Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 631 - 516: Turning Hand into Cloud (Request for Monthly Tickets!)_1

Chapter 631: Chapter 516: Turning Hand into Cloud (Request for Monthly Tickets!)_1

When Dugu Biluo woke up, she found herself lying in a strange room.

She was slightly surprised, wondering if she was still alive? Or had she fallen into the hands of Liu Zongquan, about to have her Red Core taken and turned into a Spirit Puppet?

However, looking at her own condition, it was clear that she had been carefully treated. There was a refreshing sensation in her chest, a pleasant aroma — clearly a high-grade healing medicine.

There were no signs of manipulation or restraint inside and outside her body.

If it were Liu Zongquan, he wouldn’t be so kind to her, nor would he be so trusting.

Dugu Biluo frowned slightly, then forced herself to get up and walked out of the room.

At this moment, she was completely desolate, her heart as cold as death, but there were two doubts that she wanted to know before she died.

One was the whereabouts of the divine treasure’s prototype, the other was the fate of Liu Zongquan.

When Dugu Biluo walked out of the room, she realized that this was the Khan Mansion of Duogansi Khan.

She had entered and exited here several times with Liu Zongquan in the past few days, so she recognized it.

However, the Khan Mansion was empty, with no one in sight. It wasn’t until Dugu Biluo arrived at the main hall of the Khan Mansion that she heard voices from inside.

Li Xuan’s voice was mixed in, seemingly discussing Qinghai-Tibet affairs with a particularly strong and domineering tone.

Dugu Biluo walked to the side door and looked inside, only to find a large number of differently dressed lamas sitting in the hall.

Jinping Dharma King was there, as well as Hujiao Dharma King, Anguo Dharma King, Chanjiao Dharma King, Zanshan Dharma King, Fujiao Dharma King, Dabao Dharma King, Dacheng Dharma King -

Out of the twelve Dharma Kings in the Qinghai-Tibet region, ten were seated here, with only Jinggang Dharma King and Tianlong Dharma King absent.

As for the ’Jinggang Dharma King’, Dugu Biluo remembered that Li Xuan had previously threatened to make him pass away and reincarnate. She wondered if he was dead or alive now?

As for Tianlong Dharma King, his territory was close to the Shendu Kingdom, about seven thousand miles away from Duogansi.

To Dugu Biluo’s surprise, these heads of Buddhism in the Qinghai-Tibet area were all respectful and humble in front of Li Xuan.

Li Xuan too noticed her arrival, he turned his head to smile at Dugu Biluo, then faced the Dharma Kings and said, "Let me explain one more time, I would like you all to contribute money and effort to cooperate with the court to refine this sacred treasure."

Just like the ’Life-passing Golden Bottle’ of Jinping Dharma King, strive for perfection, an improvement. This treasure is not for battle, but exclusively for protecting your True Spirits, reincarnating in the bodies of spiritual children in the Qinghai-Tibet region."

Afterwards, this treasure will be kept in the Capital City, protected by the court. Then, each Buddhist temple in the Qinghai-Tibet area can select two Master Lamas to come to the capital to cooperate with the court and help protect this ’Reincarnation Golden Bottle’."

Jinping Dharma King frowned slightly, thinking that if this matter were indeed accomplished by Li Xuan, then the entire Buddhist community in the Qinghai-Tibet region would be under the control of the Jin Dynasty, inevitably being at the mercy of the court.

However, he could not easily object to this matter.

’True Spirit’ reincarnation, for all the Dharma Kings of Qinghai-Tibet, was a huge temptation.

In the past, their so-called reincarnation inheritance was nothing more than the memory replication of successive Dharma Kings, but now it was the real ’True Spirit’ reincarnation.

The method of Jinping’s Golden Bottle Reincarnation is undoubtedly much more clever. Not only can it allow the Dharma Kings of Qinghai-Tibet to break through the existing ’Karan level’ and reach the Arhat level or even the Vajra level, but it can also benefit them personally.

