"It's good that you have this intention. Get up!"
The Old Mother of Lishan said calmly, clearly not taking the matter to heart.
Given her cultivation and status, such trivial matters were no longer enough to cause her to be disturbed.
"I am accompanying Miss Bai to pay homage to the Venerable One for two reasons. First, I wish to express my gratitude for the Venerable One's guidance to her back then. Second, I have some doubts in my mind that I would like to ask the Venerable One for clarification!"
Xiao Ning spoke slowly.
Upon hearing this, the Old Mother of Lishan squinted at him, then looked at Bai Suzhen, and revealed a playful smile.
"I understand what the Heavenly Lord means!"
She parted her lips slightly and said calmly, "She was enlightened by me, so in principle she belongs to my Lishan lineage. What you mean is, why did you allow Buddhism to get involved, while I turned a blind eye?"
She only needed to do a quick calculation to know what happened after Xiao Ning and Bai Suzhen met.
Of course, when Xiao Ning used the Heavenly Gang Divine Power, he automatically shielded himself from the perception of the Heavenly Dao, so the Old Mother of Lishan could not perceive it from the Heavenly Dao.
The art of divination, or celestial divination, seems mysterious.
In reality, they all connect with the Heavenly Way through their minds and spirits, and obtain information from the Heavenly Way.
To put it bluntly, if we compare the Heavenly Dao to a server, then the Heavenly Secrets Divination is like a mobile phone, accessing the Heavenly Dao server to obtain the answer to the question.
If even the Heavenly Dao server doesn't know something, you can't figure it out no matter how hard you try.
However, the Old Mother of Lishan had already foreseen some of the events that would occur after Xiao Ning and Bai Suzhen met.
Hearing her words, Xiao Ning nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly it. Please enlighten me, Venerable One!"
The Old Mother of Lishan blinked and said, "The workings of Heaven are in motion, and Buddhism is flourishing. I am merely going with the flow! However, after the Heavenly Emperor intervened, the secrets of Heaven have undergone subtle changes. The future is unseen, and perhaps, there will be some unforeseen changes!"
Otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered with so much nonsense with a mere Heavenly Lord; she would have simply served tea and seen him off.
"Oh? My unintentional contact with Miss Bai has caused a change in the heavenly secrets? This is interesting!"
Xiao Ning felt a clear understanding in his heart; the future was not static.
After all, there has never been a constant protagonist in the world, such as Fahai or the Buddhist sect.
With his involvement, who can say what the future holds?
"Go ahead and do whatever the Heavenly Lord desires, I'll back you up! To be honest, I've been annoyed with the bald guy for a long time!"
"The Old Mother of Lishan said with a smile."
After living a peaceful and stable life for too long, she was naturally happy to watch the excitement when things finally started to change.
As for the bald man she mentioned, she was referring to the Buddha.
This is because he was born with scabies. Later, he realized the Buddhist path of Nirvana, so he simply shaved his head and stipulated that all Buddhist disciples must shave their heads.
As for how much trouble Xiao Ning could stir up, in the eyes of the eight world rule controllers, including the Old Mother of Lishan, it was at most just children's play, purely for amusement and not worth a second glance.
Xiao Ning roughly guessed what the other party was thinking. After thinking for a moment, he bowed and said, "In that case, I thank you in advance, Your Excellency!"
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Miss Bai has received guidance from the Venerable One, so she can be considered half a disciple of the Venerable One. She is virtuous, kind, beautiful, and generous. I fell in love with her at first sight!"
Xiao Ning glanced at Bai Suzhen, noticing her blushing face, and chuckled. He then turned to the Old Mother of Lishan and said, "Therefore, Xiao Ning humbly requests that Your Excellency accept her as your disciple!"
Upon hearing this, the Old Mother of Lishan revealed a knowing smile. Looking at Bai Suzhen, she said, "Having cultivated for 1,700 years, you have successfully overcome the tribulation of human transformation. Your aura is pure, and your foundation is solid. You are now qualified to be my disciple!"
After saying that, he shut his mouth and said nothing more!
Xiao Ning was overjoyed. Seeing that Bai Suzhen hadn't reacted yet, he quickly urged, "Miss Bai, what are you still standing there for? The Venerable One has already agreed. Hurry up and kowtow to become his disciple!"
"ah!"
Bai Suzhen exclaimed in surprise, quickly stood up, gracefully bowed, and said in a clear voice, "Disciple Bai Suzhen greets Master!"
Xiao Ning quickly waved his hand, ordering a maid to pour tea. A moment later, the maid brought the tea over, and Xiao Ning took it from her and handed it to Bai Suzhen.
Bai Suzhen instantly understood, and held up the teacup with both hands, saying, "Please have some tea, Master!"
The Old Mother of Lishan took the tea from her hand, took a sip, and placed it on the table beside her, saying, "Those who join my sect must abide by the rules..."
He rattled off a whole bunch of rules and regulations.
Bai Suzhen respectfully replied, "Master's teachings are etched in my heart and I will never forget them!"
The Old Mother of Lishan nodded and said, "That's good, get up now!"
Bai Suzhen gracefully rose and stood prettily to the side, her face full of joy. She occasionally glanced at Xiao Ning, her eyes filled with gratitude, mixed with a hint of indescribable affection.
Afterwards, Xiao Ning consulted the Old Mother of Lishan on some cultivation-related questions, and they had a very pleasant conversation.
Three days later, Xiao Ning stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Hearing your words is better than reading for ten years! I will remember your guidance and never forget it!"
The Old Mother of Lishan nodded and said, "You have good comprehension and are likely to transcend in the future. Perhaps one day I will see you break through the void!"
After three days of explanation and guidance, her impression of Xiao Ning changed significantly.
Previously, the information obtained from the other seven people was that he was a pitiful creature who had exhausted his potential and died in anger, thus being reincarnated.
Now, she discovered that Xiao Ning had an extremely solid foundation and decent comprehension, and if nothing unexpected happened, he was likely to transcend.
"I will certainly live up to your expectations, Your Excellency!"