My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 374: Through Heaven and Earth
Under the dim light, the old man's body gradually turned into sand and dissipated, leaving no trace.

An old oil lamp stood on the table, the bean-sized flame swaying slightly, as if it would be blown out by the wind at any time.

"You have obtained the relics of the civilization of the old world, +1."

The corresponding text information appeared in front of Jiang Xinghuo's eyes.

However, Tathagata is unable to analyze these relics of civilization from the old world at all.

Jiang Xinghuo tried to open his eyes horizontally between his brows, wanting to observe the oil lamp from another perspective.

The results still did not find any abnormalities.

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to put the oil lamp into the storage space.

Now, whether it is the piece of paper money or this old oil lamp, they can be used to cast the limb-jointing image.

After Jiang Xinghuo put away the oil lamp, he turned his attention to the dark purple crystal next to it.

The dark purple crystal is in the shape of a pyramid and looks like a fine work of art, nothing special about it.

But just as Jiang Xinghuo picked up the thing, the dark purple pyramid suddenly disintegrated and reorganized, turning into a miniature compass.

Countless illusory lines of light and shadow emerged from it, combining to form an incomplete map.

"The Hall of Rebirth..."

Looking at the incomplete map in his hand, Jiang Xinghuo's brows were filled with thought. If nothing unexpected happened, this Hall of Rebirth should be the code name of the laboratory.

However, the map in the old man's hand was only a partial fragment, and the remaining map fragments were in the hands of other people. It was not easy to get them all.

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a while, ignored the embroidered dress, and left the house directly.

The moment you walk out of the room.

The house behind him also collapsed.

Completely buried a piece of history from the past.

Perhaps, only when the bell in the depths of the ghost temple rings again, this room may briefly reappear by going back in time.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the dark and quiet village and found that there was a light on in another house not far away.

The dim light is very weak.

But it looks so dazzling in this dark and gloomy environment.

Would you like to go over and take a look?
Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment. Since the other party had turned on the light, it was obvious that he was inviting him over.

Although I don't know whether the other party is an enemy or a friend.

But he had nothing to fear. Even if they really turned hostile and fought, it was hard to say who would win or lose.

The worst that can happen is returning to the real world.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo no longer hesitated and strode towards the lighted house.

After a while.

Jiang Xinghuo had already appeared at the door, but before he could go forward and knock on it, the two wooden doors suddenly opened automatically.

A one-eyed old man was lying on a rocking chair. The room was filled with all kinds of paper figures, including men and women, old and young. The two paper figures less than half a person's height opened the door.

"Bring the tea..."

The one-eyed old man made a hoarse sound.

Two beautiful paper dolls with pigtails came over, one holding a teacup and the other holding a chair.

Jiang Xinghuo took a glance and saw that the chair and teacup were both made of paper, but there was obviously steam coming out of the teacup.

God knows where he got the hot water and tea.

Jiang Xinghuo took the teacup, sat on the paper chair, and pretended to take a sip of tea.

But the moment the tea entered his mouth, he used the Five Ghosts Technique to secretly transfer it into the magic bag.

In short, you can never go wrong with caution.

At this time, the one-eyed old man glanced at Jiang Xinghuo and asked, "Young man, what do you think of my paper figurine making skills?"

"very good."

Jiang Xinghuo looked around and found that each paper figure had a different shape and appearance. Although not lifelike, they were not much different.

"It's a pity that I'm too old. I've been trapped here for who knows how many years, and I've lost most of my skills. If the paper figures I made when I was young were real, even those mechanical creations wouldn't be able to tell the difference."

The one-eyed old man first sighed about the past, then changed the subject and asked, "Are you willing to inherit my craft?"

"I am a clumsy person, I am afraid I don't have this blessing, old man, you should find someone else."

Jiang Xinghuo decisively rejected the old man. He didn't believe that the old man called him just to pass on the craft of making paper figures.

Moreover, he found that the paper figures made by the old man were very similar in craftsmanship to the two paper figures he saw in the ancestral hall.

"That's a pity..."

The expression on the one-eyed old man's face gradually turned cold, and he said:

"I originally had two unpromising disciples, and I had hoped that they would inherit my legacy."

"But they were too stubborn and always wanted to leave here. In the end, no one knew where they went..."

"Young man... have you ever seen my two disciples?"

