"Afraid it is the Saint who secretly gave him instructions long ago; otherwise, how would Grand Unity True Man dare set foot in the netherworld?"
Daoist Zhunti spoke in a deep voice.
"Hmph! Even if Laozi has used this avatar to disrupt the board, so what? The signs of Buddhism's great rise are already plain for all to see—how could human effort possibly halt it? Ksitigarbha's entry into the netherworld is merely the opening note; the Mystic School has flourished to its peak and must now decline, Heaven's Mandate was settled long ago—we need only watch the tide, sitting still as we await Buddha Light illuminating the ten directions! Hahaha!"
Amitabha Buddha threw back his head and laughed, his voice like a great bell striking jade. His laughter was hearty and unrestrained, and even the Buddha Light around him surged and danced with it, flashing like lightning as it pierced directly into the starry vault. It activated the myriad stars, drawing down their rays; the eight wilds were dyed in golden brilliance, his might unfathomable.
"Wonderful! The fortune of Buddhism has arrived, and heaven and earth are about to change. Let us see what Laozi can rely on to reverse the course of fate. Could it be that he truly dares to defy heaven? hahaha!"
The two undying enlightened ones looked at each other and smiled. Their laughter rang clear and stirred the air, becoming crystalline soundwaves that rushed straight into the clouds. With a rumble sound, the stars seemed to answer. Star trails trembled slightly, fragmented light scattered like rain, and sky full of stardust came rustling down, adorning the heavens as a curtain of incomparably brilliant meteors...
Time flew like an arrow, sun and moon sped like a shuttle. Three hundred years passed in a flash, like clear