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Although invisible and intangible, Lu Yao just knew that a strange power was converging upon The Empress Dowager from beyond the mundane world.

Fortunately, he had studied Hong Renkun's autobiography—the "Bitter Cultivation and Enlightenment Sutra". The book mentioned:

[The power of the mind must be concentrated at the Yintang Acupoint between the eyebrows, only then can the "Heavenly Eye" be opened to perceive that which does not exist in the material world.]

Lu Yao did as instructed, focusing the power of his mind on his forehead, and opened the Heavenly Eye!

In the next moment, the whole world changed!

Countless faint and blurry ripples emerged from the void, converging together!

Blue Star has two sayings—melt gold with the power of many voices; pointed at by thousands, one will fall without ailment.

In the Otherworld, these two phrases represent the power of collective will!

The "Bitter Cultivation and Enlightenment Sutra" states: The so-called power of will is the "wishes of mortals". It is the corporeal form created by the collective desires of living beings, driven by reason or greed.

The reverence and worship of sentient beings constitutes this power of will; and so does "hatred", the resentment from unfulfilled desires, or intense loathing, all form parts of this power.

Hence, Hong Renkun emphasized: [Incense can be poisonous!]

The emotions of countless beings are complex and varied. No one can make everyone genuinely worship them.

At this moment, the converging power of will was mixed with a lot of "negative emotions".

With the Heavenly Eye, Lu Yao saw nothing but curses:

[Witch! With the people living in misery and widespread despair, you still have the face to celebrate your birthday!]

[Why increase the taxes again!? I really can't survive anymore...]

[For your own selfish desires, you've caused the deaths of so many! Utterly cruel, completely inhumane!]

These toxic prayers, one could imagine, must surely be harmful, especially to the mind.

But The Empress Dowager was not foolish; she had long been fully prepared!

Under the lead of Emperor Yong'an, all officials, nobles, and royal family members in the Great Harmony Square—totaling 100,000—recited birthday blessings in unison.

Luxuriant and magnificent, offering good fortune

Exalted and sovereign, rich and everlasting

Great filial piety and harmony, the thoughts of a filial Emperor

To nourish the world eternally, to firmly establish this foundation

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No matter how cruel The Empress Dowager was, she was ultimately a practitioner at the Golden Body Realm, an important factor in maintaining the rule of the Imperial Court!

With her striving to break through to the next realm, she naturally had the support of countless officials, nobles, and royal family members. In these turbulent times, having a super strong individual to suppress dissidence was definitely a good thing!

So the readings, or rather "prayers", of these individuals, were filled with heartfelt "reverence", "gratitude", and "hope", emotions that could neutralize the poisonous negative power of will.

At the same time, not all of the common people's birthday blessings were curses. After all, the Shun Dynasty had never done something as severe as annihilating a family over the saying "a gust of clean wind does not know the alphabet", and considering the righteous cause of expelling the Tartar, there was still some popular support.

More importantly, The Empress Dowager possessed absolute confidence in herself! The will of a Golden Body Realm martial artist would not be so easily shaken by the power of will of mere mortals!

With the continuous recitation of birthday blessings from all over the nation, the overwhelming power of collective will gathered upon The Empress Dowager.

A 15-meter-tall "light figure" gradually appeared in the void.

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Lu Yao couldn't help but be thrilled, grateful that his visit wasn't in vain as he had the good fortune to witness the marvel of Divine Manifestation of the Holy Realm!

This was an invaluable experience that no amount of money could buy, especially for a Spirit Refining Practitioner, having a real-life reference was far better than any Secret Manual or Spiritual Medicine!

"The power of will is like droplets of water, the belief of a hundred or a thousand devotees doesn't amount to much, and even tens of thousands can be ignored, but once the number exceeds 100,000, the quantitative change causes a qualitative change, turning droplets into lakes and seas!"

"Now The Empress Dowager has at least gathered the power of will of millions of people!"

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The light being behind The Empress Dowager grew larger and more solid, gradually taking on a human shape.

Seeing this scene, both Zhang Yunshu and Master Wujing, who had been looking grave, simultaneously let out a sigh of relief.

Lu Yao understood why they relaxed.

"The exterior reflects the heart," they say; when one manifests their "heart's image" during Divine Manifestation, it represents the best interpretation of a person's inner goodness.

Anti-social personalities commonly produce all sorts of bizarre demons and monsters; great sages and virtuous individuals tend to manifest bodhisattvas, Buddhas, saints, or Taoist deities.

But as long as the manifestation takes a normal human shape, it can't be too far off.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Zhang Yunshu and Master Wujing had low expectations for The Empress Dowager; they didn't seek the manifestation of a bodhisattva or the like, just a human shape would do.

This is what's known as "the lower the expectations, the higher the happiness." At this moment, both Zhang Yunshu and Master Wujing were very satisfied.

But what happened next left both of them with a mix of surprise and elation—even Lu Yao was shocked!

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The light being above The Empress Dowager's head had fully revealed its upper body.

It looked like an enlarged version of The Empress Dowager, yet it was resplendent, with a compassionate expression, and it also emanated a faint sense of serenity.

Sparkles of spiritual light illuminated the surroundings—this was clearly the "heart's image" of a bodhisattva!

Master Wujing stared in disbelief, "Impossible! How could The Empress Dowager manifest a bodhisattva image!?"

The Empress Dowager had ruled for 50 years; everyone knew her well.

Zhang Yunshu was overjoyed, "Perhaps her personality was changed by the power of collective will? A bodhisattva image, no matter how you slice it, is a good thing."

"Incense is poisonous," and the minds of Spirit Refining Practitioners not firmly anchored could even be altered by the power of collective will.

Moreover, the change wasn't necessarily for the worse; if the believers saw you as a great sage or saint, the power of collective will could genuinely transform you into such a person.

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By now, The Empress Dowager's "bodhisattva image" had become more solidified and was beginning to affect the real world.

Tens of thousands of people in the square, even those without Spirit Refining Stage capabilities, could clearly see the "bodhisattva" in the sky.

The bodhisattva had now formed arms, with the right hand raised to the chest, palm facing outward in the "fearless seal"; the left thumb and middle finger twisted together, known as the "preaching seal."

This sight utterly shocked everyone, the area was abuzz, and exclamations were heard all around!

Some even knelt and prostrated themselves, generating an even more surging power of collective will.

Within the ranks of officials, Li Zhongtang and Imperial Teacher Weng exchanged incredulous looks, their faces beaming with ecstasy!

These two high-ranking officials, traditionally at odds, almost hugged each other in their excitement.

"If it truly is a bodhisattva image, then a resurgence of the Great Shun Dynasty is hopeful indeed!!!"

Li Zhongtang was well aware of the immense importance of having a super-powerful being to stabilize the nation!

Izumo, a small country, had been able to wrestle with the great powers and even harbored the audacity to think of annexing the Shun Dynasty, all because the Divine Manifestation Emperor kept them in check!

At this point, Li Zhongtang led all the high officials to loudly recite the birthday wishes.

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However, the faces of the foreign ministers were not looking too good; nobody wanted the once weakling to become a ravenous wolf.

Only Kotaro Komura maintained his composure, practicing mindfulness. His mind had already returned to the embassy.

At this moment, the straw man hosting Kotaro Komura's Mind Force, was speaking to a large jar: "Consort Li, you may begin now."

From the jar came several bellows-like gasps, followed by a terrifying head poking out.

Judging by her appearance, this theoretically should be a woman.

But she had no eyebrows or hair, her nose had been gouged out, her eyes stabbed blind; her lips, ears, and all her limbs had been lopped off…

This was unmistakably a "human swine"!