After listening to the Earth God's narration, Mo Di's understanding of Lianxin Village, Black Sky Buddha Mother, and the mist gradually deepened.
This also proved that the speculation about the mist connecting to another world was partially correct.
The mist indeed connected to various different alternate dimensions, and these alternate dimensions were all parts that the mist had peeled away from different worlds.
Small ones might be only as large as a village, while large ones could exceed a major city.
According to the Earth God, the mist appeared without warning, surrounded Lianxin Village, and peeled it away from the territory of the Great Xuan Dynasty.
Therefore, he lost contact with the Great Xuan Dynasty that had enfeoffed him, and coupled with the lack of incense offerings, his divine power gradually waned.
Now, he could only barely cling to life, reminding those who wished to enter the village from outside Lianxin Village.
"She is different from me; as long as there are people, she can continuously expand her curse and grow stronger. Therefore, her injuries have recovered quite a bit over the years. If you go, you must be careful."
The Earth God shared all the information he possessed, finally giving a solemn warning.
"That is natural."
Mo Di had no objection to this.
To deal with the Black Sky Buddha Mother, they had prepared many methods; the ritual was just one of them. In addition, there was a bomb they called "Big Bang."
Once outside the mist-shrouded area, all electronic instruments would return to normal, and their Big Bang could naturally be used.
It would surely bring infinite surprises to the Black Sky Buddha Mother!
In front of the Earth God Shrine, Mo Di cupped his hands to bid farewell to the Earth God and returned along the original path.
Watching their retreating figures, the Earth God sincerely wished them success.
It was a pity that his power was no longer what it was, and this blessing could only be a verbal one, with no practical effect.
Returning to the country dirt road, Mo Di took out the map given by the Earth God for comparison, sighing, "What kind of map is this?"
Fortunately, he was quick-witted and good at figuring things out; otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have understood this abstract ancient map.
"Have you all memorized your respective designated points?"
"Yes, we have."
Everyone nodded.
"The Summoning Death Ritual only requires three points. Next, it will still be three people per group. I will help you attract the Black Sky Buddha Mother's attention, and you should complete it as quickly as possible."
From the moment he stepped into Lianxin Village, he couldn't guarantee that his concealment spells would deceive the Black Sky Buddha Mother.
After all, this was her domain, filled with dense curses everywhere.
To buy time, someone had to step forward and draw fire, and only he could undertake this task.
After explaining the precautions, Long Yutian led the Claws Squad to disperse and head towards their respective predetermined points.
Mo Di continued along the country dirt road.
Not long after, he saw a large stone with three otherworldly characters carved on it, which he guessed meant "Lianxin Village."
On the stone, there were also remnants of incense and prayer power, presumably left by the Earth God.
"Hmm? What's that person over there doing, sneaking around?"
Mo Di said coldly, raising his hand slightly. Bloodthorn shot out, binding a man who was sneaking behind the large stone and pulling him over.
"Mercy!"
The sallow and emaciated man was cut with wounds by the Bloodthorn, continuously begging for mercy.
"What were you doing there just now?"
"I, I was just relieving myself there."
The man's expression was flustered, and his lower clothes were disheveled, making it seem like he wasn't lying.
If it weren't for 【Malice Detection】 sensing the malice in his heart, Mo Di might have been fooled by him.
"Oh, is that so?" Mo Di smiled slightly, "Defecating in public, offending my taboo, you deserve to die."
With a flick of his hand, he drew the greatsword from his back.
The greatsword's blade slammed down, instantly smashing the man into a pulpy mess.
After casting a cleaning spell on the greatsword, Mo Di slung it behind his back, squatted down, and reminded, "Don't think I don't know, you were the loudest that day."
That day, of course, referred to the day he spied on Lianxin Village with a ritual, and also the day the villagers sacrificed outsiders to the Black Sky Buddha Mother.
Cursefire ignited, burning the curses on the pulpy mess.
After he officially became a Transcendent, this cursefire was no longer exclusive to the Page of Devian.
Leaving the pulpy mess behind, he sensed that he was being watched by something.
He didn't need to think; it must be that Black Sky Buddha Mother.
To enrage the Black Sky Buddha Mother and help attract fire for the others, he simply made a universally understood mocking gesture behind him and hurled a threat:
"I'm right here, you half-paralyzed cripple! If you have the guts, crawl out of your tunnel and find me, otherwise, you're definitely not getting off easy. I'll shatter your golden body to pieces!"
As expected, after saying that, he felt immense pressure, and one of the flesh puppets he carried with him shattered on the spot.
In her own domain, and being mocked so by an ant, how could the Black Sky Buddha Mother not be enraged?
Absolutely not.
Curses surged, and even the villagers in Lianxin Village felt her wrath. One by one, they knelt in fear, begging the Buddha Mother for forgiveness.
"Go, find this person and sacrifice him to me!"
A strange image flashed through her mind, and the current Xian Tong of Lianxin Village immediately knelt respectfully, forming an inverted lotus seal symbolizing the spread of curses.
"As the Buddha Mother commands."
Recalling the image etched in her mind, the Xian Tong recognized it as a small path leading out of the village with just a glance.
'Is he someone from the outside world? But this attire... so terrifying.'
It was a black figure, robed in black, wearing a strange mask, with a pale deer skull on his head, and a sword on his back almost as tall as he was, usable as a door.
