The Buddha Does Not Deliver All Living Beings
"You're talking nonsense! This humble monk is not some clown at all. This Mahāvairocana Tathagata! How dare you insult this humble monk like this!" Upon hearing Zhunti's words, the Mahāvairocana Tathagata trembled with anger and roared.
"Is that so? Then do you dare to have another match with this humble monk?" Zhunti challenged upon hearing this.
"Let's have a contest then! I'm not afraid of you!" The Mahāvairocana Tathagata engaged in battle with Zhunti, the two evenly matched.
Zhunti looked at the Mahāvairocana Tathagata and sneered inwardly, "Hmph, this humble monk doesn't believe you're a piece of trash. This humble monk will see what qualifications you have to call this humble monk a piece of trash."
"You..." The Mahāvairocana Tathagata was speechless, choked by Zhunti's words.
Zhunti snorted coldly, "Hmph, Mahāvairocana Tathagata, haven't you always wanted revenge against this humble monk? Now your chance has come. This humble monk stands right here; if you have the guts, come and fight me!"
Upon Mahāvairocana Tathagata Buddha flew into a rage, his eyes turning bloodshot as he stared Zhunti, as if he Zhunti to tear Zhunti apart.
Zhunti the angry expression on Mahāvairocana Tathagata, Zhunti couldn't help but sneer and said, "What? You don't dare?"
Mahāvairocana Tathagata took a deep breath, trying to calm his anger, and sneered, "Fine! You want a contest? Let's have one! Who's afraid of who? I want to see what you're capable of!" With that, Mahāvairocana Tathagata flicked his sleeves and flew towards Zhunti.
The Mahāvairocana Tathagata moved with incredible speed, arriving before Zhunti in the blink of an eye. His staff whistled through the air as it slammed down on Zhunti.
Seeing this, Zhunti was not afraid at all and quickly raised his pagoda to block the staff of Mahāvairocana Tathagata Buddha.
Boom!
With a loud crash, Zhunti and Mahāvairocana Tathagata Buddha were instantly separated, both of them being knocked back dozens of feet by the other's staff.
"Good, good, Zhunti, you're very good. I never expected you could fight this poor monk to such an extent!"
The Mahāvairocana Tathagata exclaimed "Good!" twice, his face showing an expression of disbelief.
Upon Zhunti this, Zhunti snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, we are all of the same generation, and our strengths are roughly equal. Who will win and who will lose is still unknown. This humble monk dares not say that I will definitely win, but I will definitely not lose!"
Zhunti is incredibly shameless; he even claimed to be on par with Zhunti.
"Is that so? But this humble monk does not believe you can win. Let's fight again!" Upon Mahāvairocana Tathagata shouted coldly and charged forward again, his staff attacking Zhunti relentlessly.
Upon Zhunti this, Zhunti burst into laughter, saying, "Mahāvairocana Tathagata, you are truly shameless! You are no match for me, yet you still dare to utter such boastful words. It is utterly incomprehensible!" Zhunti spoke, the pagoda in his hand repeatedly collided with Zhunti's staff, producing a series of deafening thuds.
Seeing that Mahāvairocana Tathagata was actually fighting Zhunti -on, everyone around them showed surprise.
"Mahāvairocana Tathagata, have you gone mad? You are the Zhunti Holy Buddha of our Buddha Realm, how could you do such a despicable thing? This is truly disappointing!"
"That's Zhunti, you traitor! Have you lost your conscience? How could you do such a thing?"
"Mahāvairocana Tathagata, you should go back to your Western Land of Ultimate Bliss life. Don't come out here to wreak havoc on the human world!"
"That's right, Mahāvairocana Tathagata, you should go back now and stop causing trouble in my Buddhist Order!"
Upon Zhunti this, Zhunti snorted coldly and said in a chilling voice, "Hmph, Mahāvairocana Tathagata, who do you think I am? Do you think you have the right to judge me?"
"Hmph! Don't think you're so great just because you have some skills. In the eyes of Buddhist Order, you are nothing but a lowly demon. In Buddhist Order, only a Buddha deserves to be called a Buddha!"
"Fine, you want to prove you're a Buddha? Then show me your strength and prove you're a Buddha. If you can defeat me, I'll be Qi Ingestion!" the Mahāvairocana Tathagata sneered.
Upon Zhunti this, Zhunti was taken aback. "Are you sure you don't need my help? You should think this through. If you lose, you'll never have a chance to recover. Moreover, your master, the Zhunti Holy Buddha, will punish you. Are you sure you want to go against your master for the sake of a demon?"
Upon Mahāvairocana Tathagata hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, "I'm certain that if you can defeat me, I'll do whatever you want me to do. However, I hope you won't harm my friends. Otherwise, even if I die, I will never let you go!"
Upon hearing the words of the Mahāvairocana Tathagata, everyone was slightly taken aback, and their expressions immediately darkened.
Many of these people were friends of Mahāvairocana Tathagata. Upon hearing Mahāvairocana Tathagata's words, they were immediately indignant and couldn't help but angrily Mahāvairocana Tathagata.
"Mahāvairocana Tathagata, how have you become so cowardly? How can you lack even the responsibility of a man? Are you even a man?"
"Mahāvairocana Tathagata, do not forget that you are a monk. Monks should be compassionate and forgiving. How could you do such a thing?"
"Hmph, Mahāvairocana Tathagata, do you even deserve to be called a monk? You have utterly disgraced Buddhist Order!"
Hearing the crowd's rebukes, the Mahāvairocana Tathagata felt deeply ashamed. He hadn't expected that, for the sake of Mahāvairocana Tathagata name, he would betray his master and disregard the advice of his fellow disciples, rushing here to attend the Heavenly Emperor's birthday banquet, hoping to gain the Heavenly Court's support and unify the Three Thousand Worlds. But he hadn't anticipated such treatment upon his arrival. The Mahāvairocana Tathagata felt extremely embarrassed and even wronged. A surge of anger welled up in his mind, and he roared, "Shut up! All of you, stop talking!"
Seeing the Mahāvairocana Tathagata's furious appearance, everyone was slightly taken aback. They hadn't expected the Mahāvairocana Tathagata to be so enraged, and they were all puzzled.
The Mahāvairocana Tathagata glared at the crowd and coldly snorted, "Do you know the price I paid for today? Do you know what kind of price I paid? I almost lost my life for today! What was all this for? To bring my master back to Buddhism!"
The more Mahāvairocana Tathagata, the more agitated he became, displaying an air of righteous indignation that made people believe Mahāvairocana Tathagata words.
"What? So the Mahāvairocana Tathagata attended the Heavenly Emperor's birthday banquet only to rejoin Buddhism? That's absurd! Is this Mahāvairocana Tathagata even real?"
"It's simply unbelievable that the Mahāvairocana Tathagata came to the human world only to return to Buddhism!"