223: The Master's Plan

After the Mage met the Senior Monk, he learned a lot about Buddhist matters and some secrets of the Great Jiang Four Kingdoms.

He devised many strategies for his path to advancement, the key of which was to leverage the Great Love Sect, making it a stepping stone for his ascent.

But as time went on, the reputation of evil Cultivators worsened, and if Midnight Gao Sou hadn't posted a final warning, he probably would have become a target for everyone.

Only then did the Mage realize that his previous ideas were somewhat naive.

He wanted to trick everyone into dying, then claim ignorance, and finally apologize by deleting his account and running away.

It seemed reasonable, but it was useless.

By then, the emotional players would tear him apart, giving him no chance to explain.

Therefore, to maintain his reputation, he couldn't let himself fall into a moral low point; instead, he had to package everything as "game choices" and "it's just a game."

Coincidentally, the Mage had started his career streaming strategy games, often making anti-human decisions in them. From this perspective, his persona was more flexible than Midnight Gao Sou's, giving him more room to argue when things came to light.

Most importantly, the Mage had already decided that he would temporarily not accept sponsorships or endorsements for this account. Only then could he avoid being mocked by the entire network like Midnight Gao Sou, his persona directly shattered. By then, no matter what bad things he did, he could say, "It's just a game."

And on this basis, one more thing needed to be done—

Let other players do bad things with him, and sink together.

So the Mage directly laid his cards on the table with the Immortal Foundation player, explicitly stating that Buddhism had problems and was in cahoots with evil Cultivators.

"Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo" was instantly shocked, looking at the Mage with some disbelief:

"No, what do you mean by telling me this? Aren't you even hiding it?"

The Mage looked at him with a serious expression:

"You can think of me as a class-change NPC. You're changing classes now, so of course I have to tell you these things."

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo looked bewildered, then reacted a moment later:

"Wait, doesn't that mean that after you convert me, I'll also be used by you to break through to Vajra?"

"Are you stupid? Since I've told you this, how could I still treat you as a consumable? You have an Immortal Foundation. Even if you convert to Buddhism, your strength will be greater than others. When Buddhism wants to flourish, it will still need you, and you will also have to continuously convert others."

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo thought it over, asked some more detailed questions, and finally decided to accept the conversion.

Players could consume Lifespan to accelerate, so the actual time consumed wasn't much. Soon, Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo completed the transformation. His Immortal Foundation dissipated, actually being extracted and turning into a Spirit Medicine, which was blood ginseng.

Meanwhile, Buddhist light emerged within his body, gradually forming a treasure pearl, and waves of Buddhist power surged forth.

The Mage directly handed the blood ginseng to Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo, smiling:

"This is a great Immortal Foundation medicine. You can use it for Alchemy or consume it directly."

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo looked at the blood ginseng, finding it somewhat indescribably eerie. He had a different idea about the Immortal Foundation in his heart, but in the end, he only took the blood ginseng, bid farewell to the Mage, and left the place.

The Mage stood still, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He knew very well that as he continuously transmitted the secrets of Buddhism to those with Immortal Foundations, these Immortal Foundations would also be unable to hold it in and would continue to spread the news.

By then, these former Immortal Foundation powerhouses would convert Qi Refining or Mortal Foundation Cultivators one by one, while other Mortal Foundation or Qi Refining Cultivators would seek Spirit Nurturing or even Mortals for conversion, hoping to break through first, or directly restart after reaching their limit to exchange for reincarnation points.

Therefore, the secret would spread, but it would be kept within small circles, with everyone prioritizing their own interests.

By the time the secret was completely revealed, the Mage would have already achieved his Breakthrough, become a Vajra, and could calmly restart.

At that time, he could even openly question: he had told his Immortal Foundations all the risks and hidden dangers of Buddhist cultivation, so why hadn't they told others?

This was the Mage's plan. Like Midnight Gao Sou, he was the only one who knew the secret. He deliberately shared the secret, letting others bear the public pressure with him.

And this was only part of the plan.

Swish!

A flash of Buddhist light appeared beside him, and a Bald Monk emerged, standing next to the Mage, looking at him cheerfully.

The Mage chuckled:

"Next, I'll have to trouble the Elder."

The Bald Monk nodded leisurely, and with another flash of Buddhist light, disappeared.

Indeed, another part of the Mage's plan, and a more crucial one, depended on this Senior Monk.

The Senior Monk would continuously appear and convert Great Love Sect players, making these players mistakenly believe that the Mage had been abandoned, and that they were the new chosen ones.

Thus, these people would spontaneously convert others, spontaneously employ various methods, and even, after things were exposed, constantly defend Buddhist methods.

And the more players there were, the faster Buddhism would spread, and the safer the Mage would be.

It was even possible that other players would be exposed first, while the Mage could defend himself by claiming, "I didn't know about this before, I'm also a victim."

'I must not let this Senior Monk know that I can directly delete my account and restart, abandoning this Soul...'

The Mage muttered to himself. This feeling of playing with fire was truly too dangerous... Duan Kong Cave.

A place sealed by a large array.

In the hidden Immortal Cave, the blood pool rippled.

Midnight Gao Sou lay in the blood pool, his Physical Body already dissolved, his bones almost refined, and his Spiritual Sense growing weaker.

As the surrounding temperature continuously rose and the medicinal properties continuously diffused, finally, his last wisp of Spiritual Sense was ground away and completely dispersed.

Before his eyes was complete darkness.

Then, the main interface of the Xuanhuan World appeared, with clouds swirling, Immortal peaks emerging, and four artistic characters slowly appearing.

[Physical Body Transmigration]

[Soul Transmigration]

[Switch Account]

Three prompt buttons popped up.

Midnight Gao Sou remained unresponsive for a long time, myriad emotions swirling, finally turning into bitterness.

Duan Kong Cave had refined him for many days, finally turning Midnight Gao Sou into medicinal properties, integrating him into the medicinal pool.

Perhaps it would still take some days for Alchemy afterward, but Midnight Gao Sou would not be able to witness it.

"Alas..."

He let out a long sigh.

Midnight Gao Sou knew he had completely messed up.

His Golden Core account was gone, his sponsorships were gone, his persona was shattered, and he had even emptied a lot of his savings and taken on some loans to break through to Golden Core. Now, everything had turned into pressure, making him feel suffocated.

His only consolation was that at the critical moment, the Mage had stepped forward and helped him stabilize the Great Love Sect, so in his next life, he could still join the Great Love Sect and try to regain his peak.

Midnight Gao Sou sighed again, only feeling that his future was bleak.

He entered the Physical Body Transmigration interface, preparing to choose his Golden Finger.

"Huh?"