The City of Terror

The frozen beef was as hard as a brick, but when Wei Xiao Bei placed his left hand on the meat hundreds of flesh strands pierced through the cracks in the ice and absorbed the beef.

In less than ten minutes, the two tonnes worth of beef were completely absorbed by the Fledgling Life Altar.

Once the Life Altar had been sated, Wei Xiao Bei began to inspect its changes.

The Life Altar’s ability had not changed, but Wei Xiao Bei felt that it had developed further.

The feeling was hard to describe, it was as if an old car that had been leaking oil went from being able to reach sixty kilometers per hour, to once the leak was fixed being able to run at seventy kilometers per hour.

It was that kind of feeling.

If the Fledgling Life Altar could be completely fixed, it might perhaps be able to reach the level of the Mutated Farmer’s Market’s monster breeding ability.

Thinking about this, Wei Xiao Bei became excited.

There was no doubt that the black mist had its uses.

I think this should be a rare quality treasure?

If he wanted to obtain more, he would need to enter the Dust World from this location.

He guessed that this was the reason why Ash Gray wanted to establish a base here specifically.

Wei Xiao Bei instantly came to an understanding.

There should have been no reason why Ash Gray would establish a base here considering how big the planet was, yet it was now clear that this base was created not only for protecting themselves but also for the black mist.

Thinking about it, there should be a lot of benefits to entering the Dust World of this place.

Therefore, Wei Xiao Bei felt an impulse to enter the Dust World, reflective of his thoughts.

However, he had second thoughts upon thinking about how long he had been away from his country, and that his master and fellow disciples would be worried about him.

After finding Wei Xing Wu and asking him a few questions, he became slightly disappointed.

The base did not have any conventional communication equipment. As for satellite phones, they had all been taken away.

Naturally, even if he had such a phone, Wei Xiao Bei did not dare to use it. If he did it would be very easy for the enemy to uncover significant information about him.

Eventually, he was lead by Wei Xing Wu to the nearest town and made an international long-distance call.

Cheng Bi Wu and the others were indeed very worried. After receiving Wei Xiao Bei’s call, they were finally relieved.

After pacifying their worries, Wei Xiao Bei and Wei Xing Wu returned back to the village nearest the forest and rented two rooms.

Every expense was shouldered by Wei Xing Wu, with Wei Xiao Bei swearing he would pay him back once they returned back to China.

After all, when Wei Xiao Bei had swum in the sea, his phone and money had all became worthless.

Wei Xiao Bei bought a few bottles of white wine and told Wei Xing Wu to monitor the base. After he closed the door and drank the wine, he hid under the bed.

The familiar dizziness floated up to his mind and soon, he fell asleep.

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After waking up and opening his eyes, Wei Xiao Bei noticed that he was lying down on the grass. The smell of sandalwood continuously drifted into his nose.

He immediately got up and inspected his surroundings, noticing that he was still in the village.

However, the village was slightly old and ruined, though the degree of ruin was still better compared to Cui Hu City.

Additionally, the village appeared to be smaller compared to the real-life equivalent, with many newly built houses not existing in the Dust World.

From the center of the village, a field of grass occupied around seven hectares of land.

It was a bit different from the real world. The pagoda standing at the heart of the village looked even more beautiful and more imposing. It was twelve meters high, and the gold plaited matting let out rays of golden light that enveloped the entire pagoda in gold.

The faint sound of someone chanting Buddhist scriptures continuously came out from the pagoda.

The chant entered Wei Xiao Bei’s ears, causing him to feel at peace with himself. Gradually, he felt as if he had become separated from worldly affairs, wanting to throw all his worries to the back of his mind. His mind gradually became fuzzy and warm, as if he had returned back to his mother’s womb.

Suddenly, Wei Xiao Bei woke up. When he looked at his surroundings, he could not help but be startled. He had unknowingly walked to the front of the pagoda and sat down in front of it, cross-legged.

Wei Xiao Bei immediately got up and distanced himself from the pagoda, trying to block the chanting of the pagoda from his sensitive ears.

Only when he left the area did his mind regain clarity.

He immediately checked his battlelog.

Battlelog:

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The host has been influenced by the minor miracle of telepathy from the Anagami Pagoda.

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The host’s mind has been successfully influenced.

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Iron Will activated.

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The host partially resisted the influence of the Anagami Pagoda.

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The host’s mind has cleared up.

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 I had actually been influenced by the golden pagoda!

 The magical power of Buddhist teachings?

Xiao Bei knew that it had once been said in the Vipassi Buddhavamsa: ‘ [That] as such, the Buddha displayed three types of miracles to the two men who kindled passion toward the Buddha’s wisdom. The miracle of transformation, the miracle of telepathy, and the miracle of instruction.’

