I craved, I raged, I was deluded. I loved, I hated, I rejoiced.
Without any one of them, how could I still be myself?
Though Buddhist teachings were good, they were not my path. Hearing such doctrine was like listening to wild crows caw.
Not only did Sun Wukong's anger flare up, but Gu Shaoshang could no longer be bothered to listen.
Bullying was bullying. Dressing it up in grandiose rhetoric only made it more repulsive.
"Amitabha."
The Buddha pressed his palms together, gently shook his head, and softly recited a Buddhist invocation. "One day, all people will come to understand the wisdom and compassion of my Buddha, knowing the suffering of the Sea of Suffering and the joy of ultimate bliss."
The compassion on his face remained unchanged, becoming ever more benevolent.
"The old monk is indeed quite skilled at argument."
Gu Shaoshang smiled and did not bother to argue further.
The Buddhist Sect's art of debate was unrivaled. Even if Gu Shaoshang stood at a higher realm, he could not match the Buddha before him in sophistry.
Thus, he too extended his palm and slowly opened it.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
A wisp of divine light blossomed, sending ripples through the void.
Within Gu Shaoshang's fair palm, misty vapor arose. It seemed as though chaos was evolving, galaxies were turning, and worlds were transforming.
As his palm slowly opened, a great world was born from within it.
Clouds drifted and gathered within it, the sun rose and set, mountains and rivers painted a picturesque landscape, and all things flourished. Jialan murmured, Arhats expounded the Dao, countless living beings praised the Buddha and recited Buddhist scriptures.
It was none other than the Land of Ultimate Bliss!
In but an instant, a Land of Ultimate Bliss had likewise appeared in Gu