Chapter 109: Kalavinka, Lord of the Corpse Forest

The old Biquni was tied up, and Xu Jia immediately untied her Buddha Robe.

Without the Buddha Robe, this old thing changed instantly; her mouth became pointed and her cheeks sunken, the fleshy mole on her eyebrow turned into a black hairy mole, her two eyes changed from kind and benevolent to triangular and white-eyed, and the skin on her body sagged and withered.

This Buddha Robe, also known as the Buddha Robe, belonged to the old Biquni Jingxing and was passed down; it was a robe worn by the Bodhisattva when Dizang Wang Pusa was invited during the Diamond Dharma Assembly, adorned with gold, silver, lapis lazuli, amber, giant clam, agate, and Pearl.

In the Sutra of the Total Extinction of the Dharma, it is said that when the Dharma is about to be extinguished, demons will wear Buddha Robes and enter temples.

The Longevity Sect uses this as a method, collecting Buddha Robes and disguising themselves as disciples of the Buddha; the essence is like putting on a painted skin.

For a moment, without the protection of the Buddha Robe, the flames of the Huohai Diyu that Xu Jia had summoned burned onto her body.

This old thing screamed in pain, but her mouth had already been stuffed by Xu Jia with a bundle of incense; Xu Jia shouted, "Abbot, didn't you say you could stand on knives and awls as if on flat ground, and treat the sea of fire as a pure land?"

The evil ghosts of the sea of fire were not only pulling at this old Biquni but also at Xu Jia, yet Xu Jia had a Fire-Avoidance Talisman, so he did not fear the Dharma fire touching his body.

Just as the old Biquni was in agony, a very dangerous feeling welled up in Xu Jia's heart; he saw the old Biquni rolling her eyes, her body curled up, and a cold, evil Qi emanated, blowing out much of the Dharma flames of the sea of fire, and then a slit broke open from the old Biquni's small belly, a sharp claw reached out, and immediately after, a monster with a bird's head and human face, surrounded by skulls around its chest, squeezed out from the old Biquni's small belly.

This evil ghost was several zhang tall, had a pair of wings, and held a musical instrument in its hand, looking like a pipa or perhaps a ruanqin, only it was made of white bone and inlaid with gold patterns.

Xu Jia looked at it and it seemed like a "Garuda," that is, the "Wonderful Sound Bird" among the eight divisions of the Buddha, fond of wonderful music; often when the Buddha preached the Dharma, their figures would appear. The Garuda has a human face and a bird's body.

With a bird's face and human body, it looked more like a Garuda, but a Garuda does not hold musical instruments, and it also looked a bit like the traditional Taoist "Jizui Leigong."

As soon as this monster came out, it scooped out the old Biquni's Soul and stuffed it into its mouth to chew.

The old Biquni was full of unwillingness; this monster was a Ghost King she had subdued, usually restless, and as long as there was "Great Joy," she could appease it; when she needed the great Ghost King to exert effort, it would also be dispatched, only needing to replenish offerings afterward.

Just now, she saw that Xu Jia was handsome and possessed full innate Essence Qi, and for a moment her Desire Thought was stirred, waking the great Ghost King, and the great Ghost King was also very satisfied with Xu Jia, wanting Xu Jia to be its sacrifice.

As a result, Xu Jia pressed the old Biquni's pulse, preventing her from using many of her methods, and even summoned the Huohai Diyu, which instead destroyed the "seal" inside the old Biquni's body.

The Ghost King ate the old Biquni's Soul, as if it had received great nourishment, and let out a strange cry! Then it plucked the pipa, and a sound that confused the human heart rang out in the Dharma Realm, and the many evil ghosts of the Huohai Diyu were instantly controlled by the sound of the zither.

The pilgrims in the temple and the other Biquni all became dull-eyed.

At the same time, strands of evil Qi were mobilized; this evil Qi was extraordinary, and one could see the "Yaksha" sculptures in the temple actually beginning to come to life.

