My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 563 King Kong
"You activated the effect of the dead straw man and returned to the entrance of the Ten Directions Zen Forest. In front of you are still the clusters of temple buildings."

"A figure swayed and opened a door, and walked towards you from behind, holding an oil lamp in his hand, which was flashing with dazzling sparks. It was the monk who led you into the underworld earlier."

Eh?
You still dare to come over?

Jiang Xinghuo's eyebrows raised, thinking that he would not be fooled this time, and immediately wanted to summon the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Monsters in the acupoint to give this monk a severe blow.

But before the subsequent plot was triggered, the game text suddenly changed and a new text message appeared.

"The Burning Lamp monk staggered towards you, but before he could reach you, a Burning Lamp monk dressed in the same way quietly appeared behind him, collected the ancient Zen bell in his hand, and then walked towards where you were."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have seen through the identity of the monk in front of you. He is indeed a monk who adds oil and protects the lamps in the Ten Directions Zen Forest. He does not have any other hidden identity. At the same time, you have also activated the talent of the Hundred Flavors Eyes to confirm that the other party does not emanate any malicious intent."

"When this monk Ran Deng saw you coming, he quickly came up to apologize to you with a face full of guilt. The monk Ran Deng was a ghost monk who had passed away a hundred years ago. Because of his obsession, he did not enter the underworld and remained wandering in and out of the incense hall. He just left the incense hall for a while, and as a result, this ghost monk accidentally escaped and led you into the underworld. It was not intentional, but as an apology for its negligence, it is willing to give you the Demon Prison Bell in its hand, hoping that you can forgive its mistakes and negligence."

"Are you willing to accept the other party's apology and forgive it? Or are you still upset about what happened just now and are ready to kill this monk to vent your anger?"

"Anyway, there is no third witness at the scene. Even if you kill this monk here, no one will find out that it was you who did it. Then everything on him will naturally be yours. Even the key to the incense hall will fall into your hands. You can go in and search and explore at will without worrying about other problems."

Jiang Xinghuo naturally would not choose the option of killing the monk Dipankara. He was here to ask him for favors, and he was also given a gift as an apology. He would not be so cruel as to kill him here.

To take a step back, if you kill the disciples who are guarding the mountain gate, how can you ask them for help?
I'm afraid they will treat you as a troublemaker and pin you to death outside the mountain gate.

Moreover, Ksitigarbha is accompanied by a genetic creature from the previous secular civilization, Di Ting.

You can know everything going on in the world without leaving your home. Maybe he is secretly observing you now, so it is better to mind your own business. Just take the things and move on.

Besides, even if they don't give you anything, you still have to accept it if they just say nice things to you, right? What's more, they have given you an apology gift.

"You didn't mind the monk Burning Lamp's negligence, and instead consoled him that this was all normal. The monk Burning Lamp was very grateful for your generosity and quickly handed the 'Demon Prison Bell' in his hand to you."

"Demon Imprisonment Bell (rare item). Before Randeng Venerable attained enlightenment and became a Buddha, he found a strange stone in the Tianchi Lake in Kanto. It had the magical effect of calming the mind and suppressing evil spirits. So he spent three years polishing the stone into a stone bell. It can be used as a treasure to defend oneself from enemies, and it can also capture evil demons into the bell. The evil spirits and evil thoughts in the demons' bodies will gradually be eliminated by the power of this strange stone. It can also be used to assist in the practice of magic."

Jiang Xinghuo read the description of the game text and thought that this was a good thing. With this magic weapon, not only would he have a rare quality defensive item, but he would also have an active offensive long-range magic weapon.

To be honest, Jiang Xinghuo has found quite a few props and magic weapons, but most of them are auxiliary props, or weapons used in close combat. Only the Yuanci Flying Sword he obtained not long ago can be regarded as a magic weapon for long-range attacks. Now he has obtained the Demon Prison Bell, which can be regarded as making up for some of his shortcomings in long-range attacks.

