Leaving the Ghost Path behind, the group of four arrived at the Human Path.
Within the Human Path, the journey was eerily empty, as though the Buddha towers and the miniature worlds intermingled. At times, the towers would suddenly appear, only to vanish shortly after.
Chen Yi thought the whole phenomenon resembled "model clipping."
The Buddha towers they passed became increasingly bare—murals were few, even the decorative patterns grew sparse, replaced by stretches of blankness.
This seemed to embody the principles of Buddhism: the higher one ascends in understanding, the fewer disturbances they have. The fewer disturbances, the fewer new troubles arise. With fewer new troubles, disturbances diminish, until finally, they cease entirely.
After shattering the deceptive hearts of demons, Chen Yi spent the journey quietly contemplating the Killing Sword.
