Atop Mount Sumeru, beneath the Bodhi Tree.
Fang Yang held the Karma Prayer Beads, refined from boundless power of faith, in his palm. Through their Dao patterns, he took in the entire universe. He could not see every last detail, but his view covered everywhere save a handful of hidden places.
Some blessed Grotto-Heavens opened by sages had not yet been drawn in, of course. The karmic network was still infiltrating them.
But that was enough.
"From this day forth, any living being who recites the Future Buddha's name may enter the Future Dharma Network and gain a chance to cultivate!"
Within the Karma Prayer Beads, the Lord of the Future whom Fang Yang had once refined appeared. Long since merged with the artifact, he used the vast network spanning the universe to make a grand vow in the hearts of all living beings.
The Lord of the Future no longer resembled his old self. He had become a golden-bodied Buddha whose combat strength alone could match an unblemished Great Emperor in a battle neither could easily win. With the Karma Prayer Beads, the heart of the Future Dharma Network, in his grasp, his miraculous powers grew greater still.
Amitabha had planted the tree for those who came after him. Using the power of faith from all living beings, he had opened the Bodhi Realm on Mount Sumeru, a supreme realm of the mind that could admit physical matter.
Building on that foundation, Fang Yang went a step further and created the unique Future Dharma Realm. One could enter or leave it freely through the Future Dharma Network, and it bore a striking resemblance to the Void God Realm of countless ages past.
Establishing the Future Dharma Network was vital to Fang Yang's cultivation of Fate Points. Its purpose was