Meanwhile, in the Sumeru Pure Land of the Western Land.
A streak of light shot into the sky.
I, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva!
No!
Before long, I should be called Buddha Ksitigarbha!
After the two patriarchs, Jieyin and Zhunti, returned from the east, they bestowed upon me a tremendous opportunity, granting our Buddhist Sect the chance to earn boundless merit.
Within the Netherworld Sea of Blood, I would convert those endless wronged souls, dispelling the malice in their hearts and cleansing its consequences so they could be reborn.
That way, all these Vengeful Ghosts would become believers of our Western Land. Once they were reincarnated, once they were reincarnated, they would spread the profound truths of our Great Dao throughout the Primordial Continent!
Then our Western Land would surely soar into the heavens, pummeling the Three Sects of Humans, Elucidation, and Interception.
We would trample the Heavenly Court and the Netherworld Office beneath our feet, becoming the foremost tradition in the Three Realms!
Although most of the merit would go to me-to the two patriarchs of our Western Land-I, Ksitigarbha, as the instigator!
Ahem!
As the one who brought this about, I would also receive merit and its spiritual fruits.
As he imagined everything the future held, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sat cross-legged atop Truth Listener, myriad auspicious colors beneath his feet, and sped toward the Netherworld Sea of Blood.
Although the Sumeru Pure Land of the Western Land lay extremely far from the Netherworld Sea of Blood, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's cheerful mood, combined with Truth Listener's frantic exertions, made their journey remarkably swift.
In the blink of an eye, a sea wreathed in endless blood-red baleful energy appeared before Ksitigarbha.
Blood-red waves surged to the heavens. Deep within those endless crimson tides, countless Vengeful Ghosts could faintly be seen wailing. Almost tangible karmic retribution