In this world of Great Harmony, whether you were one of the lofty Three Pure Ones, the Jade Emperor of High Heaven Hall, the Tathagata Buddha of Western Heaven, or Dongwang Gong of the Penglai Three Mountains, you stood on equal footing with the most ordinary living beings.
It was as though the Tathagata Buddha and a little demon held equal status. They could sit and discuss the Dao, throw their arms around each other's shoulders, and roam about together without any distinction of rank.
Patriarch Bodhi's idea greatly surprised Uchiha Shin. Why would his master have such a thought?
Naturally, Uchiha Shin liked the idea of a world of Great Harmony. But the situation in the Three Realms was so complicated, and making all living creatures dwell in such a world was extremely difficult.
In the human world, the notion of Great Harmony generally existed because everyone was human and the gap in strength between them was not too great. If Great Harmony could truly be achieved—if everyone were equal and lived together in peace—it was not impossible.
But across the entire Three Realms, it would be difficult.
There were far too many different and complicated kinds of living beings, and the disparities in strength between them were immense. It was like comparing a tiny ant to the lofty Taishang Laojun. Taishang Laojun would not even need to act; before the ant could approach him, it could already die.
Could you make an ant live as an equal with Taishang Laojun? Make Taishang Laojun lie on the ground and chat softly with it? Help it carry a grain of rice?
"Senior Brother, what kind of Great Harmony throughout the Three Realms is Master talking about?" Uchiha Shin asked.
Wuchenzi said, "I'm not entirely sure either. I only heard Master