My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 370 Demon Bodhisattva

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Will you leave Taiping Ancient Town immediately? Or will you stay in Taiping Ancient Town and continue to explore?"

Looking at the text message that appeared in the game, Jiang Xinghuo first went to the niche shop to buy a piece of black talisman paper, bought other spare materials, and then made a god-binding talisman.

Jiang Xinghuo put the god-binding talisman into his magic bag and chose to stay in the ancient town to continue exploring.

"The old ancestral hall has returned to its original dead silence, but you'll find that the incense tablet in the middle of the hall has cracked again compared to before."

"You used the map of Taiping Ancient Town."

"You choose to go to the location of Ghost Gate Laboratory."

"You followed the index on the map and came to the outside of the Ghost Gate. You saw the black evil spirit trapped underground. Do you want to go forward and suppress it?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think much about it. He took out the God-Binding Talisman from his magic bag and simply clicked on it to use it.

"You have already captured the evil spirit Black."

"Please select the main meridian acupoints to suppress the evil spirits."

Jiang Xinghuo closed his eyes and looked at the fourteen main meridian acupoints on his body.

Since Bai Wuchang was imprisoned in the acupoints of his right hand, Hei Wuchang would be suppressed in the acupoints of his left hand.

Five of the fourteen main meridian acupoints have been used, and different huge creatures are hovering in the shadows.

Now, even if Jiang Xinghuo has no other abilities, just based on the five evil creatures in the main meridian acupoints, he can probably rank among all the players.

After all, these five evil spirits cover long-range and melee attacks, as well as mental and illusionary attacks, and have almost no obvious shortcomings.

What's more, he has the power of thunder and the protection of Dharma, plus the authority of Beidou space-based weapons. If anyone dares to cause trouble, there will be a big surprise.

At this point, he has almost explored all the secrets of Taiping Ancient Town. As for the remaining sub-maps, Jiang Xinghuo simply proceeds slowly in order.

Jiang Xinghuo actually wanted to wait until later to explore, but the problem was that the only way to enter the ancient town of Taiping was by taking a hearse, or going to the secular land of Sichuan and Shu and finding the entrance to the tomb of Emperor Dujiang.

It is still unknown whether the latter can be found, so Jiang Xinghuo thinks he should stay here for a while first. It will not be too late to leave here when the new map is almost developed.

The process is almost the same no matter where you go, it’s just a change of location.

It’s just right, I can take this opportunity to see if I can find the materials to cast the “Limb Splicing Dharma Image”.

"A fragment of a shattered law, the skeletons of a thousand different creatures, a skin of Morichi Tian, ​​a drop of blood of a usurper fairy, a relic of an old civilization, and a hundred tons of metal of more than ten kinds of materials..."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text records of the game. He had now obtained most of the materials needed to cast the Dharma image.

The only things that are hard to find are the blood of the usurping immortal and the skeletons of a thousand different creatures.

I hope I can gain something in the ancient town.

"You followed the map of Taiping Ancient Town and came to an abandoned medicine shop on the east side of the ancient town. Do you want to go in and explore immediately?"

"You chose to go in and explore."

"You walked into the abandoned medicine shop. The medicine cabinets were filled with old ash. The medicine grinders and choppers beside them were all rusted. They were no longer worth reusing."

"You began to explore the pharmacy and after a careful search, you gained something."

"You found a fragment of a secret book on imperial medicinal food."

"The fragment of the secret book of imperial medicinal diet (special prop), a dietary fragment circulated from the feudal dynasty of the old world, records in detail two medicinal diets for nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and is deeply favored by the royal family and nobles."

"Do you want to learn these two medicinal dishes?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and chose to refuse.

Although there is an old saying that it is better to have many skills, the words of the old man in the ancestral hall also reminded him that learning too many things is not necessarily a good thing, and sometimes it will become shackles that bind you.

Leave the secret book in your magic bag first. If you need it in the future, it will not be too late to learn it. If you don’t have the chance to use it, it is fine to just put it aside as a decoration.

At this time, a new text message popped up in the game.

"You have triggered the Sky-Watcher's Eye."

