My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 407: The Cemetery Cave

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

"According to legend, in ancient times there was a powerful man named the Lord of the Forest of Corpses. It is said that he possessed the supreme power to reverse life and death, and was also the founder of the corpse-raising lineage in the secular world."

"Moreover, according to the unofficial historical records circulated among the people, the 'Corpse Forest Hell' among the ten hells of the underworld was also opened up by this ancient powerful man."

"But no one knows whether this story is true or not, because even if the 'Corpse Forest Hell' exists in the underworld, it is only a legend recorded in ancient books. Even the Lord of the Underworld is not sure whether the Corpse Forest Hell really exists or is a fictitious hell spread by the people."

"However, the moment you obtained the lost mask of the Lord of the Cemetery, a strange information memory flooded into your mind, and you learned fragments of the Lord of the Cemetery's memory in his later years."

"The Corpse Forest Hell does exist at this time, but it is located in a space outside the underworld. The only people in the world who are qualified to enter and exit there at will, besides the Lord of the Corpse Forest, are the Lords of the Secular World who master the Golden Law."

"If others want to enter the Corpse Forest Hell, they must find the mask that the Lord of the Corpse Forest made in his later years. That mask is the key to entering the Corpse Forest Hell."

"Now that you have obtained the complete Shituanlin Mask, do you want to enter the Shituanlin Hell immediately and start exploring?"

"Pay attention, the Corpse Forest Hell was built by the Lord of the Corpse Forest himself. There are countless skeletons buried in it. They are all masters who died at the hands of the Lord of the Corpse Forest."

"Their minds have been wiped out by the Lord of the Cemetery Forest. They are the line of defense and guarantee for protecting the Cemetery Forest Hell from invasion by outsiders."

"If you want to explore the Corpse Forest Hell, you must be prepared to face those skeletons."

"Moreover, within the Corpse Forest Hell, the evil spirits suppressed and imprisoned in your acupoints may temporarily fall into an uncontrollable dormant state due to the influence of the 'Law of Burial'."

"So, whether you want to explore the Corpse Forest Hell, you'd better think carefully before making a decision."

After reading the contents of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo did not hesitate for too long and directly chose to enter the Corpse Forest to explore. It was nothing more than death, and at worst he could continue tomorrow.

"You chose to explore the 'Corpse Forest'."

"You found the specific method to enter the Corpse Forest Hell from the memory fragments given by the Corpse Forest Mask."

"You need to wear a complete corpse forest mask, and then follow the instructions in the Ghost Lake's main ritual book on the shore to complete a series of lake rituals before you can enter the corpse forest hell."

"You have triggered the Ghost Lake Priest's Book."

"You found that in addition to the corresponding procedures for offering sacrifices to Ghost Lake, several organs of monsters and demons are also required as offerings."

"The offerings required for the lake sacrifice are: a torn heart, representing the sense of touch; a pair of bright eyes, representing vision; a flexible tongue, representing the sense of taste; a transparent nose, representing the sense of smell; and a pair of sensitive ears, representing the sense of hearing."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look at the sacrifices required for the game and thought that this was quite interesting. The sacrifices corresponded to the five senses of “sight, sound, smell, taste and touch”, which could also be said to be the five purest desires in the human heart.

However, where to find these things is a big problem, so Jiang Xinghuo can only pin his hopes on the teahouse niches.

Jiang Xinghuo went to the teahouse and walked around the niche, and actually found some suitable materials for offerings.

"The heart of a Nura (excellent material), a very rare demon in the secular world of Japan, who loves to deceive people and play pranks. It can be used as a raw material for forging weapons such as deceiving people."

"The remains of a Sky-Eye demon (excellent material). A kind of demon in the secular world that has the ability to monitor the ten directions. It is said that it was cultivated by the Lord of the Rabble. Later, the cultivation method spread to the secular world, and the number of Sky-Eye demons increased. It can be used as a material for refining medicines such as Qingqingmingming."

Jiang Xinghuo had seen this monster called Tianmu Yao. It was just a big white eyeball that could monitor and record everything within its reach.

