I was just fishing, how did I become a Great Old One?

Lingxiao Data Center, atop its core ruins.

The atmosphere was extremely eerie.

On one side was the electronic Buddha, who had just lost his right hand and was in a state of shock and rage, and behind him was the overwhelming fleet of the Vulture Peak Pyramid.

On the other side, Jiang Li and his group were... stewing soup.

"Glug... Glug..."

The large black terracotta jar, engraved with abyssal runes, was now floating in the void.

Below was the Samadhi True Fire provided by the Wind and Fire Wheels and the Fire-Tipped Spear, burning the bottom of the jar red-hot.

Inside the jar, the enormous golden hand (Buddha's Palm) had been boiled to a crisp.

Originally composed of indestructible underlying code and nano-gold, it was transformed into a pot of golden, viscous soup (though it was data meat) under the erosion of the gluttony rules.

"Add more ingredients!"

Jiang Li stood at the mouth of the jar, like a mad alchemist.

He threw in all the remaining dragon tendons (cut into pieces), Lei Zu's skeleton (crushed), and Tian Dao's eyeball (gelatinous part).

"A little more... Abyss Aged Cooking Wine!"

wow-

The black liquor was poured into the golden soup.

Gold and black intertwine, order and chaos collide.

A mushroom cloud of aroma, visible to the naked eye, slowly rose.

……

"This taste..."

The cyborg monk standing behind Jiang Li had his electronic eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

His system is sending out alarms like crazy:

[Warning! High-energy temptation detected!]

[Meditation module...defective.]

[Logic circuit...overheating.]

"Boss, this soup..."

The monk swallowed a mouthful of saliva (engine oil).

"This soup... has a demonic quality to it."

"Demonic?"

Jiang Li, holding a giant soup ladle (transformed from a lightsaber), stirred the priceless "divine stew".

"No."

"This is...human nature."

Jiang Li looked at the expressionless electronic Buddha statue in the distance.

"They cultivate the severing of emotions and desires, achieving immortality through data."

"They treat 'hunger' as a mistake and 'craving' as a virus."

"And this pot of soup..."

Jiang Li scooped up a spoonful of golden broth and gently blew on it.

"It's specifically designed to...seduce their already rusty 'stomachs'."

"This dish is called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."

"It means..."

"Even if one becomes a Buddha, the smell of this would make one so anxious that one would jump over the wall."

"Jump over that... mental wall (firewall)."

……

"Spreading rumors and misleading the public!"

The electronic Buddha in the distance had clearly heard Jiang Li's "fallacies and heresies".

At the cut of his severed right arm, countless golden codes were writhing, attempting to download backup data from the cloud for repair.

But he discovered that... the repair speed was extremely slow.

Because the "ownership" of that hand had been forcibly taken away by Jiang Li's Gluttony Godhood, and that part of the original code had also been "cooked".

"variable."

"How dare you desecrate the golden statue of a Buddha with such filthy things?"

Golden light surged in the eyes of the electronic Buddha.

"All fleet, listen to my command!"

"Activate... [Great Compassion Mantra Wide Area Broadcast]!"

"Use data and chanting to purify that virus (fragrance)!"

"yes!"

Buzz————

The thousands of pyramid-shaped warships of the Lingshan Fleet simultaneously lit up with a dazzling golden light.

Countless high-powered loudspeakers and signal towers were aimed at Jiang Li's direction.

"Namo...Ratna...Taraya..."

A grand, solemn, and highly brainwashing electronic chanting surged in like a tsunami.

This is both a sonic weapon and a data overwrite attack.

It tried to mask the aroma with loud noise.

They attempted to suppress everyone's appetite with forceful logical commands.

……

"It's so noisy!"

Nezha covered his ears, feeling as if the code in his brain was being rewritten by the chanting.

"These bald monks are incredibly good at chanting scriptures!"

"Even my antivirus software can't stop it!"

The Tree Demon was also curled up in a ball, its leaves all wilted.

Only Jiang Li.

He remained calm and unhurried.

"A battle of voices?"

"A competition of brainwashing?"

Jiang Li sneered.

He reached out and placed his hand on the large earthenware pot.

"Gluttony Godhood... Amplification Mode."

"Ergou! Bring out your subwoofer (the one you picked up in Kowloon Walled City)!"

"Put it on the jar!"

"yes!"

