Preconceptions of the Heart, Jianglingzi Appears

Amithabha.

Abbess Lan held her prayer beads in her hands, lowered her head, and recited a Buddhist invocation, but did not answer immediately.

Eradicating Ghost Shadow Palace would indeed accord with Buddhism's ideal of subduing demons, and as Qi Yaoxian had said, it could also resolve her future crisis. But Buddhism was Buddhism; she also understood the way of preserving oneself wisely.

After offending Ghost Shadow Palace, it would not be she alone who faced danger, but the entire Sacred Buddha Temple.

She needed to weigh the pros and cons—whether this "righteous reputation" was worth dragging Sacred Buddha Temple into the fires of war.

Faced with Abbess Lan's hesitation, Wei Tu, Qi Yaoxian, and Lion King Lou did not press her, but sat to one side and waited patiently.

After about half an incense stick's time, Abbess Lan finally spoke.

However, her words were not directed at Wei Tu and the other two, but at Fu Linglong and the other personal disciples attending nearby.

Abbess Lan asked Fu Linglong and the others whether, if they were in her position, they would agree to Wei Tu, Qi Yaoxian, and Lion King Lou's request and leave the mountain to resolve this demonic calamity sweeping through the Great Flame Cultivation Realm.

She was passing this difficult question onto her disciples?

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu and Qi Yaoxian instinctively exchanged a glance and frowned.

Eliminating a demonic calamity was certainly a good deed, and given Sacred Buddha Temple's standing as the foremost Buddhist sect, it ought to advocate such a cause. But when it concerned their own master's life and safety... how could Fu Linglong and the others be foolish enough to disregard human feeling and say something as idiotic as sending their master into danger?

Everyone possessed a sense of the greater