However, Lin Xuankong could not have imagined that Galin Bodhisattva of Spirit Platform Buddhism held such a high status. She was clearly just a Second-Grade Earth Immortal. Among the several hundred Earth Immortals present, more than half possessed higher cultivation realms than her, and there was no shortage of powerful Earth Immortals at the Late Stage or even Perfection. Yet, regardless of their own strength or the factions backing them, not a single Earth Immortal dared to show disrespect or failed to show fear in Galin Bodhisattva's presence.

On second thought, Lin Xuankong had a sudden realization. Spirit Platform Buddhism was reputed to be the number one Buddhist Sect in the world, its strength surpassing even the Divine Dynasty Immortal Sect of the Central Divine Dynasty. It could even suppress the exceedingly powerful Profound Yin Demon Sect. Such a terrifying sect, how could anyone dare to disrespect it!

Furthermore, he had personally witnessed and tested the various Spiritual Treasures of Spirit Platform Buddhism. The marvelous effects of those Buddhist Spiritual Treasures would make any cultivator drool with desire. Consequently, a great many powerful Earth Immortals would undoubtedly want to foster good relations with Spirit Platform Buddhism to borrow their Buddhist Spiritual Treasures.

Adding to this, Galin Bodhisattva's Master, Yu Zhen Bodhisattva, possessed an immense reputation as the foremost Great Accomplishment Bodhisattva among the countless Bodhisattvas of Spirit Platform Buddhism.

Given these reasons, the reverence shown by the Five Elements Wanderer, the other hundreds of Earth Immortals, Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, and its tens of thousands of disciples towards Galin Bodhisattva was entirely understandable.

At this moment, Galin Bodhisattva, dressed in an immaculate white Buddhist Robe, nodded slightly towards the hundreds of Earth Immortals and tens of thousands of Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect disciples present.

"There is no need for such courtesy, fellow Daoists," she said.

"I have come this time out of concern that your disputes might damage the prevailing harmony, potentially allowing the Profound Yin Demon Sect and the Unbounded Mountain Demon Race to take advantage.

"I only hope Fellow Daoist of the Five Elements can set aside his prejudices and cease his assault on the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect."

Upon hearing this, the expression of the Sixth-Grade Earth Immortal, Five Elements Wanderer, began to shift. In this Central Divine Dynasty Western Region, he prided himself on being unmatched by any other Earth Immortal. Even among the large sects of the Central Divine Dynasty, only the exalted Sect Leaders and Supreme Elders, those Sixth-Grade or Seventh-Grade Earth Immortals, could possibly best him by a slight margin.

But Galin Bodhisattva before him was the sole exception. She was the direct disciple of Yu Zhen Bodhisattva from Spirit Platform Buddhism, rumored to be Yu Zhen Bodhisattva's most cherished disciple.

With such an identity, even if she were merely a Ninth-Layer Cultivator, a Seventh-Layer Cultivator, or even a First-Layer Transcendence Cultivator, how could I possibly act against her or defy her counsel? he thought. It's preposterous! Yu Zhen Bodhisattva was capable of slaying over a dozen peak Ninth-Grade Great Demons in the Buddha-Demon War. For a so-called Sixth-Grade Earth Immortal like myself, a single strand of Yu Zhen Bodhisattva's hair could probably scatter my soul and shatter my core, leading to utter annihilation!

However, if he were to let the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect off the hook now, once reinforcements from the Beimang Immortal Sect, Wine Immortal Sect, Western Nether Immortal Sect, and West Star Immortal Sect arrived, the several hundred Earth Immortals he had brought would lose all chance of completely toppling the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. They would also lose any opportunity to capture Mu Shiba.

That Mu Shiba is a genuine Super Refining Master! He refined dozens of Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts while only at the Ninth-Layer Perfection Realm! If I could control him, how powerful would I become in the future? How formidable would the Five Elements Immortal Sect grow?

Mulling this over, the Five Elements Wanderer lowered his head, his mind racing furiously as he searched for a solution. No matter what, he could not bring himself to abandon the goal of capturing Mu Shiba.

While the Five Elements Wanderer was silently contemplating, Galin Bodhisattva paid him no further heed. The white-robed Minor Success Bodhisattva turned her gaze to Lin Xuankong.

"Tributor Mu," she began, "I came this time at your invitation, traveling hundreds of thousands of miles. If not for your summons, Tributor Mu, I would have already reached the destination my Master instructed me to go to.

"This time, I exerted myself greatly and arrived at such an opportune moment to save the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and you, Tributor Mu.

"Shouldn't you now consider agreeing to join Spirit Platform Buddhism? Surely, you won't refuse me again this time?"

After speaking, this Minor Success Bodhisattva of Spirit Platform Buddhism looked at Lin Xuankong with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

Ever since 'discovering' Lin Xuankong's extraordinary Wisdom Root, Galin Bodhisattva's foremost desire had been to persuade Lin Xuankong to enter the Buddhist faith and become a young monk. Upon receiving Lin Xuankong's message a few days prior, Galin Bodhisattva had immediately agreed to help and had rushed to the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, managing to arrive just in the nick of time.

Once Galin Bodhisattva finished speaking, the countless disciples of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and the hundreds of Earth Immortals present all turned to look at Lin Xuankong with expressions of utter astonishment.

After all, among the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect disciples present, including all the Earth Immortals, virtually no one could claim the ability to successfully invite a Bodhisattva from Spirit Platform Buddhism—especially not a direct disciple of Yu Zhen Bodhisattva. Even Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, despite having some dealings with Spirit Platform Buddhism, would be incapable of summoning such powerful external aid during a crisis.

Yet, this Galin Bodhisattva claims she came here, traveling hundreds of thousands of miles, at Mu Shiba's invitation? And she even abandoned a task assigned to her by Yu Zhen Bodhisattva to help him? Just how close is the relationship between Mu Shiba and Galin Bodhisattva?

Amidst the crowd, the eyes of Huang Liutao, the Grand Chief Steward of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, suddenly gleamed. It's just as I thought! he mused. The connection between Galin Bodhisattva and Tributor Mu is indeed profound. First, Galin Bodhisattva publicly gifted Tributor Mu a Glazed Purification Bottle, and now she has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles solely to rescue him...

Of course, what truly shocked and filled the cultivators present with immense envy was Galin Bodhisattva's declaration that she wanted Mu Shiba to join Spirit Platform Buddhism.

That's Spirit Platform Buddhism, the foremost Buddhist Sect in the world! Compared to it, sects like the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, Beimang Immortal Sect, Fire Spirit Immortal Sect, or Five Elements Immortal Sect are worlds apart—an incomparable difference! A single Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth-Grade Great Accomplishment Bodhisattva from Spirit Platform Buddhism could probably sweep through all the Immortal Sects in the Central Divine Dynasty Western Region, pacifying the entire region with ease... And to this day, no one knows just how many Great Accomplishment Bodhisattvas Spirit Platform Buddhism actually has! If one could join such a sect...

Every cultivator present, whether a disciple of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, one of its Tributors, or one of the hundreds of Earth Immortals from the Seventy-Six Immortal Sects Alliance, would absolutely leap at the chance to join Spirit Platform Buddhism without a moment's hesitation.

Yet, judging by Galin Bodhisattva's words, this Lin Xuankong seems unwilling to join Spirit Platform Buddhism? He's refused Galin Bodhisattva more than once? Is this fellow out of his mind? If he weren't mad, who would ever refuse Galin Bodhisattva?!

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