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

You won't even accept the sweetness of compensation; I think that's true bitterness, isn't it?

"..."

The Asura King looked at him in silence for a while, finding it really hard to judge the level of this guy's depravity; even his words of comfort sounded so strange and outrageous.

　 But the lamp seemed to respond, its flame flickering erratically, as if questioning the profound suffering within its light.

Like someone trapped in a nightmare preparing to wake up!

Chapter 410 The Shadow of a Green Lamp and Candlelight

Even someone as composed as the Asura King blinked in bewilderment.

Such reassurance is not so easy to be effective. If it could be effective with just a few words, then they themselves would not have fallen into a state of consciousness so easily and been possessed by the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent.

Moreover, the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent did not merely occupy the body; to a considerable extent, He also merged with the original owner's soul.

Group 6, Sanba, Umbrella Spirit 6, Private Wine ⑦

The advantage of this approach is that if the original owner is strong enough, then the other party's knowledge, heritage, and wisdom will become part of the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent.

If the original owner is quite different, that's fine too. For the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent, this is just an extra insight into life, and it poses no threat whatsoever.

However, in this state of fusion, the consciousness of the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent will take the lead, while the original owner will be in a state of self-isolation.

Chu Mingkong noticed the Asura King's reaction and suddenly remembered...

It seems she also wants to awaken the Asura priest. Could there be a conflict?

"King Asura, won't this affect you... uh... is there an option for your priest to share a body with Qingmei?"

The Asura King snapped out of his surprise and shook his head, saying:

“They will not share the body. This mortal woman was able to wake up through her own ability, and this body is hers. The priest will not come back to life in her body.”

I personally cremated the priestess's body, and I have confirmed that her soul has returned to nothingness. Her state is different from that of the courtesan.

What I'm asking about is more like an lingering soul, fragments of memory residing elsewhere.

However, for the Asura King, it was a good thing that Qingmei was able to wake up.

This is equivalent to the Bodhisattva's consciousness being sealed away, but the body, which still belongs to the goddess Bodhisattva, regains its dominant consciousness, making it easier for her to search for the priest's memories.

The Asura King gently picked up the blue lamp, returned it to its original position, and temporarily lifted a trace of the seal on the goddess bodhisattva's body, allowing her consciousness to return to its original state more quickly.

Soon, the "Goddess Bodhisattva" woke up again, her eyelashes trembling, as if she had been asleep for too long and had forgotten the feeling of opening her eyes.

Her elegant and graceful demeanor unfolded slowly, like a bright and beautiful flower blooming at midnight.

After she opened her beautiful eyes, the light in her pupils had not yet gathered and was still somewhat scattered, as if her body had woken up but her mind was still in a state of confusion.

However, after experiencing the endless trials and tribulations of life, her charm gained a touch of poignant beauty, reminiscent of the tragic fate of someone who "fallen into the mud and turned to dust, yet retains her fragrance," making her all the more endearing and pitiful.

However, at the same time, the goddess and bodhisattva's transcendent and awe-inspiring mysterious aura remained, which made Chu Mingkong quite worried that it might become a hidden danger.

"It seems... the original owner was too weak. Her soul and consciousness have returned, but because the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent nurtured her body to be too strong, she is temporarily unable to take control of her own body."

After the Asura King finished explaining, Chu Mingkong asked anxiously:

"Will there be any long-term effects? Does that mean we have to wait for her to recover gradually?"

"Yes, the aftereffects are uncertain. I am not a goddess or bodhisattva."

However, given her current subconscious state, she should still be able to hear what's being said. I'll try to let her instincts search for the priest's memories for me.

Chu Mingkong certainly wanted the patient to stay put, but he still had to follow the Asura King's advice.

He could only try to bribe the Asura King to see if he could get him to be a little more lenient with Liu Qingmei.

Just as he had gotten a meal for the big cat, Chu Mingkong took out another cat meal, which contained breakfast snacks and the like. He even kept the bottle of milk meant for the child, since no one would be able to tell anyway.

"Give me a bottle of milk...?" Chu Mingkong handed the item over.

The Asura King glanced at the unfamiliar food, then raised his hand and offered it to Liu Qingmei, seemingly saving it for a meal.

She used Sanskrit Buddhist language to ask Liu Qingmei questions and commands, asking her to help search for the priest's memories.

And Liu Qingmei was indeed unconsciously helping her search. One by one, the eliminated green lamps went out and disappeared, and then a new batch of green lamps appeared.

It's faster than the Asura King was before.

Seeing that Liu Qingmei was alright, Chu Mingkong felt slightly relieved, but he was still puzzled by the Asura King's motives:

"King Asura, you have no intention of 'resurrecting' the priestess; is it merely to confirm what kind of illusionary mental tribulation she was defeated by?"

"Yes."

"Is this important? I just looked at a lot of those flashback memories, and it felt like they were just bombarding the mind with life's pain. If one time wasn't enough, they would reenact life again until it collapsed."

"It is extremely important. Ordinary illusions cannot deceive the Asura race, let alone her, who is a priestess and once the strongest in Buddhism."

False suffering is like a farcical play performed by a clown, which only invites ridicule; only the real can affect the priest.

What did she see in the mind-numbing tribulations of the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent?

I want to interrogate the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent, but I worry that she might use this as an excuse to play a treacherous trick.

