Repentance of the Ephemeral Flower

In this vast mortal world, all beings are brought together by fate.

On Tianyun Mountain, a demon cultivator who practiced both Buddhist and Ink arts asked, "If that glimmer of light were to disappear forever, what would happen to Xiao Kong?"

The wise man, watching the world with cold eyes, gazed at the clouds. "Shi Zhangyi would die completely, and Lushi Molu would live on forever."

The king who had lost his way, walking alongside darkness, looked at the wise man and smiled faintly. "And what about you? What would Gu Wenhuang, who uses all living beings as pieces on a chessboard, do?"

The wise man smiled. "King Yan, a monster who has died twice and is best at reading people's hearts. What do you think I would do?"

"I heard she has already died three times. Counting this time, that makes four. If someone who has died twice is a monster, what is someone who has died four times?"

"A person, reborn from the flames."

"Ha! Is that confidence she gave you, or an illusion born of your feelings?"

"It's because I know her. She's a fool who can't bear to see others grieve for her."

On the shore of the Sunken Sea, a pilgrim who had made protecting all living beings his duty struggled to turn back the lost one who had chosen the demonic path. "Xiao Kong, come back!"

"Back where?"

"Home. We are family, bound by blood and by life. Reuniting as a family was her wish, too."

"You call it a family reunion, but with one person missing, it isn't a reunion."

"You can't catch passing clouds, hold on to traceless shadows, or bring back the dead."

"Have you ever heard the legend of the Udumbara flower?"

"The auspicious flower that appears once every three thousand years. It can only be summoned by supreme virtue when the Buddha descends into the world or a holy king is born. Xiao Kong, mortals live no more than a hundred years."

"If the Buddha will not appear in this age of decline, then I will become the holy king and force the legend to come true."

Theme: Keep the pure land in your heart and protect the clarity of the world around you.