My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 378 Answer
Looking at the rotten copper gourd in his hand, Jiang Xinghuo was also frightened by the power of the Turbid Immortal Technique.

The power and effect of this technique were beyond his imagination, and the means used in its performance were extremely covert, hardly alerting the opponent.

Jiang Xinghuo tried it several times and after thoroughly understanding the trick of this technique, he looked at the other props he had found.

"Dark gold Buddha bowl (unknown), a funerary object unearthed by the mob from an ancient tomb. Its specific function is unknown, but it is extremely hard and food placed in it will not spoil for a long time."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have seen through the secrets hidden beneath the surface of this dark gold Buddha bowl."

"You have discovered that Shakyamuni has the ability to see past and future (legend)."

"Shakyamuni's Fate-Seeing Skill (legendary tool), the Buddha bowl used by the ancient Buddha Shakyamuni before he attained enlightenment, has the ability to spy on the cause and effect of others."

"It is said that in ancient times, in order to comprehend the profound meaning of Buddhism, the Buddhist disciple Shakyamuni began to practice the path of bitter Zen. He lay on snowy mountains, walked in fire, starved his body, and refused to drink when thirsty. He wanted to seek the true meaning of Buddhism through the pain of his body."

"But the method of suffering and meditation is not the right way to practice. As a result, Shakyamuni became ill and suffered a lot. But just when he was dying and about to pass away, he saw his true nature in the gap between life and death and realized the Buddhist magical power of destiny."

"This Buddha bowl is thus tainted with a trace of Buddha nature. It can not only know the karma of past lives, but also the causes of retribution for present or future lives."

Tsk, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description of the game text and thought to himself that he had made a lot of money this time.

Not only did he obtain a legendary item, but it was also the rarest deduction-type item.

Jiang Xinghuo took the Buddha bowl in his hand and observed it. He saw that it was covered with various mottled copper-green rust stains. It seemed that it had been corroded by wind and rain for many years and did not reveal the slightest magical properties.

"Attention, if you want to activate the ability of Shakya's destiny, you need to sacrifice your own blood and essence for it to work."

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while, pierced his fingertips, dripped his own blood into it, and then tried to ask a question in his mind.

"How's my luck today..."

Jiang Xinghuo thought silently in his heart.

At the same time, the Buddha bowl also emitted a soft golden light, and the verdigris rust on the surface was completely peeled off.

Blood rippled back and forth in the Buddha's bowl. Sakya's ability to see past and future causes and effects soon reflected two large characters:

"Big evil!"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the feedback given by Sakya's Destiny-Seeing, his brows immediately frowned.

Very bad! ?
What does this mean?
Could it be that something bad is going to happen to me today?

At this time, the blood that was rippling back and forth in the Buddha bowl evaporated, and the golden light it emitted also dissipated. The Buddha bowl returned to its original appearance, still so shabby.

Jiang Xinghuo tried again out of disbelief. The golden light in the Buddha bowl rippled like waves, but the answer given remained unchanged, still those two words.

"Big evil!"

This happened twice in a row, and Jiang Xinghuo had to believe it. Besides, this was a legendary item, so theoretically it was impossible for it to go wrong.

Think of this.

Jiang Xinghuo had already prepared himself mentally. Since it was generally said that Shakyamuni's fate was to be bad, then something bad would surely happen today.

And it seems that this is not an ordinary minor disaster, otherwise the Buddha bowl would not show the omen of a great disaster.

But Jiang Xinghuo didn't take it too seriously. After all, with his current cultivation and strength, he was able to deal with most threats.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the remaining two props.

"Reed futon (unknown), a funerary object unearthed by Wuhezhong from an ancient tomb. Its specific function is unknown, but it is made of a special material. It does not sink in water and does not burn when exposed to fire."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the Daojun Futuan (Legend)."

"The Taoist Mat (a legendary prop), a mat picked and woven by the ancient Taoist himself. It has the effect of clearing the mind and nourishing the qi, improving understanding, speeding up the practice, tempering the mind, and preventing the invasion of inner demons."

"In the past, when the Taoist priest was wielding a sword to cut down mountains and destroy temples, he once encountered a young scholar in the deep mountains. Seeing that he had a talent for wisdom, he wanted to enlighten the ignorant and lead him into the path of immortality."

