Many children, many blessings; my family helped me win over the ultimate fairy.

Jiang Yuan looked at Miao Yin before him and couldn't help but admire her.

In terms of looks alone, she might be on par with Qin Mengyao and Bai Qingxue.

But the ethereal and otherworldly aura she exudes is unique.

The Buddha-heart Crystal Body is hailed as the premier body below the Holy Body.

It is impervious to all laws and wards off all evil.

Miaoyin clasped her hands together, bowed slightly, and moved as gently as a feather falling to the ground.

Her voice was clear and melodious, as if it could cleanse one's soul.

"This humble nun, Miaoyin, greets Your Highness, the Imperial Prince. We have come here to discuss the Dao."

"Oh? A discussion of Taoism?"

When Jiang Yuan became interested, he casually leaned against a jade pillar.

"This imperial prince is all ears. May I ask what doctrine the Buddhist nun wishes to discuss?"

Miaoyin raised her head, her clear, glass-like eyes reflecting the fact that it seemed to be the first time Jiang Yuan was looking at her directly.

"This humble nun wishes to discuss with the Emperor what suffering is and what the Way is."

Her voice was soft, yet it echoed like a morning bell in the empty courtyard.

"All things in the world are drowning in the sea of ​​suffering. Birth, old age, sickness, death, separation from loved ones, encountering those one hates, not getting what one wants, and the burning of the five aggregates—these are the eight sufferings. Sentient beings are trapped in the cycle of rebirth without any hope of escape."

Miaoyin's gaze fell on a rare flower blooming in the courtyard.

"Flowers may be beautiful, but they will eventually wither; life may be brilliant, but it will eventually come to an end."

"Your Highness's way lies in creation and propagation. However, with each additional life, there is an additional suffering. The more lives you create, the more boundless the sea of ​​suffering in this world becomes."

"This humble nun is foolish and ignorant. May I ask Your Highness, does this path contradict the wish to save all living beings?"

These words were sincere, yet subtly sharp.

She did not directly deny Jiang Yuan's Dao.

Instead, it starts from the foundation of Buddhism.

Jiang Yuan's creation is defined as the source of suffering.

This is a form of dimensional reduction attack.

Any tangible existence cannot escape their definition of suffering.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan not only did not get angry, but instead laughed.

"What the Buddhist woman said makes sense, but it is also narrow-minded."

"Please give your instructions, Your Highness."

"You're saying that the more children you have, the more suffering you'll experience, is that true?"

Miaoyin nodded.

"Conversely, the fewer children you have, the less suffering you'll experience?"

Miaoyin was about to speak,

Jiang Yuan waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Please let me finish speaking."

"Since the more children you have, the more suffering you experience, and the fewer children you have, the less suffering you experience, therefore, the more children you have, the less suffering you experience."

Miaoyin: "???"

This... seems to make sense?

No, no!

"Your Highness, that's a fallacy."

"Hahaha."

Jiang Yuan smiled, straightened up, and slowly walked to Miao Yin.

An invisible, domineering aura, mixed with primordial purple energy and the bloodline of the Myriad Paths Desire Emperor, began to spread.

"What I, the Imperial Prince, say is the truth; how can it be considered fallacy?"

"If anyone has any objections, then let the seven emperors behind me speak to them."

Miaoyin fell silent.

That's too domineering.

At this moment, she felt that her path and the other person's path did not seem to be in harmony.

Therefore, even if a forced merger is established, it will not bring any benefits.

"In that case, it was Little Ni who was presumptuous..."

However, she wanted to leave.

But Jiang Yuan had no intention of letting her go.

That's how Buddhism is.

If we can agree on the terms, we'll help you with the conversion.

If I can't win an argument, I'll resort to force.

If you realize you can't win by force, then shut up.

You've taken it all, no matter which way you look at it.

"Buddha, you only see the withering of the flower when it falls, but you do not see its splendor when it blooms. You only see the desolation at the end of life, but you do not see the brilliance when it exists."

