Invitation from Great Figures

After Su Qing fished for a while without any harvest.

She couldn't help but realize that fishing might not be suitable for her...

She was better suited for just jumping into the river to catch fish!

Fishing was purely tormenting herself... after all, there wasn't a single bite for half the day.

Su Qing was slightly depressed, then gave up on fishing, turned around, and returned to the courtyard to continue her cultivation.

A few more days passed like this.

Soon, it was already the fifteenth day of the seventh month...

Today was the Ghost Festival, also the Ullambana Festival, and the date on the invitation.

Therefore, Su Qing naturally had to go and accept the invitation.

Early morning.

After washing up, Su Qing prepared to set off.

Seeing Su Qing about to leave, several sparrows hurriedly clamored to go along.

"Where is Sister going? We want to go too!"

"That's right, that's right, we want to go too!"

If it were normal times, Su Qing naturally wouldn't mind bringing them along.

But today, Su Qing did not plan to take them.

There wasn't much of a reason... mainly because she didn't know who she was meeting.

Bringing them along might not necessarily be a good thing.

It was better to leave them on Flower-Fruit Mountain.

So Su Qing said, "You all just stay home honestly. I won't be gone for long... I'll be back by tomorrow morning at the latest."

"But..."

"Be good... I won't be gone for long."

Although the little sparrows looked reluctant, they couldn't win against Su Qing, so they had to obediently stay home for the time being.

Having persuaded the sparrows, Su Qing called for Leng Xiang.

Then, she rode the Somersault Cloud and set off toward Xi He Niu Zhou Aparagodaniya.

The Somersault Cloud was extremely fast. Even though Xi He Niu Zhou Aparagodaniya was incredibly far from the Eastern Purvavideha Continent, it didn't take much time to arrive.

Before long, Su Qing had arrived near Spirit Mountain.

Looking at Spirit Mountain, Su Qing shook her head slightly and descended.

Su Qing's destination for this trip was not the Great Thunder Monastery within Spirit Mountain.

But rather the mortal kingdom below Spirit Mountain.

To be precise, it was the Ullambana Gathering there...

Although Su Qing was somewhat interested in the Great Thunder Monastery in Spirit Mountain and wanted to check it out, there were more important things to do now. The matter of going to the Great Thunder Monastery could be set aside for now.

Besides... as a demon herself, rashly running to the Great Thunder Monastery might not be a good thing.

Amidst her thoughts, Su Qing had already landed in the human kingdom.

Su Qing walked onto the street, looking at the people coming and going and the shops everywhere. She could clearly feel the festive atmosphere permeating the place.

Although the Ullambana Festival was also a day for ancestral worship, it wasn't filled with a sad atmosphere; instead, it was relatively relaxed.

Unfortunately, Su Qing didn't have much time to lament foreign customs; she was here to accept an invitation, not purely for fun.

Su Qing glanced at the invitation again to confirm the location...

Then she walked toward the direction of the Ullambana Gathering.

After Su Qing arrived.

A Buddha in Spirit Mountain opened his eyes, then slowly stood up from his Lotus Throne, transformed into an old monk in green robes, and left the Great Thunder Monastery.

Another Buddha nearby watched, merely chuckled, followed suit by transforming into a pot-bellied fat monk, and also left his Lotus Throne for the mortal world.

Only the Buddha in the middle made no move for a time... he only chanted a Buddhist name.

After a long while, that Buddha sighed deeply, shook his head helplessly, and looked toward the East...

Finally, he also stood up from his Lotus Throne, transformed into a mortal, and went to the mortal world.

The other Bodhisattvas watched the three Buddhas leave Spirit Mountain. Although they were confused and didn't know what they were doing, they did not follow.

They simply continued chanting scriptures as before.

In the mortal world.

Since Su Qing hadn't yet met the person who invited her, she just wandered around casually.

After walking a circuit, she realized that this so-called Ullambana Gathering was actually a place for lecturing on scriptures...

There were many monks here lecturing on scriptures to mortals, while other monks were explaining scriptures to each other.

This scene looked quite familiar... there was a subtle feeling of suddenly returning to school.

Unfortunately, Su Qing didn't have much understanding of Buddhist scriptures, so she naturally couldn't integrate into the ranks of those lecturing.

Of course, she didn't plan to integrate anyway.

After wandering around, Su Qing also felt that this Ullambana Gathering was quite boring.

So she didn't plan to wander anymore, but instead found a quiet place with few people to sit and wait for the person who invited her to appear.

"Master... who exactly are we meeting?" Leng Xiang asked.

"I don't know... but they should be coming soon! If the other party is truly as the Old Mother said... they probably already know we're here."

Su Qing wasn't very anxious about this matter...

Her mindset had long since become very stable.

She had waited through this whole year, so what was a little more time?

After another while, Su Qing suddenly saw several monks walking toward her.

Looking at the three, Su Qing's brow furrowed. She immediately understood that these three were the ones who had used the invitation to invite her here.

Su Qing's certainty wasn't entirely because of some so-called intuition.

The main reason was that Su Qing completely could not see through the strength of the three before her.

They didn't look like ordinary monks at all.

Seeing this, Su Qing also immediately stood up.

"Greetings, three seniors."

Regardless of the situation, since the other party were seniors, the minimum courtesy could not be lacking.

The three were also slightly surprised at this moment, not having expected Su Qing to discover so quickly that they were not mortals.

But despite the surprise, they weren't shocked...

Perhaps it was only normal that she could discover it so quickly.

After all, this was the girl whom even Patriarch Bodhi praised endlessly...

"Amitabha, we have kept our young friend waiting," the old monk chanted a Buddhist name and then said.

Hearing this, Su Qing shook her head slightly and said, "It's no matter, no matter. I haven't waited long."

The fat monk laughed heartily upon hearing this and said:

"Regardless, if we are late, we are late. You don't need to be modest. However, young friend, this is not the place to talk. Let's change locations to chat."

Su Qing nodded. She didn't mind where they chatted.

She only wanted to know who they were and what they wanted with her.

"The seniors may decide," Su Qing said calmly.

The fat monk exchanged glances with the other two, then pinched a hand seal and chanted an incantation. Instantly, the surrounding scenery changed.

In just a moment, Su Qing was already deep within another space.

Here, golden light blazed and Buddhist radiance shone brilliantly. In the center was a lotus pond where lotus flowers were in full bloom and lotus leaves covered the surface, looking exceptionally beautiful.

At this time, the young monk spoke:

"Benefactor, please stay calm. This location is still the original location; it's just that Maitreya has used Buddhist light to temporarily open a small space."

"However, the matters to be discussed next are not for others to know. Please hand over the sword and sword spirit to Maitreya so he can send them out of this space."

"I see... Huh? Wait? Maitreya?!"

Su Qing was slightly dazed upon hearing this, her mind unable to process it for a moment.