Jieyin brought forth the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus.
The golden lotus slowly bloomed in the wind, its petals flowing with Buddha Light. He sat cross-legged upon it, facing Bei Ming from afar.
Bei Ming said leisurely, "Since we are in the West, junior brother, you should go first."
Jieyin pressed his palms together and closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them again, Buddha Light slowly emerged from the depths of his pupils.
"Since senior brother has spoken, junior brother dares not refuse. Listen well, everyone:
The Great Dao is nameless, and Chang Sheng is undying. Yet all living beings sink into the sea of suffering, where tribulations are boundless.
I come from Western Paradise. Looking upon the countless living beings of the Primordial Wilderness, I see that all are shrouded by ignorance, entangled by the five poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, and doubt. Their karmic sins pile as high as mountains; they fall into the Three Paths, never to emerge.
This poor Daoist expounds the wonderful method, wishing that all living beings of the Eastern Land who have affinity with Western Heaven may hear it.
You all, living beings of the Primordial Wilderness—the immortal path is vast and distant, yet your conflicts never cease. Even luck bestowed upon you is no more than flowers in a mirror and the moon in water. Calamities come and go, and in the end, all returns to extinction.
Why not turn back and find the shore? Lay down the butcher's blade, recite the buddha's name, and seek rebirth in the West?
..."
Sunset Xuanjing Peak fell into solemn silence. Only the voice of Buddhism echoed through the air, interweaving with the fading light to form a strange majesty.
Jieyin knew that Bei Ming had lectured alone for three