Chapter 1802 - 1393: Moluo Ancestor, the Skull of Dharma!
"Wan Wan, you are now the leader of a sect, the esteemed Queen Yin. In front of the two masters, how can you be so reckless?"
Jiang Dali glanced at Wan Wan, whose arms were wrapped around his thick neck like water snakes, and shook his head with a smile. With a vibration of his shoulder, he shook the octopus-like clinging woman from his embrace.
"What’s so great about being Queen Yin? You still can’t cling to my shoulders and get easily shaken off..."
Wan Wan exhaled softly, glanced at Jiang Dali, and then turned to the two monks, whose eyes were observing their noses and hearts. She gracefully paid her respects to Hui En and the others, saying, "Masters, indeed, I was reckless earlier. I apologize to you both!"
Hui En and the others smelled the fragrance of the woman nearby and heard Wan Wan’s seductive voice, and felt their Buddhist skills nearly overwhelmed by her terrifying allure, as if a deep and unfathomable vortex was birthed from her, drawing them into a thousand-fathom abyss.
Fortunately, both were far superior in strength to Wan Wan, and after calming down, they could treat the situation with equanimity. Hui En smiled, clasping his hands, "Amitabha! Buddhism emphasizes purity of the six senses. I may be a wine and meat monk, but those senses are still pure. Queen Yin, you have mastered ’Dao Heart Demon Cultivation’ and ’Heavenly Demon Art.’ Your skills have reached the second level in the history of the Yin Gui Sect. A further step might surpass Blood Hand Li Gong. Such achievements are worth celebrating, so don’t try to tempt the monk!"
"Chief!"
Just then, Wang Yuyan and Murong Qingqing had also dismounted from Demon Hawk. Wang Yuyan, with a charming demeanor, stepped towards Jiang Dali happily and said, "Chief, seeing you looking so full of energy, I am relieved. It seems the rumors in the Martial World are all false. Those who speak without knowing truly are terrible."
After speaking, she seemed to realize her eager posture was too unrestrained in front of the two Shaolin High Monks, so she slowed her steps and inadvertently looked at Murong Qingqing behind her.
Murong Qingqing covered her mouth with a laugh, and when Jiang Dali’s tiger eyes scanned over, her pretty face unexpectedly blushed, quickly reverting to her serene, snow-like pure appearance and calmly uttered four words, "It’s good you’re fine!"
Seeing this, Hui En and Hui Qi exchanged a glance, both marveling inwardly. As evil is the first among sins, even the Taoist Pure Yang True Man Lu Dongbin once warned; "A beauty with a tender figure, wielding a sword at her waist slays foolish men. Neither heads roll in the light, nor does she drain their marrow in the dark."
This Black Wind Village Chief seems yet to designate an official Village Chief’s Wife publicly, as it appears none of the beautiful acquaintances are favored. But the expressions and emotional fluctuations these women reveal openly and secretly clearly show some involvement with the Black Wind Village Chief.
Though, considering the Black Wind Village Chief’s physique, merely three or four women seem barely to trouble him. The warning of the Taoist Pure Yang True Man Lu Dongbin does not appear suitable for him.
With thoughts straying, Hui En and Hui Qi were shocked, realizing they had fallen into the trap, quickly reciting the Diamond Sutra, letting the mantra of desirelessness quell evil thoughts.
After a while, Jiang Dali and the three women had finished reminiscing. At that moment, two cuckoos flew by in the mountains not far away, their calls ringing out crisp ’coo, coo,’ as if heralding the late hour.
Jiang Dali turned his gaze to Hui En and said seriously, "Is it necessary to make a sacrifice and employ the Heavenly Vision to accurately locate the position pointed by Dharma’s Heart? If given ten to fifteen days, I might find the location of the catastrophe."
With sufficient time, he planned to immediately mobilize a large number of Players to scour the earth for the catastrophe site.
If ten million Players aren’t enough, then twenty million or even thirty million. Under such generous rewards, even Brother Jiaqian would be unable to resist, and this vast-scale action will become yet another major harvest operation following the World’s No.1 Martial Arts Tournament, avoiding the sacrifice Master Hui En must make.
"Amitabha!"
Hui En’s plump face shone with a resolve akin to the readiness for death, smiling serenely as he shook his head, "Master Jiang, though the catastrophe location has reemerged with the opening of Dharma’s Heart, it remains an extremely secretive and peculiar place. Without Dharma Ancestor’s Heavenly Vision guiding us, it is nearly impossible for us to reach there.
Using the Heavenly Vision to find the catastrophe location is imperative. This monk is prepared to sacrifice for righteousness, please, Master Jiang, do not dissuade me further."
"I am not necessarily insisting on dissuading."
Jiang Dali replied calmly, "But since the catastrophe location is so challenging to pinpoint, why worry about others getting there first? Unless someone else possesses the same Heavenly Vision as your Dharma Ancestor?"
Hui En sighed, "In this world, there are countless wonderful and extraordinary people. Indeed, those possessing abilities akin to Dharma Ancestor’s Heavenly Vision are rare, but not entirely absent. Furthermore, my concern is not about Outer World Experts but another group."
Wang Yuyan asked curiously, "Another group?"
Hui Qi touched the chess piece atop his head, his mouth curling into a bitter smile and supplemented Hui En’s words, "Master Jiang, to be honest, when Dharma Ancestor discovered the catastrophe location, exposing it briefly, this exposure allowed his arch-enemy, Moluo Ancestor, to glimpse the catastrophe location."
Jiang Dali was surprised, "Moluo Ancestor?"
Hui En replied solemnly, "He is also a terrifying legendary figure, not even a person, but a demon, the first demon in the world.
