Junior Uncle is too cunning.

Duobao Daoist nodded slightly in agreement with Yunxiao's words, but he did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he dismissed Zhao Gongming and the others.

Since there were no benefits or significant impacts, Daoist Duobao simply sent a message to Wen Zhong, telling him to make his own decision. Whatever proposal the Chan Sect made, the Jie Sect would support it.

The high-ranking members of both the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect abandoned their duties and pushed the decision-making onto Wen Zhong, Jiang Ziya, Shen Gongbao, and others.

Although Jiang Ziya wanted to stop Li Shundao from making exorbitant demands, he ultimately had to comply with Li Shundao's requests due to Shen Gongbao's encouragement and Wen Zhong's inaction. As for the Human Sect, with Grand Master Xuandu in seclusion and the Sage Taiqing not showing himself, the Three Sects Conference was finally approved.

When King Zhou saw that the Human Sect, the Intercepting Sect, and the Chan Sect were no longer involved, he did not stop them. To be honest, the reason why the God of Wealth Sect had not been officially recognized before was because the Three Pure Ones Taoism was still around. He did not dare to make decisions on his own, after all, the Human Sect still needed the protection of the Three Pure Ones Taoism.

The next day, King Zhou stamped the imperial edict with the imperial seal, and the God of Wealth Cult, which had been tacitly recognized as the orthodox state religion of the human race, became famous overnight and gained a large number of believers.

As soon as King Zhou issued his decree, Li Shundao ordered his men to transmit all sorts of intelligence about the four major vassal states directly to the Chaoge Imperial Palace.

As Jiang Ziya looked at these detailed reports, which included information on the main families of the four major vassal states, as well as the ministers and nobles within those states, the reports were so detailed that they chilled Jiang Ziya to the bone.

It was so detailed! He had really underestimated the strength of the God of Wealth Sect. As expected, it lived up to its reputation as the number one sect under the Sage Sect!

Just as Jiang Ziya, King Zhou, and others obtained information about the four major vassal states from the God of Wealth Sect, they prepared to implement the decree to reduce the power of the vassal states. The vassal states were filled with panic. Although the Chan Sect and Jie Sect had great reputations, they were too far removed from ordinary people like them. On the contrary, the God of Wealth Sect, which had penetrated deep into the people, was the powerful force that they had influence. Now that even the God of Wealth Sect had stood with the Shang Dynasty court, weren't their hopes even more remote?

Just when the people of the world were in a state of panic, the four major warlords had already obtained the details, and Li Shundao had never intended to hide it.

Seeing that the God of Wealth Cult had not sided with the Great Shang Imperial Court, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the God of Wealth Cult used their intelligence to exchange for benefits, they could only swallow their anger in the face of the powerful God of Wealth Cult. After all, they did not have the legitimate status of the Great Shang Imperial Court, and they could not afford to offend the God of Wealth Cult and the Heavenly Court. They could only suffer in silence and pretend they knew nothing about it.

Just as the feudal lords were feeling distressed, a Taoist priest flew out from the Chan Sect, riding a deer and carrying clouds, with a fragrant breeze blowing. How strange his appearance and peculiar appearance were! He was truly a leader among immortals, a descendant of Buddha.

Although his expression was calm, a hint of anxiety could still be seen in his eyes from time to time.

The one who came out was none other than the Daoist Ran Deng, the vice leader of the Chan Sect. Judging from the direction he was flying, he was probably heading to the Yuanjue Cave on Mount Lingjiu, which was considered his birthplace and a blessed land.

Although Mount Lingjiu is located in Dongsheng Shenzhou, it is extremely close to Xiniu Hezhou, and can be considered a border area between the two continents.

This is probably one of the reasons why the Taoist Ran Deng later abandoned Taoism and embraced Buddhism. After all, being so close to Western Buddhism, he was bound to be influenced by it.

Moreover, to be honest, although Daoist Ran Deng was the vice leader of the Chan Sect, his status was actually not as high as that of formal disciples like Antarctic Immortal, Yun Zhongzi, and Chen Fusheng! As for the Twelve Golden Immortals, he was even less comparable.

It's not that Yuanshi Tianzun didn't value him; it's just that Yuanshi Tianzun felt a bit uncomfortable every time he saw Randeng Daoren.

