Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Murong Xing Shuang sensed that something was wrong.
"Are you very skilled in Martial Arts?"
"I cultivate the Great Dao of Longevity, not the mortal path of Qi and Blood. So I don't know Martial Arts, but I do have cultivation."
"Are you an immortal cultivator?"
"Yes."
"Then what standing do you have in the world of immortals?"
Murong Xing Shuang asked tentatively. After a moment's thought, Bai Zhi replied,
"I am the Buddha Child of the Buddhist Kingdom. In terms of standing, ninety percent of the world's cultivators must show me deference."
"As for strength, few among the younger generation surpass me."
"Where is the Buddhist Kingdom?"
Faced with a place she had never heard of, Murong Xing Shuang asked without thinking.
Bai Zhi said softly, "You're in the Hundred Fragrances Pavilion, which stands in Luoyang City."
"Luoyang City belongs to the Li Yang Dynasty, and the world the Li Yang Dynasty inhabits is called the Water Realm."
"The Buddhist Kingdom controls nine Great Worlds like the Water Realm, as well as more than eighteen hundred Small Worlds."
Murong Xing Shuang's eyes widened.
She could not imagine how vast the Buddhist Kingdom must be.
"You're the Buddha Child. Does that mean you'll rule the Buddhist Kingdom one day?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, yes."
"Then if you're with me, can you still rule it?"
"No."
Bai Zhi's answer was calm, but raging waves rose in Murong Xing Shuang's heart.
So many men came and went through the Hundred Fragrances Pavilion. Many said they would give up everything for her.
Some even made grand declarations that they would choose a beauty over a kingdom.
But Murong Xing Shuang knew they would never truly give up everything for her.
Now it was different. There really was a man