Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1551: One thousand and twenty-five, give up the sacred position!

"Senior brother speaks as if it’s simple, but actually making it happen is far from as easy as you say. Not to mention other matters, just explaining things to Jiang Chen will be troublesome."

"Now that he is the Master of the Buddhist door, if in the future Buddhism should greatly flourish, although you and I could benefit, the Saint position forged by Fate is definitely something Jiang Chen would reserve for his own disciples—there’s no way he’d allow us to meddle."

"Besides, you hope that Red Cloud will become a Saint with the help of Buddhist Fate. It might have been possible before, but now that Jiang Chen has chosen to ally with Underworld River, why would he sit back and watch Red Cloud rise to power, making trouble for himself?"

Zhunti Saint continually shook his head; Jieyin Saint’s idea was good, but reality clearly didn’t allow it.

Underworld River is Red Cloud’s sworn enemy, and Jiang Chen is Underworld River’s staunch ally; asking him to help his ally’s sworn enemy to achieve the Tao is unrealistic just thinking about it.

"Precisely because Red Cloud and Jiang Chen are enemies, the more we should try our best to help Red Cloud achieve the Tao and make him the Master of the Buddhist door."

Jieyin Saint said with a deep meaning.

"This..."

Zhunti Saint was momentarily stunned, but then he understood Jieyin Saint’s intention—this was to cultivate an enemy for Jiang Chen.

Otherwise, if things continue to develop this way, Buddhism would become completely subordinate to Jiang Chen’s Divine Dao, falling under his one-man rule.

Then, with just a single word from Jiang Chen, he could change Buddhism’s direction, completely erasing the traces of both of their existences in Buddhism.

At that time, the foundations they’ve built over a lifetime would be easily taken away; where then would they go?

To prevent this scene from happening, the Two Saints of the West naturally had to make early preparations. Resurrecting Ancestor Red Cloud was the solution Jieyin Saint thought of.

As long as they resurrect Ancestor Red Cloud, no matter the motive, he would become their staunch ally, their born ally.

By then, they would fully support Ancestor Red Cloud, trying every means to make him the Supreme Being of the Buddhist door. Not to mention competing with Jiang Chen for control over Buddhism, even if it was just to allow a second voice in Buddhism to prevent its complete submission to Jiang Chen’s one-man rule.

And this was Jieyin Saint’s aim—to support Ancestor Red Cloud against Jiang Chen, to preserve their own foundation.

"This indeed is a workable method, but without Star Lord’s consent, how can we assist Friend Red Cloud in achieving the Tao?"

"And if Friend Red Cloud cannot achieve the Tao, not to mention the inability to repay the karmic debt from the past, even with our support, he wouldn’t be a match for Star Lord."

"The strength of the Star Lord is there for all to see."

Zhunti Saint asked hesitantly.

Jieyin Saint’s plan was good, but it had a fatal flaw, which was that the entire foundation of his plan rested upon enabling Red Cloud to achieve the Tao. Only by doing so could the plan be possibly implemented.

If this couldn’t be achieved, then the plan would remain just a plan, forever stuck at the theoretical stage.

"Rest assured, as long as Buddhism can flourish, Red Cloud will be able to achieve the Tao no matter what."

"If he really can’t become a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial, then at worst when my Dao Fruit is complete, I will give up this Sacred position directly and hand it to Red Cloud, to resolve the karmic debts of the past."

Said Jieyin Saint, as he dared to establish this plan, it meant he was fully prepared. No matter what, he would ensure Ancestor Red Cloud stepped into the realm of Primordial Chaos.

"This..."

Zhunti Saint was so shocked he could hardly speak. He never expected that Jieyin Saint would make such a decision. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

If Red Cloud cannot achieve the Tao, giving up the Sacred position to let him become a Saint was too great a sacrifice.

To give up the Sacred position, Jieyin couldn’t do it now, but once Buddhism flourished and he repaid his debt to the Heavenly Dao, he would be able to do so. After all, he didn’t obtain his Sacred position through orthodox means.

Seeing the serious expression on Jieyin Saint’s face, which didn’t seem like a joke, Zhunti Saint hesitated, unsure of how to persuade him. He knew his senior brother all too well; once a decision was made, it was almost impossible to change his mind.

"Junior brother, remember that cultivation is our foundation. And the Sacred position serves only as a tool to aid in our practice, not a necessity; don’t get them reversed."

"Since I have the determination to give up the Sacred position, it means the Sacred position is no longer of great help to me. Since that’s the case, why keep it?"

"Better to give it to Red Cloud, to make amends for past karmic debts, which would then allow both you and me to regain our freedom."

"Moreover, giving up the Sacred position has no effect on my cultivation, so what are you anxious about?"

Jieyin Saint said very nonchalantly; he wasn’t joking but truly thinking this way. In recent years, as his cultivation improved day by day, his regard for the Sacred position had faded compared to the past.

On the contrary, the karmic debt between him and Red Cloud constantly entangled his heart and had already begun to affect his practice.

Thus, after many years of contemplation, Jieyin Saint finally made a resolute decision to give up the Sacred position to Red Cloud to allow both himself and Zhunti Saint to achieve true vast freedom and deliverance, and thereby aspire to higher realms.

Vague as it may be, Jieyin Saint had a premonition that although the current karmic debt between him and Red Cloud was not profoundly impacting them, once they practiced to the realm of Primordial Chaos Perfection and the Twelfth Heavenly Layer,

the karmic debt with Red Cloud would become the greatest barrier to their entry into even higher realms.