While Meng Qi lobbied the Demon Emperor, his wife Gu Xiaosang was making her own rounds.
Gu Xiaosang went to see the other Most Ancient One of this age besides the Virtuous Heavenly Venerable: Amitabha Buddha, also known as Buddha Jieyin.
With the Black Heavenly Emperor sealed and the Golden Emperor's agents driven out, it seemed Meng Qi and the others had far more room to maneuver.
The Nine Netherworlds had a layer known as Great Freedom Heaven, a paradise for Heavenly Demons. The Great Freedom Heaven Son had been born there.
And as for the nature of Heavenly Demons, those who knew, knew. Strictly speaking, Great Freedom Heaven belonged to the realm of dreams.
In the Lifetime World, Amitabha Buddha was the sole Overlord of dreams.
Through Great Freedom Heaven, they could draw Amitabha Buddha out.
Even the Great Freedom Heaven Son, once so glorious, had entered the Other Shore Beings' sights before he was born. They had already been weighing how much value they could squeeze from him.
Dreams could certainly be called one of the most powerful forces in existence. It would not be an exaggeration to call them another real world.
As the master of dreams, Amitabha Buddha was, in a sense, also a World Lord.
Yet dreams were only one part of Amitabha Buddha's Great Dao, not its entirety.
As the only Ancient One besides the Three Pure Ones, how could Amitabha Buddha's reputation be undeserved?
No one knew how many Other Shore tricks he had up his sleeve.
Gu Xiaosang showed little restraint when she met Amitabha Buddha. Even face-to-face with an Other Shore Being, she appeared relaxed and at ease.
"Greetings, Buddha Jieyin."
"Jieyin is simply Jieyin. A buddha has no ancestor."
Amitabha Buddha was quite "easygoing" himself, without the lofty air of