Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 301 - 175: Retribution from the Queen

Chapter 301: Chapter 175: Retribution from the Queen

"The monk pays his respects to Her Majesty the Queen,"

The Esoteric Sect Mother, draped in a kasaya woven of yellow and red, stood silently atop the roof ridge, her body enveloped in a light pinkish-gold aura, emanating a magnificent and solemn charm, holy yet alluring.

Buddhist illusory projections?

Luo Wanqing narrowed her phoenix eyes and thoroughly scanned the surroundings with her Divine Sense, scoffing, "Where is your true form? Surely you’re not hiding somewhere indecent, engaging in Dual Cultivation with the lifebound spirit of Luo Mingtang."

The Sect Mother calmly stated, "The monk has purified her worldly heart and is no longer tainted by the dust of the world."

Luo Wanqing let out a snort of derision, "I’d believe those words from any other monk, but you? Hah."

As the Queen, Luo Wanqing had naturally heard some private details about this Sect Mother.

The Dharma Mother of the Great Bliss Esoteric Sect, one of the eight Great Mahayana sects in the Western Regions and the nineteenth to inherit the position, was originally the daughter of a prominent family in the Loulan Kingdom who, dissatisfied with her family’s arranged marriage, ran away from home.

By a fortunate coincidence, she was transformed by the "Great Bodhi Mother" and started to cultivate good deeds.

Her betrothed, who was also her fiancé, was chosen to practice within the Esoteric Sect and took on the role of Protector Deity, becoming the Wrathful Vajra.

However, the Protector Deity later became indignant with the Esoteric Sect’s "Joyful Emptiness Dual Practice," despising it as a lecherous way, and thus embarked on a killing spree in an attempt to revitalize Buddhist cultivation and rectify the path of Dharma.

Upon hearing this, the woman, dissatisfied with the slaughter, cast her former fiancé into the deepest layers of Hell, the Sanmei Avici.

To atone for her sins, she willingly became the Dharma Mother of the Esoteric Sect.

"I’ve heard that the reincarnation of the Esoteric Sect’s Protector Deity has already appeared?" Luo Wanqing said mockingly, "Why are you not searching for your former fiancé and instead getting involved with someone like Luo Mingtang?"

The Sect Mother replied, "Each seeks what they need."

"Oh? What benefits did he offer you?" Luo Wanqing’s interest was piqued.

A faint, indifferent smile appeared on the Sect Mother’s face; she brought her hands together and chanted the Buddha’s name. Her figure slowly faded away like morning mist, "The monk has nothing to disclose. Since the Queen is his daughter, why not ask him yourself?"

Luo Wanqing paused to think, then said indifferently, "It must be the ’Yin Yang Divine Thistle Register’ that he gave you."

As she watched the Sect Mother’s figure gradually vanish into the mist, Luo Wanqing slightly bent her thumb and middle finger, joining them together. In an instant, a golden lotus, shimmering and radiant, materialized between her fingers.

The golden lotus was released from her hand, shooting straight towards the Sect Mother’s phantom with unparalleled force.

As the lotus bloomed, strands of golden light unfurled like probing tendrils, instantly attaching to the Sect Mother’s illusionary form.

The fading silhouette surprisingly became a bit more solid.

The Sect Mother’s expression changed, and she looked up at Luo Wanqing, "Why must Her Majesty do this? Destroying my Buddhist illusory projection and injuring my true body, your golden lotus will be damaged just the same."

"What are you to dare threaten me!?"

Luo Wanqing slightly lifted her delicate wrist, her fingers almost closing, and in an instant, countless cracks appeared in the Buddhist illusory projection.

Although the Buddhist illusory projection is regarded as a Buddhist magic, it is inextricably linked to the practitioner’s life force and intimately connected. If it shatters, the true body will also be affected, sustaining severe damage from the backlash.

"What exactly does the Queen want to know?" The Sect Mother ultimately gave in.

"How many Soul Attachment Buddha Beads?"

"Thirteen."

"Where are they exactly?"

"Luo Mingtang only left me with three, to deceive Her Majesty the Empress. The rest, he arranged himself."

The Great Bodhi Mother said indifferently, "Of the three I had, the Empress has already found two. I have yet to find a suitable candidate for the remaining one. As for the ten Soul Attachment Pearls placed by Luo Mingtang, Her Majesty will have to find them herself."

As she spoke, the Great Bodhi Mother gently waved her hand, tossing a Soul Attachment Buddha Bead over.

Midflight, the Buddha Bead turned to dust.

Luo Wanqing asked, "Where is his lifebound demon soul?"

The Great Bodhi Mother replied, "It’s on a corpse, but exactly where it’s hidden, I do not know."

Luo Wanqing did not believe the other party was lying.

Given Luo Mingtang’s nature, he never trusted anyone, let alone the Great Bodhi Mother, who was merely an ally.

"It seems this old man has already guessed I would give chase. Truly, no one knows a daughter like her father," Luo Wanqing said with a self-mocking smile.

In a soft voice, the Great Bodhi Mother said, "I have told Her Majesty everything I was supposed to reveal. Moreover, the reason Luo Mingtang left three Soul Attachment Buddha Beads with me was to lure Her Majesty away. By now, I expect he has safely reached his intended destination."

"No matter, I have plenty of ways to drag him out," Luo Wanqing said, her beautiful eyes glancing toward the Great Bodhi Mother, "As for you... you’re just a Buddhist phantom illusion. It’s no loss if you’re gone."

Luo Wanqing clenched her fingers together.

The golden lotus burst forth with golden light, shredding the Buddhist phantom illusion to pieces.

...

Inside the cabin.

Jiang Shouzhong was still in fierce combat with Li Haizang.

Although Li Haizang was a master of Perfection realm in the Great Profound Sect, he found no advantage against Jiang Shouzhong, who possessed the double Great Profound Sect Master Body. He could only hold tightly to his blade, dancing and slashing with all his might.

The sharp blade created chaotic flashes, stirring up gusts of wind in the cramped cabin.

Jiang Shouzhong dodged the attacks, and seeing that the opponent wasn’t listening at all, he focused his energy and executed the "Eight Desolations Sky-Burning Fist."

The howling fist winds, with continuous moves, Jiang Shouzhong stepped swiftly like riding the wind, precisely catching every flaw in his opponent’s moves, delivering one fierce punch after another onto the body of his opponent.

By the time the eighth punch was struck, it came down with the ferocious might of molten lava.

Li Haizang could not withstand this overwhelming power. A stream of blood spurt forth from his mouth as his body flew backward like a broken kite, ultimately slamming hard into the solid wall.

Jiang Shouzhong kicked away the blade that had fallen to the ground, flipped onto the bed, and seized Tian Sier by her slender neck.