My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 413 Shaoxiang Village (22)

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the options in the game text, he remembered the Dragon King's Taoist soldiers and the robes he was equipped with that he obtained in the ancient city.

So he took out a few things from his magic bag and gave them all to Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian.

"Master Shen Ji Bai Lian looked at the thing in your hand and said that it can be forged and upgraded."

"Do you choose to use the Muddy Water Stick as a forging material to upgrade the Dragon King's Dao Soldier in your hand?"

"You chose the forging upgrade, please wait..."

Jiang Xinghuo did not hesitate and directly chose the yes option. Now that he had the Dragon King's Taoist soldiers, there was no point in keeping the Muddy Water Stick. He could just melt it down and use it as an upgrade material.

"Ding-ling-dang-dang, your Dragon King Dao soldiers have been successfully upgraded."

"You have obtained the Dragon King's Dao Soldier."

"Master Shen Ji Bai Lian looked at the 'Mountain and River Robe' and the 'Mountain and Hill Robe' again. These two robes can be used as materials to strengthen each other. Which robe do you want to upgrade?"

Jiang Xinghuo read the descriptions of the two items again and used the Mountains, Rivers and Regions robe as a forging material to repair and strengthen the Huaishan Xiangling robe.

The reason why he did this was very simple. The Huaishan Xiangling robe was the protective armor of the Yellow River King, while the Shanchuanheyu robe was the robe worn by the Yellow River Dragon Son.

Moreover, the Huaishan Xiangling robe also has the characteristic of "heavenly power", which can deter other evil spirits. He has no reason to abandon it.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong, your Huaishan Xiangling robe has been successfully upgraded."

"You have obtained the Huaishan Xiangling robe."

“Huaishan Xiangling Robe (rare item), after the Yellow River King absorbed the tidal law, he condensed the essence of the water veins of all rivers in the world, and then supplemented it with dragon scale fragments to refine a robe and armor. It has the magical effect of controlling the water veins of all rivers in the world, and has the additional characteristic: Heavenly Might.”

"Heavenly Might: It can cause a slight deterrent effect on monsters whose cultivation is not as good as one's own, or other living beings in the world. The power that can be exerted is also determined by the wearer's cultivation, and there is no upper limit."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text with a smile.

The Huaishan Xiangling robe has been upgraded from excellent to rare quality. If I can find more robes and armor as forging materials in the future, perhaps I can further improve the grade of this item.

After all, before it was destroyed, this item was an epic-level magical item, which is the highest grade in the world today.

As for whether there are other grades between epic and mythical props, Jiang Xinghuo doesn't know for the time being and can only wait and see when they appear in the future.

Jiang Xinghuo put away the two props and left the blacksmith shop of Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian. It was not that he was unwilling to chat more with Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian, the key point was that the other party was obsessed with refining equipment. If there was no need for forging, there would be no way to trigger the interactive option, and there would be no point in staying there.

"Where are you planning to go now?"

"There is a temple fair going on in Beiping City recently, and many people are coming to join in the fun. Do you plan to just take a quick look around, or go somewhere else?"

temple fair?

Jiang Xinghuo scrolled through the game text. Now that he had arrived in Peking, he decided to go to the imperial kitchen and hand over the fragment of the Law of Natural Disaster to Lord Taotie to see what benefits he could give him.

"You chose to visit the imperial kitchen."

"Because of the temple fair held in the city, the imperial kitchen has been packed with guests recently. Everyone from apprentices to the prince is very busy. I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to meet the Taotie prince."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have arrived, the imperial kitchen."

"You walked into the area where the imperial kitchen was located, and you ran into a cook. He recognized that you were someone who had come here to learn skills before, so he took you to the kitchen to see if your cooking skills had improved."

"You showed off your skills and cooked a delicacy passed down by the immortals. However, your cooking skills are not very good, and the color, aroma, taste and shape of the dish have some major flaws, but there are some highlights that are difficult to describe."

"The cook himself couldn't judge the quality of this dish, so he brought you to the food master of Wuweifang."

