Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Yin Tianping mused, "Overall, the outcome isn't far from what we expected, except..."

"Except that the top rank is secured by Ji Jingqiu, and Buzhou actually failed to make the list?" Zhang Yitong's expression remained eerily calm. "I suspect it was this very individual who schemed, leading to Buzhou's disheartened failure!"

Yin Tianping was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure of what to say.

In the world of Martial Arts, there are heavens beyond our heaven, and people beyond our people.

Where it seems as though if your Qilin Son loses, it must be due to another's foul play...

Even if this matter's protagonist was his little junior brother, Yin Tianping would never speculate with such malice.

All he could say was, "When the little junior brother returns, everything will be clear. Besides, what's done cannot be undone. Mr. Zhang, it might be better to think about future arrangements, such as... Reverse Innate."

Upon mentioning this, Yin Tianping's face showed gravity: "Reverse Innate is the final step to establish the foundations of Martial Arts. Our Pure Yang Dao has already prepared a treasured medicine for the little junior brother. The rest, I hope Mr. Zhang can also strive to prepare sufficiently."

Zhang Yitong's expression grew solemn: "Rest assured, Mr. Yin. I have a plan and have already sent someone to negotiate for an Arhat Fruit. The asking price is quite steep... but as long as it can help Buzhou, I will spare no expense!"

Yin Tianping's gaze shifted slightly.

Arhat Fruit... Does this mean he's made contact with the Supreme True Buddha Sect?

His intuition was indeed correct.

To the little junior brother, the Jinxing Zhang Family was like a ticking time bomb, and no one knew when it might explode.

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...

Moro Sect.

An underground hall.

"... The Federation has already found the passage to the other side of the wilds. You must quickly obtain the relevant information."

"This concerns the Nine States across the wilds, a critical turning point for the rise or fall of our Sect!"

"I and Venerable God don't expect you to secure one of those passages, but we do hope you can clarify the Federation's current direction and general plans..."

The flickering candlelight failed to illuminate the entire hall, and in the elder's aged voice, his visage was half-hidden by profound darkness, his eyes, seeming to peer into the depths of the night sky, fixed upon the young man before him.

He was one of the high Archbishops of the Moro Sect, Indra.

He had once deceived God Monarch Ci Hang, one of the eleven divine lords of the Federation several hundred years ago, instigating a bloodbath involving tens of thousands of innocent followers, almost clouding the spiritual awareness of the merciful God Monarch!

The young man before him spoke with a whimsical smile:

"Please rest assured, my lord. We have already planted our spies, and now is the time to activate them."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the recent selection competition the Federation has been secretive about must be related to this matter."

The elder's eyes narrowed slightly, offering no comment, and simply said:

"Go. Complete this task, and you shall be my successor. Do not disappoint me or the Sect."

With the elder's promise, the young man's smile grew brighter, his gaze filled with burning zeal:

"As you wish!"

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...

This night, as Ji Jingqiu finished his lavish "drinking and dining," he returned to the training room to sit alone, ready to have a serious discussion with Hel, to sort out the current situation.

Suddenly, he received an inexplicable message.

[Ji Jingqiu, you've already been entangled by Hel, the Federation can't save you, only we can help you—your eternal friend, Moro]

Ji Jingqiu fell into deep thought.

The Moro Sect?

He remembered it as an underground cult, even more notorious than the Supreme True Buddha Sect.

If the Supreme True Buddha Sect was likened to murderers, then the Moro Sect was like the traitors of the Federation, the betrayers of their country.

He tried "poking" Hel.

Not long after, Hel's voice, filled with killing intent, reached his ears.

"Kill them for me!"

Such an intense reaction left Ji Jingqiu slowly gaping, puzzled and astonished, not understanding why Hel suddenly had such an extreme response.

What he didn't know was that among the reasons Hel currently had to work with the Federation, one was the "enthusiastic promotion" by the Moro Sect.

So, to some extent, Hel's reaction could be seen as "remembering the well-digger when drinking the water."