Although Chu Nian denied being the Peacock King on Mount Ling, because of the token, Tathagata always believed that she was the Peacock King, and was quite pleased with her enlightenment.
Because he couldn't discern Chu Nian's past, present, and future, he felt that her understanding of Buddhism might have surpassed his own.
But, to his surprise, he sensed the soul of the peacock that had devoured him in the past. At that moment, he felt that all his hopes had been dashed.
Dao Jing left swiftly and returned quickly. Although she was riding the wind, one could still see her following closely behind, a small step behind the nun with a full and solemn face in front of her.
Chu Nian sized up this Emei patriarch.
Whether it's the original owner or the plot, this patriarch only appears in legends, so Chu Nian has no concept of her. However, after a little observation, Chu Nian has determined that this person's bone age is about several thousand years old, which is far removed from the era when the real Emei patriarch appeared.
This "Emei Patriarch" was undoubtedly born later. As for why he was revered as the Emei Patriarch, there must be some reason behind it.
When the patriarch arrived, the law enforcement elders all showed excited expressions upon seeing her.
The Buddha transmitted his voice to Lin Jingting and Chu Nian: "This patriarch's bone age is truly young."
Chu Nian asked, "Is the duration the same as when you gave me the storage space?"
The Buddha blushed immediately and stammered, "I... I really can't remember what that nun looked like."
Chu Nian was speechless about this.
If they weren't so alike, even if the person was brought by the abbot, the twelve nuns of the Enforcement Hall wouldn't have immediately recognized the newcomer as the founder of Emei and shown such excitement.
The nuns of the Enforcement Hall went straight to greet them and bowed respectfully.
The other party also had a solemn face, a stern expression, and an exceptionally powerful aura.
However, no matter how strong her aura was, Chu Nian and the other two didn't take it to heart. They all stared at her with wide eyes, wondering about her true identity and how she became the founder of Emei.
This patriarch was also quite assertive. His gaze lingered briefly on Lin Jingting and Tathagata before settling on Chu Nian. After scrutinizing her for a while, he coldly asked, "You are Wu Nian?"
Chu Nian: "Exactly."
Patriarch: "I heard that when you were on Mount Ling, the Buddha recognized you as the Peacock King, whom he once revered as his mother?"
"This matter..." Chu Nianqing said coolly, "I wonder who told you this?" As she spoke, she turned to look at Rulai.
Chu Nian had only mentioned this matter to Kong Yuan, but she felt it unlikely that Kong Yuan would tell anyone else, and besides, Kong Yuan had no connection with this patriarch. However, this patriarch likely had her own people in Mount Ling. Therefore…
Tathagata said, "Why are you looking at me?" Then he transmitted his voice, "I have not told anyone about this except my personal disciples. Even Jingting does not know about it."
Chu Nian then transmitted his voice, asking, "How many personal disciples do you have?"
Buddha: "Well, there are about ten who are quite famous."
Chu Nian: "What about the lesser-known ones?"
The Buddha pondered for a moment and said, "According to Buddhist principles, all those in the Buddhist community are my disciples."
Chu Nian: "So you told everyone?" Suddenly, she felt like she couldn't communicate with this monk.
Buddha said, "I told my ten disciples."
Chu Nian: "Ten, ha! Which of them leaked the contents of our secret conversation?"
Buddha: "Why don't you ever consider that it was you who leaked it?"
Chu Nian: "I only told Master Kong Yuan about it."
Tathagata pondered for a moment and said, "Do you think that this Emei Patriarch and Kong Yuan might also have that blood fusion technique? And because of her great strength, she can monitor all of Kong Yuan's words and deeds."
Chu Nian: "With her strength this high, I estimate that within Emei, apart from those of us with similar strength, everyone's words and actions are under her surveillance, so there's no need for Blood Fusion at all."
Moreover, since she is the founder of Emei, the entire Emei Grand Formation is likely under her control. However, I only mentioned this to Kong Yuan at Mount Ling, and haven't brought it up again since returning.”
Buddha curled his lip and said, "Then you can't conclude that it was my disciples who spread this information."
Chu Nian: "Forget it, there's no point in worrying about who spread this now."
Seeing that Chu Nian remained silent, the Emei patriarch's expression turned extremely ugly. He said, "What, do you think that since you've been revered as a mother by the Buddha, you don't need to take me seriously anymore?"
Chu Nian questioned, "Who are you?"
That person said, "Don't these people from the Golden Summit of Emei understand enough? I am the Patriarch of Emei."
Chu Nian gave a soft snort.
The man coldly questioned, "What kind of attitude is this?"
Chu Nian: "Your bone age may not be high enough, but your soul is strong enough. As for your face..." She scrutinized it for a moment, "I can't tell if it's real or fake, but if I can't detect a fake one, it must be real..."
The voice grew colder and harsher: "Wu Nian, it's too presumptuous of you to speak to me like that!" With that, he unleashed a palm strike directly at Chu Nian's head.
"Wow, this woman is something else! She started fighting without warning!" Chu Nian thought to herself. As she turned to retreat, she saw someone leap forward and shield her from the blow.
The other party was Lin Jingting, who had transformed into the appearance of Kong Yuan.
Although the Emei Patriarch only used 30% of her strength in this palm strike, she believed that a small Qingyun Temple like Kong Yuan could not possibly withstand it, so she remained calm and did not increase her strength.
Unexpectedly, Kong Yuan easily blocked her palm strike with a single hand. The moment the two palm forces collided, a loud bang was heard, and the ground shook for a while.
The Emei Sect Master felt an overwhelming, surging battle power emanating from Kong Yuan's palm, which terrified her, turning her face pale. She knew very well that the Kong Yuan of the past did not possess such strength, but this one…
She frowned, glared at Lin Jingting, and shouted angrily, "You are not Kong Yuan, but the Demon Lord."
Although she couldn't sense any demonic energy from this fake Kong Yuan, she was certain that this was the Demon Lord, because there were very few people in the world with such combat power.
Now that Lin Jingting's identity had been directly exposed, she could no longer use any tricks to hide her face. With a cold laugh, she revealed her true appearance.
The nuns present were all horrified: they had actually brought the Demon Lord to the Golden Summit of Mount Emei themselves, how could they bear this?
The Emei Patriarch's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He said, "Since you are indeed the Demon Lord, then this one is probably not Kong Yuan's chief disciple either." After saying that, he glared at Tathagata.
Chu Nian chuckled upon hearing this.
The Emei Patriarch demanded, "What are you laughing at?"
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