Great Leiyin Temple's Tathagata Bestows Sutras, Qi Yu Refuses and Questions the Buddha

Spirit Mountain was the sacred ground of Tathagata, the Supreme Buddha.

The mountain was a scene of peace and harmony, brimming with life, yet unstained by even the slightest speck of dust.

Strange flowers and exotic grasses carpeted the mountain. Waves of Sanskrit chanting drifted leisurely from the summit to the foot, while auspicious beasts roamed the slopes, full of vitality.

A stairway paved from bluestone wound upward from the foot of the mountain, spiraling toward the summit, before vanishing in a winding trail into golden Auspicious Clouds.

"Summon the Scripture Seeker up the mountain!"

The Guardian Vajras guarding the mountain relayed the call down the slopes one after another, summoning Sun Wukong and his party to go and pay audience to the Buddha Patriarch.

"Brother, let's go!"

"Mm. Brother Qi, we go together!"

Qi Yu gave a slight nod. The party took firm steps forward, one footprint at a time, treading the bluestone stairs as they slowly climbed, until they passed through the mountainside and their figures disappeared into the golden sea of clouds.

After who knew how long, Qi Yu and the others climbed to the summit.

A vast, magnificent, ancient, and solemn temple came into view.

Its roof was resplendent with gold and jade, its interior paved with agate; it could be called the height of luxury, dazzling to the eye.

The complex stretched on without end, its pearl palaces and jeweled pavilions too numerous to take in.

Rosy light blazed ten thousand zhang from the temple's body, Purple Qi coiled around its surface, and a cloud of sandalwood fragrance drifted through the air, refreshing the heart and spirit.

The vermilion gates of Great Leiyin Temple already stood wide open, as if welcoming Qi Yu and his party's arrival.

Nor did anyone dare block their path