Chapter 339: Three Eyes and Four Arms

"Your perspective is a bit off, Benefactor. In this poor monk's view, his grand formation has already reached a precarious state."

"Why do you say that, Master?"

I had just come to understand the principles of the Moke Grand Formation when Master Tianxin posted a new message in the livestream: "The array setter underestimated the Infant-Feeding Ghost. These ghost entities cannot enter reincarnation and are stranded in the mortal realm. Their strength varies greatly, with massive disparities between them."

"An ordinary Infant-Feeding Ghost is actually the biological mother of an Infant Spirit. After being killed by her child, she transforms into a ghost to serve it and repay her karmic debts. Once the Infant Spirit's resentment dissipates, she dissipates alongside it. However, the woman in that room is completely different from an ordinary Infant-Feeding Ghost. She was murdered—refined alive into a ghost entity. For the array setter to use her as the formation core without her being attacked by the Infant Spirits, they must have locked her up with numerous Infant Spirits while she was still alive, using evil arts to force a connection between them."

"You just went into that inner room yourself. You couldn't bear it for more than ten breaths. Yet, that woman likely coexisted with those Infant Spirits for days while she was still alive."

"A living person and a room full of Infant Spirits..." Back then, Ye Bing had been physically and mentally exhausted by the torment of a single Ghost Infant. Being tortured by so many Infant Spirits at the same time... My teeth chattered. I didn't dare think about it any further.

Master Tianxin: "Great suffering inevitably forges great fortune. An Infant-Feeding Ghost that serves a single Infant Spirit is very weak, possessing only half the magical power of the Infant Spirit it serves. An Infant-Feeding Ghost capable of serving two Infant Spirits simultaneously will have magical power and resentment no weaker than the Infant Spirits themselves. And that Infant-Feeding Ghost acting as the formation core in there? She might be serving dozens of Infant Spirits at the same time!"

"If that's really the case, then it's absolutely terrifying." Infant Spirits inherently bore heavy resentment that was extremely difficult to dissolve, making them much harder to deal with than ordinary wandering ghosts or wild spirits. With ghosts divided into five tiers, their strength would firmly rank in the fourth tier.

If a single Infant Spirit was already like this, I certainly couldn't optimistically assume there were only a few Infant Spirits in that room. This black-hearted Maternity and Children’s Health Center had been operating for years. By now, who knew how many people had come here for surgeries? Even if only a tenth of them transformed into Infant Spirits, it would still be an utterly terrifying number.

Master Tianxin: "The array setter used Meridian-Locking Soul-Closing Needles to seal the Infant-Feeding Ghost's ghost veins. However, as she gradually familiarizes herself with the power in her body, breaking through those silver needles one by one is not impossible. More importantly, in all my years of cultivation, this poor monk has never seen such a terrifying Infant-Feeding Ghost. My fear is that she will awaken her spiritual intelligence and use her immense resentment to turn the tables and subdue the Infant Spirits. When that happens, she won't just be an Infant-Feeding Ghost anymore. Driven by a hundred ghost children, she might leap to become a Ghost Mother."

"Ghosts are mostly formed from resentment and obsession. If a Ghost Mother reaches the Mahayana tier, a hundred Infant Spirits will endlessly supply her with resentment and hatred. As long as a single Infant Spirit remains undestroyed, the Ghost Mother is immortal and indestructible!"

"Ghost Mother?" It was my first time hearing this name. "Master Tianxin, I wonder which is more powerful: a Ghost Mother or a Mahayana Fate Ghost with a Death God Fate Pattern?"

Master Tianxin: "A Fate Ghost's primary function is to die in its master's place. In terms of magical power, the two are about the same. But if we compare their resentment and the harm they pose to the mortal world, a Ghost Mother is a hundred times worse than a Fate Ghost. Furthermore, a Ghost Mother is incredibly difficult to kill completely and possesses an almost immortal body. All things considered, a Mahayana Fate Ghost is far inferior to her."

In my mind, a Mahayana Fate Ghost was already the highest tier of ghost entity. I never expected this Ghost Mother to be even stronger.

After pondering for a moment, a previously overlooked question surfaced in my mind. "If the Infant-Feeding Ghost turns into a Ghost Mother, everything the array setter invested will go down the drain. What exactly are they trying to do by taking such a huge risk? Does that Maha Fallen Spirit Grand Formation have some other use?"

Master Tianxin: "The Moke Grand Formation does indeed have another function that very few people know about. It is said that this array connects to Maha Hell. The Infant Spirits within the formation slaughter and devour each other, just like Raising Gu. The last one remaining might cultivate into a Rakshasa Ghost Infant. It will have three eyes and four arms, possessing extraordinary spiritual intelligence comparable to a normal four- or five-year-old child."

"A Rakshasa Ghost Infant? Three eyes and four arms?" I felt like I had heard these terms somewhere before; a vague impression lingered in my mind. "The Little Ghost I caught from Ye Bing's house using the Fate Ghost Monument... I think it turned into a three-eyed, four-armed Ghost Infant at the bottom of the stone monument. After the Fate Ghost ate it, its forehead also showed signs of a third eye splitting open. Could that have been a Rakshasa Ghost Infant? It didn't feel that strong."

