Meng Qi could be said to be a nesting-doll pawn of the Other Shore. He seemed to have broken free of his connection to the Demon Buddha, yet had never truly escaped it. The Three Pure Ones seemed to have let him choose for himself, but in truth, he had no choice.
Like Monkey, who was destined to put on the Golden Headband sooner or later—it was his own choice, a decision from the depths of his heart, yet it was precisely what the great figures wanted to see...
Beside such a complicated identity, even though the piece had only just been placed on the board, Xu Yue could already sense a sweet, delicious aura emanating from Meng Qi.
After handling Meng Qi's Jade Buddha, he had vaguely sensed the connection between the Demon Buddha and Meng Qi. Once he grasped that thread, as long as he remained near Meng Qi, Xu Yue could use it to continuously download information related to the Demon Buddha.
Although that thread was currently faint and intermittent, making the download speed terribly slow, it was no more than a drop in the ocean compared to the vast amount of information held by an Other Shore being.
Still, it was a good beginning. At the very least, it was far more convenient than the thread connected to the Three Pure Ones, which he had yet to grasp.
He had thought he would be able to sense it directly through Zhen Hui, but it now seemed that the Three Pure Ones' methods were ultimately far more sophisticated. They appeared to be playing chess, yet they had always remained outside the board, acting only indirectly.
While making Meng Qi bear the karma, they left as little new karma upon themselves as possible.
No wonder they had ultimately