My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 191 The Law of Karma (4k)
After reading the description in the text message, Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that every medicine is poisonous and there is really no free lunch in this world.

The ancestor of the Maoshan elders exchanged the fortune and longevity of his descendants for nine generations of wealth and glory from Yuanxian. After nine generations, the clan was wiped out, and the fortune and longevity of all his descendants belonged to Yuanxian.

It is hard to say whether this deal was profitable or not, but at least Yuanxian did not break his promise and did bring wealth and prosperity to his family for nine generations.

Otherwise, if the family continues to be in poverty, it is still unclear whether it can be passed down to nine generations of descendants.

Moreover, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten. To a certain extent, Yuanxian is not at fault.

But this has nothing to do with him. He is just a game player, an exiled being from this world. Of course he has to complete the mission without hesitation.

This is not the real world. You have to weigh the pros and cons and consider cause and effect when doing things. This concept basically does not exist in the game. It's nothing more than completing more tasks. If there are any benefits or rewards, just take them.

You don’t have to care about their identities, they are just NPCs that issue tasks.

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the map option, controlled the character to return to the Great Temple, then selected the Dragon City map, clicked on the teleport, and activated the shrines in the two maps.

This quest line has only been completed halfway. Next, you have to enter the underworld and sink the peach wood puppet into the underworld to complete the subsequent tasks.

He didn't know any other way to allow the character to control his body and enter the underworld while alive, so he had to take a white paper boat and follow the Baishui River to enter the underworld.

"You woke up next to the shrine in Dragon City."

"As you listened to the gossip of the people passing by, a familiar feeling arose in your heart. Where are you going to go next?"

"You walked along the streets of Dragon City and came to the bank of the Baishui River. Since the new river god took office, the Baishui River is no longer the same as it used to be. There are even more pleasure boats. Not only can you drink and have fun, you can also go downstream and look at the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river."

"You have come to the river temple."

"There are many river god believers in the temple, and some corpse retrievers are busy. The air is filled with the aroma of cooking fish, and there is a peaceful and lively atmosphere."

"At this time, the captain of the corpse recovery team came over, holding a large black porcelain bowl in his hand. The thick white fish soup exuded an enticing aroma."

"The captain of the corpse recovery team handed the fish soup to you, saying that it was a specialty of the River God Temple and that it was a good time to try the freshly cooked fish soup."

"You drank the fish soup in one gulp, the fish fragrance lingering in your mouth for a long time. The captain of the corpse recovery team asked you if there was anything else you could help with?"

"Tell the truth about your purpose. After hearing this, the captain of the corpse recovery team took out a Yin-traveling talisman from his bosom, just like last time."

"All you have to do is stick this talisman on the bow of your boat and float down the Baishui River. After an incense stick of time, you will be able to enter the City of the Dead in the underworld."

"You have obtained it, walk the Yin Talisman."

"The Yin-Walking Talisman (a common consumable item), a talisman used by the soul-walking ghost, can allow the living to travel to the underworld in their mortal bodies."

"You came to the bank of the Baishui River and saw a corpse retriever driving a boat. He had already prepared a black-sailed boat for you."

"But you didn't take the black-sailed boat. Instead, you took out the white paper boat and threw it gently. The white paper boat fell into the river and instantly turned into a small boat."

"You stepped onto the white paper boat and pasted the Yin-walking talisman on the bow. Strangely enough, even though no one was rowing, the boat rushed forward like flying."

"Soon, the sky around you darkened, and thick fog rose around your boat. A cold and eerie aura that belonged only to the underworld permeated all around, and the speed of the boat also slowed down."

"Suddenly, the boat started to shake. It seemed like someone was shaking the boat from below. However, there was a cold fog all around, so we couldn't see clearly what was happening under the boat or around it."

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw the text description, he knew it was time to take action. He opened his magic bag, found the Yellow Spring Lamp, and chose to use it.

"You used the Yellow Spring Lantern."

"Although the dim light was not bright, it quickly dispelled the surrounding white fog, revealing the true appearance of the surroundings."

"You see countless pale, rotten hands clinging to the paper boat, and under the transparent river water, pairs of eyes full of resentment are staring at you through the water."

"They rocked the boat hard, trying to flip it over and drag you into the Three Paths River, where you will never be able to escape rebirth."

"How are you going to deal with this?"

