I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

"My child, my child..."

In the vast darkness of night, on the silent long street.

A woman in a long black dress, with disheveled hair, floated forward without touching the ground, muttering incantations.

What's wrong with your child?

In the blink of an eye, as she passed the entrance to a dark alley, a questioning voice suddenly came from within.

The ghost mother paused, looking in the direction of the sound, but couldn't make out the scene in the alley. A sense of unease crept into her heart: "Who are you?"

“Perhaps I am the one who can help you,” the person in the alley replied.

"Help me?" Upon hearing this, the desperate Ghost Mother grasped at a straw, clenching her fists and asking, "Is this true?"

"Even if it's true, I should at least find out the details first, right?" the person in the alley said.

The ghost mother paused slightly, then said in a mournful voice, "My child has been stolen. I have searched for him for a very long time, going to every place I can think of, but I have found nothing."

The person in the alley pondered, "I heard that a ghost mother has recently appeared in the human world, specializing in snatching people's children. Could it be that she took your child away?"

Ghost Mother: "..."

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Seeing that he remained silent, the person in the alley asked again.

The Ghost Mother's cheek twitched: "I am the Ghost Mother! Who exactly are you? You're not just trying to help me, are you?"

"You're the Ghost Mother? The one who forcibly abducts and steals other people's children?" the people in the alley exclaimed in surprise.

The Ghost Mother frowned and said coldly, "Are you playing me?"

"No."

As they were talking, a figure slowly emerged from the alley, looked into her eyes and said, "I just want to tell you that you are in so much pain from losing your child, and so are others."

The demon mother's body suddenly turned into a blur, her black fingernails viciously clawing at the throat of the newcomer.

"ban!"

Qin Yao raised his hand and pointed, and countless golden chains formed from Buddhist light appeared out of thin air, instantly imprisoning the rushing Ghost Mother in mid-air.

The demon mother struggled desperately, but the chains tightened with each struggle, soon rendering her unable to move.

"Just kill me, kill me. I've lost my child anyway, and I don't want to live anymore."

"If I wanted to kill you, why would I wait until now?" Qin Yao shook his head, then suddenly raised his hands, and a cradle appeared in his arms.

"My child? My child!"

Seeing this, a surge of power welled up within the Ghost Mother from somewhere, and she struggled desperately.

With a thought, Qin Yao caused the golden chains binding the Ghost Mother to dissipate.

The demon mother instinctively wanted to rush towards her child, but seeing the arms holding the child and the monk in blue robes, she suddenly stopped and knelt down:
"Master, please give me back my child. I'm willing to do anything for you."

"Really?" Qin Yao asked.

“It’s true!” The Ghost Mother nodded heavily.

Qin Yao smiled and said, "What if I want you to repent and reform?"

The ghost mother was stunned.

While she was still stunned, Qin Yao walked up to her step by step and handed her the Japanese soldier in his arms: "Here you go."

The ghost mother quickly and carefully took the child, and seeing him sleeping soundly in his swaddling clothes, a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

"Why did you take so many children?" Qin Yao asked knowingly.

The ghost mother quickly regained her senses and said with a complicated expression, "I want to use the Infant Spirit Technique to help this poor child remove the birthmark on his face."

"If that's all, why do something so cruel?" Qin Yao said, "In other words, I can help you fulfill your wish right now."

"Huh?" The Ghost Mother looked astonished.

Qin Yao didn't say anything more, but simply raised his right hand, palm facing the Japanese soldier's face, and slowly released streams of faith power.

As these rays of white light merged into the black birthmark, under the watchful gaze of the demon mother, the birthmark's color rapidly changed from dark to light, and in a short time, it was completely purified into nothingness.

The ghost mother's eyes widened like copper bells as she murmured, "This can't be a dream, can it?"

Finding something lost is an extreme joy in life, and on top of that, the realization of her dream made her almost unable to believe how lucky she was.

Qin Yao silently withdrew his hand and said, "This is not a dream... Ghost Mother, are you willing to convert?"

The demon mother seemed to awaken from a dream, and bent down while holding her child: "Holy monk, I wish to take refuge in you."

"good."

Qin Yao smiled slightly, and a golden cloud suddenly rose beneath his feet: "Come back to Lingyin Temple with me, that is your final resting place..."

late at night.

Inside Lingyin Temple.

After settling the ghost mother and the ghost son, Qin Yao immediately returned to the Zen temple, entered the meditation room, and silently said, "System, display Daoji's merit details."

[Saving sixteen babies earns 112 merit points.]

[Planned the killing of Zhou Wencong, gaining 48 merit points.]

[He led the collection of 37,000 taels of silver to aid disaster victims, earning 800 merit points.]

[By converting the demon mother, 148 merit points were gained.]

The current total merit points for Daoji are: 1,750.

