Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Ao Peng did not resist and followed the paper figure to a small courtyard under a locust tree.

At the door, he waved gently, and Little Chaos flapped its wings and disappeared into the shadows, lest the person escape.

Pushing open the door, Ao Peng walked in and saw a festive banquet table in the hall. A human-faced rat sat in the main seat, with a weasel wearing human skin on the left and a scapegoat taking the souls of the dead on the right.

Seeing that the main course had been served, Hui Xian smiled and said to Master Huang, "Master, this human heart is the most delicious; please have it first."

After he finished speaking, he saw that Master Huang beside him remained motionless, staring blankly as the person being "served" in the hall approached step by step, as if he were drunk.

Hui Xian smiled and said to the scapegoat, "It's really not good to have wine without food. Master Huang is already drunk. Brother, I'll have to trouble you to bring the main dishes to the table."

Just as the scapegoat was about to nod, Ao Peng, the main course, walked step by step to the head table.

Just as Ao Peng was only seven or eight steps away from the main table, Hui Xian suddenly smelled a stench that exploded like a bomb next to him.

A cloud of yellow smoke billowed out, and Old Master Huang promptly slipped away.

A dozen seconds later, after the foul-smelling yellow smoke dissipated, Hui Xian and the scapegoat finally saw the situation clearly. Ao Peng, looking disgusted, moved a stool to sit outside the hall and crossed his legs.

At his feet, Master Huang, who had just tried to escape, was caught and immediately turned back into his original form, becoming a weasel's footstool.

Beside Ao Peng, Little Chaos flapped its wings, whimpering as it flew about, like a proud patrol dog that had brought back its prey.

Ao Peng patted his little Chaos on the head, then kicked the Yellow Immortal below.

"Master Huang, how can you run off halfway through the wine?"

The weasel felt utterly dejected, wishing he could slap himself a few times, telling himself, "Serves you right for being so greedy with your drink!"

Then Ao Peng looked at the weasel curiously, "How did you recognize me?"

He had disguised himself before he came, so how could this weasel see through his disguise?

The weasel immediately flattered, saying, "Your scent alone is enough to intimidate tigers!"

Ao Peng seemed to be deep in thought.

This matter of cultivation is truly mysterious. According to the system's prompts, my own "unborn cause" can prevent the calculations of heavenly secrets below the level of Buddha.

But I never expected that a tiny weasel could be identified by its scent alone. It truly shows that there is always a way out, and just as people have their own way, rats have theirs.

If these five immortals could be subdued, they might be able to achieve extraordinary feats.

Ao Peng looked at the dazed Hui Xian, then at the surrounding banquet tables, and laughed, "The main course is served, but there are only three guests. That's not enough, far from enough! Send out more invitations and invite more people. It'll be more lively with more people!"

Hui Xian immediately prostrated himself in worship, saying, "I will obey the decree of the Immortal!"

……

[You despicable heir, you used the pretext of the rats' wedding to have the Grey Fairy host a grand banquet for all the guests.]

So he invited his younger uncle, second uncle, third uncle...

[My aunt, my second aunt, my third aunt...]

……

Under the direction of a treacherous and cunning heir, Grey Immortal invited all nine branches of his family, following the family genealogy. Strangely, however, once these family members entered his courtyard, they never emerged again.

[Thus, the Gray Immortal Ancestor sensed something was amiss. He received a revelation and issued an order: the Gray Immortal family is forbidden from hosting banquets from now on!]

Ao Peng glanced at the yard filled with rat spirits, there were five or six hundred of them, along with thirty or forty greedy weasels.

I've also managed to get a title.

[Because of the Gray Immortal Ancestor's order, all the Gray Immortals now know that the legendary Human Skin Man not only enjoys seeking titles but also loves to host banquets. Your fame has spread further throughout the old lands, and you have gained a title, earning the awe of the Gray Immortals.]

[The Awe of the Gray Immortal] (Yellow-level title)

Your success rate with deception skills is increased by 10%. You are able to exert some pressure when facing rodents, and you can issue commands to rodents that are weaker than you.

Ao Peng discovered that this title was much more generous than the previous "Huang Xian Nemesis," and although both were yellow-level titles, this one was clearly more useful.

He continued reading the system text.

[You already have so many Grey Fairies; perhaps killing them isn't the best option. After all, what's a poor rat worth? Clever successor, you should think of a new way to play.]

This was the first time Ao Peng had ever seen such flattering words from the system.

The abacus beads have all hit their own face!

But by inviting so many Grey Immortals, he did learn some of the true nature of the Old Earth World from their words.

The vast and boundless continent where the Old Land is located is called the "Intermediate Realm" by the Gray Immortals and Yellow Immortals.

This concept evolved from the Buddhist concept of the underworld.

It means a vast world beyond the mortal realm, before the realm of the dead.

Therefore, when players enter this place, they are like wandering souls, their own incense offerings, souls, and wills projected into the intermediate state.

However, a living person needs a medium to enter the intermediate state (the realm between the living and the dead).

This medium needs to have the ability to connect the two worlds, and it also needs to be in large quantities.

Thus, the will of the Old Earth chose three species—the Gray Fairy, the Yellow Fairy, and the Substitute—as guides.

Following this line of thought...

Ao Peng continued to unravel some of the mysteries.

For example, the "birthplace" of these players is the temple where they initially received their identity!

That temple might be something like the Purple Mansion in Taoism; we can study it more when we get back.

Then, when the player leaves their own "temple," it is the process of their soul leaving their body. With the help of incense, they form an incense body, which is then guided by three guides to the intermediate state (bardo) to play the game!

Because Ao Peng was a resurrected corpse, when he was guided, he entered the intermediate state in his true form, just like a demon!

He is a demon who can enter the intermediate state (bardo), so the reverse is also true; demons can also enter the real world from the intermediate state.

Ao Peng also asked Hui Xian about this.

Don't underestimate these gray rats just because they're weak; they're experts at gathering information.

They offered an explanation that demons could enter the mortal realm from the underworld.

However, there are only two types of people who can enter the mortal realm now.

One type is weak but lucky, like the weasel Ao Peng encountered in the Ao Tai line. Because it was weak, its binding force was small, and it was able to directly enter the real world in some special places.

The system also uses this rule to attract people in the real world.

The second type is those powerful demons who have been devouring large amounts of incense offerings from the human world in recent months. Although the restraints on them are strong, the incense offerings from the human world have deepened their connection with the human world, so they have the opportunity to enter the human world directly.

While there, Grey Fairy also mentioned Red Sleeve Pavilion. Joyful Town was a popular map in the old game, and players lost a lot of incense offerings. Originally, the demons in Joyful Town had a chance to escape the Yin Realm, but a few days ago, something went wrong, and the entire Joyful Town was destroyed.