Carefree Great Emperor bade Uchiha Shin farewell and returned to Northern Jambu Continent with Jialuo Ye.
Uchiha Shin was also preparing to leave, but just as he was about to go, someone from Spirit Mountain arrived and said that Tathagata wished to see him.
Uchiha Shin followed the Buddhist sect's people to Spirit Mountain, where Tathagata was waiting in a tranquil courtyard.
The two sat at a stone table, drinking tea.
"Shin, what is it that you want?" Tathagata set down his teacup and stared at Uchiha Shin.
"What does Tathagata mean?"
Tathagata said, "What is it that you truly want, having come into this world?"
Uchiha Shin also put down his teacup and smiled calmly. "At first, I only wanted to live well here, grow stronger, and have many friends."
"Later, I wanted to protect those I wished to protect and do the things I wanted to do."
"Now..." Uchiha Shin fixed his gaze on Tathagata. "Now, I want you to give up."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Uchiha Shin said, "I want great powers like you to give up fighting and turn your attention toward governing the Three Realms, rather than scheming and battling behind the scenes."
"If one day, all living beings in this world vanished like smoke and all spiritual energy in this world was destroyed, leaving only great powers like you behind, would any of it still be meaningful?"
Tathagata smiled faintly. "The living beings between heaven and earth were originally created by great powers. If they are destroyed, they can simply be created again."
Uchiha Shin gave a cold laugh. "Tathagata, can you create living beings?"
Tathagata fell silent.
"You cannot. Lord Lao in Doushuai Palace cannot either. Not even my master, Subhuti, can do it."
Uchiha Shin continued.
"Among great powers like you,