My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 406: Lord of the Cemetery
"You have mastered the secret art of Mirror Forest."

The game text flashed across the screen, and Jiang Xinghuo felt his head shake slightly. A large number of mysterious and complex secrets flooded into his mind, and he quickly mastered the tricks of casting the Mirror Forest Secret Art.

"Eight Immortals in the Secular World..."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description of the game text, thinking deeply, and he didn't know whether these eight immortals in the secular world were monsters or ancient secular humans.

This was also the first time he saw this title in the game. If he had the chance, he could look for related clues, which might trigger a new mission plot.

This is the rule of the game. In addition to rigidly advancing the game map, you can also spontaneously look for related tasks based on the content mentioned in the game text, which often brings big surprises.

"Jinglin, get up!"

Jiang Xinghuo's mind moved, and he clasped his hands together in front of his chest. A ray of light flashed, and a ripple immediately appeared in the air in front of him, and more than a dozen ancient mirrors of various shapes emerged.

"disease!"

Jiang Xinghuo pinched his right hand and shouted softly, his figure suddenly turned into a white light and instantly disappeared into the ancient bronze mirror next to him.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo's figure disappeared again and appeared in the glass mirror in the distance.

After some experiments.

Jiang Xinghuo also roughly figured out the usage of this secret technique.

The first is that it can be isolated from the rules and order of the outside world.

He placed the town monument in the living room and hid himself in the world inside the mirror. His magic power was not affected at all.

And they can launch attacks freely without any sense of stagnation or obstruction.

Secondly, he can move freely in the mirror forest. As long as he has enough magic power to condense a sufficient number of ancient mirrors, Jiang Xinghuo can change his shape in these ancient wells without limit.

It would probably not be easy for the enemy to capture any trace of his activities.

Jiang Xinghuo tried the Mirror Forest Secret Technique several times. With his current level of magical power, he could condense a maximum of thirty-six ancient mirrors, covering a range of about one hundred meters.

If there are more, the magic power in the body will not be enough, and if it is used, it will reveal a flaw, giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage.

Jiang Xinghuo put away the Mirror Forest Secret Technique and looked at the other things.

"One Hundred Ghosts Night Parade Killing (rare technique), it is said to be the secret of the Shouchi lineage. It can condense and contain the resentment of hundreds of ghosts in the body, and can also release it to devour and bite the enemy's soul and body."

"Moreover, this technique has no restrictions on practitioners. Not only humans can practice it, but also the dead souls in the underworld and the monsters and demons in the secular world can practice it at will."

"What are you going to do with this secret book next?"

"Will you choose to practice this secret art of 'One Hundred Demons Night Parade' yourself, or will you choose to let the demons and monsters in your body practice it?"

"Be careful, if you choose to practice this technique yourself, the secret book will disappear after you use it."

"If you choose to give it to the evil spirit suppressed in your body, they may be able to exchange what they have with each other."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo's eyes suddenly lit up.

If this is true, then wouldn't it be possible for the evil spirits in the acupoints to learn this secret technique?
That's much more cost-effective than practicing on your own.

Jiang Xinghuo directly chose the latter and asked Hei Wuchang in the acupoint to learn the magic of killing a hundred ghosts at night. Then he asked Hei Wuchang to teach this magic to several other evil spirits.

However, Jiang Xinghuo discovered that only Black and White Impermanence and Ox-Head and Horse-Face could practice this magic. The two evil spirits, Swallowing Dragon and Silver Mother, as well as Xiaoyao Mengdie, could never learn this magic.

"Could it be related to their magical properties?" Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but guess secretly in his heart.

Black and White Impermanence and Ox-Head and Horse-Face are all monsters belonging to the ghost family.

The Dragon-Swallowing Silver Mother and the Xiaoyao Mengdie are completely different. The first two have their own strengths, while the Xiaoyao Mengdie is good at dream spells at the spiritual level.

However, Di Ting did not react at all. Although it was only half a body, the evil spirits were obviously unwilling to deal with it and even seemed a little afraid of it.

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and turned to look at the remaining things.

