Twilight Boundary-Chapter 804 - 793: Incarnation of Tai Sui

Daluo Dharma Sect?

Hu Ma was momentarily taken aback.

This time, upon entering the capital, I comprehended the latter part of the Great Mighty Heaven Master General's dharma and refined the Tenth Incense Stick.

He already understood the subtlety of the Path left by Lao Junmei, thwarted the State Preceptor's ambition to forge White Jade City, and disrupted his plan to use the dharma assembly to suppress the entire group of Reincarnators, yet in the end, he still felt a sense of frustration.

The reason was that he couldn't defeat the State Preceptor; the State Preceptor was compelled to retreat only because he realized that someone who had achieved the Ten Incense Sticks would not comply with his wishes.

Despite his superior magic, he could no longer, as calculated, use my strength to summon the altar.

He lost, but he was not defeated.

He could still gracefully leave with his sleeves fluttering, and even the capable ones among the Reincarnators could not stop him. That feeling exerted an invisible pressure, but one had to acknowledge the gap.

If you're no match, then you're simply no match.

This depression in my heart made me overlook some other matters, like the benefits of being the Leader of the Daluo Dharma Sect?

"You seem to know a lot?"

He turned to look at Lao Calculation and asked slowly, "Including things you shouldn't have hidden?"

Lao Calculation carefully shrank his body, "As disciples of the Daluo Dharma Sect, we only scout for information and approach those with great destinies, but some real secret matters from the past are known only to the Main Sacrificial Master."

"For instance, the State Preceptor who has left the capital, or for example, you!"

Hu Ma looked at his current demeanor, then slowly nodded and asked, "Where?"

Seeing his interest, Lao Calculation quickly got up and said, "I'll lead the way."

Hu Ma exchanged a glance with Er Guotou, then both stood up, surprisingly finding that where Lao Calculation was leading was not elsewhere, but the small Taoist temple in the Life-Knowing Hall, which he had visited earlier.

Standing here, he could glimpse a corner of the Wang Mansion next to the Life-Knowing Hall from a distance. Faintly, he could hear the bustling noises inside, but he temporarily chose to ignore them.

So many things needed doing, but no one could handle everything, so it was fortunate enough that some were handling matters.

"Inside this Taoist temple are probably many truths of the past, but only you can enter."

Lao Calculation stood cautiously before the temple and said, "This temple was built by our second-generation Ancestral Master, the second Main Sacrificial Master."

"In fact, each generation of the Daluo Dharma Sect has had several Main Sacrificial Masters, but it is now customary to start counting from the Ancestral Master who descended the mountain two hundred years ago. We consider him the first Ancestral Master, and his disciple is the second Main Sacrificial Master we worship now."

"The habit of dressing as a Taoist also started with the second Main Sacrificial Master, even our master learned from him... Of course, now you are the master..."

"..."

"The second Main Sacrificial Master should be the first to come into contact with the Reincarnators, right?"

Hu Ma nodded silently, understanding the origin of this small Taoist temple and glanced at Er Guotou, as if asking if he wanted to come along.

Er Guotou shook his head and said, "Better to be cautious, the Daluo Dharma Sect is not to be underestimated, don't easily offend their taboos. Besides, if we both go in and one moment's inattention gets us both trapped, it's better if I stay on the lookout."

Hu Ma could understand. Although he wasn't afraid, having achieved the Ten Incense Sticks, his first engagement with the State Preceptor had been unsuccessful, causing inner frustration, yet he could feel his current uniqueness.

If there's an opportunity, I should find someone to spar with to understand the level of my current skills.

He nodded to Er Guotou, then walked into the small Taoist temple.

As soon as he entered, he saw it was pitch dark with no light. He waved the Fire Stick and saw the empty temple with only a meditation mat and an oil lamp in front.

After lighting it, he saw a small table before the mat with some scrolls on it, and directly in front, there was no deity, just an empty wall with a few age-worn scroll paintings hanging on it.

The contents were clear at a glance. The first painting should depict the first Main Sacrificial Master of the Daluo Dharma Sect descending the mountain to visit Emperor Douyi.

The following ones illustrated events like the Great Sacrificial Ceremony to Consult Heaven, the Twelve Ghost Altars, and as he scanned through them, these were major events the Daluo Dharma Sect had experienced in nearly two hundred years.

Each painting featured sharp lines, seemingly meaningful yet Hu Ma suddenly realized he had seen similar paintings before. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Back in Shima Town, the paintings left by Master No-eating bull belonged to this style.

He slowly looked over, then sat down on the meditation mat, glancing at the small table ahead, which had pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, but what attracted him most was a bamboo scroll carved with blade characters, half unfurled, presumably often read by the State Preceptor.

He lowered his head to read under the oil lamp's glow, and glanced at the top lines:

Heaven sends down Tai Sui, human world for the sacrifice.

Five evils descend upon the world, imprisoned between heaven and earth.

Going further reads: Every method has been tried in this world, Heaven and Earth have longevity, and longevity ends with the Yi, alas, the limits of human power, how sorrowful it is.

