Chapter 153: Just how big is the net cast over Bull Tiger Mountain!

The courtyard gate was being pounded louder and louder, boom boom boom, and that female corpse was already slamming against the door.

She howled and shrieked, repeatedly slamming the door while shouting, "Give me back my Buddha Eye! Give me back my Buddha Eye!"

In the main hall, several pairs of eyes stared fixedly at the paper figure's chin, which was darkening at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually spreading over its face.

Drip…

After a few minutes, a drop of pale yellow liquid mixed with blood threads fell from the paper figure's chin, splashing onto the ground and shattering into pieces.

A faint sandalwood scent emanated from within.

Soon after, the second drop… third drop…

As each drop of liquid slowly fell, the paper figure kept trembling, and its Buddha Eyes seemed to be veiled by a layer of dark qi, losing their former clarity.

Yu Nian's brows remained tightly furrowed, her fingers constantly calculating.

I was even more nervous than she was.

The paper figure is tied to Guo Zhen's life; from the moment the first drop fell, I realized the opponent was likely extracting essential oil from Guo Zhen's body.

Roasting a corpse's chin with fire is one method of extracting corpse oil.

Now, using the same method, they are roasting out the most refined part of her entire essence and blood from Guo Zhen's body.

Within this refined essence lies the Buddha nature inherent in her own fate.

Of course, the Buddha nature within Guo Zhen's body is far too little to sustain her life for the opponent; the addition of the Buddha Eye is the key.

The Buddha Eye is the trap Liu Junyan set for the opponent.

No matter what means the opponent uses to steal the Buddha nature from Guo Zhen's body, they will be drawn to the Buddha nature emanating from this pair of Buddha Eyes and will not let this opportunity pass.

Now it seems everything is under Liu Junyan's control.

At this moment, Liu Junyan holds a string of Buddha beads in one hand, staring unblinkingly at the paper figure, obviously waiting for an opportunity.

An opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent!

Just as I was analyzing all this, Yu Nian's calculating finger suddenly stopped, and almost simultaneously, a copper coin shot from Liu Junyan's hand.

My heart jumped—this copper coin, wherever it struck the paper figure, could inflict irreparable harm on Guo Zhen, leaving her dead or crippled.

But the next moment, I saw the copper coin halt abruptly just two centimeters from the paper figure's chin, then, as if triggering a mechanism, a dozen red lines shot out from the coin's circle, linking one coin after another, quickly enveloping the paper figure.

Liu Junyan's fingers flew, forming a seal, and she shouted, "Gather!"

The copper coins surrounding the paper figure suddenly contracted inward, inch by inch, and then a burst of black qi erupted from the gaps in the coin array—this scene was exactly like when Bai Xian'er died at the Dou family ancestral tomb.

Liu Junyan eased her stance, turned to Yu Nian, and said, "This is now yours to hold—guard it!"

Yu Nian nodded: "I will do my utmost."

I hugged her: "Yu Nian sister, be careful."

Yu Nian shook the Thousand Soul Banner in her hand and smiled: "I have a protective Dharma artifact; ordinary people cannot approach the main hall."

I know she's formidable, but outside there is a female corpse, and behind it lurks some unknown entity.

Once we leave, we'll have no spare attention for this side.

Liu Junyan suddenly waved her hand, and the Mystic Cat leapt out, attempting to jump onto her shoulder, but she stopped it.

Liu Junyan let the Mystic Cat stay to help Yu Nian guard the paper figure.

The Mystic Cat was somewhat reluctant but still obedient, walking into the main hall with three steps and a glance back, standing beside Yu Nian.

This Little Guy is still quite capable; with it helping Yu Nian, I immediately felt much more relieved.

At the moment the Mystic Cat appeared, I suddenly thought of some things.

The Mystic Cat also came from the Buddhist gate.

Within the nine cat bones on its spine lie fragments of the Lotus Sutra.

Originally, the Mystic Cat was controlled by that Great Lama.

So… so originally that Great Lama wanted to seize the cat bone fragment in my hand, then send the Mystic Cat to the Bull Tiger Mountain Temple?

If the Mystic Cat had been sent back then, would Guo Zhen's incident have not happened?

What about the Buddha Eye?

Could the Buddha Eye be a substitute they found after accidentally losing the Mystic Cat?

From the Mystic Cat to the Buddha Eye, then to the Buddha Head and Guo Zhen… this seems to form a chain, tightly interlinked!

The more I thought, the more shocked I became.

Just how big is the net cast over Bull Tiger Mountain!

And all of this is related to the Buddha.

I unconsciously glanced at Liu Junyan, so his earlier decision to let the Mystic Cat stay was not only to have it guard the paper figure and Yu Nian, but also because he feared it entering Bull Tiger Mountain, especially the temple, might be dangerous.

Bang… roar…

Just as we turned around, preparing to first deal with the female corpse outside and then rush to Bull Tiger Mountain, a huge roar suddenly came from the direction of Bull Tiger Mountain.

Accompanying the roar was a powerful shockwave that almost instantly swept across the small town, making the ground shake violently.

Immediately after, the bull‑like tiger's roar sounded again, and a red shroud once more descended over the entirety of Bull Tiger Mountain, especially over the prison direction.

The chanting voices from the Dao field instantly fell into chaos.

Soon, the whole town was in an uproar, with people running out to see what had happened.

The female corpse that had been pounding the door violently, as if responding to some summons, quickly departed.

It appears Liu Junyan's counterattack has begun to show effect; a major upheaval has occurred in the temple.

We raced all the way to Bull Tiger Mountain, the roar continuing nonstop, startling birds and beasts in the forest, which crashed about wildly.

The restaurant owner's wife had said that in the past, whenever this roar sounded, the surroundings would inevitably see deaths—not just one or two.

This situation persisted until the appearance of the ascetic monk.

The ascetic monk's method begins with that copper bell sound.

Earlier, the ascetic monk had already performed a ritual once, having expended too much, which is why we now need Guo Zhen to go make the sacrifice.

In this situation, if the same thing were to happen again, he simply could not endure it.

Now, attempting to perform the ritual again is probably not that easy.

Therefore, the bronze bell's tone has not sounded again for a long time.

But by the time we reached the foot of the mountain, the place was already in complete chaos.

The Grand Lamas who were supposed to hold a dharma gathering at the prison have already joined forces with Hui Moqiong and his followers.

Hui Moqiong's disciples and descendants—some have already assumed human form, while others still keep the shape of giant rats—are still quite numerous.

Li Qingying and Jin Wuya immediately joined the battle.

At this point, even outsiders rushed into the fray, friend or foe indiscriminate, killing wildly in the chaos.

Hui Moqiong spotted us at a glance, quickly approached, his face solemn, and said to Liu Junyan, "Seventh Lord, the mountain is hard to attack; if I'm not mistaken, there should be guardians around the temple..."

Saying this, he seemed unable to describe it.

Liu Junyan asked, "The Yin Corpse unit?"

"They are Yin Corpses, likely all death-row inmates from the mountain prison." Hui Moqiong could not be entirely sure, "but they seem not merely simple Yin Corpses; they… they seem to have entered the state of the Buddha..."