Tathagata Buddha came to the back mountain and met Dipankara Buddha.
Dipankara Buddha stood beside a small stream, prayer beads turning in his hand.
"Master."
"Mm, what is it?"
"Master, I encountered something strange." Tathagata Buddha then recounted what had happened at the cliff's edge.
Dipankara Buddha was slightly stunned after hearing this, surprise stirring in his heart. "Is this true?"
Tathagata Buddha nodded. "It is."
"Mm, I understand. I will investigate it for you."
"Then I'll trouble you, Master."
Tathagata Buddha said nothing more and left. He knew his master did not like being disturbed.
Dipankara Buddha stood by the stream with his brows tightly furrowed, unease in his eyes.
"Could it really be coming?" Dipankara Buddha muttered, though even he did not understand what he meant.
The Ghost Clan beneath the cliff left Spirit Mountain and, in an instant, arrived within Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave.
Patriarch Bodhi was seated in the pavilion atop the small building. When he saw the Ghost Clan return, he smiled.
"How was it? Did this attempt succeed?"
"It succeeded. That Tathagata Buddha really is careless. He failed to learn from the previous lesson and still dared to go there. We have completed the initial phase of the plan, but we still need to proceed further," the Ghost Clan said.
"How long will it take to complete this?"
"If we want to finish it, I think it will take some time. It cannot succeed so quickly," the Ghost Clan said after pondering for a moment.
"After encountering something like this, Tathagata Buddha will naturally become suspicious. He may even tell Dipankara Buddha. If that happens, it will be much harder for us to respond," Patriarch Bodhi said.
"It does not matter even if Dipankara Buddha knows. This plan was always difficult and extremely