My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 380: Demon Sealing Array

Jiang Xinghuo grabbed Xukongzang's ankle bone, and the lightning arc quickly moved along his muscles, spreading throughout his body in an instant.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo pulled Xukongzang's fat body out of the pit with a strong shake, like pulling a carrot, and threw it aside.

Looking at the fat monk again, black smoke was coming out of his whole body, his robes became tattered, and the exposed skin was covered with burn marks.

That's it?

Jiang Xinghuo curled his lips and thought that this Xukongzang was far inferior to Bailian Buddha. He didn't know if he was just so weak or if he was too confident in his own methods.

Or maybe both.

Jiang Xinghuo took out his cell phone from his pocket and wanted to call Lin Tianshou and give him the monk as a favor.

However, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly put away his phone again, and the acupoints on his body began to sparkle. A crystal clear dream butterfly flapped its glass-like wings, slowly flew out of the acupoint, and quietly landed on the fat monk's head.

Immediately afterwards, a ray of light composed purely of energy penetrated into the center of Xukongzang's eyebrows.

Jiang Xinghuo released Xiaoyao Mengdie. He wanted to know from Xukongzang how the other party found him.

He remembered that when he obtained the "Great Method of Disintegrating Heavenly Demons", the original Maitreya used a secret method to deduce his identity, but failed.

So logically speaking, apart from Lin Tianshou and Bai Lian Buddhist, no one should know that the "Demon Disintegration Method" has fallen into his hands.

Jiang Xinghuo was not afraid of them coming to cause trouble.

But I am worried about the safety of my family. Once my identity is leaked, the other party may use my family to threaten me.

It is better to activate the talent of Xiaoyao Mengdie and find out what is going on from this monk first.

Under the spiritual guidance of Xiaoyao Mengdie, Xukongzang quickly told the whole story in his dream.

It turned out that he acted on his own this time and did not come here on the orders of the Original Maitreya at all.

His inherited relic involves spatial power, and with the assistance of some props, he can achieve fixed-point spatial jumps.

As long as the coordinates are set outside in advance, teleportation across space can be carried out.

Hearing this, Jiang Xinghuo touched his chin. This ability is a bit similar to the shrines in the secular world, which can be used for teleportation within a fixed area.

Jiang Xinghuo felt around Xukongzang's body and found a dark brown cloth bag. Rulaizang quickly understood the capabilities of this item.

"Sumeru bag (rare item), Sumeru mustard seed, hidden in the void, an item produced by the Ten Directions Zen Forest Mountain and River Temple, can hold a square of void for storage, and the space is in a constant state, without the concept of time."

Jiang Xinghuo opened it and saw that there were quite a few things inside, but Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry to count them. Instead, he threw the Sumeru bag into the watch and continued to listen to Xukongzang's talking in his sleep.

Xukongzang only had a general understanding of the White Lotus Buddha's mission. He only knew that the other party came to Binhai on the orders of the Living Buddha to seize something.

I never thought that I would fail here and be thrown into jail by the Public Opinion Survey Bureau.

Xukongzang originally wanted to take the opportunity to take on this task himself, but the original living Buddha said that the Zen opportunity had been lost and the thing he wanted had been taken away by someone else, so the matter ended there.

But Xukongzang was smart enough to come to Binhai and deliberately revealed his flaws, so he was locked up in an underground prison by the people from the Public Opinion Survey Bureau.

Xukongzang took this opportunity to contact Bailian Buddhist and learned about Jiang Xinghuo's appearance from Bailian Buddhist.

Afterwards, Xu Kongzang escaped from the Public Opinion Bureau without anyone noticing by relying on the power of space he possessed.

Only a superficial incarnation was left in the prison.

Later, Xukongzang found the organizers of the folk exhibition and obtained the list of participants from them, which led to what happened today.

Xukongzang was lying on the ground with his body charred black, the fat on his face piled up, and cold sweat kept oozing out.

Because in the dream created by Xiaoyao Mengdie, the person who asked him these questions was the Living Buddha whom he feared the most.

So he didn't dare to hide anything, and revealed everything like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

After hearing the whole story, Jiang Xinghuo felt relieved. Since Xukongzang acted privately, it meant that his identity had not been leaked and his family was safe.

