Ao Tu expounded his own Dao.
His incarnation preached in Thorn Ridge.
His true body comprehended the Great Dao in Yaochi.
This was the Source Dharma through which Ao Tu fused the Path he had cultivated with Buddhist Dharma.
It was the Dao of a Buddha, the Dao of perfection.
Mahamayuri Bodhisattva sat cross-legged and listened.
Manjushri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva were won over by it.
The aura around Ao Tu grew ever stronger. He merged with heaven and earth, became their equal, and reached into the Great Dao.
Pure Buddhist intent manifested in Ao Tu's eyes.
But just then, Ao Tu paused briefly.
He had never touched upon the Path beyond this point, and he felt somewhat lost as to what exactly he should do.
The Buddhist intent in his eyes began to recede little by little.
Seeing this, Mahamayuri Bodhisattva smiled and said:
"Evil creature, your Buddhist Dao knows only the karma of this life. What of your past lives?"
At these words, understanding dawned in Ao Tu's heart. The Buddhist intent in his eyes intensified, and he opened his mouth to preach again. A halo of holy light behind him illuminated the present and shone upon the past.
The transformation over Ao Tu's body dispersed of its own accord, restoring his original appearance.
All the bodhisattvas, arhats, Sangharamas, Kirtimukhas, lesser demons, Tang Sanzang, Bajie, and Sha Wujing-in short, everyone except Wukong-saw Ao Tu's true form.
Yet no one was shocked by this sight.
Everyone was won over by Ao Tu's Buddhist Dao and listened to his supreme Dharma.
A Buddha was about to attain the Attainment of the Dao.
Ao Tu said, "In the past, I shall achieve perfect enlightenment. Wherever I am born, no living being shall be deluded; wherever I am born, nothing shall confound