Universal Manifestation Tathagata.
He had appeared as if from nowhere, with no trace of a past.
The Western Land was thrown into utter chaos.
The gods and Buddhas of Spirit Mountain returned to their respective dojos in disheveled states, each wearing an ugly expression.
They had originally gone to demand an explanation in overwhelming force, only to be beaten so badly they could not fight back at all.
Even the World-Honored One and the Ancient Buddha together could not suppress him. How were they supposed to keep playing this game?
Many of the smaller sects that had originally depended on Spirit Mountain began to waver.
They discussed it in private, feeling that the Buddhist Sect's heavens might be about to change.
Yet within the Present-Moment Pure Land, Universal Manifestation Tathagata did not stop moving forward just because he had won.
The next day.
A beam of Buddhist light rose from the Present-Moment Pure Land and transformed into a string of golden words above the Western Land.
It was Universal Manifestation Tathagata's voice, spreading throughout the entire Primordial Wilderness.
"Amitabha. This humble monk, Universal Manifestation, hereby opens the gates of convenience wide within the Present-Moment Pure Land. All living beings of the Primordial Wilderness, regardless of birth, race, or past sins, may enter the Present-Moment Pure Land to cultivate so long as they sincerely seek the Dao."
"Those who hold a Present Thought attain enlightenment in a single thought of the present."
"The past has perished, and the future has yet to arrive. Only the present is real. If living beings can maintain awareness in every thought, neither regretting the past nor indulging in fantasies of the future, that is liberation."
"What this humble monk has learned is not confined to any one path."
"Whoever sincerely seeks the Dharma shall be