Jiang Xinghuo noticed that the game required a pair of eyes, so to be on the safe side, he specially bought the remains of two Tianmu monsters.

In other words, there was no way to get it here. If it was placed outside, he could just light the "laughing brazier" and get everything he needed in no time.

Now we can only use incense and money to pave the way. Although it is a bit crude, the effect is surprisingly good.

He scrolled down the interface of the niche and found the remaining three tributes.

"The eight-way ears of the mob (excellent material), the eyes see things in all directions, the ears hear the eight directions, the miraculous organ given by the mob leader to his followers, can hear the words from all directions."

"The nose of the Five Strange Ghosts (excellent material). They are a kind of monster in the Jiangnan region of the secular world. Because they are five in one and share one eye, they are also called One Eye Five Gentlemen. Their noses are magical. If one ghost sniffs, the person will get sick. If five ghosts sniff together, the person will die. Therefore, if they are integrated with one's own organs, the sensitivity of smell can be greatly improved."

"The tongue of a gossiper (common material). The tongue of the most talkative person in the secular world. Because of their constant lying, their tongue has become extremely flexible. It is the favorite hot pot ingredient of chefs. It is very tough and will not break even after being cooked for a long time."

Mind, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, touch, color, sound, smell, taste.

The five kinds of offerings correspond to the five senses.

Jiang Xinghuo spent a total of 2000 incense sticks to buy these things, but no matter what, he had gathered all the things for the lake sacrifice. The next step was to carry out the main steps of the lake sacrifice.

"You have obtained the offerings needed for the lake sacrifice."

"You triggered it, Ghost Lake Chief Priest's Book."

"You begin to perform solemn and dignified sacrifices to Ghost Lake according to the contents recorded in the book."

"You threw the sacrifice into the ghost lake."

"A visible vortex also appeared in the Ghost Lake, and it spun and spread rapidly on the lake surface, quickly turning the Ghost Lake into a terrifying forbidden area for living creatures."

"You unfolded the limb-jointing Dharma in your body, and flew into the air, surrounded by countless decaying remains behind you, overlooking the changes in Ghost Lake from above."

"That vortex gives you the feeling of a deep eye, and also like a huge mouth of a monster that wants to swallow you completely."

"What are your plans next?"

"Will you choose to enter the vortex, or wait quietly for it to dissipate?"

When Jiang Xinghuo read the text, he realized that things had developed to this point. If he chose to back down, the 2000 incense sticks would probably be wasted.

So, Jiang Xinghuo chose to enter the vortex without hesitation.

"You chose to enter that vortex."

"You controlled the broken limbs and body behind you, transformed into a black light, and instantly disappeared into the vortex."

"But this time, you were not engulfed by the cold lake water. Instead, you were covered by a red light."

"When you regain consciousness, you find yourself in a strange place."

"This place is filled with desolation and ruin everywhere. The bloody sky is the main theme of this world, and the air is filled with the smell of decay. Wherever you look, black dead trees are everywhere. There is only a winding path leading to an unknown area ahead..." "You have arrived at the Corpse Forest Hell."

"The Corpse Forest Hell is a hell created by the Lord of the Corpse Forest outside the underworld. It is also called the Corpse Forest Cave Heaven. It is also the place where the Lord of the Corpse Forest practiced during his lifetime."

Hmm? Jiang Xinghuo keenly discovered the clues in the game text. Is this the place where the master of the Cemetery Forest practiced before his death?
Does this sentence mean that the Lord of the Cemetery has fallen?
Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a while and felt that he couldn't draw this conclusion for the time being.

These old guys from ancient times have more tricks up their sleeves than the pores on their bodies. Even if they died for some reason, they might have left a way to resurrect, just waiting for people to jump into the pit they dug.

"What are you going to do now?"

"Would you like to continue along the path below, or would you like to take a look around somewhere else first?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it, chose the latter answer, and went to wander around other places.

"You chose to wander around the corpse forest hell."

"You came to a black, withered tree and subconsciously wanted to open the Tathagata storehouse to check the roots of the tree, but you felt a sharp pain in your pupils and remembered that you could not use the Tathagata storehouse for the time being."

"At the same time, you feel a rustling sound behind you, as if something is crawling on the ground."

