Chapter 617: Chapter 617

Miao Yi Bodhisattva, one of the two known Dao Integration Realm experts in the Western Regions.

As a Bodhisattva who saved all beings in the Western Regions, Miao Yi undoubtedly possessed immense faith power, which transformed into countless Buddhist lights, protecting her.

But she wasn’t always at the pinnacle of the Western Regions. In the past, she was enlightened by the Buddha and finally achieved her current status.

However, the Buddha was currently ailing, and several powers in the Nine Provinces had transcended one after another. Even Xue Yi, the Space God of the Southern Wilderness, an ally in the past, had also reached the threshold of Transcendence.

To say the Western Regions were panicking would be an exaggeration.

But to say they didn’t care at all was also impossible.

Transcendence meant breaking free from the shackles of heaven and earth, being able to save all beings in the future, and having all living beings in the world believe in the Western Regions.

Actually, in a sense, the Western Regions were a power the Heavenly Dao disliked.

Because the Heavenly Dao also needed faith power. Besides the Western Regions, most living beings in the other provinces revered the Heavenly Dao.

However, Miao Yi Bodhisattva had always believed that the Heavenly Dao was impartial. No matter what the Western Regions did, the Heavenly Dao shouldn’t react.

After all, the rules of heaven and earth didn’t forbid living beings from revering other existences.

But if what Mu Zhian said was true… if the Heavenly Dao truly possessed humanity, then the Western Regions might face a devastating disaster.

After all, once the Heavenly Dao knew that the Western Regions were competing with it for the faith of living beings, what would it do, possessing human desires…?

The answer was self-evident.

But now, the Western Regions had no way out.

Whether what Mu Zhian said was true or not, the only thing they could do now to resist the impending Heavenly Dao was to transcend.

After Transcendence, they wouldn’t be bound by the rules of heaven and earth. At least, whether the Heavenly Dao had ‘human desires’ or not, it would have to reconsider after descending.

After all, the Heavenly Dao’s original intention wasn’t to destroy the world.

It just wanted to control all the faith power.

For this, both Miao Yi Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva had to transcend, no matter what.

And the national fortune thus became very important.

At least, without relying on the Innate Celestial Furnace or Immortal Medicine, the way to transcend in the Western Regions was through faith power.

Actually, the various provinces had more or less searched for the path to Transcendence, and many had even consulted Luo Tan in the past, but the final answer was always to rely on Immortal Medicine.

Or to transcend with the help of the immortal-grade pills refined by Luo Tan from Immortal Medicine.

“Is Benefactor Mu trying to make a move on me?”

Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s face was cool, her gaze lingering on Mu Zhian for a moment before she spoke, “It seems your desires are stronger than anyone I’ve ever met. This isn’t good for your future cultivation.”

“I’m just speaking the truth,” Mu Zhian shrugged and said with a smile. “At least in the current Nine Provinces, there are only these three ways to transcend.”

“Even if you want to rely on faith power to transcend, it would probably still take several years, right?”

Hearing this, Miao Yi Bodhisattva glanced at him, her glass-like eyes devoid of emotion, cold and calm, her voice soft and pleasant, “The primary purpose of the Western Regions’ Buddhist Dharma is to save all beings. Transcendence is just a natural progression.”

Her layered skirt trailed on the ground, her long, flowing hair fluttering in the wind. She remained completely unmoved by Mu Zhian’s words.

Barefoot, crystal clear, untainted by the dust of the world.

“I hope the Heavenly Dao will listen to you when it descends,” Mu Zhian said with a smile.

Miao Yi Bodhisattva studied Mu Zhian, her tone growing colder, “If you continue to spread such heretical words and try to shake my will, then I can only eliminate your seven emotions and six desires before the Lord of Reincarnation arrives.”

Mu Zhian, as if not hearing her, said slowly, “Actually, if I were you, I would never hand over the Innate Celestial Furnace to the Forbidden Lands.”

He gazed at Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s breathtakingly beautiful figure and said, “Do you really think the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation will coexist peacefully with the Western Regions after obtaining me?”

His voice suddenly softened, yet it seemed to carry an indescribable charm, as if wanting to sway the female Bodhisattva’s will.

“For the sake of faith power that might take years, or even hundreds of years, to accumulate, you’re handing me over to the Forbidden Lands… After that, the Forbidden Zone Lords will use the Innate Celestial Furnace to transcend.”

