"If you really have the ability to speak for me, go back and tell the two saints Jieyin and Zhunti that as long as they are willing to hand over the entire Buddhist sect to me, then I will be happy to join it."

He held up a finger and said, "One thing I must make clear is that the two of them cannot interfere in the affairs of Buddhism. They can act as mascots, but they cannot dictate to Buddhism or me."

Jigong fell silent.

He could tell that Shachen was rejecting him in various ways.

It is impossible to leave Buddhism to the dust.

Not to mention that Tathagata and others would not agree, even Jie Yin and Zhunti would not be happy about it.

The two of them now have an extraordinary status in Buddhism. Although they do not care about worldly affairs, as long as they appear, they are the backbone of Buddhism.

Moreover, they have a veto power over major Buddhist affairs and can make the final decision.

Although Tathagata is the person in charge of Buddhism, he is actually more like the spokesperson for the two of them.

Sha Chen wants to sideline the Two Saints and make Buddhism his private territory, but that is absolutely impossible.

In other words, Sha Chen had no intention of joining Buddhism from the beginning, which is why he made such an impossible request.

Ji Gong's eyes were complicated and he asked, "He Lord, can't we discuss this again?"

Sha Chen said calmly, "You can't meet the conditions I proposed. What can you use to persuade me to go out and work for your Buddhist sect?"

"Don't think I don't know what the Buddhist sect is thinking. Once I get out, it will be up to me to join the sect or not. And if I join the sect, the secret of the Flowing Sand River will no longer be kept."

He chuckled, "By then, let alone giving me a Great Buddha status, even if I were to become a Buddha, what good would that be? I'd still be at the mercy of others!"

He had already revealed his true intentions and said, "Jidian, go back. I didn't expect you to be the same as other Buddhists."

"The Buddhist sect treated you so well, yet you still cared about them. I treated you so well, yet you pushed me into the fire. Go away, you are no longer welcome here!"

He turned against me at any time.

Jigong was confused.

Tianpeng was also stunned for a moment, but then nodded slightly, as if it was natural.