After the black lotus rushed into Lu Ming's sea of consciousness, he discovered a mysterious force trying to brainwash him.
“Amitabha... Follow the Equal Buddha. No birth, no decay, ascend early to the Western Paradise...”
For a brief moment, it felt like it made sense.
He really wanted to give in to this thought...
Suddenly, Lu Ming realized something was wrong. He was the protagonist! How could he have such thoughts?
Right away, Lu Ming didn't hold back and began mumbling to brainwash himself in return.
“I am the protagonist... I am the protagonist...”
“I am the handsome protagonist...”
“Amitabha... Amitabha... I'm the motherfucking protagonist too...”
“Ascend early to paradise? No thanks, I'm the protagonist...”
As Lu Ming frantically brainwashed himself, the black lotus that had rushed into his sea of consciousness actually began to fade and eventually dissipated...
With the dissipation of the black lotus, Lu Ming suddenly snapped his eyes open.
“I knew I was the protagonist. How could I just kick the bucket so easily...”
Just then, he saw Huang Tianbao helping Big Yellow and the others block the black lotuses, preventing them from being corrupted...
Seeing this, Lu Ming rushed forward to help...
He suddenly threw himself in front of Diao San, allowing the black lotus heading for Diao San to charge directly into his own sea of consciousness...
However, once the black lotus entered his sea of consciousness again, it immediately dissipated without causing any harm...
Seeing Diao San saved, Lu Ming had no time to think.
Looking up, he saw a black lotus flying toward Fei Jiujin.
Lu Ming hurriedly rushed over to block the attack for him.
“Awoo...”
To his surprise, Fei Jiujin suddenly opened his mouth wide and inhaled, swallowing the black lotus right down...
“Holy shit... You fat glutton, why do you eat literally everything? Do you want to die?!”
Lu Ming couldn't help but curse. This guy was a real handful.
“Ahhh!”
The moment Lu Ming finished speaking, Fei Jiujin clutched his stomach and wailed.
“It hurts... It hurts... It's killing me!”
Lu Ming was utterly speechless. What kind of nonsense was this?
He quickly shoved a recovery pill into Fei Jiujin's mouth...
But the recovery pill didn't do anything...
Left with no choice, Lu Ming shoved a detoxification pill into him as well.
Even after taking both pills, there was still no effect, but there was no time to worry about him now.
He had to help the others because Huang Tianbao was overwhelmed.
With that, Lu Ming began darting rapidly through the crowd...
After helping everyone deal with the black lotuses, Lu Ming's brow furrowed. This was not a long-term solution!
These people couldn't move. If that Equal Buddha noticed something was off later, they would be in deep trouble!
He had to think of a way!
Walking over to Niu Lansan, he raised his hand and injected spiritual energy into his body.
“Niu Lansan, how are you?”
Niu Lansan could only roll his eyes around, completely unable to move.
...
Just then, Fei Jiujin's stomach began to make strange noises:
“Chirp... Pop!”
“Crackle... Pop!”
“Boom... Bang bang!”
Lu Ming quickly hurried back to his side and stared at him with wide eyes.
“I say, are you setting off firecrackers in your stomach?”
At the same time, he couldn't help but worry. Would this guy's stomach explode?
But just as Lu Ming was about to inspect him,
Pfft... Boom!
A massive blast of air shot straight out from Fei Jiujin's rear, blowing his robes upward.
Instantly, an odor akin to a chemical weapon filled the air.
“Cough, cough... What the fuck... Cough, cough...”
Lu Ming quickly blocked his nose. God, the smell!
He had never encountered a fart so foul it could literally choke a person to death...
He was half-convinced the guy had actually shat himself.
“Oh... I'm cured. My stomach doesn't hurt anymore...”
Fei Jiujin, who had been rolling on the ground, suddenly whispered in pleasant surprise.
Then, Diao San and the others also cried out in joy.
“I can move...”
“Cough, cough... I can move too...”
To Lu Ming's shock, Diao San and the rest were indeed able to move again.
Did they seriously just fight poison with poison...
“Quick... shout the slogans... Don't let the big monk notice anything is wrong with us...”
“Amitabha, no birth, no decay, ascend early to the Western Paradise...”
Hearing Lu Ming's command, everyone quickly and passionately chanted the slogans.
As more and more people joined in, the loud chanting echoed throughout the entire secret realm...
Meanwhile, Wen Ruyu and his group, who were still trapped in the spirit stone mine by Lu Ming, heard the passionate chanting from outside.
They couldn't help but ask out of curiosity:
“Are they hosting a bonfire party out there? Why is it so lively? What's this about ascending early to paradise...”
Hu Laitou let out a helpless sigh.
“Sigh... none of that has anything to do with us anymore.”
“They're making a fortune, while we're just sleeping our lives away...”
Trapped here with their spiritual energy locked, they couldn't cultivate, nor did they have any work to do.
All they could do was sleep until their heads felt flat...
Hearing Hu Laitou's words, the others also let out helpless sighs.
They had all entered the secret realm to explore, so why was the difference in their fates so astronomical?
Others had harvested baskets of spiritual herbs, while they had done baskets of hard labor...
The reason the Equal Buddha hadn't noticed Lu Ming and the others' little tricks was that he had just noticed something was wrong with himself.
He discovered that he had actually been poisoned with 108 different toxins.
His soul, in particular, was the most severely affected...
It had been corroded to the point where it was on the verge of dispersing.
If he were at his peak, this would be nothing.
But at a time like this, when he had just awakened, it was practically fatal!
What on earth had happened?
He silently tried to contact his disciple, but he couldn't reach him at all...
Had his disciple run away with the items he had left behind?
But inside the box, other than the secret realm authority token, there was absolutely nothing else!
Even if he wanted to run away, there was no reason to take the authority token with him, was there?
Besides, when he chose his eldest disciple to be responsible for his awakening, it was because he found the boy to be rather simple-minded and naive.
He would follow instructions to the letter and wouldn't harbor any malicious intentions.
Maybe he should ask around?
See if any of these believers had seen him?
Suppressing the poison inside his body, he opened his mouth and asked:
“Amitabha. My beloved believers, has any of you found a box? Or perhaps a monk in soul form...”
Hearing this, Lu Ming and his group subconsciously glanced at Huang Tianbao.
They all knew that the monk's soul had been taken by Huang Tianbao.
As for the box?
Lu Ming recalled that during the fight in the cave, while he was sweeping up the weapons of those cultivators, he had swept up the long stone table along with the box on top of it.
Could the box this guy was asking about be that very one?
Ye Fan's heart also stirred. A box? What box?
Does that mean whatever is inside is extremely important?
The Equal Buddha scanned the crowd. Seeing that no one answered, he couldn't help but frown...
No one had seen it. Had his disciple really run away with it?
And was the poison inside him also administered by his own disciple?
...
If that was the case, he hoped his disciple was well-hidden. He had better not find him.
Otherwise, he would show him the true meaning of Buddhist deliverance...
He quickly channeled his technique, intending to force the poison out of his body...
Pfft...
The moment the Equal Buddha channeled his technique, he spat out a mouthful of golden blood.
This caused Ye Fan's eyes, hidden in the crowd, to light up.
Something's wrong with him. There's still a chance...
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