Chapter 319 Dharma King Temple
Chapter 319 Dharma King Temple
Fish that doesn't eat cats? Where did this player come from?
Xiao Jie felt a little helpless. Why was it so difficult to level up?
The most suitable map for his current upgrade in Fengyinzhou is Ghost Mist Ridge. Firstly, the monster level is just right and the experience is considerable. Secondly, although the undead monsters have various vicious skills such as ghost curses and corpse poisons, their hard power is generally not very strong. As long as you have the ability to restrain them, they can be killed very efficiently.
If it were a wild beast, a monster, a humanoid monster, etc., I'm afraid the upgrade would not be so efficient.
It’s better to contact the other party first and see if I can share a few purification talismans with him.
Xiao Jie thought about it and sent a private message.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Hello, can we chat?
Fish that doesn't eat cats: Who are you? I don't know you.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: I want to buy some purification talismans. Xiao Yao Wu You said you bought them all. Can you give me a few?
The Fish That Doesn’t Eat Cats: Oh…I see. Let me think, how many do you want?
Hidden Moon and Wind: Five cards are enough.
Fish That Doesn’t Eat Cats: No, I only bought ten in total, and I need to keep them for the mission.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: What mission are you going to do?
Fish that doesn't eat cats: A purification mission, to save the soul of a ghost. There are many wandering ghosts in the place I am going to. I am a physics major and I don't know any spells, so I can only rely on talismans.
Xiao Jie thought to himself, isn't this just meeting an expert? With Ye Luo's ability, shouldn't it be easy to exorcise ghosts?
Hidden Moon and Wind: How difficult is the mission?
Fish that doesn’t eat cats: It shouldn’t be difficult, it’s just an ordinary salvation mission, just follow the process, but the place you need to go is a bit dangerous.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Where can I complete the mission?
Fish that doesn’t eat cats: Dharmaraj Temple…Why are you asking this?
Yin Yue Sui Feng: How about this, I’ll help you complete the task, and you can give me the remaining talismans.
The fish that doesn’t eat cats: Ah... but I don’t know you, what if you have any bad intentions?
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Don't worry, there is no benefit in killing you, and you will also become a red name. Being a red name in this haunted place like Ghost Mist Ridge is no joke. Besides, if you go on the mission alone, you won't even have anyone to look after you. If you are possessed by a ghost, you won't be able to operate at all, and the talismans will be useless.
Fish that doesn’t eat cats: Ah…will it still be like this?
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Of course, what level are you?
Fish that doesn't eat cats: Level 24.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: You’re only level 24... If you go alone, you’ll be asking for trouble. To be honest, I’m only willing to help you because I need these talismans. Otherwise, I won’t waste my time. If it’s really not possible, then forget it.
The Fish That Doesn’t Eat Cats: No, no, no, isn’t it enough that I agree? Let me make it clear first, you promise to help me complete the task.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Don’t worry, I’m a professional.
Fish that doesn't eat cats: Do you know where the Fawang Temple is? This is my first time here and I only know the name of the place.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Of course I know. My teammates and I have been in Guiwu Ridge for many days. We can find the Dharma King Temple with our eyes closed.
Fish That Doesn't Eat Cats: Okay, that's settled. If you can help me complete the task, not only will I give you the remaining talismans, I can also give you an extra 23 taels of silver.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: Why is it 23 taels?
Fish that doesn't eat cats: I have a total of 28 taels in my bag now, and I have to keep 23 taels for food and repairing equipment, so it's taels in total. If you think it's too little, I have some herbs to give you as well.
Xiao Jie couldn't help but laugh. This girl seemed to be a rookie. She would sell everything she had to complete this mission.
Yin Yue Sui Feng: No need, the talisman is enough. We will meet at the square in fifteen minutes.
After saying that, Xiao Jie asked the people next to him.
"Do you know where the Dharma King Temple is?"
Several people said they had never heard of it.
"Looks like I have to find someone to investigate first. You guys go to the square first, I'll meet up with you later."
What Xiao Jie was looking for was naturally the local NPC. He went straight to the city wall and saw from afar the old captain standing on the top of the city wall, gazing at the gloomy scenery outside the city, like a sculpture.
"Little brother, do you have something to ask me?"
