Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Chapter 245 Burning incense on ordinary days, seeking help from Buddha at the last minute

"General Wu!"

Several Empire players instantly recognized who the small statue in front of them was.

In recent months, as the Seven Stars Gathering in Minzhou Prefecture has grown bigger and bigger, and was even used by the Minzhou Prefecture Public Opinion Survey Bureau as a benchmark folk activity, not only ordinary players, but also ordinary people have begun to pay attention to this newly emerging little deity.

However, the information that is generally known is limited to the fact that this minor deity seems to have appeared during the Qing Dynasty, but then fell into silence for a long period of time until today when it began to spread with the Old Earth Games.

Of course, General Wu's true origins could not be hidden from those who were interested.

Because General Wu and Ao Peng look about 80% alike.

Li Cunhao was one of the people who had this intention. It wasn't that he did it on purpose. Because of the previous rescue operation on the mountain, Li Cunhao added Ao Peng on WeChat, and there were some recent photos of him in his contacts.

Originally, Li Cunhao secretly paid part of the rescue fee for Ao Peng, and Ao Peng kept his word and repaid the money on time every month.

Then, during the battle on New Year's Eve, Ma Kaiyuan directly exposed most of Ao Peng's assets. Although he did not reveal all of Ao Peng's abilities, he at least put Ao Peng's name and background online.

Li Cunhao naturally saw the message as well. However, he was an honest man. Although he had Ao Peng's WeChat, he was able to run his own rescue team and go up the mountain to carry out rescues. He never thought of currying favor with any powerful or influential people.

Later, it was discovered that Ao Peng might be a big shot in the Bureau of Investigation. At this point, telling others that you paid the money yourself back then seems to imply that you are taking advantage of their kindness.

So Li Cunhao thought he might as well keep the relationship going. If there were any insurmountable obstacles, he could ask for help. After all, with gods and demons descending upon the world, no one knows what will happen in the future.

Before embarking on the Ascension Mission, which was indeed a matter of life and death, Li Cunhao wanted to ask Ao Peng for his opinion via WeChat. After all, from his perspective, he roughly understood the relationship between General Wu and Ao Peng, as Ao Peng had cultivated a spirit body in a world belonging to the Republic of China.

However, Ao Peng's soul entered the Journey to the West world, while his physical body remained in the real world. Therefore, the message Li Cunhao received was a reply from the Bureau of Investigation, which stated that Ao Peng was currently undertaking some kind of special mission and could not be restored.

Therefore, Li Cunhao entered the world of destiny on his own without receiving any help.

But now that the mission has reached this stage, the final Black Mountain Demon is too terrifying. It's an entire mountain range of the Netherworld that has become a spirit!

One wrong move and you'll be smashed to pieces.

Therefore, Li Cunhao naturally had to do his best.

Nightingale looked at Li Cunhao suspiciously. "You know this big shot?"

She remembered that in the new folk legends of Minzhou Prefecture, this big shot directly drove away three calamity stars who served in the Heavenly Court.

If this powerful figure is willing to help, dealing with the Black Mountain Demon will indeed be much easier for them.

Li Cunhao gave a wry smile. "Would you believe me if I said I saved this big shot?"

Another melee fighter patted Li Cunhao on the shoulder. "Uncle Li, at this crucial moment, you're still making us laugh. Did General Wu give you any warnings before you came in?"

Li Cunhao said somewhat embarrassedly, "I contacted General Wu before I went on the mission, but it seems he wasn't home."

Li Cunhao didn't say much. Recently, high-level players have been emerging one after another, and there have even been quite a few players who have survived the three calamities. In addition, with the knowledge that the God's National Bureau of Investigation has intentionally put online, Li Cunhao roughly understands that some gods and Buddhas can hear their prayers in the heavens.

The closer the causal connection between these prayers, the clearer the gods and Buddhas will hear them.

So he wasn't really sure whether Ao Peng would respond to him, but he was just trying to find a solution at the last minute, since praying wouldn't cost him anything extra.

"My name is Li Cunhao. I am in a life-or-death crisis at Lanruo Temple. If General Wu Gong Ao Peng is willing to listen to my plea, I humbly request your assistance."

Li Cunhao prayed nine times in a row.

However, the small wooden sculpture did not react in any particular way.

The Imperial players were initially quite hopeful, but after seeing Li Cunhao pray nine times, Mad Wolf patted Li Cunhao on the shoulder and said, "Old Li, let's get down to business. Stop with the mystical talk; it's useless. It seems General Wu is still not home today."

Li Cunhao was also disappointed and reached out to put the small wooden carving back into his backpack.

But the next moment, a broken voice came from the small wooden carving, "Is that... Uncle Li...?"

Everyone was stunned. Mad Wolf was faster than Old Li. He knelt down in front of the little wooden carving with a thud and said, "Greetings, General Wu Gong."

I thought to myself: Wow, this god is at home, but the signal is probably not 5G, the latency is so high!

The people of the Empire are all pragmatists. Seeing that General Wu Gong, this great man, had actually responded, they all hurriedly bowed before the wooden sculpture.

On the other side, although Ao Peng heard Li Cunhao's prayer, because they were in different worlds, even though he already had some authority over the Heavenly Court, the information he received was too fragmented.

The mere change of information in space and time is enough to render cultivators below the level of true gods unable to respond.

After all, they are two different timelines with different flow rates. It is very possible that only one second has passed for you to receive information, while decades or even centuries have passed for them. Therefore, many true gods want to respond to the prayers of believers, but by the time they respond, the believers may have already turned into a pile of bones.

Fortunately, Ao Peng is listed in the Heavenly Court, possesses the attributes of a true god, and also has a drop of Zhulong's true blood, giving him a basic grasp of time and space.

Of course, the most important thing is that he sensed a strong signal source next to Li Cunhao, which is why he was able to hear Li Cunhao's signal across boundaries.

Due to a combination of factors, Ao Peng was actually able to hear prayers that were important to him, even though they were from different backgrounds.

Ao Peng looked at the source of the strong signal; it was a golden Buddha whose face had been completely altered.

Although the gold Buddha statue failed to be cast, the Buddha-nature within it remained. This Buddha-nature belonged to Shakyamuni. Ao Peng inherited the title of the World Honored One. In the current Buddhist prophecy, General Wu Gong is one with the World Honored One, so he can also indirectly utilize the Buddha-nature within it.

So Ao Peng, using his intuition and the authority granted by the Heavenly Court, issued a new task to Li Cunhao and other old-timer players.

The next moment, the players in the Empire who were paying homage to General Wu Gong received a system notification.

[Lucky successors, although you're only seeking help at the last minute, one of you truly burned incense extensively in the past. Therefore, this 'Buddha' has responded to your prayers. However, he lacks corresponding deeds and legends in this world, and cannot bestow great power. Therefore, he needs a little help. Are you willing to help him create a golden statue?]

Several Empire players were slightly taken aback: "Creating a golden body?"

Then they looked up and saw the golden Buddha statue that had been melted down to its half-destroyed state, and instantly understood the meaning of this mission.

That's easy!