I changed the world.

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"Captain, there seems to be something ahead! Over."

"Everyone stop!" Zheng Xuzhou ordered through the headset, and the entire team immediately halted.

At this moment, the detection orbs were released again. However, due to concerns about being attacked by the flying monsters that were constantly hovering around, these detection orbs were placed within the team's line of sight, barely serving the purpose of extending the warning distance.

In the mist ahead, a mysterious figure in a cloak slowly walked towards the group.

The soldiers in front raised their weapons, warily aiming at the approaching figure. Zheng Xuzhou then moved to the front of the column to observe the figure slowly walking towards them.

Now he could clearly see the man's attire; he was completely shrouded in a black cloak and held a wooden staff, making him appear very mysterious.

"Sir, it's that wizard who saved us..." Li Zizhao, who was craning his neck to look not far from Zheng Xuzhou, suddenly said.

"Oh?" Zheng Xuzhou was taken aback upon hearing this and quickly stopped the soldiers around him who wanted to fire warning shots.

The figure moved at a leisurely pace and stopped about twenty meters away from the group.

“Brave ones, you have followed the guidance and found this place correctly. Keep going forward, and you will reach your destination…”

A hoarse voice, not loud, then rang out. It wasn't very loud, but it sounded like a whisper in everyone's ears.

"This master..."

Zheng Xuzhou tried to speak, but before he could utter a word, the wizard before him became like a phantom in a mirror, his figure growing increasingly blurry before slowly disappearing from his sight...

This extremely "unscientific" scene left Zheng Xuzhou speechless for a moment. However, since entering the fog, he had encountered all sorts of "unscientific" things, and he had long since become numb to them. After taking a deep breath, he ordered, "Everyone, pay attention to your surroundings and continue forward."

The assault team advanced in a search formation, crossing large swaths of withered grass, until a wide stone path came into view.

This stone path is extremely wide, and the ground is paved with water-polished square bricks. On both sides of the stone path, there is a statue at intervals. Most of the statues are in the style of Buddhism, and most of them are fierce-looking Vajras or Rakshasa, with wide-open eyes or pointing and questioning.

However, in this desolate land shrouded in mist, such statues do not give people a sense of solemnity and law, but rather easily evoke a sense of eeriness and mystery.

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"All is normal ahead. Over."

"Received, all done."

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The group moved forward along the stone path. Apart from the occasional routine responses, everyone remained silent, vigilantly observing their surroundings.

After advancing a while, a faint sound suddenly came from ahead.

Under Zheng Xuzhou's command, the detection ball was moved forward appropriately to increase the detection distance.

In the field of vision of the detection ball, there was a huge plaza ahead. The ground of the plaza seemed to be paved with gold bricks, which looked magnificent and awe-inspiring. In the center of the plaza, there was a huge safera tree that was tens of meters tall, swaying in the wind and occasionally shedding petals. Around the plaza, there were some lotus flowers, bodhi trees and other plants.

In the very center of the square, beneath the enormous sasaeng tree, sat a Bodhi seat. Upon the lotus throne sat a giant, who, even seated, was tens of meters tall. He wore a jeweled headdress, his ears reached his shoulders, and he wore a smiling face. He was dressed in a Dharma robe, his chest and abdomen were half-naked, and he wore prayer beads, a golden wheel, and other items around his neck. His hands formed a mudra, and he sat in the lotus position. Behind him, a halo of seven-colored light flickered.

"............

The verse says that all sentient beings are reborn in the realm of lewd ghosts.

Those who are unable to perceive it, only I can save them.

Severing the root of birth and death forever, dwelling universally in the bliss of Nirvana.

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He delivers all sentient beings from the root of their lust. His name is Wu Su Zha.

Eliminate lust and overcome pride.

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Ruomidu Ruomidu, Dina.

Jiu Zha Hu Jiu Zha Hu, Di Na.

Worry about worrying about keeping, Dina.

Yemiro Yemiro, Di Na.

 …”

The giant seemed to be preaching, his chanting echoing in the silent space, as if countless people were responding from the shadows...

At that moment, the detection spheres that had entered the plaza area seemed to be subjected to some kind of powerful interference, causing them to go out of control and fall to the ground...

"What...what is that?!"

"Captain, the detection balls ahead are experiencing strong interference; five have gone out of control. Over."

"Withdraw the forward detection ball. Over."

"Everyone, stop moving forward."

Zheng Xuzhou pressed the button on his headset, replied to the operator, and recalled the last scene he had just seen from the helmet projection with a shocked expression.

That seems to be a pagoda...

Could that be the so-called "Moonlight Pagoda"?

As a former member of the Army Special Forces, Zheng Xuzhou had received rigorous military training and was not the kind of fool who would be easily swayed. However, faced with this scene that he had only ever seen in myths and legends, he was still somewhat hesitant.

Just then, the thick fog that had been obscuring the square suddenly dissipated, and the group's view became clear. In particular, everyone in the group could see the giant, who was more than ten stories tall, clearly.

Even though everyone present was a well-trained soldier, they were all deeply shocked by the sheer size of the statue. The visual impact was overwhelming. Furthermore, these soldiers, raised with an immersion in Eastern culture, were not unfamiliar with the symbolism of this giant. Everyone here had, to varying degrees, visited Buddhist temples, but previously they had only seen clay or wooden sculptures; this one, however, seemed to be alive… This profoundly impacted their previous understanding of the world.

However, these people are all elites, and their rigorous military training has made them instinctively assume a fighting stance.