There was a lot of text listed on the screen, and Jiang Xinghuo first tried to click on the apricot yellow flag.

"You took out the apricot yellow flag."

"You hold the apricot yellow flag in your hand, and wave your right hand slightly. The magic power spreads, and the apricot yellow flag instantly turns into a two-meter-long flag, protecting the entire white paper boat."

"But what you didn't expect was that the apricot yellow flag didn't play any role at all when facing those corpse-embracing boats under the river."

"You put away the apricot yellow flag."

"How are you going to deal with it next?"

Apricot yellow flag is useless?

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows, looked at the texts that popped up, and selected another evil-repelling whisk.

"You took out the evil-repelling whisk."

"You held the evil-repelling whisk in your hand, gathered your magic power, and swept it over those pale, rotting ghost hands. You heard a miserable scream, and those ghost hands quickly retreated back to the bottom of the river."

"The boat also began to speed up. It didn't take long before you arrived at the Naihe Bridge in the underworld. The Yellow Springs flowed endlessly, interweaving with the Styx, yet clearly separated from each other."

"You took out the peach wood puppet from your magic bag. As long as you sink the peach wood puppet into the underworld, your mission will be completed. Do you want to sink it into the underworld?"

"The immortal is begging in the peach wood puppet. It can satisfy all your conditions and wishes. As long as you release it from the puppet, you don't have to pay so much. You just need to sacrifice your first son to it, and it will then satisfy all your wishes!"

After seeing the last paragraph of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo chose to throw the puppet into the underworld without any hesitation.

At this time, he still didn't forget to offer sacrifices. He deserves to die.

"You threw the peach wood puppet into the underworld."

"The peach wood puppet was instantly dissolved by the terrifying Yellow Spring Water."

"The extremely filthy, foul, and turbid Yellow Spring water is exerting its influence. Even the Wishful Immortal, who has mastered the mysterious law of cause and effect and can fulfill almost all the wishes of the world, cannot resist this force and is soon washed away by the Yellow Spring water."

"Yuanxian is dead."

"The horrible filthy water has eroded all life. Even the incense power in the body of the Wish Immortal has been turned into nothing by the water of the Yellow Spring. You cannot get any incense from it."

"Exile, I feel sorry for you. You have lost a considerable amount of incense points."

"Fortunately, the laws that are interwoven into the rules of the folk world will not be affected by this force." "You have obtained the law of cause and effect (0.065%)."

"You have obtained a fragment of the law of cause and effect. Your magic talisman for eliminating the filth of cause and effect has also been affected. The two can be integrated and upgraded. Do you want to integrate them immediately?"

Huh? There's a surprise!

Jiang Xinghuo was greatly surprised when he saw the information prompt in the game text. He didn't expect that after killing Yuanxian, he could get the fragments of the law of cause and effect, and it could also be integrated with his magic talisman to eliminate the evil traces of cause and effect!

So, that means, the talisman that can eliminate the evil traces of cause and effect is also a fragment of the law of cause and effect?
Fusion! Must be fused! Jiang Xinghuo chose fusion without hesitation!
"Your divine talisman for eliminating the traces of karma has merged with the law of karma. After the two merged, they returned to their original source, and your law of karma has also been upgraded."

"You have obtained the Law of Cause and Effect (0.156%)."

"Your law integrity exceeds 0.1%. You can use the power of law at any time to slightly affect the cause and effect of yourself or others."

Seeing that the integrity of the law of cause and effect has been improved to such a high level, Jiang Xinghuo felt excited but also a little worried.

I don’t know if any of the thirteen Taoist masters in the secular world are experts who have mastered the law of cause and effect.

If so, I would become a potential target of the other party. With my current skills, if I want to become an enemy of the Supreme Dao Master, I will probably die miserably.

Moreover, it is unknown whether the power of the law of cause and effect can be concealed from the deductions and calculations of those who control the Tao.

"Your law of karma is in effect."

"No deduction method in the secular world can detect your fate, and mythical-level deduction props cannot have any effect on you."

"A mythical-level deduction tool can only roughly guess your location, but cannot guess the law fragments on your body, or their exact locations."

After reading the new game text that popped up, Jiang Xinghuo was relieved. The mythical-level deduction props could only detect his approximate location but not his exact location. So what was there to worry about?

What's more, mythical-level deduction-type props are probably not that easy to find. At least so far, he has never encountered props above the epic level, and even legendary-level props are rare.

