Chapter 107 - 93 Not Ashamed to Ask for Advice from a Saint
Inn’s second floor.
Jade Sword Buddha gently knocked thrice on the door, only entering when she heard a "come in" from inside. She saw a figure wearing a plain white gauze covering their face, engrossed in her book, completely absorbed in whatever scripture it might have been.
She pressed her palms together and bent slightly, saying, "This humble nun has seen the Heavenly Girl."
"We are of the same generation; you needn’t be so formal," dared Yu Hua as she closed her book and looked up at Jade Sword Buddha with a smile. "You now have a different kind of style about you. I wonder if those old bald donkeys would spit blood and die upon seeing you."
The summit was small, and those who stood upon it inevitably knew each other. As a Taoist Heavenly Girl, Yu Hua naturally recognized the candidate for the new generation’s Buddha Ancestor before her.
Yet this candidate for Buddha Ancestor was rather unusual; she did not follow Mahayana, nor did she take the Lesser Path. She was neither a Voice-hearer nor a Pratyeka-buddha.
She spoke not of karma, had no regard for future lives or aspirations for the future, focusing only on the present.
In the past, present, future, the three Buddhas, it was only the Present Buddha’s position that was vacant. Outsiders thought she was short-sighted, but little did they know that Jade Sword Buddha’s sights were set further than anyone’s—she aimed directly for the supreme position of the three Buddhas.
With a voice ethereal and full of reverence, Jade Sword Buddha exclaimed, "Amitabha Buddha, a year has passed, and I did not expect the Heavenly Girl to have made further progression, harnessing the power of an Immortal for your own."
Yu Hua smiled but did not say much, for how could she bring up Gu Wen and allow others to covet him?