My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

The air was filled with the sounds of chanting and the light of gold was dazzling.

In that instant, the entire Taiji Hall seemed to transform into a solemn and majestic Western Great Thunder Temple!

The Venerable Master Jingkong was bathed in Buddha's light, his robes fluttering in the breeze.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and two beams of golden light, each over two feet long, shot out from them, directly targeting Li Shimin on the dragon throne.

This is the ultimate display of skill in Buddhism!

It is using absolute power to crush worldly royal power!

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty!"

The old monk Jingkong's voice carried a condescending, commanding tone.

"The Buddha is compassionate and cannot bear to see the people of the world suffer."

"This humble monk has come here precisely to save all the sentient beings of the Tang Dynasty!"

He waved his sleeve and pointed outside the main hall.

"As long as His Majesty issues the decree!"

"Permission is granted to our Buddhist community to build temples, sculpt golden statues, and establish sacred sites throughout the Tang Dynasty."

"May all people under heaven chant the true name of Buddha and offer incense!"

"This humble monk can represent the Western Buddhist Kingdom and ensure the eternal stability of your Tang Dynasty! I can also ensure that you, this mortal emperor, are free from all diseases and enjoy longevity!"

The Venerable Master Jingkong stood proudly in the center of the main hall.

In his view.

The "lotus step" and "Buddha's light shining everywhere" techniques they displayed, coupled with the allure of longevity, were all part of the appeal.

It was enough to drive any mortal emperor completely mad, causing him to roll off his dragon throne and kneel down to express his gratitude.

He had even imagined in his mind the scene of Li Shimin being trembling with fear and kowtowing repeatedly.

however.

Time passed second by second.

The expected prostrations and worship from the Venerable Master Jingkong did not occur.

Inside the entire Taiji Hall.

Instead of becoming more enthusiastic, the atmosphere fell into an eerily silent stillness.

The emperor and his ministers of the Tang Dynasty watched silently as he frantically performed his rituals in the center of the hall.

There was no shock.

There was no fear.

There wasn't even a hint of surprise.

some.

It was just a kind of indifference, like watching a monkey show, and an undisguised embarrassment.

On the dragon throne.

Li Shimin stared expressionlessly at the old monk below who was radiating golden light.

This is the Nascent Soul Emperor who just personally tore apart the Supreme Ancestor of the Blood Fiend Sect and devoured the entire sect's fortune.

At this moment, all I feel is a million grass mud horses galloping through my mind.

"this one?"

Li Shimin rolled his eyes inwardly.

A mere late-stage Golden Core cultivator, a bald monk who hasn't even condensed a Nascent Soul.

They ran up to him, the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak, the ruler of a dynasty who held the destiny of an entire realm.

Is this a place to unleash pressure?

Why are you showing off that tiny bit of Buddha's light here?

This is like showing off your skills in front of Guan Yu, or selling tap water in front of the Dragon King!

Li Shimin didn't even have the inclination to resist.

That immense pressure from the Golden Core Buddhist sect was enough to make ordinary people kneel and beg for mercy.

When the wind blew it in front of Li Shimin, it couldn't even move the tassel on his dragon robe.

It was automatically protected by the immense imperial fortune of the Tang Dynasty, and vanished without a trace.

"Why……"

Among the ranks of military officers, Cheng Yaojin let out a long sigh.

He flicked the toothpick stick away, his face showing utter boredom.

"Old Li, I thought this Western Buddhist country had some real skills."

Cheng Yaojin lowered his voice, his tone filled with disappointment.

"After all that, he's just a show-off at the late Golden Core stage. With such meager cultivation, he dares to come to the Taiji Hall and spout such nonsense?"

"If I, Old Cheng, were to swing my axe now, I could kill three men like him with one blow."

Li Jing nodded in agreement.

"It's just a bluff."

"Showy but impractical, good-looking but useless."

"That so-called 'lotus blossoms with every step' is nothing more than a rudimentary manifestation of spiritual energy, failing to even achieve the most basic array fusion."

"What a waste of spiritual energy!"

The emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty did not use divine sense to transmit their voices.

They whispered amongst themselves without any restraint.

These words reached the ears of the Venerable Master Jingkong without missing a single one.

The compassionate smile on Master Jingkong's face froze instantly.

His face, which had originally appeared dignified and solemn due to the radiance of Buddha's light, now looked as if he had swallowed a dead fly, turning blue and purple in waves.

"What...what are they saying?"

The Venerable Master Jingkong could hardly believe his ears.

These ordinary people were not intimidated by his Buddha-light.

They're actually criticizing him, complaining that his cultivation level is too low?!

"presumptuous!"

Huiming, a disciple standing behind the Venerable Master Jingkong, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He suddenly stood up, pointed at Cheng Yaojin, and shouted angrily.

"You mere mortals, with your mortal eyes and bodies, how dare you utter such insults against my master!"

"Do you know what the Golden Core Path is? Do you know what the power of immortals and gods is?!"

Huiming was so angry that he trembled all over and turned to look at Li Shimin on the dragon throne.

"Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! Is this how your Tang Dynasty treats its guests?!"

"If you remain so stubborn and blasphemy against Buddha..."

"Don't blame us for unleashing our thunderous wrath, reducing your mortal dynasty to dust!"

As soon as those words were spoken...

The atmosphere inside the Taiji Hall instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and others, who were originally watching the spectacle with amusement, were now in shock.

The smile on his face vanished abruptly.

A surge of violent and bloodthirsty true energy was brewing wildly within their bodies.

The old rogues who founded the Tang Dynasty are already preparing to kill.

Li Shimin also narrowed his eyes slightly.

A chilling murderous intent flashed deep in his eyes.

He was preparing to release a wisp of Nascent Soul pressure to bring these ignorant bald monks to their senses.

At this critical juncture, when tensions were high and a major battle was about to break out!

"Creak—"

Suddenly, a heavy wooden door on the side of the Taiji Hall was pushed open from the outside.

Followed by.

A burst of cheerful, childlike laughter, as clear as silver bells, broke the solemn atmosphere in the hall.

"Father! Father!"

A cute little dumpling wearing a pink pleated skirt and with two little buns sticking up in the air.

With its two short legs, it trotted in from outside the door.

And on her little head.

There was also a chubby tabby cat lying there, dozing off with its eyes half-closed.

It was none other than Princess Jinyang, the most favored princess of the Tang Dynasty, Sizi!

Sizi ran all the way into the main hall.

She blinked her big, watery eyes curiously at the old monk in the center of the hall, whose body was radiating golden light and whose feet were covered in artificial flowers.

The little girl stopped in her tracks.

He stretched out his chubby little hand and pointed at the old monk Jingkong.

"ah!"

Sizi let out a surprised cry in her childish voice.

"Father, what are you doing?!"

"Is this bald grandpa performing magic for us? Can Sizi play with that golden flower?"

Hearing this sudden childish voice.

Everyone in the hall was stunned.

Just moments ago, the old monk Jingkong was filled with murderous intent and ready to unleash his power, but the moment his gaze fell upon Sizi...

His deep-set eyes suddenly burst forth with an unprecedentedly fervent light!