"Eight hundred?" Qin Yao's eyes widened suddenly as he stared at the set of numbers that stood out the most.

For him, leading the fundraising was purely incidental, but unexpectedly, the unexpected gains far exceeded his expectations.

However, while this was unexpected, upon reflection, it was also quite reasonable.

After all, this sum of money could save countless lives. As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, so this sum of money could be equivalent to several pagodas.

Of course, he also understood that the four words preceding the 37,000 taels of silver, "leading the alms-seeking," were the key to his success.

If I had donated this money myself, I'm afraid I wouldn't have received this reward.

The reason is simple: for him now, making money is really not difficult...

The next morning.

Qin Yao stretched and walked out of the side room, intending to go to Jingxin Nunnery, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Under the influence of the power of the Heavenly Eye, at this very moment, he actually saw the figure of the Roc in the Qiankun Cave!

More importantly, the roc was scrutinizing Bai Ling's body, as if it had discovered something unusual...

"Venerable One, why are you looking at me like that?"

Inside the cave, Bai Ling felt her heart pounding under his gaze, forcing a smile onto her face.

"Come here," the roc beckoned.

A sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in Bai Ling's heart, and she asked, "What advice does the Venerable One have for me?"

The roc said, "There seems to be something wrong with you. Come here, let me examine you."

Bai Ling was about to refuse instinctively, but the voice of the Lord of Qiankun Cave came from inside the skull:

“Good disciple, don’t be afraid. The Roc is my good friend and benefactor. He will not harm you.”

The roc smiled and said, "That's right, I won't harm you; on the contrary, I'm helping you." Just as he finished speaking, a loud shout suddenly rang out from outside the cave: "Roc, I've finally found you!"

"Dragon Subduing!" The roc's expression changed drastically, and it instinctively wanted to escape.

The Lord of Qiankun Cave sensed his thoughts and suddenly said, "Great Roc Venerable, are you going to keep hiding forever?"

The roc paused slightly, frowning as it asked, "What do you mean by that, Cave Master?"

"Let us become one and seize this opportunity to kill him here!"

A terrifying black light suddenly flew out from the giant skull, hovered in front of the roc, and said in a deep voice.

The Garuda said, "Killing him will surely enrage the Buddhist kingdom."

"Then let's send him to be reincarnated."

Black Light said, "In this way, we can have at least twenty years of peace; we can even make arrangements when the reincarnated body is still young and reverse its transformation."

Roc: "..."

"Don't hesitate."

The Master of Qiankun Cave advised again, "The longer we drag this out, the more disadvantageous it will be for us; moreover, rather than giving him the opportunity to defeat us one by one, we should take the initiative and strike once and for all."

The roc took a deep breath, opened its arms, and said, "Come on..."

Outside the cave.

Upon seeing this through his Heavenly Eye, Qin Yao immediately rushed towards the cave, only to be stopped by a layer of restrictions.

After a moment's hesitation, he still risked using the dimensional gate, passing directly through the restrictions and flashing into the cave, where he unleashed a palm strike with a flick of his sleeve.

The celestial energy surged wildly, instantly coalescing into a gigantic Buddha's hand, which fiercely struck the two demons.

Neither demon dared to withstand the blow head-on, and they were forced to separate to the left and right. The Buddha's hand, suspended in mid-air, struck the giant skeleton heavily, instantly shattering it into pieces.

"Daoji, you're asking for death!"

The Lord of Qiankun Cave roared angrily, and with a thought, a demonic sword shrouded in black mist appeared out of thin air.

As the sword energy surged, even the void trembled.

Qin Yao frowned slightly.

In a one-on-one fight, he was not afraid of either of the two demons.

But when the two demons joined forces, he had to unleash power far exceeding that of Daoji and even Jianglong, which meant that he could no longer disguise himself.

Thinking of this, he immediately cried out, "Please, Seventeen Arhats, appear and help me!"

With the blessing of celestial energy, the shout not only echoed within the cave but also soared into the sky.

But for some reason, the seventeen Arhats, who used to appear at a moment's notice, did not respond at all.

"Ha ha ha ha."

The Lord of Qiankun Cave waited silently for a while, and seeing that no powerful aura descended from the surroundings, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Great Roc Venerable, this is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity for us! Quickly merge our bodies and kill him here."

The roc was also filled with excitement, and immediately transformed into a golden light, rushing towards the black light once again.

Qin Yao frowned and unleashed the Tathagata Palm once more, the golden Buddha hand striking the two orbs of light through the air.

Having learned from their previous experience, the two demons were more cunning this time. They both disappeared into the earth, not only avoiding the Buddha's palm but also merging underground.

Seeing this, Qin Yao could only take the opportunity to retrieve the Heavenly Eye from Bai Ling's body, and at the same time transmit his voice to the other party: "Go quickly!"