"After tasting this dish, the Great Eater felt that it should have been a very good dish, but your cooking skills were not up to par with it, so the dish turned out so weird. He decided to train you to master some basic techniques."

"You have received the guidance of the Great Food Lord of Wuweifang."

"Your cooking skills have improved."

"You cooked the dish again, and after tasting it, the Big Eater nodded and said it was barely edible, at least it wouldn't make people spit it out in one bite."

"Then, you took this opportunity to express your desire to meet Lord Taotie."

"After hearing your request, Lord Dashi said that Lord Taotie is the most senior person in the Imperial Kitchen and you can't meet him just because you want to."

"If you really want to meet Lord Taotie, then you'd better practice your cooking skills first. If you can pass its test, it will take you to meet Lord Dashi."

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to accept the request of the King of Food and start cooking training in the imperial kitchen.

Fortunately, he had previously practiced his cooking skills in the imperial kitchen, and with the help of the medicinal recipes of the Zhenxiu Immortal, his cooking proficiency was improving rapidly.

"You have mastered advanced cooking skills."

After most of the day, Jiang Xinghuo finally improved his proficiency from elementary to advanced. Then he immediately went to Wuweifang to find Dashijun and made a medicinal meal for him.

"You have successfully made the Eight Treasures Qingxin Cake."

"Eight Treasures Pure Heart Cake (consumable item), a cake made with eight kinds of medicinal materials mixed with flour and Poria cocos, which can quickly restore one's physical strength consumption."

The moment the game text flashed by, Jiang Xinghuo's mind was shocked.

The ingredients, proportions and cooking time of the Eight Treasures Qingxin Cake all appeared in his mind, as if he had been immersed in it for decades.

"The Great Food King tasted your Eight Treasures Pure Heart Cake and showed satisfaction on his face. Although there are still many shortcomings, the fact that you were able to control the heat so well in such a short time is enough to prove your culinary talent."

"You once again requested to meet Lord Taotie."

"This time, the Great Tang King did not refuse your request and took you to find the Taotie King."

"Lord Taotie, the head of the imperial kitchen, is not only one of the most skilled cooks in the secular world, but also in charge of the Taotie law that devours everything."

"Back then, Lord Taotie fought with Taoist Tianzai over the Law of Natural Disasters. Although Lord Taotie was defeated by Taoist Tianzai in the end, he was not pursued by Taoist Tianzai. This is enough to prove how powerful Lord Taotie is."

"You came to the palace where Lord Taotie was, and he asked you what you wanted to see him for?"

"How are you going to answer Lord Taotie's question?"

"Will you honestly explain your purpose and hand over the fragment of the Law of the Scourge to the other party, or will you just make up an excuse and wait and see what happens?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and realized that since he was already here, there was no need to go through all that trouble and he might as well just hand the things over to the other party.

It would be best if there was some reward, but even if there was no reward, at least it could divert the disaster away and draw the attention of the Taoist priest of natural disasters to Lord Taotie, so as not to bring trouble upon himself.

"You explained your purpose to Lord Taotie. When Lord Taotie learned that you had obtained a fragment of the Law of Natural Disaster and were willing to give it to him, his expression suddenly became enthusiastic."

"Do you want to hand over the fragments of the Law of the Scourge to Lord Taotie?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes. If he had chosen no at this time, Lord Taotie would have chopped him into pieces.

"You have lost the fragment of the law of the Scourge."

"Lord Taotie confirmed that the object in his hand was the fragment of the Law of Natural Disaster, and he could not wait to swallow it into his body."

"The power of the Taotie Law enveloped the fragments of the Calamity Law and quickly dissolved them into the flesh and blood genes."

"After a while, Lord Taotie opened his eyes and looked at you with a much softer look. He asked if you had any wish?"

"If you want to delve into the art of cooking, he is willing to accept you as his disciple. In the future, there is a great chance that you will take over the imperial kitchen and become the head of the family here."