"The monk Dipankara apologized to you again and explained why he was not in the incense hall just now. He was called over by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and told to go outside the mountain gate to welcome the arrival of the distinguished guest. Unexpectedly, this trip would delay a lot of time, and the monk ghost trapped in the incense hall also wandered out. Fortunately, the situation has not reached an irreversible point. Otherwise, even if he had committed the sin of killing invisibly, this cause and effect would always haunt him, and it is unknown whether it can be offset."

"In order to express his apology, the monk Dipankara told you the news he saw when he traveled abroad a few years ago. When he was wandering in the secular world, he missed his place to stay and got lost in the mountains. He accidentally found a Tantric temple, but because of different traditions, he only worshipped outside and did not enter the temple."

"The practice system of Tantric monks is very demanding. Not only do they have requirements for the way they travel and what they eat, but they are also very particular about where they stay. They must stay in carefully built temples. So it is not easy to see Tantric-style temples in other places outside of Gumi City. But if they do appear, it must be because a Hutuktu of the Living Buddha level or a great monk of the elder level has lived there."

"Although the temple has been abandoned for many years, the Tantric practice system is very strange, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation are all blessed by secret mantras. It is difficult for ordinary people to enter and explore. Therefore, no one has entered the temple so far."

"But you come from the exile race. You are born to be a great adventurer and explorer. Death is not a problem for you. Only people like you can thrive in a place like that."

"The monk Dipankara tore his robes and used the oil from the burning lamp on his head as ink to draw a map of the Tantric temple. He gave it to you, hoping that you can gain something from it."

"You have obtained the map of the Dafa Sect temple."

"The monk Dipankara watched you put away the map, and the guilt in his heart was reduced to the lowest level. Then he told you that he was following the order of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to welcome the distinguished guests into the temple. Do you want to follow the monk Dipankara into the temple ahead?"

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes slightly. This set of words was exactly the same as what the ghost monk Dipankara said just now. They both said that they came to welcome him in following the order of Ksitigarbha.

However, the monk Dipankara led himself into the underworld, wasting his life in vain. Will this monk Dipankara be the same as that monk ghost?
This thought just popped up in Jiang Xinghuo's mind, but he immediately rejected it. If this Burning Lamp Monk was like that ghost monk, then there was no need for him to give him these things, including rare quality props and the map of the mysterious temple.

This deal is totally unprofitable!!
Moreover, the other party knows their identity. No matter how many times the player dies in the game, the things he has obtained will not drop from his body. This is an irreversible rule of the game.

Other players who are also exiles can use some special skills to take away some props and materials from the dead players.

For example, his own Five Ghosts Moving Technique, and the Flying Dragon Exploring the Clouds Hands of the Eight Great Sects in the martial arts world.

Therefore, what the monk said should be true. It might really be sent by Ksitigarbha to pick him up. Jiang Xinghuo simply chose yes.

The worst outcome is nothing more than dying again, and there is no need to pay any huge price at all.

"You followed the monk Ran Deng into the long stretch of temples ahead. You saw temples of different styles everywhere, representing different temple systems. However, only a few of them had monks, while the others were empty."

"The monk Dipankara explained that although the Ten Directions Zen Forest embraces the ten directions of Buddhist lineages, not all temples are gathered in one place. There is only a symbolic temple here."

"Most monks are in their own temples in the secular world. Not many stay in Shifang Zen Forest. Only some elderly and frail elders, or eminent monks who want to concentrate on comprehending the Dharma, will stay in Shifang Zen Forest permanently, because there is a life-size statue of the Buddha left here. The speed and perception of practicing the Dharma here will be greatly improved."

"Soon after, you were led by the monk Dipankara to the place where Ksitigarbha attained enlightenment."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly had an idea and took out the sun flint from the magic bag. He planned to use the power of this prop to project his own consciousness into the secular world and see what Ksitigarbha looked like.

