My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 397 Clues to Vulcan City
After listening to the old man's description, Jiang Xinghuo roughly understood what was going on. No wonder the villagers of Taoyuan Village were all ordinary people. Those who knew how to practice had long died in the hunt back then.

The few survivors were slaughtered by the great elder of the Altar God Cult. The inheritance of the Kitchen God's lineage was hidden in the Kitchen God Temple. Since the villagers could not enter here, they naturally had no way to practice.

If Jiang Xinghuo had not come here and killed all the mountain ghosts, I am afraid that the villagers of Taoyuan Village would continue to struggle with the mountain ghosts.

"I have told you everything you want to know. Can you kill me now and let me be free?"

The chief elder of the Altar God Cult struggled hard, and his face showed an expectant and yearning look. People who didn't know him would think he was going to some paradise on earth.

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes and began to think in his mind, since they are all going to die, it would be better to maximize the benefits before the other party dies.

The great elder of the Altar God Cult.

This is a very prominent identity, and he must know many secrets of the world. Perhaps we can get some information from him.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo nodded and said:
"Since you want to be free from this pain, I am willing to help you. But before that, I hope to learn something else from you, such as the various secrets circulating in the secular world and those unknown mysteries."

"Hey hey hey..."

The old man let out a hoarse, shrill laugh and said:

"You are really suitable to survive in the secular world. Even at this time, you still don't forget to take advantage of me. If it were in the past, I would definitely accept you as my apprentice and pass on my lifelong learning. But forget it now. The Altar God Sect is not a good place. If you go in without the protection of your teacher, I am afraid that you will be gnawed to pieces. Besides..."

At this point, the old man turned his head with great effort, glanced at the big guys outside the temple, and said:
"With these things by your side, you don't have to practice the altar god sect's unscrupulous and weird methods."

"However, I am willing to do you a favor. There are several dangerous places in the secular world. When I was young, I went in to explore and almost died there. I even left my food there."

As he spoke, the old man motioned for Jiang Xinghuo to come closer. Phantom lights and shadows flashed in his eyes, and he told Jiang Xinghuo about the dangerous places he mentioned through the soul branding method.

"You have obtained the map of Red Light Town."

"You have obtained the map of Ping'an Village."

"You have obtained the map of Shiva Village."

Three game prompts flashed through my mind one after another.

Jiang Xinghuo's heart moved slightly. He obtained three new maps, plus several maps that he had not unlocked. He believed that he would not have to worry about maps for a long time in the future.

"Now you can fulfill your promise, right?"

The old man looked at Jiang Xinghuo with hope.

"That's it..."

Jiang Xinghuo spit out a ray of lightning from his palm, and was about to completely eliminate the great elder of the Altar God Sect, but he suddenly stopped.

"Hey, young man, do you have anything else you want to ask?"

When the old man saw Jiang Xinghuo dissipate the lightning on his hand, he sighed deeply. Since when did even death become a luxury?

"One last thing..."

Jiang Xinghuo smiled broadly, took out the talisman from his arms, and released the fire-releasing woman trapped inside.

"Kitchen Master, you..."

The fire-removing woman in a red wedding dress appeared, but before she could open her mouth to speak, Jiang Xinghuo pointed at her and an ordinary mind-binding talisman flew out, freezing her in place.

"Come, senior, let me borrow your wise eyes to see who this person is from."

The fire-extinguishing woman stood there motionless, but when she saw the old man in the arms of the Kitchen God, a hint of fear appeared in her eyes.

"Just a traitor who betrayed his master for fame and fortune..."

The old man curled up in the statue of the Kitchen God took a look, a look of disdain appeared on his face, and said:

"After the Kitchen God mysteriously disappeared, these fire-removing women betrayed the Kitchen God lineage and switched to other lineages. They also hunted down their former comrades. Although I have grievances with the Kitchen God lineage, I have killed many of these two-faced despicable villains in the past."

Oh.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the fire-releasing woman with interest. No wonder she was hostile to him. She probably wanted to use his power to quietly enter the Peach Blossom Land and then kill all the people here.

Although those villagers are proficient in some close combat techniques, they are no match for the Fire-Removing Woman who is proficient in the magic of the Kitchen God.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo believed that there was one thing she had not hidden from him.

That is, her purpose of coming here was not only to eradicate the problem completely, but also to use the power of the stove fire to revive herself.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo looked around and finally set his sights on the shabby clay pot in front of the Kitchen God statue.