"Ancient scroll of the art of animal creation (rare art), there is a sorcery in Jiangbei called animal creation, which can turn people into animals. It is a secret art of the underworld above the secular world."

"However, this technique is different from the popular animal-making techniques. This technique was created by the Lord of the Left Path."

"It can completely transform a person into a beast from the inside out, and no external force can break it. Even if you cut open their chest, abdomen, and intestines, they will be no different from ordinary livestock. Only those who know this technique can break it."

"Do you want to learn this technique?"

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

The reason is simple: it is better to be prepared.

The game text clearly states that this method of creating animals is different from the one he originally obtained, and was created by a powerful person called the Lord of the Left Path.

Anyone whose name ends with the suffix "Lord" is basically a super master at the top of the pyramid.

What if someone else gets hold of this technique, and what if it attacks me again, wouldn’t I be helpless if I don’t learn it?

It is better to be prepared, after all, it concerns your life and property.

Jiang Xinghuo chose to learn this technique, and the related content immediately flooded into his mind, detailing how to use magic power to change the body structure of other creatures and turn them into livestock.

"Dragon Horn Hammer that Turns Rivers and Seas Upside Down (Rare Item). After the Yellow River King killed the dragon, he fused its spine with the dragon's horn, and then used dragon scales to forge a unique weapon. It has the magical ability to turn rivers and seas upside down and calm rivers. It can be used as a magic weapon or as a weapon."

“Jiaolong Water-Repellent Pearl (Rare Material). After the Yellow River King kills the Jiaolong, he cuts open its belly and takes out the pearl. Wearing it on his body, he can walk freely underwater and gain the ability to control the water flow.”

"Underwater map of Ghost Lake (fragmented). After becoming the chief priest of Ghost Lake, the Yellow River Dragon once explored deep beneath the lake. However, after swimming dozens of miles, he still could not see the end of the lake. He only needed to record the route he had taken."

There was nothing surprising about the remaining three items. Jiang Xinghuo just took a quick look at them and put them into his magic bag.

But at this moment, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly felt his phone vibrate and a new text message popped up.

"It has been detected that you have two fragments of the Ghost Lake underwater map. They can be fused together to upgrade. Do you want to fuse them immediately?"

Ok?
When seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo was stunned for a moment. He didn't quite understand what the text meant. With two pieces of the Ghost Lake underwater map fragments, could they be fused and upgraded with each other?

When did he have two map fragments?
Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while but couldn't come up with any clue, so he had to choose yes first to see what was going on.

"The map is being integrated..."

"You have lost the hand-drawn map of Zhenlongzi."

"Please wait……"

Seeing the prompt message of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo thought for a while, slapped his forehead, and remembered what was going on.

That was when he was exploring the Clan House in Peking. He found the body of a real dragon outside the house, and this map was obtained from it.

He remembered that the original game text said that Zhen Longzi dreamed of going to a strange place, and after waking up he recorded it on the map, but he still didn't know where this place was.

Could it be that the place that Zhen Longzi went to in his dream was Ghost Lake? Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about this matter, and the map in the game was successfully integrated, and a new prompt message popped up.

"Map fusion is complete."

"You have obtained the underwater map of Ghost Lake."

The name of the item did not change, it was still the Ghost Lake Underground Map. Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the lit text again to check the specific description.

“Ghost Lake Underwater Map (special item), a brand new map that combines two underwater map fragments. Perhaps it was fate that allowed you to obtain this map. There is a location marked on it. You can go to the Jihu Ferry outside the city and follow it to the place marked on the map.”

"Do you want to go to the Jihu Ferry immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment and thought carefully. He now has two choices. One is to explore the Jihu Ferry first, and the other is to explore the Yellow River Palace first.

If you choose to explore the Yellow River Palace first, you may encounter many unknown dangers, and may even bring yourself fatal disaster, just like the fortune teller.

Although he was rejected by the worldly kingdom of death, if he died without a scapegoat, the place of resurrection would be next to the shrine in Guihu Village. He didn't know whether he would be able to enter again.

So, to be on the safe side, it is better to go to Jihu Ferry first.

