My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 359: Limb Splicer...

Jiang Xinghuo found the old house through the hearse, but the door of the old house was locked.

He had no choice but to hand the letter in first, not knowing whether the person talking behind the door was the old man.

Jiang Xinghuo pondered in his mind while waiting for information feedback from the game, but there was no response.

After a while.

New text appears in the game.

"You stuffed the letter from your old man through the crack in the door, but it seemed to have fallen into the sea without receiving any response. The person who spoke behind the door also seemed to have disappeared."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to break the door and get in violently? Or will you just turn around and leave this old house?"

"Of course, you can also take a relatively gentle approach, as long as you can enter this ancient house."

"Anyway, you have already delivered the letter to this old house, so what happens next has little to do with you."

Jiang Xinghuo was presented with a choice, one of three. After thinking for a while, Jiang Xinghuo made his own choice. He used other means to enter the ancient house, then opened the game's inventory and found an item.

"You have used the Seven Treasures Key."

"Seven Treasures Key (Excellent Item), a lock-picking tool developed by Miaoshou Kongkonger with great concentration. Theoretically, this key can open all locks that are constructed with mechanical kinetic energy."

This key was found by Jiang Xinghuo in the Bashu Ghost Market. It can open all locks that use mechanical energy.

But this old house is weird inside and out, and Jiang Xinghuo doesn't know whether this key will work.

"You put the Seven Treasures Key into the keyhole. With a click, the heavy door lock opens."

"You have successfully cracked the lock on the door. The door has been opened."

"You push open the door, and you find a courtyard that is isolated from humans. The courtyard is filled with a thin mist, and the gray sky seems to be completely isolated from the outside world, forming an independent space."

"At this time, you found the old letter on the ground, but there was a clear bloody handprint on it. Do you want to pick it up?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a while and finally chose no. The situation is still unclear, so it’s always better to be cautious.

"You walked deep into the courtyard and found three dilapidated houses. The doors and windows were all closed and covered with a thick layer of dust. It looked like they had been abandoned for a long time and no one had lived there."

"Which room do you plan to explore first?"

"You have triggered the talent of Tathagatagarbha."

"The light in your little pupil flickers. You see some details that ordinary people cannot see."

"You can see that the door and window beams of the house on the left are stained with a lot of dried blood, but you can also vaguely see traces of smoke and fire, which seems to indicate that someone has lived here."

"The shabby house on the right is exactly the opposite. There is no trace of life at all. It is as cold as the underworld. There are also many scattered limbs and broken bones at the door. Although it looks normal on the surface, it may be lurking danger."

"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."

"This old house is full of weird things. You may only have one chance to choose, so it's better to be cautious."

The game gives three options: left, center, and right, and also describes these three houses.

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment. This mission was different from other missions. There was only one chance.

If you die here or miss any opportunity, then this mission will automatically fail and there will be no resurrection and starting over.

Soon, Jiang Xinghuo made his own decision.

"You choose to go to the room on the left first."

"You push the door carefully and go in. You find that the house is full of rotten dust that has not been cleaned for years. Do you want to explore here?"

"You explored the shabby house and found nothing of value except a blood-stained quilt."

"Bloody Quilt (rare item), a quilt stained with the blood of a high-ranking being. It has the ability to resist attacks from ghosts and evil spirits. As long as you cover yourself with this quilt, all ghosts and evil spirits in the secular world will not be able to hurt you."

"Of course, you can't attack them either, because the power of this quilt will only take effect when it covers you."

Jiang Xinghuo was a little surprised. A blood-stained quilt could actually ward off all the evil spirits in the world. Wasn't that a bit too arrogant?

It seems that the person who once lived in this house was of extraordinary status. Could he be the owner of this house?

probably not……

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, denying his own idea. If he guessed correctly, the room in the middle was where the owner lived.

Unfortunately, due to the perspective of word games, Jiang Xinghuo was unable to peer more into that world. He could only know what was mentioned in the text, and the information was very limited.

Even though he seems to be doing very well now, this is only mentioned in the game text. There may be something watching him from some invisible angle that is not mentioned in the game text.

There was nothing left to explore in this room, so Jiang Xinghuo controlled the game character and went back outside.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to continue exploring the ancient house? Or will you leave here as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble for yourself?"

Jiang Xinghuo did not hesitate and thought that there was no need to leave. He only had one life and it did not matter when he died. Every time he found one more thing, it would be a gain.

"You choose to continue exploring."

"You walked into the dilapidated house on the right. There are bones scattered everywhere in the house. Do you want to explore the house?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

"You searched the house and found quite a few things, so it can be considered a gain."

"You have obtained: a rusty bone-cutting knife, a copy of 'General Observation of Coroners', the arm skeleton of an unknown creature, a spiritual spring gourd, a fragment of the Qihuang Medical Classic, and the inner elixir of a thousand-year-old white snake."

"A rusty bone-cutting knife (waste material). Someone left this knife here. It has been used to cut bones from many corpses. But now it has become rusty and rotten and cannot be used. It has no value for reuse."

"Coroner's General Observation (Rare Skill), a textbook on coroner's work from entry level to advanced level compiled by the Medical Immortal Qihuang. The Medical Immortal Qihuang was the first doctor in the secular world to violate the taboo of dissecting living people. The book records in detail the body structures of various races in the secular world."

“Do you want to learn this skill?”

Jiang Xinghuo naturally would not refuse. He directly clicked on the game text and learned this skill.

"You used a cheat code."

"You have mastered it, the coroner has a general understanding."

"Your medical knowledge has been absorbed by the coroner's knowledge, and your level has been upgraded."

"Your coroner's general knowledge, +5."

"Your Tathagatagarbha level is +3." Jiang Xinghuo tried to activate the coroner's general perception. A barely visible light flashed in his right eye. When he looked at himself again, his eyes were as if they had been x-rayed.

