Chapter 74

When that dazed, familiar "sense of crossing" dissipated, Li Yu saw the familiar Demon Star barrier again.

It's just that this time, the situation was completely different from the last time.

He was not safe or free at all at this moment.

Although he had a barrier on his body, he was treated like a "piglet" by others, tied to a thick bamboo pole, and was being carried and watched as he walked forward.

"Yo hey~ yo hey."

"Amitabha, a new outsider has come."

"Better than the previous one, it's a boy, looks quite sturdy."

"A boy is good, a boy is good, he can be a Buddha."

When Li Yu heard these shouts filled with horrific malice, he also saw the source of the sound and the environment he was in.

Here, it seemed to be a dark, damp, and filthy small mountain village.

At this moment, the villagers were carrying him, and ugly heads were leaning in to observe him.

They crawled out of broken grass huts one after another—middle-aged villagers, village women, elderly people, young children... all were present.

Everyone was in rags and skin and bones.

But what was quite strange was that their faces, which were about to be thin and out of shape, were all glowing red, as if life was extremely prosperous and all their wishes had been satisfied.

Besides shouting "Buddha," "Bodhisattva," and so on, they also had some Buddhist traces all over their bodies.

For example, tattered monk robes, or the ring scars on their heads, the Buddhist beads in their hands, etc., none of which formed a system. It seemed that these people were all fanatical Buddhist followers without the guidance of proper monks.

"What kind of start is this?"

"Could this be a cannibal village, going to roast me?"

Li Yu just had these two thoughts in his heart.

The next moment, he saw a stone platform in front of him that looked like an altar and had pieced together some temple elements like prayer flags.

Right on that platform, there were two things, one of which made Li Yu feel very familiar.

A highly decayed female corpse dressed as a Bodhisattva, whose face could not even be seen clearly.

And a lotus seat under her.

Looking at that appearance, it was actually very similar to the golden needle lotus seat he saw when he visited Zhu Mei, the abbot of the Pig Temple.

If he remembered correctly, this thing was used to make the so-called "flesh Buddha," right?

"No... no way, right?"

The ominous omen in Li Yu's mind came true in the next breath.

Under the guidance of an old man wearing tattered cassock and a monk hat, who looked like the village chief.

Several villagers began to take out the "female Bodhisattva" on the lotus seat, and soon found that it was not easy to pull it off completely.

Once pulled, either the rotten flesh was crushed, or the head and arms were pulled off separately.

So these villagers simply began to smash it directly and pull it off hard.

Even Li Yu felt that these villagers were a bit crazy after seeing this scene, especially since they were chanting repentance while doing so:

"Amitabha! Please, Bodhisattva, don't blame us."

"You haven't provided Buddha rhyme for a long time, it's time to step down."

"Don't worry, we won't waste your dharma body either."

"Bodhisattva has a good heart... hey, don't break the intestines, you fool."

"Hey hey, be careful, let me see if the Bodhisattva's heart is golden."

"Sure enough, it is, very good, very good."

After the old village chief finished scolding, he turned and leaned in front of Li Yu, staring at him through the barrier.

He smiled, revealing a mouth full of rotten yellow stinky teeth, and then bowed devoutly, saying:

"Don't be anxious, wait for the Bodhisattva to step down, and the golden light lotus throne will be yours."

"That is a Buddha treasure that flowed out of the 【Wisdom God Old Buddha Temple】. Whoever sits on it is the Buddha. If we worship again, we can get protection. Even if we don't eat or drink, don't sleep or rest, we can enjoy great freedom and great joy."

"You are so sturdy, you can be a Buddha and won't rot easily. This is a Buddha fate you won't encounter in a lifetime."

"Please hold on for a few more days, our Jin Guang Village depends on you."

"Children, go get the Buddha clothes."

Hearing these words, how could Li Yu not understand.

This village was indeed not a cannibal village, but it was much more terrifying than that.

The villagers bought a lotus seat from the so-called Old Buddha Temple. This treasure should have some strange effect: as long as a living person is forcibly inserted onto it, they can be treated as an alternative "Buddha" to be worshipped, and then the flesh Buddha will release some Buddha rhyme.

Within the range of the Buddha rhyme, these villagers can live without eating, drinking, sleeping, or resting, enjoying freedom and joy.

This pleasure, they cannot refuse.

So they began to kidnap outsiders everywhere, one after another, and insert them onto the lotus seat.

In this process, the whole village had gone crazy.

I'm afraid that both "cognition" and what they see in front of them have been distorted into other appearances.

For example, they were clearly tying up Li Yu to harm him, but they thought they were helping him become a Buddha.

Clearly it was a rotten and foul-smelling heart, but they thought it was golden.

Maybe afterwards, these lunatics would also taste the Bodhisattva's flesh and blood.

Although these men, women, and children still had human appearances, inside, they were no longer human.

"The inheritance of the degenerate Buddhism has spread to this mystic domain world, right?"

"Master Zhu Mei?"

While Li Yu was complaining in his heart. In his mind, the familiar cold Demon Star Command voice finally rang out:

"Mission start!"

