The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 265 The dragon rope will be completed and the ghost fetus will be born

Lingguan Temple.

The temple keeper was cleaning the Taoist temple. He was very careful, not even leaving a fallen leaf behind. He looked focused with a hint of smile on his lips.

Originally he was a cultivator in the Shen Mansion, and was somewhat reluctant when he was chosen by the old lady to be a temple priest. But for some reason, after staying in the Lingguan Temple for a long time, his heart became more and more peaceful.

Especially when he sees the majestic and righteous statue of Lingguan in the incense mist, he will feel a kind of reverence from the bottom of his heart.

It seemed as if he was truly blessed by the Spirit Official, and his cultivation had improved a lot, and now he had entered the second realm.

You know, his aptitude was average, and he had been in the first realm for eleven years of practice. However, he broke through the realm within just a few months after coming to the Lingguan Temple.

After sweeping the floor, he sat cross-legged under the willow tree at the temple gate and made the Lingguan Jue hand seals taught by Taoist Zhang. His mind immediately became more peaceful, without any distracting thoughts, and he began to practice.

In the Taoist temple, time seems to have lost its meaning.

The morning bells and evening drums, it's dusk again.

A figure suddenly broke into the temple, his hair was disheveled and his face was dirty, with bloodstains on his wrists, as if he had been tied up with ropes.

"Daozhang Zhang!"

"I'm looking for Taoist Priest Zhang!"

The man shouted loudly and grabbed the temple keeper's hand and refused to let go.

The temple keeper immediately felt an evil aura. If this middle-aged man was not a ghost, there was only one possibility: there was an evil spirit around him, so he was contaminated with evil aura.

And looking at his face, he looked very depressed.

The temple keeper recognized him and thought he was someone who had come to see Taoist Zhang for advice a few days ago.

"Layman, the Lingguan Temple is closed today. Taoist Master Zhang is in retreat and will not be seeing things for the time being. Please come back tomorrow."

"Retreat? Where?"

"In the main hall."

The man immediately ran towards the main hall.

He had planned to come to Lingguan Temple early in the morning, but he didn't expect to be tied up by his wife. Fortunately, his wife often fell asleep during the day, and she was not strong enough when she was tied up, so he was eventually able to break free.

The door of the main hall was closed. Before he reached the door, the man felt the rolling heat waves, as if there was a sea of ​​fire inside.

He reached out to knock on the door, but his palm hit the wooden door and he let out a scream.

There was a sizzling sound, and green smoke came out of his palm. There was an obvious burn and it was very painful.

It's not a wooden door at all, it's more like a red-hot iron door.

"Layman, Taoist Zhang is indeed in seclusion, but he has great magical powers and is very powerful. I believe he will come out soon. Please come back tomorrow."

The temple keeper stepped forward and advised.

"It's too late, the baby is about to be born, it will be born soon..."

Looking at the man with a sluggish look and a look of despair, the temple keeper couldn't bear it and said, "Sir, why don't you tell me the whole story? I will tell Master Zhang as soon as he comes out of retreat."

The man's eyes moved.

Taoist Zhang is an expert, so this temple keeper should also have some skills. Maybe he can help me?
After hesitating for a moment, he finally opened his mouth and slowly told his story.

The temple keeper was relatively relaxed at first, but as the man spoke, his expression became more and more solemn, and in the end even his hands were shaking slightly.

"My name is Qi Shaozong, I am from Yangzhou. I failed the imperial examinations many times, but because of the influence of my ancestors, my family is quite wealthy. I married a wife and we are very loving after marriage. There is only one thing that we can't forget."

"My wife suffered from barrenness and could not conceive. We visited many famous doctors but to no avail. Until we met a wandering monk, he directed us to an abandoned temple to invite the Buddha Mother."

"That is a statue with a red cloth covering its head. The wandering monk specifically told us not to lift the red cloth, otherwise there will be a disaster."

"I felt something was wrong at the time, but my wife insisted on bringing the statue home. Following the monk's instructions, we bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, chanted scriptures and prayed. That night..."

The man's mouth trembled slightly, as if he was thinking of that 'horrible' night again.

That night, the virtuous and kind wife, who came from a noble family, suddenly changed her usual reserved and gentle demeanor, put on heavy makeup, wore thin clothes, and half-undressed, looking extremely charming.

His expression was so elegant, it was as if he was a completely different person.

The two of them spent the night together, allowing him to experience all the bliss of the world and see all kinds of things. In the morning, he felt that he was almost exhausted.

But the strange thing is that the wife later had no memory of the happiness she had that night.

He was a little scared at the time and wanted to take the Buddha statue back, but his wife strongly opposed it because she was about to get pregnant.

He was very happy that his wife was pregnant, so the statue of the Buddha Mother was temporarily placed at home, and his wife continued to worship it every day as usual.

But things quickly became weirder.

My wife's belly grew at an extraordinary speed. Others would need ten months to be pregnant, but my wife's belly grew as big as others' in seven or eight months in just one month.

Moreover, the baby in the belly was particularly restless. After ten days, the fetus would even stick its face to the belly, forming a terrifying outline, as if trying to force its way out.

The wife is always in excruciating pain.

But from then on, there would be a bowl of medicine with a placenta in it by his wife's bed every day. After drinking the medicine, the fetus would become obedient.

