Day of Imprisonment

The meaning of this sign is easy to understand; it means that when adversity reaches its extreme, it will transform into favorable circumstances. Specifically, when things get as bad as they can be, they will start to turn for the better.

Being burdened with sin is definitely a bad thing, a form of adversity.

Adding the calamity of bloodshed, it certainly counts as the worst possible situation.

It should satisfy the requirement of 'when misfortune reaches its limit, good fortune arrives.' Therefore, from the beginning, Luo Xi had his eye on this unfavorable sign on the Undying's body. Exchanging signs wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but a premeditated act, something within his plan.

Since the power of the signs is so strong and cannot be dissolved, the only way Luo Xi could think of to dissolve a threatening sign was to use the power of other signs.

Essentially, it's a bit like a mechanism of the five elements overcoming each other.

It can also be understood as using magic to defeat magic.

When Luo Xi was attacked from behind by two knives, and the big-headed monk shielded him, this scene was witnessed by others, and everyone suddenly understood.

"This guy actually used a sign to block a sign?"

"Smart, and bold too. It's not that no one has thought of this before, but very few have dared to do it and succeed."

"Learned something. I can try it next time."

"But is there any point?" It was Poison Scorpion who spoke, the seemingly gentle and lovely long-haired beauty. She still spoke with disdain: "Even if he uses a terrible sign to block another terrible sign, both signs are still on him. The sin-laden big-headed monk can't be killed by two knives. It's the same as his situation not changing at all. It seems like a clever act, but it's meaningless."

"However, it does provide an interesting idea. And, although his situation is still very bad, the Undying is indeed free," said Short-Haired Sister Seven next to her, seeing another layer of meaning.

It was a rebuttal.

Poison Scorpion immediately frowned: "Sister Seven, why do you always contradict me? You wouldn't have taken a liking to this kid, would you?"

It was originally a joke, but the cool short-haired woman over there nodded: "I think this person is very interesting. If you want to say I've taken a liking to him, I guess you could say that. His appearance fits my aesthetic."

"I knew you liked this kind of young puppy," Poison Scorpion smiled. "Then go help him."

Just then, a melodious bell sound suddenly came from deep within the temple.

Instantly, all the Reminiscent looked over.

"It's coming!"

"Brother, be careful. But to be honest, you can't survive in your current state," the Undying said, glancing at Luo Xi.

Luo Xi curiously looked around.

He discovered that the bell sound was echoing endlessly and was already very eerie. No wonder the Undying had called it the bell's echo before.

Echoing endlessly, who has ever seen that?

The next moment, all kinds of strange chanting sounds followed one after another, as if suddenly arriving at a bustling market. At the same time, strange figures crawled out from the main hall, side halls, and even recesses in some walls.

After just one glance, Luo Xi felt greatly shocked.

They really were all kinds of Buddha statues.

Some were big, some were small. The most outrageous was that some Buddha statues only had a Buddha head, and it actually rolled over, came to a Reminiscent, and said: "Seek Buddha's interpretation."

Upon hearing these three words, the Reminiscent turned pale and immediately attacked the Buddha head.

A knife slashed past, and the Buddha head was cut in half, but sharp teeth grew out of the split Buddha head and pounced, biting the Reminiscent's neck: "If you don't say Buddha's interpretation, then go to hell, go to hell."

"No, no..." The Reminiscent was still resisting, but in the end, his neck was bitten off by the Buddha head's big mouth, and he died miserably on the spot.

This scene happened in front of everyone, bloody and terrifying.

Most importantly, the Reminiscent himself was not weak. The action of drawing his knife and slashing could be said to be as smooth as flowing water. He was definitely a master. If he were to fight in close combat, three or five people together might not be his opponent, but such a powerful master actually died like this, and died so miserably.

"Hey, when the Buddha head asks for a Buddha interpretation, say it if you know it, and wait to die if you don't. Resist? What's the point?" The Undying said in a low voice, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Even though it was so dangerous here, many Reminiscent didn't leave.

The reason was what the Undying had just said. During the bell's echo, other places were even more dangerous, so it was better to stay here.

Luo Xi believed this.

Because more terrifying auras were coming from other places. Even if you looked over, you could vaguely see huge figures walking in the distance, bringing a strong sense of oppression and danger.

In addition to the Buddha heads, there were also some angry Vajras, statues that were originally Buddhist protectors, but at this moment, they actually came to life and ran out. However, their requests were very peculiar and relatively easy to fulfill. For example, an angry Vajra asked a Reminiscent to kneel down and kowtow three times.

Very easy.

Except for those who couldn't save face.

The problem was that at this time, even the most stubborn person had to admit defeat, because not kneeling down and kowtowing, or even kowtowing one less time, would result in death.

Others wanted cards.