"You caused too much noise in Huangquan, and attracted the ghosts from the kingdom of death. They are heading here. You'd better leave as soon as possible to avoid being caught by them."

Jiang Xinghuo did not delay too much. After the game text popped up, he wanted to take a boat back to the world of the living.

Unexpectedly, the game text gave him a small surprise.

"Your white paper boat has been soaked in the Styx for too long. It has become rotten and turned into pulp, sinking into the Styx."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this, he thought that he was so unlucky that he might lose his life. Anyway, he would die anyway, so he could just go back when the time comes.

"You sat by the Naihe Bridge, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Yinchai, but before you knew it, a large ship broke through the waves and came."

"You met the ferryman of the Styx, who was leading the dead souls to the underworld, but he didn't expect to meet you here."

"The ferryman was very surprised and didn't understand why you were here."

"You found an excuse to get away with it, boarded the ferryman's boat, and with his help, returned to the other side. Then, through the shrine of Fengdu Temple, you returned to the human world."

"You woke up next to the shrine in Dragon City."

"You have fulfilled the last wish of the Maoshan elder."

"It left some gifts for you in that haunted house. You'd better hurry over there as soon as possible."

"Now that Yuanxian has disappeared, the Yin House is no longer a secret place. Other players in Guandong City will gradually discover it."

Jiang Xinghuo quickly opened the map option, found the shrine in Guandong City, chose to use it, and clicked to teleport.

"You activated the shrine in Fengdu."

"You're back, Kanto Castle."

"You woke up next to the shrine in the Great Temple."

"You choose to go to the Imperial Examination Hall."

"The journey is ongoing..."

"Please wait……"

"You have arrived, Gongyuan."

"You have come to the depths of the Imperial Examination Hall. The Yin House is located in front of you. Do you want to enter it immediately?"

"You walked into the tomb and found something left behind by the spirit of the Maoshan elder on the altar in the mourning hall."

"Count them one by one. There is a golden silk talisman bag, a book on the secret of drawing talismans, a fragment of the Jade Girl's Joyful Magic, a ghost-refining pot, a set of nine oxen and two tigers divine armor and horse, a method of killing by worshipping one's position, and a set of the Seven Arrows Book."

"Golden Silk Talisman Bag (Ordinary Item), a golden silk talisman bag that has been refined with secret methods. Although it is only the size of a brocade bag, it can store 108 talismans and ensure that the spiritual power of the talismans will not dissipate."

"The secret of drawing talismans (excellent technique). The technique of talismans is the first priority when casting spells at the Maoshan sect altar. Not only must one master the uses of various talismans, but one must also master the drawing methods and the scriptures and incantations of talismans."

"The Ghost Refining Pot (excellent item), a special item that has been refined through sacrifice. It is extremely helpful in practicing the art of exorcising ghosts. It can transform ordinary wandering ghosts into fierce and ferocious ghosts."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the secret hidden in this ghost refining pot."

"It turns out that this ghost refining pot has magic talismans engraved on both sides of the pot. One side can refine ordinary ghosts into evil ghosts, and the other side can refine evil ghosts into ordinary dead souls, eliminating all evil spirits."

“It’s up to the user to decide how to use it.”

"Nine Oxen and Two Tigers Divine Power Armor Horse (Excellent Item), a specially refined divine power armor horse, divided into five pieces, corresponding to the torso and limbs respectively. No mana is required to activate it. The wearer can obtain the divine power of nine oxen and two tigers. Duration: 10 minutes."

Jiang Xinghuo understood it at a glance. This was the Ten-Minute Superman. Within a fixed period of time, one could gain extraordinary powers and did not need mana to activate it. It was a good thing.

"Kaya-level worship killing technique (rare technique), write the enemy's birth date on the spirit tablet, then start the altar and cast the spell. The first worship will make you dizzy, the second will make you unconscious, and the third will make your soul go to heaven, killing you invisibly."

"Note: This method is a secret of the Maoshan sect. Although it is powerful, it also has many limitations. If the person being worshipped has a fate far superior to the one who casts the spell, there is a risk of backlash."

"The Seven Arrows Book with Nailed Heads (Excellent Item), a curse-killing method from the Maoshan Witchcraft. It has the same origin as the Karma-level Worship Killing Technique. It takes a long time, and it takes 37 days to kill a person, but there is no danger of backlash."

(End of this chapter)