Bai Ling glanced at him with a complicated expression, then decisively turned and fled...

"If this is fate, then I can't worry about anything else."

With a thought, Qin Yao retracted the Heavenly Eye back into his body and murmured.

In fact, he wouldn't have risked coming here if his life wasn't at stake.

After all, Bai Ling herself possesses great fortune and has not betrayed the Lord of Qiankun Cave. Even if it is discovered that she has an eye, she will not lose her life because of it.

But for him, the Heavenly Eye holds too many of his karmas, and even if he were to leave this world, he could not hand it over to someone else!

"boom."

Suddenly, a beam of black and gold light shot out from underground, shattering the cave ceiling and manifesting in the air as a roc spirit with red and black armor, two horns on its head, and a full head of white hair.

"Jianglong, no, Daoji, today is your death day."

The Great Roc suddenly formed a hand seal, and a huge crimson sword slowly flew out from the seal, carrying endless killing intent, and fell down fiercely with astonishing power.

Qin Yao sighed: "Four Fiend Swords, draw them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, four divine swords burst forth from his divine realm, instantly transforming into a domain. The hazy sword domain rapidly expanded, engulfing all directions.

"What kind of sword is this? And what is this domain?"

The roc spirit's eyes widened, its heart trembling.

He could understand the appearance of Buddha's light, Buddha's palm, Arhat's golden body, or even the Tathagata's Dharma image, since Jianglong was an outstanding being below all Buddhas, and it was not surprising that he could comprehend and create Buddhist supernatural powers.

However, these four divine swords, which clearly do not belong to Daoji or Jianglong, and which do not belong to Buddhist techniques at all, are unusually strange.

Qin Yao offered no explanation, and unleashed the Immortal Execution Sword Domain, charging fiercely towards his opponent.

The roc sensed the danger and turned to flee, but unexpectedly, countless laws of spacetime appeared in the void in an instant, causing its body to sink into the mud.

In an instant, a chaotic sword domain enveloped it, and endless sword energy transformed into a mist that rushed rapidly toward the roc's body.

But at this moment, Qin Yao's gaze suddenly sharpened. The roc transformed into its original form, with the swastika symbol on its head shining brightly, forming a protective shield around itself. It actually withstood countless sword energies and broke out of the chaotic domain, escaping into the sky.

Qin Yao raised his hand and waved it, and the Four Fiend Swords appeared fiercely, forcefully piercing through the body of the Roc and opening four bloody holes.

Vast immortal and demonic energy surged out of the blood cave, and the Roc and the Lord of Qiankun Cave both let out a miserable cry.

Then, as blood rained down from the sky, the roc's body crashed heavily onto a mountain peak.

Qin Yao stepped into the void and swiftly arrived above the mountain peak. He used his divine soul to control the four fierce swords, intending to completely kill the Roc.

Just then, something unexpected happened again. A beam of Buddhist light descended from the sky, capturing the Roc in mid-air. At the same time, a mighty voice resounded throughout the world:
"Jianglong, congratulations on completing the mission of capturing the Roc. Quickly return to the Buddhist Kingdom and reclaim your position."

As the voice rang out, a line of characters suddenly flashed before Qin Yao's eyes:
[The first season of "The Living Buddha Ji Gong" has concluded. Will he return immediately?]

After much deliberation, Qin Yao suddenly sent his soul into his sea of ​​consciousness and said to the approaching Dragon-Subduing Venerable, "I have completed the task of capturing the Roc for you."

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable's expression faltered slightly: "When did this happen?"

"Just now," Qin Yao said, "Although it was a bit sudden, it's time to say goodbye to you."

He knew that once he exposed the Four Fiend Swords and the Immortal Slaughtering Domain, the matter of possession would definitely be impossible to hide.

If one harbors any illusions and continues to remain in this realm as Daoji, there is a high chance that one will be suppressed by the Buddhist masters.

Since that's the case, it's better to go back and wait for this storm to subside before descending into this world under a different identity.

In this way, it might be possible to connect the storylines of the second and third installments.

Moreover, he clearly remembered that in the original plot of the first part of the novel "The Living Buddha Ji Gong", neither the Roc nor the Master of Qiankun Cave were brought to justice.

After that final battle, the Lord of Qiankun Cave rescued the Roc, and an even greater storm began to brew—this was the destiny of this realm…

That said, it's just a pity about my system tasks.

Having traveled to so many worlds and completed so many missions, relying on his prophetic abilities and his own efforts, he failed only a handful of times. But this mission of accumulating three thousand merits was indeed very difficult to complete...

Thinking of this, he subconsciously asked, "System, I should be able to withdraw the 1,750 merit points I've accumulated, right?" (End of Chapter)