The Amitabha Ancient Star Domain was said to be the homeland of Amitabha Great Emperor. If the Big Dipper was where this great emperor of Buddhism attained enlightenment, then the Amitabha Ancient Star Domain was where he founded his teachings. It held not only Amitabha's lineage, but also ancient inheritances left behind in ages beyond all record.
Peacock Wisdom King was one of the Buddhist giants of the Amitabha Ancient Star Domain. Born of noble blood and a direct heir to the Wisdom King lineage, she had never mastered Buddhism's most profound scriptures, so the demonic nature in her blood remained untamed.
She gazed at the Buddhist nun before her with an imperious air, waiting for the woman to bow at her feet and revere her as a Buddha.
"I would rather not."
Jue Youqing pressed her palms together. She had now cultivated the Heart Sutra Fang Yang had taught her to its peak. Before Peacock Wisdom King's vast, formidable presence, she remained as still as a white lotus cleansing the world and spoke true to her heart.
At those words, a chill abruptly entered Peacock Wisdom King's formerly placid expression. What she considered a gift of supreme honor had been flatly refused without a moment's hesitation. She had lost face.
Though only the two of them were there, Peacock Wisdom King still took offense. She gave a sharp cry: "Mi!"
A golden Buddha appeared behind Peacock Wisdom King, ring upon ring of pale moonlight shining behind its head. Those halos spoke of profound Buddhist cultivation as she brought the Mi syllable of the Buddhist Six-Character Mantra to its fullest power.
Each syllable of the Buddhist Six-Character Mantra held vast divine abilities. Like Daoism's Nine Secrets, they were secret arts at the pinnacle of the mortal realm.
The Om syllable