"You found some traces in the medicine shop that are difficult to detect with the naked eye. They extend from the side of the counter to the backyard where the medicinal materials are dried. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

Jiang Xinghuo touched his nose bridge. When he decided to stay in the ancient town and continue exploring, he equipped the "Eye of the Sky-Peeker" on his game character.

Tathagatagarbha is a product of today's secular world. When faced with the remains of the previous civilization, there may be some things that cannot be observed.

The Sky-Peeking Eye is the crystallization of civilization from the previous world and theoretically should not be affected in any special way.

as predicted.

This leads to a new discovery.

Jiang Xinghuo naturally would not refuse, so he directly clicked on the text and chose to go to view it.

"You followed the traces on the ground to the backyard. This is where the medicinal herbs are usually dried, but now it has been abandoned and is in a state of disrepair."

"You have triggered the treasure-hunting eye talent."

"You found a lot of skeletons under the dry well in the backyard, and they all came from different races in the secular world."

"You have discovered a large number of skeletons of creatures of different species."

"Biological skeleton types: 378/1000."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded with satisfaction. Now one third of the bones needed to cast the Dharma image have been found.

We can go visit the Sushen tribe ruins for the rest, and we should be able to collect the required number quickly.

Jiang Xinghuo was just about to put the skeletons into his magic bag when new game text suddenly appeared, interrupting him.

"You noticed that one of these bones is glowing and seems to be somewhat different from the others. Do you want to take it out and take a closer look?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw that there was an unexpected discovery, he immediately made his own choice and took the piece of bone out from the skeleton fragments.

"You have discovered the left arm bone of the Demon Bodhisattva."

"The left arm bone of the Demon Bodhisattva (special material), an arm bone that contains a certain cursed power. After integrating it into the body, you can gain the ability to evolve into a thousand hands, but there is a chance that the Demon Bodhisattva's spirit will take over your body."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows and thought of the Bodhisattva statue in the magic bag, with broken arms, blind eyes, and amputated feet. Could it be that the strange Bodhisattva statue was the Demon Bodhisattva mentioned in the game text?
This arm bone is the opponent’s severed left arm?

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about this in his mind when new game text information appeared on the screen.

"You have found some of the Demon Bodhisattva's bones that have been lost for many years. As long as you connect them to any statue of the Demon Bodhisattva, you can receive the blessing of the other party."

"Do you want to connect it to the statue of the Demon Bodhisattva?"

Jiang Xinghuo was a little hesitant.

According to the game text, you definitely can't integrate this thing into your body, what if it is taken over by the opponent? Let's not talk about whether this demon Bodhisattva has the ability, it's not worth wasting the energy.

But no one knows what the consequences will be if this piece of bone is attached to the statue.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text and pondered for a long time. Finally, he went to the niche shop and bought a piece of black talisman paper. After thinking about it, he spent a lot of money to buy a piece of gold talisman paper.

He had thought it through. If the Demon Bodhisattva didn't react, he would just leave it like that. If he dared to attack, he would just throw a God-Binding Talisman at him. If the black one wasn't enough, he would use the gold one.

This is the highest grade talisman paper that has appeared so far, and it costs 20000 incense sticks per piece.

The god-binding talisman made from this kind of talisman paper must be a legendary item at the very least.

Soon, two god-binding talismans were produced.

Jiang Xinghuo opened the Tathagata storehouse and looked at the god-binding talisman on the golden talisman paper.

"The ultimate God Binding Talisman (a legendary consumable item) can ignore the gap between cultivation realms and forcibly bind and suppress monsters below the epic level. There is also a 50% chance of binding monsters of the epic level."

The red seal on the talisman paper kept flashing red light, almost blinding Jiang Xinghuo's eyes.

With this god-binding talisman in hand, Jiang Xinghuo felt more confident.

He just didn't believe that the demon Bodhisattva could be a mythical monster, let alone an evil spirit with missing limbs.

"Take out the statue of the Devil Bodhisattva from your magic bag and reattach this broken skeleton to it."

"You have obtained the protection of the Demon Bodhisattva."

"The Demon Bodhisattva's blessing (status). When you are hurt by external forces, you can transfer the damage to the Demon Bodhisattva, who will take all the damage for you. Duration: 7 days."

"If you can find the other bones of the Demon Bodhisattva, then this state will become permanent."

