Fox Talk Gathering Begins

Su Bai suddenly understood. No wonder, no wonder San Chan had such confidence and influence that he could invite so many foreign guests to this Fox Talk Gathering during the Buddha's enthronement ceremony.

His identity as Wutian Buddha's "illegitimate son" was itself a weighty golden signboard, representing a certain extension of the highest authority within the Buddhist Kingdom.

What was more, he himself was at the Peak Deity Transformation and commanded a major clan such as the Crimson Flame Fox Clan.

The combination of these two factors was enough to make the overwhelming majority of invitees, regardless of which faction they came from, show him some respect, or even take the initiative to curry favor with him.

As his thoughts turned, Su Bai considered another connection.

Nine Tails was Wutian Buddha's "former lover," and had even borne him a child.

Then, if that notoriously violent and eccentric Wutian Buddha learned that he had taken Nine Tails as a Demon Servant, what kind of reaction would it provoke?

Would he stand up for Nine Tails? Or would he feel that his dignity had been damaged?

However, all of this rested on one foundation: just how strong was Wutian Buddha, and what was his attitude toward this matter?

Relying on immortal arts, Su Bai possessed his own uniquely clear understanding of the divisions within the Deity Transformation Stage.

When one's comprehension of a law reached fifty percent, one had crossed the threshold into the Peak Deity Transformation.

To advance toward Void Refining, one needed to push comprehension of one's primary law to the one-hundred-percent Perfection Realm, then attempt to condense the law into substance.

Though both were called "Peak Deity Transformation," the gap in strength between those with fifty percent comprehension and those with ninety-nine point nine-nine percent comprehension could be as