Ksitigarbha looked at Huang i Child, raised an eyebrow and said, "Did I borrow money from you?"
Huang i Child’s heart wavered, recalling Maitreya Buddha’s words, then lifted his head and boldly said, "How not? That day you ca to , saying that there was insufficient money to build the Eastern Earth Ling Mountain and borrowed a million rit Coins from . Now you don’t acknowledge it?"
In the sky, all the Buddha Bodhisattvas also looked at Huang i Child, so with envy. A million rit Coins? So wealthy!
While so Buddhas questioned, that’s not right! We had an agreent before, never to recruit Buddhist great powers. Who brought him in?
Huang i Child glared, shouting loudly, "What are you looking at? It’s just a million rit Coins." I may fear Ksitigarbha, but not you guys; we have soone above us.
Ksitigarbha smiled and said, "So you also lent a million rit Coins! I can’t even rember all the Buddha Bodhisattvas I’ve borrowed from."
Huang i Child was imdiately overjoyed, not rembering is great! Fantastic! Alas, I should have said more.
Pharmacist Buddha Child hastily said, "Ksitigarbha, I also lent you fifteen hundred rit Coins."
Huang i Child angrily shouted, "You little bum, get lost."
"You’re the bum."
"You bum, you bum..."
Many Buddha Bodhisattvas also beca lively with thoughts, Ksitigarbha is surely dood, having deceived most of Buddhism’s wealth, one can imagine how rich he is now. When it’s ti to pay, the more I ask for, the more he’ll pay , right? As for those Buddha Bodhisattvas who won’t get compensated, to hell with them!
"Ksitigarbha, hurry up and pay back my million rit Coins."
"My three million rit Coins!"
"My five hundred thousand rit Coins!"
"My ten million rit Coins."
"My one hundred million rit Coins."
...
Many Buddha Bodhisattvas shouted, their heated gazes focused on Ksitigarbha, almost ready to seize by force.
Ksitigarbha looked at the ugly faces of those Buddha Bodhisattvas, smiling, his resolve to leave beca even firr, and the last shred of guilt disappeared. Today’s Buddhism has long ceased to be the Western Sect of old.
Buzz~
In the void, a golden cloud unfolded, and Anan Venerable stood upon it.
The raucous voices between Heaven and Earth suddenly fell silent, and many Buddha Bodhisattvas turned to Anan Venerable.
Ksitigarbha asked, "Anan Venerable, have I also borrowed money from you?"
Anan Venerable shook his head slightly and said, "No, this poor monk is as clean as a whistle, impoverished as can be. Even if I had the heart to lend money to a Bodhisattva, I lack the ability.
Ksitigarbha, please accept the Buddha’s decree!"
Ksitigarbha remained motionless, saying, "Just read it aloud!"
Anan Venerable took no offense, thinking it was just a re prisoner at the mont, allowing him to maintain his Bodhisattva deanor one last ti, and read loudly: "Buddha says: Ksitigarbha’s conduct is inappropriate, speaking false words, giving rise to greed and anger, bringing calamity to Buddhism.
Now he is stripped of his Bodhisattva Fruit Position, his funds are to be returned, he will be suppressed under Yin Mountain, and cannot erge without Buddha’s decree."
The surroundings fell silent, as all Bodhisattvas and Buddhas instinctively looked below Ksitigarbha, was the punishnt this severe? Even his Bodhisattva Fruit Position was abolished?
Ksitigarbha sat peacefully atop the mountain for a mont, then burst into laughter, saying, "I am an Innate Divine Being, graced by the Sect Hierarch to practice Buddhist Law. In ancient tis, to extend the Western Sect’s Qi Fortune, I resided in the Netherworld.
I initially thought I would leave after ten thousand years, but who could have known this residence would last hundreds of millions of years, spanning three Calamities, yet here I remain in the Netherworld’s Yin Mountain, accompanied by Yin Souls and solitude. Being a Bodhisattva unable to traverse the Buddha land, such a Bodhisattva is not worth being!"
Anan Venerable’s heart jumped, quickly smiling and said, "Bodhisattva, do not harbor resentnt, only because what you did this ti was so excessive, the Buddha had no choice but to impose punishnt, after so ti, the Bodhisattva can naturally return to the Fruit Position."
"Heh heh~ I no longer care for it."
Ksitigarbha sighed and said, "Do you really think I covet this wealth? I am an Ancient Bodhisattva, what use is money to ?
On the Westward Journey, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Maitreya Buddha, Manjusri Bodhisattva, Universal Virtue Bodhisattva, and all the Buddha Bodhisattvas were involved, sharing the rit Qi Fortune, while I have dedicated countless years to Buddhism in the Netherworld.
Yet in the Westward Journey, no rit was allotted to , if you do not share the rit with , I shall take it for myself."
In the void, many Buddha Bodhisattvas looked at each other, feeling that perhaps what Ksitigarbha said had so truth, and that the Buddha might indeed have been a bit excessive. Though many Buddhas who did not intervene in the Westward Journey received no rit, Ksitigarbha is different from them.
Ksitigarbha has existed since the ti of the Western Sect, and has maintained the Netherworld for Buddhism, enduring countless years of bitter winds and fierce ghosts, achieving great rit for Buddhism. In the Westward Journey, even later figures like Guanyin Bodhisattva and Lingji Bodhisattva could share the rit Qi Fortune, yet not a shred was given to Ksitigarbha, which was indeed excessive.
In the Three Realms, nurous great powers were also casting sidelong glances, realizing that Buddhism was not entirely clean!
Buzz~ In the void appeared a Golden Lotus, and within the Golden Lotus appeared Guanyin Bodhisattva, radiating golden light, pure and holy, seemingly embodying the ultimate goodness and beauty of Heaven and Earth.
Guanyin Bodhisattva’s grand voice echoed between Heaven and Earth: "All conditioned phenona are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, like dew and lightning, thus should one observe."
Ksitigarbha, you have fallen into obsession."
Anan Venerable quickly nodded and said, "That’s right, Ksitigarbha, please introspect within yourself, and do not fall into the Demon Path, first return the money!"
"Ksitigarbha, please repay the money!"
"Repay the money, my five million!"
"My thirty million rit Coins."
"My one hundred and eighty million rit Coins."
...
All Buddhas shouted and urged in succession.
On the border of Yin Mountain, the Bull Demon King shook his head and said, "Our neighbor here is finished!"
Red Boy was excited, clenching his fists, once Ksitigarbha is suppressed, I will seize Yin Mountain, establish a Yin Mountain branch of Fire Cloud Cave, then bring Little Yi over, and carve a grand territory in the Netherworld.
Suddenly, auspicious vapor swirled above Yin Mountain, with dazzling auroras gliding across the sky, splendid beyond asure.
All the Buddhas shut their mouths, instinctively looking upwards.
In the aurora appeared a majestic portal, verdant and glassy; bright and sparkling, adorned with precious gems, exuding noble majesty.
Gold Star Taibai erged from the portal, holding a bright yellow Holy Decree high, with two teams of Star Lord and Divine Generals trailing behind, Yellow Turban Warriors hoisted a long banner.
Gold Star Taibai stood upon the aurora, shouting loudly, "The Holy Decree has arrived, Ksitigarbha, receive the decree."
All Buddhas’ faces changed, although Buddhism is currently flourishing, its rise is brief, the Heavenly Court remains a colossal entity, and the Heavenly Court represents the legitimate rule of the Three Realms.
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