Look at the place marked on the map to see what treasure is hidden there. It’s not too late to explore other places after all things are done.

"You choose to go to the Jihu Ferry."

Jiang Xinghuo made his own choice.

"On the way..."

"Please wait……"

five minutes later.

"You have arrived at the Jihu Ferry."

"This is where the Yellow River King worships Ghost Lake. Ever since he obtained the Ghost Lake Priestly Sacrifice Book, the Yellow River King has held a grand sacrifice here every year, and the chief priest is the Yellow River Dragon Son."

"The Yellow River Dragon will wear the bone mask and worship Ghost Lake with ancient rituals. Even though it is useless, this event is held every year with great fanfare. It once became the busiest day in the ancient city."

"Do you want to explore inside the Ghost Lake?"

Two options, yes or no.

Of course Jiang Xinghuo would not choose no, otherwise he would not have come here. But before entering the Ghost Lake to explore, Jiang Xinghuo took out the bone mask from the magic bag, and then clicked to use the equipment on himself.

"You are equipped with the Broken Bone Mask."

"You have entered, Ghost Lake."

"The freezing cold water gradually submerged your body, and you soon sank to the bottom of Ghost Lake."

"You triggered the Ghost Lake Underwater Map."

"You follow the route marked on the map and slowly walk towards your target. The air in your lungs is slowly draining away."

"At this time, your 'Mountain and River Robe' and 'Water-avoiding Dragon Pearl' come into play."

"An extremely gentle force envelopes you, allowing you to move freely underwater."

"You are walking in the cold lake water. Perhaps it is because the mountain and river robe you are wearing has taken effect, so those unclean things dare not approach you."

"But at this moment, you suddenly felt the bone mask on your face vibrate continuously, as if something was calling you from somewhere, and that direction was exactly the location marked on the map."

"Not long after, you arrived at the place marked on the map, but the scene that appeared before your eyes was somewhat unexpected."

"On the mud at the bottom of the lake, there were countless stone tablets."

"The surface of those stone tablets is covered with green algae and water plants. They look like tombstones on graves, and there are countless rusty chains connecting them."

"Do you choose to go forward and take a look?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

"You walked to the edge of the pile of stone tablets, crossed the iron chains that blocked it, and saw a large number of white skeletons in the mud under the water."

"They should have been from different races when they were alive, but for some reason, they were all buried at the bottom of this lake that never sees the sun."

"And in the core area of ​​the stone tablet at the bottom of the lake, you found a White Bone Temple. It is a Taoist temple built entirely of bones. The door is half-open and it is pitch black behind the door. Do you want to go in and take a look?"

Taoist temple of bones?

Jiang Xinghuo was shocked. It seemed that there were indeed many secrets hidden under this ghost lake.

The key to unlocking the truth about Ghost Lake may be hidden in that Taoist temple built of bones.

"You walked into the White Bone Taoist Temple."

"The bone mask on your face is still vibrating, pulling you towards the center of the White Bone Taoist Temple."

"You have discovered the ossuary."

"You found a broken bone shrine in the Taoist temple. You can vaguely see some skull-like fragments inside. They seem to be from the same source as the mask you are wearing. Do you want to pick them up?"

coming! !
Looking at the content of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo's eyes lit up. He finally found what he wanted.

If nothing unexpected happens, the bone fragments in the shrine should be the remains of the bone mask.

"You chose to go forward and pick up those fragments. Just as you thought before, they were the missing fragments of the bone mask."

"It was just that many years ago, the broken 'Bone Mask' and 'Ghost Lake Priest Book' were lost in the Ghost Lake along with the lake water, and were accidentally salvaged by the Yellow River King."

"You have obtained the fragment of the bone mask."

"Do you want to merge it immediately?"

"You chose fusion."

"Please wait……"

The game text ends here and enters a semi-idle state.

Jiang Xinghuo put down his phone, closed his eyes, and waited for two hours. It was not until after ten o'clock in the evening that a new prompt message came from the game.

"The fusion of the bone mask is complete."

"You have obtained the lost mask of the Lord of the Cemetery..."

(End of this chapter)