"If you don't want to delve into cooking, it has some gifts for you as a reward. What do you plan to choose?"

Jiang Xinghuo had no interest in cooking, so he chose the latter and received a gift package from Lord Taotie.

"You have obtained the great gift package from Lord Taotie." Jiang Xinghuo took out the thing and took a look. It was a lively wooden box gift package with several reward items inside.

"You opened the gift bag of Lord Taotie and obtained..."

"A seven-treasure soul-transforming pot, an eternal soul knife, a collection of gluttonous cooking skills - pastry, a Nanyang Kumantong, a box of crispy cicada cheese, a chapter on softening tendons and changing bones, a map of the Huaiyin waterway..."

Jiang Xinghuo began to count them one by one, starting with the Seven Treasures Soul-Transforming Pot and the Eternal Spirit Sword, which were obviously tools used exclusively by kitchen practitioners.

"Seven Treasures Soul-Transforming Pot (rare item), this item was forged by Lord Taotie in imitation of the Soul-Transforming Pot. Although it is not as magical as the Soul-Transforming Pot, it can greatly shorten the cooking time and ensure that the nutrition and taste of the ingredients are not lost."

"Eternal Spirit Blade (rare item), a kitchen utensil used by Lord Taotie when he was young. It can be used to chop vegetables and meat, and can also be used as a weapon to kill people. Food cut with this knife can be guaranteed not to spoil within a month. Additional skill: 簑衣刀法."

"The 簑衣刀法: The basic skill of the way of cooking. As long as you hold this Yongling knife, you can freely use the 簑衣刀法. Even people who have never been exposed to cooking can use it with ease."

Jiang Xinghuo has no interest in changing his career to become a chef, but these two rare quality props can be considered valuable and would be great as collections.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the remaining things.

"Taotie Cooking Skills Collection - Pastry (Excellent Props), a food forest secret book written by Lord Taotie himself, divided into seven chapters, covering all the techniques of both red and white cases."

"This book records the thirty-six kinds of cakes that Lord Taotie is proficient in making, each with its own magical uses and effects."

Jiang Xinghuo took out the secret book and briefly flipped through it. The method of making snacks recorded in it was not difficult, but the materials required were relatively complicated. Some of them could be found in reality, but some could only be found in the secular world.

"good……"

Jiang Xinghuo flipped through it casually for a while, then threw the secret book into his magic bag, waiting for its use later.

"Nanyang Kumantong (excellent prop), a method of raising a little ghost that is circulated in the Nanyang region. As long as you feed it with your own blood, you can guarantee good luck, success in everything, and peace in your home."

"This is a Nanyang wizard who had a meal in the imperial kitchen. He had no money to pay the bill, so he pawned his Kumantong here, saying that he would come back with money to redeem it later. But no one came. I don't know if he forgot about it or for some other reason."

Jiang Xinghuo had heard of the legend of Kumantong a long time ago. This thing has been used as a theme in many film and television dramas. It is a very evil way of raising ghosts, which will backfire on the owner if one is not careful.

Jiang Xinghuo had no interest in this thing. He read the description in the text and then hung it on the niche.

"Su Chan Yogurt (consumable item), this is a snack invented by Lord Taotie based on Su Chan Yogurt, one of the eight delicacies in the secular world. It can quickly restore consumed mana, 70% of which can be restored within three breaths, and completely restored after ten breaths."

After seeing the introduction, Jiang Xinghuo's eyes suddenly lit up. Isn't this the medicine bottle that can quickly restore mana?
Jiang Xinghuo opened the box and took a look. Although there were only seven small pieces in the box, they were enough for use at the critical moment.

"Softening Bones and Muscles (Special Skills) is a training method that Lord Taotie learned from a Taoist monk. It was later introduced into the art of cooking and became the basic training skill for disciples in the imperial kitchen."

"This exercise method can improve the flexibility of fingers, allowing them to perform various movements and abilities that go against the normal physiological structure of humans."

“Do you want to learn this skill?”

Out of curiosity, Jiang Xinghuo chose to study.