When Dao Ancestor Hongjun preached in Zixiao Palace, Randeng was one of the three thousand guests. In fact, he was of the same generation as Yuanshi Tianzun. Although Dao Ancestor did not accept them as disciples, since they entered Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao, they were considered disciples of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

However, when Yuanshi Tianzun was accepting disciples, Daoist Randeng shamelessly insisted on becoming his disciple. Yuanshi Tianzun had no choice but to accept him into the Chan Sect, but only as a vice leader, not a disciple, which prevented Randeng from joining the Twelve Golden Immortals.

When the Chan Sect was first established, the Twelve Golden Immortals were still too weak. As a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Randeng held a very high position and could be considered half a master of the Twelve Golden Immortals. Whenever Yuanshi Tianzun went into seclusion, the Twelve Golden Immortals would consult Randeng for any questions they had.

However, as Guang Chengzi and others gradually cultivated to the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal, and even surpassed Randeng, his status gradually declined, and now he is merely a figurehead.

Just as Chen Fusheng guessed, not long after the Lich War, that is, shortly after the two Western Saints decided on the grand plan to bring the Buddha to the East, Randeng had already secretly colluded with the two Western Saints.

According to the original plan, he should have disrupted the fortune of the Great Shang Dynasty on the one hand, and secretly instigated the conflict between the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect on the other, and then secretly divided the Twelve Golden Immortals.

However, things did not go as the two Western Saints predicted; instead, they went further and further astray. First, Zhunti plotted against King Zhou but was discovered by the Goddess Nuwa, thus offending her.

Later, he failed with Su Daji, which enraged the Emperor of the Shang Dynasty, who then joined forces with the Three Pure Ones of Taoism to try to destroy Buddhism.

Just now, although Guang Chengzi didn't call him when discussing the God of Wealth Cult, even though Randeng Daoist seems to be idle now, it's still no problem for him to inquire about some information.

Once the Great Shang Dynasty's imperial court wins over the God of Wealth Sect and the Heavenly Court behind it, will Western Buddhism still have any hope? Daoist Ran Deng felt somewhat gloomy, and even a little regretful. How could he have agreed to Zhunti's nonsense in the first place!

If the Three Pure Ones were so easily scheming, how could Jieyin and Zhunti have been suppressed in the West for so many years without any progress?

Even though he no longer holds real power in the Chan Sect, he still has the powerful Three Pure Ones Taoism as his backer. If Western Buddhism were to fail and betray him, he would be truly finished.

Although he had something on his mind, Daoist Ran Deng was, after all, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and his teleportation was not affected at all. He flew directly into Lingjiu Mountain and entered Yuanjue Cave. He immediately dropped all pretense, his expression was somewhat gloomy, and even his Dao heart was slightly unstable.

In particular, the three flowers on his head were shaking violently, clearly indicating that he was in a state of demonic possession.

It's no wonder that the Burning Lamp Society reacted so strongly. After all, he offended three sages at once. Even if the two Western sages were to lose in the end, they would at most be kept in the West. Since sages are immortal, they would only lose face.

And he, this minor immortal, will definitely become the perfect scapegoat, allowing the Three Pure Ones to vent their anger.

To be honest, he was extremely unwilling. With his talent, he should have broken through to the Quasi-Saint level long ago. However, back then, because Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Lord Luohou fought a big battle in the West, not only were Jieyin and Zhunti implicated, but he was also affected.

He was about to take human form at Mount Lingjiu when the sudden disaster injured him. Fortunately, Mount Lingjiu was located on the western edge, so he was not seriously injured, but his transformation was delayed by several epochs.

It could also be described as an undeserved disaster. At that time, Daoist Ran Deng had not even taken form yet, and could only helplessly continue to lie low and heal his wounds. By the time he took form and emerged from seclusion, a thousand years had already passed since Dao Ancestor Hongjun first preached the Dao.

Having missed the first sermon by the Daoist Ancestor, Randeng was suddenly a stage behind the Styx Kunpeng of the same era, but fortunately he caught up with the second one.

However, the Dao Ancestor's first sermon focused on the Great Dao before the Saint Realm, which he missed because he had not yet taken human form. As a result, when the Dao Ancestor spoke about the Quasi-Saint Realm the second time, he only had a superficial understanding and did not absorb even one percent of it. He could only watch as the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Zhunti guided each other to break through and become supreme Quasi-Saints.