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Chapter 310 - 66: Burning the Evil Buddha, The Advancing Tai Chu! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 310: Chapter 66: Burning the Evil Buddha, The Advancing Tai Chu! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Tailed Ksitigarbha?"

Xu Shu’s gaze sharpened.

As a veteran "folklorist," he might not be sensitive to other terms, but "Ksitigarbha" held a special meaning, representing many things.

Moreover, especially with the odd prefix, Xu Shu immediately associated it with his own record player, "Narrow Sleeve Guanyin."

"So does it mean that the Paper Mache Buddha statue is also a Primordial Spirit?"

"Its quality is far inferior to the Narrow Sleeve Guanyin, but its lethality seems stronger, cutting right through my head. What principle is that?"

"Do I have a chance to capture it?"

Having subdued Narrow Sleeve Guanyin as his attack tool, Xu Shu had acquired a taste for it.

Before, he had been unaware of other Primordial Spirits.

But now that he knew, and had encountered one, how could he not be tempted?

Yet, there seemed to be a difference.

When Xu Shu encountered Narrow Sleeve Guanyin, it moved on its own, came to hunt him down, and kept trying to kill him until Xu Shu used "Shaye’s Song" to pollute it twice. After fusing with the Yang God·Corpse Dog, it lost its aggressiveness towards him.

However, this Paper Mache Buddha Ksitigarbha was strange; Xu Shu could feel that, unlike Narrow Sleeve Guanyin, it lacked uniqueness before it was summoned by Deep Sea Octopus Brother.

It was really just plain paper mache.

It only became mysterious after the successful summoning, and ultimately it struck him down.

So what trickery was involved here that he wasn’t aware of?

Xu Shu was a keen learner. When confronted with a problem, he immediately asked:

"You wouldn’t be you if you didn’t want another, truly broad-minded."

"You grab Octopus Brother’s head and demand, ’Tell me, what is the price for summoning the arrival of Tailed Ksitigarbha? How long can it last? How can I seal it to keep the Paper Mache Buddha effective permanently? Don’t tell me you don’t know; I’ve already seen you succeeding.’"

The octopus monster dumbly looked at you and then excitedly responded, "Seal it? I succeeded? Paper Mache Buddha? Was that really just for sacrificial purposes? Can it truly succeed? Worthy of my lord, those years of waiting weren’t in vain!"

"It looks like it was a fluke?" You find the octopus unconvincing and ask again, "Do you know where your lord is? I would like to join the religion."

Octopus Brother immediately looks at you excitedly, "Human, you are strong and enlightened! Very good, please allow me to introduce you to our Heavenly Father and Savior, Tailed Ksitigarbha! Our great master is still sealed, He is slowly regaining His power, and as long as we pray devoutly, He will one day descend to earth to save us."

"? What Esoteric Buddhism pamphlet, east meets west? Have you ever really seen Tailed Ksitigarbha?" you grow suspicious.

The octopus monster indeed said, "Human, I certainly am not worthy to meet my lord, but you are too impatient; this is a desecration. You must devoutly worship and sincerely pray to have a chance to meet Him."

You realize that this octopus monster just happened to luck into occasionally summoning the power of the Evil God he worships.

Seeing that you can’t get anything more out of him, you hesitated no longer, using Iron Mountain Lean, you smashed him to death, his last words being a stunned cry: "Why are you doing this—weren’t we going to join the religion? Despicable humans! Although I die today, I am still... ah, ah."

You, having successfully harvested a level 15 blue Erosion Crystal, make your way to the disheveled kitchen altar and find the Paper Mache Buddha—Tailed Ksitigarbha, that Octopus Brother had overpowered.

After briefly reminiscing, you solemnly chant: "O Supreme, Eternal Lord, I beseech You to hear my call! You, who wield authority over space, the great infinite serpent of Tailed, the ambivalent pre-natal Ksiti... Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?"

Since Octopus Brother hadn’t completed the spell, you added a few words according to your understanding.

Then you silently wait, ten minutes, twenty minutes... an hour passes.

However, the Paper Mache Buddha shows no divine manifestations.

It appears your summoning has failed.

You attempt to destroy the Paper Mache Buddha, such an abomination!

It ignited swiftly, turning to ashes, never showing signs of regeneration.

"?"

Is it really just a regular paper mache statue?

How then did it kill me?

This is just too absurd.

Xu Shu’s eyes widened, hardly believing.

But, at this point, he could only temporarily give up on the idea of collecting the Gathering of Primordial Spirit Atlas. There’s always time in the future, perhaps another opportunity will arise.

You are an optimistic individual; returning to the third-floor room, you find that Xiao Ai, as expected, hadn’t taken the chance to leave.

"Hubby, you are back," she says, spreading her legs and lying on the bed in a posture that’s inviting your affection.

You are greeted with the Narrow Sleeve Guanyin in your hand. Pointing at the White Jade Buddha Statue with the alluring Yin God’s Eye, you ask, "Can you merge into this? Once you are in, we’ll be one family, and I can take good care of you."

"?"

You despicable man, still deceiving the mentally impaired Yin God’s affections.

She looks at you a bit scared, "Is that so, hubby?"

You don’t know the truth, but you confidently say, "Of course, come on in."

"Alright then," she decides to trust you, and soon Yin God·Sorrow forms a slight connection with your Jade Buddha; wisps of black smoke rise like smoke from a chimney in a rural winter, yet it’s akin to the cutting cold wind.