Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1110 - 505: The Advantage of Fully Opened Maps, Hidden Maps Qingtang and Kunlun_2

Chapter 1110: Chapter 505: The Advantage of Fully Opened Maps, Hidden Maps Qingtang and Kunlun_2

[You nod in response, Qingtang City isn’t too far from Mount Kunlun. You plan to first gather some information about Kunlun in the city to know both yourself and the enemy.]

["The White Elephant Demon" scratches its head, feeling a bit embarrassed. It blames its Senior Brother for rarely going out, leading to limited knowledge about "Kunlun" and the demon deity known as "Lu Wu"...]

[You wave your hand to signal that it’s okay. In the midst of speaking, you have already arrived above Qingtang City.]

[There are plenty of people moving about in the city below, yet no noise or chaos can be heard, creating an eerily silent and gloomy atmosphere.]

[The faces of these citizens are expressionless, their heads bowed as they hustle along, akin to walking corpses.]

[You’ve long grown accustomed to this bizarre "Extreme Evil" atmosphere and find nothing unusual about it.]

["The White Elephant Demon" casts a Blind Eye Method to conceal your figures, and you both descend in front of the most conspicuous Buddhist temple in the city without drawing any attention.]

[You follow the steps of the incense customers into the grand temple marked with the sign of "Secret Trace Temple".]

[The White Elephant Demon furrows its brows and gazes at the words "Secret Trace" for a long while, then suddenly slaps its forehead and says to you, it remembers now, Junior Brother, the Buddha worshiped in this Secret Trace Temple must be the "Void Hidden Trace Buddha".]

[As you walk along, you quietly ask, Senior Brother, what’s the story behind this "Void Hidden Trace Buddha"? Can we defeat it?]

[The White Elephant Demon opens its mouth and gives you a speechless look, quietly asking you, Junior Brother, did you intend to fight your way through to the Capital City? Although there are indeed frictions between the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas within Buddhism, there isn’t a habit of indiscriminately attacking upon sight...]

[You shake your head and say, Senior Brother, you are mistaken. You should ask if this "Void Hidden Trace Buddha" is a disciple under your family’s Bodhisattva or if it is a Supreme God to the Bodhisattva.]

[Without hesitation, the White Elephant Demon replies, of course not.]

[You continue to correct the White Elephant Senior Brother’s values, saying, since this Buddha has no familial or direct relation with the Bodhisattva, wouldn’t it make the Bodhisattva envious to occupy so much merit?]

[As the saying goes, an innocent man bears no blame, but the possession of a gem is a crime in itself. Though the Buddha bears no grudge with the Bodhisattva, just the act of possessing such merit is a fault.]

[There are some matters that the Bodhisattva cannot directly handle or do, and as the Bodhisattva’s disciple, the White Elephant Senior Brother naturally must take on the burden.]

[Now that both you and it are working on behalf of the Bodhisattva, why not take all this merit into your own hands? In the future, after fulfilling the Bodhisattva’s decrees, you could transfer all the merit to your family’s Bodhisattva, wouldn’t that be an act bringing great joy to the Bodhisattva?]

[The White Elephant Demon feels a vague sense of unease, but after careful consideration, it finds your words quite reasonable.]

[It nods, but only a moment later shakes its head rapidly and says, Junior Brother, your words are sensible, but this "Void Hidden Trace Buddha" has attained the Third Rate Fruit Position. Even if you and it teamed up, you couldn’t defeat him, so how can we take the merit?]

[You cough twice with an expressionless face and say, then we should just spare his dog’s life for now, and when you and your brethren have greatly advanced in your Buddhist practices, come back and make him spit out everything, principal and interest alike.]

[In conversation, you have followed the steps of the many incense customers into the first Treasure Hall of the temple, the "Heavenly King Hall".]

[Inside the hall, a martial deity in the guise of a fierce general is enshrined, his face without a beard, armored, with a sash flying over his shoulders and a Pestle firmly gripped by his elbow, displaying a wrathful Vajra expression, commanding and powerful!]

[Upon seeing the demeanor of this protector deity, the White Elephant Demon brightens up and says, Junior Brother, as long as we present the Degree Token bestowed by the Altar Master to the monks in the temple, we’ll receive excellent hospitality and be allowed to eat and stay for a day free of charge.]

[Seeing you confused, it explains that the protector deity in "Heavenly King Hall" is known as "Saigandada Day", a protector with Great Magical Power.]

[Ordinary temples always enshrine "Saigandada Day" in the first hall upon entry, symbolizing the expulsion of evil spirits and the protection of Buddhist teachings. The posture of this "Saigandada" is also of great significance.]

[If Saigandada’s Pestle is carried on his shoulder, it indicates that the temple is a large one, capable of hosting itinerant monks with free food and lodging for three days.]

[If Saigandada’s Pestle is held across his hands, it indicates that the temple is a medium one, capable of hosting itinerant monks with free food and lodging for one day.]

[If Saigandada’s Pestle is planted on the ground, it shows that the temple is a small one, and unfortunately does not provide itinerant monks with free food and lodging...]

[Your eyebrows lift in surprise at this good fortune.]

[You quickly approach the monk standing beside the merit box, take out the Degree Token from your chest, and present it to the monk to convey your purpose.]

[The monk examines the silk-made Degree Token, identifying the text that records your monk identity, and leads you and the White Elephant Demon with great regard to meet the temple’s "Little Dharma King".]

[After "Little Dharma King" learns that you are itinerant high monks and Living Buddhas from the "Evil Treasure Pagoda" in Ussuriysk, he treats you very warmly, not only arranging fine rooms and meals for you but also preparing to discuss Buddhist teachings and Zen principles with you.]

[This makes the White Elephant Demon feel a bit awkward, considering that just a moment ago, you were plotting to kill someone else’s Buddha, and now you’re eating and staying at their expense.]

[You feel no shame about this at all, on the contrary, you enjoy the conversation over meat and wine with the "Little Dharma King" and try to extract information from him.] 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

It’s worth mentioning that in this world, the Buddhist temples not only allow the consumption of meat and wine but even actively practice the path of dual cultivation with both men and women.