As he spoke, a cold murderous intent slowly spread and locked onto Jiang Xinghuo's body.

"Your two disciples have already gone to enjoy their lives. If you want to go too, I can send you and your disciples to reunite together."

Jiang Xinghuo sneered. Since the other party had come to his door, there was no need for him to be polite.

"Then you can die..."

A dry laugh escaped from the one-eyed old man's mouth.

At the same time, the paper figures in the room also came to life and rushed towards Jiang Xinghuo.

"You old thing, you don't know how to appreciate my kindness!!"

Jiang Xinghuo waved his hands, a murderous look flashed in his eyes, and the Kitchen God's fire swept out like a tide, like two golden and red scimitars, directly cutting the oncoming paper man in half and burning it into ashes that flew everywhere.

However, those paper figures were strange creatures. They had no intelligence of their own and only knew how to obey orders. There were a large number of them and they were fearless of death.

"Oh!"

Jiang Xinghuo pinched the neck of a paper man.

The Kitchen God's fire spread out and instantly turned the paper figure into ashes. Even the dozen or so paper figures in front of it could not escape the fate of being reduced to ashes.

In the end, Jiang Xinghuo was too lazy to get entangled with these paper figures, so he directly released the two evil spirits, the Dragon-Swallowing Silver Mother, and started a frantic fight with those paper figures. He then ran towards the one-eyed old man.

As the saying goes: To shoot a man, shoot a horse first; to capture a thief, capture the king first.

Jiang Xinghuo knew very well that as long as he could deal with this old man, those paper figures would naturally not be a problem.

But if I don't kill this old guy, who knows how many paper dolls will be waiting for me.

Jiang Xinghuo swung his right hand and threw out a few five-petal plum blossom darts. The five-petal plum blossoms swirled and flew towards the one-eyed old man.

But just as it was about to hit the one-eyed old man, the five-petal plum blossom suddenly stopped.

No, it didn't stop. Jiang Xinghuo's small pupils appeared, and he observed the details with insight. The plum blossom dart was still flying forward, but the distance and speed were obviously inconsistent.

The space in front of the one-eyed old man seemed to have suddenly expanded dozens of times. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Jiang Xinghuo didn't believe it, so he threw out a dozen plum blossom darts, which flew towards the vital parts of the one-eyed old man from different angles.

This was the hidden weapon technique he learned at the Wuzhu Dojo, which allowed him to manipulate hidden weapons to attack the enemy from different angles.

But the result still did not change. More than a dozen plum blossom darts stopped again, as if they were stuck in an invisible quagmire.

"Young man, you need to practice more..."

The one-eyed old man raised his eyelids and flicked his right hand lightly. Three copper coins suddenly jumped from his palm into the air and smashed a dozen plum blossom darts hanging in the air into pieces.

Boom! !

Unexpectedly, the gunpowder in the pistil exploded instantly!

Jiang Xinghuo took a few steps back to avoid the head-on impact of the fire wave, then looked at the one-eyed old man.

The gunpowder content of more than a dozen plum blossom darts exploding at the same time is enough to blow a person to pieces. I wonder if this old man can withstand it.

"Cough cough cough..."

The one-eyed old man's voice came from behind the flames, "The young people nowadays are really smart. They can actually come up with such a way to trick people."

The old man's tone was a little surprised, and also mixed with a hint of fear.

But as he spoke, all the flames disappeared, as if they had been drawn away.

The one-eyed old man was still lying sickly in the rocking chair, and even his clothes were not damaged at all.

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes, lightning flashed faintly in his palm, but before he figured out what was going on, he was afraid that his attack would hardly hurt this old man.

Is there a transparent wall of air blocking it?

wrong.

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head and denied his idea.

If there really is an invisible wall blocking the plum blossom dart that you threw out, then the dart should be in a fixed state instead of moving forward slowly.

Is it an extension of space?
It's like a concept from a science fiction movie.

It seemed like a short distance, but in fact it was as far as the ends of the earth. There were countless space faults blocking him and the old man?

But if that's the case, some things don't make sense.

Even if the distance between you and the other person is infinitely stretched, the distance between you and the other person will also be infinitely stretched.

But in fact, the opponent seemed to be completely unaffected, and the copper coins smashed the plum blossom darts he threw out with such a quick and neat speed.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking, the one-eyed old man took out a bunch of paper people from somewhere and rushed towards Jiang Xinghuo from the darkness.