Xu Jia knew this ghost thing was hard to resist head-on, and since he had not ascended to build an altar and was not in the Nine Heavens, it was difficult to issue orders, so he fought his way out of the abbot's small courtyard.

Outside the door, the hare-lipped Biquni was still guarding; she saw Xu Jia fighting his way out but did not know what the situation was; although she had been chosen as a vessel to subdue the Ghost King, she had no Divine Ability or Dharma Power.

She could not see that the Dharma Realm had already ignited a great fire, nor could she see a Ghost King crawling out of the old Biquni's body; she only saw the old Biquni curled up and tied up on the ground.

Xu Jia scolded, "Run! I will take you to see your parents!" But the hare-lipped Biquni ran toward the abbot's small courtyard; when the Garuda saw her, it felt joy, so it plucked the pipa again.

Xu Jia was not a saint, and he would not run back to save her; to subdue this ghost, he had to call for reinforcements; Xu Jia took out the command token given by the City God, preparing to knock and summon the two thousand Military Officials promised by the City God.

At this time, Hu Jinhua and Huang Pipo, who were waiting outside, also discovered the anomaly.

The Yaksha zombies were awakened, dark clouds gathered over Dizang An, and because of the sudden change, the pilgrims inside the nunnery and the commoners at the market outside all noticed the anomaly.

Hu Jinhua and Xu Jia shared a connection of thought; after all, they had formed a bond, and she immediately realized: "Something has gone wrong inside!"

And the Jinsha Creek god lurking in the well, as well as the two little ghosts Duowen and Guangmu, also heard the sound of the pipa.

This pipa sound carried killing intent, emerging from the Dharma Realm, yet affecting the real world; many commoners inexplicably began to feel irritable and angry, and the desire to vent their dissatisfaction reached its peak.

Those fake Biquni of the Evil Sect were shocked: "The Shilin Huzhu has not been subdued yet, why did the Abbot release the Wonderful Music Celestial?"

At this time, a scabby-headed old beggar shouted at Xu Jia: "Benefactor! Dizang An has an Underground Palace, and in the Underground Palace there is a Sarira placed two hundred years ago, used to suppress the Shilin Huzhu!"

Xu Jia was looking for Xia Laohan and Sha Huofo; the hexagram had long hinted that the one who tied the bell must untie it, and the two of them were the key to breaking the situation.

Seeing this scabby-headed old beggar speak like this, as if she knew what Xu Jia was going to do, he asked bluntly: "Who are you? How do you know?"

"I am a Biquni of Dizang An! More than ten days ago, this group of evildoers broke into the nunnery, killed the abbess, cooked her, and the other teachers were also poisoned by them one by one; I disguised myself as a beggar, escaped a disaster, and have been lurking around Dizang An!"

Xu Jia saw that she was slovenly, her clothes were very ill-fitting, and there was a sour, foul smell; her complexion was sallow, and she had pustules growing one after another, as if she had a filthy disease.

But he dared not be negligent at all: "Master, where is this Underground Palace? How do I enter?"

"The entrance to the Underground Palace is behind the Merit Box of Dizang Wang Pusa; there is a small door, open the small door, and you can go in!"

At this time, a Yaksha patrolled over; these Yaksha zombies were strange to say, they did not attack commoners, and it was unknown if they had been given orders to resist external demons, so as soon as Hu Jinhua and Huang Pipo stepped into the temple, they were discovered by the Yaksha.

Yaksha zombies are refined from zombies and Buddhist Sarira in a corpse-raising ground; the powerful ones are called "Non-decaying Bones," and those that mutate and grow wings are called Flying Yakshas.

There were four Yakshas in this temple, and all of them were dispatched at this time, especially for Huang Pipo, who had been injured by a Yaksha last time, and her aura had been remembered; at this time, three Yakshas were chasing her.

Only one Yaksha chased and killed Hu Jinhua, who had entered the temple.

Hu Jinhua was also scared out of his wits; his Illusion Technique had no effect on the Yaksha zombies at all!

(End of chapter)