—If their own ’True Spirit’ can inherit everything from their previous life, why should they pass the fruits of cultivation to their descendants or disciples?

Not to mention these Dharma Kings, even Jinping himself had a premonition.

His ’Life-passing Golden Bottle’ does have the power to protect the True Spirit, but the actual function of this treasure is more geared towards subduing demons and slaying demons, it’s not perfect.

However, if such a sacred treasure were refined, he would absolutely not trust anyone else to control it, only when it’s in the hands of the court could he feel somewhat relieved.

Sure enough, when Li Xuan’s words were uttered, all the Dharma Kings showed signs of deep thought, and no one objected.

Dugu Biluo listened to their discussions and felt utterly confused.

However, at this time, the girl named Yue Qianqian came to her side, not only taking her hand, but also caring for her and chatting with her.

Only after asking did Dugu Biluo find out that she had been unconscious for a full ten days.

In these ten days, Li Xuan and Luo Yan, the mind of Yang duo, together with Princess Changle Yu Hongchang, swept through the Buddhist temples in the Tibetan area.

Under the combined soft and hard tactics of the Marquis of Guanjun, all twelve Dharma Kings had to bow their heads and comply with his orders. Even the ’Jinggang Dharma King’ had to die four days ago.

Liu Xuan then convened this Buddhists meeting, gathering all the Dharma Kings to discuss the follow-up matters in the Qinghai-Tibet area.

After contemplating for a while, a middle-aged lama stood up and said, "I agree with the Reincarnation Golden Bottle. This is a great time for our Tibetan Buddhism, even benefiting thousands of years with boundless merits.

As a grace of achieving the Dao, if Marquis can accomplish this, he will be our benefactor and honored guest, to be worshipped for generations. However, how this golden bottle is to be made, how much each family contribute, the process of spiritual child reincarnation, the storage location of the golden bottle and so on, still need to be further discussed."

At this point, the voice of the middle-aged lama changed: "But before that, I would like to know, how does Marquis plan to deal with the Anburo Clan?"

Dugu Biluo glanced at him and recognized this man as the ’Dabao Dharma King’, who had a close relationship with ’Anburo Khan’ in the past.

Liu Zongquan was a man of extremely cautious and thorough character. Before entering Tibet, he had investigated all the powers in the Qinghai-Tibet region extensively and even collected portraits of all the Dharma Kings and major local division rulers.

Having seen those portraits, Dugu Biluo could recognize him.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan smiled graciously: "My intention is for Anburo Khan to apologize and compensate the Court. And also, to allocate 80,000 people from his ministry, led by his legitimate second and third sons, to establish two Xuanwei Divisions near Riguang City (Lhasa). These two bureaus will be independently organized and directly report to the court."

The Dharma Kings showed varying expressions after hearing this. Among them, the expression in Jinping’s eyes was particularly complex.

Li Xuan’s arrangement undoubtedly spelt good news for his Wencheng Temple as it could reduce nearly half of the pressure faced by the temple.

Although Jinping should have been pleased and supportive, he also realized that Li Xuan’s strategy was vicious.

This was the method of weakening the feudal clans employed during the Han period. This could directly dismember the powerful Anburo Clan. Henceforth, the glory of the Tubo Empire may never reappear in Qinghai-Tibet.

The Dabao Dharma King responded coldly: "As far as I know, Anburo Khan has a staunch temperament and may not agree. Is your Highness prepared to take military action if Anburo Khan refuses?"

Li Xuan looked at him: "I come with the goodwill of the court, how can I instigate warfare recklessly? However, if Anburo Khan violates the court laws, punishment is only natural. Otherwise, how will he be made to comply?

At that time, I will sever all trade with the Anburo Clan and ask the Dharma Kings to issue a Buddhist decree, designating Anburo Khan as an enemy of Buddhism. It calls on all the faithful in Qinghai-Tibet to execute him."

