"Monk, what exactly was the reason you came to our village?"
"To find the Buddha in my heart."
"You had no other purpose? I'm a demon, aren't I supposed to be something you people can't wait to get rid of? You're always saying things like, 'Those not of our kind must harbor different hearts.'"
"Demons and humans are both living beings of Tianlan Continent. Beyond that, there are many other races—elves, Elemental Life, energy life... In my eyes, there is no difference between the races."
"Heh, you're quite an interesting Monk. This was the first time I'd heard someone say that."
"Tianlan Continent is vast."
"Yeah, vast, so very vast... My dream is to travel to every corner of the world and eat every kind of delicious food under heaven!"
"The world is as vast as a sea of stars. Every star is a world similar to Tianlan Continent, and beyond them lie even greater and broader worlds. I'm afraid your wish will be difficult to fulfill."
"What are you talking about? I don't understand. The world I mean is Tianlan Continent. I wasn't thinking about anything else."
"Mhm."
"Right, Monk, what was that sparkling thing you were holding before? I often see you looking at it."
"A kind of communication... spiritual artifact, you could think of it that way. It can be used to share what you see and hear during your travels with others."
The sky was clear and lofty, dotted with a few drifting white clouds like Cotton Candy. A cool breeze brushed against their faces, dispersing some of the heat brought by the sunlight. It rippled the water in the terraced fields, and the tender rice seedlings swayed softly with it.
The Buddha Lord was planting rice in the water, his bald head gleaming brightly as