Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Chapter 173 Cause and Effect

The obstacle of knowledge and perception is a concept in the Yogacara school of Mahayana Buddhism: the more one knows, the more it becomes a mental obstacle, preventing one from seeing the truth.

The Buddhist mastermind behind Poison Dragon Town, Nagarjuna, happened to be a perfected Mahayana Buddhist.

Ao Peng looked at Tianlu Shenjun. It was clear that the Bodhisattva Longshu knew that he could learn about the background of this place through the bigwigs of the Heavenly Court, but he was not afraid at all. Instead, he took the initiative to tell everyone about the background of this place through the Old Earth System.

Ao Peng summoned Little Chaos and used the Xuanming Sea to guard his heart, refusing to see or hear, abandoning sainthood and wisdom. After a moment, his mind became clear again, and he looked at Tianlu Divine Lord once more, saying, "It seems that Bodhisattva Longshu has me cornered."

In just a moment, he had found the source.

Ordinary players can find the key to their rise through clues on the forum. While powerful beings at the god or Buddha level may not be able to foresee the "cause of the unborn," Ao Peng has leaked too much information in reality.

With the abilities of gods and Buddhas, they would surely be able to guess that they have some kind of strong connection with "Joyful Town of Heavenly Resentment".

The "Heavenly Resentment of Joyful Town" is the karmic consequence of the Joyful Buddha's actions. Now that it has been forcibly suppressed by the Joyful Buddha, the bigwigs of Buddhism certainly cannot turn a blind eye and will inevitably step in to help the Joyful Buddha.

The one who tied the knot must untie it; this cause and effect naturally extended to Ao Peng.

However, Ao Peng is now highly regarded by both the Heavenly Court and the Empire, so the Buddhist leaders couldn't personally eliminate him. Therefore, they set up a trap in Poison Dragon Town.

Tianlu Divine Lord smiled and did not continue speaking. Cultivation involves three calamities and nine tribulations, human tribulations and heavenly tribulations. If you want to reach the final step, you still have to walk through them step by step on your own. Others can not help much and may even make things worse.

Tianlu Shenjun did not answer, and Ao Peng did not press further. Since Nagarjuna Bodhisattva had set up an obstacle of knowledge here, any more answers he obtained from Tianlu Shenjun would ultimately only become obstacles to him. It would be better to explore this map himself.

Competing with others is endlessly enjoyable; that's part of the fun of games.

You sailed away from the temple in Poison Dragon Town aboard your treasure ship.

Before you lies a town covered by a vast, black ocean. There is no land here, but there is a peculiar type of architecture: fish docks.

[You saw rows of red, one-eyed thrushes tethered around large docks. The thrushes' power calmed the water vapor, soothed the surrounding turbulent waves, and prevented the docks from being swept away by the waves.]

However, even the pufferfish can be swept away by such turbulent waves, so the docks here buy pufferfish caught by locals year-round.

Ao Peng looked over and indeed saw large docks floating in the water. They were like giant ships in a storm, the gathering place for people living in Poison Dragon Town, and the status of Bo Yu here was similar to that of coal.

During the journey, Ao Peng encountered another problem.

A dilapidated little wooden boat collided with your treasure ship. Your treasure ship was unharmed, but the hull of the little wooden boat was damaged. The player on the little wooden boat requested to communicate with you.

Ao Peng opened the message exchange.

A golden pill was swallowed: Pay-to-win dog, watch where you're going!

Ao Peng politely returned an internationally friendly gesture: 凸.

Another dilapidated wooden boat has crashed into your treasure ship. This little boat is so run-down that it probably shouldn't have been at sea in the first place. In the collision, the boat breaks in two. The people inside are calling for your help. Will you choose to rescue them and bring them aboard?

Ao Peng helped rescue the two crew members from the small wooden boat and brought them aboard his own ship. However, the two crew members turned into thugs as soon as they got on board, attacking Ao Peng and trying to steal the treasure ship.

But this time they had clearly run into a snag. A green lamp appeared on Ao Peng's left shoulder, its light flowing like water from the eaves. The moment the assailant was illuminated by the lamp, he was instantly scorched by the flames.

Ao Peng's current [Wanmin Fude Qingyun Palace Lantern] has incorporated twelve top-tier Daoist traditions. Although its main function is still defense, it is also a top-tier demon-refining divine power.

The two assailants were instantly ignited within the light barrier, transforming into two small, thin skeletons. At the ankles of the skeletons, something resembling seaweed was wrapped around them, like chains.

[You killed two Annamese water ghost children, incense offerings +100, and you obtained a Ghost Bone Knife.]

Ao Peng immediately browsed the forum.

Located in Taman Selin Province, Poison Dragon Town faces Annam, Cambodia, and Siam across the water. The rampant floods in the area have blurred the boundaries, allowing all sorts of people from Southeast Asia to enter the town by smuggling themselves in.

Ao Peng rowed his boat on this stretch of water for an hour and roughly understood some of the ways to play in Poison Dragon Town.

Typically, three or four players form a small team and pool their money to buy a small wooden boat or even a speedboat.

There are three ways for ordinary players to explore. The first is fishing. This water area is home to a variety of unique fish, and many docks will also issue various fishing missions. If you can catch rare fish species, you can become rich instantly.

The second type is boarding action, which involves boarding other vessels after a collision while sailing in water, in order to seize the other vessel and its spoils.

The third method is deep-sea treasure hunting, but this is much more difficult. Either you need to be like Ao Peng, with 100,000 incense offerings to buy a diving treasure ship, or you need to be proficient in water-based skills or supernatural powers.

Of course, this map is just as tricky as other places. It's difficult for ordinary players to control their small boats in the water. Even if Ao Peng doesn't intentionally bump into people, the surrounding small boats will still be swept up by the wind and waves and bump into him.

Especially when unpredictable torrential rain falls from the sky, apart from the speedboat and the treasure ship, the small wooden boat will go out of control and whatever it crashes into is entirely a matter of luck.

Moreover, if two ships collide, one of them is very likely to sink. Even if you try to rescue people, there is a high probability that the ship will be overloaded, and players will have to fight each other. Therefore, Poison Dragon Town is known as one of the most challenging maps.

Of course, for some players who like to PK, this is also the best map. The risks are huge, but the rewards are also huge. Some people on the forum have already successfully explored the Dragon Palace and obtained a lot of treasures. On weekdays, catching a thin fish can also sell for thousands of incense at the dock, which can completely make up for the loss of several wooden boats.

Ao Peng roughly figured out the situation in Poison Dragon Town, then returned to the player temple and logged out of the game. He had arranged a time with Qi Tang in the afternoon to learn more about the situation in Poison Dragon Town from Qi Tang.

Ao Peng exited the game and, sure enough, saw that Qi Tang had sent him several WeChat messages, including what clothes to wear when going out at noon and where to eat. Ao Peng replied briefly and then navigated out.

It's peak tourist season at Longji Rice Terraces right now, and Ao Peng squeezed through the crowds to a popular restaurant called "Harvest Delight." The most important thing about a popular restaurant is its appearance, and Harvest Delight clearly meets that requirement, with its huge terrace restaurant offering a complete view of the distant Longji Rice Terraces.

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