The effect of this state surprised Jiang Xinghuo. He thought that the Demon Bodhisattva would do something weird, but he didn't expect it to be quite humane. All the damage he suffered would be transferred to the other party.

This is quite consistent with the Buddhist teaching of self-sacrifice, but I don't know what will happen after the other bones are found.

He was also hoping to use this statue as material for casting a Dharma image, in order to avoid the situation where something went wrong with this piece when all the other things were ready.

At this moment, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly felt his cell phone vibrate.

The map of Taiping Ancient Town appeared on the screen, except that there were a few more black spots on it than before, distributed in every corner of the ancient town.

After a brief thought, Jiang Xinghuo guessed about 70% of the answer. The black spots distributed above should be the whereabouts of the other skeletons of the Demon Bodhisattva.

But he was not too sure and had to go over to take a look. Jiang Xinghuo casually pointed at a black spot of light.

"You choose to go to the Puppet Theater."

"On the way..."

"Please wait……"

"You have arrived, Puppet Theater."

"You walk into the theater and find that it has already collapsed into ruins. Broken puppets can be seen everywhere. Do you want to pick them up?"

Jiang Xinghuo's heart moved, and this time he did not choose to refuse. Instead, he controlled the character in the game and went over to pick up those puppet dolls.

"You have obtained a large number of puppet fragments."

"Puppet doll fragments (common material). The puppet master carefully crafted the puppet with peach wood. Although it has long lost its original spirituality, it is still well preserved as a whole and can be used as a material to upgrade other props."

This thing may not be of much use to others, but it is very useful to Jiang Xinghuo.

He could send these puppets to Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian for repair, and then use them in the wooden man training room.

This prop is definitely better than ordinary wooden figures carved out of wood.

I have been poor in poor times, and I have been rich in rich times.

We should save what we should save.

Jiang Xinghuo put these puppets into the magic bag and prepared to leave. Then he went to find the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian and asked him to repair these puppets.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to walk deeper into the theater and began to explore inside and outside the theater.

"You came to the back of the theater and searched carefully, but you didn't find anything unusual, nor did you find the whereabouts of the skeleton."

"You have triggered the blessing of the Demon Bodhisattva."

"You saw the body of a limb splicer in the collapsed rubble in the backyard."

"You have opened up the coroner's consciousness in the Tathagata storehouse. After a careful inspection, you discovered that the extra limbs on this corpse were transplanted using some special technology."

"Although the transplantation technique is very sophisticated, the bone quality is completely different. You have found the right arm bone of the Demon Bodhisattva."

"Do you want to attach this withered skeleton to the statue of the demon bodhisattva?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

"You have obtained the protection of the Demon Bodhisattva."

"Duration: 14 days."

"You have awakened the remaining spiritual energy within the Demon Bodhisattva's skeleton."

"The revived spirit of the Demon Bodhisattva attacked you, trying to forcibly take over your body and be reborn. Fortunately, you were prepared and used the power of the Soul Binding Talisman to forcibly disperse the revived spirit of the Demon Bodhisattva."

"The Demon Bodhisattva fell into a deep sleep, but before he fell asleep, he withdrew the blessing he had given you."

"You have lost the protection of the Demon Bodhisattva."

"The Bodhisattva statue has been damaged."

Jiang Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had long known that this demon Bodhisattva had ill intentions, he did not expect that the other party would be so eager to take action.

Judging from the description in the game text, this Demon Bodhisattva should also be a survivor of the old world, or he should be the ancient powerful being mentioned by the old men in the ancestral hall.

However, Jiang Xinghuo estimated that the former was more likely. If the other party was really a powerful figure from ancient times, then the rumor was a bit too exaggerated.

A rare black god-binding talisman knocked it into a deep sleep again.

Moreover, he couldn't accept defeat, so not only did he take back the things he had given to others, but he also destroyed the statue of Bodhisattva.

He still had to find a suitable relic of civilization to replace it.

In fact, the "Sunflint" can be considered a relic of the old civilization, but Jiang Xinghuo is unwilling to give up this prop because the price is really not worth it.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo could only continue searching in Taiping Ancient Town. He didn't believe that he couldn't find what he needed in such a big place.

(End of this chapter)