"Late Warring States period, Xing Kingdom, Mount Zhangyi area. A powerful cultivator suddenly descended and cast a spell to cover the area around Mount Zhangyi, including Zhangyi City and more than a dozen villages, with a barrier, allowing entry but not exit."

"Afterwards, he claimed that he was originally a person from Mount Zhangyi, traveled far to cultivate since childhood, and now finally achieved success, determined to return to his hometown, so that all his fellow villagers could live forever with him and enjoy ultimate bliss."

"He claimed to have followed the three true gods 【Haotian】, 【Buddha】, and 【Ancient Sage】, and with astonishing talent, successfully integrated the essence of the three god-ascending paths, thereby reaching the legendary extraordinary realm of 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown'."

"Because of this, he also had three titles, namely: Wisdom God True Lord, Wisdom God Old Buddha, and Wisdom God Sage."

"Because he displayed great divine powers and great magic power, the people of Mount Zhangyi all chose to believe him and built three magnificent palaces on the mountain for him, to take care of his three paths. Afterwards, tens of thousands of people on Mount Zhangyi began to follow this powerhouse to cultivate."

"Initially, the effect was excellent."

"But gradually, the people of Mount Zhangyi became fewer and fewer, and those who remained also began to mutate."

"Only then did they realize that this was a scam."

"Tens of thousands of people on Mount Zhangyi all became his experimental subjects for practicing three god-ascending paths."

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"Such behavior finally angered the true gods. One day, I don't know which of the three gods descended a miracle and killed him across the realm."

"Before dying, this person sealed the 【Three Flowers】 he had cultivated into the three palaces respectively."

When this unexpectedly large mission background drilled into his ears, Li Yu almost forgot the miserable incident of him being inserted onto the lotus seat.

Good guy!

I've seen people pit their fellow villagers, but I've never seen anyone pit tens of thousands of people.

What kind of experimental maniac?

Practicing three religions at the same time, right?

Is this what the legendary Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown is about?

Li Yu was full of complaints about the powerhouse from the Warring States era who was separated from him by many years. Compared to him, those geniuses in Wanfu City who liked to hang people or turn patients into zombies seemed weak again.

In his mind, the Demon Star Command's voice continued:

"This time, twelve Demon Star Command Masters were deployed, including two Sequence 7 Command Masters."

"The side that peeked into the Reincarnation Heavenly Net in advance, ten Reincarnators, including two Sequence 7 Reincarnators."

"Main Mission 1: Seize any 'flower' to sacrifice, and you can get 3,000 merit points alone. If the three flowers are gathered, you can get 12,000 merit points alone."

"Main Mission 2: For every Reincarnator killed, different merit points will be obtained based on the other party's path sequence."

"For other side missions, please explore by yourself."

"Any gains in the conquest mission can be brought out of the mystic domain."

"This mission will not display the factions of both sides. Please, all Demon Star Command Masters, make preparations and don't be deceived by the Reincarnators."

"In this mission, all Command Masters and Reincarnators will be deployed separately. Please do not disclose relevant secrets, otherwise, you will be severely punished."

"The Demon Star barrier will disappear in thirty breaths. Please, all Demon Star Command Masters, make preparations."

When these wordy and cold voices fell, a countdown immediately began to appear in front of Li Yu's eyes.

"Sure enough, the main missions are two as usual."

"Killing and sacrificing, it's really simple and crude."

"But this time, the Demon Star Command side has also invested heavily. It's rare to have the advantage."

"Twelve against ten, the real advantage is with me."

"Hmm?"

"Your grandfather's Demon Star Command...!"

Li Yu was complaining when he suddenly discovered something that left him extremely speechless.

This shitty Demon Star barrier looked like it was protecting him.

But in reality, it was basically a restriction, making him unable to move, and unable to release pill fire or take spiritual pills.

It just so happened that those villagers were not restricted too much.

They could move his body, put on those layers of tattered Buddha clothes for him, and of course, they could move him onto the high platform and place him on the lotus seat where I don't know how many outsiders had been inserted.

Looking at the mottled and filthy exterior of the treasure seat, I'm afraid it hasn't been washed since it was obtained.

And at this moment, they were really doing just that.

Watching the thirty breaths count down bit by bit.

The only comfort: these villagers were all weak and thin, and five people carrying Li Yu together walked three steps and rested two.

Finally, when they carried Li Yu up and intended to pry open his legs and set a suitable posture.

Countdown!

It ended.

The moment the demon light shattered and Li Yu regained his freedom.

He didn't hesitate at all, directly broke the rope, forcibly got up, grabbed a skin-and-bones villager next to him, and inserted him directly onto the lotus treasure seat.

Puchi!

The villager was too thin, and not even blood splashed out, and he sat on it easily.

And after being pricked by the filthy golden needle, this villager, who had always been glowing red, seemed to have been pricked to break some kind of "illusion" and suddenly woke up.

He looked at everything around him in disbelief, and ear-piercing wails came from his mouth.

Seeing this scene, Li Yu's mouth curled into a cruel smile.

His eyes turned, and he looked directly at the other villagers.

(End of chapter)