Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

The Killing Stone is said to be the stone that a nine-tailed fox traveled eastward to gather demons and wreak havoc on Japan. In the end, she was suppressed by the gods of Japan and thrown into Mount Fuji. The nine-tailed fox's resentment was not extinguished, and combined with the poisonous fire in the heart of Mount Fuji, she continued to spew this stone outward.

This stone contains the method of killing and harbors hatred for all living beings. It is one of the best treasures for practicing curses and evil arts.

Unlike the fire in the Yellow Emperor's ancestral temple, the Killing Stone is a solid black volcanic rock. So after Ao Peng killed his opponent, he obtained two Killing Stones, one large and one small. The large one was the size of two thumb segments, and the small one was only the size of one thumb segment.

He weighed the two Killing Stones in his hand. These were treasures that could help him cultivate. His black zombie body had evolved by absorbing a portion of the Heavenly Resentment Fetal Water, but the amount of fetal water was very small; it was just something that Heavenly Resentment had unconsciously touched and gotten into.

Now that he has these two Killing Stones, after fully absorbing them, his black zombie body will be able to advance even further.

Besides the two Killing Stones, Ao Peng was more concerned about something else.

He pulled out a dried human finger bone, which he had obtained from Tanaka.

At the time, this finger bone was sewn onto Tanaka's right hand.

The "Life-Taking Method Using Relatives" involves digging up the remains of a close relative and sewing them onto one's own body using a secret technique, thereby taking the life of that relative.

Life money is hard to come by, and Ao Peng was able to earn a lot of life money because he obtained the skill of "seeking a title" by chance.

However, Ao Peng hadn't seen anyone discuss the Life Money on the forum, so he was also curious as to why two Japanese players were able to enter the Life Upgrade Dungeon this time.

But upon seeing this thing, he instantly understood.

Throughout history, countless evil spells have been used to steal lives, and although almost none of them end well, the chance to rise to the top in one step is simply too tempting.

Let alone digging up the bones of one's relatives and sewing them into one's own body, some people are even willing to kill their fathers and mothers just to bury their parents on an auspicious day and thus gain blessings from fate.

Such unorthodox practices were common even in times when supernatural beings were not prominent, let alone now that supernatural beings have appeared in the world.

Ao Peng could not possibly use this method to take the lives of his loved ones, but this made him realize a problem.

That is, players of older, domestically developed games abroad actually have a certain first-mover advantage.

Because they have even less of a bottom line.

The game originally contained a large number of sinister spells from the previous era. As long as they find these spells, they can use them in the real world to make up for the population gap between their country and the empire, and not fall behind in the early stages of the game.

Of course, this "first-mover advantage" will also have negative consequences. As the game progresses, these negative consequences will explode like landmines.

They either nurture a terrifying demon like raising a venomous insect, or they blow it up like a cesspool.

The next day.

After resting for a night, Ao Peng asked for leave again and went to the Taiyuan Municipal Bureau of Investigation.

He has a legitimate reason this time.

"Uncle Hao, this is what I obtained. I hope you can report it."

Ao Peng told Hao Ke about the finger bone and its information.

The information obtained by the upper echelons of the empire was accumulated little by little in this way, so that those below could better avoid pitfalls.

Hao Ke's expression was solemn. "I understand. Wait here for a while; someone might ask for more specific details."

Half an hour later, Ao Peng received an encrypted video call.

On the other end was his newly appointed teacher, Master Mo.

Old Mo cut to the chase, "Where did you find this finger bone?"

If anyone within the empire dares to do this, we must immediately strike with lightning speed and bring down the iron fist of the empire; we must absolutely not allow this evil trend to emerge.

"In the dungeon world, there are two Japanese players."

Upon hearing Ao Peng's answer, Old Master Mo visibly relaxed; he didn't need to worry about the evil influences from abroad.

Then Mo Lao looked at Ao Peng and said, "You've entered the instance world."

Ao Peng nodded.

The forum guides warned that people could die in the dungeon world, indicating that many early-game players obtained life points through legitimate means and entered the dungeon world, including my teacher.

As he spoke, he summoned Little Mystic Maiden and placed her on his shoulder.

Mo Lao took a careful look at the ornaments on Xuan Nu's body, and then laughed, "It seems that I really got a great deal by taking you as my disciple."

Ao Peng revealed himself to Xuan Nu mainly to inquire about another matter.

"Teacher, after a deity is created, how should they cultivate? Are there any things they should be careful about?"

He possesses top-tier scenery, and the higher-ups are aware of his role in nurturing deities, so there's no need to hide it from him.

Mo Lao was going to tell Ao Peng about this anyway.

Although Ao Peng had been in the instance for two months, in the real world, it was only one day for Mo Lao. So he originally estimated that Ao Peng should not be able to develop his own godhood until tomorrow.

"The difficulty in the early stages of divine cultivation lies in the emblems. The external world is a projection of one's will into the real world, and the emblems are the key—the key to unlocking and changing the real world."

"You've used your own external landscape, so you must have already discovered that without the help of the emblems, your external landscape can only show the most essential and basic form, with almost no other changes."

Ao Peng nodded in agreement.

In the final battle of the dungeon, the Vajradhatu Mandala of the Tantric sect is also a kind of external landscape, which completely suppressed my Xuanming Life and Death Sea at that time.

Moreover, other people's appearances can at least evolve into the Four Heavenly Kings, each with different abilities, all belonging to the Mahavairocana Buddha, which is almost equivalent to four different transformations.

If it weren't for the prior planning and the two-pronged attack, the Four Heavenly Kings alone would have completely overwhelmed Ao Peng in terms of strength and ability.

Elder Mo continued his explanation, "Every time you condense a rune, your deity gains another means of leveraging external forces, and your own strength will significantly increase by a level. The most direct result will be an improvement in your basic attributes. The condensation of runes depends on two points."

"First, it's about your own mastery of the Dao. Gods can control the Dao, but the 'god' in that is always yourself!"

When he said this, Old Master Mo's expression was more serious than ever before.

Then he gave his own example, "You know my situation. I started with the art of drawing palms. After entering the Dao, I used five-colored soil as ink and measured the five sacred mountains as shapes to condense my first seal pattern, the 'True Form Diagram of the Five Sacred Mountains.' Don't just use your own skills. You have to use your brain more and truly master it! The old earth game can only display an icon in the end. True gods and Buddhas need to transcend this icon."

Ao Peng looked thoughtful.

Mo Lao's painting style is easy to understand, as it combines with patterns to express patterns. But how does his own "Huangdi Su Nu Jing" express patterns?

However, with a plan in mind, Ao Peng at least knew how to work hard.

He asked, "Teacher, what is the second key point of the rune condensation technique?"

Upon hearing Ao Peng's question, Elder Mo's expression suddenly became detached.

This is like a man walking into a massage parlor, feeling overwhelmed by the dazzling array of massages, thinking he possesses a treasure, and then, being overly ambitious, choosing a top-notch masseuse to take on the challenge.

Unable to resist the sweet words of the skilled technician, he added two more sessions.

After leaving the massage parlor, feeling completely satisfied, he subconsciously reached into his pocket and could only sigh, "Wealth, companions, methods, and environment—this is the most difficult aspect of cultivation, truly difficult, difficult, difficult!"

That figure, standing forlorn in the autumn wind, looked as forlorn as an ancient sage.

Ao Peng instantly understood: Teacher, you poor bastard, I bet you can't scrape together 1000 incense sticks right now.