But the price to pay was that his wife and he had to feed their own blood to the Buddha statue.

Unlike his wife who had become blind, the man became more vigilant. He began to secretly look for some monks, hoping that they could help him drive away the Buddha Mother.

But what he didn't expect was that the Buddha Mother was very powerful. The monks he found were either dead or went crazy and their end was very miserable.

"Hiss! Priest Wang of Lingyun Temple and Abbot Fangzheng of Dazhi Temple both died at the hands of that Buddha statue?"

Hearing the man say the names of those wizards, the temple keeper's hair stood on end.

The others would be fine, but these two are quite famous in Yangzhou. They both have the third level of cultivation and are rich in experience in subduing demons. They have often told people stories over the years.

No wonder the two of them suddenly died some time ago. It turns out there is such a hidden story. "Master, save me!"

"My wife said she's going to give birth in the next two days. I feel like once the baby is born, everything will be irreversible!"

Although the child was his own flesh and blood, the man had a deep fear of the child.

Especially when the fetus under his belly made a gloomy face and seemed to be staring at him quietly, he would tremble all over.

And even if the child had no problems, the Buddha Mother was an unmitigated evil spirit. She sucked away his blood, flesh and essence, making him mentally depressed and no longer interested in studying.

This year's scientific expedition was therefore abandoned.

"This……"

The temple keeper was also very panicked. All the cultivators in the third realm had died suddenly. How could he, a young cultivator who had just entered the second realm, be qualified to take care of such matters?

The only person he could think of was the powerful and unfathomable Taoist Zhang.

The scene of Taoist Zhang exorcising the monkey demon's spirit that day shocked him greatly. During this period of time, he had not seen any evil spirit that could trouble Taoist Zhang.

If Taoist Zhang can take action, there will be no problem.

only……

He looked at the Lingguan main hall, which was sealed like a furnace, with a frown on his face.

For those who practice cultivation, they must not be disturbed during seclusion, otherwise it is easy to go astray. Taoist Master Zhang asked him to look after them, which shows his trust in him.

But watching someone die without helping seems to go against the teachings of Master Lingguan.

The temple keeper was in a dilemma for a moment, but at this moment, he suddenly perked up and seemed to hear some voice.

"Great, you are saved!"

The temple keeper said happily, "Master Zhang already knows about your situation. He told me to tell you to go back immediately and bring your wife to the temple to stay temporarily."

The man was also invigorated, but then he seemed to have thought of something and said, "It's okay for me to leave alone, but if I take my wife with me, I'm afraid the Buddha statue won't agree..."

The statue attached great importance to his wife. He had actually tried to escape with his wife before, but it was fine if he walked alone. Once his wife stepped out of the door, an invisible force would drag her back.

At this moment, two talismans flew out from the crack in the door of the main hall.

One is the Five Thunder Talisman, and the other is Master Sa’s Fire Talisman.

The man was overjoyed and kowtowed in gratitude: "Thank you, Taoist Zhang, thank you, Taoist Zhang!"

He had seen the power of the thunder talisman. With these two talismans, they should be able to protect the couple and help them escape from that devil's cave!

The man immediately went down the mountain and ran towards home.

However, when passing the town at the foot of the mountain, he saw a strange old man.

The man was unkempt, ragged, and looked like a beggar. He seemed a little crazy, and asked something to everyone he met, and was constantly despised.

Someone kicked him down, but the crazy old man was not angry at all. He fell in the mud, his body covered in mud. Instead, he rolled around with a smile on his face, seeming to be enjoying it.

People around him were laughing at him.

The man thought about what he had been going through during this period. Wasn't he now also disliked and hated by his relatives and friends?
Putting himself in the other's shoes, he sighed and helped the crazy old man up.

"Old man, you——"

Before he could finish his words, the crazy old man grabbed his hand and stared at him intently: "Have you seen my skin?"

"Where's my hide?"

"Who stole my skin?"

The man frowned and shook his head, "I've never seen any leather before, old man, you're too dirty, I'll buy you a new set of clothes."

"dirty?"

"You are dirty, you are the dirtiest..."

"But it's okay, I'll help you wash it."

The crazy old man chuckled and then spat a large mouthful of phlegm at him. The phlegm stuck to the man's clothes and was yellow and sticky.

The man felt very disgusted and quickly let go of the old man's hand and left angrily.

The crazy old man didn't take it seriously and continued looking at the people passing by and asking those questions.

"Where's my skin?"

"Which of you stole my skin?"

……

Lingguan Temple, main hall.

A golden rope was taking shape in the raging fire, with the Lingguan Treasure Edict engraved almost all over the rope, infusing it with some kind of mysterious power.

The dragon's evil spirit has become so small that it is hardly noticeable, and has been replaced by a sacred and majestic aura.

Roar!
In the raging fire, the rope danced and circled like a golden dragon, and it actually made a sound like a dragon's roar. The surface of the rope was not smooth, but had marks like dragon scales and was dotted with Taoist seal characters.

Only at the dragon's head, there still remained some evil spirit.

Zhang Jiuyang's heart moved.

It’s almost done. The Dragon Binding Rope will be successfully refined soon.

When the time comes, I will try my hand at the so-called Buddha Mother.

……

(End of this chapter)