"For this purpose, Daojun personally refined three magical instruments to test the scholar's character and personality. The scholar lived up to expectations and was able to see through the worldly affairs and became Daojun's disciple. He is now the Taoist's ancestor Tianshi."

"This cushion is one of the three magical instruments refined by Daojun."

Jiang Xinghuo took the thing out, and it looked like an ordinary straw futon.

But after placing it under him, Jiang Xinghuo felt the changes.

Not only does the magic power in the body begin to operate on its own, but the speed is also many times faster than before. One day of practice may be equivalent to three months of hard work.

The Thunder Ancestor Talisman in the body also began to shine brightly, and countless thunder Qi flowed upstream along the Ren and Du meridians, finally gathering in the Niwan Palace, and then poured into the horizontal eyes between the eyebrows like a river bursting its banks.

Jiang Xinghuo subconsciously opened the horizontal eye between his eyebrows, picked up the mirror next to him and took a look. He saw that the Yin lightning was flashing inside the horizontal eye, emitting a fascinating light.

After a moment, Jiang Xinghuo closed the horizontal eye between his eyebrows. He did not expect that the Taoist meditation cushion could activate the Thunder Ancestor's Treasure Talisman, causing the horizontal eye between his eyebrows to change as well.

This was an unexpected surprise.

Finally, only the wooden box was left.

"Do you want to open this wooden box?"

Jiang Xinghuo directly chose yes, wanting to control the character in the game and open the mysterious little wooden box.

Unexpectedly, an option indicating failed opening popped up on the game interface.

"The wooden box cannot be opened."

"This wooden box is sealed by the prohibition set by the Secret Keeper Immortal. If you want to open this wooden box, you must first break the prohibition set by the Secret Keeper Immortal."

Looking at the prompt information given by the game text, Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while, and then took the wooden box into reality.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo took out the Sky-Peeking Eye and activated the unique talent of this item.

To put it bluntly, the restrictions set by the Immortal Secret Keeper are also a kind of magic, and they are completely invisible to the Sky-Peeker's Eyes.

Half an hour later.

Jiang Xinghuo had already fully understood the principles of the secret-keeping ban and broke the seal very easily.

"You have obtained the fragment of the Listening Ear."

A new message came from the game.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the contents of the box.

The shape is no different from that of an ordinary ear. Although its texture is like rock, it feels as warm and cool as jade, as if it were a carefully carved handicraft.

This reminded Jiang Xinghuo of the parchment, which depicted a strange thing with a rock-like body covered with ears. Its shape and texture were exactly the same as the one in his hand.

"A fragment of the Ear of Di Ting. According to legend, there is a strange beast named Di Ting under the seat of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in the Ten Directions Zen Monastery. It can hear things in all directions."

“But few people know that Ksitigarbha’s Di Ting Dharma Beast is just a strange beast that has merged with the Di Ting Ear. The real Di Ting has long been broken into countless fragments and is now scattered in the secular world.”

"There was a rumor that Di Ting was not a product of today's secular civilization, but a life passed down from the old secular world. However, no one knows whether it is true or not." Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo was almost certain that the Di Ting described in the game copy was the Di Ting that the old man in the ancestral hall talked about, a perfect creation used to monitor information in the previous world.

Jiang Xinghuo flipped his wrist and put the rock ear into his magic bag.

Now that all the harvest has been counted, the next thing to do is to rescue the old storyteller.

"You chose to go to the dungeon."

"You have come to the dungeon of the Wuhe branch. This is the place that the Wuhe master hired people to build after he occupied Ditan. It is specially used to imprison those who oppose Wuhe."

"What are you going to do now?"

"Are you pretending not to notice the other people in the dungeon and just trying to rescue the old storyteller from here?"

"Or do you choose to mind your own business and release the other prisoners held here to give the Rabble Lord some fun?"

Jiang Xinghuo saw that the second option was obviously for him to cause trouble, but he was happy to see it happen. After all, he had already offended the person badly, and it would be the best thing to cause some trouble for the leader of the mob.

"You choose to release the others in the dungeon."

"You have destroyed the dungeon of Wuhemai."

"You are being spied on by unknown means. The talisman to eliminate the evil traces of cause and effect is taking effect..."

"Your destiny has been obscured."

The line of words only appeared for a moment and then disappeared immediately.

