of Saint Taishang would surely reach him.

As expected, the moment Luo Fu spoke, a mysterious Dao resonance suddenly descended around them.

Then, under the perception of both Luo Fu and Saint Zhunti, that Dao resonance swept over Tang Seng and the White Dragon and the others.

Just one breath later, Saint Taishang's voice rang out from beyond the heavens:

"Luo Fu has committed no violation!"

After speaking those words, Saint Taishang withdrew his Dao resonance.

"Thank you, Saint Taishang, for testifying on my behalf."

Seeing Saint Taishang respond so swiftly and deliver a ruling, Luo Fu immediately expressed his gratitude. He held deep respect for Saint Taishang.

"Heh, Saint Taishang has testified for me—Tang Seng and the White Dragon were not swapped by me. Will your Wufu Sect still persist in slandering me?"

After thanking Saint Taishang, Luo Fu sneered, his cold gaze locking onto Saint Zhunti, waiting for his reply.

"Brother Daoist, your methods are impressive. Since Saint Taishang says you broke no rule, our Wufu Sect will accept this loss. But do not rejoice too soon—the Pilgrimage is not yet over, and victory is not yet decided."

With Saint Taishang's judgment, Saint Zhunti could no longer press the matter. He met Luo Fu's gaze with a dark expression, warned him not to celebrate prematurely, then dissolved his phantom form.

Luo Fu's methods had deceived even Saint Taishang—this time, the Wufu Sect could only swallow this defeat.

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Mount Sumeru.

"Brother, we've all underestimated Luo Fu. This Luo Fu must have an immense origin. Otherwise, he could not possess so many techniques even we find incomprehensible."

After withdrawing his phantom form, Saint Zhunti spoke solemnly to Saint Jieyin beside him, his usually sorrowful face showing, for the first time, a trace of gravity.

This time, Saint Zhunti truly realized the depth of Luo Fu's mystery.

Though Saint Zhunti had always been wary of Luo Fu's power, deep down he had never truly regarded him as a threat.