The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 523 - 527 Beast Taming Queen (17)

Chapter 523: Chapter 527 Beast Taming Queen (17)

Emperor Tianlin ultimately did not accept Su Li’s proposal but compensated her with numerous valuable things due to his previous actions.

Apart from a portion reserved for Little Phoenix, she stored the suitable ones in her own space.

After understanding the reasons behind it, Su Li felt it was inappropriate to trouble Emperor Tianlin further.

Just because she wasn’t troubling him didn’t mean she would let things slide. As Emperor Tianlin was about to leave, Su Li handed him a round pearl and mysteriously said, "His incarnation of desire seems to place special importance on a woman from the Lower Realm. As a good Samaritan, I’ve gathered some information about this woman to perhaps console that incarnation’s yearning."

Emperor Tianlin was no fool; his incarnation of desire, born from his inner drives, had been suppressed deep within his mind until he felt a sudden surge of emotional turmoil from it, seizing the opportunity to break free and take control of his body.

The source of these intense emotions was merely a phoenix who had recently ascended to the Upper Realm; he still felt a mild puzzle over it.

It was not until the little phoenix spoke up that Emperor Tianlin realized that this manifestation of desire had left such an evident weakness in him.

Did it truly think it could overpower his essence and completely replace his existence?

In his heart, Emperor Tianlin already had plans on how to handle the heavenly tribulation, but why opt for the hard mode when there was an easier way?

After all, this incarnation was a spin-off of his own complex emotions, mimicking him so perfectly. And yet, for so long, no one had noticed anything amiss about him.

At this moment, Emperor Tianlin sincerely offered Su Li a faint, heartfelt smile.

"My promise."

The sneaky intention to cheat this incarnation not only succeeded but also earned a promise from Emperor Tianlin, an unexpected delight for Su Li.

She didn’t need it herself, but Little Phoenix would find it useful.

After all, Little Phoenix was destined to live here, and earning a good impression from Emperor Tianlin, the chief of all gods, would greatly benefit her future.

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Having just returned to Buddha Country from his trials in the three thousand small worlds, Lian Sheng Buddha was stunned by the news that Emperor Tianlin had successfully overcome his Immortal Tribulation.

He stared, astonished, asking his master, "So, Tiansuanzi’s prophecy was true, then?"

"He predicted Emperor Tianlin’s tribulation, saying he would barely escape with his life, seeking a sliver of survival. However, if aided by a princess from another realm, he would safely pass through."

Now that Emperor Tianlin had survived, no one knew how he managed to get through the tribulation, let alone when it began.

The people of Buddha Country, more adept at divination than the immortal gods of the east, had calculated some cause and effect as soon as Emperor Tianlin faced his tribulation.

Lian Sheng was especially attentive to his whereabouts, facing a similar predicament to Emperor Tianlin’s.

Perhaps he could glean some crucial hints from it.

Such shortcut methods were not approved by the ruler of Buddha Country; Lian Sheng’s actions would only make his tribulation more difficult.

Therefore, as soon as he formed an adverse fate with a person of great merit and faith, his master decisively sent him to the three thousand small worlds.

He thought he could avoid all suffering, but it turned out that his disciple’s tribulation still fell on this benefactor.

The Buddha failed to keep a watchful eye, and Lian Sheng yet sneaked out, highly intrigued by the person who helped... no, ensured Emperor Tianlin’s successful tribulation.

His interest piqued even more upon knowing the benefactor was still that same great meritorious person from the Lower Realm.

Interest is the origin of all emotions.

After a significant dream, a tear escaped the corner of Lian Sheng’s eye.

Finding Su Li, Lian Sheng said to her, "I consider myself a Buddha, studying thousands of Buddhist teachings to alleviate all suffering, yet I never imagined I could also be the source of someone’s distress."

Lian Sheng, unable to see through it, had seen the reasons from a past life in his dream.

It was no other than the Exotic Bird, Little Phoenix, whose life had been filled with tragedy because of him.

Lian Sheng could not achieve enlightenment and did not wish to. He followed Su Li, ostensibly to atone.

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"Big sister, are you leaving?"

Little Phoenix, sensing something on a certain day, asked with tears shimmering in her eyes, unwilling to let go.

Su Li: "Yes, I am leaving."

She had already felt the moment of detachment, which was today.

Little Phoenix: "Can’t you stay?"

Little Phoenix, filled with hope, pleaded.

From her naive beginnings, she had been with Su Li for many years. The two had become one, no longer separate entities.

In Little Phoenix’s heart, Su Li was like her mother.

To tear mother and daughter apart was to rip flesh from bone, a pain that was excruciatingly unbearable.

Su Li smiled and shook her head, "No, this body is yours. It should be returned to you."

"You’ll have a better life in the future and do everything you want to do."

Reluctant as she was, Little Phoenix still felt that exceptionally close Divine Soul leaving her.

When she recovered from her sorrow, she found herself in a state unlike that of her soul.

Her body had weight, and she could move her arms and legs. But after the novelty, her expression turned melancholic, as if her life was missing a corner, never to be whole again.

Liansheng arrived in a rush, his smile suddenly freezing and then slowly fading, leaving his face expressionless.

"You are not her... Has she left?"

Little Phoenix weakly replied, "She has left."

When Gods and Buddhas have a heart, they acquire desires... and he is no longer the Buddha standing loftily upon clouds.

Three days later, the news that Lian Sheng Buddha from the Western Buddha Country, wise as ever, had passed away reached the Immortal Gods of the Upper Realm.

The Immortal Gods were profoundly shocked, lamenting the horrifying, unfading nature of Heavenly Persons.

Even a Buddha, profound in the great dharma, couldn’t peacefully transcend but entered into reincarnation.

Su Li did nothing to Liansheng, but this was also her retribution.

Anyone who errs, regardless of the reason, must be responsible for their actions.

Liansheng was well aware of Su Li’s retribution, yet he merely smiled indifferently and let it be.

All of Su Li’s actions pointed clearly to her straightforward plot.

If Buddha could not comprehend or enlighten himself, who else could he blame?

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extra

In her previous life, after the death of Mei Gui’s first Beast Taming, she felt no sorrow.

She already had many powerful Beast Taming in her hands; that Exotic Bird was like trash to her.

She had wanted to dispose of it for a while, just hadn’t found the right moment.

Even in its last moments, it had to fulfill its final utility value.

This was Mei Gui’s cold-hearted nature, yet still, many people and Exotic Beasts chose to follow her.

Her tremendous luck allowed her to become the first of the Cultivation Continent to ascend within just a hundred years.

Everyone couldn’t contain their joy and excitement—Mei Gui was indeed the favorite of fortune, making the formidable looking Heavenly Tribulation truly affect her by only a fraction.