The hall fell into sudden silence.

Dugu Biluo thought to herself that the Marquis was incredibly cunning.

If Anburo Khan were truly designated as an enemy of Buddhism by all the temples, then his entire clan would collapse immediately.

The land of Qinghai-Tibet is known as the ’Buddhist Kingdom,’ and every citizen here is a follower of the Esoteric Sect.

Dabao Dharma King hesitated for a long moment before responding: "Isn’t this too extreme? Your approach will only force Anburo Khan into rebellion."

Li Xuan laughed, his hand resting on his Dari Knife: "Anburo Khan’s attitude toward the court has been defiant and contemptuous for a long time. Now, I neither seize his territory nor want his life. If he doesn’t even agree to this, hasn’t he harbored rebellious intentions all along?

If Anburo Khan dares to rebel, pushing millions of people in Qinghai-Tibet into war for his ambition, I will surely gather a large army to destroy this Evil Spirit. Or perhaps—"

His voice paused, his eyes staring coldly at the Dabao Dharma King: "Is the Dharma King hesitating to issue the Buddhist decree because of his ties to Anburo Khan?"

The Dabao Dharma King’s breath hitched, then he forced a smile: "Who am I to refuse the Marquis’ orders?"

A few days ago, this Marquis had personally arrived at his ’Yingyou Temple,’ broke through the temple’s protective formation, and placed the Yangtang Divine Saber’s blade directly in front of him.

In reality, the numerous heavenly level powers in Qinghai-Tibet could band together, and they would have no reason to fear him.

However, this Marquis was skilled at allying and dividing parties.

During the ’Yingyou Temple’ battle, Li Xuan fought alongside the Zanshan Dharma King and Fujiao Dharma King.

These two were near neighbors of the ’Yingyou Temple’ and had been oppressed by him for decades, resulting in a gradual decrease in followers.

When the Marquis came to ’Yingyou Temple’ to condemn him, these two men disregarded their Tibetan identities, unscrupulously joined hands with outsiders, and forced him to give up twenty percent of his followers.

This left Dabao Dharma King feeling sorrowful and angry, hating them intensely, yet he was helpless.

He knew there were countless entanglements of interests between the Dharma Kings and local rulers. How easy would it be to form a united front?

If he dares to harbor rebellious intentions, the first to move against him would be the Zanshan Dharma King and Fujiao Dharma King.

Although he could use the power of Anburo Khan to resist them, the terrifying thing about the Yangtang Divine Saber was their speed.

It took them less than a moment to invade the ’Yingyou Temple.’ If they fail, they could retreat thousands of miles away and try again later.

Could the few heavenly-level powers in Anburo Khan’s hands guard the ’Yingyou Temple’ at every moment?

Li Xuan then discussed matters with the Dharma Kings for a while, even engaging in heated arguments.

The focus of their debate was not on whether to forge the ’life-passing Golden Bottle’– all the Dharma Kings unanimously agreed on this matter, even looking forward to it.

What they were arguing about were the details of the reincarnation system, and in the end, no one was able to reach a conclusion.

Li Xuan’s proposal of the ’Golden Bottle reincarnation’ system was of great importance. They couldn’t make a decision on the spot and needed some time to weigh the pros and cons.

Li Xuan did not expect this matter to be settled in a day or two. However, at the end of the Buddhist meeting, he proposed that while the Dharma Kings discussed this matter, they should choose a good location near the Bashe King’s Court to build a cabin for cultivation and incidentally help him blockade the Bashe King’s Court.

Jinping Dharma King knew that the Marquis intended to use the power of the Dharma Kings to intimidate the Bashe Queen.

However, Jinping had already boarded Li Xuan’s "ship", and this matter had no bearing on their Wencheng Temple, so he agreed to go along with the plan.

Li Xuan personally saw off each of the Dharma Kings before calling Dugu Biluo to his side.