Chapter 929: Target

Radiance fills eighteen thousand lands, and every land is transformed to gold. The four births and six realms merge in a single light… desiring no touch of the mundane world’s dust upon one’s steps. Today, having personally heard this scripture recited, I realize every deed is a treasury…

In the deepest part of the White Lotus Hall, the chanting of thirty-six White Donkey emissaries continuously resonated. Amidst them, seated cross-legged on a giant lotus pedestal, was Bai Lingmiao.

At this moment, she looked entirely different from how she appeared before Li Sui. Now, her face was filled with compassion and divinity, an expression even her two fearsome faces bore. With her two torsos, she stretched her limbs, her four hands, with twenty slender fingers, forming lotus seals and extending outwards like tree branches.

Amidst the surrounding chanting, as Bai Lingmiao’s consciousness drifted beyond the mundane world, the two white lotus marks on her brow flickered on and off.

At this moment, Bai Lingmiao perceived the emotions of the Unborn Mother. She wholeheartedly opened her heart to the Unborn Mother, striving to gradually merge the compassion in her own heart with that of the Unborn Mother.

Gradually, the situation changed. Bai Lingmiao floated into the air, the compassion in her heart radiating outwards and filling the faces of all the surrounding White Donkeys with the same emotion.

In that chaos, Bai Lingmiao felt the inner being of the Unborn Mother. The two intertwined, indistinguishable from each other. Compared to before, the almost palpable deathly intent had completely vanished, leaving only benevolence.

But Bai Lingmiao knew this wasn't a disappearance, but a concealment.

In her mind, Bai Lingmiao pushed the memory of everything that had happened today towards the Unborn Mother, with a hint of reverence. She tried hard to reconnect with the Unborn Mother, attempting to have her bestow divine powers so that the White Lotus Sect could help repel the Tianchen Kingdom.

Although the Tianchen Kingdom and the Unborn Mother were irreconcilable enemies, and the Tianchen Kingdom's massive mobilization was solely to oppose the Unborn Mother, Bai Lingmiao knew that even for self-preservation, the Unborn Mother would surely act. Yet, without prior confirmation, Bai Lingmiao remained unsure.

However, Bai Lingmiao's request was not met. She received no clear answer from above, only sensing some vague emotions. There was no affirmation, no refusal, just a sense of distraction.

Just as Bai Lingmiao attempted to delve deeper, her connection with the Unborn Mother gradually severed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back inside the White Lotus Hall.

Observing the gazes of the White Donkeys around her, Bai Lingmiao took a deep breath, raised her four hands, and prepared to conduct the ritual once more. Tianchen and the Unborn Mother shared a deep-seated enmity. Now that Tianchen was approaching, she had to ensure the Unborn Mother would lend her aid when the time came. For some reason, the Unborn Mother of the past seemed different from the Unborn Mother now.

"Saintess," a voice interjected, interrupting Bai Lingmiao's ritual.

Bai Lingmiao sensed who it was and realized it was Lian Zhibei, the one who had helped her become the White Lotus Saintess. As the number of White Lotus followers grew, Lian Zhibei's status within the White Lotus Sect naturally rose. Now, she was Bai Lingmiao's right-hand person within the sect.

Although Lian Zhibei appeared to be a woman in her thirties or forties, she dared not show any disrespect to the young Bai Lingmiao. She bowed respectfully and said, "Saintess, we have news of the 'Pure Hearts'. There are four of them in total, and your subordinate has already sent people to bring them back."

Bai Lingmiao nodded gently. "Good. Don't use force yet. Speak to them kindly. Tell them there's a way for them to distinguish themselves and escape their confusion."

"If persuasion fails, then resort to other methods to bring them back."

In truth, this was beneficial for both sides. It was just that the living 'Pure Hearts' probably wouldn't fully believe it. Even if Senior Brother Li were in their position back then, he probably wouldn't have believed it either.

"Yes," Lian Zhibei immediately bowed.

"But with all White Lotus followers mobilized, we've only found four people? I wonder how many Sui Sui has found. It just doesn't feel like enough." To achieve mastery in the Seven Wheels cultivation, four 'Pure Hearts' would clearly not be sufficient.

Hearing this, Lian Zhibei hesitated for a moment, then spoke to Bai Lingmiao again: "Saintess, some disciples within the sect have actually heard rumors from the elders that some 'Pure Hearts' conspired to hide themselves."

"Where did they hide? If the 'Pure Hearts' conspired, wouldn't there be many of them?"

"There might be many, but that place is indeed difficult to find. I heard they've all hidden within the karmic burden of the 'Impure Hearts'."

"'Impure Hearts'?" Bai Lingmiao's heart immediately jolted. As one of the 'Heart' generation, the 'Impure Hearts' were not to be trifled with. They possessed a very unique ability: oblivion. They could make a living person completely forgotten by everyone in this world, banishing them to a lost realm.

That place was not pleasant. It was pitch black, and there was no Heavenly Dao of Death. No matter what one experienced, they would never die. More importantly, once forgotten by an 'Impure Heart,' it was incredibly difficult to return. Unless reminded by someone and recalled, otherwise, even if killed, the person completely forgotten would never be able to leave. With 'Impure Hearts,' communication was nearly impossible. What you told them in one sentence, they would forget in the next.

However, compared to Bai Lingmiao's former state, things were vastly different. While 'Impure Hearts' were troublesome, they were no longer as dangerous. Bai Lingmiao just hadn't expected that there would be a group of 'Pure Hearts' who would willingly choose to be forgotten by an 'Impure Heart' just to survive.

"Is the information reliable?" her dual form behind her suddenly interjected.

"Yes, we've confirmed it with the immortal masters of the Fangxian Dao. It's indeed not false. And it's not just one person who said it; several people know."

After pondering for a moment where she sat, Bai Lingmiao quietly asked, "But there's a problem here: even if those 'Pure Hearts' exist, we don't yet know which 'Impure Heart' has forgotten them."

Lian Zhibei quickly and carefully explained, "Saintess, that doesn't matter. The place where all 'Impure Hearts' forget people is connected; it's the same no matter which one does the forgetting."

"Connected?" Bai Lingmiao couldn't help but be surprised. If that were the case, anyone forgotten by any 'Impure Heart' would be banished to the same place.

After thinking very seriously for a moment, Bai Lingmiao asked, "Do we have an 'Impure Heart'?"

"We don't, but the Bureau of Celestial Supervision does. They captured a living one two years ago. Given your current relationship with the Bureau, Saintess, we can surely borrow it."

Hearing this, Bai Lingmiao didn't hesitate and immediately rose from her lotus pedestal. "Go to the Bureau of Celestial Supervision and borrow the 'Impure Heart'. We'll go find those hidden 'Pure Hearts'." The Tianchen Kingdom could attack at any moment. Every moment sooner meant a greater chance of victory.

"Yes, Saintess!" Lian Zhibei bowed deeply to Bai Lingmiao, raising her hands above her head.

Bai Lingmiao surveyed the thirty-six White Donkeys. Her aura was clearly different from when she was before Li Huowang. "Prepare all your weapons and artifacts. Follow me to claim those 'Pure Hearts'."

"Yes, Saintess!!"