My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 140: The Method of Continuing
According to the description in the game text, as long as you enter a room and light a white candle, you will have a chance to obtain the inheritance of the Yin Master.

"There are three dilapidated houses in front of you. Which one are you going to enter first?"

"You have triggered the talent of Tathagatagarbha."

"The light in your little pupil flickered, and you saw some details that ordinary people couldn't see."

"You noticed that there are many traces of smoke and fire on the door and window beams of the house on the left. So the person who lived here was most likely a magician who was good at swallowing fire and spitting flames."

"The shabby house on the right is just the opposite. There is no trace of life at all. It is as cold as the underworld. There are also many fragments of human skin scattered at the door. They may be disciples of Caimen who are good at shadow puppets or magic tricks like turning thousands of people into ghosts."

"And you can't see anything unusual about the dilapidated house in the middle. It looks like an ordinary old house that has been uninhabited for a long time."

"You may only have one chance to choose, so it's better to be cautious."

Looking at the text information given by the game, Jiang Xinghuo began to think in his mind.

According to normal logic, he should choose one of the two rooms on the left and right as his target.

At least you're guaranteed to gain something.

However, Jiang Xinghuo did not plan to choose these two rooms. He had now tasted that in the folk world, abnormal things were mostly normal, and things that looked too normal were problematic.

"You chose the shabby house in the middle."

"You opened the door and walked into the house, lit the candles on the table, and then waited quietly."

"However, until the candle burned out, nothing unusual happened, and there was no so-called Yin Master teaching."

"But just as you were about to leave, a chilling wind suddenly filled the house, as if countless wronged souls were howling!"

"Your internal organs have been severely damaged."

"You spit blood..."

"You are dead."

"But before you died, you discovered a secret cellar hidden in the corner of the dilapidated house."

"Are you going to use a scapegoat? Or a small yellow pill? Or a piece of dog food?
"You used a scapegoat."

"You have been resurrected."

"You walked to the corner, opened the door to the secret cellar, and went in openly."

"You explored the secret cellar carefully and found a locked sandalwood treasure chest. You used violence to pry open the lock and found a lot of treasures inside the chest."

"You found in the sandalwood box: a Hundred-Man Slayer, a magical medicine treasure box, a white jade ring, a token of the imperial kitchen, a copy of 'The Incomplete Recipe of a Hundred Delicacies', and a copy of 'The Secret Technique of Sequel'."

"Hundred-Man Killer (Excellent Tool), the knife is wide, thick and thin, it kills without leaving any blood, the executioner's ghost-head knife at Caishikou can cut a person's head in two with one strike, it has killed 108 people in the past, it has a strong deterrent effect on evil spirits."

“Spiritual Medicine Treasure Box (Excellent Item), this item was imitated by the Spiritual Medicine Boy based on the Medicine King’s Herbal Medicine Box. It can automatically produce a spiritual medicine every day. The type is uncertain, and the medicinal effect only lasts for one day before it disappears automatically after one day.”

"A white jade ring (common item), a white jade ring with exquisite workmanship, a treasure handed down from the palace. It has no particular use, but is a symbol of status."

"Imperial Kitchen Token (Ordinary Item). With this token, you can enter the Imperial Kitchen without taking the test and directly become an apprentice in the Imperial Kitchen." "Recipe of 100 Delicacies (Ordinary Item). In order to pursue the ultimate taste, the Delicacies Immortal once visited all over the world to find delicacies. He recorded the cooking methods of various delicacies in his mind and compiled them into a book in his later years. It is the secret recipe that all chefs in the secular world dream of."

"The Secret Art of Reincarnation (a legendary technique), one of the most exquisite tricks in the Caimen, is also the foundation of the Caixi Pavilion. It has the ability to bring the dead back to life. Legend has it that even if you are torn into pieces by five horses, you can instantly recover as before without any impact."

"Moreover, there is a story about this secret technique that has been passed down for many years."

"That was during the reign of the old dynasty. An old man brought his grandson to the Tianqiao Bridge in Peking to perform."

"At that time, the old man was already over 70 years old, but his grandson was less than 10 years old, with a very childish look on his face."

"It stands to reason that on this overpass where hidden dragons and crouching tigers are, you can meet all kinds of masters and see all kinds of magic tricks."

"But that grandfather and grandson relied on a magic trick to make everyone bow down in admiration, and they were the most popular at the time."

"The name of that unique skill is 'The Beheading Trick'."

"To put it simply, the old man let his grandson lie on the ground, then picked up a dagger and chopped off his grandson's head with a click..."

"But what surprised the onlookers was that there was no blood gushing out of the child's wound. Instead, he rolled around the crowd like a ball, mumbling auspicious words to ask for money."

"No one had ever seen such a scene before. After a short while, the tray was full of silver and money."

"The old man was satisfied with the money he had collected, and he continued his performance. He shouted loudly, and the child jumped up, and his head grew back onto his neck, intact as before."

"No one could figure out the trick from beginning to end. No one could figure out how it was done. The head had moved. How could it come back to life with a single "rise"?"

"Not only did the audience not understand, but even the experts and masters of the art of coloring were impressed and could not see any flaws."

"The old man became famous overnight. Not only did he become the elder of Caimen, he also founded the foundation of Caixi Pavilion."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the secret behind this secret method of continuation."

"It turns out that this 'Head Extension' technique is not the ability of the Caimen at all, but a method used by the Taoists to avoid the Three Disasters."

"That old man got the cultivation manual from somewhere, changed its appearance, and said it was a family heirloom. He used it to flaunt his skills and became famous in the martial arts world."

"The disciples of the Taoist sect were not happy that it was using the magic of its ancestors to make a fortune, so they came to the old man's house and asked him to quit his business and not allow it to cheat people in this way in the future."

"Not only did the old man not agree, he also killed the Taoist disciple. As a result, the Taoist master's direct disciple came down the mountain and directly destroyed the inheritance of Caixi Pavilion. All the disciples were killed."

"The leader of Caimen knew he was in the wrong, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger. From then on, the beheading trick disappeared from the world."

"You have solved the mystery of the demise of Caixi Pavilion."

"Do you want to practice this 'Continuation' method?"

"You have learned the art of continuing the head."

"The Art of Healing the Head (a legendary technique), a method used by Taoist masters to avoid the three disasters. Although it has no lethality at all, it is an invaluable method for protecting one's life..."

(End of this chapter)