Although Er Gou was getting a headache from being nagged, he still forced himself to get up when he heard the boss's order and stuck a huge subwoofer on the wall of the pottery jar.

Listen carefully.

Jiang Li lifted the lid.

"There are no incantations, and it's more pleasant to hear than the sound of dinner being served."

"There's no real reason why it's even more appealing than 'it smells so good'."

"Get this out of here!"

Buzz————

Jiang Li slammed his fist against the side of the jar.

The earthenware pot vibrated.

The aroma was so rich it was almost tangible, accompanied by the bubbling sounds of boiling.

It was amplified countless times by the subwoofer.

It spreads outwards into the surrounding vacuum from this center.

This is not a sound wave.

This is... a taste wave.

It ignores the vacuum and the laws of physics, directly affecting the sensory modules of all living beings (and androids).

……

"Namo... Hera... Glug..."

"Dora...smells so good..."

"Ye...I want to eat..."

The Great Compassion Mantra broadcast, which was originally neat, uniform, and majestic, was interrupted.

Suddenly, there was... static.

Those mechanical Arhats and Vajra Protectors chanting sutras.

Their voices began to tremble.

Their chanting rhythm started to become disordered.

Because their olfactory sensors (or logic cores) detected that incredible fragrance.

[Warning! Unknown temptation detected!]

[Warning! Logical inconsistency!]

[Command: Sever all emotional ties and desires.]

Current situation: ...I really want to eat it.

[Error! Error! Hunger...overflowing!]

……

"What's going on?!"

The leader of the eighteen Arhats on the flagship—the Dragon-Taming Arhat (Mecha Version)—looked at his subordinates in shock.

Those originally cold, mechanical monks.

At that moment, they all stopped what they were doing.

Some were swallowing their saliva (coolant).

Some were secretly glancing at the pottery jar.

Some even... began to drift in that direction involuntarily.

"Stay calm!"

"That's a demonic illusion!"

The Arhat who subdues dragons roared.

But he himself... couldn't help but sniffle.

"What...what is this taste?"

"Why... is the memory of 'Mom's Braised Pork' popping up in my core database?"

"I clearly deleted my mortal memories a long time ago!"

That aroma is more than just an appetite stimulant.

It also awakened the emotions that had been sealed in the subconscious of these ascendants.

……

"Look."

Jiang Li pointed to the Lingshan fleet that had begun to stir.

He smiled at the electronic Buddha.

"Your firewall..."

"It can't stop people from wanting to eat."

"This is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."

Come on, everyone.

Jiang Li took out a large spoon and tapped the edge of the jar.

It made a crisp sound.

"Dinner's ready!"

"This meal is on me!"

"No money, no lives!"

"I will only accept... one truth."

"If you want some, just step over that wall and come over!"

……

boom!

That cry of "Dinner's ready!" is more effective than any spell.

The front row of the Lingshan Fleet.

Those lower-level Bhikkhu mechs with weaker willpower finally collapsed.

"I can't take it anymore!"

"Eating electronic incense every day, my mouth is so bland!"

"I want to eat meat! I want to drink soup!"

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Hundreds of mechs actually defied the central command's orders.

It broke away from the formation.

It rushed towards Jiang Li's pottery jar.

"That's mine!"

"Leave me a bite!"

Once there's a first one, there's bound to be a second.

The so-called "ironclad encirclement" instantly turned into... a food-grabbing frenzy.

"They've rebelled! They've all rebelled!"

The Arhat who subdued the dragon was so angry that he trembled all over.

He raised the Dragon-Slaying Electromagnetic Cannon in his hand.

"Anyone who dares to go past! Kill them on sight!"

"Gurgle."

His stomach (the reactor) suddenly made a sound.

A tremendous roar.

His hand holding the cannon froze.

He looked at the bubbling golden soup in the earthenware pot, and at the "Buddha's Palm" stewed until tender and flavorful.

His reason told him to fire.

But his hand... slowly lowered.

"that……"

The Arhat who Subdues Dragons swallowed.

"Actually... this humble monk went there to... critique the taste."

"Yes, let's criticize it."

Done.

He rushed over as well.

……

"You bastard!"

As the electronic Buddha watched this scene, cracks finally appeared on his golden face.

anger.

shame.

And a deep sense of powerlessness.

His proud Elysium OS was actually defeated by a pot of soup?

"Since you're courting death..."

"Then all of you should die!"