"Kitchen God's Brazier (legendary prop), a brazier made by the Kitchen God himself, using Xiran as the raw material, and blending most of his own blood into it. As long as you ignite it with a flame and absorb the stove fire in it by using the method of gathering fire, you can open up your own Dharma veins and obtain the method of practicing the Kitchen God's veins that suits your physical constitution."

"Please note that after the unnatural death of the descendants of the Kitchen God, their bodies can also be reassembled through the stove fire."

Tathagata's small pupils flickered with a faint light, and he soon saw through the secret hidden beneath the surface of the shabby brazier.

"Okay, I've told you everything you wanted to know, can you give me a ride?"

The old man asked weakly.

"Good day, senior."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded, and a bright white lightning flew out and landed on the old man.

But in an instant, his heart stopped beating and he was freed from the torture silently without suffering the slightest pain.

And at the moment the old man's heart stopped beating, his decayed body turned into ashes and dissipated.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo turned his gaze towards the fire-releasing woman and, with a wave of his right hand, took back the God-Binding Talisman.

The fire-extinguishing woman did not hesitate at all. She turned into a stream of red light, turned around and rushed out of the Kitchen God Temple.

Her current identity has been exposed, and she knows that Jiang Xinghuo will not let her go. The only way she can survive is to escape from here.

Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry to chase after her, he just stood at the door and watched. But after the Fire-Xie Girl rushed out of the temple, he was stunned.

Those huge monsters emitting murderous aura trapped her soul in the middle.

"Roar!"

The Dragon-Swallowing Immortal let out a light roar, indicating that he didn't want to trouble the older brothers anymore, and he would go over to deal with it.

But just after he took a few steps, he was grabbed by the smiling Bai Wuchang with an iron chain around his waist, and the Silver Mother Fairy was trapped as well.

Niutou originally wanted to go over and take advantage of the situation, but the Horse-Faced Guard next to him stopped him.

On the contrary, the silent Black Impermanence, seeing that no one noticed him, quietly walked over, grabbed the soul of the Fire-Removing Girl, and threw it directly into his mouth.

Then, Hei Wuchang turned into a black light and immediately returned to the acupoint, not caring about the reactions of others outside. "He has thick eyebrows and big eyes... He is so cunning..."

Jiang Xinghuo also found it funny. Several people had been busy for a long time, but they never expected that Hei Wuchang would pick up the peaches in the end.

The people outside immediately became angry, especially Bai Wuchang, who stared with his eyes wide open, not knowing what he was shouting.

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to find the food that these evil spirits liked from his magic bag and let them have a satisfying meal.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo took the evil spirits back into the acupoints, turned around and walked into the Kitchen God Temple again.

Bang!
Jiang Xinghuo ignited the golden-red Kitchen God fire in his palm and threw it into the fire basin of the Kitchen God statue. The fire basin, which originally had no flammable materials, instantly caught fire.

But at this moment, a red and white light suddenly burst out from the brazier, and wisps of golden red light flickered on it, like a big brush constantly drawing and outlining.

Finally, a towering city flashed above the white light, and there was a stone tablet towering into the clouds, with three ancient characters engraved on it.

Although Jiang Xinghuo did not recognize those three words, the moment he saw them, he understood their meaning.

Vulcan City.

Jiang Xinghuo quickly remembered that he had also obtained information about Vulcan City when he was exploring the secular world.

It is said that it was the birthplace of the ancient Flame Emperor in the secular world, and also the place where the first flame in the secular world was born.

It used to be a place of refuge for secular humans, but after secular humans were exiled, the city disappeared.

Many people wanted to find the whereabouts of this city, but in the end they all returned empty-handed.

Could it be that the red light just now outlined the map leading to the Vulcan City?

Looking at the golden and red light that was constantly being outlined, and the towering city that was looming in and out, Jiang Xinghuo's brows were filled with thought.

The Kitchen God is the descendant of the ancient Emperor Yan. Others may not know the whereabouts of the Fire God City, but the Kitchen God definitely knows.

The more Jiang Xinghuo thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, so he immediately took out a pen and paper and copied down the traces of the flowing light, forming a mysterious map of the unknown.

But the key point is that having a map alone is useless, he has no idea where it corresponds to in the secular world.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo could only put the map away first.

