"King Lu of Pills is an upright man. Mingxin entered the Buddhist Sect over two thousand years ago and has long since become one of its people. There is no conflict between the two sides." Kongming shook his head. "Junior Brother, you're worrying too much."
"If Mingxin's memories had never been damaged, I wouldn't be this worried. But if he remembers what happened before someday, I'm afraid it could bring about all sorts of needless changes."
Kong'e sighed. How could he not know that Lu Xiaotian's willingness to expend his cultivation to teach Mingxin the Buddhist Dharma would have a profound impact on both Mingxin and the Buddhist Sect? Yet precisely because of that, the doubts in his heart only grew heavier.
"I haven't concerned myself with what kind of relationship Mingxin and I had in the past, or what connection he later formed with the Buddhist Sect. What is there for you to concern yourselves with? Even if he and I were once close, it cannot change the fact that he joined the Buddhist Sect. Old monk, you're too attached to appearances."
Lu Xiaotian's voice suddenly rang in Kongming and Kong'e's ears, startling the two of them. Although Lu Xiaotian could move freely within that small world spanning several hundred li, for his divine sense to penetrate the restrictions and reach a place thousands of li away—and to overhear their conversation without their knowledge—was a feat that even Kongjian, the Buddhist Sect's foremost figure and its only Tribulation Transcendent, could not accomplish at his current level.
"King Lu of Pills, what an impressive technique. This humble monk is impressed." Kong'e was stunned for a long while before speaking.
"Even with the finest techniques, I'm still trapped here, aren't I? For now, only Mingxin in your Buddhist Sect has cultivated