Folklore Horror: It Begins with the Blood God of Xiangxi
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[You gained a temporary blessing: Sheep-Boy Mage's Blessing] [Sheep-Boy Mage's Blessing] [In ancient Liangzhou stood a temple named the Great Locust Tree Temple. The temple had only a handful of mages. Among them, the Sheep-Boy Mage knew nothing of spiritual aptitude, esoteric treasures, or secret mantras. Illiterate all his life, he knew only the Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra. Every day, he worshipped the Buddha and recited scriptures, chanting the Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra countless times, though he pronounced only three syllables correctly. In the third year of Xuanhe, a great drought struck Liangzhou, leaving a thousand miles of parched earth. The Sheep-Boy Mage forced the Dragon King to send rain, which fell for seven days. Bearing a grudge, the Dragon King bribed Jiangnan Sangge with gold, silver, and jewels. Jiangnan Sangge used adulterated women's blood to break the mage's Buddhist arts, scorch his soul, and disperse his cultivation, then severed his head and sealed it beneath a cesspit, denying him liberation.] [You gained Sheep-Boy Mage's Blessing: Person-Reading Eye] [In this game session, you received the blessing of the Sheep-Boy Mage's discerning eye. You can see through the disguises of certain things.] [You gained Sheep-Boy Mage's Blessing: Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra] [In this game session, you received the essence of three syllables of the Sheep-Boy Mage's Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra: Om Mani. Beside you, the Sheep-Boy Mage frequently chants Om Mani, dispelling all illusion.]
As the two great blessings settled over Lin Feng, his vision seemed to brighten. Then a monotonous yet persistent voice rang out beside him.
[Om] [Ma] [Ni]
Lin Feng instinctively looked toward the bronze Coffin. In that single glance, he saw what seemed to be an "infant" curled up inside the verdigris-covered Coffin. The blood-red infant seemed to notice his gaze and glared
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