However, just as he was about to activate Sunshine, a message suddenly popped up in the game.

"The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stopped you from activating the Sunshine. With your current cultivation and strength, if you suddenly project your consciousness to the secular world, it will not be a good thing for you. It may even bring you an unstoppable disaster."

"If you want to go to Shifang Zen Forest to see him in your true body, then it is best to wait until you become the head of the Dao, or successfully establish a Dao sign before coming here. By then, you don't have to worry about these taboos."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Will you choose to listen to others' advice, eat your fill, follow the advice of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and give up projecting your consciousness to the secular world? Or will you go all the way to the end, and not cry until you see the coffin, and must send your projection over?"

Looking at the two options given by the game, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This was the first time he met Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and there seemed no need for the other party to deceive him. Besides, preparation is the key to success. Since Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had already told him clearly that if he went there there might be an unstoppable calamity, it would be better to be careful. It was not a good idea to subvert one's own destiny for the sake of momentary curiosity.

After figuring this out, Jiang Xinghuo gave up the idea of ​​activating the Sunshine and projecting his own consciousness into the secular world, and began to move forward with the new plot.

"You put away the Sunfire and were about to explain your purpose, but Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva waved his hand to interrupt you and told the boy beside him to fetch the Eight Treasures Ruyi Incense. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva already knew your purpose."

"Before Maitreya passed away, he used his Buddha eyes to see into the future in his dream and saw what happened today. He told Ksitigarbha everything he saw."

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is also waiting for this day to come, not only because Maitreya Bodhisattva has seen what happened today, but also because you carry the fragment of the divine beast Di Ting. Do you want to untie the divine binding talisman of Di Ting and return it to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?"

Jiang Xinghuo had been mentally prepared for this. The Eight Treasures Ruyi Incense was not an ordinary item, and it was impossible for it to be taken away with just two sentences.

Therefore, after making sure that he could obtain the Eight Treasures Ruyi Incense, Jiang Xinghuo also untied the restraints of the God-Binding Talisman and returned the Di Ting fragment to Ksitigarbha.

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva summoned the divine beast Di Ting, which swallowed up the fragment you returned."

"On the night of dawn, in order to clear his house, Ksitigarbha brought his guardian beast Di Ting to the Forbidden City and started a great battle with Pure World Tathagata."

"In that battle, Ksitigarbha dug out one of the Buddha's eyes, but Di Ting was also severely injured and his body was shattered by the Pure World Tathagata. Afterwards, Ksitigarbha traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the secular world and found most of the fragments, but the one in your hand was missing, so Di Ting could not recover the power of his former heyday."

"Now, you have brought the last fragment back from the secular world. To express his gratitude, Ksitigarbha gave you a magic weapon that he practiced when he was young. You can use it as long as you activate it with magic power."

"You have obtained the Ksitigarbha Vajra Realm."

"Ksitigarbha Vajra Realm (rare). Before Ksitigarbha attained enlightenment, he reincarnated nine times in succession in order to experience the sufferings of the mortal world. In each of his lives, he was a very kind and compassionate person. However, in each of his lives, he did not have a good end. He either died in the belly of a demon or was buried at the hands of an evil spirit."

"If an ordinary person had gone through these nine lives of misfortune, he would have become a very evil person after his tenth reincarnation. However, Ksitigarbha was not entangled by the resentment in his heart. Instead, he made a great vow in his heart, vowing to overcome all the sufferings in the world, and to attain enlightenment in one night and become a Buddha."

"Later, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva found the bones of his previous nine lives and used his great magical power to refine them into a diamond barrier that could kill all evil and destroy all things."

"However, this barrier also has a disadvantage that is not considered a disadvantage, which is that when using it, you cannot escape the range covered by the barrier and can only passively support the power of the barrier."

"In addition, the duration and coverage of the Vajra Barrier are also closely related to the user's cultivation..."

(End of this chapter)