Hundred Forms of Guanyin?!
Hundreds of arms rotated slowly, some clenched into fists, some with palms upright, some pinching fingers, some chopping downwards, some sweeping across... a hundred arms, a hundred hands, each in different postures, resting behind the colossal statue of Guanyin, smiling faintly downwards....
Roy's expression tensed, instantly feeling an immense sense of oppression as Netero gazed at him intently, his breathing quickening.....
"Biscuit told me you, youngster, have quite a bit of wisdom from past lives, and the last time at the Heavens Arena, a casual remark 'thus I have heard, rejoice and praise' made her ponder for a long time. Now it seems she was not mistaken...." Netero, with an august demeanor, bowed alongside Guanyin as if the heavens were collapsing, overshadowing the boundless light of the soul, piercing through at Roy, pointing at Guanyin behind him, asked: "Do you know Her?"
In the space of the soul, there is no room for lies,
Even if Roy intended to lie, the soul projection in this world would instantly expose him....
The young man shielded his eyes with his right hand, gazing up and sighing as he looked at Guanyin, saying: "She is indeed very tall, the treasure appearance is quite similar, but in some places it differs from what I imagined."
"Where?"
"There."
Roy also pointed towards Guanyin,
However,
The direction of his finger was slightly higher than Netero's, straight past Guanyin's shoulder, stopping at the hundred arms slowly rotating behind Her!
The young man truthfully said to Netero: "The one I know isn't a hundred-handed... but,"
"Thousand-Handed!"
The greatly compassionate Thousand-Handed Guanyin, revered as one of the [Three Saints of the West], esteemed as the deity of the Guanyin department, is the left attendant of Amitabha Buddha.
The "thousand" in Her fruit position signifies boundless and perfect meaning, typically represented to people with "thousand hands" and "thousand eyes," where "thousand hands" symbolize the boundless and vast compassion, and "thousand eyes" represent the perfect and unobstructed wisdom... In the Dharani Sutra it is said that the Thousand-Handed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara can benefit and bring peace and happiness to all beings, responding to the faculties of beings, resonating with the five departments' five kinds of dharma, fulfilling all wishes.
It can be said that in terms of "power," "fruit position," "Buddhist knowledge," "wisdom," and "divine ability," the Guanyin statue before us, though large, is far from the true "Thousand-Handed Guanyin"... Describing it as one being "in the sky" and the other "on the ground" would not be an exaggeration at all!
"Rumble~" The Buddha hall trembled... debris fell....
As Roy finished speaking, Netero's emotions, projecting directly onto the Buddha hall, shook even his Buddha heart cultivated for nearly eighty years, causing it to tremble and waver....
This time, Netero was truly somewhat surprised,
The "strongest human" examined Roy up and down as if meeting him for the first time, scrutinizing him for a while before finally speaking: "Biscuit was wrong; your understanding of Buddhist knowledge is even higher than she and I imagined...."
"Ho ho ho... strange, truly strange... though your family is filled with cold-blooded killers, you've given birth to a child with deep roots of wisdom, old man, honestly, I truly envy you...."
"Hmph~" A soft snort came from an unseen corner, sounding both proud and boastful....
Maha let out a cold snort, a slight smirk of pride creeping onto his lips, as he quickened the speed of the rocking chair,
In the vast world formed by [Heart Drop·Punch Listening] X [Heart Drop·Sword Listening].....
Roy sat quietly on a low stool, turned sideways to the Buddha hall, neither admitting nor denying, showing no pride or complacency, speaking in a plain and straightforward manner, all was as light as a breeze, yet all were... facts.
It must be known, in the Hunter World, there is no lack of religion and faith, such as Netero's Hundred Forms of Guanyin representing [Buddha], Kuroro's cross symbolizing [Christ], Hanzo's ninjutsu behind [Nin Path]... thus it can be seen, this world is not illusory, but a kind of projection of the real world after anti-conjuration....
And he, Roy, had the advantage of traversing over, being reborn, possessing the two-life experience that indigenous people of this world would never possess in their lifetime, so saying he understands a bit about [Buddha], [Christ], [Nin Path] is no big deal.
The rumbling sound gradually weakened... the Buddha hall no longer quivered... after an initial fluctuation in emotion and some surprise, Netero quickly steadied his mind, saying truthfully: "Actually, I know that Guanyin has a thousand arms; today only a hundred are shown, not because of Guanyin, but because of my inadequacy....."
"I am too weak, unable to support the Thousand-Handed Guanyin...."
Netero flicked his wrist, another fish was caught and then swiftly released back into the lake, at this moment... the old man seemed truly as Roy said, his vitality declining, unable to return to his peak, enveloped with a subtle atmosphere of twilight, resignation, and despondency, which made one at a loss for words for a moment....
A gentle breeze arose, swept across the lake surface, causing Netero's white eyebrows, mustache, and hair to sway, mirrored in the heart lake below, as a green leaf fell, creating ripples that dispersed and broke....
Amid Roy's emotional fluctuations, words suddenly emerged and vanished on the heart lake surface, between Netero and Maha who observed from afar, unwilling to come closer....
"The world knows the immortals are good...." Netero's lips moved slightly, murmuring aloud: "The world knows the immortals are good, only achievements and fame cannot be forgotten!"
"Where are the generals and ministers of ancient and modern times? A mound of weeds over a lonely grave."
"The world knows the immortals are good, only gold and silver cannot be forgotten!"
"All day long hating there is not much wealth gathered, until there's more, then eyes are closed."
"The world knows the immortals are good, only beautiful wives cannot be forgotten!"
"You spoke of love every day when you were alive, but followed another after you died."
"The world knows the immortals are good, only children and grandchildren cannot be forgotten!"