Chapter 131 Xiawei Temple is pure, virtuous, simple, and wise.
[...In the "Heartbeat 1000%" live stream, we can't use explicit profanity, so please translate this comment yourselves, thank you.]
All I know is that they've looted all the artifacts in those palaces, and now they're even taking these remote inland mountain sculptures?!
So that's how the stone Buddha turned into a headless stone ghost...
[No, that's not right. The Stone Buddha's current state is quite different from the Headless Stone Demon's. Even after being so cruelly beheaded, the Stone Buddha showed no negative emotions. He remained as emotionless as he had been for the past 1200-1300 years, seemingly detached from the situation, unlike the violent and murderous Headless Stone Demon!]
At this moment, the headless stone demon was indeed not deeply disturbed by its severed head.
Yu Naixin could sense that the headless stone ghost's thoughts were simple: he had existed for over a thousand years, longer than any human who had ever been by his side. The rise and fall of all things was only natural. He had enjoyed the worship and faith of thousands of people for over a thousand years with his complete body, and it was time for him to suffer some hardship.
Moreover, those yellow-skinned bandits with square mustaches only stole his head; his spiritual power remained in his remaining body, only suffering some damage, far from being seriously injured.
He can still stand on this grotto, waiting for this cruel war to end, and witnessing another period of prosperity, just like the many times before when war and peace alternated.
During this process, people of all kinds and with different personalities can come to his feet to burn incense and pray. He will, as always, use his spiritual power and experience to eliminate those among them who have bad intentions and offer blessings to those who truly need help.
If a kind person is willing to rebuild his head, that would be an even greater surprise. This grotto has endured more than a thousand years of wind and rain, and the Buddha statues are all somewhat worn. Monks or pilgrims have always come to repair and maintain them, which is why the grotto has survived to this day.
Because the headless stone ghost was nourished by spiritual power, it has remained undamaged for many years. This was seen by monks and pilgrims, who regarded it as a miracle and became even more convinced that the headless stone ghost was a deity or Buddha incarnate.
The headless stone golem can repair minor damage on its own, but for major injuries like decapitation, its spiritual power is insufficient to restore it.
Yu Naixin couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Mr. Stone is truly... pure, kind, simple, and wise.
Unfortunately, things did not turn out as Mr. Stone had predicted.
His head being cut off was just the beginning of the bandits' atrocities.
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The scene in the special memory illusion changed again, and this time, the figures of ordinary people finally appeared.
Together with those bandits.
These bandits arrogantly ordered the people to plunder the caves for them, lest any treasures they hadn't managed to steal be left behind.
Yu Naixin also saw two bald monks with ordination scars on their heads.
Time seemed to jump around too much in the illusion, and the monks living in the caves changed very quickly. Yu Naixin wasn't sure if she had seen these two monks before, but she was certain that they were locals who were specifically brought here by these bastard bandits.
Thus, the grotto, which had already been looted by several different groups of bandits, suffered its umpteenth destruction.
Within Yu Naixin's field of vision, the few remaining Buddha statues had been completely destroyed. All the parts that could be chiseled or cut off were lost, leaving only a few uneven bases in place, indicating that this place was not once empty.
The headless stone ghost was the largest surviving Buddha statue at this time, and the bandits certainly wouldn't let go of such a big treasure. However, the headless stone ghost was protected by spiritual power, unlike other ordinary stone carvings. The bandits' swords and axes could only leave shallow marks on its body, and they couldn't steal any part of it.
Now, the bandits' eyes lit up.
With the automatic translation function of "Heartbeat 1000%", Yu Naixin heard it clearly: these bastards must think that the headless stone ghost must have some extraordinary value, and they must plunder such a treasure.
If cold weapons don't work, then let's use firearms! They came to this mysterious ancient Eastern country, and the one thing they had in abundance was gunpowder!
In the following illusionary scenes, Yu Naixin's vision is forced into a state of disuse.
The smoke from gunpowder and artillery completely enveloped the headless stone ghost, making Yu Naixin unable to see anything. She could only hear the explosions of different kinds of gunpowder in her ears, like the incessant buzzing of human-shaped mosquitoes.
