"Ding! Congratulations to all players for successfully clearing the first stage. The second stage now begins—"
"Within the allotted time, all players must find a way to light the second stick of sandalwood incense in their hands and place it in the incense burner of their chosen subsidiary temple."
"Players who chose the 'Good Buddha' may harvest more 'blessings' from the 'Buddha body' if they light their second stick of sandalwood incense."
"Players who chose the 'Evil Buddha' may erase the 'misfortune' upon themselves from the 'Buddha body' if they light their second stick of sandalwood incense."
"If not a single stick of sandalwood incense is lit in the incense burner of any of the four subsidiary temples, the Buddha statue within that temple will 'darken' into—a Buddha-body monster that will hunt only the players who worshipped there!"
"Time limit: 40 minutes."
"Clue 1: Within [Temple of the Dead Buddha], all 'living things' other than players are NPCs, and may potentially 'interact' to reveal hidden Easter eggs."
"Clue 2: Multiple hidden benefits are concealed within [Temple of the Dead Buddha]. The greatest reward mechanism is hidden atop that largest Buddha statue—"
As the announcement ended, all the wooden doors opened.
Moonlight fell once more into the dim temple. Ji Yan and the player in the long robe stared outside, and the latter spoke. "So, if we find a way to light the second stick of incense, we can get back the points that Great Immortal Huang ate?"
"And the group that chose the 'Good Buddha' can keep stacking their prize pool if they light the second stick?"
Ji Yan said, "That's the idea."
The player in the long robe rubbed his brow. "This side quest is really unfair."
Ji Yan took out his phone. "According to some rumors on the