Chapter 827: The Sorrowful Two Western Saints! The Invisible Mark!

After paying such a heavy price, they ended up losing both their wife and their soldiers.

Anyone in their place would likely be in a terrible mood.

Most importantly, this wager concerns whether the Two Western Saints can achieve perfect enlightenment.

Whether it's the qi and fortune of Buddhism's eastward spread or the Nine-Petal World-Ending Black Lotus, both are urgently needed by the Two Western Saints.

Since they became Saints, many yuanhui have passed, and the qi and merit they owe Heaven's Dao have accumulated greatly over time.

If they don't repay all their debts now, they'll never clear them in this lifetime.

Heaven's Dao debts are not easily owed.

Once Heaven's Dao demands repayment, even Saints may perish.

It's not that Heaven's Dao will kill Saints directly; rather, the method it uses to force repayment carries lethal danger even for Saints.

The Primordial World is vast, and within it lie countless hidden secrets.

Some of these secrets harbor grave dangers, yet Heaven's Dao cannot intervene directly to resolve them.

The task of eliminating these dangers will most likely fall upon the Two Western Saints, who must repay their debts.

If even Heaven's Dao cannot handle them, the difficulty of these secrets is plain to see.

That's why the Two Western Saints were forced to seek repayment of their qi and merit debts to Heaven's Dao, hoping to regain their freedom.

Originally, relying on the qi gained from Buddhism's eastward spread, the Two Western Saints were confident they could repay Heaven's Dao's debt in a short time.

The appearance of the Nine-Petal World-Ending Black Lotus gave them even greater confidence.

If they could obtain the Nine-Petal World-Ending Black Lotus, besides the qi from Buddhism's eastward spread, they would also gain merit and fortune from repairing the Western Continent of Cattle-Feeding, and this merit and fortune is no small amount.

When Luo Fu revealed the Nine-Petal World-Ending Black Lotus, the Two Western Saints had already assumed it would surely be theirs.

To ensure this, they even placed the Ten Thousand Buddhas Array as the final trial.

Unfortunately, the Two Western Saints ultimately lost by a single move.

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Mount Sumeru Heaven.

"We actually lost. Elder Brother, what do we do? The Journey to the West calamity was entrusted to us by Ancestor Hongjun. Given the current situation, our Wufu Sect will likely fail to flourish. Now, the qi and merit we gain won't be enough."

Saint Zhunti looked at Saint Jieyin beside him, his face filled with bitter sorrow.

This time, Saint Zhunti made no pretense.

Upon hearing the Supreme Saint announce the outcome, Saint Zhunti's heart was filled with bitter sorrow.

He never imagined that Buddhism's great tide had been halved simply because of Luo Fu.

"Younger brother, don't worry. There's more than one way to obtain the Nine-Petal World-Ending Black Lotus. Luo Fu has seized over a hundred Buddha Realms—these are all the accumulated assets of our Wufu Sect. Now that the wager is over, we should demand their return as soon as possible."

Although Saint Jieyin's expression was somewhat gloomy, his eyes held no trace of discouragement.

He fixed his gaze on Luo Fu and spoke slowly.

"Elder Brother is right. Since the wager is over, the Buddha Realms taken must be returned."

Hearing Saint Jieyin's words, Saint Zhunti's eyes lit up instantly, understanding his meaning.

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Beyond Heaven.

Luo Fu withdrew his gaze from Sun Wukong and turned toward Saint Zhunti and Daoist Randeng.

"Saint Zhunti, Daoist Randeng, since the wager is over, I must take my leave. Until we meet again."

Without waiting for a reply from Saint Zhunti or Daoist Randeng, Luo Fu instantly vanished from his spot.

Though Luo Fu left his original location, he did not leave Beyond Heaven—he arrived at the boundary between Beyond Heaven and Chaos.

Throughout this entire process, Luo Fu made no effort to conceal his presence.

"Randeng, return first!"

Watching Luo Fu's departing figure, Saint Zhunti's phantom image instructed Daoist Randeng.

"Yes, Saint Zhunti!"

Since the wager had ended, Daoist Randeng had no reason to remain in Beyond Heaven.

After bowing to Saint Zhunti, Daoist Randeng flashed away and vanished from Beyond Heaven.

The moment Daoist Randeng's figure disappeared, another figure appeared in his former position.