Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

Besides that, there is the issue of the manifestation of the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent.

Chu Mingkong had always felt that there weren't many... particularly powerful leaders in Buddhism. Although he didn't know where the Queen Mother of the West of Taoism was, he had indeed heard of her existence from people like Yun Nongyu. There were indeed fewer of them in Buddhism.

Judging from this experience, it seems that the Buddha or Bodhisattva randomly selected a lucky disciple to possess and then manifested!

This is much more difficult than dealing with a real, powerful being. For the Asura King to suppress and seal the Goddess Bodhisattva as he is doing now, it would only be possible if he could gather a few rare and valuable conditions.

Firstly, this goddess bodhisattva's appearance as a courtesan doesn't focus on power, but rather on salvation, seemingly appearing specifically to save him. If the goddess bodhisattva were to manifest among the Asura race, or even manifest within the Asura King himself, then there's no need for further discussion.

Secondly, since the goddess and bodhisattva were alone, they also had to avoid the restrictions imposed on the Asura King by Buddhist precepts.

Chu Mingkong stopped his deep thought; he couldn't remain silent for too long.

"It's not easy. In the Bodhisattva's consciousness, is there still your priest relative, the Asura King? Do you have a way to communicate with her?"

"I do not know."

The Asura King offered the same excellent answer as Chu Mingkong, and then continued:

"The goddess I once saw, after dealing with the restlessness of the Asura race at 'flat top,' also handled some internal and external affairs of Buddhism, and then passed away peacefully."

The goddess has left, but my priestess has not returned. I don't know if she has perished or been taken away by the goddess.

But I have tried many methods on the priest's remains, and although they were useless, they can all be tried on this goddess bodhisattva now.

Chu Mingkong could hardly imagine the Asura King's state of mind. He witnessed his closest relatives become enemies who suppressed his own clan, but all of this was because he had been possessed. After the Bodhisattva's will left, it did not even return the priest to her completely, leaving the Asura King with only a corpse.

So, thinking about it this way, the Asura King probably still wants to use this generation's goddess bodhisattva to find her clan priest.

Asura King had mentioned that she suspected this possession was not just about taking over the body, but also about merging with the consciousness.

It is possible that the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent manifests in countless sentient beings, and those sentient beings who have been "enlightened" by Him have also become a part of Him.

If one could touch the very essence of the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent's soul, there might be a chance to peel away the submerged consciousness layer by layer.

“I believe that even the priest who was possessed at that time was not completely suppressed. Later, in the lineage within the clan, I discovered some new parts, which were selected from the wisdom of the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent.”

This could never have been kindly left to me by a goddess or bodhisattva, or even intended for the Asura race; it could only have been left to my priests.

Chu Mingkong found himself at a loss for words on this topic:

"Then... is there anything I can do to help?"

The Asura King's pale eyes scrutinized Chu Mingkong from head to toe before looking away:

"No."

"..."

No, you could have just said no. Was it necessary to look at me seriously first? It's a bit hurtful to my self-esteem!

She added, "If you really want to help, then do your best to spread the extreme yin power here completely, so that the goddess, bodhisattva, and the outside world will not have another chance to communicate with this place."

Isn't there still something I can do? You just said there wasn't!

Chu Mingkong, naturally, didn't show his inner complaints on his face; he nodded steadily.

"can."

Of course, he wouldn't move himself. Chu Mingkong released the giant python again, letting it do the work for him, while he sat beside it to see how the Asura King dealt with the Goddess Bodhisattva.

This focus was secondary; he was more concerned with finding a way to improve his relationship with the Asura King.

Since the Asura King was also harmed by Buddhism and even secretly regarded Buddhism as an enemy, he personally suppressed the manifestation of a Bodhisattva and may even cause this goddess Bodhisattva to lose contact with Buddhism in the future.

Having gone this far, even disregarding her unique beauty, she should be an ally and a powerful ally!

However, even after Chu Mingkong's giant python had slowly coated the Wuxiangtian with its extremely yin energy, the Asura King still hadn't made any progress in dealing with the Goddess Bodhisattva.

