Half an hour ago.

Bodhisattva Miao Yi stood quietly beneath an ancient tree, her eyes closed, reciting a sutra in her heart.

For most cultivators in the Nine Provinces, they improved their spiritual power through meditation, but for those in the Western Regions, they mostly relied on reciting sutras to enhance their spiritual strength.

And Bodhisattva Miao Yi was one of the top figures in the Western Regions.

She still wore the same white robes, a simple and elegant dress. Although it was a simple outfit, a golden light enveloped her, bathing her skin in a holy glow.

This golden light also symbolized her untouchable sanctity.

Her long, flowing hair cascaded down, further accentuating the Bodhisattva’s dignified and beautiful appearance.

It had to be said, this Bodhisattva’s figure was truly unforgettable. Her ample bosom was exquisite, worthy of the title of the most beautiful woman in the eyes of the Western Regions’ believers.

However, her realm, her background, and even her holy and flawless appearance in the eyes of her followers meant that in the Western Regions, there wasn’t a single person who dared to have any blasphemous thoughts towards her.

Even if there were one or two, they would be purified by the special faith power of the Western Regions.

Mu Zhian could have such thoughts only because he wasn’t from the Western Regions. And since he didn’t respect heaven and earth, he naturally had no faith and felt no reverence for Bodhisattva Miao Yi.

Of course… more importantly, the faith power of the Western Regions couldn’t affect his mind.

Otherwise, when he peeped at this Bodhisattva’s sacred body earlier, even having some thoughts, Mu Zhian would have been instantly purified of these evil thoughts by the faith power.

In short, the Buddhist Dharma this Bodhisattva taught in the past, and even her appearance, were worthy of the title of ‘most beautiful’.

Even the most beautiful women married by the emperors of the various kingdoms in the Western Regions paled in comparison to this Bodhisattva.

Because of this, the faith power Miao Yi Bodhisattva gathered in the Western Regions was second only to the Buddha.

However, at this moment, this Bodhisattva clearly had something on her mind. Although she was reciting a sutra, she wasn’t in the right state of mind at all.

After a while, she slowly opened her eyes and let out a soft sigh for the first time.

She had already discussed her conversation with Mu Zhian with Manjushri Bodhisattva.

And in the end, the Western Regions unanimously agreed that if the Heavenly Dao truly possessed ‘humanity’ when it descended in the future, then the Western Regions would support the Eastern Continent and jointly resist the Heavenly Dao.

However, there was one thing she didn’t tell the Buddhas of the Western Regions.

That was, she had also confirmed whether the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy could truly help others transcend.

As it turned out, the rumor was true.

Such terrifying power was truly too dangerous.

And most importantly, there were no side effects to transcending through the Innate Celestial Furnace.

The only requirements were that the other party had to be female, and the owner of the Innate Celestial Furnace had to be willing.

As long as the two reached an agreement, they could use the Innate Celestial Furnace to transcend.

Too dangerous.

An Innate Celestial Furnace that required no price, how many ‘Human Emperors’ could it create in the Nine Provinces?

Only by transcending could one escape the constraints of the rules and protect their own land.

This was an irresistible temptation.

Originally, according to the initial plan, Miao Yi Bodhisattva should have used the will of all beings to transcend.

Actually, the Buddha of the past was infinitely close to that level, but now his body was ailing, and the will of all beings in the Western Regions had declined due to the frequent activities of the Forbidden Lands, so it was impossible to use the will of all beings to attempt Transcendence in a short time.

Currently, the only way to transcend was to rely on Immortal Medicine, or the Innate Celestial Furnace.

But if she truly submitted to the Innate Celestial Furnace, everything she had cultivated in the past might be for naught… After all, in the eyes of the world, Miao Yi Bodhisattva was flawless and perfect, and couldn’t possibly do something so shameless for the sake of Transcendence.

Doing so would affect her will.

But if this continued… the Eastern Continent, with its two Transcendence Realm experts, might be able to protect itself when the Heavenly Dao descended.

But what about the Western Regions?

Perhaps, by understanding why Mu Zhian’s Innate Celestial Furnace had such an effect, she could find another path?

Just as Miao Yi Bodhisattva thought of this, she suddenly heard the sound of space vibrating behind her.

Her face was calm and composed as she turned her head.

A very familiar woman appeared in her vision.

It was a woman in a purple gauze dress, a swirling light enveloping her feet, her deep eyes holding a captivating charm.

The current Lord of Reincarnation, Ni Yan.

“Just a clone? It seems you’ve encountered quite a bit of trouble in the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation,” Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s eyes instantly saw through the ‘weakness’ of the Lord of Reincarnation before her. Clearly, the Ni Yan who appeared here was just a clone.

