Chan Su-Nü

Upon entering the temple, he found a Pure Land, but also a haven of tenderness that made one linger, reluctant to leave.

Within the temple, Buddha light spilled down, golden lotuses covered the ground, and Buddhist incense filled the air.

Here were white-robed nuns of peerless beauty, blue-lotus maidens who transcended the mundane, and laywomen whose loveliness was rarely found in the mortal world...

Nuns, maidens, laywomen... a hundred beauties vied for splendor, an intoxicating sight.

They were all here to listen to Buddhist sutras and chant sacred words.

At the seat of honor before the Buddha sat a maiden cross-legged, her white robes surpassing snow. Her unadorned face was indescribably beautiful, pure and spotless, while her delicate body was incomparably voluptuous.

Yet an endlessly pure and sacred aura surrounded her, making others look up in reverence, not daring to harbor a blasphemous thought.

Liu Chengfeng entered and marveled at the sight. Such a wondrous place of breathtaking beauty was indeed somewhere worth visiting.

The maiden glanced at Liu Chengfeng, and a gleam flashed through her eyes.

"To enter the Pure Land and step into Ultimate Bliss is to share an affinity with the Buddha."

The maiden spoke softly, her voice incomparably sweet. It was both holy and like a lover murmuring into his ear, utterly intoxicating.

"This space-time is nothing but a dead, withered land. Where could Ultimate Bliss come from?"

Liu Chengfeng shook his head in disbelief.

"That is outside the temple, not within it."

The maiden's soft voice was exquisite.

"Is there something different about this temple, then?"

Liu Chengfeng challenged her.

"This place holds an immortal blessing, awaiting one with the proper affinity."

Lofty and pure, the maiden explained softly.

"This is the World Forest. Immortals cannot descend into this mortal realm. Where would an immortal