Chu Mingkong wanted to go out for some fresh air, and said tactfully:

"Hey, Asura King, how about I go out and bring you some food?"

"Okay, you can't help here. You can go do your own thing and I'll let you know the result later."

"..."

Can't you speak like me, with a little bit of speaking skill?

Chapter 408 The cat is quite generous

Chu Mingkong really couldn't offer any help to Wuxiangtian, so keeping him around would be pointless.

Forget about observing important figures performing spells and gaining insights; that's not relevant to his profession. Chu Mingkong doesn't even know Buddhist or Asura scripts. He should just go out and report the situation as soon as possible before coming back in to sit idly.

However, Chu Mingkong's departure was not so decisive. The Asura King thought that he was just pretending, acting as if he was worried, and that he would leave on his own after a while.

But Chu Mingkong was still standing there for a long time, so the Asura King was slightly distracted and asked:

Why are you still standing here? Didn't you say you were leaving?

"How do I leave...? Where's the door?" Chu Mingkong asked, a little embarrassed.

"You've already spread your extremely yin energy here, so we can't get out?"

Seeing his silence, the Asura King felt even more that his strength was strange. He had the ability to make his extreme Yin energy so dense that even the Wuxiang Heaven could not resist it, but he could not find a way out. It was like a child who had learned to swear fluently, but could not even communicate in a basic way.

But Chu Mingkong also had something to say. He only knew one path in the abyss of Xiling. The other route he had previously explored was taken by Bai Niang.

The Asura King didn't say anything, but her gaze made Chu Mingkong feel a little strange. Fortunately, she still pushed him with her palm. Chu Mingkong, who was hit in the chest, didn't feel any pain. The surrounding scenery blurred, and he was pushed out of the Wuxiang Heaven.

"So, does that mean I can still go in? Oh well, if I can't go in, there's nothing I can do. It's not my fault. I'll just wait for the Asura King to bring out the results."

Chu Mingkong was quite open-minded. When he opened his eyes, he was in his master's wife's room, but he couldn't find her presence in the courtyard.

He sat up, his senses extended, and he discovered that Shangguan Rong was walking her child. His figure disappeared from the spot and reappeared in front of Shangguan Rong in the blink of an eye.

Big Cat was holding Jiao'er in her arms like a little toy when Chu Mingkong suddenly appeared. She didn't have time to brake and crashed into Chu Mingkong's arms with Jiao'er.

Chu Mingkong helped his eldest daughter up, pinched her and his darling's noses, and then asked Rong'er:

"Rong'er, how much time has passed?"

"What do you mean, how much time has passed?" Shangguan Rong didn't understand.

Chu Mingkong didn't want to explain the Wuxiang Heaven from the beginning, so he said instead:

"Since the last time the Asura King entered the palace..."

"It hasn't even been an afternoon yet, Mingkong, what have you been up to with that Asura King this time?" Shangguan Rong was quick-witted and, upon hearing his question, she guessed that his consciousness had probably been elsewhere for some time, leaving him unaware of how much time had passed since he regained consciousness.

Hearing that only an afternoon had passed, Chu Mingkong breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that his master's wife had not left. He had not sensed her presence earlier and thought she had already left Xiling.

In that realm of no thought, although he was indeed secretly urinating and defecating everywhere under the cover of the Asura King's firepower, he also took certain risks in order to avoid the Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva statue. He also had to seize the opportunity to cut down those extremely yang woods, which was quite troublesome.

He stretched with relief and explained simply:

"I've dealt with a female bodhisattva, and it really felt like every day was an eternity, but as soon as I came out, I saw you walking your daughters, and I immediately felt relieved."

Shangguan Rong knew she couldn't help Chu Mingkong with his affairs, but seeing his relaxed expression, she guessed he was alright.

She then talked more about the cat, but when she thought about the cat's recent situation, Shangguan Rong's expression couldn't help but turn stern:

"Mingkong, from now on, you must not go with the cat to ask anyone for milk!"