Ni Yan snorted coldly, “That old geezer is too difficult to deal with. After his return, many in the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation have submitted to him. My main body can’t leave for now.”

“Have you found Mu Zhian?” she asked again.

Miao Yi Bodhisattva nodded calmly, “He’s been captured and is currently imprisoned in Nalanda Temple.”

Although she wasn’t very willing to hand Mu Zhian over now, since he had already said so, she would naturally choose to cooperate with his plan.

A look of surprise flashed through Ni Yan’s deep eyes, but she quickly calmed down, “Mu Zhian needs to stay in Nalanda for a few days. I can’t leave during this time, so I can’t take him back to the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation.”

“What if the Immortal Forbidden Land also comes for him?” Miao Yi Bodhisattva asked.

“I’ll discuss it with Isis privately. Before that, let him stay in Nalanda for now,” Ni Yan said.

Both she and the other two Forbidden Lands were desperate to obtain Mu Zhian.

But handing him over to any one of them would cause dissatisfaction from the other.

In that case, it was better to let Mu Zhian stay in the Western Regions for now, before dealing with that old geezer, the first Lord of Reincarnation.

After all, the cultivation method of the Western Regions was the will of all beings, and Mu Zhian was of no use to the monks of the Western Regions.

Leaving him in Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s care was something both the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation and the Immortal Forbidden Land could accept.

“When will the national fortune be traded?” Miao Yi Bodhisattva asked.

“After handing over Mu Zhian, I will naturally give the national fortune to the Western Regions, don’t worry,” Ni Yan said with a smile.

Then, after a few more words with Miao Yi Bodhisattva, Ni Yan didn’t linger, but turned and transformed into a streak of light, returning to her main body.

She couldn’t spare any time for other matters now.

Miao Yi Bodhisattva silently gazed at Ni Yan’s disappearing figure, then quietly retracted her gaze.

No matter whether she was interested in the Innate Celestial Furnace or not, she had to understand how it was constructed.

To make the Forbidden Lands, which had been silent for so long, all restless, secretly coveting Mu Zhian or wanting to kill him, this was enough to show his importance.

Thinking of this, Miao Yi Bodhisattva clasped her hands together, her graceful figure transforming into golden light particles, and in the rustling of leaves, she vanished from beneath the ancient tree.

…

When the light particles reconverged, the Bodhisattva’s slender and beautiful figure had already appeared at the entrance of a house.

Her gaze fell directly on the closed door before her.

Mu Zhian actually cast a formation in the room in less than an hour, was he afraid of being spied on?

Miao Yi Bodhisattva formed a hand seal, and easily dispelled the formation.

And just as she approached the door, she heard a gentle voice from inside:

“What brings Bodhisattva Miao Yi here so late at night?”

The female Bodhisattva opened her red lips slightly and said, “I do have some things I’d like to ask you. May I come in?”

The room fell silent for a moment, then, after a while, the young man’s slightly strange reply came from inside, “Mmm… come in.”

For some reason, the female Bodhisattva felt something was off about Mu Zhian’s tone, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it at the moment.

She pushed open the door and saw the young man sitting by the window.

Mu Zhian was writing something at a desk filled with the scent of ancient ink.

Although most of his body was hidden by the desk, it was still easy to sense the young man’s elegant demeanor, as if every move he made carried the grace of a noble young master.

Actually, in Nalanda Temple, Miao Yi Bodhisattva had seen such elegant young masters before. Most of them had a gorgeous appearance, and beneath that gorgeous appearance, a vile heart.

Even in the past, some had seen Miao Yi Bodhisattva during their pilgrimage to Nalanda Temple and had evil thoughts towards her.

These people, without exception, were purified by the will of all beings and became pure-hearted.

And Mu Zhian, although he had peeped at her body before, and even Miao Yi Bodhisattva could feel him staring at her jade-white feet at the time,

however, he wasn’t purified by the will of all beings.

“Does Bodhisattva Miao Yi have any important matters to attend to so late at night?”

Mu Zhian stopped writing, turned his head, and looked at the Bodhisattva who was still floating in mid-air, standing on a holy lotus flower.

“The Lord of Reincarnation, Ni Yan, came to see me earlier. I think Isis will also come to the Western Regions soon.”

Miao Yi Bodhisattva said calmly, “I’m here to remind you, don’t leave Nalanda Temple during this time, otherwise, even I can’t protect you.”

Mu Zhian smiled and nodded, “Mmm, I know my limits. I won’t leave before your deal with the Forbidden Lands is complete. I’ll have to trouble you for a while longer, but this is also for the Western Regions… Hiss…”

He suddenly sucked in a breath, his body tensing slightly. He then casually glanced at Miss Heavenly Dao, who was hidden under the table.

