"So, you got hold of the Desire Realm?" the Demon Prince asked Li Qi.
"Yes, it's right here." Li Qi stretched out his hand and revealed the Desire Realm.
It was the collection of all desires, the reflection of all living beings' thoughts, the gathering place of every thing's "intentions." The echoes of all thoughts surged and rippled here again and again.
The Demon Prince nodded in satisfaction.
This was the Desire Realm. It was truly beautiful. The thoughts brewing within were difficult to describe, yet undeniably magnificent and resplendent.
Li Qi looked around. "So why are we meeting here?"
All around them stood something like a scripture repository.
This was a Buddhist Pagoda, open from top to bottom, with no one knew how many levels. Within, three million billion statues of the World Honored One were enshrined, receiving offerings, reverence, respect, and praise, broadly proclaiming immeasurable Buddhist teachings.
Its ground was glazed glass, rows of jeweled trees stood within, golden ropes marked the boundaries along the paths, and precious flowers were scattered everywhere. It was pristine throughout, filled with boundless light. The Sravaka assembly was likewise countless, with no demonic disturbances. Each floor stood over three zhang high, shaped like a traveling hall, adorned with the seven treasures. Silk banners and canopies hung overhead, statues stood within carriages, and heavenly attendants, all carved from gold and silver, hung in the air, beating great drums, blowing conches, and striking bronze cymbals.
Every floor held countless books and Buddhist Scriptures. Behind every statue of the World Honored One Tathagata in a different posture lay different scriptures, and what they recorded varied according to the Buddha Statue's pose.
Judging by the number of levels, the quantity truly was no small matter.
"I'm reading the Great Tripiṭaka here. Afterwards, I intend to look