"Uh... what's wrong? The cat's hungry and wants to drink, so let it drink~" Chu Mingkong avoided the main point, intentionally ignoring Shangguan Rong's words about "drinking together".

Shangguan Rong was furious. She looked around and, seeing that no one was around for the time being, said:

"When the cat woke up in the morning, she was hungry. She was gnawing on her own two little balls of flesh. After gnawing for a while, she gave them to Jiao'er to eat. When I saw this and asked her about it, she said that she remembered that you and she had drunk at Aunt Gu's place together. Now she suddenly wanted to drink, and she even asked me why she couldn't taste the flavor!"

Chu Mingkong's face stiffened slightly as he looked at the big cat with some embarrassment.

Big Cat noticed the treacherous gaze, but she didn't understand why or what was wrong with it, and looked back at him.

Honestly, you can't blame him entirely. Cat's size probably fluctuates, which is why he has this question. Besides, Jin Yu often goes to Aunt Gu's place with Cat to get some nutrition.

I never expected that my little jealous cat would be so generous, even sharing it with her little sister.

"Kitty, you're still young. Only the elders have water. If you're really hungry, go find your master."

The big cat doesn't remember much about its childhood, perhaps because the brain has a limited capacity for memory in its early years?

However, she still felt a sense of awe towards her master and subconsciously didn't really want her to drink it.

"No, then why do only elders have it? Does Rong'er have it?" The big cat imitated his father's way of addressing her, but if Jin Yu were here, the cat would also add "sister" to his way of addressing Shangguan Rong.

Chu Mingkong found it difficult to explain this problem. He glanced at Shangguan Rong and guessed that she hadn't explained it to Maomao either, or that it was difficult for her to explain the specific situation to her. However, it wasn't Shangguan Rong's nature to use lies to appease the child, so she left it to him.

Chu Mingkong suddenly discovered that the "high-quality answer" he had been using frequently recently was actually quite useful!

"I don't know why there is or why there isn't, so I have to ask the elders if there's anything for the cat to eat before we eat. If it's only Rong'er, then there will be something later."

Upon hearing Chu Mingkong's words, a faint blush suddenly appeared on Shangguan Rong's usually stern and serious face.

Chu Mingkong wanted to go to his master's wife to tell her about the situation, so he asked the system for some snacks for his daughters and then left Rong'er's place to find his master's wife.

Shen Xuejun was indeed not in Qingxin Mansion, nor even in Tianya City.

The prefectures and counties near Xiling have now been given to either Wenqing Pavilion or Xiaoxiang Qin Academy. Shen Xuejun has not returned to the sect for a long time, so she still needs to wander around the sect's new territory to personally investigate the situation and give her instructions.

Although the Wenqing Pavilion also has similar methods of telepathic communication, it is not enough to simply inform someone through a medium when it comes to arranging matters.

An instruction given in person is more effective than a thousand instructions written on paper.

Chu Mingkong soon found his master's wife, and Yunhan accompanied her master out of Xiling.

He did not interrupt his master's wife and sister's work immediately upon arrival. He quietly waited for Shen Xuejun to finish reading the recent reports and giving instructions before appearing.

In the elegant room filled with the fragrance of incense, Chu Mingkong sat opposite two ethereal beauties in white silk.

"Mingkong, what brings you here? Is something urgent?" Xiao Yunhan asked her younger brother.

Chu Mingkong glanced at his master's wife, Shen Xuejun, and felt that this wasn't something that couldn't be discussed, so he mentioned the Goddess Bodhisattva and then said:

“From the words of that goddess Bodhisattva, I was worried that she might manifest again and reincarnate to torment me in the future.”

"The Asura King's sealing of the Goddess Bodhisattva should have resolved my worries, but I don't know if there's anything else I can do, so I've come to ask my master's wife for advice."

The location chosen by Wenqing Pavilion is situated on a mountain peak, making the entire pavilion seem to grow on a cliff.

Outside the window, which connects to the balcony/terrace, lies a breathtaking view of sheer cliffs, dense forests, towering mountains, high clouds, deep valleys, and the chirping of birds. Inside the window, two stunningly beautiful women sit upright on the floor.