Chu Mingkong put himself in the situation described by the Asura King. If he were bombarded with these tragedies, would his mind waver?

It's unlikely; on the contrary, they would be angry that the other party has conjured up such a ridiculous illusion.

Just like the various hardships of life that I saw when I came in, I felt a little sad and sorry for them when I first saw one or two scenes. I couldn't empathize with them, but I would definitely feel some sympathy.

If there's too much, then skip it.

Chu Mingkong inquired about the timeframe and how long the process would take. After receiving a "high-quality answer," he sighed and once again left Wuxiangtian ahead of everyone else.

From now on, I'll just treat this as a visit to someone who's in the hospital.

For more than ten days, the Asura King searched for clues about the priest in the Wuxiang Heaven like looking for a needle in a haystack.

She believed that the priests who could evade the Bodhisattva of Boundless Intent and secretly leave her legacy among the Asura clan would leave her with more clues.

Chu Mingkong made entering and leaving Wuxiangtian a daily routine, taking a stroll in no matter what. He secretly worried that the Asura King might develop hemorrhoids from sitting still, but since she was floating in mid-air, he shouldn't have to worry.

In the past ten days or so, Aunt Gu's belly had grown so big that it was impossible to hide, much to the astonishment of some of the women in the household who were slow to get the news.

However, since most of the women knew about it, the few who reacted normally were seen as the abnormal ones.

Another day passed, and Chu Mingkong left the Wuxiang Heaven.

Unconsciously, Liu Qingmei had been "working" for the Asura King for a long time, and her search efficiency was increasing day by day. Today, she even found nine green lamps and presented them to the Asura King.

"Hmm? The priestess's revolving lantern can be divided into so many... Is she exceptionally strong?"

The few green lamps in front of her showed glimpses of her peaceful past in the Asura clan. Unexpectedly, these were not illusions, but real past experiences.

Because the Asura King appeared in it when she was young, she also remembers these memories.

But in the end, the light from the three green lamps didn't appear in many scenes; the light and shadow appeared and disappeared intermittently. Only the clear sound of footsteps echoed, as if walking in a cave, the footsteps seeming to tread on one's heart, treading on one's heartbeat.

"Tap," "Tap," "Tap"

At first, the priest's doubts and murmurs could be heard, but soon these voices turned into silence.

Until the last green lamp, its warm light flickered into a stark white, and the priest's footsteps turned into running, less like chasing and more like fleeing from something!

Chapter 411 The Difference in Combat Power Between the Asura King and the Pavilion Master

Another day passed, and Chu Mingkong returned to Wuxiangtian, only to find that the Asura King was no longer searching tirelessly for the memories within those flickering lamplight as before.

He just sat there alone, like a statue.

Her dark skin and white hair, in the dim light of the Wuxiang Heaven after being "polluted" by the extreme yin energy, appeared grayish-white, making her look even more like a statue.

"Asura King, have you found him, or is there no priest's memory in this blue lamp?"

Chu Mingkong's voice echoed here, breaking the long silence.

The Asura King gave him a vague response after quite some time:

"Found it, but it's not much different from not finding it at all... I'm ready to leave."

It's as if we found it or not; what was hidden in those memories of the green lamp?

Chu Mingkong thought that before entering Wuxiangtian this time, his master's wife had told him the exact time of her departure, and he felt quite reluctant to leave.

It would be impossible not to have thought of keeping the Asura King as a powerful ally, but now both of them are about to leave.

The master's wife also broke the rules for once, postponing her departure for a few more days. She was supposed to leave yesterday, but she heard that the cat was going to be replaced, so she stayed a few more days. I wonder if she missed that little baby girl.

"Leaving, Asura King, where do you plan to return to? To Buddhism?"

After her long period of floating and kneeling, the Asura King landed lightly on the misty ground. Her sexy silk-clad feet touched the clouds so lightly that the clouds were not disturbed.

"Otherwise?" she retorted.

Her matter-of-fact question confused Chu Mingkong. He was momentarily stumped, and after a long pause, he finally replied:

"But Asura King, don't you have a grudge against Buddhism? And you said before that the Asura clan originally planned to leave Buddhism. Now, this goddess bodhisattva has been prevented from manifesting again by you. Why do you still want to return to Buddhism?"

There might even be some danger involved.

The Asura King's reaction was indifferent; she nodded in agreement that Chu Mingkong's thoughts were correct, but none of this was enough to make her leave.

"That's true, but the Asura clan left back then because there was no one invincible among the Buddhists. But now the priest has been 'defeated' for no reason."

But I didn't know that shattering her illusions of inner turmoil was, for me, the very reason to remain in Buddhism.

The priestess was possessed and became the manifestation of the Bodhisattva, but this process was not taken lightly. For a powerful individual like the priestess to possess her body, her spirit had to be broken first.

Chu Mingkong's expression twitched. He never expected the reason to be like this. Was it because he unexpectedly discovered that there were still challenges to be found in Buddhism, so he stayed?

This is utterly reckless!

He realized something and immediately confirmed it:

"This goddess bodhisattva also has the ability to manifest again in your Asura race, or even in you. If you fail to suppress the goddess bodhisattva this time, what backup plan do you have?"

The Asura King shook his head and said disdainfully:

"Even if I fail and the goddess Bodhisattva has another chance to manifest, that's fine. I'll wait for her to personally bring me the means to defeat the priest, saving me the trouble of finding it myself."