This was not the first time that Jiang Xinghuo had encountered such a situation. Every time someone wanted to deduce his identity, the divine talisman for eliminating the traces of cause and effect would take effect immediately, obscuring the secrets of heaven while severing cause and effect.

Moreover, the only evidence, which is the text record in the game, will be destroyed, and even he himself will not be able to retrieve it.

As for who the person who deduced himself was, he knew without even thinking that it must be the leader of the mob.

He destroyed his temple in Peking and killed all his disciples, then broke his restrictions and now destroyed this dungeon.

The leader of the mob must be hating himself to the core, but he can't find himself and can't deduce his identity.

"You destroyed the dungeon of Wuhemai and released the prisoners held here. They are deeply grateful to you, and some of them even gave you something."

"You have obtained the three-headed, six-armed Dharmakaya (magic)."

"Three-headed, six-armed Dharmakaya (rare skill), a magic trick practiced by the masters of the Caimen among the eight major sects in the martial arts world. It can condense the mana in the body into three heads and six arms, which is no different from a flesh and blood body."

"But the consumption of mana is also extremely terrifying. With your current mana cultivation, it can only last about ten minutes."

“Do you want to practice this method?”

Looking at the description of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to study.

Although these spells may become shackles for him in the future, they are of real benefit now and can maximize his combat effectiveness.

As for what happens in the future, we’ll talk about it when the time comes.

Didn’t the old man in the ancestral hall say that the laboratory in the previous world could solve his own problems?

"You have mastered the three-headed, six-armed Dharmakaya."

The moment the game text flashed by, a stream of mysterious knowledge flooded into Jiang Xinghuo's mind, and soon he mastered the trick of performing the Three Heads and Six Arms spell.

"rise!"

Jiang Xinghuo let out a light shout, and the magic power in his body surged into his back. In just a moment, he condensed into a Dharma body with three heads and six arms.

The Dharma body that was condensed unexpectedly was extremely hideous and frightening, like the image of an evil ghost in a temple.

The four extra arms were dark blue in color, with muscles as knotty as pythons, and the two heads also had green faces and fangs, eyes wide open, and hair like flames shooting up into the sky.

And just as the game text describes, mana is being consumed rapidly like a flood.

Jiang Xinghuo immediately dispersed his three heads and six arms and returned to his normal appearance, then took out the Lingquan gourd and patted it to avoid consuming too much mana and encountering any emergencies.

After all, the omen of "great disaster" that Shakyamuni predicted had not yet appeared.

"You found the kidnapped storyteller in the deepest part of the dungeon. His body was covered with scars and blood. I think he had been tortured."

"You rescued the old storyteller from the dungeon and healed his wounds."

"The storyteller is very grateful for your life-saving grace. If it weren't for you, it would have died in this dungeon without seeing the sun."

"To thank you for saving my life, the storyteller told you a secret."

"When the storyteller was young, he traveled in the secular world and accidentally entered a relic of the old secular world. There, he discovered many magical instruments that did not exist in the present world, and also discovered the whereabouts of Di Ting."

“And the entrance to the old secular ruins is in the Bangui Village in western Hunan.”

"You have obtained the map of the Half-Ghost Village."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text and had some vague guesses in his mind that the secular ruins found by the storyteller that year were most likely one of the thirteen laboratories left over from the previous world.

Otherwise, how could Di Ting be there?

Of course, these are just speculations at the moment. If you want to know whether they are true or not, you have to wait and verify them in the future.

But that matter must be put aside for now.

The reason why Jiang Xinghuo went to such great lengths to rescue the storyteller from the dungeon was not to do good deeds.

But it was to find out the news about the usurper immortal.

This is the top priority right now.

But the answer was obviously unsatisfactory, because the storyteller did not give any good solution, but only said that the usurping immortal had two major hobbies in his life.

One is drinking, and the other is eating spicy food.

Then the text ends.

There was no follow-up.

Jiang Xinghuo was confused for a moment, but he had no other choice but to control the character to leave Ditan Park first to avoid any other trouble.

“You have left Ditan.”

"Where are you going to go next? Are you going to just wander around the streets? Or are you going to go somewhere else?"

Of the two options, Jiang Xinghuo chose to just take a quick look, and the game went into a semi-idle state.

"almost."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the time, it was past nine o'clock, so he got up, changed his clothes, locked the shop door, and headed straight out of the city.

(End of this chapter)