"Have you ever heard of the Dharma King Temple, old general?"
"Fawang Temple? Of course I've heard of it. It's just southwest of the ancient battlefield."
"Are there any dead souls in the Dharma King Temple that need to be purified?"
"Of course there are. There are ghosts everywhere in Ghost Mist Ridge. But I do know a thing or two about the story of the Dharma King Temple. Ghost Mist Ridge has been uninhabitable since the great war three thousand years ago. Ghosts have been lingering here for years. A few hundred years ago, a monk wanted to save the souls of the dead here, so he built a Dharma King Temple in the southwest of the ancient battlefield.
The monk recites Buddhist scriptures and chants Buddha's name every day, composing Buddhist teachings. As he is an enlightened monk, whenever he recites Buddhist scriptures, golden Buddha light will rise above the Dharma King Temple.
The land around the Dharma King Temple gradually came back to life under the purification of the Buddha's light. Some monks and farmers even gathered around the Dharma King Temple, preparing to rebuild their homes. Most of the ghosts and spirits entrenched in this area were liberated.
However, after several decades, as the monk grew older, the Buddha's light emitted from his daily chanting gradually dimmed.
The monks and farmers who took shelter in the temple were deeply worried, so one day they invited the old monk out and asked him what to do after he died.
The old monk had a Buddha statue sculpted and sealed himself inside it, casting the Buddha with his body. With the help of monks who came to worship and accumulate incense and power, the Buddha's light would remain forever and protect the land around the Dharma King Temple.
So they made a Buddha statue and sealed the old monk inside it before he died.
At the beginning, this Buddha statue did emit Buddha light every day, protecting the area within a ten-mile radius around the Dharma King Temple.
However, as time went by, the Buddha statue gradually changed. Suddenly one day, the Buddha statue opened its eyes and turned into a ferocious ghost Buddha. The sound of chanting scriptures and reciting Buddha's name turned into evil whispers. Everyone who heard it fell into madness, and the Dharma King Temple turned into hell in one day.
What happened afterwards is no longer known, except for some of the earliest farmers and monks who escaped and brought back some vague news.
From then on, the Fawang Temple became an ominous place, and many strange legends spread. It was said that the bell in the temple would suddenly ring.
The souls of the monks were awakened again and walked around the temple. Even the ghost-faced Buddha sometimes came back to life.
It is said that some people saw Buddha's light emerging from the sky above the Dharma King Temple from afar, as if they had returned to the scene hundreds of years ago.
Most people don't dare to get close, hehe, but there are quite a few returnees who ran over to find out what's going on."
Xiao Jie was stunned, "Has anyone been there?"
The old lieutenant laughed and said, "Of course someone has been there. You know what kind of people you returnees are. I heard that there are many secret manuals and magical instruments buried in that temple, so some people go there to look for treasures when they have nothing to do."
Xiao Jie thought that it would be easy if someone had been there before, but he was afraid that it was some remote and poor place that no one had ever been there, and who knows what kind of monsters would appear.
He walked down the city wall and headed towards the square. When passing by the blacksmith shop, he met an acquaintance - the female swordsman who was rescued by me, Yu Chengxian, yesterday.
The female swordsman seemed to be packing her luggage and preparing to leave.
"Hey, can you talk?"
The female swordsman was a little surprised, but considering what happened yesterday, she still hummed. "What's the matter?"
"Do you know the Dharma King Temple?"
"Yes, I've been there once with a team. When you ring the bell in the temple, many ghosts will appear. There's also a Buddha statue in the temple. Don't open it casually. Once you attack it, a leader-level BOSS will appear.
It will definitely drop a skill book. I heard that someone even dropped a peerless magic skill. However, we didn’t dare to fight it at that time and only killed some small monsters. "
"What's with that bell?"
"I'm not sure either. I went there with my friends. There was an expert leading the team. He said we could enter the hidden map by ringing a bell. But it just summoned a group of ghosts. We got a lot of experience, but they didn't drop anything. We retreated after the fight."
"Where is that expert?"
"He died in the tide yesterday."
Xiao Jie thought, okay...
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. I haven't thanked you for what you did yesterday."
"Hehe, are you leaving?"
