Chu Nian smiled and replied, "Grandmaster, if I said this person is your son, would you believe me?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?" The Emei Patriarch glared at him coldly, but after a slight pause, he seemed to realize something, staring at the Buddha with a suspicious frown, and said, "Could it be that you are...?"
"I never imagined that after so many years, you would have reincarnated and now arrive at Mount Emei." At this moment, Buddha had already adopted the solemn and majestic appearance he had when he was at Mount Ling, and his voice was full of majesty as he spoke in a deep voice.
Before he finished speaking, the illusion surrounding him vanished, revealing his full, round face. At the same time, the halo that always hovered above his neck reappeared, making the Golden Summit of Mount Emei truly golden.
This is what it feels like to be bathed in Buddha's light.
Previously, Tathagata only had a halo around his head, but he didn't actually use any power. Chu Nian felt that this guy was actually a bit of a charlatan, but he could still be useful in crucial moments. For example: now.
Whether it was psychological or not, once the crowd was bathed in his Buddha-light, they immediately felt a sense of reverence and unconsciously knelt down, sincerely feeling a power of faith rising from their hearts.
Of all the nuns present, only the Emei Patriarch was not swayed by this strange feeling and continued to stare coldly at the Buddha.
She said in a deep voice, "Fine, very well. I'm not going back to Lingshan, yet you've managed to find Emei."
The Buddha's face was extremely serious as he asked, "Now that you have regained your true form, you have ended your tribulation. Why don't you return to Mount Sumeru?"
The Emei Patriarch sneered, "Return to Mount Ling? Didn't you recognize another woman as your mother?" He then pointed at Chu Nian.
The nuns stared at Chu Nian in utter shock: What does this mean? Wu Nian is actually being revered as a mother by the Buddha? Then...then...she...
"What are you all looking at?" The Emei Patriarch noticed the half-surprised and half-reverent looks these people were giving Chu Nian, and felt very uncomfortable. She questioned the nuns.
The nuns quickly lowered their heads, none of them daring to look up at anyone.
Chu Nian said to the Emei Patriarch, "Don't worry, no one will take the title of Mother of the Tathagata from you."
The Emei Patriarch: "Who would care about this title?"
Chu Nian asked helplessly, "If you don't care, then what are you making a fuss about now?"
The Emei Patriarch said, "I have been in Emei for over a thousand years. You didn't even know where you were back then! I was just annoyed with this guy..." He pointed at Tathagata with his chin, "He wants to acknowledge everyone as his mother."
“Of course.” Upon hearing this, Chu Nian immediately nodded in strong agreement and couldn’t help but giggle a few times, saying, “That makes it easier to beg for alms.”
After hearing this, the Emei Patriarch stared at her, not knowing what he was thinking for a moment. After a long while, he realized the meaning behind her words: Tathagata just wanted to freeload everywhere, which is why he did this.
She suddenly realized, "I see. I've been pondering this question for tens of thousands of years without being able to understand it, but you've awakened me from my dream with just one sentence."
Chu Nian smiled faintly and said, "You flatter me!"
"Since you're here, don't leave," the Emei Patriarch said again, his words, though seemingly meant to persuade guests to stay, were chillingly cold. "Die here, all of you!"
After speaking, she opened her palms, and a surge of magical energy immediately gushed out from them.
Chu Nian said to Lin Jingting and Rulai, "She has begun to activate the mountain-protecting formation."
Before the words had even faded, a barrage of arrows was unleashed from the void, attacking Chu Nian and his companions simultaneously.
Dao Jing and the other nuns' expressions changed drastically. Who would have thought that their patriarch would resort to violence at the slightest disagreement? Compared to Wu Nian, this patriarch was more like a demon!
Dao Jing didn't have time to think about anything else; she only wanted to lead the nuns of Emei Golden Summit away from this place as quickly as possible. In addition, the mountain-protecting formation was controlled by the Emei Patriarch and only attacked Chu Nian and the other two, so Dao Jing successfully led the nuns of Golden Summit to escape from this place.
No sooner had they stepped out of the heavy gate of the Golden Summit than they saw Kong Yuan loitering outside! Dao Jing was startled upon seeing her, and led the nuns back a few steps, shouting, "Demon Lord?!"
Kong Yuan was utterly bewildered by her shout, especially since the entire nun group at the Golden Summit of Emei seemed to be fleeing a disaster. She couldn't help but frown and ask, "Abbot Daojing, what has happened?"
Dao Jing then confirmed that the person in front of her was not the Demon Lord in disguise, and immediately gave a general account of the current situation at the Golden Summit of Mount Emei.
Upon hearing this, Kong Yuan exclaimed in horror, "So my disciple is still inside the Golden Summit, and is being attacked by the Ancestral Master's protective array?" She desperately wanted to bypass the people on the Golden Summit and enter, but Dao Jing stopped her.
Dao Jing said, "Fellow Buddhist Kong Yuan, don't you even consider whether you can actually enter through the gate of this Golden Summit?"
Kong Yuan felt helpless.
Dao Jing continued, "Your disciple is truly remarkable. It's one thing to bring the Buddha to my Emei Golden Summit, but he also managed to bring that Demon Lord here. Not only that, but one of them transformed into you, and the other into your eldest disciple, deceiving the nuns of my Golden Summit's Enforcement Hall and successfully infiltrating."
Kong Yuanting's mind was in turmoil. He thought to himself: This Wu Nian is really getting more and more capable!
But she said, "Abbot Daojing, you know what kind of powerful figures the Buddha and the Demon Lord are. Whatever they want to do, not to mention my disciple, even we have no way to stop them."
Dao Jing sighed helplessly, "If that's what you think, then you'd better watch yourself. Once the Emei Grand Formation is activated, the future is uncertain. I have already cast a spell to notify the abbots or sect leaders of each temple to lead their disciples to evacuate Emei as soon as possible to prevent accidental injuries when the Grand Formation is activated."
She felt that their Emei patriarch had been provoked too much by Wu Nian and the other two, and after being beaten to the point of rage, he might not care about the lives of his Emei disciples at all. Therefore, she decided that the best course of action was to retreat and that everyone should withdraw.
After speaking, Dao Jing ignored Kong Yuan and led the nuns of the Golden Summit to flee at top speed. As for Kong Yuan, she lingered outside the Golden Summit gate for a long time, trying to go in, but she couldn't find a way to enter.
Half an hour later, she felt the ground begin to shake violently. Not only that, countless thunderbolts appeared in the sky, crashing down on the golden roof with a deafening roar.
Judging from the situation, it seems that someone is about to undergo a tribulation, and a major one at that.
Kong Yuan became even more anxious. She hadn't forgotten that Wu Nian's strength had once advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through several levels, but he hadn't yet transcended the tribulation!
But since she couldn't get in, she could only anxiously wait outside.
She had received the third message from the sect leader, Kongjue, urging her to leave Emei quickly to avoid being caught in the crossfire of the battle between those unparalleled experts and losing her life.
Kong Yuan saw several bolts of lightning strike down, but the sky was still as if it had been cut open, spewing out dark clouds with countless lightning snakes moving within them, which was extremely terrifying.
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