Cihang Jingzhai seemed to be no different from before. While walking in it, one could hear the chanting and ringing of bells coming from not far away, which made Fan Qinghui relax a lot.
"Has anything happened in the sect recently?"
Fan Qinghui looked at the two little sisters beside her, and they smiled and shook their heads.
"No, sister."
"But Sister, what's the situation outside? You must have spread Buddhism in the world."
“Ah… um…”
Facing the questions from the two junior sisters, Fan Qinghui looked a little embarrassed. In fact, she had not completed her mission at all. Not only that, but it was almost a disastrous failure. Of course, Fan Qinghui didn't need to talk about this in front of her junior sisters.
"I have something to report to Master. Can you take me to see her?"
"Of course, Senior Sister!"
Looking at the two little junior sisters in front of him, Fan Qinghui breathed a sigh of relief and looked around.
Everything is as usual.
That's right.
Everything is as usual...
“Bang!!”
At this moment, suddenly, a bell sounded. It was just an ordinary bell sound, but when Fan Qinghui heard this sound, she felt that the scene in front of her eyes seemed to gradually become blurred. Not only that, the originally solid ground under her feet began to become soft, and even the quiet temple in front of her seemed to have changed into a different appearance.
A strange, fishy smell wafted into my nose, and the house in front of me seemed to have transformed into some strange shape in that instant.
“Boom!”
The bell rang again, but this time, along with the bell, there were countless screams, wails, and harsh noises that suddenly emerged and poured directly into Fan Qinghui's brain. At this moment, Fan Qinghui even felt that those sounds seemed to have turned into twisted insects, quickly drilling into his ears. They squirmed in his ears and drilled into his brain. For a moment, Fan Qinghui even had the urge to tear his scalp and pull all those insects out of his head.
But she didn't do it. Her body shook violently, and then she raised her head again, but at this moment everything in front of Fan Qinghui had changed.
The blue sky and white clouds are gone, and the green woods have quietly disappeared.
Instead, what Fan Qinghui saw was some strange and twisted flying insects covering the sky, and those green trees turned into some terrifying, indescribable monsters!
The next moment, her eyes went dark and she fainted without a sound.
"interesting."
Standing on the windowsill, looking at Fan Qinghui who had fainted on the ground, Fang Zheng nodded silently. He raised his hand, and along with Fang Zheng's movement, a translucent, azure tentacle emerged and then disappeared.
"Hmm... So it's a mental erosion like this. I understand."
For Fang Zheng, Cihang Jingzhai is the best place to experiment with the abilities of the ancient gods. He can't do this in other places, but facing Cihang Jingzhai, Fang Zheng doesn't need to show mercy. He has always believed that he should be as cruel to his enemies as the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves, so once Fang Zheng identifies someone as an enemy, there will be no honor, human rights, or anything like that. For Fang Zheng, an enemy is something that must be eliminated at all costs and by all means.
He will not give his enemies any respect, nor will he show them any tolerance or charity.
In the dark world, those humans who abused the cursed children were identified as enemies by Fang Zheng, and have now been basically consumed by the Zerg.
In the main world, the Fire Nation, which Fang Zheng identified as an enemy, has completely turned into a hell on earth under the shadow of the devil.
The same is true here. For Fang Zheng, enemies can be used and destroyed, but the only thing that is not needed is mercy and respect.
Because enemies and opponents are different.
For ordinary people, they may think that Cihang Jingzhai's methods are problematic, but their original intention is good. They hope that the world will be united, the Buddha's light will shine, and everyone can live in peace and happiness. They have lofty ideals, but they have gone the wrong way for various reasons.
But Fang Zheng didn't think so. He didn't think the ideals of these disciples were noble, let alone great. On the contrary, he thought that everything they did would only corrupt a race, a country, and a civilization. So in Fang Zheng's opinion, facing this kind of existence that was meaningless from beginning to end except for causing harm, there was no need to have the slightest bit of pity for them.
Right now, Fang Zheng is using Fan Qinghui as a test subject for his ancient god abilities.
Although you can see the introduction from the system, just as you will not know what a game skill looks like until it is truly released, only by truly using the power of the ancient gods can you accurately understand the manifestation of these powers.
Strictly speaking, the power of the Old Gods is not a curse, but a blessing.
Because its essence is to elevate the recipient to a higher level.
On the surface, this is a good thing.
But what is the reality?
For example, humans only have three types of photoreceptors, while mantis shrimp have sixteen types of photoreceptors, so the world seen by mantis shrimp is completely different from what humans see. If humans had the sixteen photoreceptors of mantis shrimp, what would the world look like in their eyes?
There is also hearing. Human hearing is also unable to capture some high-frequency or low-frequency sound waves, but many animals can do it. However, this is not just as simple as more sensitive hearing.
The noise caused by those sound waves is likely to be intolerable to humans.
Simply put, the entire process of upgrading levels is enough to completely shatter a person's worldview and cognitive system from birth to now. The brain of a mortal cannot withstand such a scene that is comparable to the change of heaven and earth.
If they want to withstand this effect, they must actively evolve their form in that direction. Fang Zheng has always felt that those who are close to the ancient gods in the Cthulhu world are either crazy or turned into monsters. Now he understands that they are crazy because their brains are not strong enough to withstand the sensory abilities of a higher level, and they become monsters because only when their bodies actively evolve to this level can they coexist with this "blessing".
This is the horror of the ancient gods.
