Just as Dabei and Duozhi emerged from the cave entrance, they were immediately struck by a blinding, intense light that made it impossible to open their eyes. After taking only a few steps, they found themselves completely enveloped in a dazzling white light, unable to get their bearings at all.
Suddenly, Duozhi said, “Dabei, I am having trouble breathing. I want to sit down. My whole body feels completely limp. I don’t feel sleepy, but I have absolutely no strength. It feels as if my breathing has stopped, and the ‘qi’ and blood in my body are no longer circulating.” Before he even finished speaking, Duozhi sat down right where he was and crossed his legs.
Dabei also felt a bit of difficulty breathing. However, she discovered that the Mani jewel within her heart began spinning at high speed, constantly radiating lights of various colors. It seemed full of life and vitality. The light around her turned into a vortex-like stream of energy, which was absorbed by the Mani jewel through the crown of her head and his chest.
Dabei felt his own breathing stop. Her body became pleasantly warm and very light, to the point where she could no longer feel its existence.
The Divine Mirror of the Heavenly Eye within her brain also became active, repeatedly emitting dazzling rays of light. With every flash, it absorbed the outside light into the mirror. The light emitted from the mirror was incredibly cooling. Dabei could only calmly observe all of this from the sidelines, yet her body felt as if it had been struck by an immobilization spell—standing there, completely unable to move.
She thought to himself that she couldn’t allow herself to be trapped like a small vessel, but she couldn’t even generate a single anxious thought. She merely felt that both her mind and her brain had disappeared; she couldn’t find the place where thoughts arise. Her entire being was immersed in an ethereal illusion.
The Mani jewel and the Divine Mirror of the Heavenly Eye seemed to be endlessly replenishing their energy from this light. The jewel spun faster and faster. Suddenly, the Mani jewel came to an abrupt halt. Dabei felt as if everything had solidified. There was only an ethereal Dabei existing somewhere unknown—without breath, unable to generate a single thought, transcending birth and death. Everything had transformed into a tranquil light, joyfully dwelling in emptiness.
Suddenly, with a loud “boom,” the Mani jewel erupted with boundless radiant light. Its light was tens of millions of times stronger than the blinding white light surrounding them. In the instant the light flashed, Dabei lost consciousness and was swallowed by this light…