In the wilderness, Guangming Buddha's Son spoke with ringing conviction, righteousness radiating from his every word.
Chongguang actually laughed. "What? You're saying the people of those ten Jiangdong cities weren't killed by you?"
Guangming Buddha's Son frowned tightly at this. "Benefactor, do not spout nonsense. How could this humble monk kill anyone? They all came of their own accord to help this humble monk cultivate Buddhism."
"Cultivate Buddhism until they cultivated themselves to death?" Chongguang retorted.
Guangming Buddha's Son promptly shook his head, his expression mournful. "Their karmic affinity was insufficient. After all, a True Buddha is difficult to cultivate. Still, this can be counted as their blessing."
"You call that a blessing?"
"Is it not?"
Guangming Buddha's Son tilted his head, his face utterly solemn. "Did they not come to cultivate Buddhism because this mortal world held too much suffering, because they sought something from Buddha?"
"This humble monk never forced them."
"On the contrary, this humble monk even gave them compensation. Everything was by mutual consent. They simply could not cast off the three poisons of greed, anger, and delusion, and thus failed to cultivate themselves into True Buddhas."
"But it matters not. Though they failed to cultivate Buddhism, Buddha already dwells in their hearts. After reincarnation, they will naturally return to purity. One day, when they are reborn into the Pure Land, they will comprehend their true selves, forever depart from all suffering in this mortal world, and enjoy blissful purity. Tell me, Benefactor, is this not a blessing?"
After Guangming Buddha's Son finished speaking, he looked earnestly at Lu Yang and Chongguang.
He seemed to be waiting for their rebuttal.
Yet upon seeing this, Lu Yang and Chongguang exchanged a glance, then both smiled as divine abilities condensed in their palms.
Boom!
The resplendent colors of