Mount Sumeru. The resplendent gates of the Great Thunderclap Temple stood open, and numerous Golden Arhats emerged, each with a halo of Buddhist light behind their heads, sacred and majestic. Then came the guardian Vajras and others; even the four most renowned Vajra attainments had inheritors in this era.
Dharma-Spreading Vajra, Victorious Vajra, Great Strength Vajra, Eternal Abiding Vajra—each was more solemn than the last, suffused with Buddhist aura. The four of them were immensely tall and deeply imposing.
Behind the Four Vajras came the Buddhist Sect's guardian deities. The most famous were the Four Heavenly Kings, and many other attainments also had inheritors.
Further behind them were the Bodhisattvas of All Heavens and the Ancient Buddhas. These supreme Buddhist attainments were comparatively scarce, with only a handful remaining, utterly incomparable to ancient times.
It was said that when Great Emperor Amitabha was alive, Bodhisattvas and Ancient Buddhas were numerous, seated throughout All Heavens. Buddhist light shone across hundreds of millions of miles; truly, above heaven and below earth, I alone was supreme.
After these Buddhist attainment holders came the current ruler of Mount Sumeru's Great Thunderclap Temple: an old monk at the Great Saint level.
He was an Ancient Buddha. Though his aura was restrained, he still exuded an oppressive pressure. Unlike other monks, his head was not smooth and shining; instead, sparse yellow hair grew upon it like wild grass.
The old monk's face was covered in wrinkles, like a dried orange. He was extremely aged, his body withered, yet the blood energy hidden within him was enough to horrify anyone.
"Mahakashyapa Great Ancient Buddha. Back then, he fought a fierce battle with Victorious Fighting Buddha on Mount Sumeru and was ultimately suppressed. Who would have thought he was still alive?"
Someone recognized the old monk's origins. He