Tacit Understanding

Lingshan,

while Buddha Tathagata was preaching, he suddenly paused, and his slightly narrowed eyes widened.

the members of the scripture-seeking party had already determined that Fifth Lord Fox was a tribulation on the journey to the west.

since it was confirmed, Fifth Lord Fox's existence no longer held much significance.

keeping Fifth Lord Fox might eventually result in a portion of Merit Power being divided away.

therefore, Buddha Tathagata intended to go and convert Fifth Lord Fox.

Buddha Tathagata said in an indifferent tone, "I have something to attend to and will be back shortly."

after he finished speaking, the golden lotus beneath Buddha Tathagata's seat emitted a sacred and serene golden light, causing the desires in the hearts of the cultivators who beheld this sight to instantly ease, and making them wish to immediately join Buddhism.

Buddhism's many Bodhisattvas and Arhats did not ask any extra questions, merely respectfully seeing him off.

Buddha Tathagata did not stand up; his movement relied upon the lotus pedestal beneath him.

the lotus pedestal was a golden lotus cultivated from the Twelve Rank Golden Lotus of Merit.

the Western lands were extremely barren, and the Western Two Scions had practically racked their brains for this land while also racking their brains to find every possible way to solve the problem of scarce resources.

they had even turned their attention to their original forms.

each refined their original form into a magical treasure.

these were respectively the Twelve Rank Golden Lotus (some say it is the lotus stamen) and the Seven Treasure Mystical Tree.

these two magical treasures were crafted from their original forms after shedding them.

the Seven Treasure Mystical Tree was extremely powerful in combat power, and it was no exaggeration to call it Buddhism's strongest treasure.

however,

Buddhism's most important treasure