Wandering Gods of Day and Night

To avenge the Ancient Clan, Yumen finally decided to disperse its essence, transforming itself into a gate to seal the Mother of Hundred Demons.

The Ancient Tattoo Clan had been planning for three hundred years to awaken the Mother of Hundred Demons from the Buddha Country.

Yumen High Priest sacrificed himself, refusing to let the Mother of Hundred Demons awaken, thereby destroying the Three-headed Stone Buddha's three-hundred-year plan.

"Eight sticks of incense have turned into a tattoo," Huang Xi said with a touch of regret.

Peng Sheng then remarked, "However, this gate is no longer able to seal the Mother of Hundred Demons."

"No way? That's an eight-incense tattoo!" Huang Xi, as the daughter of the Huang Family, did not have much exposure to such things.

Zhou Xuan explained to her, "The Buddha Country has a Great Heavenly King whose power is no weaker than the God-level of Jing Country, and the Mother of Hundred Demons surpasses even that Great Heavenly King in spiritual cultivation."

"That strong?"

Huang Xi glanced at the dome of the tomb chamber, stuck out her tongue, and felt that discussions about the "gate tattoo" were too advanced for her—a mere yellow-skinned girl to weigh in on—so she remained silent and simply listened.

Zhou Xuan then asked Peng Sheng, "Wasn't this gate sealing the Mother of Hundred Demons so well before? Why is it deteriorating now?"

"Brother Xuan, I've mentioned before that this tattoo contains two opposing forces. One comes from Yumen itself, and the other seems to be a mark forcibly implanted by the Three-headed Stone Buddha—a kind of spiritual imprint."

Peng Sheng gestured with both hands, "This left hand of mine can be likened to Yumen, while the other hand represents the Stone Buddha's imprint. In the past, Yumen's spiritual strength was greater, and the left hand could suppress the right hand. Unless extreme circumstances arose, the right hand couldn't mount a significant counterattack…"

Zhou Xuan nodded; this was exactly the kind of situation Sister Cui had described… The family coffin would whip the tattoo on Mu Hua's back.

The coffin couldn't be discarded either, for once it returned, the whipping would grow even fiercer.

The whipping force is the Stone Buddha's imprint, which has always been there, though previously suppressed by Yumen's power and unable to act recklessly.

Peng Sheng continued, "But now, Yumen's power has clearly weakened relative to the Stone Buddha's imprint. Its strength will continue to decline... While the gate tattoo can generate a sealing effect, it's simultaneously depleting the spiritual power within the tattoo."

"So you're saying Yumen's power will gradually diminish to nothing with the passage of time?"

"It doesn't even need to reach zero; as long as the imprint's power greatly exceeds Yumen's, the imprint will break through the tattoo and release the Mother of Hundred Demons."

Peng Sheng explained.

Yun Ziliang quickly asked, "Is there any way to fix this?"

Peng Sheng shook his head and replied, "Unless another new gate tattoo is added. However, within the Ancient Tattoo Clan, if there's no one proficient in the Eight-incense technique, I'll have to step in."

"You stepping in would not be necessary," Zhou Xuan said. "Brother Peng, hypothetically, if there were an Eight-incense adept who was aligned with the Ancient Clan, could he use his skills to create a gate tattoo and seal the Legend of the Hundred Spirits?"

"Well... the gate tattoo's effectiveness depends mostly on the spiritual intent of the adept who creates it. For instance, Yumen, upon realizing the tattoo was enslaved by the Stone Buddha, felt a surge of anger that transformed into his strong determination to seal the Mother of Hundred Demons, thereby enabling the tattoo's sealing effect."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Then we can use the Three-headed Stone Buddha from the Tattoo Forbidden Land as material for a gate tattoo."

"Xuanzi, you're really stubborn, aren't you? Peng Sheng already said the gate tattoo's effect depends on the creator's intent. The Three-headed Stone Buddha and the Mother of Hundred Demons are allies; using him as material for the gate tattoo wouldn't just fail to seal the gate—instead, it would likely open the gate and release the Mother of Hundred Demons!"

Yun Ziliang, fearing Zhou Xuan had not grasped Peng Sheng's point, emphasized it again.

Zhou Xuan retorted, "Intent is something that can be cultivated and even altered. Once I capture the Three-headed Stone Buddha, I'll properly remold him, turning this Buddha Country being into Jing Country's watchdog."

Peng Sheng chuckled and said, "That's for later. For now, this gate tattoo is quite worn out. The force of the Stone Buddha's imprint has taken dominance and is already causing this young man's spirit to become chaotic."

He pointed at Mu Hua and added, "His spirit needs to recover. The gate tattoo grows on him, after all, and he is its host. If the host collapses first, we won't have to wait for the Yumen High Priest's power in the tattoo to dissipate—the Mother of Hundred Demons will likely awaken immediately."

Sister Cui also turned to Peng Sheng, hoping he had a way to help Hua Zi.

Zhou Xuan, however, turned to Sister Cui and said, "Helping Hua Zi? I have a way."

"Really?" Sister Cui exclaimed in surprise and delight.

Zhou Xuan raised his hands to signal her to remain calm, then pulled at his collar as if mimicking holding a microphone, playfully saying, "Zhou Xuan calling Sister, Zhou Xuan calling Sister…"