"Yes, it's too dangerous without a wizard leading the team."
"Bon Voyage."
After saying goodbye to the female swordsman, Xiao Jie came to the square and reunited with everyone.
Ye Luo asked: "How is it, have you investigated it clearly?"
"Almost." He repeated the information he had found.
I Want to Become an Immortal said worriedly, "Brother Feng, is that girl trying to get us to help fight the BOSS? It's a bit difficult for us to fight the leader-level BOSS."
Xia Yi Wushuang said confidently: "What are you afraid of? Isn't there a great master here? But my swordsmanship has not yet reached the maximum level, so it is indeed a bit dangerous. How about I upgrade the Aotian Sword to the tenth level, and then comprehend the secret, and then fight?"
Xiao Jie thought to himself, why are you so confident?
He finally realized that Xia Yi Wushuang was really a man full of confidence, and he felt like he was the protagonist.
"No, forget it if we really want to fight the BOSS. The worst that can happen is that we can change the map to level up. At most, we will level up slower. There is no need to take too much risk just to save time."
As they were talking, a female player in black tights came over.
"Excuse me, were you the one who contacted me just now?"
Fish that doesn't eat cats (Snitch): Level 24. HP 440.
"Yes, it's me. Before we set off, I have to ask clearly what the soul you want to purify is. Could it be the ghost-faced Buddha?"
"No, no, I'm not crazy. I'm just an ordinary ghost. His son is a survivor of the Dharma King Temple. He ran away to reproduce. Recently, I have been dreaming that my ancestor told me that he was trapped in the Dharma King Temple and hoped that his descendants would rescue him quickly. My mission this time is to purify this ancestor and bring the body back."
Xiao Jie thought to himself that was good, in this case, it should just be an ordinary monster, or at most an elite monster.
"Sure, but you have to prepay us for the five purification charms. I can pay for them and count them as our purchases."
"Row."
The other party directly clicked on the transaction and placed five purification talismans on it.
Xiao Jie put 20 taels of silver in, and after the transaction, he gave each person a talisman, then nodded, "Okay, let's go."
After the five people left Zhenhun Pass, they headed towards the southwest of the ancient battlefield.
I killed the generals along the way, and leveled up by the way. In fact, the frequency of using this purification talisman is not high, less than one or two pieces are used in half a day, mainly just in case.
With the purification talisman, he naturally felt more confident, and his chivalrous and unrestrained fighting style was also quite unrestrained.
Xiao Jie naturally took the lead, because the experience was not divided equally. The higher the damage you dealt, the more experience you would get.
A few people were chopping vegetables and melons along the way, and they were stunned by the fish that didn't eat cats.
"Wow, you guys are really strong in fighting." The fish that doesn't eat cats was amazed at how efficiently they were clearing monsters.
"It's okay." Xiao Jie said as he casually chopped down a heart-stealing ghost with a sword. This thing posed the greatest threat and must be dealt with immediately.
"Hey, this is the first time I've seen your profession, an ancient Qi Refiner...it sounds so impressive."
"It's okay." Xiao Jie continued indifferently.
The fish that doesn't eat cats seems very curious.
"That's not right, Ancient Qi Refiner... It sounds like a wizard. How do you use the knife?"
"Haha, I added the wrong points." Xiao Jie said perfunctorily. He naturally kept silent about the ability of the ancient Qi Refiner. This professional ability was his trump card and he would never reveal it easily to anyone other than his closest relatives and friends.
"You're so good even if you added it wrong? Then you must be a real expert."
Seeing the other party asking questions non-stop, Xiao Jie hurriedly changed the subject, "Your profession is a thief? This is rare."
"Alas, there is nothing I can do. I am not good at fighting, so I thought I could learn Qinggong so that I can run away when I encounter danger. So I found a flying thief profession while playing, but I didn't expect it to be not powerful at all, just a scrape."
As he said that, he threw out several flying knives, and as expected, each of them dealt more than ten or twenty points of damage.
Xiao Jie thought to himself that they were really weak. Monsters like skeleton zombies were resistant to piercing, so hidden weapons and bows and arrows were not effective. Only slashing, blunt attack, and slashing type attacks were most effective.