At this time, the strange phenomenon above the brazier also dissipated, leaving only the pure fire of the Kitchen God.

Jiang Xinghuo walked to the brazier and performed the method of gathering stove fire. A wisp of golden-red flame emerged like a spirit snake, winding in the air, and finally drilled into Jiang Xinghuo's body along the seven orifices.

According to Tathagatagarbha's previous insight and investigation, this fire basin can allow the Kitchen God's descendants to obtain the method that suits their own physical constitution.

Jiang Xinghuo closed his eyes, feeling the Kitchen God's Fire moving in his body, and a mysterious and complex secret suddenly flooded into his mind.

"Fire God Phase..."

Jiang Xinghuo sensed the secret in his mind, which was a method of inheritance called "Fire God Appearance".

To put it simply, it means that the fire circulating in the body can be transformed into an external form to use against the enemy. It is somewhat similar to the Dharmakāya, but there are also some differences.

According to the memory in my mind, the Fire God Appearance is a necessary method to condense the "Kitchen God Appearance", and it can also be called a prerequisite version of the Kitchen God Appearance.

The only drawback is that the process of cultivation is somewhat difficult and obscure, and it is not a method that can be accomplished overnight.

"not bad……"

Jiang Xinghuo opened his eyes. Now that the mountain ghost in the back mountain has been dealt with, the villagers of Taoyuan Village can also come and accept the inheritance of the Kitchen God.

Moreover, with this bond of gratitude, they will more or less remember me. If there is anything that really needs their help in the future, I think the people in Taoyuan Village will not refuse.

Jiang Xinghuo returned to Taoyuan Village and had a peaceful night. The next morning, Jiang Xinghuo found the village chief and briefly explained what happened.

"Jiang Xiaoyou, you...you mean...you killed all the mountain ghosts?"

The village chief asked in disbelief.

"Yes, I have eliminated all the mountain ghosts, and I have also found the inheritance left by the ancestors of Taohuayuan. As long as the village obtains that inheritance, there will be no need to worry even if there are creatures like mountain ghosts in the future."

"So that's it..."

At this time, the middle-aged man at the side finally came to his senses, touched his head, and sighed: "When I was a child, I heard from my elders that my ancestors fled to the Peach Blossom Spring to avoid being hunted down, but I didn't expect the twists and turns would be like this."

"Friend Jiang, you said you found the inheritance left by your ancestors. Can all the tribesmen in the village practice it?"

"Theoretically, it should be possible. I will teach you a method later, and I will give you guidance. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Although Jiang Xinghuo knew the whole process, he still didn't say too much to avoid any unexpected situations.

"Young friend Jiang is truly a great benefactor to our Taoyuan Village. If you need anything in the future, the whole Taoyuan Village will definitely not shirk our responsibility."

The middle-aged man spoke to Jiang Xinghuo in a serious tone.

The old man beside him also echoed.

Although they have never left Taohuayuan, it does not mean that they are ignorant of the ways of the world. Jiang Xinghuo helped them solve the hidden dangers in the village and recovered the heritage left by their ancestors, which is indeed a great favor to the village.

Even if Jiang Xinghuo had no intention of repaying the favor, they still had to be grateful for it in their hearts.

If only one party gives casually and the other party accepts calmly, the friendship cannot last long.

Friendship, friendship, there is friendship only when there is friendship.

"Don't worry about it, seniors. I will write down the method of gathering fire and you two will teach it to others."

Jiang Xinghuo wrote down the method of "gathering stove fire" without reservation. This was the inheritance he got from the Kitchen God. It was only natural for him to give it back to the Kitchen God's descendants now.

After breakfast.

The old man rang the big bell outside the ancestral hall and called all the villagers to the hall.

Afterwards, the old man told everyone the method of gathering the stove fire.

When the villagers heard that the mountain ghost had been eliminated and that the things left by their ancestors were recovered, they looked at Jiang Xinghuo with even more fiery eyes.

They immediately slaughtered pigs and sheep to entertain Jiang Xinghuo.

There is nothing precious in the village, and the most simple and unpretentious wish of these villagers is to make Jiang Xinghuo, their great benefactor, eat and drink well.

Jiang Xinghuo hurriedly stopped the villagers' actions and told them to practice the skills they had first and it would not be too late to celebrate later.

This calmed down the excitement of the crowd.

(End of this chapter)