The immortals recognized it at a glance. It was none other than Saint Zhunti's treasured companion—the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree! They immediately held their breath and stilled their minds, not daring to move rashly. Maitreya lightly raised his wrist, and the tree's branches swept out, causing a rainbow light screen to spread with a thunderous roar and firmly shield all the disciples behind him. He then tossed it into the air. The tree spun rapidly, and ten thousand streams of treasured light descended like curtains, forming a resplendent canopy above everyone's heads.
Maitreya, the Compassionate Venerate, was imposing in stature, standing sixteen yojanas tall. Profound dark-blue lapis light radiated from the top of his head. He wore the Lengjia Treasure Crown, solemn majesty suffused with compassion and compassion veiled by dignity. He possessed all thirty-two great-man marks, each containing five hundred trillion varieties of treasured radiance. In addition, he had eighty secondary marks, each emitting eighty-four thousand clouds of light. Anyone who saw him was filled with reverence and admiration, marveling at his rarity.
Amid the cloud-light above his head, the wondrous realm of the Tushita Inner Court faintly appeared—
Forty-nine tiers of treasure palaces rose in layers, their railings all formed from the intermingled radiance of countless trillions of Mani Pearls. At the tips of the balustrades, nine hundred million Heavenly Sons and five hundred billion Celestial Maidens naturally manifested. In the palm of every Heavenly Son, countless billions of Seven Treasures Lotuses bloomed...
Every lotus scattered immeasurable light. Within that light, various musical instruments appeared and vanished, playing on their own with clear, melodious notes. As soon as the music began, the Celestial Maidens took up shengs, flutes, drums, and zithers, dancing gracefully while the songs they sang performed the Ten Good Karmic Paths and the Four Great