Xie Tianxia began following Lianshan Xin's train of thought, then felt that he was seriously ill.
"A-Xin, who gave you the courage to form a Bodhisattva Gang? How many people are even in this gang of yours?"
Lianshan Xin gave Xie Tianxia a shocked look and stressed solemnly, "Five."
"Five? Haven't there always been Four Great Bodhisattvas?" Xie Tianxia was rather surprised.
Lianshan Xin stressed solemnly once again, "Maitreya Bodhisattva is a Bodhisattva too, and the foremost Bodhisattva under heaven at that. Spirit Mountain has simply always promoted his identity as Maitreya Buddha, making many people forget."
"That is true." Xie Tianxia looked thoughtful. "Spirit Mountain has been weakening the Bodhisattva Faction all along. Over the years, they've ceased to amount to much there."
"That's because all Five Great Bodhisattvas have already left Spirit Mountain. But now, they're all returning from reincarnation." Lianshan Xin's tone was extremely solemn, Buddhist light even shimmering across his face. "Vein Master, if you discovered that both you and Shiyun were Bodhisattvas, would you think the generational hierarchy had become confused?" Xie Tianxia brushed it off. "As long as the hierarchy of strength stays straight, it's fine. Generational standing can always be straightened out."
She actually felt no sense of crisis, because she could already see the endpoint of her Dao Lineage.
If she kept advancing step by step, she would become a Dao Lord as long as she did not die.
Even during the Primordial Era, the Five Great Bodhisattvas had only been Dao Lords.
Comparing Lianshan Xin and Qi Shiyun to Bodhisattvas was trading on their prestige. Comparing Xie Tianxia to Bodhisattvas really was simply making a comparison.
She could not even be bothered to want such Buddhist affinity.
"A-Xin, do you think the identity of a Bodhisattva is worthy of me?" Xie