“I am not. If you desire to accompany us on our journey, then you are more than welcome to join us. Of course, my offer extends to the rest of you, householders!”0

Devi Ruyi was smiling, but her words caught everyone—including Ye Qing—by surprise.0

“Devi Ruyi! You cannot!”0

Both the old woman and Jinpeng Moyun exclaimed in astonishment, “The Buddha Emperor Mountain and the Mara inheritance must not fall into an outsider’s hands!”0

“Kalpitatva has captivated you both, it seems.”0

Devi Ruyi said smilingly, “The Buddha Emperor did not discriminate when he imparts his teachings upon the living, did he? Anyone possessing a Buddhist heart and Buddhist potential may pass through the sacred road, enter the sacred mountain, receive the Buddha Emperor’s blessings, and accept his inheritance.”0

“If they could cross over the sacred road and enter the sacred mountain, that is the...0