My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 311: Ghost Temple

"We are still on the road..."

In the following days, Jiang Xinghuo was on the road all the time. In order to shorten the travel time, he even used the sedan chair of the god of happiness.

Now, three days have passed and most of the journey has been covered.

He encountered many troubles along the way, such as bandits who robbed him, evil spirits who came to demand his life, or he provoked and clashed with evil gods in the mountains. The ways of death were bizarre and there were some evil things that he could not deal with at all and could only flee in a hurry.

Of course, Jiang Xinghuo also gained a lot of incense and materials during this period. Although they are not valuable things, something is better than nothing.

"You have arrived at the Ghost-Suppressing Temple in Tieqiu Mountain. It is not far from Guandong, and it will take about three days on foot."

"You have lit up the shrine in the ghost temple."

"Now that night is approaching, there are many evil spirits in the forest ahead at night, and hunters and woodcutters in the mountains are often killed. I wonder what your plans are next?"

"Would you like to continue on your journey in the dark, or stay in the temple to rest and leave tomorrow morning?"

There are two choices: either continue on the road or stay in the temple.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text and thought that he couldn't stay in this place. The Ghost-Suppressing Temple, just from the name, didn't look like a proper temple.

If there really is some weird stuff in the temple, wouldn't it be possible for me to deliver it to your door?

"You choose to continue on your journey."

"The God of Joy sedan has triggered the item's talent: pray to the gods for fate."

"Pray to the gods for fortune and misfortune, and use the spirit to predict good and bad luck. When you travel in the sedan chair of the God of Joy, there is a chance that the effect of predicting good and bad luck will be triggered."

"The fortune and misfortune are being deduced..."

"You have obtained great bad luck."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo felt something was wrong and thought that something terrible was going to happen. He immediately wanted to activate the shrine function and teleport back to the ghost temple, but it was too late.

"You encountered a demon spirit on patrol. It took away your soul and devoured your body. You are dead."

"Do you want to use the scapegoat to resurrect immediately?"

"Number of times remaining today: 1/6."

Jiang Xinghuo sighed helplessly. This was all his own fault. It was no one else's fault. Who told him not to listen to other people's advice?

The game text has made it very clear that there are many dangers in the mountains. If you insist on going into the mountains and die, who can you blame?

"You used a scapegoat."

"Number of times remaining today: 0/6."

The last chance of resurrection today has been used. If any problems arise after entering the temple, I will have to wait for a few hours.

In order to avoid this situation, Jiang Xinghuo went to the niche shop specifically, bought some materials, and made more than a dozen pieces of dry dog ​​food.

"You have obtained 12 pieces of dry dog ​​food."

Looking at the prompt information in the game, Jiang Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief. With these things, he could explore with confidence.

Although the rating of dog food is not high, it is definitely a hot commodity among the current player community.

Because this kind of props are rarely seen in the niche shop, most of them are rewards found by players during the exploration process. Jiang Xinghuo relied on Tathagata Zang to analyze the corresponding formula, and bought props for making dry food in the niche shop, so that he could realize the freedom of dog-beating dry food.

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

"You have entered the Ghost Temple."

"This is a temple that has existed for a long time. It was built by masters from both Buddhism and Taoism."

"Look carefully. On the altar covered with spider webs, you will find a clay statue of the deity Lingguan. However, the color of the statue has faded, and the outlines of the facial features are a little blurred."

"According to folk legends, before the Lord of the Secular World ascended the throne, he once led his troops to suppress a rebel group. The rebel leader was no match for them, and after several battles, countless soldiers under his command were killed or wounded. He had no choice but to flee to an unknown mountain with the remaining defeated troops."

"Later, the rebel leader was trapped in this deep mountain. The Lord of the Secular World adopted a tactical strategy of surrounding them without attacking them, and promised them high positions and generous salaries in an attempt to force them to surrender."

"However, it underestimated the enemy's courage. The rebel leader and his soldiers were all stubborn and would rather die than surrender. Instead, they killed those who tried to persuade them to surrender."

"The Lord of the Secular World was furious and immediately ordered the mountain to be set on fire, burning the rebel leader and his subordinates to death in the mountain."

"Afterwards, they dug a pit and buried all the bodies on the spot, and ordered people to cover it with 18 layers of thick stone slabs. They also melted a large amount of pig lead and pig iron together and poured them on the graves, creating a heavy iron mound."

"Since then, there have been ghost plagues within a hundred miles. All the villages and towns have been slaughtered by those wronged souls and evil spirits."

"At that time, the old Heavenly Master and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva happened to pass by here. They found that this place was full of resentment. After knowing the cause and effect, they had a temple built deep in the mountain, right above the Iron Hill Tomb. They trapped all the wronged souls and evil spirits under the temple, hoping to use Taoism and Buddhism to liberate them."

"However, the resentment of those dead souls is too strong. Even the old Heavenly Master and Ksitigarbha cannot help them transcend in a short period of time. They can only adopt a gentle approach and rely on time to calm their resentment."

"But your arrival has once again attracted the attention of those ghosts, and the seal has begun to loosen. Just as those evil spirits were about to break through the seal, the clay statue on the altar emitted a white light and reinforced the seal again."

"You have awakened, Great Spiritual Officer."

"The Great Spiritual Officer holds a golden whip in his hand, and shows his golden body. He waves at you, as if he wants you to do something."

"But unfortunately, you didn't understand what the other party meant. The Great Spiritual Officer showed anger on his face and swung his whip towards your head."

"You were beaten like a thousand peach blossoms."

"You are dead."

Gan!
Jiang Xinghuo was speechless, thinking to himself, what's wrong with you? If you have something to say, can't you just say it directly? What does it mean to pick up a weapon and hit someone? Your quality is really worrying.

But even though he complained, Jiang Xinghuo still flipped through the text records and looked at the information hidden between the lines.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo went to the niche shop again, bought some things, and then returned to the Ghost-Suppressing Temple.

"You entered the Ghost Temple again. The Great Spiritual Officer on the altar held a golden whip, revealed his golden body, and waved at you."

"Open your magic bag and take out a fine wolf-hair brush and various brightly colored pigments, all excellent materials for painting the robe. Do you want to give them to the Great Spiritual Officer?"

Hanging robes and applying color is a professional term for sculpting statues, which means the final step of applying makeup and paint to the statues.

In ancient times, successfully sculpting a statue of a god was a very tedious and complicated task.

Not only are there different size regulations, but there are also many complicated steps, such as decorating the eyes, hanging robes and painting, inviting gods to enter the body, etc.

Only the statues that have been operated in this way can be considered spiritual, otherwise they are just clay statues that are too troublesome to even store pickled vegetables.

(End of this chapter)