“What happened in the Nine Provinces under the control of the Forbidden Lands in the past, you should know, right?” Mu Zhian asked softly.

“Looking at it from another perspective, even if the Western Regions can truly transcend with the help of faith power in the future, that’s on the premise that the Heavenly Dao won’t descend before your Transcendence.”

Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s expression wavered slightly.

If Mu Zhian was just trying to bewitch her, she naturally wouldn’t believe him.

But she knew very well that what he said wasn’t an exaggeration.

If the Heavenly Dao truly possessed ‘personality’, then what would it do after descending?

By then, even the Western Regions probably couldn’t escape the reckoning.

But all of what Mu Zhian said had one major premise—

Miao Yi Bodhisattva, looking exceptionally holy under the Buddhist light, simply opened her red lips and said faintly, “You’ve said so much, but it’s all based on the premise that the Heavenly Dao has its own desires.”

“Ultimately, you just want me to let you go.”

Mu Zhian couldn’t help but shake his head and smile, “Would you believe me if I said I let myself be captured?”

He clapped his hands gently, “It’s your turn, Miss Heavenly Dao.”

The Heavenly Dao… Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s expression changed slightly, and she quietly watched Mu Zhian.

After about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Mu Zhian’s expression became somewhat strained.

Impossible. Miss Heavenly Dao should know what I’m doing and where I am. She should even be protecting me. Why isn’t there any response?

Mu Zhian called out twice more, but still no response.

This isn’t what we agreed on… Mu Zhian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and called out again in his heart, “Wife, come and save me!”

Suddenly, not far from them, a brilliant light, seemingly brighter than the Buddhist light, shone down. From within the light, a golden-haired woman gracefully walked out.

The halo behind her slowly rotated like a turntable, her immortal gold armor accentuating her alluring figure, yet she exuded a sacred aura that made all beings revere her.

As if these two words were the best description of her.

Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s gaze fixed on the Valkyrie-like, majestic woman.

Then, she said calmly, “The Heavenly Dao’s will.”

There was no mistake. This woman was the Heavenly Dao’s representative in the mortal world, the Heavenly Dao’s will!

In a sense, she represented the will of all living beings, because she was the aggregate of all living beings in the world.

Finally, she’s here. It seems the stick education last time wasn’t enough, so rebellious… Mu Zhian composed himself, smiled at Miss Heavenly Dao’s emotionless, indifferent expression, and said, “She can prove that the Heavenly Dao has indeed developed a personality.”

This Miss Heavenly Dao currently looked cool and aloof. It was hard to imagine that she could show such a contrasting, seductive demeanor in the Garden of Heavenly Harmony… Mu Zhian sighed inwardly.

Hearing Mu Zhian’s words, the Heavenly Dao’s will said indifferently, “The Heavenly Dao is indeed ailing.”

Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s calm expression finally wavered slightly.

Mu Zhian could lie, but the Heavenly Dao’s will absolutely couldn’t.

Although it was unclear why the Heavenly Dao’s will descended at Mu Zhian’s call, as the Heavenly Dao’s will in the Nine Provinces, no one knew the Heavenly Dao better than her.

Since even she said so… then perhaps the Heavenly Dao really had some problems, developing a personality and desires.

“You knew the Heavenly Dao was ailing all along, so you pretended to be captured by the Space God earlier, actually wanting to cooperate with me, with the Western Regions?” Miao Yi Bodhisattva slowly asked.

Mu Zhian nodded without reservation, “Although I don’t know when the Heavenly Dao will descend, I think it won’t be long enough for you to transcend with the help of faith power.”

“Why did the Forbidden Lands rush to the Great Qian Dynasty before, even wanting to secretly destroy the mortal dynasties of the Eastern Continent? It’s easy to guess.”

Mu Zhian gazed into the female Bodhisattva’s glass-like eyes, “To make the Heavenly Dao descend.”

“Even so, you still believe that after obtaining me, the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation and the Immortal Forbidden Land will abide by their agreement with the Western Regions and maintain friendly relations?”

Miao Yi Bodhisattva was silent.

The Forbidden Lands once occupied the entire Nine Provinces, Miao Yi Bodhisattva naturally knew this.

If Isis and the Lord of Reincarnation really obtained Mu Zhian and then used him to achieve Transcendence by draining the Innate Celestial Furnace day and night…

By then, setting aside the Immortal Forbidden Land, would the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation, located in the Western Regions, truly coexist peacefully with the Western Regions?

