"No, staying here and not going out—that wouldn't be Erlang God." The True Monarch Xiansheng left without looking back after hearing the Bodhisattva's words.
Guanyin watched the True Monarch leave, sighing gently.
Many years ago, she had heard someone say a phrase.
Would you prefer to be a cicada buried deep in the soil for a lifetime, or choose to break free and fly to the sky, only to die quickly?
That person chose the latter and said to Guanyin, "Bodhisattva, do Immortals and Buddhas live for a moment or for eternity? I thought it was the former."
Since then, Golden Cicada ceased to exist in the world.
However, that carefree, wise Golden Cicada who dared to lightly treat Buddhist Law and conveyed profound insights into Buddhist principles seemed to forever live in the hearts of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on Spirit Mountain.