Rumors about his identity in the ancient secret tales of the Martial World are numerous. Some even blaspheme Buddha, describing Moluo as the evil thought Dharma Ancestor severed from his Primordial Spirit, consistently opposing Dharma Ancestor. Though not as powerful as Dharma Ancestor, Moluo is exceptionally formidable.
There are also tales that Moluo is the master of Heavenly Demon Cang Qu, the ancestor of the Demon Sect’s Six Paths. In our Buddhist Sanskrit records, the source of the word ’demon’ refers to Māra, seemingly related to the demon god Chi You, who was the enemy of Emperor in ancient times...
Regardless of which story, Moluo was a contemporary and arch-nemesis of Dharma Ancestor. If he shared the vague information about the catastrophe location with his devil’s son and successors..."
"???"
Jiang Dali looked at Hui En with skepticism as he solemnly recounted the mind-boggling secret history, wondering how much to believe.
Beside them, Wang Yuyan and the other two women exchanged bewildered glances,
What the hell.
Bringing in the Buddha was one thing, but now even the ancient rival of the Emperor, Chiyou, is included. The time span is just too vast; could such wild tales be credible?
Yet, seeing Master Hui En’s earnest nonsense, it seems one can’t help but believe just a tiny bit.
Master Hui Qi, with a more bitter expression, said, "My senior brother’s actions are correct. If it weren’t for my inadequate strength, the person chosen to sacrifice for righteousness should have been me.
Back then, although Dharma Ancestor used his death as the cost, he activated the final power to combine disciple Hui Ke’s crafted ingenious mechanism, completely sealing the Land of Catastrophe between heaven and earth. But as soon as the Dharma’s Heart is opened, that location will reappear.
What worries us is that over the years, the Moluo Ancestor’s residual soul has not perished, or he has already passed down the approximate location of the Land of Catastrophe as a Demon Sect secret to those disciples of the Demon Sect today.
If that’s the case, even without using techniques like the Heavenly Vision, these people might find the location before us. Therefore, we are racing against time and truly cannot delay any longer..."
Jiang Dali frowned, crossing his arms and breathing deeply, said, "Since it’s so important, the monk, you didn’t inform me beforehand."
Hui En clasped his hands, apologizing, "It’s not that this poor monk was unwilling to be honest, but the matter of Moluo is after all too incredible. Our Shaolin heritage has passed down for over a thousand years, and we’ve nearly regarded it as legend. But...
Just six days ago, after the Dharma’s Heart was truly opened, our Shaolin Dharma Cave also experienced tremors. The power of the Dharma Ancestor has alerted us that an evil force has begun searching for that Land of Catastrophe, with great likelihood being related to Moluo’s Demon Sect people.
So my junior brother and I immediately set out to come here today to inform you, Master Jiang, hoping that once this poor monk uses the Heavenly Vision to lock in the location of the catastrophe, you’ll immediately go there to seal the Land of Catastrophe again or destroy it."
Jiang Dali laughed heartily, his laughter causing the straw on the cottage roof to tremble slightly, said, "It seems this troublesome matter must be handled by the village chief. Oh well, among the enemies I’ve faced, there were descendants from the Demon Sect like Evil Emperor Xie Tiao, Demon Emperor Xiang Yutian, Demon Master Pang Ban, and Evil King Shi Zhixuan. I’m quite eager to see which Demon Master in the current Demon Sect is related to Moluo."
Finishing his words, Jiang Dali was filled with enthusiasm. Suddenly grabbing a wine pot from the table, he gazed seriously at Hui En with tiger-like eyes and respectfully handed it over, saying, "Since that’s the case, let Jiang witness the great power of the Dharma Heavenly Eye today. Master Hui En, drink this wine, and have a safe journey!"
"Haha! Good!"
Hui En laughed heartily, grabbing the wine pot with his pudgy hands, raised it to drink freely. The refreshing liquor was like living pearls spilling onto his chest, with the scent of wine everywhere, akin to filling him with hot blood flowing with the wine into his throat, rolling throughout his body!
"Ha! Great wine!"
Hui En laughed, placing the empty wine pot aside. His gaze was delighted and sincere as he looked at Jiang Dali, saying, "Back then, I formed a connection with Master Jiang at West Lake Leifeng Tower, also to save the world from danger. Today, I form another connection with you here to end a global catastrophe!
This cycle of cause and effect, all for saving the world, is truly a fortunate connection that blessings the world. This stinky mortal shell, after drinking wine and eating meat, has finally done something useful."
"Senior brother!"
Hui Qi was already with eyes brimming with tears, shamefully yet admiringly.
Hui En spoke no more, only gazed around with infinite affection at the surrounding green mountains and clear waters. After taking a deep breath, he carefully retrieved from his large kasaya a strange wooden fish in the shape of a human skull.
"Tock!"
The instant the wooden fish appeared, it seemed everyone suddenly heard a resounding wooden fish knock in their minds, like a head strike, making everyone shiver.
The air felt as if all evil suddenly vanished, the wind gentle and harmonious, the daylight pleasantly warm and good. After that moment of shiver, everyone inexplicably felt a burst of confusion, as if in a daze they heard great Sanskrit chanting, with a Buddha figure emerging in their spirits.
"Dharma Venerable!!"
Jiang Dali’s eyes suddenly narrowed, waking abruptly, goosebumps stood on end, his gaze uncertainly landed on the wooden fish that appeared black but actually emitted endless brilliant Buddha Light like a little sun.
This wooden fish, shaped like a human skull, turned out to be a Buddha Artifact.
Moreover, most likely, this Buddha Artifact was directly crafted from Dharma Venerable’s skull, truly terrifying.....
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