He frowned, realizing the importance of this record, and settled down to read slowly, finding some parts he already knew.

Including the summoning of Tai Sui by Douyi to raise troops, the rise of terrestrial evil spirits, strange people entering the capital, the Great Sacrificial Ceremony to Consult Heaven, the Thirty-Six Caves, some were records, and others various methods, including some fanciful ideas, with White Jade City within them.

But as Hu Ma browsed through the text, he gradually became drawn to something mentioned above, his breath slightly halting.

"Under Shangjing City, is there such a peculiar thing hidden?"

In an instant, he understood fully the reason the State Preceptor urgently needed to consecrate the White Jade City and why he left without hesitation upon realizing his failure. For a moment, he even had the urge to immediately set out to the Life-Knowing Hall to find Miss White Wine.

Yet he held back, quickly unrolled the bamboo scroll, and absorbed the entire content with his eyes.

Having done so, he stored the bamboo scroll, stood up, and after picking up the oil lamp and carefully looking around the Taoist Temple, he turned around and went out the door, saying to the Calculation outside the door: "Gather up everything in this Taoist Temple and bring it to me."

"Moreover, the Daluo Dharma Sect has left behind more than just this small Taoist Temple over the years, right?"

The Calculation didn't expect Hu Ma to come out so quickly and hurriedly replied: "No, this is just a foothold in Shangjing City. The Daluo Dharma Sect's legacy is said to be at Fangwai Mountain..."

"But I have never been there; you'll have to ask the ancestral master..."

"..."

"Let's take care of the trouble in Shangjing City before heading there!"

Hu Ma shook his head helplessly and said to Er Guotou: "I see that although this Dharma assembly has been destroyed, we have taken on a big trouble."

"I knew nothing good would come from entering here?"

Er Guotou slapped his thigh hard and then asked: "What's the trouble?"

"..."

"Let's talk as we walk."

Hu Ma led Er Guotou straight toward the Wang's Mansion next door, simultaneously saying: "You just said that the previous generation of Reincarnators and the Bridge Crossing Walking Ghost should have joined forces to handle some kind of thing, resulting in a mutual destruction in the end. Do you know what that was?"

"I figured it out from a vague dharma method recorded at the end of the Age Suppressing Book..."

Er Guotou also hurriedly said: "That dharma method is incomplete and deals with a rare thing in the world, so it's not clear. I guess it was only planned to be done this way, but the final result was not recorded, making it seem incomplete."

"To put it simply, it was an unverified method."

"Then I think, we might have to use this method again soon."

Hu Ma neither agreed nor disagreed, only lightly stomped his foot and said to Er Guotou: "Under Shangjing City, there is also something similar."

...

...

"What exactly is being remade in the furnace?"

In the pharmacy of the Wang's Mansion, a group of Reincarnators was a bit startled by Miss White Wine's words.

Someone said: "It's obviously something related to us. Didn't you hear those guys just saying we're just defective products?"

This remark was immediately disputed by someone: "Nonsense, we're clearly genuine."

"Is that the key?"

"..."

Some were more earnest, and immediately realizing something, rushed to grab Lady Wang to interrogate, as it was in the Fate-controlling Skill's origin, the Undying Wang Family appeared, and they certainly should question the Wang family.

Unexpectedly, as Lady Wang saw the evil spirit approaching, she began to cry and shout: "I don't know, how could a mere woman like me ask about what the men do? The Wang family's rules are strict, and ordinarily, they don't even let us come to this courtyard..."

It was unclear if what she said was true or false, but the method of torture to extract a confession wasn't something everyone could do.

Sweet Potato could have taken action, but seeing so many people around, he hesitated.

After all, he wanted to maintain his good reputation.

Amid this chaos, a voice was heard from afar: "That's Tai Sui incarnate, descended as an Evil God."

Everyone quickly turned to see Hu Ma and Er Guotou coming over from another direction. Along the way, Er Guotou had already figured out what to do and, with a wave of his hand, several talismans flew out from his sleeve, sealing the door again.

Hu Ma had already arrived in front of Miss White Wine, handed the bamboo scroll to her, and said in a low voice: "It's clearly recorded on here."

"The Tai Sui's descent constantly seeks to reclaim everything in this world as sacrifices. However, since the human world's fortune still exists, it hasn't found the way, but it has already found every means to infiltrate the human world."

"The Meng Family's Ancestor is one of them, trapped in the underworld, and the disaster within the Ghost Cave is of a similar nature, barely held back by the Thirty-Six Ghost Holes paying off seven generations of karmic debt."

"And beneath us, this one is even more powerful..."

"The entire Shangjing City is its offering table, and the Reincarnator was originally prepared as sacrifices for it!"

"..."

Outside the city, amidst the faint firelight and eerie flesh, the shadowy figures watched the Monkey Wine sitting on the ox cart in silence, gradually revealing their faces, glancing around, and suddenly laughing, "You've got the guts, we're not lacking either. If you can solve the problems in the city, we'll wager on this match, how about that?"