This girl probably doesn't even understand the relationship between the attack and defense types in this game. At least she could get some heavy hidden weapons like iron gall and flying stones.
"You'd better stay back. Your level is too low and your health is too low. It would be dangerous if you join the battle. Leave the monster hunting to us. You can just lie there and be the boss."
"Oh, thank you then."
The fish that doesn't eat cats hid obediently behind the team, watching Xiao Jie and Xia Yi Wushuang kill monsters like chopping vegetables and melons.
Although the damage of I Want to Become an Immortal is not that exaggerated, but with high defense and thick blood, it is also a crushing existence, especially the magic of restraining the undead. Every time it pulls a group of skeleton zombies to fight, it is quite powerful.
"Wow, Brother Chengxian is so powerful and domineering."
"Brother Xiayi, your swordsmanship is so cool. Oh, I wish I had learned swordsmanship earlier."
"Ah!!!" Help! There is a ghost! There is a ghost! "
When Xiao Jie turned around, he saw the fish that didn't eat cats was being chased by two heart-stealing ghosts that suddenly appeared and was running away madly. This girl's lightness skills were indeed good, but her fighting ability was a bit weak. She threw hidden weapons behind her while running.
However, physical attacks are ineffective against ghosts and they all pass through.
Xiao Jie quickly took over the monster in a flash, and the fish that didn't eat cats took deep breaths.
"Hoo-hoo-hoo, I was so scared. Thank you so much, Brother Suifeng, for saving me."
"It's nothing, just follow closely and don't get left behind." Xiao Jie was giving instructions when suddenly Ye Luo's voice was heard in YY.
"Tsk, this woman is so delicious."
Good tea? Green tea? Xiao Jie was stunned for a moment before he realized what Ye Luo meant.
"Is there?" he asked doubtfully.
"You can't feel it?" Ye Luo seemed a little surprised.
Xia Yi Wushuang said: "I didn't feel it anyway. The girl is quite polite."
I, Yu Cheng Xian, also said, "Yes, and he speaks very nicely, calling me big brother all the time, hehehehe."
Xiao Jie seemed to be thinking about something. He didn't think so at first, but after hearing what these two said, it seemed that there was some meaning to it.
But if you think about it, for a female player who is alone in this death game, it is not difficult to understand why she is scheming.
But it doesn’t matter. After completing this task, everyone will go their separate ways. I still have to level up quickly.
When Xiao Jie's experience value reached level 28 75%, a gloomy and dilapidated ruined temple appeared in front of several people.
The temple is located in a plain, surrounded by a circle of fields that have been deserted for who knows how long. Some zombie farmers holding farm tools are wandering on the fields.
"Hey, these farmers are a little different." Xia Yi Wushuang suddenly said.
Xiao Jie also noticed that there was a faint golden glow on the gray and rotten bodies of these farmers, as if they were coated with a layer of gold paint, and then experienced wind and rain, causing most of the gold paint to fall off, resulting in the effect.
Immortal Buddha: Level 28. HP: 600.
"If you are an undead Buddhist, you will die if you meet your grandfather today." I, who wanted to become an immortal, took the lead, swung my axe and pulled in a group of monsters, ready to kill them in a few hits.
However, these undead Buddhists were obviously much stronger than ordinary zombies. The key was that they had no reaction to the demon-suppressing spiritual light. I chopped them down with an axe, but only a few dozen drops of blood fell off. This was completely normal physical damage, and the magic of subduing was not triggered at all.
Five or six immortal Buddhists surrounded me and beat me up, smashing me with pickaxes and shovels. I could hardly bear it anymore as I was trying to become an immortal.
"Damn, this monster is quite fierce, please help!"
"Pull me over here!"
Xia Yi Wushuang shouted and found a side position. He had already practiced the Aotian Sword to the seventh level, so it was a good opportunity for him to test the power of his fighting skills.
A sword that breaks the sky! A period of power accumulation!
He raised the sword in his hand high, and a white, cold sword energy suddenly appeared on the sword, which was a full ten feet long.
Woyuchengxian understood. During this period of time, the cooperation between them had been quite tacit. Woyuchengxian immediately moved like a snake and led the monster to the side of Xiayi Wushuang.
Second stage of charging!
The sword energy suddenly surged by ten feet.
