The eyes of rit Buddha lit up, pleading to Maitreya Buddha, "Buddha, can you lend so more money, so I can pay off the loan?"
Maitreya Buddha glanced at rit Buddha, thinking, you’re borrowing my money to pay off my debt, what are you thinking? Smiling, he said, "Buddha, your idea is brilliant, so wise. Therefore, I suggest you go to Mahasthamaprapta, the Pharmacist Buddha for a loan, and then pay back what you owe ."
"No, that’s not possible!"
"Why? Are they unwilling to lend you?"
rit Buddha looked down, embarrassed, "Because I also borrowed a million rits from them."
Instantly, Maitreya Buddha felt a sense of urgency, realizing he also owed Mahasthamaprapta and the Pharmacist; if he doesn’t repay , I’m done for.
In secret, there are three major lending agencies on Spirit Mountain, their owners are Maitreya Buddha, Mahasthamaprapta, and dicine Buddha, who borrow money from the bank and then lend it to the Buddhas on Spirit Mountain. Unlike the bank, their loans require no collateral, with rapid disbursent, but the interest rates are much higher.
Maitreya Buddha imdiately said, "There’s nothing I can do. The Twenty-four Arhats!"
The Golden Arhats behind him shouted in unison, "Present!"
"Take away the dicine owned by rit Buddha! If that’s not enough, use other spiritual items to settle the debt."
"By the Buddha’s decree~" A group of Arhats shouted in unison and rushed inside.
rit Buddha hurriedly shouted, "Buddha, the dicine is accumulated from thousands of years of painstakingly gathered Immortal Elixirs and spiritual materials! They’re worth far more than a million rits, you can’t take them."
Maitreya Buddha smiled and said, "rit Buddha, we clearly agreed before, with ten percent interest, compounding.
You borrowed a million; now you have to repay three million. We are all Buddhist Buddhas, and I’ve already waived the small change for you.
Your dicine is not big and overgrown with weeds, the spiritual plants withered; it barely covers a million rit Coins, you’ll need to use other spiritual items for the rest."
rit Buddha quivered his lips, desperately shouting, "Buddha, you can’t do this!"
Maitreya Buddha chuckled and said, "rit Buddha, you reap what you sow. Debt repaynt is a matter of course."
A mont later, Maitreya Buddha left with two teams of Golden Arhats.
rit Buddha stood before a deep pit, his face full of grief and indignation.
A servant ran in from outside, shouting in panic, "Buddha, Pharmacist Buddha has burst in with Vajra warriors."
rit Buddha slowly turned his head, full of despair and hopelessness.
...
anwhile, Mahasthamaprapta returned to his Bodhisattva temple, sitting on the main lotus platform, filled with anger. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s voice still echoed in his ears, looking down on , why look down on ? Although I am a Bodhisattva, I am still respected by all Buddhas, and they lower their heads to .
A child rushed in from outside, shouting in panic, "Not good, Bodhisattva, it’s not good."
Mahasthamaprapta imdiately composed himself, smiling placidly, "Red Nose Child, what’s causing your panic?"
Red Nose Child gasped and shouted anxiously, "Bodhisattva, it’s not good, Maitreya Buddha, Pharmacist Buddha, are collecting debts with Arhats."
Mahasthamaprapta chuckled, "I rember they have loan villas, let them collect if they want, what does it have to do with ? We don’t owe them money."
"Bodhisattva, we don’t owe, but our clients do!
Many of our loan villa clients overlap with theirs. All the money they borrowed was lent to Ksitigarbha, who has now absconded with the money.
After Maitreya Buddha and Pharmacist Buddha returned from Yin Mountain, they brought the Arhats to collect debts."
Mahasthamaprapta calmly said, "As you said, the clients’ money was taken by Ksitigarbha. What can they collect even if they try? No rush, no rush!"
"But Maitreya Buddha and Pharmacist Buddha are making them use spiritual items to settle debts! dicine fields, elixirs, Magic Treasures; so of them even moved the palaces, if you don’t act, all the good stuff will be taken by them, and we won’t be able to repay the bank!"
Mahasthamaprapta’s eyes widened in shock, imdiately jumped up from the lotus platform, and shouted, "Quick, quick! Gather the Arhat Vajras, co with to collect debts; those who don’t repay will be beaten to death."
Mahasthamaprapta stord out of his hall with a group of Arhat Vajras.
For a mont, Spirit Mountain was in total chaos, the ceaseless chant of Sanskrit vanished, replaced by continuous wailing and cries reverberating across the skies.
Maitreya Buddha, Pharmacist Buddha, and Mahasthamaprapta, leading three teams, swept across Spirit Mountain, leaving devastation in their wake. Many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas fell to the ground in grief, weeping bitterly.
Among the tragic was Dragon Slayer Arhat, whose dicine field was stripped, and palace dismantled; even his golden statue was taken away. Stripped of his Arhat Vestnt robe, Dragon Slayer Arhat was left wearing nothing but ragged shorts, sitting spiritless and disoriented in a corner of the ruins, holding a tattered fan.
A strange sight appeared in the Three Realms: the Earth Immortal Realm’s Buddhism flourished with countless temples and a sea of disciples. On Spirit Mountain, all Buddhas wailed, amidst ruins resembling the end of days for the Buddhas.
...
At the back of Great Leiyin Temple, a waterfall gently flowed, shaded by green trees and scattered with wildflowers, creating a serene setting.
The Buddha was seated cross-legged beside the waterfall, in front of a pond where a two-headed snake stood upright, swaying and dancing elegantly towards Duo Bao Tathagata.
From behind ca a series of hurried footsteps, and Kasyapa entered timidly, approaching the Buddha and quietly called out, "Buddha!"
The Buddha opened his eyes, his expression devoid of joy or sorrow.
The two-headed snake hissed~ flicking its tongue twice before plunging into the cold pond and swiftly swimming away into the distance.
"Kasyapa, what brings you here to find ?"
Kasyapa folded his hands in respect and lowered his head, "Buddha, the Buddhist community is in chaos; so Buddhas are shouting about jumping off Spirit Mountain to end their lives, so Bodhisattvas are threatening to leap off Lingyun Crossing, Dragon Slayer Arhat has gone mad, please intervene to restore order."
The Buddha sighed and remarked, "Greed is boundless! Bearing the na of a Buddha without living the essence of one."
Kasyapa remained silent; such words could only be spoken by the Buddha, not himself.
"Deliver my Dharma Decree, ordering Maitreya Buddha, Pharmacist Buddha, and Mahasthamaprapta to cease their actions!"
"Yes!" Kasyapa respected the Venerable, making a swift exit.
In the tranquil valley, the Buddha sat silent for a mont, then angrily shouted, "Bai Jin!" With a thunderous crash~ the waterfall erupted, rushing upstream like a silver Heavenly Curtain.
Ksitigarbha’s defection to the Heavenly Court must have been influenced by Bai Jin; the entire scam of Ksitigarbha’s fraudulent money dealings surely bears Bai Jin’s cunning involvent. The Buddha was all too familiar with Bai Jin’s spiteful and despicable stratagems.
Currently, chaos consud Buddhism, with only a few subsidiary Spirit Mountains untouched, such as Golden Cicada Spirit Mountain.
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