Jiang Yuan reached out and gently touched the petals of the strange flower with his fingertips.

"You say life is suffering, then I ask you, if there is no life, where does splendor come from? Where does brilliance come from? Is nothingness, which you have never even possessed, the ultimate bliss you seek?"

Miao Yin could tell that Jiang Yuan was serious this time...

Even his own crystal-clear Buddha-heart trembled slightly.

She felt that her Buddhist practice was...

That serene world constructed by Zen chanting and the light of Buddha,

It was as if a fierce and untamed vitality had quietly invaded.

Jiang Yuan's voice grew louder, "All things are empty, but if the world is inherently nothingness, then what is the meaning of emptiness?"

It seems to contain the profound truths of the beginning of time.

"Your path teaches existing beings how to be liberated from the sea of ​​suffering. My path, however, grants those who have not yet existed a chance to enter the sea of ​​suffering and experience it once!"

"Tell me, which is more complete: a being who has no right to even cry or laugh, or a being who has experienced love, hate, joy, sorrow, and separation, and ultimately chooses liberation?"

boom!

The pure world of melodious sounds

It was as if a thunderclap had exploded.

Jiang Yuan's words bypassed the definition of bitterness.

If all living beings cease to exist, then who will be saved?

"Buddha, your path is built upon my path."

Seeing the wavering in her eyes, Jiang Yuan's lips curled into a smile, and he continued to push the stakes.

"Without creation and reproduction, there would be no sentient beings, no sea of ​​suffering in Buddhism, and no universal salvation as you claim."

"Your Buddha is a spectator, an end point. My Tao, however, is the source, the beginning!"

"You're the one wallpapering and repairing a painting that's already finished. I, on the other hand, am the one who wields the brush and paints!"

With each sentence Jiang Yuan spoke,

The primordial purple aura surrounding him intensified.

Miaoyin's forehead was covered in a fine layer of fragrant sweat. She felt that her Buddha-heart-glass body was beginning to crack in the face of that supreme creative aura.

She saw herself in her golden, serene Buddhist kingdom.

One by one, purple lotus flowers sprouted from the soil, growing wildly.

It radiates an eerie and dazzling brilliance.

That radiance was full of vitality, full of desire, and full of everything she had always wanted to get rid of.

But... it is so beautiful.

So...it's so enviable.

"No...that's not right..."

Miaoyin's voice trembled slightly as she tried to steady her Dao heart.

"Desire is sin, reincarnation is suffering..."

"Yeah?"

"Then tell me, is your desire to overcome me right now a sin? Is your attachment to upholding the Dharma and hoping to see through my path suffering?"

"You..." Miaoyin's body stiffened, as if struck by lightning.

She found that the more she tried to refute Jiang Yuan, the more she fell into the logical trap he had set.

Even the debate itself has become a desire and an obsession.

"Help others, but not yourself."

Jiang Yuan's voice was like a final verdict.

"If you can't even see through your own desires and obsessions, how can you talk about saving all sentient beings?"

Miaoyin felt as if something within her Buddhist heart had shattered.

"The discussion is over."

Jiang Yuan took a step back and looked down at Miao Yin, who was slumped on the ground with a blank look in her eyes.

You lost.

"However, I, the Crown Prince, can give you a chance."

Jiang Yuan's smile, in Miao Yin's eyes at this moment, was more terrifying than the legendary Heavenly Demon.

"Come with me, I'll show you what the real world is like."

After saying that, he ignored the distraught Miaoyin and turned to walk deeper into the Emperor's palace.

Miaoyin sat there blankly.

Looking at the withered Buddha's Blood Golden Lotus in the serene world,

Looking again at Jiang Yuan's departing figure,

For the first time, struggle and confusion appeared in her glassy eyes.

Should she continue to guard this broken Buddhist kingdom and wallow in self-doubt?

Or... should I follow in that man's footsteps?

Go see the world he wants to show you?

I do not know how long it has been,

She slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and silently followed.