"Greetings, Duzi."
Within the Deathless Temple, Miao Shan bowed respectfully.
It was impossible not to resent this Mingzi, who had run off for years and only returned after the guru attained the rank of Dharma King. Yet she was a Dumu under the Dharma King, and before leaving, Sangji had specifically instructed her to protect Fang Qing, even at the cost of her own life. Miao Shan could only dissolve her resentment and put on a smile.
"Greetings, Moonlight White Tara... I was deeply saddened to hear that Miao Feng, Miao Shui, and the others died for the faith... Have they reincarnated?"
Fang Qing asked.
"They have not..." Moonlight White Tara sighed. "They died during the Grotto-Heaven ritual, and True Lord Profound Earth personally struck them down. Even their true spirits could not escape. They were destroyed, body and soul..."
"What a pity."
Fang Qing sighed, then carefully examined this "Moonlight White Tara."
Compared with before, not only were this woman's features as lovely as a painting, but a thin, faint radiance constantly enveloped her, bright and clear, breathtakingly beautiful. "What divine abilities do you possess, Dumu?"
Curious, he asked her outright.
"Only the mystical powers borrowed from the Dharma King, no divine abilities of my own... But walking through the Great Void, changing fleshly vessels, protecting myself with mystical power, and divining the affairs of lesser cultivators are all effortless. The Dharma King also granted me the Moon-Viewing White Lotus Attainment Method... With diligent practice, it too offers many mystical powers."
Moonlight White Tara replied.
"Excellent, excellent... Let me examine your magical power."
Fang Qing took Miao Shan's pale hand and felt that layer of faint radiance.
*Though it is only a thin layer of mystical power, it still carries a measure of a divine ability's might... It feels