Shi Qi bathed in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, washing away the demonic aura from her body, perfecting her Buddhist golden body, and advancing to Buddha Shi Qi.
Her demonic body could be cleansed into a golden body, but the nature of the demoness buried in her bones could not be washed away. Her Buddha body had only been perfected in part, and she was still far from true completion.
In terms of strength, Shi Qi had once gone by the name Nirvana Heart Venerable. Among the thirty-six Heart Venerables of the Demon Domain Demon Hall, she had ranked third, beneath only Great Darkness and Great Brightness.
There was no doubt that Nirvana Heart Venerable's third-place ranking had been heavily padded. She had been a former subordinate of Great Brightness, distrusted by the Devil Master of that era, and had been given the title of third before being dispatched to the front lines of the Immortal-Demon War, where she had immediately received her final curtain call.
After escaping her seal, Nirvana Heart Venerable abandoned the Demonic Blade and cultivated Buddhist teachings, obtaining one of the Nine Paths of the Yellow Springs. Without her True Name and Great Divine Ability, her strength had plummeted.
Lu Bei transformed the Demonic Blade into a Buddhist weapon and bestowed it upon Shi Qi once more. The latter now had a chance to return to her peak. All things considered, she could be regarded as one of the top ten Heart Venerables of the Heavenly Demon Hall. With good luck, making the top five would not be impossible.
That was enough!
Lu Bei arranged for Shi Qi to enter the Western Teachings so that he would have a trusted subordinate available. For the dignified Second Sect Master to end up a lone commander was simply