Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1245 - 556: Six Degrees of Auspiciousness, the True Body of the Great Bodhisattva
The object left by the Yama God, the "one kind" in Lin Xun’s pocket, including the "one sprout" obtained by Emperor Wu, should all have the function of purifying Malice and shielding the divine secrets.
With the nurturing effect of the "one sprout," Emperor Wu would never fall into Extreme Evil, provided he didn’t actively seek his own destruction by calling upon the Evil Buddha.
However, powerful as the effect of shielding the divine secrets might be, it couldn’t make oneself invisible when standing right in front of an enemy, thus the Great Bodhisattva stated that after falling into Extreme Evil, Emperor Wu must not call upon him.
When Xinde’s army of Extreme Evil was approaching the city, the most correct course of action at that moment should have been to take the "one sprout" and flee.
However, Emperor Wu obviously refused to abandon Vermilion and chose to take the risk once again.
There was a question after Emperor Wu turned dark.
As Emperor Wu progressively deepened in his dark transformation, becoming an Proxy of the Evil God and wishing to head to Penglai to eliminate the Daoist Immortal Venerable posed no issue.
This was a consistent tactic of the Evil God, turning the sovereign of a nation into his proxy, then beginning to fish right at their doorstep. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
After turning dark, Emperor Wu forgetting the effects and origins of the "one sprout," and even failing to notice previous notes about the "one sprout" in his letters wasn’t an issue either.
The divine item left by the Yama God had the effect of shielding divine secrets; if writing in a diary could expose this object, then both the sprout and the kind would be rather poor in quality.
Whether it was Emperor Wu or the Great Bodhisattva, anyone who fell into Extreme Evil, even if they possessed this object, could not detect anything unusual, only feeling displeasure at its sight and discomfort in wearing it, subconsciously wanting to distance themselves or discard the object.
But there was indeed a question after Emperor Wu fell into Extreme Evil.
After turning dark, Emperor Wu called the Great Bodhisattva to indulge in pleasures, and the Great Bodhisattva granted Emperor Wu an Invoking Mantra and a red cord.
Later, Emperor Wu, finding the "one sprout" too uncomfortable, passed the divine object to another, actually returning it to the Great Bodhisattva.
If the Great Bodhisattva had indeed fallen into Extreme Evil, he would surely find the object displeasing and very uncomfortable to wear, and would likely not accept it.
Moreover, according to the records on the royal decree, in later days of pleasure, the Great Bodhisattva was bound by the red cord, struggling but unable to break free... is this really just a game of SM, or is there some deeper secret?
Characters flickered in Lin Xun’s eyes as he slowly said,
"Is it possible that the Great Bodhisattva had also cultivated a similar past-life spiritual power, and the one being bound and played with was not the completely fallen Great Bodhisattva, but his yet-to-be completely corrupted true body?"
"Because the true body was discovered by the Great Bodhisattva of Extreme Evil, he used this method to torment his true body?"
"And the ’one sprout’ returned by Emperor Wu was actually not in the hands of the Great Evil Bodhisattva but in the true body’s?"
"Is it also because the ’one sprout’ returned into the hands of the Great Bodhisattva that the true body of the Great Bodhisattva has managed to hold on till now?"
All the above were Lin Xun’s speculations; though they seemed reasonable, they still lacked the most crucial piece of evidence.
Without this evidence, he dared not recklessly summon the Great Bodhisattva, the big boss.
If his speculations were incorrect, and it was simply that both individuals enjoyed playing SM games, then having no strength to defeat the Great Bodhisattva, he would merely risk exposing himself in vain.
Being a fugitive of the Western Paradise, if he was exposed, it would not just be the Right Attendant Bodhisattva coming after him; the Left Attendant Bodhisattva would definitely also rush over to kill him.
Even the Main Divine himself, wielding the Extreme Delusional Evil Fruit, might personally act to kill him.
[You carefully gather the information and props, and search inside the secret chamber...]
[Searching...]
[...]
[Soon, you find a brocade box hidden in the corner.]
[Upon opening it, you find a bundle of red hemp cord inside.]
[You have obtained the ’Immortal Binding Rope of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’ (Special Prop)!]
[’Immortal Binding Rope of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’ (Special Prop): Crafted from the Lifeblood of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the right-hand attendant of the Yama God, the rope is stained with blotches of blood and emits an indescribable special scent.]
[Using this prop on a designated target, you can bind the target for a single hour, during which the target cannot break the ropes and is at your mercy.]
[Even if the target is mortally wounded due to malice during the period of confinement, the Immortal Binding Rope will not unravel.]
[The prop will not work on any other target, only on a designated one.]
Spirits lifted, Lin Xun checked the item description and let out a long sigh of relief, "Steady!"
The item name not being "Immortal Binding Rope of the Third Mantra Bodhisattva" but "Immortal Binding Rope of Samantabhadra" could prove that the tool was specially prepared for the true body of the Great Bodhisattva, also affirming his speculation was largely correct.
Would a deeply corrupted Third Mantra Bodhisattva craft an item that could control his own life and gift it to someone?
Definitely not, this tool could only control and torment the true body of the Great Bodhisattva and posed no threat to the Great Evil Bodhisattva.
The one Emperor Wu continually abused and tormented was the true body of the Great Bodhisattva, yet to be fully corroded by Malice!
Lin Xun thought through a plan in the midst of his contemplations.
[You put away the red hemp cord and leave the secret underground passage...]
[After ensuring no one was present, you ask Crown Prince Vermilion for ’Emperor Wu’s Human Skin Mask’ and head to the ’Central Orthodox Hall’ in the palace where the Right Attendant Bodhisattva is enshrined.]
[Atop the divine altar in the Central Orthodox Hall, the statue of Third Mantra Bodhisattva stands, different from the Purple Void Sovereign’s one in the Presentation Hall.]
[The hall’s furnishings are exquisite, complete with all kinds of Buddhist instruments like wooden fish, bells, drums, stone chimes, gongs, flags, and horn shells, with dishes for offerings made of gold and jade.]
