Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

"Tsk..."

"It looks like..."

"This Bilian wasn't always such a bad person..."

"Was it the later craving for power that corrupted your true nature?"

"..."

Holding the severed limb, Zhao Kuo stood calmly in the gastric fluid area, the surrounding scene seemingly slowly distorting.

With a "buzz" sound!

When he looked around, his face darkened.

"Splash!"

"Splash!"

Under the eaves of the dining hall, patches of blood had begun to trickle down. Above the corridor, a blood-red cloud hung in the air, a thick mist of blood filled the air, and the smell of rust was overwhelming...

here...

Or is it another dimension?!

"wrong!"

"An alternate dimension has descended into reality!!!"

Zhao Kuo stared at the nuns who were all lying prostrate on the floor inside the dining hall, his eyelids twitching incessantly! The small Buddha statue on the porridge table was now covered in blood, a blood-soaked Buddha!

If it were still an alternate dimension, these nuns wouldn't even be here!

This is reality!!!

fast!

That's so fast!

Just as he entered the [alternate dimension], Bi Lian seemed to have accomplished something, causing blood rain to fall on reality!

"Damn it..."

"Is it already too late?"

Zhao Kuo took a step forward, intending to run towards the [meditation room] area...

"Buzz—"

"Buzz—"

"Buzz—"

Just like in [Jinshan's] memory, countless slender hands suddenly descended from the sky! However... in the memory, the "Formless Buddha" hands summoned by [Jinshan] were pure white, but now—

A palm falling like fluff from the sky...

It's all black!

These palms, emanating black smoke, fell from the sky, passed through the dome of the [Dinner Hall], and landed one by one on the heads of the [Bhikkhunis].

Immediately, black energy surged in his palm, drilling into the heads of these nuns!

"Forehead--"

"Forehead--"

"..."

The nuns, who had been somewhat dazed from eating, suddenly became frantic. Influenced by the black aura, they resembled bloated, bloated heads from another dimension, their necks suddenly elongating, their heads flying wildly around the dining hall...

Holy crap!

"Another world has descended?!"

"Does a white palm purify sin...and a black palm represent sin itself?"

"This is the Formless Buddha?!"

"Use it well and you will be rewarded; use it badly and you will be punished!"

"..."

After only a glance at the current situation, Zhao Kuo did not dare to stop and headed straight for the direction of the Zen temple.

It's sped up!

Because they sacrificed members of the [Sanguo] faction, the sacrifice speed in the [Dungeon] has accelerated! The simplest way to clear this [Dungeon] is actually to slow down the sacrifice speed!

If you don't manage to summon the [Formless Buddha] through the sacrifices within seven days, you should be considered to have cleared the game.

pity...

It's only been three days, but it feels like the finale is already here!

"Buzzing—"

"Buzzing—"

More and more black hands were falling from the sky.

Zhao Kuo's face darkened, the images of a horse and a deer flashing in his eyes. Just as he was about to change them, a hand landed on his shoulder, and he abruptly stopped in his tracks...

......

Rewind the timeline.

While Zhao Kuo was entering the [Zhaitang], An Lan also arrived near the [Bell Tower].

"I used to be a nurse..."

"But I discovered malicious surgeries performed at the hospital..."

"And organ transplantation..."

"Huh? These are actually real?"

"Really?"

"..."

The nuns continued their discussion, and with each murmur, the mouth of the "Formless Buddha" on the bronze bell atop the bell tower had completely split open, black blood continuously seeping from it...

"Tsk..."

"It's too late..."

"We need to get the last clue quickly!"

"Clatter!"

As drops of blood fell down the clock tower stairs, An Lan's vision blurred.

"It's all your fault! It's all because of you!"

That's why things turned out this way!

"You don't deserve to stand here!"

"..."

Malicious insults exploded in my ears.

After a moment of silence, An Lan opened his eyes again and found himself in the [alternate dimension] filled with tongue roots.

She had only been there a few moments when the ground beneath her feet sprouted tongues that began to coil around An Lan's heels: "You trash! Look what you've done!"

"Are you poisonous?"

How could you be so stupid?

"..."

The insults came, and An Lan frowned, the collar around her neck bobbing incessantly.

According to the Six Precepts, isn't this pride?

【slow...】

How are you going to get through this?

Mo Lengxin muttered something, and An Lan thought for a moment, avoiding the tongue under her feet, and walked towards the [Clock Tower]... no—it was already the fleshy railing of a giant tongue!

Suddenly, a row of densely packed tongues appeared on the railing.

"Are you worthy?"

"Do you even deserve to be here?"

"You piece of trash, you don't deserve to go up there!"

"..."

Despite the constant jeers, An Lan merely glanced at the upward-facing railing, nodded, and walked towards the giant tongue!

【Hello!】

What...what are you doing?

How will you get your hands on that clue if you don't go up there?

