Chapter 850: Destiny Black Lotus. On this day...
Golden light suddenly blazed from Western Mount Sumeru, illuminating the heavens.
Countless living beings looked up as one toward that auspicious golden radiance, their voices rising in discussion.
"What is Buddhism up to now?"
"Who knows? I thought they would settle down once the Sages returned. Who would have thought they would start stirring things up again so soon?"
"Shut up! Do you have a death wish? How could the likes of us casually discuss the Sages?"
Just then, Jieyin and Zhunti's voices came from the void, solemn and majestic, resounding throughout the Three Realms.
"Amitabha Buddha. Our Buddha is merciful. We have observed the Four Continents of the Human Realm, where all beings languish in ignorance, untouched by the teachings of the Great Dao."
"The Western Ox Continent has vast mountains and rivers, and its beings enjoy long lives. Yet mountain spirits and wild monsters infest it, and tribes abound. They know nothing of reincarnation or karmic consequences, and our Brahma sounds have yet to spread far among them."
"The Eastern Divine Continent has many coastal islands. Its people revere the spiritual deities of heaven and earth, yet do not understand the principles of nirvana."
"The Southern Jambu Continent is plagued by constant slaughter. Its beings churn with greed and anger, the strong devour the weak, and the sea of suffering seethes, yet there is no path to deliverance."
"The Northern Kuru Continent has vast lands and ample food and clothing. Its beings indulge in pleasure, giving no thought to the great matters of life and death."
"We of Buddhism cannot bear to see them deprived of the methods of the Great Dao. We are willing to enter the Four Continents, widely proclaim the wondrous teachings of the Tripitaka, expound the