Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Chapter 246 Seeking a Tiger's Skin

In the vast banyan forest, several Japanese players, having just experienced a small victory, were beaming with pride.

"Furuta-kun, thanks to your use of the Wind God's power, you ruined their plan to recast the Golden Buddha. Without the Golden Buddha as their support, tonight is their death night!"

The Japanese player, named Furuta, was dressed in Onmyoji attire and held a small folding fan. His skin, due to prolonged contact with demons, appeared even whiter than a woman's. "Ishioka, this is, after all, a quest to raise one's life level. We still need to be careful."

The warrior known as Shi Gang waved his hand. With the widespread popularity of *A Chinese Ghost Story III* in Southeast Asia, and aided by the system's notifications, they knew the course of 'history,' so they confidently declared, "If they don't rescue this monk today, once Grandma is free to move around tonight, it'll be their death knell. They managed to escape last night thanks to that Buddhist temple, but they won't have that chance today!"

Shi Gang looked at the great monk Baiyun Zen Master, who was completely entangled in the banyan tree. They also wanted to deal with this great monk, but unfortunately, this great monk had cultivated the Arhat Golden Body and was in the hands of Granny. Granny could only wrap and bind him, but could not kill him. Although the few players with only two or three chapters of strength had various sinister spells, they could not break through Baiyun Zen Master's Arhat Golden Body.

Last night, they had already hunted down the Imperial players once, but unfortunately, those Imperial players had fled quite far and found a proper Buddhist temple as a refuge, so the help that Grandma could provide was limited.

So the Japanese players gritted their teeth and took out several pieces of the Killing Stone to help Granny improve her power.

This Killing Stone contains the resentment of a nine-tailed fox, making it the most suitable treasure for demons to cultivate. Grandma has only ever eaten the flesh and blood of ordinary people; she has never eaten anything so good.

"Don't worry, as long as you keep watch for one more day, and I complete my demonic arts tonight, that little temple will be their burial ground!"

The Tree Demon Granny spoke in a voice that was neither male nor female. After absorbing the Killing Stone, it was able to break through the Yin-Yang restriction for a short time, and even vaguely felt that it was about to touch the third natural disaster.

Once it survives the third natural disaster, it will be able to become a true earthly demon god, standing on equal footing with the Black Mountain Demon!

However, before that, she needed to appease these few demonic cultivators. Granny looked at the Japanese players with greedy eyes from the shadows. If it weren't for the threat of Master Baiyun and the Golden Buddha being right in front of her, she would have been fine.

It devoured all those magic-based players last night!

Of course, the Japanese players also knew what the old tree demon was thinking, but they had information that the old tree demon didn't know: as long as they killed the little monk Shifang, they would have completed their mission.

At that time, not only would a tree demon grandmother block their way, but even a true god would be unable to stop them from returning. That's why they dared to conspire with the tree demon grandmother.

The Japanese players appeared relaxed but were actually quite tense. They sat quietly in the banyan forest for an entire day. To their surprise, the Imperial players didn't even dare to venture into the banyan forest.

In the original story, rescuing Master Baiyun during the day was the key to turning the tide and winning the battle, but now the other side doesn't even dare to rescue Master Baiyun.

As dusk approached, Shi Gang, seeing that no one had forced their way in, thought for a moment and then smiled, saying, "Looks like those people have been scared out of their wits and are probably looking for a place to hide now, right?"

The sun hadn't completely set yet, and the afterglow still lingered blood-red, but the Tree Demon Granny had already digested the Killing Stone. She let out a sharp, sinister laugh, "Heaven and earth are vast, but nothing is greater than the Netherworld! Where can they run to! Wherever the Netherworld covers, that is my boundless demon realm!"

After he finished speaking, the entire banyan forest was turned upside down, with countless roots reversing their yin and yang and disappearing into the underworld.

Banyan trees are inherently domineering trees, capable of forming a forest from a single trunk. From a distance, you might see a grove of banyan trees, but in reality, there is only one main trunk. The tree demon has cultivated for thousands of years, and its roots have long since covered the surrounding area for more than ten miles, piercing through the underworld.

Because the Tree Demon Granny could draw upon the power of the surrounding land, even though the Arhat-like Baiyun Zen Master was inferior to her in terms of magical power during their battle, he needed to rely on the power of the Golden Buddha.

At this time, the Tree Demon Granny's strength has increased further. The banyan forest that originally trapped her body can now be moved by reversing Yin and Yang and the Netherworld, and is no longer a restriction. Similar to the Black Mountain Demon, after the Yin Mountain in the Netherworld became a spirit, it can move at will using the Netherworld soil layer.

Inside the meditation room, the Imperial players completely melted the golden Buddha statue and then carefully applied it layer by layer to the statue of General Wu Gong. During this process, the Buddhist nature contained in the golden Buddha was gradually absorbed by the statue of General Wu Gong, making the statue even more extraordinary.

"Something's not right outside!"

Mad Wolf's ears twitched. Nightingale and Li Cunhao were sculpting the golden statue, and they were just a hair's breadth away from complete success.

"What's wrong?"

The young monk Shifang leaned closer, and Kuanglang calmly asked, "Have you been hearing birdsong since just now?"

Shi Fang and Yan Chixia shook their heads. Suddenly, Yan Chixia realized something was wrong. He picked up his sword and rushed out of the small temple. Little did he know that the small temple, which had been standing by the roadside, had unknowingly fallen into a lush banyan forest.

The towering canopies of the banyan trees cast long shadows, blocking out the already dim light and turning day into night, plunging the entire monastery into darkness prematurely.

"Oh no, that big banyan tree is chasing us!"

Yan Chixia let out a strange cry, then chanted an incantation, causing a peculiar scroll to transform into a suit of armor that he could wear. The players of the Empire were filled with envy. After wearing this divine armor, one could move as fast as the wind, and in the final battle, it could even delay the slow-moving Black Mountain Demon for a moment.

After the Tree Demon Granny shifted her true form to surround the Zen temple, she let out a sinister, cacophony of laughter. "It seems you've chosen your final resting place. Today, I'll turn this place into a second Lanruo Temple!"

Not satisfied with that, it unleashed a torrent of tree roots that surged from the ground like pythons, releasing Nie Xiaoqian, who had been tortured beyond recognition. It then bound her to a tree stump, and the roots transformed into whips, striking Nie Xiaoqian's body and shattering her soul into pieces.

Shi Fang couldn't bear to see Nie Xiaoqian suffer, so he rushed from the back to the door from a safe spot and shouted, "You old hag who's neither male nor female, come at me if you dare!"

The Japanese players were overjoyed to see Shi Fang rush out. Shi Gang couldn't hold back and transformed into a blur, holding a sharp blade to kill Shi Fang. As long as they killed this little monk, their mission would be complete!

But the next moment, a shadow, like a python, attacked and swept him away.

Several Japanese players initially thought it was an Imperial player who had made the move, but when the shadow stopped, everyone realized that it was a huge tree root.

Several players seemed to have realized something, looking at the Tree Demon Granny in disbelief. The Tree Demon Granny wiped her lips, and her tree roots instead protected Shi Fang. Her eyes were cold, but she smiled and said to the Japanese players, "You seem quite concerned about this little monk's life or death!"

Gu Tian's heart skipped a beat. They had underestimated the intelligence of a tree demon that had cultivated for a thousand years!