This Miss Heavenly Dao had said she wouldn’t let the people of the Nine Provinces discover her intimacy with a human, but what was this now…?

Could it be that she had awakened some strange and dangerous fetish, just like Yao Meng?

Fortunately, Miao Yi Bodhisattva didn’t notice this abnormality, because Mu Zhian’s words made her recall her past experiences in the Western Regions.

Yes, everything was for the Western Regions.

In the past, she wasn’t born a Bodhisattva. At first, she was just a girl from an ordinary family.

But one day, Buddhist light shone upon the Western Regions, and many cultivators advanced in their cultivation, listening to the Dharma.

And among those people, she was the most outstanding one, and was taken as a disciple by the Buddha of Nalanda.

Since then, she had devoted herself to cultivation, for the Western Regions, and for the will of all beings, to save all beings. Later, she was called Bodhisattva Miao Yi by the world.

And her later actions were also for the Western Regions.

Of course, not entirely for the Western Regions.

At this moment, Mu Zhian had rallied, using his eyes to signal Miss Heavenly Dao not to mess around. Then he said with a gentle smile, “Actually, sometimes I quite admire you. At least I can’t save all beings, let alone dedicate everything to the Western Regions.”

Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s expression remained indifferent, “I am indeed for the Western Regions, but also for Transcendence.”

“But the reason you want to transcend is to protect the Western Regions when the Heavenly Dao descends, right?” Mu Zhian countered.

He paused, then continued, “But that shouldn’t be the only reason… Transcendence should also be a desire in your heart, right?”

At this moment, Miao Yi Bodhisattva fell silent.

In the Western Regions, people believed Miao Yi Bodhisattva was flawless and perfect.

Only this child saw through her heart.

Actually, even as a Bodhisattva in Nalanda, she also had desires.

And this desire, after experiencing the Spiritual Energy of Mu Zhian’s Innate Celestial Furnace not long ago, was gradually becoming uncontrollable.

The sweet scent of the Innate Celestial Furnace seemed to tempt any woman who came into contact with him.

Even she was no exception.

Faintly, the female Bodhisattva seemed to smell that captivating fragrance from the Innate Celestial Furnace again.

“If I remember correctly, you also can’t actively activate the Innate Celestial Furnace, right?” she suddenly asked.

“Of course, the Innate Celestial Furnace is passive,” Mu Zhian was stunned for a moment, then asked doubtfully, “Why do you suddenly ask?”

“I seem to smell the scent of the Innate Celestial Furnace,” Miao Yi Bodhisattva said softly.

“Uh… you’re probably mistaken…”

Mu Zhian’s voice seemed to drift for a moment, uncharacteristically hesitant.

Miss Heavenly Dao, hiding under the table, looked up at her master. Her beautiful eyes were still as beautiful as ever… but they also seemed to be filled with endless charm.

Miao Yi Bodhisattva nodded silently.

An illusion…?

That’s right, the Innate Celestial Furnace couldn’t be activated at will. In other words, the ‘temptation’ she felt from the Innate Celestial Furnace was purely a delusion in her mind.

After receiving a trace of the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy, her body was craving Mu Zhian’s affection, thus creating an illusion…?

At this moment, after hearing Mu Zhian’s reply, the holy and flawless Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s indifferent eyes flashed for the first time. She was ashamed of the illusion created by her desire.

So she continuously recited a sutra in her heart, stabilizing her will.

“Are you alright? You look a bit pale.”

At this moment, Mu Zhian had quietly stood up, using a chair to cover Miss Heavenly Dao’s body under the table.

He came to Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s front, his face filled with concern.

Miao Yi Bodhisattva gently shook her head, “It’s fine, I just need to rest for a few days.”

She needed to eliminate the improper thoughts in her heart in these two or three days.

She was already having illusions on the first day. Although Mu Zhian couldn’t actively release the Innate Celestial Furnace’s aura, she still smelled that ‘fragrance’.

If this continued for two more days, her mind would probably be filled with thoughts of the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy, and she wouldn’t even be able to recite a sutra.

If it came to that… there would be no turning back.

Mu Zhian watched Miao Yi Bodhisattva’s gradually ethereal figure, a faint smile on his face.

It seemed that the Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy was not only effective against the Heavenly Dao’s will, but also against the female Bodhisattva of the Western Regions.

“If you need me, I’m always at your service.”

As she turned, Mu Zhian’s gentle voice echoed softly in the room.

Then, just as the female Bodhisattva’s figure was about to dissipate, Mu Zhian suddenly reached out and gently held her hand. The soft and delicate touch spread through his palm, cool like jade.

He took half a step closer, smelling a faint fragrance, and whispered beside the female Bodhisattva, “I’m willing to do anything for you.”

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