Cultivating All Beings

The Treasure Bottle Heaven drifted quietly through the starry expanse, its ever-growing outer Dao displaying an ominous air.

This place was naturally scarce of human presence, and occasional passing immortals who saw the Treasure Bottle Heaven inevitably harbored treasure-hunting thoughts, intending to enter the bottle's domain. Yet before even drawing close, they encountered the pollution of the outer Dao, turning either into fiendish monsters or corpses.

A few lucky immortals fled as fast as they could, steering clear of this perilous region.

There were also those who left the word "DANGER" inscribed in the starlight to warn travelers passing this way.

Another few days passed, and the starry sky gradually grew bright. After a moment, a sun came from afar, drawing near as it passed this place.

That sun illuminated the nearby starry sky, suddenly coming to a halt as it passed the Treasure Bottle Heaven. When the solar radiance gradually stabilized and receded, one could see a Buddha standing before that sun.

That Buddha possessed a square-rounded face, thin eyebrows, long eyes, and earlobes that hung down. Atop his head sat a golden precious crown, and he wore a kasaya draped over one shoulder, leaving the other half bare. Aside from this kasaya, he wore no other garments.

This Buddha was called the Great Sun Tathagata, also known as Vairocana Buddha, and that sun was his Great Luo Heaven, named the Great Sun Precious Illumination Heaven.

The Great Sun Tathagata surveyed the Treasure Bottle Heaven and walked straight toward it, yet the outer Dao spreading outward from the bottle's mouth seemed to fear his sunlight. Battered by the solar rays, it continuously shrank back.

The Great Sun Tathagata stepped into the Treasure Bottle Heaven, looked around, and frowned slightly.

This Great Luo Heaven had actually been defiled by the