It has to be said that this style of play does make people feel helpless, because they can only passively take the beating but cannot launch an effective counterattack.

The acupoints on Jiang Xinghuo's right hand glowed, and the huge figure of Bai Wuchang suddenly appeared in the room. He grabbed the paper figures and stuffed them into his mouth.

At the same time, Jiang Xinghuo looked up at the ceiling. Bai Wuchang was more than five meters tall. Logically, he should have broken through the roof long ago, but there was no change in the house.

Even within the naked eye's observation, the height of the house has not changed much and is still more than two meters high.

"This is weird..."

Jiang Xinghuo's Tathagata could not see any problems, so he took out the Sky-Peeking Eye from his magic bag.

This time, he noticed something wrong. In the field of vision of the Sky-Peeker's Eye, criss-crossing lines appeared on the roof of the house and in front of the one-eyed old man.

Those lines are between nothingness and reality. They seem vague and will disappear at any time, or they may emerge at any time.

"Is this... the longitude and latitude?"

Jiang Xinghuo inexplicably thought of the longitude and latitude in geography. At specific longitude and latitude, specific time and space will also be born.

In other words, if someone can correct the longitude and latitude within a fixed area, does that mean he can correct the time and space of this area?

He seemed to understand why his plum blossom dart flew so slowly.

Because the time rules before the one-eyed old man had changed and were delayed by who knows how many times.

If this continues, even after another ten or eight years, the Plum Blossom Darts may still not encounter that old man.

The same is true for Bai Wuchang. The space is affected by an unknown force, which allows a body that is more than five meters tall to be accommodated in a house that is more than two meters high.

time and space.

These should be the two most mysterious powers in the world, especially the power of time, which is so mysterious that no one can fully master it.

If he could master the power of time, nothing in the world would be able to hurt him.

The situation reached a stalemate.

If I can't crack the changed time field, I'm afraid I'll be in trouble today, and I might even be exhausted to death by this old Deng.

You may not be able to escape even if you run.

The key is that it is too frustrating to die like this.

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about how to break the impasse while dealing with the paper figures that kept rushing towards him.

In the left hand is Purple Thunder, in the right hand is Kitchen God's Fire.

No paper figure could withstand his attack, but this was not a long-term solution.

"Go away!"

Jiang Xinghuo fired a palm thunder at the longitude and latitude force field in front of him, and the blazing purple-white lightning streaked out like a dormant dragon.

The result still did not change. It was directly suspended in mid-air by the distorted longitude and latitude force field, and then slowly digested and decomposed.

"Ok?"

But just as the longitude and latitude force fields were dissolving the lightning, the Sky-Peeking Eye on Jiang Xinghuo's nose and the Tathagata's Storehouse overlapped with each other, and he discovered that the recliner under the one-eyed old man seemed to have moved back a little.

A very slight distance.

It can be described as a difference of millimeters. Jiang Xinghuo even suspected that he had seen it wrong.

To verify this idea.

Jiang Xinghuo struck out with another palm lightning.

At the same time, he stared at the reclining chair under the one-eyed old man, and sure enough, he retreated a distance that was difficult to see with the naked eye!!!

In other words, if the one-eyed old man wants to use that kind of longitude and latitude force field, he must keep retreating, so as to achieve the effect of changing the speed of time flow.

In other words, if he has no way to retreat, will the longitude and latitude force field become ineffective?
Jiang Xinghuo decided to give it a try.

He no longer held back, and with a wave of his left hand, the acupoints of his body began to glow, and Hei Wuchang roared and pounced out.

The expression on the one-eyed old man's face also became solemn, no longer as calm as before.

He couldn't understand how Jiang Xinghuo had so many tricks.

Just as Jiang Xinghuo guessed, his longitude and latitude force field must constantly move backwards to maintain the operation of the force field. This is an unchangeable prerequisite.

Otherwise, it will be torn apart by the distorted longitude and latitude force field.

If this ability is used in an open area, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as invincible.

But if you are in a limited space, you will be greatly restricted. Once you have nowhere to retreat, you will face two choices.

Either remove the longitude and latitude force field to restore the surrounding space to normal, or allow your body to be torn apart by the distorted space.

(End of this chapter)