The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!

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Looking at the White Bone Tai Sui in his hand, then towards the smiling Buddha Mother ahead, Li Muyang slightly furrowed his brow.

“Senior offers me this item… Can it resolve the catastrophe of the land devouring people?”

What did this Buddha Mother mean?

Such a valuable thing given away upon meeting?

The gift was overly generous, setting off alarm bells in Li Muyang’s mind.

He firmly believed there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

This mysterious Buddha Mother was being so lavish, she must have had ulterior motives.

But he saw the Buddha Mother in a black kasaya shaking her head with a smile, saying, “The White Bone Tai Sui cannot resolve the catastrophe of the land devouring people, yet it can serve as excellent bait.”

“Beneath this land, there are some extraordinary creatures.”

“And this White Bone Tai Sui is superb bait.”

“If you take the White Bone Tai Sui and travel two hundred miles west, you will come across a mountain covered with maple trees, within which there is a sinkhole leading to the underground.”

“Enter the hole, descend ten thousand meters underground, and you will see a sea of gray clouds.”

“Within that sea of clouds, many peculiar creatures roam. These creatures’ bodies are infested with strange worms named ‘Heart-Eating Worms.’

The Buddha Mother said with a smile, “I need you, Muyang, to capture some Heart-Eating Worms for me.”

“Heart-Eating Worms cluster together and can spit blue fire, scorching the soul.”

“However, their flames are countered by Flood Dragon scales.”

“For every fifty Heart-Eating Worms you capture, you can exchange them with me for one Seven Marrow Pill.”

“The Seven Marrow Pill that I have crafted can change one’s aura and prevent being devoured by the land.”

“One Seven Marrow Pill can protect you for a month.”

“And the flesh of the White Bone Tai Sui is the bait I am gifting you. Cut a slice of Tai Sui meat and place it in the sea of clouds. The fragrance of Tai Sui meat will draw out those odd creatures from beneath.”

As the Buddha Mother finished speaking, a system prompt popped up in Li Muyang’s vision.

[Task: The Commission of Buddha Hall – Triggered]

[Do you accept this task?]

[Yes/No]

[Task Details: Accept the commission of Buddha Hall to venture into the underground world and capture Heart-Eating Worms, in exchange for Seven Marrow Pills.]

[Note: The Seven Marrow Pill can temporarily delay the risk of being devoured by the earth.]

In the Buddha Hall, Li Muyang slightly raised his eyebrows.

Seven Marrow Pill… Was the pill that this mysterious Buddha Mother spoke of not a deception?

After a brief consideration, Li Muyang nodded, “Fine! I will take a trip to the underground.”

Only a few days remained before the Flood Dragon would be devoured by the land.

The Buddha Mother before him was eerie and inscrutable, but her terms at least had the system’s approval.

Although this method was only treating the symptoms, if he could get one or two Seven Marrow Pills, Li Muyang’s time wouldn’t be as pressing.

With more time, he could slowly search for a permanent cure.

Decisively accepting the task, Li Muyang then saw two ghastly pale figures respectfully handing him a gourd.

The Buddha Mother in the black kasaya, smiling, said, “The Heart-Eating Worms you catch can be stored in this gourd.”

“With dragon scales already growing on your avatar, you are the natural predator of the Heart-Eating Worms.”

“You are the best candidate for a Heart-Eating Worm hunter, with hardly any danger.”

Even though the place she resided had an ominous aura, from her outward appearance, the Buddha Mother indeed seemed gentle and compassionate, innately endearing.

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Even her words were constantly concerned about Li Muyang.

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The voice of the Flood Dragon, biting at the moon, rose with a hint of emotion.

“I read in heroic stories that the more a mother-in-law sees her son-in-law, the more she likes him… Li Muyang, that old monster really likes you!”

Li Muyang smiled ambiguously, but he did not pick up on the Flood Dragon lady’s cue.

He took the gourd and the flesh of Tai Sui, looking towards the Buddha Mother ahead.

Before leaving, Li Muyang asked.

“May I ask Senior, besides taking elixirs, is there another way to avoid the danger of being swallowed by the earth?”

This temple of the Buddha Mother was filled with demonic women, but consuming a single pill could only postpone the inevitable for a month. If everyone depended on this method to avert danger, the alchemic furnaces in the Buddha Mother Temple would have to transform into assembly line machines, burning tirelessly from morning to night.

And they might not even be able to keep up with the demand.

As expected, the Buddha Mother said with a smile, “The Seven Marrow Pill is just a foolish method that treats the symptoms, not the cause. However, the method I use, Muyang, is not something you can use, nor is it good to tell you.”

After speaking, the Buddha Mother added with a smile, “If you can catch more than a thousand heart-eating worms, I can point you in the right direction and tell you where to find the true solution.”

Very well, no rabbit, no eagle.

No matter how kind and compassionate this eerie Buddha Mother pretended to be, her last words unreservedly revealed her true intentions.

Pretending to be friendly with Li Muyang was false, using him to capture the heart-eating worms was true.

Those heart-eating worms that could scorch the soul were definitely not as easy to catch as the Buddha Mother had suggested.

Li Muyang sneered in his heart, but his expression remained serene, without a trace of anomaly.

He asked again, “May I ask Senior, about the location beyond the border, Shou Yang Mountain—there is said to be a being over seventeen hundred years old named Shou Yang Bo, who can call the wind and summon the rain, transform into myriad forms, and possess unfathomable powers.”

“Since Senior resides beyond the border, do you know the details of this Shou Yang Bo?”

Li Muyang opened his mouth to inquire.

The Buddha Mother seated in the Buddha Hall looked slightly surprised. “Oh? Shou Yang Bo? Muyang, have you heard of this person?”

The black-clad Buddha Mother thought for a while, seemingly choosing her words.

After consideration, she said, “Shou Yang Bo has indeed lived for more than seventeen hundred years, and he is the most mysterious and powerful human being beyond the border.”

“But he is even more ferocious and terrifying than the powerful individual who took Qing Xue back then. If it isn’t necessary, it’s best if you, Muyang, stay far away from Shou Yang Mountain and avoid this person.”

The black-clad Buddha Mother, like a kind-hearted elder, cautioned him gravely, “That Shou Yang Mountain is an extremely dangerous forbidden area beyond the border.”

Li Muyang etched these words into his mind, then nodded in agreement.

“Thank you for your guidance, Senior. I will go catch the heart-eating worms now.”

After Li Muyang spoke, he did not delay any longer, carrying the gourd and the flesh of Tai Sui as he headed west.

After leaving the Buddhist temple, where the atmosphere of eerie death was thick to the extreme, he directly revealed his true form as a Flood Dragon.

A white bolt of lightning slashed across the sky, and just like that, Li Muyang transformed into a dragon and disappeared swiftly into the clouds and mist.

Different from his earlier careful and cautious approach, the departing Li Muyang could be described as strutting flamboyantly, extremely ostentatious.

Following Li Muyang’s departure, the interior of the Buddha Mother Temple immediately fell into silence.

Inside the dark Buddha Mother Temple, where only the Buddha Hall was lit, the Buddha Mother seated in front of the huge deity statue let out a low cough.

From beneath her pitch-black Kasaya, suddenly came a cacophony of hushed, low-pitched discussions.

“…Mother, why not just consume this Ascendant?”

“Yes, Mother, he is an Ascendant, consuming him could make us immortal!”

“Mother, do you think he can really catch the heart-eating worms?”

The voices of women beneath the dark Kasaya were ceaselessly noisy, as if many women were crowded underneath that thin garment.