The headless stone demon's spiritual power coefficient was only around 50 at this time, which could basically withstand cold weapons, but would be difficult to deal with with firearms.
Moreover, such dense and high-firepower firepower is a type of firepower weapon.
Under the bombardment, the headless stone goblin's body began to become pitted and uneven, but it still maintained a certain degree of integrity and did not peel off from the stone wall as the bandits had hoped.
[What?! When will these scumbags ever stop?!]
[There's one advantage to not being able to see anything clearly in the live stream: at least I don't have to see their true colors, haha.]
[Was the headless stone ghost's body destroyed by the explosion?! Good heavens, I thought that a spirit that had lived for over a thousand years and enjoyed incense offerings for over a thousand years would have a very high spiritual power coefficient and could withstand these bullets...]
[Are the people in front of me new viewers? Without the intervention of the "Heartbeat 1000%" program team, the increase in an individual's spiritual power coefficient in the natural environment basically relies on human lives as raw materials. The special memory illusion of the Butter Flower Monk was also due to the surge in his spiritual power coefficient after he started killing people.]
[Yes, the headless stone demon has never taken a human life in over a thousand years, not even an animal. Its spiritual power, which allows it to survive even under heavy weapon bombardment, is the result of years of gradual accumulation.]
So, the headless stone Buddha was able to transform into the later headless stone demon because it started killing those bandits, right? I can't wait to see that scene!
[Hmm... I suggest you don't have too high expectations. This illusion is even more filled with resentment than the one in the Butter Flower Monk's illusion, so it won't be very satisfying for the audience.]
Even after suffering such devastating damage, the headless stone demon still did nothing to these bandits.
As the bandits realized that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't cut down the headless stone golem, their initial greed and covetousness were gradually replaced by fear and unease.
They finally started to panic, wondering if they had done something they shouldn't have...?
In the culture of the hometown of these bandits, there are of course gods and Buddhas.
Everything else of any value had long been looted by the bandits during their repeated raids, and in the end, the bandits, carrying their spoils, slunk away from the feet of the headless stone golem.
The headless stone ghost, who had remained calm and composed throughout the bombardment, breathed a deep sigh of relief upon seeing the rats from the gutter leave.
He used more than half of his spiritual power to defend against the artillery fire. If these bandits continued to bombard him, he might very well be completely destroyed.
The headless stone demon didn't care much about its own survival, but it did care that all its spiritual power was instinctively used to protect itself.
Under the same spiritual power, the headless stone ghost can only sustain itself for a while longer, but if it is given to people in need, the number of lives it can help is far more than that.
It's obvious which side is more cost-effective.
Once again touched by the compassionate heart of the headless stone ghost, Yu Naixin could only sigh.
She knew very well that this catastrophe was not over yet.
Because the grottoes had lost their value, and the headless stone ghosts intimidated the bandits, coupled with the grottoes' remote location, displaced people found their way here amidst the chaos of war.
Upon discovering the peace and stability of this place, they immediately built their new home beneath the caves, briefly enjoying a period of peace free from invasion by foreign powers.
As time went by, more and more people came to settle around the grottoes, and the originally dense forests turned into human settlements of all sizes.
These refugees had no resources to repair the grottoes and the headless stone ghost, but despite their hardships, they would still come to the only relatively intact Buddha statue in the grottoes to kneel and pray.
At this time, the headless stone ghost had to use its spiritual power to repair its broken body while also bestowing blessings upon these suffering people. Yu Naixin could clearly feel the hardships of the headless stone ghost.
The headless stone ghost already had only about 20 points of spiritual power left due to the previous attacks by the bandits. It had been sacrificing itself for others, and apart from the most basic thing of keeping its body from falling apart, the headless stone ghost had not kept any spiritual power for itself.
Even the reason why the headless stone ghost kept its body from falling apart was that it didn't want the rubble on its body to roll off and injure the dense crowd at its feet.
The Buddha statue, which had been dignified for over a thousand years, turned gray and dull, and all its vibrant colors disappeared.
Just then, a large number of Japanese pirates arrived.
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