Chapter 223 - 216: Left Assistant and Right Aide Came by Imperial Order
Wukong bid farewell to the Supreme Holy Mother and descended from the Thirty-Three Heavens. The Supreme Holy Mother then went to meet with the Tong Tian Sect Master.
"Master," the Supreme Holy Mother paid her respects and performed a grand ritual.
"Have a seat," the Tong Tian Sect Master said slowly.
"Take this Golden Phoenix Hairpin, and here is the Life-Ordering Dagger. This battle between the Buddha and the Demon Tribe is extremely perilous. Now, only you remain from my Jie Taoist followers. The crisis of the Convergence is about to descend, and I have no desire to take on new disciples. When the time comes, it might lead to a complete annihilation again, necessitating a fresh start. It would be better to endure through the Convergence before revitalizing my Jie Taoist Sect." The Tong Tian Sect Master took out a hairpin featuring a phoenix cried out to the skies, lifelike in every detail. He also took out a knife, its blade curving strangely, gleaming with a blue light and exuding chilling coldness.
The Supreme Holy Mother thanked the Tong Tian Sect Master, received the Golden Phoenix Hairpin and the Life-Ordering Dagger, and said, "Disciple will certainly not let Master down! The Buddhist Sect will definitely be destroyed this time."
The Tong Tian Sect Master waved his hand and said, "Go now, go."
The Supreme Holy Mother thus withdrew, armed now with these two magical treasures. In the battle between the Buddha and the Demon Tribe, she would possess the power to protect herself from any mishap.
The Golden Phoenix Hairpin and the Life-Ordering Dagger were both magical treasures crafted by the Tong Tian Sect Master. However, they were not forged as life-bound magical treasures, and while powerful, they could not compare to the life-bound magical treasures of a Saint, being perhaps similar in power to the sword that Kunpeng gifted to the Golden-Winged Great Peng King.
The Tong Tian Sect Master, pinching a sword gesture, muttered, "This battle between the Buddha and the Tao will finally draw to a close, and the Buddhist Sect will ultimately not overpower my Taoist Sect. However, this providence of mine is now useless. The Three Thousand Great Paths are nearly within reach, and the day I ascend is close at hand! I, Tong Tian, will be the third Great Dao Sage."