He had been thinking that if his identity was revealed, he would just kill the person to silence him.

Looking at it now, it seems that there is no need for that. He is not a pervert and has never been interested in killing people. Let's just leave it to the Public Opinion Bureau.

Jiang Xinghuo took out his cell phone from his pocket, called Lin Tianshou, and briefly explained the situation here to him.

Half an hour later.

Lin Tianshou walked over with his men, with a gloomy face.

Jiang Xinghuo pointed at Xukongzang and took back Xiaoyao Mengdie. The big monk, whose body was charred, woke up as if from a dream and suddenly turned over and jumped up from the ground.

The monk's robe he was wearing had been torn to pieces, and his flesh was hanging down like a Michelin tire man, with black smoke floating from his head.

Xukongzang looked around and when he saw Jiang Xinghuo, he shuddered involuntarily. The feeling of lightning running through his body was really uncomfortable.

And when he saw Lin Tianshou, without any hesitation, his figure suddenly became illusory, as if he would disappear at any time.

But in the next moment, the figure that was about to disappear became solid again.

Xukongzang stood there in astonishment, as if he couldn't understand why this situation had occurred. He had clearly activated the space anchor point, so why was he still here and not leaving?

Not only that, even the magic power in the body seemed to be sealed, heavy as lead and mercury, and difficult to circulate.

Jiang Xinghuo next to him had the same feeling and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

The divine light flashed within the Tathagata's storehouse, and it saw through the secrets hidden above the clouds.

"Demon Sealing Formation (Epic Item). Master Tianji has devoted his entire life to researching this formation, gathering the wisdom of all living beings in the world. This formation can suppress and seal the power of most practitioners. The stronger the cultivation, the greater the suppression."

"This formation was originally created by Master Tianji to protect the tribe members in the exile area. After the tribe members were exiled, many evil spirits wanted to eradicate them and eliminate the troubles forever. The tribe members who were deprived of their magic power were unable to resist those evil-minded people."

"If it weren't for Master Tianji's formation that suddenly appeared and suppressed all those evil spirits, giving the tribe members the power to resist and preserve the spark of civilization, I'm afraid the tribe members in the exile area would have been completely destroyed long ago."

"Later, the Demon Sealing Formation completed its mission and turned into countless fragments that were scattered across the human world. It has never appeared in the Land of Exile since then."

"Today, most of the broken pieces of the Demon Sealing Array have been recovered through archaeological excavations and have been restored to their original state, restoring the original power of the Demon Sealing Array and protecting the land of China from invasion by aliens."

Jiang Xinghuo closed his Tathagatagarbha and finally understood what was going on.

It turns out that the government actually has this method to suppress the magic power of those who are forbidden to practice. No wonder Xukongzang can't leave here.

Jiang Xinghuo began to check his own situation and found that except for the Tathagata and the Thunder Ancestor's Treasure Scroll, all other means could not be used. Even the magic bag was sealed and in a completely closed state.

Jiang Xinghuo looked up at the sky again.

The Demon Sealing Formation is an epic-level formation prop. In addition to the "Tathagatagarbha" and "Thunder Ancestor's Treasure Scroll" which are also of epic quality, it is reasonable that other means are sealed.

This actually left him with a loophole. Others were unable to use their magic power within the coverage of the Demon Sealing Array, but he did not have this taboo.

Jiang Xinghuo was just thinking about these things when he saw Lin Tianshou come over with a big bag and knock Xukongzang to the ground, with the fat on his body trembling a few times.

"Just wait until you get in there and start working on the sewing machine. If you don't lose a hundred pounds, you'll never get out in your lifetime."

Lin Tianshou waved to his subordinates behind him.

The two investigators immediately stepped forward and handcuffed Xukongzang, then took him down the mountain.

After everyone left, Lin Tianshou let out a long sigh and turned to look at Jiang Xinghuo.

"Thanks to you this time, otherwise we wouldn't have noticed that this grandson had run away."

Lin Tianshou looked a little ugly.

As a government agency, the Public Opinion Research Bureau let the criminal get away so blatantly, and they have no way of explaining to their superiors.

Fortunately, no big trouble was caused and no innocent people were hurt, otherwise we would all have to suffer the consequences.

"It's just a piece of cake, but this monk's methods are a bit strange. Can we just take him away like this?"

