Soon, many of the hesitating trialists sent their âdrownedâ friends and family into the healing circle. Alex
stole a couple of glances at them and said nothing. As long as they paid a lot for the treatment, they
could send them in anytime they wished.
The Mystic Maiden received the treatment fee invigoratingly and beamed with joy. âSir, please enter,â
she almost screamed.
Someone took advantage of the confusion during the period and left after dropping the âdrownedâ
trialists. Mystic Maiden pulled him back, as a result, pinning him to the ground, and searched his body,
snatching all the storage rings on him.
The man shouted, âRobbery! Youâre unreasonable! Even if it is for the treatment, you donât need that
much, do you?â
Mystic Maiden indifferently said, âYour actions were just like a robbery. If you want to rob us of our
treatment, then youâll need to have the consciousness of being robbed clean⦠You can ask the others.
Am I out of line?â
Someone immediately echoed, âYou arenât. You arenât out of line at all.â
Those people had paid for the treatment, and their kin was still undergoing treatment, so they naturally
had to defend the healer.
Within a few minutes, one awakened one after another, most of them suffering second -stage
drowning. However, some were at stage one, so one could just say that some powerhouses among
them still managed to resist the Grand Bodhisattvaâs mental domain, and they could be saved.
As a result, many were willing to pay the âfeeâ. Some might never be resurrected, but what if they could
be saved?
How would they know if Alex hadnât informed them?
Shelly and the Grand Bodhisattva saw everything that happened over there.
The dejected Grand Bodhisattva pointed at Alex and said, âRachel, did you see it? That behavior of his
is a scam and deception. He cheated the hard-earned resources of people just like that. How could
someone like that surpass me in the Buddhaâs Heart? I really canât seem to understand.â
Shelly smiled. âWhat do you not understand? Do you think your Buddhaâs Heart is more powerful than
his? But, putting aside his image of reaping its profits, look⦠Hasnât he saved many people? If those
people hadnât undergone the treatment, wouldnât they be basically dead? And, youâd have been the
cause of their deaths.â
âWith such a comparison, you should know who is superior and inferior at a glance.â
âThe path of Buddhism isnât about the process, but itâs about karma.â
âGrand Bodhisattva, youâve strayed onto the wrong path. The so-called path that you insist on will only
embarrass Buddhism.â
The Grand Bodhisattva grimaced. He shook his body. âWas I really wrong?â
Shelly said, âYouâre wrong. Youâre walking the demonic path.â
The Grand Bodhisattva looked at Alex again and asked, âSo, will he lead the Buddhist path back to its
pinnacle? He has a wife and children and is unfaithful to women. He doesnât possess any Buddhist
traits at all. Under his leadership, wouldnât the Western Paradise become a lustful paradise?â
âWhat is a Buddha?â
Shellyâs red clothes fluttered as she pressed her finger on Grandâs brow.
âIf you feel like a Buddha, you will become one!â
âYou donât become a Buddha from a vegan diet and chanting Buddhist verses! Likewise, lighting up an
oil lamp before the Buddhaâs statue also wonât turn you into a Buddha!â
âBuddhism is a path. It is instant enlightenment. It is boundless. It is wisdom. It is a way of the heart. It
is life.â
Boom!
The Grand Bodhisattvaâs brow glowed with dazzling light. He pondered for a long while before finally
clasping his hands and shouting the Buddhaâs name.
He sat cross-legged on Persephoneâs Folly Bridge with a pink lotus appearing above his head. Then, in
a brief moment, flames descended and landed on Grandâs crown.
Fire enveloped him.
The Grand Bodhisattva abandoned his body and became a Buddha. The god of the Underworldâs flesh
turned into ashes. Eventually, that Buddhist lotus floated above Alexâs head.
And so, there was no more Underworld nor was there a Grand Bodhisattva.
Only a Buddhist lotus remained.