They are not like the demons or devils in the main world, who harbor malice towards lower life forms and take pleasure in persecuting, playing with, and torturing them. Instead, they simply exist here, and those who sense them are simply unconsciously pulled into this realm and receive their blessings.
That’s right, blessings.
Just like Saya, reproducing life is her instinct as the offspring of the Black Goat, and the higher level of the offspring of the Black Goat will infect all lower-level beings that approach it and transform them, eventually turning the entire world into a world of flesh and blood.
Of course, in Saya's eyes it would definitely be a wonderful world, but for humans, it would be a living hell.
This may become one of my trump cards.
Fang Zheng really likes this ability of the ancient god. You know, the subversion of three views is enough to make any living being lose control, and because it is a blessing rather than a curse, it is difficult to resist.
Now... let's use Fan Qinghui as a test subject.
“…”
After an unknown amount of time, Fan Qinghui slowly opened her eyes.
She turned her head and looked around blankly. Soon, Fan Qinghui found that she was in her own room, which had been cleaned and spotless. But for Fan Qinghui, it felt a little strange.
“I am…”
The girl shook her head and forced herself to come back to her senses, but at this moment, she suddenly caught a voice.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!!”
Along with the sound, the girl saw something slowly crawling out from under the bed from all directions. They looked like skinny and shriveled monkeys, but without any hair. The eyes of these monsters were pitch black. They opened their mouths, but there were not a single tooth in them. But just seeing this scene made Fan Qinghui feel terrified. She wanted to struggle, but these skinny monsters seemed to have a thousand pounds of strength and pressed her down. Then they opened their mouths and pounced towards Fan Qinghui!
“——!”
At this moment, Fan Qinghui instinctively raised her hands, but when she opened her eyes again, the monsters had disappeared.
Is it... a dream?
Fan Qinghui got up from the bed in a daze and looked around, but found no trace of any monster. She stood up, straightened her clothes, and walked out of the room.
What surprised Fan Qinghui was that the two junior sisters were standing there waiting for her.
"Ah, Senior Sister, you're awake."
"Senior sister, are you okay? You must be too tired from going outside."
"But Master wants to see you, and our lunch class is about to begin."
"Come on, Senior Sister."
As they spoke, the two little sisters stretched out their hands to Fan Qinghui in unison. Although it felt a little strange, Fan Qinghui still nodded and stretched out his hand to hold their hands. Then the two little sisters laughed like silver bells and ran towards the lecture hall with Fan Qinghui.
"Wait, where are the others?"
When walking through the corridor, Fan Qinghui realized that there was no one around, which made her quite confused. You know, although everyone was in the noon class of chanting scriptures, some people had to stay to clean and cook. But looking around, Fan Qinghui couldn't detect any trace of life here at the moment, as if there were only three of them in the entire Cihang Jingzhai.
"Everyone is waiting in the lecture hall because the Buddha wants to preach the Dharma to us."
"Yes, Buddhism is very comfortable. Everyone likes it very much."
"Senior Sister Fan, you will like it too."
"Eh? What? What do you mean?"
Hearing the strange words spoken by the two junior sisters, Fan Qinghui felt a little confused, but before she could come to her senses, she saw the two junior sisters had already arrived in front of the lecture hall, pushed open the door, and then pulled Fan Qinghui in.
Then...
"boom."
The door slowly closed, and the whole room suddenly became dark. At this time, Fan Qinghui also found that the two junior sisters had let go of her hands at some point and disappeared.
"What's going on?"
Looking at the dark lecture hall, Fan Qinghui's inner anxiety reached its limit. Not only that, she also heard a certain sound in the darkness, as if someone was panting and humming. And this sound was...
"Welcome back, Miss Fan."
Suddenly, a voice sounded. Hearing this voice, Fan Qinghui was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately became nervous.
This was a man's voice, and she knew it very well. It was...
"Mr. Fang?"
"That's right."
Along with the answer, Fan Qinghui heard a light "pop" sound, and the next moment, the originally dark lecture hall suddenly became bright. At this moment, Fan Qinghui finally saw everything in front of him clearly.
But the scene before her left her dumbfounded.
“This, this is…”
“This is the guidance given to you by your Buddha.”
Fan Qinghui raised her head and saw Fang Zheng sitting on top of a Buddha statue in the center of the lecture hall, staring at her with a smile on his face.
"You demon!"
At this moment, Fan Qinghui could no longer bear it. She roared, drew her sword and stabbed at Fang Zheng. However, just as she jumped up, she saw several tentacles appear from the void, tightly wrapped around the girl's limbs and neck, fixing her in the air.
Then, Fan Qinghui was brought in front of Fang Zheng.
"demon?"
Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes, looking at the furious Fan Qinghui in front of him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a cold smile.
"Who is the demon? Me? Or you, the evil followers who came to other people's territory and tried to rebel and preach?"
“You… woo!”
"Your Buddha cannot save you. Oh, that's wrong. I should say that I am your Buddha."
Fang Zheng reached out and knocked on the head of the Buddha statue below, then he looked at Fan Qinghui and smiled slightly.
"So, Miss Fan, you are ready to accept the guidance of the Buddha, right..."
As Fang Zheng spoke, more and more tentacles emerged from the void. The next moment, they rushed towards the girl in front of them like beasts that had spotted their prey.
“Wow… Yeah!!!”
However, faced with this scene, Fan Qinghui only had time to let out a few muffled groans and sharp screams, and then she was completely swallowed up and disappeared without a trace.