"Do you want to check back?"

"You can choose to pretend that nothing happened. They may not attack you, but if you turn around, you will most likely attract their attention."

"Inside this cemetery is buried all the enemies killed by the Cemetery Lord."

"Each of them is not easy to deal with. Even if they have been dead for many years, they are still very difficult to deal with."

There are two options, one is to turn around and possibly fight with those evil things in the Corpse Forest, the other is to ignore them and possibly avoid being attacked by those things.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, if you don’t look back, those evil things will attack you.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided that there was nothing more to say. Anyway, the chance of taking action was greater than the chance of not taking action, so he might as well strike first.

"You chose to turn around and face those things, only to see a dozen tall black skeletons crawling out of the ground at some point, and staggering towards you."

"Please choose the method you want to use."

The game text lists the spells that Jiang Xinghuo can currently use. In addition to the monsters and demons imprisoned in the acupoints that cannot be controlled, several spells have also entered a dormant state.

Only the Thunder Ancestor's Treasure Scroll, the Limb-Splicing Dharma Image, and the new Mirror Forest Secret Technique can be activated and used.

"You choose..."

"Thunder Ancestor's Treasure Scroll."

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and chose the Thunder Ancestor's Treasure Scroll.

These skeletons are evil things in themselves, and thunder magic is their best nemesis. There is no need to choose the limb splicing method.

"You used the Five Thunder Technique."

"Five cloud-shaped talismans appear above your head, and immediately transform into five fierce and overbearing lightning bolts, releasing brilliant purple lightning brilliance, instantly engulfing those black skeletons."

"You have killed all the corpses in the forest, x13."

"You have obtained, Incense +2500."

"The Corpse Forest Crowd. The Cemetery Lord buried the corpses of those who were his enemies in the Cemetery Hell. Under the influence of the Cemetery and the laws of burials over the years, those corpses became Corpse Forest Crowds. They only obey the orders of the Cemetery Lord and are extremely hostile to other creatures that enter here."

"You have obtained the skeletons of the people in the forest of corpses."

"The skeletons of the corpse forest people (rare materials). The skeletons dropped by the corpse forest people are extremely hard and difficult to be damaged by knives and axes. They can be used as raw materials for forging weapons, or as materials for upgrading the level of weapons."

Jiang Xinghuo glanced at the game text, put the things into the trick bag, and continued to advance the plot.

"You killed these corpses, but you attracted more corpses. They broke out of the ground and surrounded you..."

Facing the crowd of corpses that gathered around him, Jiang Xinghuo's approach was simple and rough. He tore them all apart without any fuss.

He received a considerable sum of money from incense offerings and also obtained some rare raw materials.

However, there are too many people in the forest of corpses.

Jiang Xinghuo could not handle it alone. As the saying goes, "many ants can kill an elephant." Although the individual strength of these corpses in the forest was not very good, it would be difficult to resist when their numbers increased.

Also, this is just an ordinary corpse forest.

As a powerful figure from ancient times, the Lord of the Cemetery Forest is very likely to be a master of Taoism. It is impossible for a master of this level to encounter ordinary people.

Perhaps, those high-quality corpse forest people have not yet appeared. Otherwise, whether he can withstand the attacks of these corpse forest people is still ambiguous and unknown.

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about these things when he saw a new game text pop up on the screen.

"You might try putting the charnel ground mask on your face."

"When you entered the Cemetery, the mask was automatically put into your magic bag for some reason. You can take it out and put it on your face. Do you want to do that?"

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly realized that the self in the game was not wearing the mask of the Cemetery. No wonder these people in the Cemetery were like crazy and kept attacking him.

"You took out the charnel ground mask."

"You put on the cemetery mask on your face. When the restless people in the cemetery saw the mask on your face, they suddenly calmed down and half-knelt on one knee on the ground, gathering around you as if worshipping."

"At this time, the corpses in the forest made way for a path, as if they wanted you to walk to the end of the path."

"But I don't know where this road leads to. As far as you can see, there is only a deep darkness shrouded by red light."

"Are you planning on going over there?"

(End of this chapter)