The miracle of transformation was self-explanatory. It essentially meant being able to transform into any living creature or object. On the other hand, the miracles of telepathy and instruction matched each other. It allowed the Buddha to vanquish demons and ghosts and convert them to Buddhism, becoming pious Buddhist monks.

For example, the blue lion of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness, or the elephant with six pairs of tusks, Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth, were all converted from these miracles.

In short, the miracle of telepathy turns one into a believer, reducing one’s hostility and converting them into a Buddhist.

Additionally, miracles were said to be divided into minor and major.

After entering the Dust World, he did not sense the slightest danger.

But when he heard a small sound, he immediately walked forward and obediently sat in front of the pagoda.

Now, however, Wei Xiao Bei’s [Early Warning] was signaling to him the presence of a faint danger.

Without any hesitation, Wei Xiao Bei used [Status Appraisal] on the pagoda.

Afterward, information appeared in his mind that chilled his spine and caused a cold sweat to run down his back.

Name: Anagami Pagoda (Rare Quality)

Description: This item has enshrined the Anagami, Song Li Ken’s ashes, allowing this item to possess the power of miracles.

Effect 1: Minor Miracle of Telepathy. It decreases the negative mood of any creature within a hundred meters.

Effect 2: Minor Miracle of Instruction. Turns all creatures within ten meters into Buddhist monks.

Effect 3: Anagami Golden Illusion. If this pagoda receives an attack, the Anagami, Song Li Ken, will appear like a golden illusion and defend.

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 This golden pagoda! Rare quality!

This thing is actually a rare quality treasure!

But if Wei Xiao Bei continued to sit in front of the pagoda and did not wake up, he might have already been converted into a Buddhist monk.

This kind of ability was simply too terrifying.

No matter how strong the enemy was, Wei Xiao Bei rarely felt fearful of them. If he couldn’t deal with it, he would just run away, or else he would just use his all to fight.

If he had gotten slightly closer to the golden pagoda and been hit by its attack, all his careful preparation would be useless.

If he had become a Buddhist monk, he would probably have to live a life where he chanted Buddhist teachings, abstained from eating meat, and poured his heart into Buddhism. Thinking about this, Wei Xiao Bei shivered.

In truth, Wei Xiao Bei’s hatred for this kind of life was not inferior to his hatred for the evil possession.

Naturally, if Wei Xiao Bei was heartbroken and decided to become a monk, there would not be any problems. However, becoming a monk due to something like the Anagami Pagoda without his own consent was simply being robbed of his own freedom, he would feel as if he was reborn without any limbs.

As for the term Anagami, Wei Xiao Bei knew about it.

It was a fruit of the path in Hinayana Buddhism.

In short, it was a stage in the path to enlightenment.

There are a total of four stages: Arhat, Anagami, Sakadagami, Sotapanna.

On the other hand, Mahayana Buddhism has three stages: Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat.

The highest position in Hinayana Buddhism was Arhat.

Only Siddhartha Gautama could be known as Buddha, as normal people could only reach the level of Arhat in the path to enlightenment.

As for Anagami, it was only second to Arhat in terms of progression. At this stage, a person has abandoned sensual desire and ill will. They will not be reincarnated in the human world and will instead be known as saints.

Sotapanna was the first step toward the path to enlightenment. The people who had reached this level would not be reincarnated into the animal realm, the hungry ghost realm, or the hell realm in the cycle of Samsara. These people were known as upper Buddhist Monks.

Sakadagami was one stage higher.

This Anagami Pagoda was a pagoda that had an Anagami’s ashes enshrined in it.

The Anagami’s name should be Song Li Ken.

Remembering that his ashes almost turned him into a Buddhist monk, Wei Xiao Bei felt a chill run down his spine once again. However, when he thought back to the pagoda, he became excited

If he could bring away the pagoda and use it for himself, he would have struck gold.

If he used this item on his opponents, wouldn’t they allow themselves to be killed by him?

As he thought about this, a strand of murderous intent leaked out of his eyes.

Wei Xiao Bei did not notice that he had already left the radius of the pagoda’s golden light. Now, a black gas was currently coming out of the forest and spiraling behind him, attempting to enter his body.

After ten breaths of time, Wei Xiao Bei’s heart shook. The continuously rising murderous intent coming out from his eyes immediately receded back like a tide, his eyes once again showing some clarity.

Battlelog:

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The host has been enticed by the Demon of Sixth Heaven’s clone.

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Demon Heart of Slaughter has been born.

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Iron Will activated.

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The Demon Heart of Slaughter has been suppressed.

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The Demon Heart of Slaughter has been damaged and hid.

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After looking at the battlelog, Wei Xiao Bei understood that he had almost fallen into another trap. Technically, he had already fallen into it, but thanks to his Iron Will activating, the Demon Heart of Slaughter had been suppressed and had hidden. Unfortunately, it hadn’t been completely removed.