Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 384 - 218 Three-headed Stone Buddha_2

The cursed tattoos wander aimlessly during the day, but as soon as they attempt to enter Peng Town at night, they are suppressed by the Ancestor Tree and Peng Hou.

In Peng Town, no tattoo has ever come back to life again. This is already the last pure land of our Tree Clan.

However, even this pure land is destined to disappear."

Peng Sheng lifted his wine bowl again, gazed at the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree, and said, "The power of the Ancestor Tree relies on the devotion of a large number of its clanspeople to sustain it. Our people number only a few thousand now, which is far too few. Moreover, we use its power day and night,

and the Ancestor Tree is nearing its limit, on the verge of wilting.

Once the Ancestor Tree withers and sinks into the ground, relying solely on the Alien Ghost ’Peng Hou’ will not be enough to suppress the cursed tattoos wandering around the outskirts of the town. On that day, the Tree Clan will face utter annihilation."

"So, the Tree Clan intends to create an artificial deity! You hope to use its power to eliminate all the cursed tattoos?"

Zhou Xuan asked.

Peng Sheng nodded and said, "The combined power of the Ancestor Tree and Peng Hou can only temporarily suppress the cursed tattoos. Without the strength of a Heavenly God, the Tree Clan cannot be saved."

"The artificial deity is the only hope for the Tree Clan." Peng Sheng continued, "Half a year ago, I traveled to Snow Plain Prefecture, accompanying a Dragon Seeking Taoist."

Zhou Xuan had heard Yun Ziliang mention before that three hundred years ago, Lao Yun had once journeyed to Snow Plain Prefecture with Peng Sheng.

Back then, Lao Yun sensed the presence of a Great Dragon in Snow Plain Prefecture, while Peng Sheng perceived a strange phenomenon—the spectacle of the Three Buddhas soaring in the sky.

When the two arrived in Snow Plain Prefecture, they parted ways.

"You went to Snow Plain Prefecture for..." Zhou Xuan asked knowingly.

"The Three Buddhas appeared simultaneously, manifesting over the Reincarnation Snow Mountain of Snow Plain Prefecture. It’s said they were once disciples under the Ancient Buddha’s seat. There are legends that the Three Buddhas can resolve all worldly troubles. I journeyed west to seek their wisdom, to save my people."

Peng Sheng explained, "The answer the Three Buddhas gave me was to create an artificial deity. They even passed down the method to achieve this."

Zhou Xuan knew that tattoos could mimic the Heavenly God, but the false deity created this way merely bore a powerful aura—nothing compared to a true Heavenly God.

"Is it truly possible to create an artificial deity?" Zhou Xuan asked Peng Sheng.

"In this world, nothing is certain. But the Tree Clan no longer has time; the Ancestor Tree could wither at any moment."

Peng Sheng sighed heavily at this point and said, "Ah, time... If only the Ancestor Tree could hold on for another ten years, I could reach the stage of Nine Incense Offerings. With my help, the Ancestor Tree and Peng Hou could share the burden. Perhaps we wouldn’t need to create an artificial deity and could extend the Tree Clan’s existence by a few decades.

The Tattoo Clan always manages to produce geniuses who cultivate through incense ritual practices. If we had time, we would have everything."

"Brother Peng’s words make me understand why the Tree Clan is creating an artificial deity. But... have you considered another question?"

"What question?"

"Why have your clan’s tattoos come to life? Shouldn’t you trace the root cause and discover why they’ve awakened?"

Zhou Xuan reasoned that, since the Tree Clan’s enemy was the cursed tattoos infused with the souls of their clanspeople, fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

the solution to eradicating these curses didn’t necessarily lie in suppressing them with overwhelming power. Wouldn’t addressing the root cause of their revival solve the problem more effectively than relying on an artificial deity?

"We’ve investigated, but the cause remains a mystery," Peng Sheng explained. "Our people have studied the dual consciousnesses of the tattoos. One layer of consciousness, naturally, belongs to our clanspeople. But the origin of the other layer of consciousness is unknown. At the very least, here in Jing Country, the Tree Clan has never encountered such an inexplicable force, so we can’t determine the reason for their revival."

Given Peng Sheng’s response, Zhou Xuan didn’t press further. After drinking a few more cups of wine, he retired to the stone house at Peng Sheng’s home to rest.

By the time he awoke, it was already noon. He walked to the courtyard of the stone house and saw the Hua Girl being groomed and adorned by the women of the clan. She was preparing for the Heavenly Festival, where she would marry the artificial deity created by the Tree Clan.

Peng Sheng, clad in a black witch robe, noticed Zhou Xuan in the courtyard and said, "Brother Zhou, once the Heavenly Festival is over, I’ll escort you out of the town. You’re headed to Mingjiang Prefecture City, right?"

"That’s correct," Zhou Xuan replied decisively. He couldn’t exactly explain that he had come from three hundred years in the future just to witness the major plans of the Tattoo Clan.

Once the Hua Girl donned her elaborate wedding robes, the clanspeople began playing suona horns and beating joyful gongs.

The Hua Girl danced gracefully, celebrating the marriage with the groom she had yet to meet at the Heavenly Festival.

At this moment,

Zhou Xuan became certain that the Hua Girl was the Lantern Bride he had encountered in the Divine Revelation Secret Realm.

The two wore identical wedding robes, and the Hua Girl’s dance was not merely a celebratory gesture,

but part of the "Twelve Dharma Images of the Ancestor Witch" that Zhou Xuan had once studied within the Fei Yue realm.

Though he hadn’t mastered all of the Dharma Images, he vividly remembered moves like "Little Deer Drinking Water" and "Fierce Tiger Descending the Mountain."

"For the Tree Clan, a woman’s marriage requires a wedding ceremony in her own home first," Peng Sheng casually explained to Zhou Xuan. "Then, when she goes to her groom’s home, another ceremony is held. But since the Heavenly God hasn’t been created yet, my sister can only hold this solo wedding for now."

Zhou Xuan nodded, acknowledging the regional customs.

Once the family’s "solo wedding" ended, the clanspeople lifted the bride onto her palanquin, forming a grand procession that marched toward the Ancestor Tree in the center of the town.

...

The Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree swayed gracefully in the wind,

its branches welcoming the procession as the palanquin was placed before it.

Peng Sheng instructed the clanspeople to light incense.

"To create a Heavenly God, we must first summon the divine presence."

Peng Sheng shouted this command, and from the crowd emerged twelve elderly clanspeople.

These twelve individuals were chosen to welcome the descent of the divine spirit.

However, this ritual was bound to be extremely tragic.

Visit freewe𝑏n(o)v𝒆l.𝑐𝘰𝑚 for the best novel reading experience