It was ultra-high definition, with every detail of the bones and muscles visible, perfectly and clearly presented in his eyes.

"It seems... there is no difference..."

Jiang Xinghuo felt that there didn't seem to be any obvious difference between this skill and Shang's Medical Knowledge, but there were some changes.

Jiang Xinghuo read the description in the text again, and with an idea in his mind, he unfolded the method of heavenly thunder, earthly thunder and sea, and looked at the dragon wandering in the thunderclouds.

The dragon's body structure and various data immediately appeared in his mind.

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly realized that the original Shang Medical Knowledge could only be used against humans or humanoid races.

But now the coroners can observe the physical data of all races through general observation, and can also observe the weaknesses of the corresponding creatures.

This is a very practical technique, especially for those tough-skinned and thick-fleshed monsters. The coroner's general observation can often play an unexpected role.

"Arm bone of an unknown creature (special material), a specially prepared arm bone of an unknown species of creature."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the incomplete remains of one of the thirteen ancient masters, the Limb Splicer."

Um? ?

The last sentence of the game text instantly caught Jiang Xinghuo's attention. The incomplete skeleton of a limb splicer, one of the thirteen ancient masters?

Are you kidding me?
The thirteen ancient masters should be the most powerful beings in the world today.

How come there is a broken skeleton left here?

Could it be that this ancient house was left behind by the "body splicer"?

Jiang Xinghuo thought of the blood-stained bedding again. According to the description given in the game text, the bedding was stained with the blood of a higher-level being.

If that person is a "body splicer", it seems that it can explain why that prop can resist the invasion of all evil spirits.

After all, there is no one in this world whose status is higher than those who are in charge of the Dao.

However, the game text's description of this skeleton is very brief, only explaining its origin, without a detailed explanation of its specific role and function.

Jiang Xinghuo carefully put away the skeleton, not only placing it in a box, but also made several breath-concealing talismans to prevent the limb splicer and its followers from sensing its breath.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo continued to look at other things.

"Spiritual Spring Gourd (rare item), a magical item from the King of Medicine. The gourd contains a spring of water that is inexhaustible and can be used to quickly restore the body's consumed physical strength. It can also be used to restore the damage suffered by the body. The number of times it can be used per day: 7 times."

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes lit up, this item was quite good, it could be considered an upgraded version of the elixir gourd. No, not "counted", it should be an upgraded version of the elixir gourd.

Jiang Xinghuo put the gourd into his magic bag and continued to count the remaining props and materials.

"Qihuang Medical Classics Fragments (Excellent Skill), a medical classic compiled by Qihuang Medical Immortal, is an advanced version after the basic chapters, but this volume of medical classics is incomplete, and many things are no longer complete."

"As the saying goes, a slight mistake can lead to a great error. This is especially true for doctors. A slight mistake can kill someone. So you must be careful when using it."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look and put the things away.

To be honest, he didn't have much interest in the medical theories circulating in the world, and maybe he was not born to be in this field.

In the end, only the inner elixir of the thousand-year-old white snake was left.

"The inner elixir of a thousand-year-old white snake (legendary material). Snakes are originally dragon species and are the closest thing to dragons in the secular world. Therefore, after practicing for a certain number of years, they will gradually embark on the path of becoming a dragon."

"But there are exceptions. According to ancient folklore, if a snake does not transform into a dragon, but continues to cultivate as a snake, then an inner elixir will grow in its body every thousand years."

"This inner elixir contains the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It not only has various miraculous uses, but can even revive the dead, turn bones into flesh, and reverse the taboos of life and death."

Tsk, this is weird. Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text and felt that it was full of bragging.

You're still a living dead, with only flesh and bones left, and just a skeleton. Even if you throw the elixir into your stomach, you still need organs to digest this thing, right?

Jiang Xinghuo counted all the things in the room. Although he gained something, he didn't see anyone.

The person who was talking behind the door disappeared, and no one knew where the little old man was.

According to the game text, this old house has only three rooms. The two on the left and right have been explored, and now only the middle one is left.

If there were other people in this house besides himself, the most likely place they would be would be the middle room.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo now has doubts about this mission. He suspects that the old man asked him to deliver the letter as a cover and that this was not the real purpose.

Judging from the things he found, this ancient house is closely related to the limb splicer in the Thirteen Palms Sect and the medical immortal Qihuang.

He even suspected that this was the place where the medical immortal Qihuang lived in seclusion, and that the limb splicers were born from here.

Jiang Xinghuo flipped through the records in the game text. When exploring the ruins of the Sushen tribe, the game text mentioned the origin of the limb splicers. It is very likely that the other party was a creature artificially created by the medical immortal Qihuang.

But now he can't find any evidence. Even if his guess is true, it is just something he inferred off the scene based on clues.

He has to find enough clues in the game to trigger subsequent plots and tasks.

"Do you want to go into the middle room and explore?"

Two options, yes or no.

The game has progressed to this point, and the 108 prostrations have been completed. Is this the last step left? ?
"You chose to enter the middle room and explore."

"You come to the door and try to push it open, but you find it is tightly shut, as if there is some kind of force behind it. No matter how hard you push, the door won't budge."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to continue to rush forward? Or will you quit while you're ahead and take what you found and leave? Or will you take a look inside through the narrow crack in the door?"

This time, the game text gives three options.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided that if he was a smart person, he would turn around and leave now.

Anyway, we have found so many things, so it is not a loss at all. As for the task of leaving letters home, just screw it.

But Jiang Xinghuo didn't think so. He thought that since he was here now, he would feel unwilling if he didn't uncover the secrets of this house.

"You chose..."

I have checked the typos several times. I am sorry to all my readers. I will check them several times after typing.

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