"Activate... [World-Destroying Brahma Light]!"

The white urna (main cannon) between the eyebrows of the electronic Buddha began to charge.

He wanted to kill them all, including his traitorous subordinates!

……

At this critical moment.

"Amitabha."

A soft sigh suddenly rang out on the chaotic battlefield.

The sound wasn't loud.

But it reached everyone's ears clearly.

It even drowned out the charging sound of the electronic Buddha.

Followed by.

A... golden cicada.

It slowly flew out from the deepest part of the Lingshan Fleet.

It's very small, only the size of a palm.

But the light it emits is even purer than that of the electronic Buddha.

It was a kind of... radiance born from profound enlightenment.

It is also a kind of... radiance born of extreme hunger.

[Special NPC: Golden Cicada]

[Identity: Second disciple of Buddha / Double agent for both Heaven and Mount Sumeru / Ultimate gourmet.]

[Status: Tenth Cycle (Data Reorganization in Progress)]

[Characteristic: Tang Sanzang's flesh (Everyone wants to eat him, but he only wants to eat his way through the entire universe).]

……

The golden cicada flew to the front of the main cannon of the electronic Buddha.

It blocked the cannon muzzle.

"Master."

"Wait a minute."

The cicada emitted a gentle sound.

"This pot of soup..."

I'd like to try it too.

"You wicked disciple!"

The electronic Buddha roared in anger.

"Are you going to ruin my plans again?"

"You've already reincarnated nine times, haven't you learned your lesson yet?"

"Is the so-called 'truth' you're pursuing something as simple as a bite to eat?"

"No, no."

The cicada shook its wings.

"Food and sex are human nature."

"The data is cold, but the food is hot."

"Master, in your pursuit of absolute order, you have turned yourself into a cold program."

"You forgot..."

"Our original intention in establishing this religion was to help all sentient beings... to be free from suffering and attain happiness."

"And now..."

Jin Chan pointed to the mechanical Arhats who were surrounding Jiang Li's pottery jar, drinking until their mouths were full of oil and their faces showed long-lost smiles.

"They are happy."

"Isn't this... Buddhist teaching?"

……

The electronic Buddha fell silent.

His logic circuits were calculating frantically, trying to refute it.

But in the end.

All the calculation results pointed to one word: "Unable to be parsed".

"you……"

"You've been contaminated."

The electronic Buddha withdrew the main cannon.

But the murderous intent in his eyes did not diminish.

"Since you want to eat it."

"Then go ahead and eat your fill."

"After you finish eating..."

"I will personally... help you pass on to the afterlife."

……

Jin Chan ignored Tathagata's threat.

It flapped its wings and flew to Jiang Li.

To take shape and be implemented in the real world.

He transformed into a young monk wearing a white robe, with a handsome face, but whose eyes shone with a "foodie's light".

[Tang Sanzang - Cyber ​​Version]

He didn't look at Jiang Li, nor at anyone else.

His eyes were fixed on the earthenware jar.

"donor."

"This humble monk... greets you."

Tang Sanzang put his hands together in prayer.

"This 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall' dish..."

"Could you... share a bowl with this humble monk?"

"In exchange..."

He pointed to the massive Lingshan fleet behind him.

"This humble monk can tell you..."

"The true meaning of the Journey to the West."

"as well as……"

"Where is the... [Ultimate Source Code] of this universe?"

……

Jiang Li looked at the monk, whose skin was delicate and who looked delicious (just kidding).

Laughed.

"make a deal."

Jiang Li ladled out a large bowl of golden soup, and specially placed a piece of the fattest "palm meat" in it.

It was handed to Tang Sanzang.

"Eat."

"Only when you're full can you have the strength... to rebel."

Tang Sanzang took the bowl.

Without the slightest hesitation.

I downed it in one gulp.

"ha----"

He breathed a sigh of relief.

An expression of extreme satisfaction appeared on his face.

As this bowl of soup was swallowed...

His body began to glow.

The aura, which was not initially strong, began to rise steadily.

That is... a sign of awakening.

"Good soup."

"What a delicious soup!"

Tang Sanzang put down the bowl.

His gaze became incredibly sharp.

He turned around and faced the enormous electronic Buddha.

"Master."

"This disciple is full."

"Now……"

"This disciple would like to ask you a question..."

"In your 'Mahayana Buddhism' source code......"

Why would there be a... [backdoor]?