A set of complicated movements quickly came into his mind. He practiced them one by one. The joints of his ten fingers began to feel slightly warm and numb, and the flexibility of his muscles and bones also improved slightly.

Jiang Xinghuo then realized that this ability required long-term training and was not a skill that could be acquired overnight.

Finally, only the map of Huaiyin Waterway was left.

"A map of the Huaiyin waterway (special item), a partial map of the Huaiyin waterway in Jiangnan, which leads to a ghost ship. Lord Taotie obtained it when he was young, but he was devoted to studying cooking at that time and had no interest in other things, so he never went to explore. I wonder if the ghost ship is still there now."

The story of the imperial kitchen ends here.

Jiang Xinghuo obtained these rewards, learned what he should learn, sold what he should sell, and there was no more plot to trigger afterwards.

"Where are you going now?"

"Are you planning to visit the temple fair in the city, or explore other places?"

"You chose to go to the temple fair."

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the game character and wandered around the city of Beiping.

However, no new story missions were ever triggered, and only a few material props were found occasionally, but they were all insignificant things.

Jiang Xinghuo was too lazy to continue walking around, so he opened the map and found the option to go explore.

He has already made up his mind that in the next period of time, he will mainly explore three places.

The Immortal Village, the Incense Burning Village, and the Eternal Tribulation Village.

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and decided to go to Shaoxiang Village first to see if there were any fragments of the Golden Law there, and then explore the Undead Village, and finally the Wanjie Village.

After making the decision, Jiang Xinghuo started his own action, found the map of Shaoxiang Village, and chose to use it.

"You are ready to go to Shaoxiang Village."

"On the way..."

"Please wait……"

"Shaoxiang Village is located thirty miles outside of Peking City. It is a well-known village. Because there are many gods enshrined in the village, it is always filled with smoke all year round, hence the name Shaoxiang Village."

Thirty miles is not far, and Jiang Xinghuo did not use the sedan chair, but just walked there leisurely.

About an hour passed.

Jiang Xinghuo was eating noodles with a large bowl in his hand when a prompt message came from the game, telling him that he had arrived at Shaoxiang Village.

“That’s pretty fast…”

Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry to catch up. He took a sip of the noodle soup, picked up a large piece of beef, and then another handful of noodles.

After eating a big bowl of hot beef noodles, Jiang Xinghuo wiped his mouth contentedly, took a sip of cold juice, and then picked up his phone to start playing games.

"You have arrived at Shaoxiang Village."

"It is dusk."

"The villagers of Shaoxiang Village have started their evening worship again. The incense smoke is lingering over the village. From a distance, it looks like they have fallen into the fairyland of Yunlai."

"But the pungent smell of incense ash reminds you that this is not some Yunlai fairyland, but an old fire pit where the temple gods reside."

"Laohuotangzi is a folk description of a village. It usually refers to a village with many temple gods, just like the firewood in the stove, hence the name Laohuotangzi."

"Although this kind of village is home to many temple gods, it is actually filled with a heavy yin energy and often haunted by unclean things, especially those seemingly normal gods. After the sun sets, who knows what they might turn into."

"Do you want to go into the village and explore?"

"You walked into the village and found that the villagers were rushing to and fro, holding a handful of thin yellow incense in their hands, and moving between the various temples."

"At this time, the village chief came towards you and stuffed a handful of yellow incense into your hand. He thought you were a famous pilgrim and told you to leave the village before sunset. If you can't leave, stay in a small house in the north of the village for the night and don't go out to wander around at night."

"After giving these instructions, the village chief went to other places with incense in his hands. What are you going to do next?"

"Where do you choose to go first?"

The game text gives two options, either go to the small house in the north of the village first, or go to the nearest temple to burn incense.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided to go to the cottage first. As for the temple in the village, it would not be too late to go there after he settled down.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to observe and see if he could trigger other text messages.

I can only eat millet porridge. I really want to eat braised pork and spicy tofu...

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(End of this chapter)