Listening to Feng Jiu’s answer, Wu iniang’s eyes flashed with curiosity, as she was very curious about this bizarre and varied world.
Seeing this, Feng Jiu smiled and introduced Wu iniang to the situation of the Demon Clan, and the woman opposite her showed continuous fascination.
She grew up in the residence of a governnt official and was sent into the palace when she ca of age, never able to take half a step out again, never having seen the vastness of the outside world, let alone such a mysterious realm.
Thus, she listened with rapt interest, occasionally posing her own questions, which Feng Jiu patiently answered one by one.
"So that’s what monsters are like, truly an eye-opener, I always thought monsters were transford from animals," Wu iniang said with a laugh.
"The origins of the Demon Clan are tied to the secrets of the Three Realms, but they trace back to the very first Demonic God. As for animals becoming monsters, it is rely the activation of the weak Blood of the Demon God within them that provides them with the opportunity."
"What about , can I practice cultivation?" Wu iniang asked with a hint of curiosity.
"You? You cannot cultivate," Feng Jiu said decisively.
"Why not?" asked Wu iniang, quite dissatisfied. She considered herself to be exceptionally clever and had always aid high, unwilling to be second best.
She had fully expected that soone as excellent as herself would surely be able to embark on the path of cultivation, yet she was faced with such an answer.
"So people are born carrying certain destinies; their paths are set from the mont they are born, no matter how they struggle, the power of fate pulls them back to their original trajectory."
"Are you saying that I am one of these people?" she asked.
Feng Jiu smiled and nodded.
In that mont, a sense of helplessness swept through Wu iniang. She suddenly found herself to be quite ridiculous, as all her so-called choices were actually guided by destiny. What was the aning of such a life?
"Am I to just accept my fate?" Wu iniang spoke restlessly, unable to concede.
She was not soone who gave up easily; even after learning these secrets, her heart was still not content, unwilling to be toyed with by fate.
Unexpectedly, Feng Jiu changed her tone and said, "Of course not, otherwise why would there exist thods of cultivation in this world? Though they are blocked by the Heavenly Court above, their very existence is a product of resisting fate."
Wu iniang’s eyes suddenly sparkled with anticipation as she looked at Feng Jiu.
"The power of fate is indeed formidable; naturally, it cannot be defied, but that does not an there are no other ways, co closer and I will tell you the Dharma Technique."
Hearing this, Wu iniang eagerly leaned in, and Feng Jiu whispered so words into her ear, making the stunning woman blush.
"I have told you the technique; your future relies on your own destiny," said Feng Jiu with a smile.
Wu iniang looked at this woman, more beautiful than herself, and suddenly asked, "Can I know why? Why choose ? There are so many people in this Imperial Palace, why did you single out?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu suddenly laughed heartily and extended her fair hand to gently lift Wu iniang’s chin, her domineering deanor causing the other’s cheeks to flush.
"Because you and I are the sa. Haven’t you been curious about my identity? I will tell you, I am the Demon Emperor!" Feng Jiu declared with great assertiveness.
"Demon Emperor, you are a woman," Wu iniang said sowhat surprised.
The Demon Emperor, by definition, the ruler of the Demon Clan, turned out to be a Female Demon—an outco Wu iniang had never anticipated.
"Who says a woman cannot be an emperor?" Feng Jiu stood up, a terrifying aura seeming to gather around her. Her imposing manner caused Wu iniang’s eyes to light up with admiration, she was almost on the verge of declaring that a great man should be just like this.
Moreover, Feng Jiu’s words also planted a seed of ambition within her heart. The other was right—why can’t a woman hold official rank, why can’t she beco the esteed ruler of all under heaven?
One day, she too would sit atop the Golden Palace, commanding her ministers, making all the people in the world know that a woman can also beco an Emperor.
Just the thought of such a scene made her shudder involuntarily, a voice in her heart seed to be telling her that this was indeed her fate.
When she turned her head wanting to ask more, she discovered that, unbeknownst to her, Feng Jiu had already left. The surroundings were empty, as if no one had ever been there.
The entire encounter felt like a dream, but the sight of flowers still swaying in the wind assured Wu iniang that everything had truly happened.
By this ti, Lin Fang had already arrived outside the Imperial Palace with Feng Jiu, walking side by side on the bustling streets.
"Why did you say those things to Wu iniang?" Lin Fang asked curiously.
In his opinion, Feng Jiu usually took little interest in others, so it was unexpected for her to take such a liking to an ordinary person like Wu iniang.
"Because she is very much like , I can feel her discontent and ambition, perhaps we are kindred spirits," Feng Jiu said.
Lin Fang looked at Feng Jiu’s delicate face and had to admit, there were indeed many similarities between the two. Both were powerful won, both had reached the highest positions, and both were beautiful.
Just then, a series of shouts ca from the sky. Looking up, they saw two Arhats calling out the Tang Monk’s na.
Soon after, the entourage of Journey to the West was seen ascending into the skies on clouds, heading westward along with the two Arhats.
The appearance of these divine beings instantly ignited the enthusiasm of Chang’an’s inhabitants. The mass of people kneeled on the ground, worshipping the Buddha.
Seeing this, Lin Fang said with a smile, "The Buddhist Sect really knows how to calculate, not missing any chance to promote Buddhism. Believe it or not, after today, Chang’an City will have countless more Buddhist disciples."
After all, in normal tis, people pray to gods but never see divine spirits appear, yet here was Buddha ascending to the heavens right before their very eyes.
"Indeed a clever tactic, I wonder what the Supre of Heavenly Court is thinking now. This is practically undermining us to our face," Feng Jiu said, taking schadenfreude in the situation. She was quite curious about the Jade Emperor’s reaction.
Atop the Lingxiao Treasured Palace in the sky, the Jade Emperor’s face was ashen as he watched these events unfold in Chang’an City.
He knew that with this incident, the Buddhist Sect had thoroughly reached into the Eastern Land, a place where the Human Clan was most populous and once solely devoted to his faith—soon to welco a wave of Buddhists.
It was a pity that due to past karma, he was unable to intervene. Given the Buddhist Sect’s thods, it might not take many years for the whole land of Dongsheng Shenzhou to be filled with devout Buddhists.
At that ti, when all under Heaven and Earth only recognized the Buddha, who would care about who the Jade Emperor was? The throne he had fought so hard for would be nothing but an empty title.
The Master of the Three Realms would beco a laughingstock.
Just the thought of it made the Jade Emperor’s complexion grow even darker.
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