Three stages of charging!
The sword energy surged again, becoming as wide as a door panel and more than three meters long, exuding a chilling murderous intent.
Die!
Krush! With one strike of the sword, four or five immortal Buddhists were knocked to the ground, unable to get up again.
900 points of damage, so terrifying.
Xiao Jie looked at it sideways and said, Damn, the damage is a bit exaggerated, and this is just a bonus combat skill.
What would be the result if one suddenly realized the profound meaning?
The fish that don't eat cats were even more stunned.
"Wow……"
After clearing all the monsters on the road, several people carefully entered the temple. There were monsters in the temple as well, but this time they were immortal monks, who were a little more powerful than the immortal Buddhists. Not only were they immune to the effects of the demon-subduing aura, they could even use some boxing and kicking skills.
However, in the face of absolute strength, it means little.
In the middle of the temple, there was a huge Buddha statue, with a face like that of an Asura, a green face and fangs, six arms, and eyes wide open, as if ready to devour someone.
This is the Buddha statue that the female swordsman mentioned. As long as the Buddha statue is destroyed, a BOSS will spawn. After the BOSS is killed, the Buddha statue will be refreshed again after a period of time. This is a bit strange. Aren’t general BOSSes one-time?
Or is it that the effect of this rebirth is related to the origin of the BOSS?
"Don't worry about it, let's go to the backyard." Xiao Jie didn't think much about it. Even if this kind of BOSS could be defeated, it would be quite dangerous. He would not consider it before level 30.
After passing through the broken wall and arriving at the backyard of the temple, you will see a bronze bell standing in the southwest corner of the temple, with a wooden striker next to it.
This should be the bell used to summon monks to morning and evening classes.
This is the bell that the female swordsman mentioned for summoning ghosts.
"And then? Where is the ghost you want to purify?"
"Brother Suifeng, please help me ring the bell, so that I can start purifying the dead souls."
"I hit it? Don't you know the mechanism of hitting a bell?"
"Mechanism? What mechanism? I don't know. The mission just says that when the bell rings, the dead soul will be summoned out, and then purified and his body brought back."
"Then why should I bump into you?"
"I still need to purify the dead souls. Besides, ringing the bell seems very dangerous."
Xiao Jie thought to himself that he was the one being asked to take on such a dangerous situation, so he couldn't get angry at a newbie who knew nothing about the game.
He said in a gentle voice: "You come and knock on the bell. We will help you protect the law. Since you accepted this mission, it is natural that you should knock on the bell. It would be bad if it does not trigger the mission."
"Oh, so that's it..." The fish that doesn't eat cats seemed a little hesitant.
"Brother Feng, how about I do it?" I couldn't help but say as I wanted to become an immortal.
"Let me do it." The fish that doesn't eat cats said with gritted teeth. She seemed to have made up her mind. She walked quickly to the bronze bell, grabbed the striker and hit the bell.
Duang! A bell rang, echoing in the temple, and the surroundings suddenly rang with the sound of ghosts and wolves howling, as if countless wronged souls were crying and wailing, telling of the pain and suffering after death.
In the air around them, ghostly shadows appeared faintly, clustered together.
Xiao Jie was about to take on the monster.
Duang! Another bell rang, and the wailing sound disappeared, replaced by the sound of laughter, as if many farmers were laughing and talking under the protection of the Dharma King Temple, and even the giggles of children.
Those ghost shadows also disappeared, and some walking human figures appeared around. However, these human figures were not real, but rather looked like images from the past.
Duang! When the third bell rang, the human voice disappeared, and was replaced by the sound of chanting scriptures and reciting Buddha's name.
Not only that, the surrounding broken walls seemed to be shrouded in a ray of Buddha's light in an instant. When the light faded, the towering walls of a magnificent temple appeared before one's eyes. The sound of monks chanting Buddhist scriptures could be heard from all directions. Although the sky was still gray, it cast a faint dark golden light, giving a feeling of a solar eclipse.
No! Something is wrong! Xiao Jie's heart tightened, and he looked back, but there was no sign of the fish that didn't eat cats.
Not only did the fish that didn't eat cats disappear, but the other people also disappeared, leaving only him.
(End of this chapter)