The room instantly fell silent.
The Four Great Bodhisattvas all began pondering quietly, searching for a possible way out of their predicament.
But about two hours later, they all let out quiet sighs despite themselves and shook their heads helplessly, bitterness tugging at their lips.
That was only natural.
After all, what Tang Sanzang had said earlier were the words of a genuine inheritor of the Buddhist School-the Dragon-Subduing Arhat, who would later become Jigong.
Only after countless years of contemplating the Buddha had he distilled those words into his own theory of Buddhist doctrine.
Even in the normal course of Buddhist history, Buddha Tathagata, who was stronger than Maitreya, could not refute that theory and could only reluctantly acknowledge it in the end.
Under those circumstances, how could these fellows possibly succeed?
Sigh!
Seeing this, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva could not help sighing.
He already knew full well that he would probably struggle to resolve this himself. Finally, he sighed and said helplessly, "Wait here for a while. I'll go back and ask the Buddha whether he has any good ideas."
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva wasted no words. Once he finished speaking, he turned into a streak of rainbow light and vanished on the spot.
Only after seeing Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva leave did Ksitigarbha King Bodhisattva, Ananda, and Kasyapa let out helpless sighs.
Western Paradise, the Great Thunderclap Temple.
After returning, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva went straight to Buddha Maitreya and laid out the problem they had encountered before speaking helplessly.
"May I ask, Buddha, whether you have a different understanding of this matter?"
"This humble monk believes we cannot let Tang Sanzang and his companions pass so easily. Otherwise, who knows how arrogant they will become in the future?"
"So I hope you can think of a solution soon, Buddha. We must teach fellows