'These two have considerable power.'

Jiang Li observed the surroundings with his heart's mind, watching Guanyin and Tan Wuwei.

He used secret sound transmission to say the final sentence, which, in theory, should only be heard by Manjusri, yet this method is not completely foolproof.

Guanyin must have cultivated the Buddhist Six Powers, at least the Heavenly Ear Technique, which has certainly reached completion, for her Dao Fruit is "Guanyin". But Tan Wuwei, who has just been promoted to third grade and is only halfway through his monastic journey, could hear Jiang Li's transmission purely due to his deep power.

It seems Manjusri knew the transmission couldn't be hidden from the other two, gently flipping his palm to create an invisible barrier isolating Weitu and Guangli, who arrived later, and then said: "There is nothing to hide; these two friends of Buddha are also Great Masters of the Buddha Country now and have the right to know any secret."

While speaking, Manjusri's eyes like golden suns also secretly observed Jiang Li, seemingly assessing Wuzhiqi's intentions.

Unfortunately, divination does not work on Wuzhiqi; the Six-Eared Macaque Dao Fruit, one of the Four Apes of Chaos, naturally confuses divination, even though Manjusri had practiced "Gui Cang Yi", he couldn't use Yi Dao to discern Wuzhiqi's details.

He had tried before; it didn't work.

And Jiang Li is also a special case, similarly unaffected by Manjusri's Echange Skill divination, aligning with Wuzhiqi in this regard.

This forced Manjusri to use eye power to observe the white-haired ape in front of him, attempting to discern anything unusual.

But Jiang's acting had long reached its pinnacle, even Manjusri could not detect anything.

Manjusri, unable to detect anything unusual, turned his gaze to Tan Wuwei, who had already shown surprise.

She had "seen" what Jiang Li spoke of first.

'Indeed, Tan Wuwei cannot discover my identity.' Jiang Li also drew the same conclusion in his heart.

Those who can see the future may not necessarily understand the present.

As long as Jiang Li does not expose his identity within Tan Wuwei's observation range, he need not worry about Tan Wuwei recognizing the truth behind the white-haired ape exterior.

Previously, Tan Wuwei could perceive Jiang Li's return through divine skills because she knew the Immortal Queen was closely pursuing Jiang Li. If Jiang Li wished to return to the Great Zhou, the commotion would be evident, entirely visible to Tan Wuwei.

But now the situation is different. The Immortal Queen is chasing Tianxuan, and Jiang Li also has a stand-in appearing in the Buddha Country; all these suffice to cover Jiang Li.

When the parties faced each other, they each had considerations, allowing the topic to proceed.

"When Karma Tathagata appeared, I was also in the Buddha Country; by chance, I saw the face of Karma Tathagata," Jiang Li paused, "exactly the same as the Awakened."

Exactly the same?

Manjusri and Guanyin only then understood why Tan Wuwei showed surprise; their faces revealed a similar calmness.

This calmness wasn't due to previous anticipation to promptly accept this crucial news, but because all calculations and thoughts in their hearts were suppressed by this crucial news, so much so that neither could adjust their facial expressions.

"Exactly the same!" Manjusri's eyes lowered slightly, his eyelids half-closed to conceal the turmoil in his heart, "Buddha friend Wuzhiqi, this is no small matter…"

"I have Divine Thought as evidence."

Jiang Li pointed at his brow, drawing out a Divine Thought, splitting it into three parts, and delivering it to the three people.

Manjusri and the others immediately examined the memories contained in the Divine Thought, seemingly calm, but in reality already mentally moved. After all, these are the Awakened and Karma Tathagata, not ordinary beings.

Then, they collectively maintained their facial expressions again, keeping calm.

This time, it was to suppress the waves in their hearts, maintaining composure without losing control.

Jiang Li's provided memory pertains to the scene he glimpsed while using the Heart Demon Secret Sword against Lou Shuangying, albeit the contents may not be genuine, but indeed it is actual memory.

—Under the Bodhi Tree, similar yet different individuals sat opposite each other, confronting one another, with opposing minds behind identical faces.

"Seeing is not necessarily believing."

Guanyin in elegant white clothes, endeavored to calm her emotions, and said: "Karma Tathagata embodies the Great Freedom Heavenly Dao Fruit, the master of the Color Realm, with sound and color under his control, most adept at manipulating hearts."

The Great Freedom Heaven is the leader of the Heavenly Son Demon, also the Buddha's enemy; changing appearances isn't difficult for those who embody the Great Freedom Heavenly Dao Fruit.

If necessary, Karma Tathagata could transform into anyone familiar.

It's precisely due to this Great Freedom Heavenly Dao Fruit that even if someone within the Buddha Country suspected a mentor-disciple relationship between the Awakened and Karma Tathagata, it was hard to confirm genuinely. Because such suspicion might be intentionally guided by Karma Tathagata, even the emotions of doubt were possibly planted by Karma Tathagata back then.

Now the crucial news has arrived; the Awakened and Karma Tathagata might not be mentor-disciple, but a closer relationship, brothers? Or perhaps even the same person?

This is far more serious than a mentor-disciple relationship, requiring solid evidence to establish.

But —

Why need solid evidence?

Manjusri breathed out deeply, saying: "The matter is significant; we should not make immediate decisions, thus temporarily focusing on spreading Buddhist Law eastward."

Indeed, evidence isn't necessary; mere suspicion suffices.

Why need evidence for suspicion?

At this stage, even without foundation, Manjusri desires to substantiate suspicion.

Jiang Li lacks eloquence and persuasive powers; he merely offers a reason at the right time.

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