Starting from Ainz Ooal Gown, simultaneously traveling through time

Although the country no longer exists, an ancient legend still circulates among the survivors and wanderers of the wilderness.

Before departing, the Buddha created a sacred sanctuary called "Pure Land".

Legend has it that those who enter that pure land will receive eternal protection, be free from famine, sickness, and all suffering, and enjoy eternal peace and joy.

Countless survivors and explorers have spent their lives searching for this legendary paradise, but have always found nothing.

It seems to exist only in people's hopes and musings.

Leylin hovered high above the wasteland, looking down at the desolate and ruined landscape below.

The endless ruins stand silently in the wind and sand, telling the story of its rise and fall.

"The so-called Buddha or god is almost certainly a player who transmigrated here," Leylin realized.

"And that sacred 'pure land' is very likely his/her player's residence, base, or some kind of space created using game items."

"What's hidden inside is most likely the [Two Realms Mandala] mentioned in the original work."

Looking at the humans and a few demi-humans struggling to survive in the cracks of the ruins, Leylin felt a complex mix of emotions.

The power of an individual player is sometimes like that of a true god to the natives of this world.

They can easily change the landscape of a place and protect the lives of its inhabitants.

However, the player's lifespan is a problem. Unless they are transformed into an immortal or other long-lived species, their lifespan is ultimately short compared to the hundreds of years that often pass through this world.

"Human players have a lifespan of no more than a hundred years. They may be able to create a moment of glory with their extraordinary power while they are alive, but once they pass away, that glory often collapses as quickly as a sandcastle," Leylin thought to himself.

"Unless they travel through time in the form of a guild or team, like the 'Six Great Gods' or the 'Eight Desire Kings,' leaving behind a relatively complete system, powerful successors, or an unshakeable legacy, their influence can last longer."

"This 'Buddha' is most likely a lone wolf with limited resources, so this is all he can do."

His gaze swept over the few dilapidated towns below where people could still be seen.

The people there, besides the numbness of survival, still had a glimmer of longing for the legendary "pure land" in their eyes.

Leylin withdrew his gaze, ceasing his emotional outburst. His goal was clear and unwavering.

"Regardless of which player's legacy you are..." He gazed into the depths of the wasteland, in the direction where legends converged, and thought to himself:

"【Two Realms Mandala】, here I come."

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【Two Realms Mandala】.

Just hearing the name gives off a strong Buddhist vibe.

In Buddhist terminology, "two realms" usually refers to the "Vajradhatu Mandala" and the "Garbhadhatu Mandala." These two mandalas mean altars or sacred sites, and can be understood as cosmic landscapes or diagrams of spiritual practice.

Together, they constitute the core cosmology and practice system of Esoteric Buddhism, describing the "Five Buddhas of the Five Directions," also known as the "Five Wisdom Buddhas," surrounding the center, and depicting a complete and profound Buddhist world.

Lei Lin pondered, "There seems to be a world-class boss in the game called [Five-Colored Tathagata], whose name sounds like it evolved from 'Five Wisdom Tathagata'. This [Two Realms Mandala] might be related to that boss."

He first tried conventional detection magic, such as [Magic Detection], [Life Detection], [Item Detection], etc., his mental and magical power sweeping across the entire ruins area like mercury.

However, the feedback contained nothing unusual except for ruins, a few weak creatures, and scattered magical remnants.

"That's true. If ordinary detection magic could discover it, this world-class item would have been dug up by those adventurers and treasure hunters who came one after another. How could it have been mine?" Leylin was not surprised.

In the original work, this item was "lost" for a long time until Ainz Ooal Gown acquired it and gave it to Kino.

This shows that its hiding mechanism is quite ingenious, but not without any clues.

He further analyzed: "There are all sorts of ways to obtain world-class items."

"Some require completing an epic quest chain, some require defeating specific guardians, and some require solving complex puzzles."

"Some, like [Thermal Stone], require a massive accumulation of specific rare materials, the Seven Colored Ore, to synthesize."

"The [Two Realms Mandala] must also have its own special acquisition conditions."

"However, considering that both Ainz Ooal Gown and Kino can possess it, there must be no strict racial or professional restrictions. Otherwise, how could two immortals possibly possess something related to 'Buddha'?"

Since conventional detection methods were ineffective, Lei Lin decisively changed his approach.

An unconventional approach originating from other worlds, with a greater emphasis on essential exploration.

He slowly closed his eyes, suppressed all outward magical fluctuations, and instead sank his consciousness into the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, and his originally iridescent pupils had turned into a burning, molten gold!

An invisible yet vast and powerful spiritual force field suddenly unfolded around him, instantly covering an area of ​​several kilometers in radius.

This is not a realm formed by magic, but a manifestation of pure spiritual will, incorporating a strange power of rules.

"【Word of Power: Serpent of the Vacuum】!"

As he uttered the ancient language in a low voice, countless extremely subtle "spirit snakes" composed of pure spiritual signals were born out of thin air within his spiritual field!

They are not physical entities, yet they seem to possess life.

Centered on Leylin, they transformed into an invisible yet all-encompassing giant network of perception, permeating, wandering, and exploring every corner, every inch of space, and even the more microscopic levels in all directions.

In its original world, this power of words was primarily used to detect vital signs and electronic signals.

But in Leylin's hands, through the sublimation of authority and adaptation to the rules of another world, it became something even more terrifying.

A super-sensing method capable of perceiving existence itself, probing the flow of information, and even peering into subtle anomalies in spatial structures.

In an instant, a massive amount of information, like a flood bursting its banks, surged back into Leylin's consciousness along the network constructed by countless "vacuum snakes."

The texture of the rocks, the rolling of the sand grains, the slightest elemental disturbance in the air, the activity of underground insects and ants, the ancient magical markings remaining in the ruins...

Everything, big and small, was analyzed and presented within his mental realm.

At this moment, he was almost omniscient in this region.

"Found it." Almost the instant the flood of information poured in, Leylin caught that slightly discordant anomaly.

The feeling was very subtle.

It's like a pixel in a perfect painting having a slightly off color, or a nearly inaudible wrong note in a piece of smooth music.

"So this is where it is."