Actually, Miao Yi Bodhisattva knew the answer.

However, she and Manjushri Bodhisattva were confident before because the Western Regions were strengthened by the will of all beings. Even if the Lord of Reincarnation truly transcended, she couldn’t immediately attack the Western Regions, let alone control them with the rules of reincarnation.

And as long as they stalled the Lord of Reincarnation, they could use the national fortune to maintain the strength of the various kingdoms in the Western Regions and, in a hundred years or even less, use the will of all beings as fuel to transcend.

But all of this had one major premise—

The Heavenly Dao wouldn’t descend.

Once the Heavenly Dao descended, the Western Regions would likely be the first to be purged.

The Heavenly Dao’s descent directly became a chokehold on the Western Regions. Even if she handed Mu Zhian over to the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation and obtained the national fortune, it would be too late to transcend.

After a long silence, the female Bodhisattva said softly, “If the Heavenly Dao descends in the future, the Western Regions will choose to stand with the Eastern Continent.”

“You’re right. Once the Heavenly Dao descends, the Western Regions indeed can’t escape.”

As she spoke, her gaze quietly fixed on Mu Zhian’s eyes, “I just want to know, why did you choose to cooperate with the Western Regions? The Eastern Continent has the Jade Empress and Gong Lianyue, and the Demon Realm also has a Transcendence Realm Demon Empress. Cooperating with them, you would have a better chance against the Heavenly Dao, wouldn’t you?”

“In the current Western Regions, the Buddha’s fate is unknown, and both Manjushri Bodhisattva and I are at Dao Integration Realm. When the Heavenly Dao descends in the future, do you think we can be of any help?”

When did you get the impression that I need to discuss cooperation with my wives… Mu Zhian smiled, “The will of all beings in the Western Regions can make you transcend in a short time, how could you not be of help?”

“It’s just a pity that time is too tight. Perhaps you won’t be able to transcend with the help of faith power before the Heavenly Dao descends.”

Miao Yi Bodhisattva didn’t speak, just looked at Mu Zhian with a calm expression.

A breathtaking beauty in white.

There were currently only three known ways to transcend.

The first two weren’t something that could be achieved in a short time.

But there was actually another way to transcend in a short time.

It was just that method…

If Manjushri Bodhisattva found out later, she didn’t know what his reaction would be…

Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s thoughts, Mu Zhian naturally didn’t know.

Looking at the silent female Bodhisattva, a faint smile appeared on Mu Zhian’s face.

With this, the Western Regions were more or less settled.

He had thought about it carefully. Although he didn’t know when the Heavenly Dao would descend, judging from the recent activity of the Forbidden Lands, it probably wouldn’t be long.

No matter how strong Sect Master Sister was, she couldn’t permanently shield destiny and prevent the Heavenly Dao from descending.

So what he needed to do was to continuously poach the Heavenly Dao’s corners and weaken its power before it descended.

Then send everyone to Yuanluo and have them resonate with the New Heavenly Dao.

He just didn’t know if the Forbidden Lands could be persuaded as easily as the Western Regions…

The Western Regions agreed to cooperate because they knew they would likely be purged after the Heavenly Dao descended.

But the Forbidden Lands were created by the Heavenly Dao. It could be said that the Heavenly Dao was their parent.

Besides Mu Zhi, this later Forbidden Zone Lord, could the other Forbidden Zone Lords rebel against their parents?

But it was useless to think about this now. He would know after meeting the Lord of Reincarnation…

As he was thinking about his next plan, Mu Zhian suddenly felt a soft and cool touch on his lips.

Followed by a blinding golden light.

The light was a bit dazzling, so Mu Zhian couldn’t open his eyes for a moment.

But he could clearly feel the soft touch on his lips, it was clearly a woman’s lips.

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But didn’t she say she couldn’t be intimate with me in the outside world… ?

Mu Zhian quickly reacted and slowly opened his eyes.

But he suddenly felt a familiar gaze on him.

He subconsciously glanced over. Miss Heavenly Dao, in her immortal gold armor, was looking at him with an expressionless face.

Mu Zhian was slightly stunned.

Miss Heavenly Dao is over there, then who is in front of me… ?

For some reason, Mu Zhian suddenly had a bad feeling.