I roughly explained what had happened to Master Tianxin, and it wasn't long before he sent another message: "A Rakshasa Ghost Infant's base strength is average, but its potential is massive. There are only two methods to create one: the first is to refine it from a Little Ghost, and the second is through the Moke Grand Formation. The probability of obtaining the Ghost Infant through the latter is much higher than the former. Once the Ghost Infant burrows into the womb of someone forsaken by Buddha, draining the mother dry and reincarnating, it can evade reincarnation once and become a true Rakshasa evil ghost. That is a ferocious, three-eyed, four-armed ghost entity that only exists in legends—something no one has ever actually seen."

The person forsaken by Buddha that Master Tianxin mentioned was likely what Daoists referred to as a person afflicted by mourning apparel, condolence visitor, and funeral door. Corroborating the two, the fragmented clues in my mind finally linked together.

Back then, Jiang Chen had married Ye Bing precisely because he valued her constitution. He wanted to use her body to reincarnate the Rakshasa Ghost Infant, but I inadvertently ruined his plans. Not only did I save Ye Bing, but I also let the Fate Ghost swallow that extremely precious Rakshasa Ghost Infant.

'Ghost Infant, Jiang Chen, the Jiang family?' Many scenes flashed through my mind, eventually freezing on Jianglong Villa. I had once discovered three paintings in his secret room, bearing the names Lord Snake, Meng Po, and Ghost Infant. The paintings also had signatures at the bottom: this sect was called the Three Yin Sect.

'The Rakshasa Ghost Infant was swallowed by the Fate Ghost in a twist of fate. In order to continue their plans, they set up this array in the Maternity and Children’s Health Center to collect Infant Spirits and Little Ghosts?' Thinking about it this way, the logic didn't quite flow. Arrays and Talisman Papers couldn't be completed in just a day or two. Standing at the entrance of the Family Planning Department, a deep chill welled up in my heart. 'Perhaps the Qicun Maternity and Children’s Health Center was established from the very beginning to provide Little Ghosts and Ghost Infants for this so-called Three Yin Sect!'

It was fully equipped yet deliberately built in the remote Qi Village. For such a large piece of land to be casually approved from above, it was basically impossible without the Jiang family pulling strings behind the scenes.

'Evil paths and financial syndicates colluding with each other... I originally thought some righteous, prestigious sect was standing behind the Jiang family. I never expected it to be a despicable evil sect. This is the perfect time to settle all old and new debts together!' I hadn't forgotten a single thing the Jiang family had done to me in the past. I didn't have the magnanimity to let bygones be bygones. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—that was my principle in life.

"Master Tianxin, if I want to completely destroy this hospital, do you have any good suggestions? After all, this place is foul and corrupted, filled with the cries and wails of children everywhere. I can't bear it." Pressing one hand against my chest, I looked at the livestream chat.

Master Tianxin: "You are kindhearted, Benefactor. If you can destroy this place, it would be considered a deed of great merit. However, your abilities are limited. Relying solely on yourself, I'm afraid it won't even be easy to protect your own life, let alone deliver these Little Ghosts and Infant Spirits."

Master Tianxin's words were a bit of a slap to the face, but everything he said was the truth. "Why not take a longer-term approach? After you leave this place, I will impart the Lesser Vehicle Buddhist dharma to you and help you cultivate the Other-Transforming Freedom Golden Body. When that time comes, you will be impervious to water and fire, undisturbed by ghosts and gods, and you will definitely be able to eradicate these evil forces."

I shook my head and refused. "That's too slow. By the time I succeed in cultivating the Buddhist dharma, who knows how many more people will fall victim to their wicked hands. Master, do you have any methods that can yield immediate results?"

"If you truly want immediate results, there is only one method. But it is far too dangerous. If things go wrong, you might end up throwing your own life away."

"Master, I already have no way to retreat. Speak." My eyes were locked onto the screen, terrified of missing Master Tianxin's message.

"In a moment, follow the order I give you to pull out the silver needles from the Infant-Feeding Ghost's acupoints. We will slightly loosen the seal and expose a tiny flaw in the grand formation. Then, we will lure out the Infant Spirits one by one to deliver them. Although the progress will be a bit slow, this is already the best method this poor monk can come up with."

"Alright, I'll do exactly as you say."

Afterward, Master Tianxin transmitted a passage of the Sea of Bitterness Scripture and a passage of the Rebirth Mantra to me, telling me to memorize them by heart and alternate between using them.

Once everything was prepared, my divine sense retreated into my spirit platform. I once again recited the Ksitigarbha Sutra, praying for the protection of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and then re-entered the final cubicle.

Master Tianxin: "Benefactor, when pulling out a needle, you absolutely must not knock loose any of the other needles. Otherwise, if this ghost escapes, you will undoubtedly die."