Just a glance, and the Xian Tong felt a heavy stone pressing on her heart, making it difficult to control her breathing.
'No, for the Buddha Mother, I must sacrifice him.'
Faith, deeply ingrained, injected courage into her. The Xian Tong composed herself and organized the villagers to search for the outsider in the image.
Due to the Black Sky Buddha Mother's anger, the villagers were highly motivated, putting down their work and dispersing throughout Lianxin Village to search for Mo Di.
But they didn't know that their target had already infiltrated the place where outsiders were held in the village.
He casually applied another layer of 【Aura Concealment】 and 【Assassin's Footwork】 to himself, then violently picked the lock and pushed the door open.
'Fortunately, I have the map given by the Earth God, and fortunately, my spellcasting ability can still shield me from the Black Sky Buddha Mother's perception, otherwise, I would be in trouble.'
He glanced at the pitch-black, prison-like small house. The permanent spell 【Darkvision】 activated, allowing him to see the interior layout completely.
"All three of you are here."
The ones imprisoned here were, of course, the outsiders he had seen through the ritual earlier.
However, their conditions were not good; they were crying and laughing, mostly insane.
Mo Di felt a chill in his heart as he looked at the three women's swollen bellies.
'Evil god's offspring... indeed, all the villagers here deserve to die.'
There were no normal people left in Lianxin Village; those who remained were all fanatical believers of the Black Sky Buddha Mother.
'No time to lose, I should first find a way to transfer them...'
Before he could act, the three women suddenly shrieked in unison, muttering their names.
They had already offered their true names to the Black Sky Buddha Mother, were afflicted by curses, and would ultimately suffer the same fate as Li Lejia.
'Well, these three aren't normal either.' Mo Di helplessly covered his face, 'I should think about how to deal with the pursuers who will come when they hear the noise.'
Although these three women were pitiful, he had no ability to cure them.
"He's the one the Buddha Mother wants! Catch him and sacrifice him to the Buddha Mother!"
The three women pounced on him. In an instant, their flesh mutated, losing all human resemblance.
Mo Di swung his sword in reverse, instantly cleaving the three monsters into six pieces.
"Rest in peace."
Although he pitied these three people, if they became his enemies, he would not be soft-hearted.
This was his benevolence, his kindness.
"Just this, however, is not enough to fill my benevolence. Well then, I'll use you all to fill it."
Turning with his sword, Mo Di faced the villagers attracted by the screams, his benevolence growing.
"It's him! Quick, capture him and sacrifice him to the Buddha Mother!"
Fanaticism supported the villagers, giving them immense courage, preventing them from being scared away by Mo Di.
Coupled with the factor of overwhelming numbers, it further ignited their malice.
Someone shouted, and the villagers, armed with pitchforks, sickles, and other farm tools, charged at Mo Di, completely ignoring the ferocious greatsword in his hand.
"A rabble, do you think you can overturn the heavens?"
The greatsword swept across, its blade striking the villagers in front, sending them flying backward, and collapsing the entire wall behind them.
They didn't die purely because Mo Di held back his strength, as their deaths were still needed for the subsequent ritual.
However, disabling their mobility was necessary.
This was the "non-aggression" in his Mo family philosophy, meaning to disable the enemy's offensive capabilities, leaving them only able to kneel and await death.
"Boom!"
With another swing of his sword, the sweeping sword technique caused the small house to collapse with a crash, burying all the villagers surrounding Mo Di under the rubble.
Given that they all carried curses and had tenacious vitality, even when buried, they didn't die on the spot, at most losing their ability to move.
"Enough."
A female voice came from behind. Mo Di drew his sword to defend, the door-like blade blocking in front of him, intercepting all the silver needles that shot at him unexpectedly.
The silver needles hit the sword's blade with a crisp sound, and before they could fall to the ground, they flew back into their owner's hand.
Mo Di looked at the girl slowly walking towards him, not daring to be careless.
The reason was simple: the curses on this girl were alarmingly abundant.
The previous Li Lejia was nothing compared to her.
"Magical artifact?" Mo Di glanced at the silver needles in her hand, deliberately asking.
"You outsider have some insight," the girl nodded slightly, "but unfortunately, you've angered the Buddha Mother. Surrender obediently; your only fate is to become a sacrifice to the Buddha Mother."
Upon hearing this, Mo Di looked at her with the gaze one would give an idiot.
"You're not even willing to give me a way out, and you want me to surrender? Are you crazy?"
These words completely enraged the girl. Although she was the Xian Tong chosen by the Black Sky Buddha Mother, she was ultimately inexperienced and easily provoked.
She was about to activate the magical artifact, the silver needles, bestowed by the Black Sky Buddha Mother, when the man in front of her suddenly raised his hand, and a dark object in his hand burst into flame.
"Bang bang bang!"
Three shots, hitting the girl's neck, heart, and right hand respectively, causing her such pain that she dropped even the silver needles.
"What era is this, and you're still using traditional hidden weapons?"
Mo Di continued to empty his magazine, but it had no effect.
The girl's head had exploded, yet she was still alive and well, clearly due to the curses on her taking effect.
"Damn curses, why can't they be used by me?"
He violently swung his sword, cleaving at the monster that burst out from the girl's body.
