The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!-Chapter 701 - Jie Zijiu
"To behold the true nature, everything is void; in an instant, enlightenment sees all phenomena as one. Once the splendor is unable to hide, we confront the reality, stark and bare."
Within the dark void, long Buddhist chants are being recollected.
The sound of spinning Buddha Beads, the striking of bells and chimes, the somber echo of the Mokugyo, the chanting of monks... multiple echoing sounds converge at this moment.
It is as if one has entered a majestic palace, where even the air seemed imbued with the scent of incense.
Li Muyang watched such darkness in silence, waiting.
From the depths of the void, the long Buddhist chants resonated again.
"Decided to speak, Buddha's heart is imprinted; some refuse to believe as truth dictates. Directly addressing the root, peeling leaves and searching branches gradually teach."
The next second, the darkness dispersed.
A gilded Buddha stood amidst the clouds.
With a flower held in one hand, draped in a monk's robe, it smiled gently, watching over the vast earth before it.
The deep, terrifying darkness surged along the horizon, withering plants and extinguishing life wherever it went.
Yet, in the face of this overwhelming darkness, the gilded Buddha stood firm without retreat.
The Buddha Beads in its hands kept turning, the resonant and enduring sounds of the chants echoed between heaven and earth, and the brilliant Buddha light rose from the ground.
"...Walking is void, sitting is void; speech and silence, motion and stillness, nothing escapes the void. Even if a sharp blade were to approach one's skull, it's like a sword trying to slice the spring breeze."
Amidst the chanting, the profound and terrifying darkness drowned the Buddha like a tide.
The brilliant Buddha light struggled alone within the darkness before being completely submerged.
Before the Buddha light vanished, the gilded Buddha turned slightly and looked towards Li Muyang.
Sighing, with an expression both smiling and crying, it slowly brought its hands together.
"...My Buddha is merciful."
The darkness, thoroughly engulfing everything.
A sinister and eerie game interface appeared before Li Muyang.
On the vast, desolate land of primitive wilderness, ghostly shadows drifted.
Scattered lights upon the dark ground flickered like candles in the wind.
The three large golden characters "Buddha's Heart Demon" hovered above the village lights.
However, these Buddhist golden characters were filled with cracks, as if they were on the verge of crumbling.
[Start Game]
[Load Save]
[Complete Bestiary]
Three options appeared in the middle of the village's CG background.
A very standard game main interface.
Li Muyang furrowed his brows slightly as he looked at the main interface CG background: "Why does this CG scene feel so familiar?"
He opened the complete bestiary, and a series of blank black cards popped up in his vision.
Clicking on "Load Save," he saw, unsurprisingly, that all saves were blank.
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So, Li Muyang had no choice but to click on [Start Game] to officially enter the game.
"Is there actually a bestiary... Is this a card-drawing game?"
Li Muyang observed the game content with interest.
He often played card games in his past life, finding the bestiary interface somewhat familiar.
Soon, darkness flooded in like a tide.
Li Muyang officially entered the game.
In the dark void, a line of white text appeared.
[If annihilation is considered ultimate, how can one be different from those with deviant views...]
On the black and white interface, such a line of Buddhist verse appeared.
As the Buddhist verse faded, Li Muyang opened his eyes and found himself standing outside a small village bathed in bright sunshine, with meandering streams.
The air was filled with the fresh fragrance of flowers; colorful butterflies fluttered in the grass; the cool mountain spring ran past the village, driving the waterwheel at the village's gate with its gurgling flow.
Simple, tranquil, and cozy... The scene before him seemed like an idyllic haven, far from the strife of the world, causing Li Muyang to be momentarily spellbound.
"Ah?"
With such a gloomy opening CG, I thought I'd be dealing with Devils and Ghost Monsters again.
How come the game graphics are so exquisite?
Where is this place?
Li Muyang lowered his head, noticing his slender figure. Approaching the water, he saw the reflection of a pale and delicate-looking young man.
That was the game protagonist he was playing this time, without having chosen a character card.
Above the delicate young man's head floated a green health bar.
[Jie Zijiu LV2]
Suddenly, the voices of several children resounded from behind, interrupting Li Muyang's observation.
"Jie Zitui, your uncle is looking for you; he wants you to hurry over and see him."
"Jie Zitui, you're in trouble again!"
Li Muyang turned around to see a few youngsters frolicking as they ran across the stone bridge at the entrance of the village.
As they ran and called out, they were evidently notifying Li Muyang.
Watching the group of children run off into the distance, Li Muyang realized.
"... Is the game's protagonist called Jie Zijiu?"
What an uncommon surname.
At that moment, a system notification appeared in Li Muyang's view.
[The Uncle's Summoning: Return home in Qingshan Village to see your uncle]
Another icon, an arrow, emerged in Li Muyang's field of vision, pointing towards the direction of home.
So far, this game followed a conventional gameplay pattern, as was typical.
There was CG, a character panel, save files, and quest guidance.
Compared to the previous game "Land of Curse," which had almost no quest guidance and felt like floundering around blindly, this was much more relaxed.
As long as he had the Save-File Divine Skill, Li Muyang felt secure.
He followed the direction of the quest arrow back to the village, crossing the stone bridge at the entrance, passing by the waterwheel pushed by the stream, and entered the village.
The village was cleaner than imagined; the ground was paved with bluestone, not much dust to be seen.
The air lacked the typical stench of manure common to rural villages.
The houses in sight were also not the thatched huts usually seen in the countryside.
This place didn't quite feel like a village, but rather like a smaller town.
Though the villagers' clothes were simple, they were not ragged. Their faces bore smiles and their eyes were bright, lacking the numbness of people from impoverished lands.
Seeing Li Muyang return, the villagers greeted him with smiles.
"... Jiu has come back?"
"Jiu, your uncle is looking for you."
"Jiu, hurry back home, don't wander around outside anymore."
The villagers' friendliness made this warmly tinted, cozy village feel even more inviting.
But Li Muyang dared not let his guard down; he was still observing the surroundings carefully and calmly.
The opening CG with its creepy visuals was quite frightening; the game was definitely filled with danger.
He passed through the village, arriving outside a small courtyard surrounded by a fence, and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the yard.
The middle-aged man was bare-chested, his dark and sturdy body rippling with muscle, very strong.
He sat in the courtyard, holding a carving knife in one hand and bamboo strips in the other, busily weaving bamboo mats.
The quest arrow pointed right at this middle-aged man.
After Li Muyang walked into the courtyard, the middle-aged man looked up at him, waved his hand and said, "Jiu is back, come help your uncle with something."
Li Muyang obediently walked over and, following the middle-aged man's instructions, helped him hold down several of the bamboo strips.
At the same time, a system notification popped up in his vision.
[Task—The Uncle's Summoning has been completed]
[Task Reward is available for collection]
[Task Reward: 500XP]
The moment he saw this system notification, Li Muyang felt a warm sensation flowing through his body.
Right after that, his character level increased by 1.
[Jie Zijiu LV2]
