Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~
The Tai Chi Diagram trembled lightly and vanished.
The countless sentient beings of the Earth Immortal Realm fell like rain, returning to where they had been.
Gu Xuanshang, clad in moon-white monk's robes, carried the bitter-faced Great Sun Tathagata back to Chang'an City.
The houses stood in orderly rows, crowds surged through the streets, and not a single blade of grass, tree, flower, stone, or even the patterns upon the buildings had changed, as though nothing had happened at all.
"Amitabha Buddha..."
Great Sun Tathagata's golden body had long been burned away by karmic fire, and not a trace of his divine powers or mana remained. He struggled to rise, yet could not.
"Buddhism values cause and effect. Today's result is the cause of days past."
Gu Xuanshang set Great Sun Tathagata down and slowly said:
"Great Monk, you should understand this principle."
"To live is emptiness; to die is emptiness. The World-Honored One has not departed. He has merely been suppressed by the Martial Ancestor in the realm of Feifei. After one hundred thousand chaos cycles, he will return, and none will be able to stop him."
Great Sun Tathagata sat cross-legged, seated right in the bustling streets of Chang'an:
"This little monk has lost all cultivation. If Master will not kill me, then let me look upon these sentient beings..."
"Good, good."
Gu Xuanshang shook his head slightly and indeed paid Great Sun Tathagata no further heed.
Mount Sumeru of the Spirit Mountain had already vanished. Myriad Buddhas and monks had all been suppressed in a place endlessly distant, beyond the reach of Great Luo.
A Great Sun Tathagata stripped of all divine powers and mana was insignificant, whatever thoughts he might have.
"The Earth Immortal Realm..."
Amid the howling currents of air, countless trillions