"It's okay... He can't make any big waves."

Lin Tianshou glanced at Jiang Xinghuo, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself. However, after thinking for a moment, he told him about the Demon Sealing Array.

"If nothing unexpected happens, in the next half month, all major cities across the country will have set up demon-sealing formations, and within a year, they will be spread across the country, including remote mountainous areas and towns."

Lin Tianshou took out a cigarette from his pocket, looked at the coastal city looming in the distance, and told some secrets that were not really secrets.

"Is this Demon Sealing Formation a formation developed by the country? Or is it a power obtained from the secular world?"

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly asked.

"The source of this formation is naturally the secular world."

"But the core of the formation was broken into pieces many years ago. When we were developing mushroom bombs in the 1960s, we accidentally found some fragments in Lop Nur, but no one knew what they were at that time."

"Later in the 1990s, another group of tomb robbers were caught in Xi'an, and the same fragments were found there."

“Only then did I gradually discover the secrets of the Demon Sealing Array, and also learned fragments of information about the secular world from ancient books.”

"It took the country's scientific researchers more than a decade and a lot of effort to restore the Demon Sealing Array. That bald donkey is just unlucky to be the first one to eat meat."

"As long as the Demon Sealing Array is activated, the power of the secular world will be greatly suppressed. The stronger the cultivation, the greater the suppression. If you want to freely exert the power in your body within the realm of the array, you must obtain official certification."

"When you have time, go to the bureau and get the permission, so you don't have to encounter this situation again."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Can I also authenticate the authority of the Demon Sealing Array?"

"Not just you, all players in the country can go to the Public Opinion Bureau for certification, and thus obtain the authority to use the Demon Sealing Array..."

Lin Tianshou told Jiang Xinghuo everything he could, but he did not tell him the true power of the Demon Sealing Array.

After all, Jiang Xinghuo’s current identity is rather awkward. He can’t be considered a core member of the organization, but he isn’t an outsider either.

Therefore, Lin Tianshou's words were often vague, so as to avoid saying something he shouldn't say, which would cause trouble for both parties.

Although the Demon Sealing Formation can suppress worldly forces, it is ultimately a system with rules. There will always be some imperfections that make it easy for people to find loopholes and exploit them.

For example, items, spells, and relics of epic level and above will not be affected by the Demon Sealing Array.

Therefore, the real power of the Demon Sealing Array lies in supervision.

As long as an expert whose strength exceeds the standard is found, an alarm will be triggered in the background, and when necessary, space-based weapons can be used to carry out precise and destructive strikes on him.

But he obviously couldn't tell Jiang Xinghuo these things directly, as this was an official weapon of the government.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while and Lin Tianshou left first.

After about ten minutes, the demon-sealing formation covering the sky was closed, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.

Jiang Xinghuo used his magical powers to arrive outside the old house in the suburbs. The workers had already gone home.

Behind the old house was a pile of 100 tons of metal that had just arrived in the afternoon, covered with a layer of tarpaulin.

100 tons of metal, this number sounds amazing, but in fact it is far less shocking. It is like a small metal hill, not even two meters high.

Jiang Xinghuo lifted the tarpaulin, counted and confirmed that everything was correct, then put it into the storage space.

Next, as long as we find the essence and blood of the usurping immortal, we can start to cast the Dharma image.

Six p.m.

Jiang Xinghuo returned to the shop. After dinner, he sat on the sofa, took out his mobile phone and logged into his game account.

"Tonight, the winemaker received an invitation. The old butcher in the west of Beiping City is celebrating the full moon of his grandson, and he is inviting him to attend the banquet."

"Before the winemaker left, he told you to pack up your stuff and have a rest early after dinner. There will be a lot of work to do tomorrow."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Would you like to go back and rest and sleep? Or go outside to see the night view of Peking? Or do something else, like go to the Ministry of Justice?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a quick look at the three options and made a decision to go to the Ministry of Justice to explore.

He wanted to see whether the monster occupying the Ministry of Justice was the usurping immortal mentioned in the text.

"You choose to go to the Ministry of Justice."

"You made a very unwise choice. If you choose to hang out at the Ministry of Justice, you may not see the sun tomorrow."

"You still have a chance to regret now. Do you want to change your mind?"

(End of this chapter)