Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1174 - 529: Stone Treasure Trench, Fengyang Academy_2
[After being busy for most of the day, the White Elephant Demon returned to the quarry with a dirty, disheveled appearance, its dejected expression revealing a fruitless effort.]
[You sighed, having no choice but to leave the place and return to "Luoyi City" to see if there were any other clues.]
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[Over Luoyi City, you carefully looked down at the city beneath you.]
[Although Luoyi City had been reduced to ruins, a few buildings remained intact.]
[In the very center of the city stood a towering temple. Extreme Evil Monsters that had lost their minds and roamed past the temple would kneel and worship, then shakily rise and continue wandering aimlessly.]
[On the west side of the city, there was a large loft with tiered roofs covered with golden glazed tiles, its flying eaves shaped like crane wings, showing vestiges of its Taoist architectural heritage.]
[On the south side of the city, there was a complex enclosed by walls of white walls and black tiles, comprising three large buildings arranged along the central axis beyond the gateway, all featuring the classic austere gabled architecture.]
[Where do you choose to go?]
Lin Xun squinted his eyes and chose the last option.
[You picked the five-courtyard compound closest to you, and the White Elephant Demon withdrew its magical cloud, bringing you down to the ground.]
[The sudden appearance of you both caught the attention of many Extreme Evil Monsters, which turned their heads to stare at you with dark, malicious eyes, and unsettling smiles.]
[The White Elephant Demon’s expression tensed, ready to pull out a pair of Lotus Iron Hammers, but the monsters looked away and continued to wander.]
[It couldn’t help but ask you, "Junior brother, these monsters looked like mad dogs ready to bite, clearly having lost their minds, yet they behaved the moment they saw us?"]
[Could these monsters also know not to challenge those who are stronger than they are?]
[You shook your head. The reason the Extreme Evil Monsters didn’t attack was that both the White Elephant Demon and your "Son of Evil" Shell were of their kind.]
[In their eyes, the White Elephant Demon was also an Extreme Evil Monster, and your body was filled with endless Malice, to say that you were the source of all evil wouldn’t be an exaggeration.]
[If it weren’t for their instinctive faith, needing to devote their Incense Fire Evil Thoughts to the Divine, they might have prostrated themselves before you and worshipped you as the leader of all evil...]
[You and the White Elephant Demon walked through the crowd of Extreme Evil Monsters, circumnavigated the outer wall of the building, and reached the main gate, only to see it framed by red lacquered columns and a large plaque above the gate inscribed with "Fengyang Academy" in large gold letters on a black background.]
[You recalled the records from Vermilion Geography Records; Fengyang Academy was originally a temple dedicated to the Buddha but was later converted into an academy focused on preaching and studying scriptures.]
[The scholars involved in studying these scriptures and delving into Buddhist texts were all people with great Wisdom roots, capable of learning various Great Divine Powers from Buddhist scriptures...]
[You pushed open the gates of the academy, and the creaking noise was jarring.]
[Beyond the gate was a long stone pathway flanked by courtyards with artificial hills and trees, leading to a ceremonial gate and then to a large hall.]
[Many Extreme Evil Monsters wandered in the courtyard; the noise of the door caught their attention, but once they fully saw you and your senior brother, they lost interest and looked away.]
[The White Elephant Demon whispered to you, "Junior brother, these monsters are just common mortals with no real strength; they’re just in the way here. Maybe we should..." ] 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
[As it spoke, the White Elephant Demon made a throat-slitting gesture.]
[You momentarily pondered and then nodded.]
[The White Elephant Demon wielded a pair of Lotus Iron Hammers, smashing an Extreme Evil Monster passing in front of it into a pulp.]
[Instantly, many monsters turned their baleful eyes on the White Elephant Demon, malice boiling over as they surged forward in a mass attack!]
[These monsters seemed to intentionally avoid you, converging instead on the White Elephant Demon.]
[You transformed a Vajra Pestle in your hand into a Three-pronged Spear, the cold light flashing as it pierced through the skulls of several Extreme Evil Monsters, causing them to fall one after another.]
[You had defeated the ’Extreme Evil Faculty of Fengyang Academy’ and gained a slight increase in experience points.]
[You had defeated...]
[Countless malicious gazes turned fiercely toward you, but you sneered back, your eyes filled with an evil even more potent and pure than that of the Extreme Evil Monsters!]
[The monsters averted their gaze, not daring to look into your eyes, and continued to attack the White Elephant Demon.]
[Moments later, the White Elephant Demon had cleared the courtyard of wandering monsters, puzzled that while you had also attacked, for some reason, they all focused on it...]
[After eliminating the monsters, you and the White Elephant Demon followed the path through the ceremonial gate to the first large hall, which hung a sign reading "Supreme Sanctuary".]
[Pushing open the hall doors, you and the White Elephant Demon stopped in your tracks.]
[This was because of the idol enshrined within...]
[The idol was in the form of a woman, draped in black silk, holding a Treasure Bottle, slender and barefoot, seated on a Black Lotus pedestal.]
[You discovered the idol of the ’Great Dark Endless Delusion Bodhisattva’!]
[You couldn’t help but swallow nervously and asked the White Elephant Demon beside you, "Senior brother, is this the territory of your Bodhisattva?"]
[The White Elephant Demon, returning to his senses, was about to step forward to worship but was forcibly stopped by you. Confused, he said, "The Bodhisattva’s fragrant fire dojo is not in Vermilion but in Xinde Country, west of Vermilion."]
[Upon hearing this, you recalled the records from Vermilion Geography Records: ’West of Vermilion, across a thousand miles of gobi and ten thousand miles of desert, lies the land of Xinde, known alternatively as Shen Du, Shen Dou, Xian Dou, Tian Zhu and other names, a divine land of Buddha beneath the bliss of West Heaven.’]