Fortunately, any card could be given to get by. For these experienced Reminiscent, it was the easiest to deal with.

What was troublesome was exchanging 'signs.'

One for one.

The problem was that eight or nine out of ten times, the other party had a very bad sign, and it was the kind that would lead to a terrible death if you got it.

But you had to exchange.

The most outrageous thing was that the sign the other party wanted wasn't just anything you wanted to give. They had to choose from the many signs in your hand.

Often, they would use a very bad sign to exchange for a very good sign in your hand.

If you were unlucky, you would directly get sin added to your body, or a calamity of bloodshed, or some other similar thing, and basically, this cycle day could be declared over early.

"Relatively speaking, those angry Vajras are the easiest to serve and can be actively approached. In this way, you may only need to pay an insignificant card to safely pass the first bell's echo. And the most dangerous here are the statues of Manjushri Bodhisattva. If they come, remember to hide," the Undying was planning to repay Luo Xi's favor with this information. But when he only said half of it, he turned his head and suddenly found a Buddha statue standing in front of Luo Xi at some point.

He swallowed the rest of his words.

This was the statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva. What was the point of reminding him? At this time, saying anything would be punished by the Buddha statue.

In fact, they couldn't even avoid ordinary Buddha heads and angry Vajras, let alone the god-level Buddha statues.

Whoever they caught was unlucky.

Seeing this scene, the Undying secretly thought to himself, my little brother is really unlucky to the extreme. No, I have to remember his appearance. If I meet him in the next cycle day, I have to repay this favor, and I have to help him.

Otherwise, I won't feel good about it.

Although he thought so in his heart, his retreating steps were not slow at all.

Others kept away even more, afraid of being affected.

"This guy is really unlucky. If he doesn't die, I'll chase him and get him," Sister Seven, the short-haired girl, narrowed her eyes with a hint of a smile.

She liked being unconventional.

To her, many people were the same, and she liked interesting souls.

This was her special ability.

She could see the colors of some souls.

Therefore, her professional card was called 'Soul Peeker,' an ability given by a very special professional card. She could see the souls of some people, see the colors of their souls, and distinguish the strength of the other party from the contours and colors.

That is, she could identify whether the other party was a strong person or a weak person.

This was her magic weapon for survival.

It was also because of this that she wouldn't use 'Soul Peeker' to refer to herself, but changed to the nickname 'Sister Seven.'

Many Reminiscent were doing similar disguises.

The reason why the long-haired beauty Poison Scorpion relied on her so much was also because she had the ability of 'Soul Peeker.'

On the Day of Imprisonment, friendship, girlfriend friendship, and so on were all nonsense. The only thing that could stably establish a relationship was strength.

With strength, you could gain respect and live better. Without it, you would be hated by everyone.

From the first glance she saw Luo Xi, she found that the outline and color of this person's soul were very strange. The strength and color of other people's souls were fixed, regardless of shape or color, but this person's often changed, or sometimes, there were actually multiple colors.

Sometimes strong, sometimes weak, very strange.

A colorful soul. This was the only one she had seen in such a long time, so she was so concerned about this person.

In short, she was attracted by that brilliant soul light. It could also be said to be love at first sight.

Back to Luo Xi.

He looked at a smiling and kind Buddha statue suddenly appearing in front of him and could only watch, because he couldn't run. He had the big-headed monk on his back, and the big-headed monk had knives stuck in his body. Part of the knife tip had already pierced into his back.

That feeling was like a candied hawthorn skewer.

How could he move?

But not being able to move didn't mean giving up.

Luo Xi took out cards from his hand hidden behind his back, then transformed them, then took them out, then transformed them...

It was known that whether caught by the Buddha head, the angry Vajra, or this Manjushri Bodhisattva statue, there would be several possibilities. Being asked for a Buddha interpretation, that is, the other party would say a sentence and ask for your meaning and feelings. If you didn't say it correctly, you would die.

In fact, no one could say it correctly. Even if you said it correctly, the other party wouldn't admit it. This was what the Undying told Luo Xi. In the words of the Reminiscent here, once you were asked for a Buddha interpretation, you were dead.

Then there was the forced exchange of signs, which was also extremely dangerous, but if you were lucky, it wasn't necessarily a dead end.

The best thing was to be asked for cards, commonly known as 'alms.' Encountering this situation was the best. You only needed to pay one or several cards to turn misfortune into good fortune and avoid disaster.

I just didn't know which situation this great Buddha in front of me would present.

At this moment, Luo Xi and the Manjushri Buddha statue looked at each other. At this moment, many people were also paying attention here, wanting to see what misfortune this guy, whose luck was so bad, would encounter next.

The next moment, the Manjushri Buddha statue opened its mouth and asked: "Who am I?"

"It's over!" The Undying shook his head directly upon hearing this question.