Four months later, at the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, an enormous golden lotus bloomed. Bai Ge sat cross-legged at the heart of the lotus platform, his hands forming the Wheel-Turning Mudra.
Behind him, a vast starry galaxy appeared.
An equally colossal Golden Buddha sat cross-legged at the center of that cosmic river of stars.
Its hands formed a mudra as countless suns, moons, and stars revolved around it, bestowing all their radiance upon the Golden Buddha.
The Golden Buddha's eyes were slightly closed as it sat upon a lotus platform, hands forming seals, its expression serene. Yet it resembled neither Shakyamuni Buddha nor Maitreya Buddha, nor any Buddha known to people in Bai Ge's previous life.
On the contrary, this Buddha's features bore a ninety-percent resemblance to Bai Ge!
Or rather, this Buddha was Bai Ge himself!
Seeing the Mind, Seeing the Nature—beholding the true self!
Spirit Platform Square Inch, Clear Mirror Bodhi.
All Dharmas Arise from the Heart—I am the Buddha!
The true essence of the Seventh Sense, Only Consciousness Manas!
This was also the manifestation of Bai Ge's own mindscape!
With a thought, the Golden Buddha suddenly transformed into the image of a war god clad in Golden Armor and wielding a long halberd.
Behind it stood the blood-red battle banner of Tian Ce Manor, bearing the character for annihilation. It rose at the center of the galaxy, suppressing all directions and the eight extremities!
At last, the galaxy faded away. A golden figure wearing the Virgo Golden Saint Cloth, with a face identical to Bai Ge's, slowly shrank and merged into the Purple Palace between Bai Ge's brows.
As the energy within the Immaculate Golden Lotus was completely absorbed, the petals of the enormous golden lotus slowly closed, gradually turning ethereal and