Mo Lengxin was clearly puzzled. Wouldn't doing this take them further away from the [clue]?

[Phoebe and Chubby: What is Emperor Antian trying to do? Listen to the tongue's advice?]

[Giggle: Wait a minute! It seems like that's really what it means! The more you hurl insults and trash talk, the more I accept it, but you can't trash talk anymore, right? Like, "How dare you even show your face here?"]

Then I'll just leave!

I'm leaving, how dare you say that?

[doro: That's true. The opposite of arrogance is humbly accepting everything! Arrogance stems from an inflated sense of self, making it difficult to see others clearly. But... what if we humble ourselves and accept everything?]

【...】

The comments section provided interpretations of An Lan's actions.

"Keep your eyes clear of sensual pleasures, listen carefully to quiet words of anger, let your nose be alert to food poisoning, and speak with composure to avoid arrogance. Be firm in your will, but not attached! Be clear about your senses, but not rigid!"

"Thus...the six senses are purified, and the six precepts are clearly observed!"

"..."

As Jinshan murmured his instructions to Liaoye, Anlan understood!

The message to keep quiet and not speak carelessly is a way of hoping that when Cheng Buhui grows up, he will not casually utter words that slander, arrogance, or belittle others. By keeping his mouth shut, he will not become arrogant.

This is a precept for those who stand on the side of arrogance.

Can...

What if you were on the side being targeted by [arrogance]?

"Tap tap tap—"

Since you won't let me go up, I won't go up!

As we walked away from the root of the tongue, countless swaying "tongues" emerged from the forest and began to speak: "Here! This must be the exit!"

"Trust me!"

"Yes! We're still going in!"

[You...you're just leaving like this? Aren't you afraid they're lying to you?]

Mo Lengxin ultimately failed to understand Buddhism.

An Lan simply smiled: "Slowness refers to arrogance and disbelief in others' words! But what if I believed them all? If I believed them all, there would certainly be falsehoods in them, but... the road is long and arduous, but I will eventually reach the shore!"

"Thump—"

As the voices spoke, An Lan ventured deeper into the forest of tongues, when suddenly her feet slipped and she landed in a cave full of tongues!

The cave walls are deep and sunken, with countless tongues extending from them.

"He fell! Hahaha! He fell!"

"He's trash!"

"You can't climb up there! You can't climb up there!"

"Then we won't climb!"

The insults from behind his tongue grew louder and louder, so An Lan simply lay still and started digging at the ground with his hands!

[You! If you keep doing this, it'll be even less likely you'll get out!]

"Puff puff puff—"

An Lan didn't explain; she just kept digging towards the ground, even though she knew there was no way out.

dig!

dig!

Suddenly!

With a "buzz," before any clues had been unearthed, An Lan's body suddenly jolted, and she appeared on a railing with a flesh-colored outline!

he...

From the underground cave, we arrived directly in mid-air above the giant tongue!

His digging motion had somehow transformed into a motion of climbing up the railing!

【this...】

Is this what Buddhism means by "all is illusion, only seeking clarity of Dharma within the heart"?

[It's all a deliberate illusion! The more you resist those whispers of the tongue, the more you'll be bound! The less you care, the more you seek inner peace, the closer you'll get to the end...]

Buddhism...it really is profound...

【drop--】

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"That's right..."

"Buddhism emphasizes peace, but the path is long and arduous..."

"However, in real life, you can't believe everything you hear! Whether you can believe something depends on your own understanding! But if everyone could overcome [slowness]..."

"Do not arbitrarily slander, insult, or discriminate against others; everyone should refrain from arrogance!"

"So... does that mean we can believe anyone?!"

Holy crap!

Upon hearing An Lan's explanation, Mo Lengxin was suddenly startled!

So this is Mahayana Buddhism?

Wouldn't that be the ideal of "universal harmony"?

"Damn it! How dare you touch me?!"

"You dare touch me?"

"..."

As they climbed upwards, they encountered another section of railing where countless tongues stretched out, maliciously hurling insults at An Lan.

An Lan said calmly, "Then I won't touch it—"

Using the railing as a springboard, An Lan leaped over it and reached an even higher point!

The "lookout tower" with a bronze bell hanging overhead was already in sight, but countless tongues stuck out from the "lookout tower," and there was another wave of arrogant insults!

"You think you're worthy of climbing up there?"

"Don't you even know who you are?"

"You're not qualified to move up at all!"

"..."

"Tsk! Then let's not go!"

With a calm expression, An Lan released his hands and, even though he was only one step away from the finish line, he decisively jumped down!

Are you crazy?!

To Mo Lengxin's astonishment, An Lan was clearly falling rapidly toward the ground!

Can!

"Buzz—"

next moment!

The ground beneath the clouds shook violently with a loud "boom"!

An Lan... actually fell straight into the "observation tower"!!!