The Farewell at the Moon Palace — The Celestial Nexus Widens
Within the domain of non-action in the Moon Palace, as the cosmic wheel entered its transformation, the celestial nexus widened, vibrating across a million trichiliocosms. Perceiving dark energy frantically surging to consume Tri Nhat’s primordial spirit, Chang’e channeled her pure white luminescence to erect a protective barrier around his soul. Yet, as the timeless covenant reached its destined hour, she perceived that the law of the new universe demanded a selfless release: — “Tri Nhat, the time has come for this physical form to dissolve and enter the torrent of reincarnation. I can no longer hold you back with a self-serving mind. Depart, and fulfill your sacred vow.”
Tri Nhat felt his primordial body disintegrate into the void, each strand of spiritual intent swept away by the currents of samsara. Within his consciousness, steadfast as a diamond, he released a final intent that resonated through the sacred realms: — “Though this physical form should shatter into dust within the mortal maze, my true heart shall eternally turn toward the Supreme Fa of the Holy King.”
His soul transformed into a particle of azure light, descending to the lower realm according to the principles of the new cosmos.
At that moment, a vortex of divine energy from the celestial nexus spun into motion, enveloping Chang'e within layers of golden luminescence. The weeping of creation from below drifted upward, striking the deepest heart of the celestial fairy. Closing her eyes, she voluntarily allowed the supreme heavenly will to guide her descent: — “If this is the sacred arrangement to deliver all sentient beings, I vow to descend into the mundane world to assist the Holy King, walking through this ultimate confrontation between Good and Evil at the threshold of the final tribulation.”
Two streams of radiance—one deep azure, one pristine white—simultaneously pierced through space and time, cascading toward two separate horizons of the human world.
The South: Tri Nhat Reincarnates in the South Sea Continent
Across the expanses of the South Sea Continent, where rolling green peaks merged with the sea and sky, the soul of Tri Nhat reincarnated into a lineage that had long preserved the medical tradition of healing and saving lives.
At the exact moment his earthly body uttered its first cry, a ribbon of tranquil azure light drifted down from the high heavens upon the thatched roof. Bearing energy akin to a spring gale, it instantly purified the painful labor of the mother who bore him.
Nurturing the newborn within her arms, the mother—who had spent her life in medical virtue and witnessed countless births—trembled with awe. Tears welling in her eyes, she whispered to her husband: — “Look at our son... This child is so profoundly tranquil, resembling a divine being traversing the mortal realm. I have felt the pulse of life for so many years, yet never have I beheld a newborn infant with eyes so thoroughly transparent and noble!”
As the boy grew, he manifested an extraordinary mind, unstained by mortal dust, his eyes clear as a vernal lake. Though memories of the Moon Palace were temporarily veiled by the mists of reincarnation, on every night of the full moon, an aura of purity would emerge within his consciousness, bearing a vague invocation of the eternal vow echoing from a distant realm.
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The North: Chang’e Descends into the Northern Waste Ridge
Simultaneously, within the Northern Waste Ridge where eternal snow blanketed the earth, the soul of Chang’e was reborn as a daughter to an impoverished family of hunters, receiving the name Tieu Nguyet.
The moment she opened her eyes to greet the world, a halo of pure white luminescence radiated across unseen dimensions, warming the log cabin amidst the freezing winter. From infancy, her demeanor was noble and detached from worldly ties, her countenance resembling a celestial snow lotus, her body naturally exuding the gentle fragrance of spiritual herbs.
Receiving the fragile life into his hands, the father trembled with astonishment, exclaiming toward his wife: — “This child is as pure as an immortal descended to earth... I have lived my entire life in the wilderness, yet never have I witnessed a newborn infant bearing such transcendent grace!”
From her earliest years, Tieu Nguyet possessed a quiet, contemplative nature. Whenever she gazed up at the moon suspended in the celestial vault, an infinite yearning would surge within her heart, longing for a spiritual companion to whom she had been bound by destiny across cosmic eons.
The Intersecting Destiny of the Supreme Fa — Awakening of the True Mind
Fourteen years drifted past in the blink of an eye. As both lives entered youth, the progress of the Righteous Fa began to arrange the karmic opportunity for the two practitioners to validate the Fa.
One autumn day, while traversing an ancient pine forest, Tri Nhat crossed paths with an old Taoist master clad in a golden robe, sitting in silent meditation beside a rushing torrent. Driven by innate benevolence, the youth disregarded all danger, plunging into freezing waters to retrieve a pair of wooden clogs swept away by fierce currents. After returning safely to the bank, he knelt to reverently massage the old man's feet. Confronted by this selfless mind, the Taoist master smiled with deep compassion, silently placing into his hands an ancient scripture inscribed with golden characters: The True Sutra of the Great Fa.
The instant he touched the sacred scripture, Tri Nhat’s soul suffered a violent shock across subtler dimensions. Fragmented memories of the Moon Palace, the moonlight upon the Magpie Bridge, and the silhouette of the pristine celestial fairy flashed with brilliance within his sea of consciousness before temporarily receding. The golden-robed Taoist master likewise dissolved into a mist of righteous luminescence, vanishing into the non-action void.
Within that same year in the northern lands, a mysterious old woman bearing a majestic demeanor appeared, bestowing upon Tieu Nguyet an ancient jade pendant deeply carved with three golden characters: "Fa — Tâm — Minh" (The Fa Enlightens the Heart). As her hand touched the jade, a compassionate Fa-sound echoed within her dreams, thoroughly awakening her primordial spirit to embark upon the path of cultivation to rectify heaven and earth.
Though separated by thousands of leagues across the red dust, the two ancient lives were now united upon the identical path of unwavering faith. They silently preserved their spiritual potency, preparing for a fated grand reunion, utterly unmindful of the hostile gazes of the Sovereign of the Divine Land watching from deep within his dark palace of ignorance.
Canto V: Two Transitions of the Soul
Beneath the Moon Palace, celestial wheels turn,
Two pure rays descend through fate untold.
In southern seas an azure child is born,
While northern snows guard jade and gold.
The sacred sutra guides the seeking soul,
The jade pendant awakens the ancient vow.
Through shifting realms to make the spirit whole,
In Righteous Fa they stand together now.