After hearing Zhulin explain the principles of reincarnation and cultivation, Qu Zan felt he had gained a great deal.
The knowledge a Hubilkhan like Zhulin possessed far exceeded that of ordinary monks.
Qu Zan continued, "Your Eminence, you said earlier that the people from [Hell's Beings] had laid an ambush around Corpse Camel Temple. What sort of ambush?"
"According to the information I obtained from that [Hell's Beings] member's Consciousness Terma, they set up a [great hidden binding mandala barrier] around Corpse Camel Temple. It's a vast triangular barrier.
Any living being without authorization from the barrier's dharma seal will trigger its uncanny power the moment their flesh touches its outer edge and be transported into a Ghost Domain in an instant."
"How enormous would a barrier have to be to encompass all of Corpse Camel Mountain?" Qu Zan murmured.
"They used three Vengeful Ghosts as the barrier's roots, one at each corner of the triangle. The uncanny power they provide is enough to sustain it," Zhulin said. "The barrier's form can't be seen clearly with the naked eye at all. It can only be probed with spiritual sense. If I hadn't seen the information in Iron Tree's Consciousness Terma for myself, I would never have believed anyone could undertake something on this scale."
"Wouldn't setting up a barrier like that alert the temple?" Qu Zan asked.
"Not easily. That [great hidden binding mandala barrier] isn't meant to attack the people in the temple. It's merely a marker. Trigger the marker, and you're drawn into the Ghost Domain. More importantly, there should be people from [Hell's Beings] inside your Corpse Camel Temple-"
"What?" Qu Zan said, finding it somewhat hard to believe.
"In Mìdì, Mani Piles are scattered around the monasteries, forming vast protective mandalas. To complete the [great hidden