Chu Nian said, "Okay, I promise you. I'll give you my heart. You should stop activating the formation immediately."
The Buddha was utterly shocked and shouted at her, "Are you insane?!"
Peacock King's eyes were filled with cruelty as he said, "Wunian, do you think you can sever my connection with the great array token by secretly releasing your magic power?"
Chu Nian was taken aback; it seemed the other party had already discovered her plan.
Peacock King gritted his teeth and said, "Wunian, don't forget that you are still in the Emei Formation, and the Demon Lord you are so attached to has not yet broken all the formation's cores."
Perhaps he could successfully break through a few key points of the formation before the attack began, but what good would that do? As long as even one key point remained, once the full-scale attack commenced, he would be blasted to smithereens.
Chu Nian's face was ashen. If she weren't afraid that Xiao Jin would hold a grudge against her, she would have already unleashed a series of attacks and killed this woman.
She said in a deep voice, "All you want is my heart. Fine, I'll give you my heart."
She also realized that staying in this world wouldn't change much. Lin Jingting, the Demon Lord, was already deeply etched in her heart, and the original owner's wish had long been fulfilled. It wouldn't be a bad idea for her to forcibly leave after cutting out her heart—she felt that everyone in this world was a bit off, and if she stayed any longer, she might even get sick from anger.
She revealed her sword intent, and the cold, chilling light of the blade illuminated the world, causing everyone to tremble.
The Buddha was startled and exclaimed in horror, "Wunian, killing is a grave sin in Buddhism; killing oneself is the same as killing others..."
Chu Nian ignored him and said to the Peacock King, "With my abilities, even if my heart is cut out, I won't die immediately. If you dare not stop activating the formation, my people will break through that body-snatching formation and release the wronged soul that you have locked inside!"
The Peacock King's expression changed, and he said, "You actually left someone at the Body-Seizing Array Diagram?"
Chu Nian chuckled and said, "You think I really can't do anything with you? I just don't want to..." Sigh, thinking about it, Xiao Jin is quite pitiful. Although this guy always has a sullen face, he's still very useful in crucial moments.
However, this is something that cannot be said to outsiders.
She stared at the Peacock King's hands that were activating the great formation, and the Peacock King felt a chill run down his spine: there was murderous intent!
Behind the Peacock King, electric snakes crackled and flashed, and a bewitching figure slowly appeared.
The one who appeared was Lan Dian. She said coldly, "My master has cut out his heart. If you still don't stop activating the magic array, then don't blame me for showing no mercy."
Peacock King's face showed a strange expression. She couldn't understand this enlightenment. Why didn't he just kill her directly when he had so many powerful subordinates?
She stared at Chu Nian, her face full of confusion.
Tathagata and Kongyuan, among others, also felt deeply puzzled.
Kong Yuan said urgently, "Wunian, even if the Peacock King Bodhisattva is an old friend of the Tathagata, you shouldn't treat yourself like this. You are exceptionally talented, and the path to immortality is long; you can't give up now!"
Wu Si said, "Master, just leave her alone. In the end, isn't everything she's doing for that Demon Lord? All these years you've tried to guide her onto the right path, but she still..."
"Shut up!" Kong Yuan interrupted her with a sharp shout.
Wu Si immediately looked annoyed, but when she turned her eyes to look at Chu Nian and the menacing blade that was spinning endlessly above her head, a look of anticipation flashed in her eyes.
Kongjue noticed her expression, then turned to see Wusi, who was also sitting quietly watching, as if they could reap the benefits from this. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
These fools! For so many years, thanks to the existence of Elder Wu Nian, Qingyun Temple has held a somewhat transcendent position within the entire Emei Sect. With Wu Nian gone, the transcendent status that Qingyun Temple has built up over the years will probably vanish completely.
In the future, when it comes to competing for resources, Qingyun Nunnery will probably never be as relaxed as it used to be.
From Kongjue's perspective, Wunian's abilities should have made today's matter easy to resolve, which is why she had simply washed her hands of the matter when the nuns from the Enforcement Hall arrived. However, she hadn't expected the Peacock King to suddenly appear, nor could she understand why Wunian had been blackmailed by him.
Peacock King glared at Chu Nian, thinking that Buddha treated Wu Nian, whom she had only met a few times, better than she treated herself; and with today's incident, she feared that Buddha would look down on her even more in the future. Her heart was filled with hatred, and she only wanted to see Wu Nian die as soon as possible.
She raised her lips and sneered, "Fine, Wu Nian, I promise you, as long as you dare to really cut out your heart, I dare to really stop activating the great formation. Don't think that just giving up the physical body's heart is enough, cutting out the heart means cutting out the soul."
"Peacock, you madman!" Buddha roared, "When will you ever awaken to the truth?"
The Peacock King turned to glare at him, chuckled strangely, and said through gritted teeth, "You're the one who caused my madness!" Then he turned to Chu Nian and said even more viciously, "Wu Nian, are you going to dissect me or not?"
The array plates in her left and right palms hummed and spun continuously, driven by her magical energy. Chu Nian could see that with each rotation of the array plates, they would take a step closer to the full activation of the offensive array.
Peacock is a madman, Chu Nian knows it all too well. Involving living souls? Ha, she wouldn't care. She knows very well how strong her own soul is; a wisp of living soul means nothing to her.
Chu Nian began to activate the sword's power.
Kong Yuan hurriedly tried to stop him, saying, "Wu Nian, don't do anything reckless!"
Wu Si tugged at her, saying, "Master, just leave her alone."
"Get away from me!" Kong Yuan shook her off, saying with great heartache, "That's my junior sister who's been around since we were little, how can you be so indifferent?"
Kongjue sighed helplessly and whispered to Kongyuan, "Kongyuan, this matter is no longer something that you or I can handle."
She knew that if something happened to Wu Nian, Qingyun Temple would be severely damaged, but given the current situation, could they really interfere in the conflict between Tathagata and Peacock King?
It's not that she doesn't want to manage it, it's just that they can't manage it.
Under Chu Nian's control, the knife suddenly stabbed towards her heart.
Seeing the blood spurt out, the Peacock King's eyes flashed with a ruthless and gleeful light. At the same time, a cold hand had already gripped her Jianjing acupoint.
After the knife entered the body, it did not stop under Chu Nian's urging. Instead, it went upwards and cut out a still-beating heart.
"Ah..." Upon seeing this, Kong Yuan screamed in agony as if the ripped-out heart were his own. Coupled with his previous injuries, he coughed up blood and immediately fainted.
What's puzzling is that as the heart was launched into the air, thunder roared and gales howled, the ground trembled, and the void itself shook violently, as if it were a painting.
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